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• The format you select must be
on the Disc. If not, the settings
for TV Shape will not affect the
picture during play.
• Some widescreen TVs may show
only part of the Recorder’s
menu. Adjust the screen mode
on your TV. See your TV owner’s
manual for details.
Helpful Hints
58 Picture Settings
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Press SYSTEM MENU. Press ; to select in the top left
corner of the Menu Bar at the top of the TV screen.
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Press 9CH- to select , then press :.
3
Press 8CH+ or 9CH- to select TV Shape, Black level shift,
Video shift, or Video output.Then, press : and follow step 4
according to your choice.
4
● If you selected TV Shape, press 8CH+ or 9CH- to select
4:3 letterbox, 4:3 panscan, or 16:9, then press OK.
Select 4:3 letterbox 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.
Select 4:3 panscan if you want both sides of the picture to be
trimmed, or formatted to fit your TV screen.This setting is possible
only if the DVD was recorded in Normal or Regular format.
Select 16:9 if you connected the Recorder to a widescreen TV.
● If you selected Black level shift, press 8CH+ or 9CH- to
select On or Off, then press OK. Set Black level shift to On dur-
ing play of NTSC Discs.This will improve the color contrast and
brighten the picture. Black level shift has no effect on PAL Disc play.
● If you selected Video shift, press ; or : to center the pic-
ture on your TV screen - or “shift” the video.When you are
satisfied with the position of the picture, press OK.
● If you selected Video output, press SELECT repeatedly to
choose Interlaced or Progressive Scan, then press OK. Select
Progressive Scan only if you connected the Recorder to a TV that has
Progressive Scan. See page 12. Otherwise, choose Interlaced.
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Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the menus.
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Interlaced
Progressive Scan
Press SELECT to toggle
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REC/OTR
TIMER REC MODE PLAY MODE TV/DVD
MONITOR
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DISC MANAGER FSS SELECT
SUBTITLE
STOP TV VOLUME
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PLAY
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TV Shape Examples
16:9 Letterbox 4:3 panscan