Screen Sizes And Disc Formats; Widescreen Tv Users; Standard Tv Users; Selecting Languages Using The Language Code List - Pioneer S-DV515 Operating Instructions Manual

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Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different
screen aspects, ranging from TV programs,
which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope
widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up
to about 7:3.
Televisions also come in different aspect
ratios; 'standard' 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen
setting (page 62) of this system should be set
to 16:9 (Wide).
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format,
you can use the TV controls to select how the
picture is presented. Your TV may offer
various zoom and stretch options; see the
instructions that came with your TV for
details.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are
wider than 16:9, so even though you have a
widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a
'letterbox' style with black bars at the top and
bottom of the screen.

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen
setting (page 62) of this system should be set
to 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan),
depending on which you prefer.
Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are
shown with black bars top and bottom.
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Set to 4:3 (Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are
shown with the left and right sides cropped.
Although the picture looks larger, you don't
actually see the whole picture.
Please note that many widescreen discs
override the system's settings so that the disc
is shown in letterbox format regardless of the
setting.
• Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a
standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3
settings with a widescreen TV, will result
in a distorted picture.
Selecting languages using the
language code list
Some of the language options (see Language
settings on page 64) allow you to set your
prefered language from any of the 136
languages listed in the Language code list on
page 85.
1 Select 'Other Language'.
2 Use the (cursor left/right)
buttons to select either a code letter or a
code number.
3 Use the (cursor up/down)
buttons to select a code letter or a code
number.
See Language code list on page 85 for a
complete list of languages and codes.