Panasonic SC-HT900 - Manual (Page 26)

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Using On-Screen Menu Icons
[Display\menu] [Picture\menu]
To change the user mode
1 Select User mode and press [ 1] to highlight the
number.
2 Press [ 3, 4] to select “1” or “2”.
U1
U2
1
4:3 Aspect
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
[VCD] [JPEG]
Select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on
a 16:9 aspect television.
≥Normal: laterally stretches images made for a 4:3
screen.
≥Auto: expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill more
of the screen. Other images appear in full in the center of
the screen.
≥Shrink: images appear in the center of the screen.
≥Zoom: expands all images to fill the screen.
If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a
better effect.
2
Zoom ( ➡ page 20)
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]
[ENTER]
;
[ 2, 1]
;
[ENTER]
Making fine adjustments to the zoom ratio
3
Subtitle position/Subtitle brightness [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
≥Position (0 to j60): in 2 unit steps
≥Brightness (Auto
§ /0 to j9)
§ The brightness adjusts automatically against the
background.
4
Bitrate display on/off [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]
During play: shows the bitrate (approximate values) of the
video being played
While paused: shows the data volume of the frame and
type of picture ( ➡ page 37, Glossary—I/P/
B)
5
OSD brightness ( j3 to i3)
Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.
2 3 4 5
0 x1.00
1
Normal 0 0 OFF
9.438 Mbps
Bitrate
Cur. 7.507 Mbps
Ave. 6.730 Mbps
5.0
Mbps
[ 2, 1]
Current
bitrate
Average bitrate
A record of bitrates for
a sampling period.
1
Picture mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG]
≥N: Normal mode
≥S: Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts)
≥F: Fine mode (Details are sharper)
≥C1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes
≥C2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark
scenes
≥U1/U2: User mode ( ➡ below)
2
Video output mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG]
≥480I: Interlace video
≥480P: Progressive video (“PROG.” is on)
3
Transfer mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]
Select the method of conversion for progressive output to
suit the type of material being played.
≥Auto 1 (normal): for viewing film material
≥Auto 2: for viewing film material (the same as Auto 1, but
able to convert 30-frame-per-second progressive
video)
≥Video: for video material
4
Contrast ( j7 to i7)
Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of the
picture.
5
Brightness (0 to i15)
Brightens the picture.
6
Sharpness ( j7 to i7)
Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.
7
Color ( j7 to i7)
Adjust the shade of the picture’s color.
8
Gamma (0 to i5)
Emphasis of outlines.
1 2 3
N 480P Auto1
Only when “PROG.” is on
U 1
1 4 5 6 7 8
U1 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 3
U2 480P Auto1
Only when “PROG.” is on
1–3 (
➡ above)