ROTEL RDV-1060 - Manual (Page 20)

20 RDV-1060 DVD Audio/Video Player
Advanced Features
The RDV-1060 provides several advanced
features for controlling the audio/video con-
tent displayed during playback. These include
progressive scan, zooming, changing the scene
angle on DVD-Video discs, selecting alternate
languages for the audio portion of DVD pro-
grams, and selecting subtitle languages on DVD
programs. This section of the manual describes
these features.
Progressive Scan
Video images appear on a TV monitor as a
series of rapidly displayed horizontal scan lines.
The standard method (called interlaced scan-
ning) displays two sets of lines alternating very
quickly and visually merging into a single pic-
ture. Some people can see this alternating in-
terlacing of lines as flicker leading to viewing
fatigue. Furthermore, some detail is lost be-
cause only half of the information is actually
displayed at any given moment.
Progressive scan video images display all of
the lines in a single group, so there is less
perceived flicker, increased detail, and
smoother motion.
There are two different color TV systems world-
wide: the European system (PAL) and the Ameri-
can system (NTSC). Region 1 DVDs encoded
in the NTSC system can display a maximum
of 480 horizontal lines. Region 2 DVDs en-
coded in the PAL system can display a maxi-
mum of 576 horizontal lines. Both formats
interlace the lines on the disc and leave it to
the DVD player or the TV monitor to display
them as interlaced or progressive video im-
ages. The RDV-1060 can display either inter-
laced or progressive scanned video, depending
on the setting of the Progressive Scan button.
Using the RDV-1060’s Progressive Scan mode
requires a TV monitor that can display pro-
gressive scan video images. The TV monitor
must also have component video connections.
These TV sets are usually called HDTV or HDTV-
ready monitors.
To display progressive scan video, the TV moni-
tor must be connected to the DVD player with
component cables and connectors. Compos-
ite, S-Video, or SCART (Europe) connections
will not work.
The RDV-1060 determines how many lines are
on the disc and then outputs the correct for-
mat to the monitor. Most TV monitors that can
handle progressive signals can also display
both PAL and NTSC video standards. Check
with your dealer for specific information on
your TV monitor.
NOTE : The Progressive Scan feature only works
with HDTV monitors. Do not activate the Pro-
gressive Scan feature with analog TV monitors.
The Progressive Scan feature is only available
when using the Component Video (Y PR PB)
output setting. Do NOT activate the Progres-
sive Scan feature when the video output is set
to the SCART setting in the setup menus; un-
stable operation of the RDV-1060 will result.
To activate progressive scan, press the
P-SCAN button on the remote while playback
is stopped. The P-SCAN indicator LED lights
on the front panel while in progressive scan
mode. To return to normal video output, press
the button again.
DVD-Video discs can be classified into two types;
film source and video source (Some DVD-Video
discs contain both film source and video source
material). Film sources are recorded as 24-frame
per second information, while (NTSC) video
sources are recorded as 30-frame per second
information. The progressive scan circuitry in
the RDV-1060 can be set to recognize film-type
material and activate 3:2 reverse pulldown
interpolation for the best picture. See the
Pic
Mode topic in the Setup section of this manual
for more information on optimizing progres-
sive scanning.
Zoom
When playing a video disc, the RDV-1060
can zoom in to enlarge a section of the pic-
ture to 1.5 or 2 times its original size. The zoom
feature is available for full-motion video dur-
ing playback or for still-frame pictures while
the unit is paused. While zoomed, you can
move the displayed image up, down, left, or
right to view the desired portion of the full
image.
To zoom in, press the ZOOM button on the
remote. Each press of the ZOOM button
changes the size of the picture: 1.5x, 2x, and
back to normal size. An icon at the top left of
the screen shows the current magnification.
To move the zoomed-in video image,
press the CURSOR
buttons in the
desired direction. The zoomed image moves
up, down, left, or right to show the desired
portion of the full image.
NOTE
: A hand icon on screen indicates that the
zoom feature is disabled on the current disc.
Selecting a Scene Angle
Some DVD-Video discs have scenes that can
be viewed from multiple user-selectable cam-
era angles. Discs with multiple angles may
provide menu screens for angle selection.
Alternatively, you can select different angles
(if available on the disc) by pressing the ANGLE
button on the remote during playback. An icon
appears on screen indicating which
angle is selected and how many angles are
available. Pressing the button repeatedly steps
through the available angles.
When the Angle Mark feature is turned on in
the configuration of the unit, an icon
appears on screen when alternate angles are
available, informing you that multiple angles
are available for a scene and that the ANGLE
button can be used. See the
General Setup
topic in the Setup section of this manual for
information on the Angle Mark setting.
NOTE : A hand icon on screen indicates that
this feature is not available on the current disc.
Selecting Audio Tracks
Some DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, and Video CD/
SVCD discs have audio tracks recorded in
alternate languages, alternate audio formats
(such as Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1,
or DTS) or with alternate content (such as
director’s commentary). Typically, you select
these audio tracks with the disc’s setup menus
which appear when you insert the disc or which
can be accessed during playback by press-
ing the MENU button.
In addition, you can change to an alternate
audio track during playback by pressing the
AUDIO button on the remote. The On-Screen
Display shows the current audio track descrip-
tion and its number along with the total num-
ber of available audio tracks. Press the AU-
DIO button repeatedly until the desired audio
track is selected.
NOTE : If the hand icon appears, alternate lan-
guages are not available for the scene.