Toshiba D-VR4 Owners Manual - Page 47

Progressive scan

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Disc playback Progressive scan The unit supports the progressive scanning system as well as the conventional interlaced scanning system. If your TV is equipped with component video input jacks which support the progressive video input, you can enjoy high quality picture by making the progressive scanning mode active. Preparation: • Connect to a TV equipped with component jacks which support the progressive video input. • Turn ON the TV and set it to the corresponding video input mode. • Press DVD to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light.) 1 Press PROGRESSIVE in the stop mode. The PROGRESSIVE indicator " " on the display window will light. • The unit recognizes the picture source (film or video) of the current disc according to the disc information. 2 Press PLAY to start playback. P • To make the progressive scanning mode inactive, press PROGRESSIVE in the stop mode. The PROGRESSIVE indicator " " on the display window will go off. Different scanning modes Interlaced scan Technology that alternately displays odd-numbered scanning lines and even-numbered scanning lines. Also called "480i", "i" meaning "interlace". Progressive scan Technology that simultaneously displays odd-numbered scanning lines and even-numbered scanning lines from top to bottom. Also called "480p", "p" meaning "progressive". NOTES: • Some discs may not be played back with the progressive scan mode correctly because of the disc characteris- tics or recording condition. • There are some progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets that are not fully compatible with the unit, resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD disc in the progressive scan mode. In such a case, use the interlaced scanning mode. • You cannot activate the progressive scan mode in the following cases: - The unit is in the VCR mode. - A DVD disc is currently playing. You must stop playback first. 47 2G10101A P47-P54 47 2/25/05, 1:31 AM

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Disc playback
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Progressive scan
The unit supports the progressive
scanning system as well as the con-
ventional interlaced scanning sys-
tem. If your TV is equipped with com-
ponent video input jacks which sup-
port the progressive video input, you
can enjoy high quality picture by
making the progressive scanning
mode active.
Preparation:
Connect to a TV equipped with component jacks which support the
progressive video input.
Turn ON the TV and set it to the corresponding video input mode.
Press
DVD
to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light.)
1
Press
PROGRESSIVE
in the stop mode. The PROGRESSIVE in-
dicator “
” on the display window will light.
The unit recognizes the picture source (film or video) of the cur-
rent disc according to the disc information.
2
Press
PLAY
to start playback.
NOTES:
Some discs may not be played back with the progressive scan mode correctly because of the disc characteris-
tics or recording condition.
There are some progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets that are not fully compatible with the unit, resulting
in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD disc in the progressive scan mode. In such a case, use the
interlaced scanning mode.
You cannot activate the progressive scan mode in the following cases:
-
The unit is in the VCR mode.
-
A DVD disc is currently playing. You must stop playback first.
To make the progressive scanning mode inactive, press
PRO-
GRESSIVE
in the stop mode. The PROGRESSIVE indicator
” on the display window will go off.
Different scanning modes
Interlaced scan
Technology that alternately displays odd-numbered scanning lines
and even-numbered scanning lines. Also called “480i”, “i” meaning
“interlace”.
Progressive scan
Technology that simultaneously displays odd-numbered scanning
lines and even-numbered scanning lines from top to bottom. Also
called “480p”, “p” meaning “progressive”.
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