Canon ZR500 Instruction Manual page 31

During playback set the [TV TYPE] option according to the TV set to which you connect
the camcorder.
MENU
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TV TYPE WIDE TV
1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu.
2.
~~.the
joystick select (..
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the
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icon and press
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3. Select
(~
.. ) the [VCR SETUP] menu and press
(~).
Then, select
(~
.. ) the [TV TYPE] option and press
L . . - - - - - - '
(@).
4. Select a setting option and press
(~)
to save the changes.
• WIDE TV: TV sets with 16:9 aspect ratio.
• NORMAL TV: TV sets with 4:3 aspect ratio
5. Press the FUNC. button to close the menu.
a
Playing back recordings made in the widescreen mode on a normal TV: If the
TV type is set to [NORMAL TV] the recording will be played back in "Ietterbox"
display. If the TV type is set to [WI DE TV] the image will appear horizontally
squeezed.
a
If you connect the camcorder to a TV with Video 10-1 system, recordings made
in the widescreen mode will be automatically played back in widescreen mode.
a
When the TV type is set to [NORMAL TV] the digital effects are not available in
FPI.A'l"l~JJ mode.
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