Function setup

Customizing the Function Settings (continued)

Setting details

ABC

Picture

TV Shape 4:3 LB

TV Shape

DVD

4:3 Letterbox:

Select when a standard 4:3 TV is

 

connected.

 

Displays theatrical images with

 

masking bars above and below the

 

picture.

4:3 Normal:

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.

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

connected.

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.

 

ABC

Audio

 

Audio Out Select

Bitstream

Dynamic Range Control On

Karaoke Vocal

Off

Audio Out Select DVD VCD CD

Select the output sound format corresponding to your system connection.

For details of sound recording systems, see 35 .

Bitstream: Select when connected to an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG1 or MPEG2 decoder. 18 19 The DVD video player outputs digital audio information in the bitstream format when you play a DVD video disc recorded on the Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG1 or MPEG2 recording system.

Analog 2ch: Select when connected to a TV, or

 

Dolby Pro Logic or stereo system via

 

the analog audio jacks. 16 17 18

PCM:

Select when connected to a 2 channel

 

digital stereo amplifier. 19

 

The DVD video player outputs sounds

 

in the PCM 2ch format when you play a

 

DVD video disc recorded on the Dolby

 

Digital, MPEG1 or MPEG2 recording

 

system.

Dynamic Range Control DVD

Off: Full dynamic range is maintained.

On: Dynamic range is reduced.

Notes

This function works only during playback of Dolby Digital recorded discs.

The level of Dynamic Range Reduction may differ depending on the DVD video disc.

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Toshiba SD-2710 manual Setting details

SD-2710 specifications

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