Yamaha DVD-S1500 owner manual On-screen menu, General operation, Preferences

On-screen menu

The On-screen menu enables you to customize this unit to suit your requirements.

General operation

1Press ON SCREEN on the remote control.

➜ The On-screen menu appears on the screen.

	Program
Preferences	View
Toolbar	Play Option
Setup	Search
	Slide Show
Toolbar

2Press v w t u to navigate the On-screen menu and to change the settings.

3Press ON SCREEN to exit from the On-screen menu.

Preferences

Features

Dimmer

Adjusts the brightness of the front panel display.

You can use this function if the brightness of the front panel display disturbs your enjoyment of the home theater.

Choices: Low, Medium, Normal

Initial setting: Normal

Wake-up timer

Turns on the player from standby mode after a preset amount of time. The timer is then reset to zero. You can set the timer for up to 600 minutes.

Choices: 0 to 600 minutes

Initial setting: 0

Status window

Displays the current status of the player. Select [Off] to suppress display of the Status window.

Choices: On, Off

Initial setting: On

Adv. picture

Allows you to fine-tune the following video parameters.

4:3 Aspect

You can adjust the aspect ratio of the projected images on the screen. This function is available for progressive scan output only.

Select [NL Stretch] for display of 4:3 image on the 16:9 screen with non-linear stretching (Center position of screen is stretch less than the side).

Select [4:3 Pillar Box] to display 4:3 image on the 16:9 screen without stretching.

No aspect ratio adjustment is made when [AUTO] is selected.

We recommend setting the aspect ratio on your TV if the function is available.

Choices: 4:3 Pillar Box, NL Stretch, Auto

Initial setting: Auto

TrueLife

Produces more dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity. This function is available for progressive scan output only.

Choices: 0 to +7

Initial setting: 0

DCDi

DCDi (Directional Correction Deinterlacing) computes and tracks the angle of the screen edge to fill in the missing pixel on the TV screen. DCDi will optimize the image quality significantly, especially during the slow motion playback. This function is available for progressive scan output only.

Choices: On, Off

Initial setting: On

Chroma Delay

The chroma (color) and luminance (brightness) signals are not synchronized. The Chroma Delay setting allows you to adjust the advance delay of the chroma signal to yield a perfectly clear picture. This function is available for signals output from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT only.

Choices: –3 to +3

Initial setting: 0

Gamma

Enables you to adjust the intensity of the picture non- linearly. A positive value enables you to bring out low level detail in dark scenes, while a negative value emphasizes contrast. This function is available for signals output from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT only.

Choices: –7 to +7

Initial setting: 0

Picture

Video shift

Adjusts the position of the image on the screen by scrolling it to the left or right.

Choices: +1 to +7

Initial setting: +4

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