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Configuring the DV-SP1000/DV-SP1000E—Continued
TV Shape
With this setting you can select a picture format to match
the aspect ratio of your TV.
4:3 Letter box (default):
Choose this option if you have a 4:3 TV. When you
watch widescreen movies, the entire picture will be
visible but there will be black bars at the top and bot-
tom of the screen, as shown.
4:3 Normal
Choose this option if you have a 4:3 TV and want to
use the full height of the screen when watching
widescreen movies. The picture will be cropped on
both sides, as shown.
This option will not work
with discs that don’t support pan and scan
.
16:9 Widescreen
Choose this option if you have a 16:9 widescreen
TV.
Notes:
• With some DVDs, this setting may have no effect. See
the disc’s sleeve notes to see which picture format is
used.
Interlaced Setting
With this setting you can adjust various picture parame-
ters for interlaced scanning. There are three setup mem-
ories (1, 2, 3) for storing your favorite settings. You
could, for example, use one for daytime viewing (e.g.,
sun shining through window) and one for nighttime
viewing (e.g., curtains drawn, lights down).
Picture Menu
Widescreen DVD movie
on 4:3 TV with the
4:3 Letter box setting
Widescreen DVD movie
on 4:3 TV with the
4:3 Normal setting
Parameter Range Description
Blacker than
black
Off,
On (default)
Makes black objects
look even blacker.
Contrast –7...0...+7 Adjusts the picture
contrast.
Brightness –7...0...+7 Adjusts the picture
brightness.
Color –7...0...+7 Adjusts the picture
color.
Tint –7...0...+7 Adjusts the picture tint.
Sharpness –6...0...+6 Adjusts the picture
sharpness.
S, Composite
Video
Light, Normal
(default)
a
a. On the North American model, the options are Normal and
Dark.
Adjusts the black level
for the S-Video and
composite video
outputs.
Component
Video
Dark (default),
Light
Adjusts the black level
for the component
video outputs.
Gamma –7...0...+7 Adjusts the brightness
of darker colors.
Y/C Time
Correction
–4, –2, 0, +2,
+4
Corrects small shifts in
color.
DNR (Digital
Noise Reduc-
tion)
Off (default),
1, 2, 3
Reduces picture
noise.
b
b. The effect may not always be noticeable, and depending on the
video source, the picture may look better with it set to Off.