Manual
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4 X 3 Letterbox
4 x 3 Standard
16x9
Disc Options
Autoplay: When you select On, a disc immediately starts playing after you insert
it into the p_ayer(there's no need to p_ess the PLAY button).
Note:For CDs withmp3,WMA, or JPEGfileson them, insteadof playsngautoma_cally,the
CDg folders appear automatically.
Screen format: the sewing you choose _diusts the way a movie appears On your
TV (DVD discs on_'). Standard TVs are 4 x 3 format. Depending on the type of
television you have,you m_y want to adiust the screen setting (a_so called the
aspect r_tio).The choices fo_low:
4 x 3 Letterbox - Choose this setting if you want to see movies in
their original aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio).You'll see the entire
frame of the movie, but it wi{I take up a smaller portion of the screen
vertically.The movie might appear with black bars at the top and bottom
of the screen.
4 x 3 Standard - Choose this setting if you want the movie to fill the
entire screen of your TMTffis might mean that parts of the picture (the
left and right edges) won't be seen. Most discs that are produced in a
widescreen format only can't be cropped in this fashion.
16 x 9 - Choose this setting if your DVD Recorder is connected to a
widescreen T_ If you choose this setting and you don't have a
widescreen T_, the images on the screen might appear distorted due to
vertical compression. If you play a disc recorded in 4 x 3 format on a
widescreen T_, the left and right sides of the screen will appear black.
Angle Icon: Some DVDs are produced with multiple camera angffis. However, it is
difficult to know when the anglefeature is available throughout a movie. If you
turn on the Angle Display, an icon will appear on the screen whenever multiple
angles are available for a particular scene in a movie.
The disc _ibrary accessesinformation about what you've recorded onto discs. Details of
this feature and the submenus are described on page 28.
Timers
Timer=You can add timersand view or editexistingtimersfi_omthismenu forautomatic
recording.Timer recordings are especially useful when you have a favorite program that
you want to _ecord every week and/or every day.If you use a cable box, the cab{e box
must be On during the timer recording; if you're recording from satellite, the satellite set-
top box, also called a receiver, must he On.
Note:
To go back to a previous menu, press GO BAC_L
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