Samsung HT-P38 Connecting the Video Out to TV, P.SCANProgressive Scan Function, Press STOP button

Connecting the Video Out to TV

Choose one of the three methods for connecting to a TV.

P.SCAN(Progressive Scan) Function ENG

Unlike regular Interlace Scan, in which two fields of picture information alternate to create the entire picture (odd scan lines, then even scan lines), Progressive Scan uses one field of information (all lines displayed in one pass) to create a clear and detailed picture without visible scan lines.

METHOD 1

(supplied)

Red

METHOD 2

Red

HT-P38

Green

Blue

METHOD 3

Blue

Green

TV

1 Press STOP button.

•When disc is played back, press the STOP button twice so that “STOP”, appears on the display.

2 Press and hold P.SCAN button on the remote control for over 5 seconds.

• Pressing and holding the button for over 5 seconds will select "Progressive Scan" and "Interlace Scan"		CONNECTIONS
alternately.
• When you select P.SCAN, "P.SCAN" will appear on the display.
• To set P.Scan mode for DivX discs, press the P.SCAN button on the remote control for more than
5 seconds with no disc in the unit (“'NO DISC" on the display), then load the DivX disc and play.
What is Progressive (or Non-Interlaced) Scanning?
Interlaced Scan (1 FRAME = 2 FIELDS)	Progressive Scan (FULL FRAME)

METHOD 1 Composite Video ....... (Good Quality)

-Connect the supplied video cable from the VIDEO OUT jack on the back panel of the system to the VIDEO IN jack on your TV.

METHOD 2 S-Video .......(Better Quality)

-If your television is equipped with an S-Video input, connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) from the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the back panel of the system to the S-VIDEO IN jack on your television.

METHOD 3 Component ....... (Best Quality)

-If your television is equipped with Component Video inputs, connect a component video cable (not supplied) from the Pr, Pb and Y jacks on the back panel of the system to the corresponding jacks on your TV.

Note	• When the Progressive scan mode is selected, the VIDEO and S-VIDEO outputs do not feed any
	signal.
13

In interlaced-scan video, a frame consists of two inter-	The progressive scanning method scans one full frame of
laced fields (odd and even), where each field contains	video consecutively down the screen, line by line.
every other horizontal line in the frame.	An entire image is drawn at one time, as opposed to the
The odd field of alternating lines is displayed first, and	interlaced scanning process by which a video image is
then the even field is displayed to fill in the alternating	drawn in a series of passes.
gaps left by the odd field to form a single frame.	The progressive scanning method is desirable for dealing
One frame, displayed every 1/30th of a second, contains	with moving objects.
two interfaced fields, thus a total of 60 fields are dis-
played every 1/60th of a second.
The interlaced scanning method is intended for capturing
a still object.

Note	• This function works only on TVs equipped with component video inputs (Y, Pr, Pb) that support
	Progressive Video. (It does not work on TVs with conventional component inputs, i.e., non-progressive
	scan TVs.)

•Depending on the brand and model of your TV, this function may not work.

14