Screen Sizes And Disc Formats; Widescreen Tv Users; Standard Tv Users; Selecting Languages Using The Language - Pioneer S-DV323 Operating Instructions Manual

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Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different
screen aspects, ranging from TV programs,
which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope
widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up
to about 7:3.
Televisions also come in different aspect
ratios; 'standard' 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen
setting (see Video Output settings on page 49)
of this system 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. Your TV may offer various
zoom and stretch options; see the instructions
that came with your TV for details.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are
wider than 16:9, so even though you have a
widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a
'letterbox' style with black bars at the top and
bottom of the screen.

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen
setting (see Video Output settings on page 49)
of this system should be set to 4:3 (Letter Box)
or 4:3 (Pan&Scan), depending on which you
prefer.
Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are
shown with black bars top and bottom.
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Set to 4:3 (Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are
shown with the left and right sides cropped.
Although the picture looks larger, you don't
actually see the whole picture.
Please note that many widescreen discs
override the system's settings so that the disc
is shown in letterbox format regardless of the
setting.
Tip
• 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.
Selecting languages using the
language code list
Some of the language options (see Language
settings on page 50) allow you to set your
preferred language from any of the 136
languages listed in the Language code list on
page 69.
1 Select 'Other Language'.
2 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons
to select either a code letter or a code
number.
3 Use the (cursor up/down) buttons
to select a code letter or a code number.
See the Language code list (next page) for a
complete list of languages and codes.