Setting the aspect ratio
There are two kinds of displays. A wide screen
display has a width-to-height ratio (TV aspect)
of 16:9, while a regular display has a TV aspect
of 4:3. If you use a regular rear display with a
TV aspect of 4:3, you can set the aspect ratio
suitable for your rear display. (We recommend
use of this function only when you want to fit
the aspect ratio to the rear display.)
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When using a regular display, select either
“
Letter Box
”
or
“
Pan Scan
”
. Selecting
“
16:9
”
may result in an unnatural image.
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If you select the TV aspect ratio, this pro-
duct
’
s display will change to the same set-
ting.
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This setting is available when the selected
source is
“
Disc
”
,
“
CD
”
,
“
Video CD
”
or
“
DVD
”
.
1
Press the HOME button to display the
Top menu screen.
2
Touch the following keys in the follow-
ing order.
The
“
Video Setup
”
screen appears.
3
Touch [DVD/DivX Setup].
The following screen appears.
4
Touch [TV Aspect].
The pop-up menu appears.
5
Touch the item you want to set.
!
16:9
(default):
Displays the wide screen image (16:9) as it
is (initial setting).
!
Letter Box
:
Makes the image in the shape of a letterbox
with black bands on the top and bottom of
the screen.
!
Pan Scan
:
Cuts the image short on the right and left
sides of the screen.
p
When playing discs that do not have a pan-
scan system, the disc is played back with
“
Letter Box
”
even if you select the
“
Pan
Scan
”
setting. Confirm whether the disc
package bears the
mark.
p
The TV aspect ratio cannot be changed for
some discs. For details, refer to the disc
’
s
instructions.
Setting parental lock
Some DVD-Video discs let you use parental
lock to set restrictions so that children cannot
watch violent or adult-oriented scenes. You
can set the parental lock level in steps as de-
sired.
p
When you set a parental lock level and then
play a disc featuring parental lock, code
number input indications may be dis-
played. In this case, playback will begin
when the correct code number is input.
p
This setting is available when the selected
source is
“
Disc
”
,
“
CD
”
,
“
Video CD
”
or
“
DVD
”
.
Setting the code number and level
When you first use this function, register your
code number. If you do not register a code
number, the parental lock will not operate.
1
Press the HOME button to display the
Top menu screen.
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