11Initial Settings menu

Chapter 11

Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

The Initial Settings menu gives you complete control in setting up your DVD system, including video output settings and parental lock settings, among others.

If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.

1Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’ from the on-screen display.

 

HOME MENU

 

DVD

Play Mode

Video Adjust

Initial Settings

Disc Navigator

2Select the setup category from the list on the left, then select an item from the menu list to the right.

3Make the setting you want.

The language options shown in the on- screen display illustrations on the following pages may not correspond to those available in your country or region.

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Video Output settings

TV Screen

• Default setting: 4:3 (Letter Box)

Initial Settings

 

 

Video Output

TV Screen

4:3 (Letter Box)

Language

AV Connector Out

4:3 (Pan&Scan)

Display

 

16:9 (Wide)

Options

 

 

Illustration shows the European model

If you have a widescreen TV, select the 16:9 (Wide) setting—widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area. When playing software recorded in conventional (4:3) format, the settings on your TV will determine how the material is presented— see the manual that came with your TV for details on what options are available.

If you have a conventional TV, select either 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan). In Letter Box mode, widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Pan & Scan chops the sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4:3 screen (so even though the image looks larger on the screen, you’re actually seeing less of the picture). See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 84.

AV Connector Out

European model only

You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your TV using the AV SCART-type connector.

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Pioneer S-DV515, XW-DV515 Initial Settings menu Chapter, Using the Initial Settings menu, Video Output settings

XV-DV515, XW-DV515, S-DV515 specifications

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