Cambridge SoundWorks AVS550 - Manual (Page 29)

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ADVANCED SETUP
The Megatheater system will perform well as it comes
out of the box. However, advanced users will benefit
from the fine tuning available in the setup menus. In
most instances, you will leave these in the factory
default settings. To enter the SETUP Menus:
• Press the SETUP key In DVD STOP mode to dis-
play the MAIN PAGE of the setup menus.
• Use the UP ( ) and Down (v) buttons to move the
cursor.
• Use the RIGHT (>) or ENTER buttons to enter the
sub menu.
• Use the LEFT (<) button to return to the upper menu.
• Use the ENTER button to select the function.
• Press the SETUP button at any time to exit the
Setup menu.
Note: Disc play will stop when changing settings on
the Setup menus to prevent unexpected results.
VIDEO menu:
Select your TV type, Interlaced or Progressive scan,
input and output connections.
ASPECT RATIO:
• 4:3 / Pan and Scan. Use for 4:3 aspect ratio TVs.
Widescreen movies will fill the screen vertically, but
the sides of the picture will be cut off.
• 4:3 / LB - Letterbox. Use for 4:3 aspect ratio TVs.
Widescreen movies will fill the screen from side to
side, black bars will show top and bottom. This is
the only way to view the entire picture of a
widescreen movie on a 4:3 TV set.
• 16:9 / Widescreen - Use for 16:9 widescreen TVs.
4:3 format movies will have vertical blank bars on
each side, 16:9 widescreen video will fill the
screen, and 2.35:1 theatrical widescreen movies
will have narrow black bars on the top and bottom
of the frame.Note: The AVS550 also responds to the
aspect ratio flag on the DVD. Some DVDs are
incorrectly flagged, causing improper display even
when the setting of your equipment is correct. If
you find that an occasional DVD does not display
correctly, it is probably the particular DVD and not
an incorrect setting or malfunction of the AVS550.
For these few discs, you may need to select a dif-
ferent, technically “incorrect” aspect ratio. The
proper picture geometry also depends on any relat-
ed settings that may be offered on your TV. Some
TV’s will stretch a 4:3 picture to fill a 16:9 screen
even when the AVS550 is providing the correct 4:3
output to the TV.
SCAN:
Select Progressive if your TV will support it. Otherwise
use Interlaced (default).
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you inadvertently select
Progressive Scan with an incompatible TV the picture
may be lost and you will be unable to navigate the
menus. If this occurs:
1. Press Eject to open the drawer in DVD mode.
2. Press the SLIDE key to switch between progressive
and Interlaced until the picture reappears.
3. Close the drawer.
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