Samsung Blu-ray Disc manual TV Aspect, Black Level, Resolution, Hdmi Format, Screen Message

TV Aspect

Depending on the type of television you have, you may want to adjust the screen setting. (aspect ratio)

•4:3 Letter Box:

Select when you want to see the total 16:9 ratio screen BD/DVD supplies, even though you have a TV with a 4:3 ratio screen. Black bars will appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

•4:3 Pan-Scan :

Select this for conventional size TV when you want to see the central portion of the 16:9 screen. (Extreme left and right side of movie picture will be cut off.)

•16:9 Wide :

You can view the full 16:9 picture on your widescreen TV.

Black Level

Adjusts the screen brightness of the video signal.

•On : Select to increase the black level of the picture.

•Off : Select for the standard black level.

Resolution

Sets the output resolution of the Component and HDMI video signal.

•Press the TV OUT SELECT button on the front panel of the unit to select the HDMI mode, and then select from 1080p, 1080i, 720p and 480p. Resolutions not supported by your TV are unavailable.

•Press the TV OUT SELECT button on the front panel of the unit to select the COMPONENT mode, and then select from 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. Resolutions are not supported by your TV are unavailable.

•Please refer to page 18 for more information on video output selection.

•The number in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080p and 1080i indicates the number of lines of video. The i and p indicate interlace and progressive scan, respectively.

-1080p : Outputs 1080 lines of progressive video.

-1080i : Outputs 1080 lines of interlaced video.

-720p : Outputs 720 lines of progressive video.

-480p : Outputs 480 lines progressive video.

-480i : Outputs 480 lines of interlaced video. 480i resolution is not available for HDMI output.

■ Blu-ray Disc playback is available with only

NOTE HD mode (720p, 1080i and 1080p)

Resolution output according to disc type

In HDMI mode

BD playback : 1080p, 1080i, 720p are available.

DVD playback : 1080p, 1080i, 720p and 480p are all available.

However, resolutions not supported by the TV are unavailable.

In COMPONENT mode

•BD playback

Manufacturers of Blu-ray Discs may restrict access to certain video outputs and resolutions. These constraints are referred to as "Tokens". There are three different levels of permission possible, they are:

-Token Disable : 1080p, 1080i, 720p are available.

-ICT Enable or DOT Enable : Component and all analog outputs are disabled in this token.

HDMI must be connected to view a disc with this token.

•DVD playback

Only 480p and 480i are available. (1080i and 720p will be outputted as 480p even if selected.)

In VIDEO (S-VIDEO) mode

BD playback is not available in this mode.

DVD playback: Cannot change resolution in VIDEO mode and only 480i output is available.

Discs	HDMI mode	Component mode	Video mode(S-Video,	S
	(HDMI output)	(Component output)	Video output)	ystem
Blu-ray Disc		1080i, 720p	No picture
Blu-ray Disc with				Setup
ICT(Image	1080p, 1080i,	No picture	No picture
Constraint Token)
	720p
Blu-ray Disc with		No picture	No picture
DOT(Digital Only
Token)
DVD	1080p, 1080i,	480p, 480i	480i
	720p, 480p

HDMI Format

You can choose from TV or Monitor for HDMI output.

•TV : Select if HDMI output is connected to the TV.

•Monitor : Select if HDMI output is connected to the Monitor.

If the player is connected to a TV, the Monitor option is unavailable.

Screen Message

•On : Displays messages related to operation mode.

•Off : Does not display messages related to operation mode.

Front Display

•Automatic : Display is dark during playback and bright when the unit is in Stop mode.

•Dim : Select to dim the display window.

•Bright : Select to brighten the display window.

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