BLACK BARS ON TOP / BOTTOM:
Most movies are filmed in a format wider than your TV's 16:9 aspect ratio. Some discs adjust the picture
to eliminate the borders while other discs keep the film's original format.
When the disc's content is in wide-screen format, then black bars are displayed at the top and bottom of
the picture.
BLACK BARS ON LEFT / RIGHT:
Older content is filmed in 4:3 (old TV) format. When playing 4:3 content on your HD TV set, black bars
are displayed on each side of the screen.
To eliminate the side bars, change your TV's FORMAT (aspect) settings. For example, Panasonic TV's
have a format mode called "JUST" which is specially designed to stretch a 4:3 image to fill the screen.
Press the [
FORMAT
] or [
ASPECT
] button on the TV remote to remove the black bars from the top and
bottom . The option available to remove the horizontal bars is "
Zoom
".
Note: If bars remain.
Check the aspect settings on your external video source, such as Cable/ Satellite box, DVD/Blu-
ray Disc player, etc.
Some content, such as film-based movies, are available in extra-wide format. Top and bottom
bars are unavoidable
The image s distorted. Noise occurs.
Confirm with another source if the image is distorted.
Check if the TV System setting is correct.
Confirm that the cable connections are working correctly with another source. If not replace the
cable.
No picture
Check the video connection between the DVD player and the TV.
Turn on your TV and set the TV to the correct input the DVD player is connected to on the TV.
The remote control does not work
Aim the remote control directly at the sensor on the front of the DVD player.
Check that the batteries are fresh, are of the same type and are installed with the correct
polarity (+ & -).
Do not mix old and new batteries.
Do not mix different battery types (such as alkaline and -manganese batteries).
Do not use rechargeable (Ni-Cd) batteries.
