CHANGING THE DVD MODE SETTINGS

Menu groups

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

Video

Still Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic / Field / Frame

 

Specify the type of picture shown in pause mode. First

A moving picture is composed of numerous still

 

select “Automatic.” If still pictures jitter, select “Field.” If

images called frames. Each frame is composed of

 

visual details are still not clear, select “Frame.”

two alternating fields. Each fields contains only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

half the information of a still frame. Two alternat-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing fields may result in a blurred frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In general, set Still Mode to “Automatic.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Level Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighter / Darker

 

(U.S.A. model)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change the black level of the picture. Select “Lighter”

 

 

when you connect to a monitor using the VIDEO or S

 

 

VIDEO jacks. Select “Darker” when using COMPONENT

 

 

output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTSC Disc Output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAL 60 / NTSC

 

(U.K., European and Australian models)

 

 

Select a video signal format (PAL 60 or NTSC) to be output

 

 

when playing an NTSC disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

Speaker Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-channel:

 

DVD-A

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If 6CH DISCRETE output is being used.

 

Set the parameters for the analog audio output (6CH DIS-

 

(Also, select the speakers, speaker size, delay

 

CRETE or MIXED 2CH) to suit your speaker system.

 

time, and channel balance. See page 29.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-channel:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If MIXED 2CH output is being used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM Down Conversion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No / Yes

 

 

DVD-A

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specify how to output high sampling-frequency audio sig-

 

 

nals from discs that are not copyright-protected. (See

 

 

page 28 for details.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bitstream / PCM

 

DVD-A

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specify the signal type output from the unit’s digital out-

 

 

puts. Select “Bitstream” if the connected device features a

 

 

Dolby Digital decoder. Select “PCM” otherwise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS Digital Surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bitstream / PCM

 

DVD-A

 

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specify the signal type output from the unit’s digital out-

 

 

puts. Select “Bitstream” if the connected device features a

 

 

DTS decoder. Select “PCM” otherwise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bitstream / PCM

 

DVD-A

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(U.K., European and Australian models)

 

 

Specify the signal type output from the unit’s digital out-

 

 

puts. Select “Bitstream” if the connected device features an

 

 

MPEG decoder. Select “PCM” otherwise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Range Compression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off / On

 

DVD-A

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dolby Digital only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change the dynamic range for late-night viewing. Select

 

 

“On” to make it easier to hear dialog at low volume levels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio during Search

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On / Off

 

 

DVD-A

 

 

 

DVD-V

 

VCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select to enable sound during search. Select “Off” if the sound is distorted when searching with Dolby Digital or DTS material. With DVD-Audio, sound may be heard even if you select “Off.”

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