DESCRIPTION OF EACH ITEM

9. Other Settings

U.S.A. and Canada models

Other Settings

1

Still Mode

Automatic

2

Audio during Search

On

3

TV Mode (4:3)

Pan&Scan

4

D. Range Compression

Off

5

Still Picture Display

Off

6

Black Level Control

Lighter

Press RETURN to exit

U.K. and Europe models

Other Settings

1

Still Mode

Automatic

2

Audio during Search

On

3

TV Mode (4:3)

Pan&Scan

4

D. Range Compression

Off

5

Still Picture Display

Off

6

AV Output

Video

7

NTSC Disc Output

PAL60

Press RETURN to exit

General and Australia models

Other Settings

1

Still Mode

Automatic

2

Audio during Search

On

3

TV Mode (4:3)

Pan&Scan

4

D. Range Compression

Off

5

Still Picture Display

Off

6

NTSC Disc Output

NTSC

Press RETURN to exit

1

Still Mode

1

Automatic

 

 

 

 

To adjust the quality of still

2

Field

 

 

 

 

picture.

 

If jittering occurs when ‘1 Automatic’ is

 

 

 

selected, switch to this position.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

If detail such as small patterns or letters of still

 

 

 

picture is not clear when ‘1 Automatic’ is

 

 

 

selected, switch to this position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Audio during Search

1

On

 

 

 

 

To select whether to hear audio

2

Off

 

 

 

 

during search forward at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

initial search speed when playing

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD or VCD (CD can be heard

 

 

 

 

 

 

at any speed).*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

TV Mode (4:3)

1

Pan & Scan

 

 

 

 

To select the picture style when

 

The video appears in pan and scan style, with

 

playing a widescreen video disc

 

either one or both ends cut off.

 

 

 

 

on a standard 4:3 width-to-height

2

Letterbox

 

 

 

 

ratio video monitor.

 

The video appears in letterbox style, with

 

 

 

black bands on top and bottom of the monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

D.(Dynamic) Range Compres-

1

Off

 

 

 

 

sion

 

Played back with disc’s original dynamic

 

To compress the dynamic range

 

range.

 

 

 

 

(the difference between the

2

On

 

 

 

 

maximum level and the minimum

 

The range is compressed to make it easier to

 

level of sounds) as necessary.

 

hear dialog, etc. even at low volume level.

 

This item is only effective for

 

Select this position in occasions such as

 

Dolby Digital DVD.

 

viewing late at night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Still Picture Display [DVD]

1

Off

 

 

 

 

To show I, P or B** during still

2

On

 

 

 

 

Still (P)

 

 

picture mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example: ‘P’ Picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*DTS audio is not heard during search regardless of the setting.

**I/P/B: When ‘I’ appears, it indicates that the frame is the original one and has greater amount of information than that of ‘P’ or ‘B’. ‘P’ is made from ‘I’, and ‘B’ is to fill in the space between ‘I’ and ‘P’. It is recommended to use ‘I’ picture for adjusting video image.

 

Black Level Control

1

Lighter

 

U.S.A. and Canada models

 

 

Select when you made video connection

 

To adjust luminosity of black color

 

through the composite or S-video terminals.

 

2

Darker

 

according to the type of video

 

 

Select when you made video connection

 

connection you have made.

 

 

 

through the component terminals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV output

1

Video

 

Europe and U.K. models

 

 

 

Composite signal is output.

 

To select the video signal type

2

S Video

 

 

S-video signal is output.

 

(composite or S-video) to be output

 

 

 

 

 

from the SCART terminal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTSC Disc Output

1

PAL 60

 

Europe, U.K., General and

 

 

Select when the connected video monitor can

 

Australia models

 

 

 

 

accept PAL 525/60 system.

 

To select video signal format (PAL

2

NTSC

 

 

Select when a Multi-system video monitor is

 

60 or NTSC) to be output when

 

 

 

connected.

 

playing NTSC disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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