Panasonic SC-ST1 Operating Instructions Manual page 23

Display menu
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4:3 Aspect
RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD
Select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect
screens on a 16:9 aspect television.
¡Normal: laterally stretches images made for a
4:3 screen.
q ¡Auto: expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill
more of the screen. Other images appear in full
in the center of the screen.
¡Shrink: images appear in the center of the screen.
¡Zoom: expands all images to fill the screen.
If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for
a better effect.
Zoom (\ page 18)
RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD
w
Making fine adjustments to the zoom
ratio
Subtitle position/Subtitle brightness
¡Position (0 to –60): in 2 unit steps
3 ¡Brightness (Auto /0 to –9)
The brightness adjusts automatically against the
background.
Bitrate display on/off
During play: shows the bitrate (approximate values) of
the video being played
While paused: shows the data volume of the frame and
type of picture (\ page 34, Glossary—
I/P/B)
9.438 Mbps
4
[w, q]
Bitrate
Cur. 7.507 Mbps
Ave. 6.730 Mbps
Current A record of bitrates for
bitrate a sampling period.
Average bitrate
OSD brightness (–3 to +3)
5
Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.
0 OFF 0
[ENTER]
[w, q]
[ENTER]
[e, r]
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Picture menu
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N
480P
Picture mode
¡N: Normal mode
¡S: Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts)
q ¡F:
Fine mode (Details are sharper)
¡C1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes
¡C2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes
¡U1/U2/U3: User mode (\ below)
Video output mode
¡480I: Interlace video
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¡480P: Progressive video ("PROGRESSIVE" is on)
Transfer mode
Select the method of conversion for progressive output
to suit the type of material being played.
¡Auto1 (normal): for viewing film material
e
¡Auto2: for viewing film material (the same as Auto 1,
but able to convert 30-frame-per-second
progressive video)
¡Video: for video material
To change the user mode
1 Select User mode and press [q] to highlight the number.
2 Press [e, r] to select "1", "2" or "3".
U1: MPEG D.N.R. (Digital Noise Reduction)
U 1 0
G H
Depth Enhancer (0 to +4)
r Reduces the rough noise in the background to give a
greater feeling of depth.
3D-NR (0 to +4)/Dot NR (On)
t
Reduces overall noise/Reduces the dot noise that
occurs at the borders between colors.
Block NR (0 to +3)
y
Smoothes block noise.
Mosquito NR (0 to +3)
u Reduces the smudging that appears around contrasting
sections of the picture.
U2
U 2 0 0
Contrast (–7 to +7)
i
Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of
the picture.
Brightness (0 to +15)
o
Brightens the picture.
Sharpness (–7 to +7)
!0 Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal
lines.
Color (–7 to +7)
!1
Adjust the shade of the picture's color.
Gamma (0 to +5)
!2
Emphasis of outlines.
U3
U 3 480P Auto1
VCD
Auto1
Only when
"PROGRESSIVE" is on
U 1
0
0 0
J O K
0 0 0
Only when
"PROGRESSIVE" is on
1-3 (\ above)
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