Widescreen (16:9) TV or monitor
Setting the TV Screen Size � DVD
DVD screen size formatSetting and Appearance
The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while
Wide screen format DVD
the width-to-height ratio of wide screen andPlease note that there are some
high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio iswide screen letter box formats
called the aspect ratio.that place black bars at the top
When viewing software recorded in different aspectand bottom of the screen. This is
not a malfunction.
ratios, the imageOs height to width ratio can be switched
OWide� setting
to match the TV or monitor being used.
Make changes to the TV screen size in the [TV Screen]Standard screen format DVD
When viewing a standard screen
setting in the Setup screen Video menu. Please note that
format DVD on a wide screen
changes to the [TV Screen] setting cannot be made
TV, black bars may be
when a disc is playing. Stop playback of the disc before
automatically placed at the side
attempting to make any changes.of the screen to adjust to the
DVD format.
OWide� setting
Audio1Audio2VideoLanguageGeneral
TV Screen 4:3(Letter Box)Standard screen format DVD
Picture Ouality � 4:3(Pan&Scan)
16:9(Wide)(unnatural stretched effect)
If you are viewing a standard
Select your display preferencescreen format DVD on a wide
screen TV, the picture may
MoveSETUPExitappear �stretchedO on the
screen. To remedy this
condition, change your wide
Settings: 4:3 (Letter Box)screen TV to display a standard
4:3 (Pan & Scan)(4:3) screen. Refer to theOWide� setting
instructions supplied with your
16:9 (Wide)*wide screen TV or monitor for
* Factory settingmore information.
Notes
Y If [Standard (4:3)] is selected in the Setup Navigator
screen, [4:3 (Letter Box)] is selected on this screen. If youStandard (4:3) TV or monitor
prefer the pan&scan format, change the settings on thisDVD screen size formatSetting and Appearance
screen.
Wide screen format DVD
Y Whether the aspect can be switched or not depends on the
The Letter box presentation
disc. Please refer to the information written on the disc
places black bars at the top and
jacket, etc.
bottom portions of the screen to
Y Some discs may not include the screen format selected in
provide the full wide screen
the [TV Screen] setting. When this occurs, the standard TV
presentation of a movie on a
screen format available on the disc is automatically selected.OLetter Box� setting
standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio).
Differences in screen sizes and DVD formatsWide screen format DVD
The Pan & Scan presentation
The number of screen size formats currently available can
crops both sides of the wide
be somewhat confusing. If set incorrectly, the videoscreen presentation to use the
presentation may not appear as it should. The followingfull standard TV screen.
diagrams and descriptions are intended to help you set
your TV screen size in a way that will allow you to fullyOPan & Scan� setting
enjoy the digital video of DVD.
Standard screen format DVD
The settings in the [TV Screen] setting are perhaps most
If you have a standard TV, the
applicable when the DVD you are watching isstandard screen format will be
programmed in the wide screen format. If you have apresented regardless of the
standard TV, select either [4:3 (Letter Box)] or [4:3 (Pansetting.
& Scan)] based on your personal preference. If you have
a wide screen TV, select [16:9 (Wide)].
Any setting
Wide screen format DVD
(unnatural squeezed effect)
If you are viewing a wide screen
format DVD on a standard TV and
the [TV Screen] setting is set to
[16:9 (Wide)], the picture may
appear �squeezedO on the screen.
To remedy this condition, select
either [4:3 (Letter Box)] or [4:3OWide� setting
(Pan & Scan)].
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