Screen Sizes And Disc Formats; Widescreen Tv Users; Standard Tv Users; Resetting The Player - Pioneer DV-59AVi Operating Instructions Manual

Additional information
of furniture, or other object on the power
cable or pinch the cable in any other way.
Never make a knot in the cable or tie it with
other cables. The power cables should be
routed so that they are not likely to be stepped
on. A damaged power cable can cause a fire
or give you an electric shock. Check the power
cable once in a while. If you find it damaged,
ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service
center or your dealer for a replacement.

Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different
screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV
programs, which are generally 4:3, to Cinema-
Scope widescreen movies, with an aspect
ratio of up to about 7:3.
Televisions, too, 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 65) of this player 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
'letter box' 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 65) of this player 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.
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 over-
ride the player's settings so that the disc is
shown in letter box format regardless of the
setting.
• Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a stan-
dard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 settings
with a widescreen TV, will result in a
distorted picture.

Resetting the player

Use this procedure to reset all the player's
settings to the factory default.
1 Switch the player into standby.
2 Using the front panel buttons, hold
down the (stop) button and press
STANDBY/ON to switch the player back
on.
All the player's settings are now reset, and
you should see the 'Let's Get Started' screen.
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