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Screen sizes and disc formats
DVD-Video discs come in different screen
aspects, ranging from TV programs, which are
generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen
movies
1
, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.
Televisions also come in different aspect ratios;
‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9. 2
Widescreen TV users
If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen
setting (page 35) of this player should be set
to
16:9 (Wide) or 16:9 (Compressed).
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format
with the
16:9 (Wide) setting, you can use the
TV controls to select how the picture is
presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and
stretch options; see the instructions that came
with your TV for details.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are
wider than 16:9, so even though you have a
widescreen TV, these discs will still 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 35) of this player should be
set to
4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan),
depending on which you prefer.
Please note that many widescreen discs
override the player’s setting so that the disc
is shown in letter box format regardless of the
setting.
TV system setting
The default setting of this system is AUTO, and
unless you notice that the picture is distorted
when playing some discs, you should leave it
set to
AUTO. If you find picture distortion with
some discs, set the TV system to match your
country or region’s system. However, this may
restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. See
the table for the kinds of discs compatible with
each setting ( AUTO, PAL and NTSC). 3
1 Press SHIFT+SETUP.
2 Use / to select SYS SET then press
ENTER.
3 Use / to choose TV SYS then press
ENTER.
The TV system changes as follows:
• AUTO  NTSC
• NTSC  PAL
• PAL  AUTO
Note
1 Many widescreen discs override the system’s settings so that the disc is shown in letterbox format regardless of the setting.
2 Using the
16:9 (Wide) or 16:9 (Compressed) setting with a standard 4:3 TV, or one of the 4:3 settings with a widescreen TV,
will result in picture distortion.
Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen
discs are shown with black bars top
and bottom.
Set to 4:3 (Pan & Scan), widescreen
discs are shown with the left and right
sides cropped. Although the picture
looks larger, you don’t actually see
the whole picture.
3 Most models of the newly developed countdown PAL TV system detect 50 Hz (PAL)/60 Hz (NTSC) and automatically switch
vertical amplitude, resulting in a display without vertical shrinkage. However, in some cases, the image may appear without color.
If your PAL TV does not have a V-Hold control, you may not be able to watch NTSC discs because of picture roll. If the TV has a
V-Hold control, adjust it until the picture stops rolling. On some TVs, the picture may shrink vertically, leaving black bands at the
top and bottom of the screen.
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