Memorex MVD4540B - Manual (Page 52)

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Progressive scan
The unit supports the Progressive
scanning system as well as the
conventional interlaced scanning
system. If your TV is equipped with
component jacks which support the
progressive video input, you can en-
joy high quality picture by making the
Progressive scanning mode active.
• Connect to a TV equipped with component jacks.
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the corresponding video input mode.
• Set the S-VIDEO /COMPONENT video selector switch on the
rear panel to COMPONENT position.
• Press VCR/DVD to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator
will light.)
Preparation:
1
Press PROGRESSIVE in the stop mode. The PROGRESSIVE
indicator “
” on the display window will light.
• The unit recognizes the picture source (film or video) of the
current disc according to the disc information.
2
Press PLAY to start playback.
• To make the progressive scanning mode inactive, press
PROGRESSIVE in the stop mode. The PROGRESSIVE
indicator “
” on the display window will go off.
About PROGRESSIVE SCANNING MODE
To display video on the TV screen, the conventional scanning
method is called “Interlaced scanning”. With this method, only half
of the horizontal lines are displayed at a time. So two fields
complete a single picture (frame); i.e., the first field, containing all
the odd-numbered lines, is displayed followed by the second field,
containing all the even-numbered lines.
The Progressive scanning system scans all horizontal lines at a
time, so you can double the number of lines compared with the
interlaced scanning, resulting in a high-density, flicker-free picture.
To enjoy a progressive scanned video, the TV connected to the unit
must have Progressive inputs.
Depending on the material source format, DVD discs can be
classified into two categories; film and video (note that some DVD
discs contain both a film source and a video source). Film sources
are recorded as 24-frame-per-second information, while (NTSC)
video sources are recorded as 30-frame-per second (60-field-per-
second interlaced) information.
When the unit plays back a film source material, uninterlaced
progressive output signals are created using the original information.
When a video source material is played back, the unit interleaves
lines between the interlaced lines on each to create the interpolated
picture and outputs as the progressive signal.
CH
CH
DVD MENU RETURN
CLEAR/
CANCEL
ANGLE/
COUNTER RESET
CLOCK/
COUNTER
JUMP/
ZERO RETURN
PLAY MODE/
SPEED
AUDIO/
AUDIO SELECT
TV/VCR
PLAY
ZOOM MARKER
TRACKING/
SET
Ð
TRACKING/
SET
+
REPEAT A-B
REW/SEARCH SEARCH/F.FWD
4 5 6
0 7 8 9
TIMER REC
TOP MENU
SELECT/
ENTER
SUB TITLE/
ATR
SETUP/
VCR MENU
INPUT SELECT/
PROGRESSIVE
S-VIDEO/COMPONENT
Video selector switch
NOTES:
• Some discs may not be played back with the progressive scanning mode correctly because of the disc
characteristics or recording condition.
• There are some progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets that are not fully compatible with the unit, resulting
in the unnatural picture when playing back a DVD disc in the Progressive scanning mode. In such a case, use the
Interlaced scanning mode.
• You cannot make the progressive scanning mode active in following cases.
– The unit is in the VCR mode.
– The disc is played back in the DVD mode.
– The S-VIDEO/COMPONENT video selector switch is set to S-VIDEO position.
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