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•DVDs only play in the format
in which they were recorded.
For example, if the DVD case
says the DVD is recorded in
Letterbox or Widescreen
format,you may play the DVD
only with the black bars
showing at the top and bottom
of the widened picture. Even if
you set TV Display to 4:3
PANSCAN,the picture will
show in the widened format.
• Some widescreen TVs may
show only part of the DVD
Player’s menu.Adjust the
screen mode on your TV. See
your TV owner’s manual for
details.
Helpful Hints
TV Display 33
You may set the DVD Player to play video in one of three formats:
Letterbox,Pan & Scan, or Widescreen (16:9).To choose a format, follow
these steps.The format you select must be available on the Disc.If it is not,
the settings for TV Display will not affect the picture during playback.
1
Press SYSTEM MENU while Disc play is stopped.
2
The General Setup Page will be selected. Press OK.
3
TV Display will be selected. Press 2.
4
Press 3 or 4 to select Normal/PS, Normal/LB or Wide, then press
OK.
Select Normal/PS (4:3 Pan Scan) if you want the picture to be
trimmed or formatted to fit your TV screen.This setting is possible
only if the DVD is recorded in pan & scan or regular format.Check
the Disc case for details.
Select Normal/LB (4:3 Letter Box)if you want to see the entire,
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 was recorded in the
letterbox or widescreen format. Check the Disc case for details.
Select Wide (16:9 Widescreen) if you connected the DVD Player to a
widescreen TV.
5
Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the menus.
1,5
2-4
Wide
NormaL / LB
Normal / PS
- - General Setup Page - -- - General Setup Page - -
Normal TV Pan ScanNormal TV Pan Scan
TV Display TV Display Normal/PSNormal/PS
Angle Mark Angle Mark Normal/LBNormal/LB
OSD Lang OSD Lang WideWide
SPDIF Output SPDIF Output
CaptionsCaptions
Program Program
Screen SaverScreen Saver
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