• The picture format you select
must be on the Disc. If not, the
settings for TV Shape will not
affect the picture.
• Some widescreen TVs may show
only part of the DVD Recorder’s
menu. Adjust the screen mode
on your TV. See your TV owner’s
manual for details.
Helpful Hints
60 Picture Settings
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1
Press SYSTEM MENU. Press
;
to select
in the top left
corner of the menu bar at the top of the TV screen.
2
Press CH-
9
to select , then press
:
.
3
Press CH+
8
or CH-
9
to select TV Shape, Black level shift,
Video shift, or Video output.Then, press
:
and follow step 4
according to your choice.
4
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If you selected TV Shape, press CH+
8
or CH-
9
to select
4:3 letterbox, 4:3 panscan, or 16:9, then press OK.
Select 4:3 letterbox if you want to see the widened picture with
black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.This looks like the
picture you see when watching movies in a theater.This setting is
possible only if the DVD is recorded in letterbox or widescreen for-
mat.
Select 4:3 panscan if you want the picture to be trimmed or format-
ted to fit your TV screen.This setting is possible only if the DVD is
recorded in the regular format.
Select 16:9 if you connected the DVD Recorder to a widescreen TV.
●
If you selected Black level shift, press CH+
8
or CH-
9
to
select On or Off, then press OK.
Set Black level shift to On to
improve the color contrast and brighten the picture of NTSC Discs.
●
If you selected Video shift, press
;
or
:
to center the pic-
ture horizontally
on your TV screen - or “shift” the video.
When
you are satisfied with the position of the picture, press OK.
●
If you selected Video output, press SELECT repeatedly to
choose Interlaced or Progressive Scan.
Select Progressive Scan
only if you used the COMPONENT VIDEO (Y Pb Pr) jacks on the
Recorder to connect it to a TV that has Progressive Scan.
See page
12.
Otherwise, choose Interlaced.
If you choose Progressive Scan, PRO will appear on the display panel.
5
Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the menus.
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Y
Z
a
1
2
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off
no
off
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TV Shape
s
4:3 letterbox
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Black level shift
4:3 panscan
Video shift
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Video output
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1
2
1en
off
no
off
Picture
TV Shape
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Black level shift
s
On
L
Video shift
Off
r
Video output
~
W
X
Y
Z
a
1
2
1en
off
no
off
Picture
TV Shape
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Black level shift
Video shift
s B
r
Video output
OK to exit
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Y
Z
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1
2
1en
off
no
off
Picture
TV Shape
G
Black level shift
Video shift
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Video output
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s
Interlaced
Progressive Scan
Press SELECT to toggle
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MONITOR
TV / DVD
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PLAY MODE REC. MODE
SELECT
OK
DISC
SYSTEM
MENU
CH
CH
TIMER
FSS
RETURN
CLEAR
TV VOLUME
PLAY
STOP
AUDIO
PAUSE
REC/OTR
STANDBY
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