TV Aspect Ratio

Black Level

Set the aspect ratio (length x width) of your TV screen so the DVD player will display movies at the appropriate size for your television. Choose from standard, letterbox, or widescreen format.

1Open “MENU”

Press the MENU button while the DVD is in Stop mode.

2Select “DVD”

Use the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight “DVD” then press the ENTER button.

3Select “Display”

Highlight “Display”, then press the ENTER button.

The Black Level feature adjusts the reference level of black in the video signal to one of two choices:

Off - Standard NTSC black level. Yields consistent contrast through all sources.

On - Enhanced black level, for increased contrast during DVD playback.

1Open “MENU”

Press the MENU button while the DVD is in Stop mode.

2Select “DVD”

Use the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight “DVD ” then press the ENTER button.

3Select “Display”

Highlight “Display”, then press the ENTER button.

4Set “TV Aspect”

Highlight “TV Aspect” then press the RIGHT button to select one of the following options:

Widescreen - This method allows you to view the full 16:9 picture on a widescreen television.

Letterbox - This method displays the full width of the widescreen movie on a standard 4:3 television. As a result, black bars will appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

Pan-Scan - The familiar way of watching DVD and VHS movies, this method selectively crops (by panning and scanning to keep the most important part of the picture visible) wide screen movies to fit a standard 4:3 television screen.

Display Setup

4Set “Black Level”

Highlight “Black Level,” then press the RIGHT button to select one of the following options:

On – This will enhance the Black Level for increased brightness/contrast when

viewing DVDs.

Off – This is the Standard NTSC reference Black Level for consistent brightness/contrast across all sources.

Display Setup

On

On

Off

 

Alt Video Out

The “Alt Video Out” option must be set in the on-screen menu if you have connected your DVD-VCR to a TV using the S-VIDEO OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

Use the S-Video or Component Video connection method only for the DVD player. The tuner and VCR can still be viewed through the RF or line outputs.

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Samsung DVD-V4800 instruction manual TV Aspect Ratio, Alt Video Out, Black Level