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Playback of a film in 16:9 on
a conventionell TV set (4:3).
[Letterbox]
Black bars at the
top and bottom.
[Pan & Scan]
The sides are cut off.
[4:3] Picture output
as original aspect.
[16:9] Picture is
output with side
panels.
Setup
To Others
TAB
SELECT
RETURN
OK
Setup
Connection
Others
Tuning
Disc
Picture
Sound
Display
TV Aspect
Progressive
TV System
HDMI Settings
AV1 Output
Video
Common Interface
AV2 Settings
16:9
Off
PAL
Setup
Tuning
Disc
Picture
Sound
Display
TV Aspect
Progressive
TV System
HDMI Settings
Connection
Others
OK
RETURN
HDMI Video Format
Digital Audio Output
VIERA Link
Aspect for 4:3 Video
16:9
Off
PAL
Automatic
HDMI/Optical
On
4:3
Options
Settings
Connection
OK
OK
TV Aspect
[16:9] [Pan & Scan] [Letterbox]
Select the TV screen format of your television.
Pan & Scan
: The sides are cut off.
Letterbox
: Black bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
Progressive
[On] [Off]
On
: The signal is displayed in full picture quality using COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT.
The AV1 Output cannot be changed over to [RGB 1/2 ( without component )].
Select [Video ( with component )].
If the unit is connected to the television set using the S VIDEO OUT or the AV1
terminal, the output is in the Interlace process regardless of the settings.
Progressive cannot be selected if the unit is connected with the HDMI cable.
Television picture in the Progressive setting
The Progressive picture format is set to 16:9. DVD-Video can be displayed
perfectly with a picture format of 16:9. However, video material with a picture
format of 4:3 is stretched to the right and left. If your television can adapt the
picture format for Progressive pictures, select the [On] setting.
TV System
[PAL] [NTSC]
PAL
: The unit is connected to a PAL or multi-system television: programmes
recorded with NTSC are played as PAL60.
NTSC
: The unit is connected to an NTSC television: programmes recorded with
NTSC are played as NTSC.
HDMI Settings
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital interface for audio and video.
HDMI works without data compression so that there is no quality loss from the
system.
DigitaI Audio Output
[HDMI and Optical] [Optical Only]
HDMI and Optical
: Both outputs are activated with an audio signal.
Optical Only
: Only the OPTICAL connection is activated with a signal.
Aspect for 4:3 Video
[4:3] [16:9]
(Only possible if a HDMI resolution of [720p] or [1080i] has been selected.)
Output depends on the television set.
4:3
: Picture is output as original aspect.
16:9
: Picture output as 16:9 aspect with side panels.
Select the aspect for playback of a 4:3 video on the connected 16:9 television.
HDMI Video Format [576i/480i, 576p/480p, 720p, 1080i] [Automatic]
Select the screen resolution of your connected television set.
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Automatic
: The system automatically chooses the setting to match the connected
unit. This setting normally does not need to be changed. If you are not satisfied with
the picture quality, it may help to change this setting.
Only the settings supported by the connected unit can be selected.
VIERA Link
[On] [Off]
On
: When set to [On], the DVD Recorder can work with connected units.
Off
: When HDAVI Control is not being used.
