JVC TH-S3 Instructions Manual page 35

Setting DVDpreferences
Picture menu(PICTURE)
• MONITOR TYPE
You can select tile monitor type to match your TV when you phty
DVDs recorded in the picture's height/width ratio of 16:9.
• 16:9 (Wide television conversion)
Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide
TV).
• 4:3 LB (Letter Box conversion)
Select this when tile aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3
(conventional TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the
black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen.
• 4:3 PS (Pan Scan conversion)
Select this when tile aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3
(conventional TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the
black bars do not appear, however, the left and right edges of
the pictures will not be shown on the screen.
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Ex.: 16:9 Ex.: 4:3 LB Ex.: 4:3 PS
NOTE
• E_en it'"4:3 PS" is selected, tile screen size may become "4:3 LB"
with some DVDs. This depends on how DVDs are recorded.
• PICTURE SOURCE
When you set the scan mode to PROGRESSIVE (see page 15), you
can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content
on the disc is processed by field (video source) or by frame (fihn
source).
Normally set to "AUTO".
• VIDEO
Suitable for phtying back a video source disc.
• FILM
Suitable for playing back a fihn source disc.
• AUTO
Used to play a disc containing both video and fihn source
materials.
This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the
current disc according to the disc information.
• If the playback picture is unclear or noisy, or the oblique
lines of the picture are rough, try to change to other modes.
• SCREEN SAVER (See page 18.)
You can activate or deactix.ate Screen Sax.er function.
• FILE TYPE
When se'_eral types of files are recorded on a disc, you can select
which files to play.
Alter changing FILE TYPE setting, be sure to turn the power oft',
then turn the power on to enable the new setting.
• AUDIO
Select this to phty MP3/WMA files.
• STILL PICTURE
Select this to play JPEG files.
• VIDEO
Select this to phty MPEG4 files.
menu(AUDIO)
• D. RANGE COMPRESSION
(Dynamic range compression)
You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a
low volume when listening to the sound with Dolby Digital.
• ON
Select this when you want to filly apply the compression
effect (usefld at midnight).
• AUTO
Select this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its
full dynamic range (no effect applied).
NOTE
• When you play a muhichannel Dolby Digital source with the
surround mode is off, the setting of D. RANGE COMPRESSION is
set to ON automaticully.
:Speakersettingmenu
(SPK. SETTING)
• Level menu (LEVEL)
CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER/
SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/SUB WOOFER
Adjust the output level of rehtted speakers.
TEST TONE*
Outputs the test tone,
RETURN
Returns to the SPK. SETTING menu,
": The test tone comes out of all of the activated speakers in the
t\qlowing sequence:
=> Front left speaker => Center speaker => Front right
speaker => Surround right speaker => Surround left
speaker => (back to the beginning)
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