To resume normal playback

Press H.

Notes

•If the playback signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers, surround effects will be difficult to hear. In addition, surround effects may also be difficult to hear depending on the title being played and the environment where the recorder is being used.

•If you play MPEG Audio soundtracks, the system outputs PCM (stereo) signals.

•Angles and subtitles of titles recorded on this recorder cannot be changed.

Notes on playing DTS soundtracks on a CD

•You can hear the DTS sound from this speaker system only. The LINE jacks on the recorder do not output the audio signals.

•Set the sound to “Stereo” using the (audio) button (page 62).

•“CD Priority” in “Audio” setup must be set to “Auto” (page 98), or noise will result.

Note on playing DVDs with a DTS soundtrack

DTS audio signals are output only through the speaker system.

Adjusting the picture quality

HDD +RW -RWVR-RWVideo +R

-R

DVD VCD

1 Press TOOLS during playback to select “Video Settings,” and press ENTER.

Video Settings

Select the item you want to change.

Y NR :

2

C NR :

2

BNR :2

MNR :1

DVE :Off

PB Video Equalizer

2 Select an item, and press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears.

“Y NR” (luminance noise reduction): Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal.

“C NR” (chroma noise reduction): Reduces noise contained in the colour element of the video signal.

“BNR” (block noise reduction): Reduces “block noise” or mosaic-like patterns in the picture.

“MNR” (mosquito noise reduction): Reduces the faint noise appearing around the outlines of the images. The noise reduction effects are automatically adjusted within each setting range according to the video bit rate and other factors.

“DVE” (digital video enhancer): Sharpens the outlines of the images.

“PB Video Equalizer” (Playback video equalizer): Adjusts the picture in greater detail. Select an item and press ENTER.

• Contrast: Changes the contrast.

Playback

• Hue: Changes the colour balance.

• Brightness: Changes the overall brightness.

 

• Colour: Deepens or lightens the colours.

 

3 Press </, to adjust the setting, and press ENTER.

The default settings are underlined.

“Y NR”: (weak) Off

 

1

2

3 (strong)

“C NR”: (weak) Off

 

1

2

3 (strong)

“BNR”: (weak) Off

1

2

3 (strong)

“MNR”: (weak) Off

 

1

2

3 (strong)

“DVE”*: (weak) Off

 

1

2

3 (strong)

“PB Video Equalizer”:

 

 

 

 

• Contrast: (weak) –3

~ 0 ~

3 (strong)

• Brightness: (dark) –3

~ 0 ~ 3 (bright)

• Colour: (light) –3 ~

 

0 ~

3 (deep)

• Hue: (red) –3 ~ 0 ~

3 (green)

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items.

*“1” softens the outlines of the images.

“2” enhances the outlines and “3” enhances them more than “2.”

Notes

•If the outlines of the images on your screen become blurred, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.”

•Depending on the disc or the scene being played, the above Y NR, C NR, BNR, MNR effects may be hard to discern. These functions may not work with certain screen sizes.

•When using the DVE function, noise found in the title may become more apparent. In this case, it is recommended that you use the BNR function with the DVE function. If the condition still does not improve, set the DVE level to “1” or “Off.”

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