Philips DVD615AT98 - Manual (Page 33)

• Most DVDs only play in the
format in which they were
recorded. For example, if the
DVD case says the DVD is
recorded in Letterbox or
Widescreen format, you can
play the DVD only with the
black bars showing at the top
and bottom of the picture.
Even if you set TV DISPLAY to
NORMAL/PS, the picture will
still show in the wide format.
• The format you select must be
available on the Disc. If it is
not, the settings for TV DIS-
PLAY will not affect the picture
during playback.
• Some widescreen TVs may
show only part of the Player’s
menu. This is not an error of
the Player settings. Adjust the
screen mode on your TV. See
your TV owner’s manual for
details.
Helpful Hints
TV Display 33
You may set the Player to display the picture in one of three formats:
Letterbox, Pan & Scan, or Wide. To choose a format, follow these steps.
1
Press SYSTEM MENU.
2 Press 9 repeatedly to select SETUP VIDEO OUTPUT, then
press OK.
3 Press 9 repeatedly to select TV DISPLAY, then press :.
4 Press 89 to select NORMAL/PS, NORMAL/LB, or WIDE,
then press OK.
• Select NORMAL/PS (pan & scan) if you want both sides of the pic-
ture to be trimmed or formatted to fit your TV screen. This setting
is possible only if the DVD is recorded in pan & scan or regular for-
mat. Check the Disc case for details.
• Select NORMAL/LB (letterbox) if you want to see the picture with
black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This looks like the
picture you see when watching movies in a theater. This setting is
possible only if the DVD was recorded in the letterbox or
widescreen format. Check the Disc case for details.
• Select WIDE if you connected the Player to a widescreen TV.
5 Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the menus.
TV TYPE
VIDEO OUTPUT
TV DISPLAY
F NORMAL/PS
VIDEO MODE NORMAL/LB
BRIGHTNESS WIDE
CONTRAST
SATURATION
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