Mark Levinson N 51 - Manual (Page 59)

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Nº51 Media Player Setup Menu
The Nº51 Media Player offers the following aspect ratios:
To select a display aspect ratio:
Use the remote control up or down button to select the desired
setting and press enter.
Note For examples of how Display Aspect Ratio, DVD format and
Resolution settings affect the display output, see “Display Aspect
Ratio” on page A-8.
Zoom Ratio (Setup : Video : Edit Display Profile : HDMI Out : Zoom Ratio)
Zoom Ratio is used to adjust the aspect ratio of source content that
does not match the aspect ratio of the display. Before adjusting the
Zoom Ratio, be sure that the Nº51 Media Player has been properly
configured to match the aspect ratio of the associated display.
Display Aspect Ratio
16:9 • Standard aspect ratio of a HDTV.
• Closer to the aspect ratios used in theatrical movies.
• Displays 4:3 content with black bars on the left and
right of the screen (pillarboxing).
• Select 16:9 when a 16:9 widescreen display is
connected to the Nº51 Media Player.
4:3 • Displays normal 4:3 content as full-frame with no
black bars.
• Displays widescreen content with black bars on the top
and bottom of the screen (letterboxing).
• Select 4:3 when a standard display or TV is connected
to the Nº51 Media Player.
4:3 P&S • Auto Pan & Scan is a technique used on some DVD
titles for fitting a widescreen image into the standard
4:3 display format. Selecting 4:3 P&S allows widescreen
DVD titles that are encoded with Auto Pan & Scan
vectors to zoom in to fill the screen, and automatically
pan left and right to follow the most important action.
• For widescreen DVDs that are encoded with Auto Pan
& Scan vectors, the content will fill the screen and
appear as 4:3 with no black bars.
• For widescreen DVDs that do not support Auto Pan &
Scan, the content will be displayed with black bars on
the top and bottom of the screen (letterboxing).
• Displays normal 4:3 content as full-frame with no
black bars.
• Select 4:3 P&S as an alternative to 4:3 when a standard
display or TV is connected to the No51 Media Player.
For titles that do not support Auto Pan & Scan, there
will be no difference between 4:3 P&S and 4:3 settings.