Reducing the Picture Noise

(DNR: Digital Video Noise

Reduction)

You can make the picture clearer by reducing the picture noise.

DNR

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DNR

Press DNR.

Each time you press the button, the value for DNR changes as follows:

OFF m 1 m 2 m 3

n

As the value increases, the picture noise will be reduced. However, afterimages may increase.

Notes

Depending on the disc, the effect may be difficult to tell.

The setting for DNR returns to OFF when:

you turn the power off

you open or close the disc tray

Changing the Sounds Z

With DVDs on which multilingual sounds are recorded, you can select the language you want while playing the DVD.

With multiplex VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. In this case, the sound loses the stereo effect.

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AUDIO CHANGE

Press AUDIO CHANGE while playing a disc.

Each time you press the button, the indication and the language/sound from the speakers change as follows:

pWhen playing a DVD

AUDIO 1 n AUDIO 2 n .....

n

AUDIO 1 : ENGLISH

pWhen playing a VIDEO CD or a CD

Press

Indication

You will hear

 

 

 

Once

1/L

The sound of the left channel

 

 

 

Twice

2/R

The sound of the right channel

 

 

 

Three times

1/L 2/R

The standard stereo sound

 

 

 

zYou can also use the menu to switch the sound for the VIDEO CD or the CD

Press MENU to display the menu. Then select “L/R/ STEREO” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to change the sound (page 43). However, this setting does not affect the output from the DIGITAL OUT connectors when you play a CD.

Notes

Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the languages even if multilingual sounds are recorded on the DVD.

When you turn off the player, the standard stereo playback

will be resumed.

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DVP3980 specifications

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