Pioneer DVD-V5000 - Manual (Page 65)

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11 Additional information
Screen sizes and disc
formats
DVD-Video discs come in several different screen
aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which
are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen
movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.
Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios;
“standard” 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.
Widescreen TV users
For Widescreen TVs, set the player’s TV Screen
option (page 21) to the widescreen aspect ratio
16:9 (Wide).
When watching discs with the standard 4:3, use
the TV controls to select how the picture
appears. Your TV may offer various zoom and
stretch options; see the operating instructions
provided with your TV or monitoring system.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are
wider than 16:9. Thus, although the picture is
shown in widescreen, these video clips play in a
“letter box” style with black bars at the top and
bottom of the screen.
Standard TV users
If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen setting
(page 21) of this player should be set to 4:3
(Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan), depending on
you preferences.
4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are shown
with black bars above and below the picture.
4:3 (Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are shown
with the left and right sides cropped. While the
picture appears larger, the visible area is
actually reduced.
Please note that many widescreen productions
override the player’s settings so that the disc is
shown in the author’s chosen aspect ratio,
regardless of the setting.
Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a
standard 4:3 TV/monitor, or either of the 4:3
settings with a widescreen TV, results in a
distorted picture.
Titles, Chapters and
Tracks
DVD discs are generally divided into one or more
titles. Titles may be further subdivided into
chapters.
Title 1 Title 2 Title 3
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
CDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks.
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6
DVD-Video Regions
DVD-Video region marks designate compatible
playback area(s) for each DVD-Video disc. DVD
players also have a region mark, usually found
on the rear panel. Discs and players with
different regions are incompatible.
Discs marked
ALL are compatible with this
player model.
The diagram below shows the various DVD
regions of the world.
1
2
2
5
5
6
3
2
1
4
4