Function setup
Customizing the Function Settings (continued)
Setting details
TV Shape
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. |
16:9 Shrink: | Select when a 16:9 wide |
| progressive TV is connected and it |
| cannot fit 4:3 video signal |
| automatically to its 16:9 screen. |
| Displays 4:3 pictures of the |
| progressive video signal in the |
correct ratio with masking bars to the left and right of the picture.
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.
•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.
Progressive
Disable: | Select when a standard (non- |
| progressive) TV is connected. 18 19 |
Enable: | Select when a progressive TV is |
| connected. 19 |
| Press PROGRESSIVE on the remote |
| control to switch the output signal for |
| better picture quality. |
Note
When “Enable” is set and you select the progressive output signal, no video signals are output from the VIDEO OUT jack and the S VIDEO OUT jack.
Progressive Conversion | DVD |
There are two types of source content in pictures recorded in DVD video discs: film content (pictures recorded from films at 24 frames per second) and video content (video signals recorded at 30 frames per second). Make this selection according to the type of content being viewed.
Auto: Select this position normally.
The DVD video player automatically detects source content, film or video, of playback source, and converts that signal to the progressive output format in an appropriate method.
Video: The DVD video player filters video signal, and converts it to the progressive output format appropriately.
Suitable for playback of video content pictures.
Film: The DVD video player converts film content pictures to the progressive output format appropriately.
Suitable for playback of film content pictures. The progressive output feature will be most effective under this selection.
Note
Depending on the disc, pictures may be cut off or doubled. In this case, select “Video.”
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