Sony DVX-100 - Manual (Page 41)

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Display (Aspect Ratio —horizontal/vertical
screen image ratio)
A monitor has two types of aspect ratio: the normal type
with a 4:3 horizontal-to-vertical screen ratio, and a wide
type with a 16:9 ratio. Some DVDs also have multiple
types of aspect ratio as follows:
4:3 Letter Box
4:3 Pan & Scan
16:9 Widescreen
* 1 To play images at full size, set your monitor to “Full” or to
the corresponding mode. For details, read the instruction
manual supplied with your monitor.
You can select the desired aspect ratio from those
compatible with your monitor.
1
See “Selecting items for setup” (page 36) first.
Follow steps 1 to 4 on page 36, then proceed below to
complete your setup.
2
Select “Display,” then press ENTER.
The setup screen for changing the aspect-ratio is
displayed:
The currently selected item is highlighted in yellow.
3 Press the cursor buttons (V/v) to select the desired
aspect ratio (4:3 Letter Box/4:3 Pan & Scan/16:9
Widescreen)*
2 .
* 2 The aspect ratio types differ, depending on your monitor and the
disc.
4
Press ENTER.
The setup screen reappears automatically.
You can check the desired aspect ratio type under
“Display.”
To end or drop the setup change and resume
playback
1 Press SET UP.
The playback screen with the indicator “x” on
appears. Resuming playback is still activated.
2 Press PLAY to start playback.
• DVD/Video CD
The disc plays from the beginning* 3 .
* 3 If the resume playback is still activated, the disc plays
from the point you stopped playback.
• Audio CD
The disc plays from the point you stopped
playback.
Notes
• If you want to return to the setup screen (page 36) while
completing the setup change, press RETURNO or B.
• If you select an aspect ratio not stored on the disc, another
aspect ratio stored on the disc will be selected during playback.
• If you use a normal monitor to play a 16:9-wide-image DVD,
the images will appear unnatural.
• When you use a wide monitor in “Full” or an equivalent mode
and set this unit to “4:3 Letter Box” or “4:3 Pan & Scan,” the
images will appear unnatural.
• Read the instruction manual supplied with the DVD.
When using a normal monitor,
select 4:3 Letter Box. If you play a
16:9-wide-image DVD on a normal
monitor, the images are compressed
vertically.
When using a normal monitor,
select 4:3 Pan & Scan. If you play a
16:9-wide-image DVD on a normal
monitor, the images are cropped at
the left and right.
When using a wide monitor, select
16:9 Widescreen. If you play a 16:9-
wide-image DVD, the images are
played at full size*
1 .
Pan&Scan
Widescreen
Letter Box
Display
4:3
4:3
16:9
Audio Language Original
Set Up
DVD Menu Language English
Subtitle Language
Digital Output
Display
Parental
OSD Message
Player Language
Original
Bitstream
4:3 Pan&Scan
8
On
English