Connecting the Video Out to TV

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

METHOD 2

METHOD 3

METHOD 1

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 television.

METHOD 2 Scart ............... Better Quality

If you television is equipped with an SCART input, connect an Scart Jack (not supplied) from the AV OUT jack on the back panel of the system to the SCART IN jack on your television.

VIDEO SELECT Function

Press and hold VIDEO SEL. button on the remote control for over 5 seconds.

•"COMPOSITE" or "RGB" will appear in the display.

At this time, press the VIDEO SEL. button shortly to select between "COMPOSITE" and "RGB".

•If Scart (RGB Input) is equipped for your TV, press VIDEO SEL. button to select RGB mode. You can get a better picture quality by using Scart setting.

•If Scart (RGB Input) is not equipped for your TV, press VIDEO SEL. button to select COMPOSITE mode.

METHOD 3 Component (Progressive Scan) Video ............... 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 television.

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

P.SCAN(Progressive Scan) Function

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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.

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"

 

alternately.

 

CONNECTIONS

• When you select P.SCAN, "P.SCAN" will appear on the display.

 

What is Progressive (or Non-Interlaced) Scanning?

 

Interlaced Scan (1 FRAME = 2 FIELDS)

Progressive Scan (FULL FRAME)

 

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.

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