Function setup

Customizing the Function Settings (continued)

Setting details

Video

TV Shape

DVD

 

 

1)

Press / to select the Video.

2)

Press ENTER.

3)

Press ENTER button, then press the / to

 

shift and change the TV type

4)Press ENTER.

5)Press RETURN.

4:3 Pan Scan:

Select when a standard 4:3 TV is

 

connected.

 

Displays pictures cropped to fill

 

your TV screen. Either or both

 

sides of the picture are cut off.

4:3 Letterbox:

Select when a standard 4:3 TV is

 

connected.

 

Displays theatrical images with

 

masking bars above and below the

 

picture.

16:9 Widescreen: Select when a 16:9 wide TV is

connected.

TV System

1)

Press

/

to select the Video.

2)

Press ENTER.

3)

Press

 

/ to select the TV system.

4)

Press ENTER button, then press / to shift

 

and change the Video system.

5)Press ENTER.

6)Press RETURN.

PAL PAL

YUV AUTO

NTSC: Select if your TV system is NTSC.

PAL:

To play a PAL disc. Connect a PAL TV to

 

view a picture.

Auto:

The DVD video player automatically

 

identifies PAL or NTSC video system of a

 

disc. Connect a multisystem TV (PAL/NTSC

 

compatible) to view a picture.

 

A playback picture may be distorted when

 

detected a signal change between PAL and

 

NTSC on the disc.

 

For the case of Progressive mode, your

 

multisystem TV must be able to support

 

525p and 625p.

Notes

The displayable picture size is preset on the DVD video disc. Therefore, the playback picture of some DVD video discs may not conform to the picture size you select.

When you play DVD video discs recorded in the 4:3 picture size only, the playback picture always appears in the 4:3 picture size regardless of the TV shape setting.

If you select “16:9 Widescreen” and you own a 4:3 TV set, the DVD playback picture will be horizontally distorted during playback. Images will appear to be horizontally compressed. Always be sure that your TV shape conforms to the actual TV in use.

Video Output

1)

Press

/

to select the Video.

2)

Press ENTER.

3)

Press

 

/ to select the Video Output.

4)

Press ENTER button, then press / to shift

 

and change the Progressive Signal.

5)Press ENTER.

6)Press RETURN.

CVBS:

Select if you connect the DVD to TV via

 

SCART cable or composite video input.

YUV:

Corresponding to your TV which has a

 

YUV (component video) inputs.

 

Progressive mode can only be on when

 

YUV is selected.

RGB:

Select if you connect the DVD to TV via

 

SCART cable.

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Toshiba SD-240ESB, SD-240ESE owner manual TV Shape

SD-240ESE, SD-240ESB specifications

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