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Additional information
DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect
ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally
4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect
ratio of up to about 7:3.
Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “stan-
dard” 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.
Widescreen TV users
If you have a widescreen TV, the “TV Screen” setting
(page 46) of this player should be set to “16:9 (Wide)” or
“16:9 (Compressed)”.
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format with the
“16:9 (Wide)” setting, you can use the TV controls to
select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer
various zoom and stretch options; see the instructions
that came with your TV for details.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than
16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these
discs will still play in a “letter box” style with black bars
at the top and bottom of the screen.
Standard TV users
If you have a standard TV, the “TV Screen” setting
(page 46) of this player should be set to “4:3 (Letter
Box)” or “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”, depending on which you
prefer.
Set to “4:3 (Letter Box)”, widescreen discs are shown
with black bars top and bottom.
Set to “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”, widescreen discs are shown
with the left and right sides cropped. Although the pic-
ture looks larger, you don’t actually see the whole pic-
ture.
Please note that many widescreen discs override the
player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box
format regardless of the setting.
Note:
• Using the “16:9 (Wide)” or “16:9 (Compressed)” set-
ting with a standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 set-
tings with a widescreen TV, will result in a distorted
picture.
Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the
factory default.
The default setting of this player is “AUTO”, and unless
you notice that the picture is distorted when playing
some discs, you should leave it set to “AUTO”. If you
experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV
system to match your country or region’s system. Doing
this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can
watch. The table below shows what kinds of disc are
compatible with each setting (“AUTO” , “PAL” and
“NTSC”).
Screen sizes and disc formats Resetting the player
1
Switch the player into standby.
2
Using the front panel buttons, hold
down the (stop) button and
press STANDBY/ON to switch the
player back on.
All the player’s settings are now reset.
Setting the TV system (Not North
American model)
1
If the player is on, press STANDBY/
ON to switch it to standby.
2
Using the front panel controls,
hold down then press
STANDBY/ON to switch the TV
system.
The TV system changes as follows:
STANDBY/ON
AUTO NTSC PAL
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