Video Settings (Video In/Out) - Sony 4-131-978-11(1) Operating Instructions Manual

Video Settings (Video In/
Out)
You can adjust items related to the image,
such as size and colour, according to the type
of TV, tuner, or decoder connected to the
recorder.
TV Type
Select the playback picture size according to
the type of connected TV (widescreen/wide
mode TV or conventional 4:3 screen TV).
16:9 Select this when
connecting to a widescreen
TV or TV with a wide
mode function.
4:3 Letter Box Select this when
connecting to a 4:3 screen
TV. Displays a wide
picture with bands on the
upper and lower portions
of the screen.
4:3 Pan Scan Select this when
connecting to a 4:3 screen
TV. Automatically
displays a wide picture on
the entire screen and cuts
off the portions that do not
fit.
16:9
4:3 Letter Box
4:3 Pan Scan
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Depending on the disc, "4:3 Letter Box" may be
selected automatically instead of "4:3 Pan Scan"
or vice-versa.
Component Video Out
Selects the signal format in which the
recorder outputs video signals: interlace or
progressive, from the COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT jacks.
Normal (Inter- Outputs signals in the
lace) interlace format.
Progressive Outputs signals in the
progressive format. Select
this when you want to view
progressive signals.
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• When using the HDMI connection (page 17),
"Progressive" cannot be selected.
• When you set "LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]" to
"RGB [Video/RGB]" or "RGB [Decoder]," you
cannot set "Component Video Out."
• When you connect the recorder to a monitor or
projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT jacks, do not set "LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]"
to "RGB [Video/RGB]" or "RGB [Decoder]." If
you set "LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]" to "RGB
[Video/RGB]" or "RGB [Decoder]," in this case,
the picture may not appear.
• When picture noise appears after you set the
recorder to progressive format, hold down x
(stop) on the recorder, and press Z (open/close)
on the recorder.
LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]
Selects a method of outputting video signals
for the LINE 3 – TV jack and a method of
inputting video signals for the LINE 1/
DECODER jack. The picture will not be
clear if this setting does not match the type
of video input signal.
Video [Video/ Outputs video signals/
RGB]
inputs video signals or
RGB signals.
Video
Outputs video signals.
[Decoder] Select this when
connecting to an external
decoder (PAY-TV/Canal
Plus analogue decoder). If
you connect to a cable box/
satellite receiver such as
CanalSat, do not select this
option.
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