xBACKGROUND

Selects the background color or picture to be displayed on the TV screen. The background color or picture is displayed when playback is stopped or while playing an AUDIO CD, Super Audio CD and MP3 audio tracks.

JACKET

The jacket picture (still picture)

PICTURE

appears, but only when the jacket

 

picture is already recorded on the

 

disc (DVD VIDEO, CD-EXTRA,

 

etc.). If the disc does not contain a

 

jacket picture, the “GRAPHICS”

 

picture appears.

 

 

GRAPHICS

A preset picture stored in the

 

system appears in the background.

 

 

BLUE

The background color is blue.

 

 

BLACK

The background color is black.

 

 

xBLACK LEVEL (Latin American models only)

Select the black level (setup level) for the video signals output from the video jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

ON

Set the black level of the output

 

signal to the standard level.

 

 

OFF

Lower the standard black level.

 

Use this when the picture becomes

 

too white.

 

 

xBLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) (Latin American models only)

Select the black level (setup level) for the video signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You cannot select “BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)” when the system outputs progressive signal.

OFF

Set the black level of the output

 

signal to the standard level.

 

 

ON

Raise the standard black level.

 

Use this when the picture becomes

 

too black.

 

 

x4:3 OUTPUT

This setting is effective only when you set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “16:9” (page 52). Change this setting to watch 4:3 aspect ratio progressive signals. If you can change the aspect ratio on your progressive format (525p/625p) compatible TV, change the setting on your TV.

Note

 

 

 

 

Disc

 

 

 

 

 

This setting is effective only when “P AUTO” or

“P VIDEO” is selected. Press PROGRESSIVE on the

Various

FULL

 

Select this when you can change

unit repeatedly to select “P AUTO” or “P VIDEO”.

 

 

 

the aspect ratio on your TV.

Functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORMAL

 

Select this when you cannot

 

 

 

change the aspect ratio on your

 

 

 

TV. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio

 

 

 

signal with black bands on left and

 

 

 

right sides of the image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 aspect ratio TV

Setting playback options

— CUSTOM SETUP

Use this to set up playback related and other settings.

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup menu. For details, see “Using the DVD setup menu” (page 50).

The default settings are underlined.

 

 

 

CUSTOM SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAUSE MODE:

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

TRACK SELECTION:

OFF

 

 

 

 

MULTI-DISC RESUME:

ON

 

 

 

 

AUDIO DRC:

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

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