Owner`s manual

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CUSTOMIZING THE FUNCTION SETTINGS
TV TYPE
Pan Scan
• When wide-screen video is played, this mode clips the right and left
sides of the image so that it can be viewed on a conventional screen.
• Some wide-screen DVDs that do not permit Pan Scan mode playback are
automatically played in letterbox mode (black bands top and bottom).
Letter Box
• When wide-screen video is played in this mode on a conventional
screen, black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
Wide screen
• This is the correct mode for playing wide-screen videos on a wide-
screen.
Notes :
• The displayable picture size is preset on the DVD disc. Therefore the
playback picture of some DVD discs may not conform to the picture
size you select.
• When you play DVD discs recorded in the 4:3 aspect ratio, the
playback picture will always appears in the 4:3 aspect ratio regardless
of the TV TYPE setting.
LETTER BOX
Cut off when a wide-screen
video image is played.
PAN SCAN
WIDE SCREEN
DEFAULT
It takes 3-5 seconds to reset the unit to the factory default.
Indicates Parental lock is
NOT active.
The Parental lock is
active.
If you forget the password, you can erase your current password by pressing number
button 8 on the remote four times, then press the ENTER button to confirm the setting
(PASSWORD : 8 8 8 8).
PASSWORD
Use or button to shift and select Password, enter your 4-digit security code and then press
the ENTER button.
RATING
DVD discs are equipped with a password function and are rated according to their content. The
contents allowed by parental lock level and the way a DVD disc is controlled may vary from
disc to disc. For example, if the disc allowed, you could lock-out violent scenes unsuitable for
children or you could lock out playback of the disc altogether.
You cannot play DVD discs rated higher than the level you selected unless you cancel the
parental lock function.
The parental lock levels are equivalent to the following ratings.
1 : KID SAFE 5 : PG-R
2 : G 6 : R
3 : PG 7 : NC-17
4 : PG-13 8 : ADULT
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