Various settings
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Setting the disc
TIMER REC SET
SYSTEM SETUP
AV SETUP
REC SETUP
CH SETUP
OTHER
DISC SETUP
REFORMAT AS DVD VIDEO
REFORMAT AS DVD VR
NEW DISC FORMAT
FINALIZE
PROTECT DISC
UNDO FINALIZE
DVD-RAM Physical Format
PROCEED
VR
PROCEED
OFF
PROCEED
PROCEED
PROCEED
SETUP MENU
RETURN
SETUP
ENTER
ENTER
BACK
END
SELECT
REFORMAT
START
CANCEL
FINALIZING
PLEASE WAIT
REFORMAT
FINALIZE
START
CANCEL
NEW DISC FORMAT
START
CANCEL
INITIALIZING DISC
You can format, protect, or finalize a disc.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Select “DISC SETUP” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For
the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 24.
REFORMAT
You can format a recorded DVD-RAM/RW.
Check the content of the disc before format. If you for-
mat the disc, the recorded content of the disc will be
erased.
To format a disc in the Video mode, select “REFOR-
MAT AS DVD VIDEO”, and to format it in the VR mode,
select “REFORMAT AS DVD VR”. You cannot select
“REFORMAT AS DVD VIDEO” when DVD-RAM in-
serted. The screen below will appear.
• When you select “START” and press ENTER, format
will start. The screen below will appear.
• When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER, the
DISC SETUP screen will appear.
NOTES:
• When the format finished, “REFORMATTING
COMPLETED PRESS ENTER.” will appear. Press
ENTER to clear the screen.
• You cannot format Ver. 1.0 DVD-RW and DVD-R.
• You cannot format a disc if the disc protection is “ON”.
In such a case, be sure to cancel the disc protection
(see page 29) before format.
• You cannot format a DVD-RAM in the Video mode.
• When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER,
the DISC SETUP screen will appear.
NEW DISC FORMAT
If you insert an unused DVD-RW disc, the disc is auto-
matically formatted.
If you use the DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2), you can select
the mode to be used for automatic format.
Select “NEW DISC FORMAT” and select the mode from
the list below.
VR:
Format the disc in the VR mode.
VIDEO:
Format the disc in the Video mode.
When you insert an unused disc, the following mes-
sage screen will appear.
• When you select “START” and press ENTER, format
will start. The screen below will appear.
• When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER, the
normal TV screen will appear.
NOTES:
• When the Initialization finished, “INITIALIZING
COMPLETED PRESS ENTER” will appear. Press
ENTER to clear the screen.
• If a recorded disc has scratches or contamination on
it, the “NEW DISC FORMAT” screen may appear.
If this happens, select “CANCEL”.
FINALIZE
To play a DVD disc recorded on this unit you must finalize
the disc to insure compatibility with other DVD players. In
addition, if you are using a DVD-RW disc you must record
in Video mode.
When “FINALIZE” is selected, the screen below will appear.
• When you select “START” and press ENTER, final-
ization will start. The screen below will appear.
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Setting the disc / Other
(SYSTEM SETUP)
UNDO FINALIZE
You can cancel the finalization of a finalized DVD-RW
(in VR mode).
You cannot cancel the finalization for discs other than
above. You can record or edit on a disc whose finaliza-
tion has been canceled.
Select “UNDO FINALIZE”, and the screen below will
appear.
• When you select “START” and press ENTER, the
cancelling finalization will start. The screen below will
appear.
• When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER, the
DISC SETUP screen will appear.
NOTES:
• During unfinalizing, the cursor will move repeatedly.
When cancelling finalization is complete, “UNDO
FINALISING COMPLETED PRESS ENTER” will ap-
pear. Press ENTER to clear the screen.
• The cancelling finalization process may require a few
minutes to about 1 hour according to disc type or the
amount of free space on the disc.
• When the disc’s finalization cannot be canceled, you
cannot select “UNDO FINALIZE”.
DVD-RAM Physical Format
Physically formats a DVD-RAM disc. Whenever you use
a new disc for the first time, be sure to format it.
NOTE:
The physical format process may require about 1 hour
according to disc condition.
This section describes the other setting in SYSTEM
SETUP
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Select “OTHER” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For the pro-
cedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU”
on page 24.
DIMMER (Brightness of the display
window)
You may adjust the brightness or turn off the display on
the front panel of the unit. Select “DIMMER” and select
the display window status from the below.
AUTOMATIC: When the power is on, the display win-
dow appears bright. When the power
is off, it appears dark.
DIM:
The window display always appears
dark.
OFF:
When the power is on, the display win-
dow appears dark. When the power is
off, it is turned off.
DISPLAY/CALL (Turning the screen dis-
play “ON” or “OFF”)
You can turn off the screen display that is output to the
TV screen by this unit. Select “DISPLAY/CALL”, and
select “ON” or “OFF”.
ON: The screen display appears.
OFF: Nothing but the SETUP MENU and error mes-
sages appear.
TIMER REC SET
SYSTEM SETUP
AV SETUP
REC SETUP
CH SETUP
OTHER
LANGUAGE
PARENTAL
CLOCK
DISC SETUP
OTHER
SETUP MENU
OTHER
DIMMER
DISPLAY/CALL
AUTOMATIC
ON
UNFINALIZING
PLEASE WAIT
NOTES:
• During finalizing, the cursor will move repeatedly.
When the finalization finished, “FINALISING COM-
PLETED PRESS ENTER” will appear. Press ENTER
to clear the screen.
• The finalization process may require a few minutes
to about 1 hour according to disc type or the amount
of free space on the disc.
• You can record or edit a finalized DVD-RW (in VR
mode) by cancelling the finalizing, but you cannot do
these operations with a DVD-RW (Video mode), or
with a DVD-R.
• You cannot playback a disc recorded on VR mode on
a unit that does not support DVD-RW.
• Even if you finalize a disc in the Video mode, the disc
cannot be played back in some DVD players.
• A DVD-R disc cannot be named after it is finalized.
PROTECT DISC
You can protect a disc to prevent the content recorded
on it from being erased, edited or re-recorded.
Only DVD-RAM and DVD-RW (in VR mode) can be
protected.
Select “PROTECT DISC” and select “ON” to protect the
disc.
To cancel the disc protection, select “OFF”.
UNDO FINALIZE
START
CANCEL
Various settings
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Setting the screen
Note for the field still and frame still:
(with 480i interlaced scanning mode)
• Field* still (240 lines)
Since only one field (half of the video information) is
shown on the TV screen, the picture appears rough
but does not shake.
• Frame* still (480 lines)
Two fields are alternatively shown on the TV screen.
The picture shakes but the resulting picture quality is
superior to the field still pictures.
Field*:
A field refers to the video information in one-
half of a frame. 1 frame (screen) consists of 2
fields.
Frame*: A frame refers to the total area occupied by
each picture on the TV screen.
LINE1 INPUT/LINE2 INPUT
This unit comes with an S-Video input jack and Video
input jack. When you use an S-Video or Video input
jack, you must select the input mode.
Select “LINE1 INPUT” (“LINE2 INPUT”) and select the
mode from the below.
S-VIDEO
The video signal is input to the S-Video input jack as
priority.
VIDEO
The video signal is input only to the video input jack.
TIMER REC SET
SYSTEM SETUP
AV SETUP
REC SETUP
CH SETUP
OTHER
AV SETUP 1
TV SCREEN
STILL MODE
LINE1 INPUT
LINE2 INPUT
SETUP MENU
RETURN
SETUP
ENTER
BACK
END
4:3 Letter box
AUTOMATIC
VIDEO
VIDEO
SELECT
ENTER
This section describes settings about the screen.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Select “AV SETUP 1” from “AV SETUP”. For the pro-
cedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU”
on page 24.
TV SCREEN
You can select the TV screen size to suit the screen
image.
Select “TV SCREEN” and select screen size from the
below.
4:3 Pan scan
It displays a wide picture across the whole screen
with left and right edges automatically cut off.
4:3 Letter box
Select this mode when connecting to a conventional
TV. When playing back a wide screen DVD disc, it
displays a wide picture with black bands at the top
and bottom of screen.
16:9
Select this mode when connecting to a wide-screen
TV. A wide-screen picture is displayed in full size.
NOTE:
If the DVD disc is not formatted in the pan scan format,
it displays a 4:3 aspect ratio.
STILL MODE
You can set the type of image displayed on the TV
screen when the playback of the DVD is stilled.
Select “STILL MODE” and select the image to be dis-
played from the below.
AUTOMATIC
The field still or frame still is automatically selected.
(For normal use.)
STILL BY FRAME
The frame still is set.
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This section describes image quality settings.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Select “AV SETUP 2” in “AV SETUP”. For the
procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 24.
BRIGHTNESS
You can control the brightness level of the image.
Select “BRIGHTNESS” and select the level from the
below.
MAX: The image becomes brighter.
STD: The image is of standard brightness.
MIN: The image becomes darker.
Setting the image quality / Setting the audio
This section describes audio settings.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Select “AUDIO” from “AV SETUP”. For the proce-
dure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU”
on page 24.
DRC
DRC (Dynamic Range Control) enables you to control
the dynamic range so as to achieve a suitable sound
for your equipment.
Select “DRC” and select the level from the below.
MAX: Full dynamic range is maintained.
STD: Full dynamic range is reduced.
TV:
Dynamic range is reduced.
NOTES:
• This function works only during playback of Dolby
Digital recorded discs.
• When you listen to the sound from TV’s speaker, we
recommend that you select “TV”.
• The level of Dynamic Range Reduction may differ
depending on the DVD.
VIRTUAL SURROUND (Spatializer N-
2-2
TM
)
Sound that is not recorded in the surround mode will
be changed to artificial surround sound and output.
Select “VIRTUAL SURROUND” and select “ON” to ac-
tivate the virtual surround function. Select “OFF” to can-
cel the virtual surround function.
NOTE:
This function does not work with a video tape.
EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT
The audio mode for the audio input jack can be se-
lected, choosing either stereo or monaural.
Select “EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT” and select from the
below.
STEREO: The sound is treated as stereo sound.
L CH:
The sound is treated as the monaural
sound of the left channel.
R CH:
The sound is treated as the monaural
sound of the right channel.
TIMER REC SET
SYSTEM SETUP
AV SETUP
REC SETUP
CH SETUP
OTHER
AUDIO
DRC
VIRTUAL SURROUND
EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT
SAP
DOLBY DIGITAL OUTPUT
STD
OFF
STEREO
OFF
PCM
SETUP MENU
RETURN
ENTER
BACK
END
SELECT
SETUP
ENTER
TIMER REC SET
SYSTEM SETUP
AV SETUP
REC SETUP
CH SETUP
OTHER
AV SETUP 2
BRIGHTNESS
E.B.L.
SETUP MENU
RETURN
SETUP
ENTER
BACK
END
STD
OFF
ENTER
SELECT
E.B.L.
To select the black level of playback pictures, set your
preference and monitor’s ability.
ON: Enhanced grey scale (0 IRE cut off)
OFF: Standard grey scale (7.5 IRE cut off)
NOTE:
The E.B.L. function only works when playing back DVD-
Video, DVD-RAM/RW/R or Video-CDs.
