Discs — Using On-screen menus
Audio Menu
Dolby Pro Logic II (➡ Dolby Pro Logic II, page 28)
DVD-V
DVD-VR
Movie: Movie software, recorded in Dolby Surround.
Music: Stereo sources
Off: Cancel (factory preset)
Dialogue Enhancer
DVD-V
DVD-VR
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(Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG4, 3-channel or over,
where the dialogue is recorded in the center
channel)
This makes the dialogue in movies easier to hear.
On
Off
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This does not work or has less effect with some discs.
Sound Enhancement
DVD-V DVD-VR VCD
Enhances audio output to produce a warm hall-like
sound.
On
Off
Display Menu
Subtitle Position
0 to –60 in 2 unit steps.
Subtitle Brightness
"Auto" to automatically adjust the brightness against the
background, or 0 to –7.
Information
JPEG
On
Off
4:3 Aspect
DVD-V DVD-VR VCD
To select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect
screens on a 16:9 aspect television.
(Go to "Video" tab in the Setup menus, and select "16:9"
for "TV Aspect" (➡ page 21).)
Normal: Laterally stretches images.
Auto: Expands 4:3 letterbox images to fill more 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.
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If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for
a better effect.
Just Fit Zoom
(motion picture parts only)
DVD-VR
To select appropriate screen size to fit your television
screen.
AUTO
4:3 Standard
European Vista
16:9 Standard
Example:
European Vista (1.66:1)
American Vista (1.85:1)
Cinemascope1 (2.35:1)
Cinemascope2 (2.55:1)
MPEG4 DivX
Standard (x0.25 full-screen)
Original (actual recorded size)
Full (full-screen)
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•
This may not work depending on the discs recording.
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VCD
VCD
WMA MP3
CD
DVD-V
DVD-V
JPEG MPEG4 DivX
DVD-V VCD
American Vista
Cinemascope2
Cinemascope1
4:3 Standard (4:3)
16:9 Standard (16:9)
Manual Zoom
(For motion picture part)
DVD-VR
DVD-V VCD
MPEG4 DivX
To zoom in and out manually
Press [e, r].
–from "x1.00" to "x1.60" (in 0.01 units)
–from "x1.60" to "x2.00" (in 0.02 units)
–
from "x2.00" to "x4.00" (in 0.05 units)
MPEG4 DivX
Bit Rate Display
(Moving picture parts only)
DVD-VR
DVD-V VCD
MPEG4 DivX
When you select "On":
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During play:
shows the bit rate (approximate) of the video being
played
During pause:
shows the data volume of the frame and type of
picture (➡ Glossary— I/P/B, page 32)
GUI See-through
Adjust the translucency of the on-screen menu.
Off, On, Auto
GUI Brightness (–3 to +3)
To adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.
Other Menu
Setup
Open the Setup menu to change the player's settings
(➡ page 21).
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Play as DVD-VR, Play as HighMAT or Play as Data
Disc
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Select "Play as Data Disc" to play JPEG, MP3,
MPEG4 or DivX files on DVD-RAM or to play
HighMAT disc without using the HighMAT menus.