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Additional Information
Screen sizes and disc formats
Set
to
4:3(Pan&Scan),
wrdescreen discs are
DVD-Video discs come in several different
screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV
programs, which are generally 4~3, to
CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an
aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.
Televisions, too, come in different aspect
ratios: 'standard' 4:3 and widescreen 169
shown with the left and right sides cropped.
Although the prcture looks larger, you don't
actually see the whole picture.
Widescreen TV users
If you have a widescreen TV the
TV Screen
setting
(page
48) of this player should be set
to
16:9(Wide).
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3
format, you can use the TV controls to select
how the picture is presented. YourlV may
offer various zoom and stretch options; see
the instructions that came with your TV for
details.
Please note that some movre aspect ratios
are wider than 16:9, so even though you have
Please note that many widescreen discs
override the player's settings so that the disc
is shown in letterbox format regardless of the
setting.
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Tip
l
Using the
16:9 (Wide)
setting with a
standard 4:3 TV or either of the 4:3
settings with a widescreen TV. will result
in a distorted picture.
a widescreen TV these discs will stall play In
a 'letterbox' style with black bars at the top
Resetting the player
and bottom of the screen.
Use this procedure to reset all the player's
settings to the factory default.
Standard TV users
1 Switch the player into standby.
If you have a standard TV the
TV Screen
setting
(page
48) of this player should be set
2 Using the front panel buttons, hold
to 4:3 (letter Box)
or
4:3 (Pan&Scan),
down the
n
(stop) button and press
depending on which you prefer.
6 STANDBY/ON to switch the player back
on.
Set to
4:3 (Letter
Box), widescreen drscs are
All the player's settings are now reset, and
shown with black bars top and bottom.
vou should see the 'Let's Get Started' screen.
Operating the player after
power on
When you switch the power on, the display
shows a welcome message. During this time
none of the player's controls are operative.
Similarly, sometimes, you cannot operate the
player while the disc tray or disc mechanism
are in motion.
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