Yamaha DVD-S1800 Owner's Manual

Set the aspect ratio of this unit to match your TV. The 
format you select must be available on the disc.

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Select [TV Display] in [VIDEO] menu.

4:3 Pan Scan
Select this if the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3. In this 
setting, both sides of the picture to be trimmed or 
formatted to fit your TV screen.

4:3 Letter Box
Select this if the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3. In this 
setting, a wide picture with black bands on the upper and 
lower portions of the TV screen are displayed.

16:9
Select this if you have a widescreen TV.

■ The relationship between the setting of this 

unit and the TV display
When the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (widescreen):

When the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3:

*1: The side of the picture may be stretched depending on the 

TV. In this case, check the screen size and aspect ratio of 
your TV.

*2: If the disc is not assigned to play back with panscan, it is 

played with letterbox.

This menu contains the options for selecting the color 
system that matches your TV. For details, see “Step 3: 
Setting a TV type” on page 16.

Set the aspect ratio of the projected images on the screen. 
This function is only available for progressive scan and 
HDMI output.

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Select [Wide Screen Format] in [VIDEO] menu.

NL Stretch
Select this to display of 4:3 image on the 16:9 screen with 
non-linear stretching. (The center position of the screen is 
stretched less than the side.)

Pillar Box
Select this to display 4:3 image on the 16:9 screen without 
stretching. Even when this unit is playing a disc recorded 
in the 16:9 squeeze mode, the picture is displayed in the 
center of the screen.

Off
Select this to make no aspect ratio adjustment.

*1: [Black Level] and [Closed Caption] are only for U.S.A. and 

Canada models.

*2: [Scart Video Out] is only for U.K., Europa, and Russia 

models.

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