Panasonic DVD-S31 Operating Instructions Manual page 12

SETUP menu
SETUP
Video
TV Aspect
Video Out (AV/Component)
Still Mode
SELECT TAB
NTSC Disc Output
ENTER RETURN
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TV Aspect :
The format of TV screens is either 4:3 (standard) or 16:9 (wide-screen).
Choose the 16:9 format if your player is attached to a wide-screen TV set.
If it is attached to a standard TV screen you can choose either 4:3 Pan&Scan
or 4:3 Letterbox (see illustration):
Pan&Scan:
Automatically crops a 16:9 picture and turns it into an optimum 4:3
4:3 Pan&Scan
picture producing neither black bars nor distortions.
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Video/Y PB PR
This format is not supported by all DVDs.
Automatic Letterbox:
Black bars will appear at the top and bottom edge of the screen to
PAL 60
allow the reproduction of wide-screen video material on a standard
TV screen.
Video Out ( AV/Component ) :
Please refer to page 9, "Basic settings" : "Select the output combination for the AV
and component terminals".
Still Mode :
Every picture frame is made up of two fields which are output to the screen one
after the other.
Automatic:
The unit automatically selects the optically better type of image.
Field:
Poorer quality than a frame-based image; however, the image is less fuzzy.
Frame:
Both fields of a picture alternate on the screen. Although the image may be
somewhat fuzzy, its quality is better than that of a field-based still image.
NTSC Disc Output :
To play a NTSC disc, select a colour rendition standard (NTSC/PAL60) that
matches the function of your TV set.
Please refer to the operating instructions of your TV set.