2Press VIDEOFORMAT.The current signal appears inthe flout panel display.Each time you press VIDEO FORMAT, tiledisplay changes as lk)llows:E ORMAL (INTERLACE)
PROGRESSIVE O
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• NORMAL (INTERLACE)
Select this setting when:
- your TV does not accept progressi'_e signals, or, _,
- your TV isconnecled Io jacks odler thanthe COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (MONITOR _'
I
OUT (V1DEO/S VIDEO)).
• PROGRESSIVE
Select this setting where Z
your TV accepts progressixe signals, and, 0
-I'll
the TV is com*ected totile COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. I
Normally select tiffsunder file abo'_e condition. This automatically detects Ihe s<)fiware type, and
selects the appropriate con'_ersion method.
Note that tile picture will not be clear or no piclure will appear ifyou selecl these settings v,,rhen
either of tile above conditions are not met.
When you connect the unit and IheTV wilh file HDMI cord during the system is sel Io "NORMAL
(INTERLACE),"the syslem is sel Io "PROGRESSIVE" automatically.
When you connect the unit and theTV with the HDMI cord, VIDEO FORMAT isused lk)rselecting (he type of
video signals output from the HDMI OUTjack. Fordetails, see"To selectthe type ofvideo signal output from the
HDMIOUT (high-definition multimedia interface out) jack" (page311.
About DVD software types and the conversion method
DVD sofiware cml be divided into 2 types: Iihnd)ased software mid ;'ideoq_ased software.
Video-based sot'iware is derived from TV, such as dramas and sit-corns, and displays images at 30
frames/6I) fields per second. Film-based so0;,vare is derived from fihn and displays images at 24 frames
per second. Some DVD software contains both video and film.
In order l\)r these images to appear natural on your screen when output illprogressive lormat, tile
progressive signals need to be converted to match thetype of DVD sof);,vare that you are watching.
•When you play video-based software in progressive signal format, sections of some types ofimages may appear
unnatural due tothe conversion process when output through theCOMPONENT VIDEO OUTjacks. Eventhough
youset to"PROGRESSIVE," images from theMONITOR OUT (VIDEO orS VIDEO)jack are unafli:cted asthey
areoutput in the interlace format.
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