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SETTING THE VIDEO SETUP1
Press the CURSOR /buttons to select the preferred item.
Item menu
TV DISPLAY : When selecting a picture size according to the aspect ratio of
your TV’s screen
TV TYPE : When selecting the desired video signal format to match that of
your TV monitor and DVD to be played.
VIDEO OUTPUT : When selecting either the conventional interlacing video
signals or the progressively scanned video signals to be
output from the unit’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUTs.
PICTURE MODE : When selecting the picture source mode according to the
type of content being played back.
SCART VIDEO : When selecting the desired video signal(s) to be output from
the unit’s A/V SCART OUTPUT connector.
(Regional option for Europe, etc. only)
BACK LEVEL : When adjusting the intensity of black.
VIDEO SETUP
TV DISPLAY
TV TYPE
VIDEO OUTPUT
PICTURE MODE
SCART VIDEO
BLACK LEVEL
MAIN PAGE
4:3 PAN-SCAN
4:3 LETTERBOX
16:9 WIDE
Setting menu
• Then the setting menu of the selected item is displayed.
When selecting the TV DISPLAY
• When you connect a normal TV with 4:3 aspect ratio to the unit, select either “4:3 LETTERBOX” or “4:3 PAN-SCAN” and when you
connect a wide TV with 16:9 aspect ratio, select “16:9 WIDE”.
When selecting the TV TYPE
• Depending on the countries, this unit conforms to either the NTSC color system for U.S.A, Canada, etc., or the PAL for
Europe, Australia, China, etc.
If the color system of this unit is different from that of your TV monitor and the discs to be played, the screen may be
somewhat hard to see or the picture quality may be poor.
Only in this case, change the video signal format to another.
(For details about the video signal format of your TV monitor or the discs, refer to the operating instruction of your TV or disc’s
jacket.)
• You can select the desired video signal format with pressing the NTSC/PAL button, too.
(For details, refer to “CHANGINGTHE VIDEO SIGNAL FORMAT” on page 29.)
4:3 PAN-SCAN : DVDs recorded with the 16:9 aspect ratio and the pan-scan
specification are reproduced in the pan-scan screen which
automatically trims the left and right of picture.
4:3 LETTERBOX : DVDs recorded with the 16:9 aspect ratio are reproduced in
the letter box screen which has black bands on the top and bottom.
16:9 WIDE : DVDs recorded with the 16:9 screen are reproduced by filling
the TV screen.
Note: Depending on some DVDs, the playback picture may not conform to
the TV aspect setting you select.
TV DISPLAY
TV TYPE
VIDEO OUTPUT
4:3 PAN-SCAN
4:3 LETTERBOX
16:9 WIDE
VIDEO SETUP
MULTI : When selecting the MULTI that is compatible with both NTSC and PAL
formats.
NTSC : When selecting the NTSC format.
PAL : When selecting the PAL format.
TV DISPLAY
TV TYPE
VIDEO OUTPUT
PICTURE MODE
MULTI
NTSC
PAL
VIDEO SETUP
RC