Panasonic SC-HT900 Operating Instructions Manual page 26

Using On-Screen Menu Icons
[Display\menu]
x1.00
Normal
1
4:3 Aspect
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
Select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on
a 16:9 aspect television.
≥Normal: laterally stretches images made for a 4:3
screen.
≥Auto: expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill more
1
of the screen. Other images appear in full in the center of
the screen.
≥Shrink: images appear in the center of the screen.
≥Zoom: expands all images to fill the screen.
If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a
better effect.
Zoom (➡ page 20)
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
2
Making fine adjustments to the zoom ratio
Subtitle position/Subtitle brightness [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
≥Position (0 to j60): in 2 unit steps
≥Brightness (Auto
3
§
The brightness adjusts automatically against the
background.
Bitrate display on/off [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
During play: shows the bitrate (approximate values) of the
video being played
While paused: shows the data volume of the frame and
9.438 Mbps
4
[2, 1]
Bitrate
Cur. 7.507 Mbps
Ave. 6.730 Mbps
Current
bitrate
Average bitrate
OSD brightness (j3 to i3)
5
Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.
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0 0 0
OFF
2 3 4 5
[VCD] [JPEG]
[ENTER]
[VCD]
[2, 1]
[ENTER]
/0 to j9)
§
[VCD]
type of picture (➡ page 37, Glossary—I/P/
B)
5.0
Mbps
A record of bitrates for
a sampling period.
[Picture\menu]
Picture mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
≥N:
≥S:
≥F:
1
≥C1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes
≥C2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark
≥U1/U2: User mode (➡ below)
Video output mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
≥480I: Interlace video
2
≥480P: Progressive video ("PROG." is on)
Transfer mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
Select the method of conversion for progressive output to
suit the type of material being played.
;
≥Auto 1 (normal): for viewing film material
3
≥Auto 2: for viewing film material (the same as Auto 1, but
;
≥Video: for video material
To change the user mode
1 Select User mode and press [1] to highlight the
number.
2 Press [3, 4] to select "1" or "2".
U1
U1
1
Contrast (j7 to i7)
4
Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of the
picture.
Brightness (0 to i15)
5
Brightens the picture.
Sharpness (j7 to i7)
6
Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.
Color (j7 to i7)
7
Adjust the shade of the picture's color.
Gamma (0 to i5)
8
Emphasis of outlines.
U2
N 480P
Auto1
1 2 3
Only when "PROG." is on
Normal mode
Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts)
Fine mode (Details are sharper)
scenes
able to convert 30-frame-per-second progressive
video)
0 0 0 0
4 5 6 7
U2
480P Auto1
1 2 3
Only when "PROG." is on
1–3 (➡ above)
[VCD] [JPEG]
[VCD] [JPEG]
[VCD]
U 1
0
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