Function setup

Customizing the Function Settings (continued)

Setting details

ABC

Picture

 

TV Shape

16:9 LCD

Progressive 4:3 Output

Full

Progressive Conversion

Auto

TV Shape

DVD-V

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 LCD:

Select when you use the LCD of

 

this player. Displays pictures in the

 

same size (4:3, 16:9, etc.) as

 

recorded in a DVD video disc.

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.

Progressive 4:3 Output DVD-V VCD

Select the video output of pictures recorded in 4:3 format. (Only when connected to a PROGRESSIVE TV.)

Full: Displays pictures expanded horizontally to fill the 16:9 screen.

4:3: Displays images in 4:3 aspect ratio with masking bars to the left and right of the picture.

Progressive Conversion DVD-V

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 player automatically detects source content, film or video, of playback source, and converts that signal in the progressive output format in an appropriate method.

Video: The player filters video signal, and converts it in the progressive output format appropriately. Suitable for playback of video content pictures.

Film: The player converts film content pictures in 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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