Zenith Presentation PRO900X, Operating Manual

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SETUP MENU
Note: The Side Panels option appears on the Video Menu only if
Compressed is selected as the Aspect Ratio on the Setup Menu.
Language
Chooses English, Spanish, French, or German for the HD
Display on-screen menus. Once you select a new language,
the on-screen menus will appear in that language.
Note: The word Language always appears in English.
Video Mode
Selects broadcast signal standard. You can change the sig-
nal standard manually or have it selected automatically.
The following are signal standards for the U.S.A. and other
countries.
Manual Modes
M-NTSC, M-PAL, N-PAL, BG-PAL, NTSC 4.43
Automatic Modes
Americas’ standards — Auto: M-PAL/N-PAL/NTSC
Europe’s standards — Auto: BG-PAL/NTSC
Broadcast Standards/Geographical Area
M-NTSC — U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico
M-PAL — South America
N-PAL — South America
BG-PAL — Europe, China
NTSC 4.43— Europe
Note: If you select one of the Automatic modes for your country,
the HD Display selects the broadcast standard from among those
shown.
Aspect Ratio (Picture Proportion)
Use to change the shape into which the source’s image is
projected. If the projected image from a particular source
appears distorted, then you have the option to select a dif-
ferent aspect ratio for that source.
One or more of the video sources may have a different
aspect ratio than other video sources. In this case, change
the Aspect Ratio to the appropriate configuration for the
video source’s image.
Preset Image Aspect Modes
4 x 3
— Standard TV/VCR picture proportion.
Letterbox — 4 x 3 picture proportion with the top and
bottom screen blanked out to form a 16 x 9 image. This
mode can be used with certain laser discs in this signal for-
mat.
16 x 9 — 16 x 9 picture dimension is used by digital video
disc players and certain other wide screen formats.
Compressed — 16 x 9 picture dimension with a 4 x 3
video image in the center of the screen. Left and Right
sides are are filled with gray level video referred to as Side
Panels. Useful when watching normal VCR output on a
16 x 9 screen. (Available with Video and S-Video only.)
Compressed Image Adjustable Side Panels
Black to White Adjustment
From the Setup Menu, move the cursor to the Aspect Ratio
Option. Select Compressed as the Aspect Ratio.
In the Video Menu, select the Side Panel darkness you pre-
fer, from the blackest black, (0) to the whitest white,
(100). Select your preference by placing the cursor any-
where on either: the Side Panels rectangle, the arrow to the
right of the Side Panel rectangle, or the option status dis-
play at the bottom of the menu.