Sony DAV-HDX265 Operating Instructions Manual page 23

2 Press VIDEO FORMAT.
The current signal appears in the flout panel display.
Each time you press VIDEO FORMAT, tile display changes as lk)llows:
E ORMAL (INTERLACE)
PROGRESSIVE
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• NORMAL (INTERLACE)
Select this setting when:
- your TV does not accept progressi'_e signals, or, _,
- your TV is connecled Io jacks odler than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (MONITOR _'
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OUT (V1DEO/S VIDEO)).
• PROGRESSIVE
Select this setting where Z
your TV accepts progressixe signals, and, 0
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the TV is com*ected to tile COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.
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Normally select tiffs under file abo'_ e condition. This automatically detects Ihe s<)fiware type, and
selects the appropriate con'_ersion method.
Note that tile picture will not be clear or no piclure will appear if you selecl these settings v,,rhen
either of tile above conditions are not met.
• When you connect the unit and Ihe TV wilh file HDMI cord during the system is sel Io "NORMAL
(INTERLACE)," the syslem is sel Io "PROGRESSIVE" automatically.
• When you connect the unit and the TV with the HDMI cord, VIDEO FORMAT is used lk)r selecting the type of
video signals output from the HDMI OUT jack. For details, see "To select the type of video sigmd output from the
HDMI OUT (high-definition multimedia interface out) jack" (page 211.
About DVD software types and the conversion method
DVD sofiware cml be divided into 2 types: Iihnd)ased software mid ;'ideoq_ased software.
Video-based sot'iware is derived from TV, such as dramas and sit-corns, and displays images at 30
frames/6I) fields per second. Film-based so0;,vare is derived from fihn and displays images at 24 frames
per second. Some DVD software contains both video and film.
In order l\)r these images to appear natural on your screen when output ill progressive lormat, tile
progressive signals need to be converted to match the type of DVD sof);,vare that you are watching.
• When you play video-based software in progressive signal format, sections of some types of images may appear
unnatural due to the conversion process when output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Even though
you set to "PROGRESSIVE," images from the MONITOR OUT (VIDEO or S VIDEO)jack are unafli:cted as they
are output in the interlace format.
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