JVC XV-THC40 Home Theater System User Manual


 
Setting DVDpreferences
MONITORTYPE
You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play
DVDs recorded in the picture's height/width ratio of 16:9.
4:3 PS (Pan Scan conversion)
Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 (comrentional
TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the black bars do not
appear, however, the left and right edges of the pictures will not
be shown on the screen.
4:3 LB (Letter Box conversion)
Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 (comrentional
TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the black bars appear
on the top and the bottom of the screen.
16:9 (Wide television conversion)
Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fixed on 16:9 (wide
TV).
When you play DVDs recorded in the picture's height/width ratio
of 4:3, the system adjust the ratio of output signal atttomatically.
Ex.: 4:3 PS Ex.:4:3 LB Ex.: 16:9
NOTE
Even if'"4:3 PS"is selected, the screen size may become "4:3 LB"with
some DVDs. This depends on how DVDs are recorded.
PICTURESOURCE
When you set the scan mode to "480p" or "720p" (see page 18), you
can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content
on the disc/file is processed by flame (film source) or by field (video
source).
Normally set to "AUTO".
AUTO
Used to play a disc/file containing both video and fihn source
materials.
This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the
current disc/file according to the disc/file information.
If the playback picture is unclear or noisy, or the oblique lines of
the picture are rough, try to change to other modes.
FILM
Suitable fbr playing back a fihn source disc/file.
VIDEO (NORMAL)
Suitable fbr playing back a video source disc/file with relatively a
few nlovements.
VIDEO (ACTIVE)
Suitable fbr playing back a video source disc/file with relatively a
lot of movements.
SCREENSAVER(See page21.)
You can acti'_:tte or deactivate screen saver function.
FILETYPE
When several types of files are recorded on a disc/device, you can
select which files to play.
AUDIO
Select this to play MP3/WMA files.
STILL PICTURE
Select this to play JPEG files.
VIDEO
Select this to play ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX files.
HDMIDVICOLOR
When connecting the TV by using HDMI cable, you can adjust the
picture appearance, such as image quality, color intensity, and black
fading.
STANDARD
Select this when you need no picture adjustment.
ENHANCE
This system automatically makes picture adjustment suitable for
the picture.
HDMIOUT
When connecting the TV by using HDMI cable, you can select the
type of video signal output from HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal.
Normally set to "AUTO".
AUTO
This system automatically select the video signal type and outputs
according to the type of TV connected with HDMI cable.
RGB
Select this when no picture appears on the TV with "AUTO"
setting. The video signal output is fixed to RGB.
_:Audio menu (AUDIO)
D.RANGECONTROL
(Dynamic range control)
You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a low
volume when listening to the sound with Dolby Digital.
WIDE RANGE
Select this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its full
dynamic range (no effect applied).
NORMAL
Normally select this to activate this function.
TV MODE
Select this when you want to fully apply the compression effect
(useful at midnight).
NOTE
When you play a multichannel Dolby Digital source with the
surround mode is off; the setting of D. RANGE CONTROL is set to
NORMAL automatically.
HDMIAUDIOOUT
You can select whether the system outputs the audio signal with the
video signal from HDMI MONITOR OUT ternfinal or not.
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