User manual MARANTZ DV2100

[. . . ] ENGLISH FOREWORD This section must be read carefully before any connection is made to the mains supply. PRECAUTIONS The following precautions should be taken when operating the equipment. WARNINGS Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture. Do not insert anything into the equipment through the ventilation holes. Make a space of about 0. 1 meter around the unit. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS When installing the equipment ensure that: ­ the ventilation holes are not covered. ­ it will not be exposed to excessive heat, cold, moisture or dust. [. . . ] "Wide" setting Standard screen format DVD When viewing a standard screen format DVD on a wide screen TV, black bars may be automatically placed at the side of the screen to adjust to the DVD format. Setting and Appearance Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General TV Screen 4:3(Letter Box) 4:3(Pan&Scan) 16:9(Wide) "Wide" setting Select your display preference Move SETUP Exit Settings: 4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan & Scan) 16:9 (Wide)* * Factory setting Standard screen format DVD (unnatural stretched effect) If you are viewing a standard screen format DVD on a wide screen TV, the picture may appear `stretched' on the screen. To remedy this condition, change your wide screen TV to display a standard (4:3) screen. Refer to the instructions supplied with your wide screen TV or monitor for more information. "Wide" setting Notes · If [Standard (4:3)] is selected in the Setup Navigator screen, [4:3 (Letter Box)] is selected on this screen. If you prefer the pan&scan format, change the settings on this screen. · Whether the aspect can be switched or not depends on the disc. · Some discs may not include the screen format selected in the [TV Screen] setting. When this occurs, the standard TV screen format available on the disc is automatically selected. · When a DVD is played back in the letter box format, Linear PCM digital audio playback is output is automatically downsampled to 48 kHz (when the original signal is 96 kHz). In order to hear audio at the sampling rate of 96 kHz, select either [16:9 (Wide)] or [4:3 (Pan & Scan)]. ADJUSTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS When viewing a standard size TV or monitor DVD screen size format Wide screen format DVD The Letter box presentation places black bars at the top and bottom portions of the screen to provide the full wide screen presentation of a movie on a standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio). Wide screen format DVD The Pan & Scan presentation crops both sides of the wide screen presentation to use the full standard TV screen. "Pan & Scan" setting Standard screen format DVD If you have a standard TV, the standard screen format will be presented regardless of the setting. Setting and Appearance "Letter Box" setting Differences in screen sizes and DVD formats The number of screen size formats currently available can be somewhat confusing. If set incorrectly, the video presentation may not appear as it should. The following diagrams and descriptions are intended to help you set your TV screen size in a way that will allow you to fully enjoy the digital video of DVD. The settings in the [TV Screen] setting are perhaps most applicable when the DVD you are watching is programmed in the wide screen format. If you have a standard TV, select either [4:3 (Letter Box)] or [4:3 (Pan & Scan)] based on your personal preference. If you have a wide screen TV, select [16:9 (Wide)]. Any setting Wide screen format DVD (unnatural squeezed effect) If you are viewing a wide screen format DVD on a standard TV and the [TV Screen] setting is set to [16:9 (Wide)], the picture may appear `squeezed' on the screen. To remedy this condition, select either [4:3 (Letter Box)] or [4:3 (Pan & Scan)]. "Wide" setting 29 ENGLISH Setting the Video Output Format for AV CONNECTOR Connections When connections are made to the A/V EUROCONNECTOR on the player via a SCART cable, it is possible to select the video format that is compatible with your TV or monitor. Select [Video] to have a composite video signal output, [S-Video] to have an S-video signal output, and [RGB] to have an RGB signal output. For more information on which format is most appropriate, refer to the instructions supplied with your TV or monitor. Make changes to the [Video Out] setting in the Setup screen Video menu. Selecting the type of paused image to display This function lets you view a clear still-image when DVD playback is paused. [. . . ] 200 mVrms (1 kHz, ­20 dB) Number of channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks Digital audio characteristics Frequency response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hz to 44 kHz (DVD fs: 96 kHz) S/N ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]