Pioneer DV-59AVi Owner's Manual - Page 74

08 Initial Settings menu • Use the joystick (up/down) to select a setting. • Use the joystick (left/right) to adjust the current setting. • After you've finished, press ENTER to confirm any settings you've made and return to the Initial Settings menu. You can adjust any or all of the following HDMI settings (the same options are available for DVI/HDCP-compatible devices): • 4:3 (Letter Box) - Widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom. • 4:3 (Pan&Scan) - Widescreen discs are shown with the left and right sides cropped. • 16:9 (Wide) - Use this setting if you have a widescreen monitor. • 16:9(Compressed) - Progressive-scan 4:3 material is shown with black bars on either side of the screen. Resolution Since HDMI has the capacity to support many different high-definition video formats, you may want to change the resolution depending on the monitor you're using. The options that appear will depend on the video format of the current disc (NTSC or PAL). • VGA - 640x480 pixel progressive-scan video (NTSC only) • 720 x 480 P (NTSC)/ 720 x 576 P (PAL) - 720x480/576 pixel progressive-scan video • 720 x 480 I (NTSC)/ 720 x 576 I (PAL) - 720x480/576 pixel interlace video • 1280 x 720 P - 1280x720 pixel progressive-scan video • 1920 x 1080 I - 1920x1080 pixel interlace video • A message will appear if you select an incompatible resolution. Aspect Ratio Select an aspect ratio according to the kind of display you have, and how you want to see the image on-screen. Refer to the table below to match the HDMI resolution you chose in Resolution above to the disc type you're using and the setting on your monitor. See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 83. Disc type HDMI resolution setting Compressed Aspect Monitor (HDMI ) setting 4:3 Aspect Monitor (HDMI ) setting 720 x 480 I/P (720 x 576 I/P) 1280 x 720 P 16:9 (Wide) 1920 x 1080 I Full/ Squeeze 4:3/ 16:9 (Wide) Normal/ Normal/ 16:9 Pass- Pass- (Com- thru/4:3 thru/4:3 pressed) Video Memory These settings allow you to change the appearance of the HDMI video presentation. You can also access these options from the Video Adjust menu (see Video Adjust on page 60 for more on this). • Direct - The picture appears simply according to how the source was encoded. • Natural - Edges are softer making this setting good for movies. • Enhanced - Edges are sharper making this setting ideal for animation and material with computer generated effects. • Memory1-3 - Use for saving your own presets (see Creating your own presets on page 60 for more on this) 74 En