Screen Sizes And Disc Formats - Pioneer DVR-RT501-S Operating Instructions Manual

Additional information
playlist
User-created titles based on each original title.
Progressive scan
Technology that simultaneously displays odd-
numbered scanning lines and even-numbered
scanning lines from top to bottom. Also called
"576p", "p" meaning "progressive".
Regions (DVD only)
(example region code marks)
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Regions associate discs and players with particular
areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that
have compatible region codes. You can find the region
code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some
discs are compatible with more than one region (or all
regions).
SETUP MENU
Menu that contains settings for various features of
this unit, such as recording and playback. Timer
recording is also set from the SETUP MENU.
slide show
Technique for flipping through and viewing many
images (JPEG files).
subtitle language
Language used for subtitles of movies, etc. Viewers
can watch in a language of their choosing.
title
A program recorded on a disc is called a "title".
title menu
Menu that lists titles and tracks recorded on the
disc. It is used for playback and disc editing.
top menu
Menu on a DVD-Video for selecting chapters for
playback, subtitle language, etc. The top menu may
be referred to as a Title Menu on some DVD discs.
track
A song on a music CD is called a "track".
TRACK INFO screen
The screen that appears when TITLE MENU is
pressed, if an Audio disc is in the unit.
Video mode
This recording format is compatible with commer-
cially available DVD players.
VR mode
This recording format is the basic DVD-RW
recording format, and lets you enjoy the various
editing functions available with this unit.
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Screen sizes and disc
formats

Screen sizes and disc formats

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When viewing on a standard TV or monitor
Screen format of disc Setting Appearance
4:3 (Letter Box)
16:9
4:3 (Pan & Scan)
widescreen discs override the player's
settings so that the disc is shown in letter
box format regardless of the setting.
4:3 16:9
4:3 (Pan & Scan)
When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor
Screen format of disc Setting Appearance
16:9 16:9
4:3 16:9
NOTE: 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.
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The program is shown
in widescreen with
black bars at the top
and bottom of the
screen.
The sides of the
program are cropped
so that the picture fills
the whole screen.
Please note that many
The program appears
squashed. Set to either
4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3
(Pan & Scan).
The program is
presented correctly on
either setting.
The program is
presented in
widescreen.
Your TV will determine
how the picture is
presented-check the
manual that came
with the TV for details.
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