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4.3.1 TV Type
You can tell the BD player whether to output US/Asia (NTSC) video or European (PAL) video using
this menu item.
To set the BD player’s output video format, press the up/down arrow keys ( ) on the remote until the
TV
Type
choice in the center of the setup screen is highlighted. Then, press the right arrow key ( ) on the
remote
until the rightmost portion of the setup screen is highlighted.
The u
p/down arrow keys ( ) on the remote can then be used to select NTSC or PAL as the video output
format.
NOTE
: Incorrectly setting this menu item may result in not being able to see video.
If you can already see the setup menu,
leave this menu item alone!
4.3.2 TV Aspect
You can use this menu item to tell the BD player whether you have a very rectangular shaped,
16
:9-aspect ratio television set, or a more traditional, almost square 4:3 aspect-ratio television set.
To inform the BD player of your TV’s aspect ratio, press the up/down arrow keys ( ) on the remote until
the
TV Aspect
choice in the center of the setup screen is highlighted. Then, press the right arrow key ( )
on
the remote until the rightmost portion of the setup screen is highlighted.
The
up/down arrow keys ( ) on the remote can then be used to select your TV’s aspect ratio.
If your TV has a very rectangular (16:9) aspect ratio
, you will need to choose one of the 16:9 aspect
ra
tios (wide or pillarboxed).
If your TV has an “old fashioned” (relatively square) (4:3) aspect ratio
, you will need to choose one
of the 4
:3 aspect ratios (letterboxed or pan/scan).
Your
preference should be based on whether the disk you will be watching contains a movie in
widesc
reen format, or has been cropped to fit a “standard” 4:3 screen, as well as your individual
pr
eference for viewing, as shown in the table below:
TV Aspect Menu Selection
If your TV is 16:9, choose: If your TV is 4:3, choose:
16:9 Wide 16:9 Pillarboxed 4:3 Letterboxed 4:3 Pan and Scan
Disk
Contents
Movie in
widescreen
format
Movie will fill
entire screen
No effect Movie will fill
entire screen
Movie will be shown in
re
ctangular “wide”
aspect ratio
(H
orizontal bars will
be shown
abov
e/below movie)
Center of movie
will be shown on
TV. Left and right
po
rtion of movie
contents will not be
shown
HD television
episodes in
widescreen
format
Episode will
fill entire
screen
No effect –
Epsiode will fill
entire screen
Episode will be shown
in rec
tangular “wide”
aspect ratio
(H
orizontal bars will
be shown
abov
e/below movie)
Center of episode
will be shown on
TV. Left and right
po
rtion of episode
contents will not be
shown