Panasonic SC-HT800V Operating Instructions Manual page 30

DVD
Using On-Screen Menu Icons
Unit information
[Display\menu]
x1.00
Normal
1
4:3 Aspect
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
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.
≥Auto:
Expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill more of
1
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 27) [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
To select preset aspect ratio
Press [ENTER] and then [2, 1] to select. Press [ENTER] to
2
finish.
Making fine adjustments to the zoom ratio
Subtitle position/Subtitle brightness (➡ page 26)
3
[DVD-A] [DVD-V]
Bitrate display on/off
[RAM] [DVD-A] (Motion picture parts only) [DVD-V]
During play: shows the average bitrate (approximate values)
of the video being played
While paused: shows the data volume of the frame and type
of picture (➡ page 59, Glossary—I/P/B)
9.438 Mbps
4
[2, 1]
Bitrate
Cur. 7.507 Mbps
Ave. 6.730 Mbps
Current bitrate
Average bitrate
OSD brightness (j3 to i3)
5
Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.
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0 0 0
OFF
2 3 4 5
[VCD] [JPEG]
[VCD]
[VCD]
5.0
Mbps
A record of bitrates for
a sampling period.
[Picture\menu]
N
1
Picture mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
≥N:
Normal mode
≥S:
Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts)
≥F:
1 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: User mode (➡ below)
Video output mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
≥480I: Interlace video
2
≥480P: Progressive video
Transfer mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit
the type of material being played.
≥Auto 1 (normal): for viewing film material
3
≥Auto 2: for viewing film material (the same as Auto 1, but
[3, 4]
able to convert 30-frame-per-second progressive video)
≥Video: for video material
To change the user mode
1 Select User mode and press [1] to highlight the
number.
2 Press [3, 4] to select "1" or "2".
U1
U1
1
Contrast (j7 to i7)
4
Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of the
picture.
Brightness (0 to i15)
5
Brightens the picture.
Sharpness (j7 to i7)
6
Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.
Color (j7 to i7)
7
Adjusts the shade of the picture's color.
Gamma (0 to i5)
8
Adjusts the brightness of dark parts of the picture.
U2
U2
1
[Remember]
Press [DVD] first.
480P
Auto1
2 3
When progressive
output is on
[VCD] [JPEG]
[VCD]
[VCD]
0 0 0 0 0
4 5 6 7 8
480P
Auto1
2 3
When progressive output is on
1–3 (➡ above)
[JPEG]