Changing the unit's settings
To select these options, perform steps
0--0
(~
30)
Underlined
Items
are
the
factory
presets.
"Display"
Status
Messages
eAutomatic
eOff
Choose whether
to
show status messages automatically.
On-screen
Language
-English
eFran~ais
.Espanol
Choose the language for these menus and on-screen messages.
Screen
Saver
Function
-On:
This is
to
prevent burn-in
on
the screen. If there
is
no operation for 10 minutes or more, the displayed screen switches
-When
this
is
set to "On", the masked-off area
on
the screen
to the other states automatically.
becomes
gray.
- When the Direct Navigator
or
FUNCTIONS menu
is
displayed, the display
[Only when connecting with an HOMI cable or a component video
returns to the screen saver mode.
cable and "HOMI Resolution"
(9
below)
is
set
to
any other mode
-When
CD or MP3 is played, the display returns to the screen saver mode.
(Playback continues.)
than "480p", or "Component Video Resolution"
(9
below) is set to
-When
still pictures are shown (except for slideshows), the display returns
"720p"
or
"1
080i"]
to the Direct Navigator screen.
eOO
FL
Oisplay
e6.righl
Changes the brightness of the unit's display. eOim: The display
is
dimmed.
eAuto:
The display
is
dimmed during playback and bright except
playback.
SO
Card
LEO
Control
~iI
eQn
eOff
Set the lighting method for the lamp
on
the SD card slot.
eSD
inserted:
When this unit is turned on and
SO
card is inserted, the
lamp is lighted.
License
Information about the software used
by
this unit is displayed.
"TV I Device Connection"
TV
Aspect
When connected
to
a 4:3 aspect television:
Set to match the type of television connected.
e4:3 Pan
&Scan: Video recorded for a widescreen is played as
Pan
& Scan
(unless prohibited
by
the producer of the disc). When playing
BD-Video, video
is
output as "4:3 Letterbox".
e4:3 Letterbox: Video recorded for a widescreen
is
played in the letterbox style.
When connected to a 16:9 widescreen television:
e1.6Jl: Video recorded for 4:3 aspect screen is displayed as a 4:3 ratio
image
in
the center of the screen.
e16:9 Full: Video recorded for 4:3 aspect screen is displayed as a
horizontally stretched 16:9 image.
HOMI
Connection
- Press (OK] to show the following settings.
HOMI
Video
Mode
eQn: Images are output from the HDMI terminal
in
the resolution set
in
"HOMI
Select "On" when video
is
output from HDMI
AV
OUT
Resolution". Video from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal is output
as
terminal.
"480i".
eOff
Images are output
in
the resolution set in "Component Video Resolution".
HOMI
Resolution"
-
8l.I.lQ:
Automatically selects the output resolution best suited
to
the
The items supported
by
the connected devices are
connected television (1080p, 1080i, 720p
or
480p).
indicated
on
the screen
as
"*". When any item without
"*"
-480p -720p
-1080i
-1080p
is
selected, the images may be distorted.
-When
the unit
is
connected
to
an
amplifier/receiver that does not support the
resolution set
on
the unit, the video cannot be output properly.
In
this case, use
the
HOM
I cable to connect the unit to the TV and then connect the unit
to
the
amplifier/receiver using a cable other than HDMI.
-
To
enjoy high definition video up-converted to 1080p, you need to connect the unit
directly to 1080p compatible HOTV (High Definition Television). If this unit
is
connected
to
an
HDTV through other equipment, it must also be 1080p
compatible.
24p
Output
1m
nr:aJ!I
.On:
Images
in
24p are output
in
24p
as
they are.
When this unit is connected
to
a TV supporting 1080/24p
However,
output via
an
HOMI cable, this unit displays each frame at
- when video is being output at
24
frames, images from any other terminal
1/24 second intervals - the same interval originally shot than the HDMI terminal may not be output properly.
with the film camera.
-1m:
when images other than 24p are played, images are output at
eWhen playing OVO-Video, set to "On" and then set "24p"
60p.
in
"Video"
(~
29) to "On"
eOO
HOMI
RGB
Output
Range
eStandard: The video is output as
it
is.
Effective when connected to a device that only supports
• Enhanced: When the black and white contrast of a video is
low,
the signal
RGB output.
is enhanced
to
reproduce clear video.
HOMI
Audio
Output
-On:
This setting selects whether or not
to
output audio from
-Off:
When the TV is connected
to
this unit using
an
HOMI cable, and this unit
HDMI.
is also connected
to
other devices, such as an amplifier/receiver using
an
optical digital audio cable
or
a coaxial cable 1
B055I.
VIERA
Link
-Qn:
Set to use "HOAVI Control" function when connected with
•
Off:
Select when you do not want to use "HDAVI Control".
an
HDMI cable to a device that supports
"H
DAV
I Control".
Component
Video
Resolution·
.4.8Qi
-480p
-720p
-1080i
This sets the video output resolution when using the
Even if you select "720p" or "1080i", the video output resolution is restricted
to
component video terminal.
"480p" when images of DVD-Video discs are output from the COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT terminals.
Analog
Audio
Output
lB~
e2ch (Downmix) +
5.1
ch: When connecting
to
2ch AUDIO OUT or
5.1
ch
AUDIO
When connected with AUDIO OUT terminals, you can set
OUT.
(~34)
the unit
to
output the best possible sound for your speakers.
e7.1ch:
When connecting
to
7.1ch AUDIO OUT.
(~
34)
~
•
In
thiS
unit, a P4HO
(~
47) Video processor IS used
to
prOVide
Video
of optimal resolution
to
the connected
TV.
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