ONKYO DR-815 ユーザーズマニュアル

 

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DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect 
ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 
4:3, to Cinema- Scope widescreen movies, with an 
aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.
Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “stan-
dard” 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

 

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen setting 
(page 68) of this player should be set to “16:9 (Wide)”.
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can 
use the TV controls to select how the picture is pre-
sented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch 
options; see the instructions that came with your TV for 
details.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than 
16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these 
discs will still play in a “letter box” style with black bars 
at the top and bottom of the screen.

 

If you have a standard TV, the “TV Screen” setting 
(page 68) of this player should be set to “4:3 (Letter 
Box)” or “4:3 (Pan&Scan),” depending on which you 
prefer. 
Set to “4:3 (Letter Box),” widescreen discs are shown 
with black bars top and bottom.

Set to “4:3 (Pan&Scan),” widescreen discs are shown 
with the left and right sides cropped.
Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see 
the whole picture. 

Please note that many widescreen discs override the 
player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box 
format regardless of the setting.

 

Using the “16:9 (Wide)” setting with a standard 4:3 TV, 
or either of the “4:3” settings with a widescreen TV, will 
result in a distorted picture.

The default setting of this player is Auto, and unless you 
notice that the picture is distorted when playing some 
discs, you should leave it set to Auto. If you experience 
picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to 
match your country or region’s system. Doing this, how-
ever, may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. The 
table below shows what kinds of disc are compatible 
with each setting (Auto, PAL and NTSC).

 

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You can operate the control even when no disc is 
loaded.

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

You will see the message “Waiting”. Then wait for a 
moment until initial display appears. And then you 
will see a new setting displayed. If the previous set-
ting was either “Auto”, “NTSC” or “PAL”, it will be 
changed to “NTSC”, “PAL” or “Auto” respectively.
The TV system changes as follows:
• Auto 

 

→

 

 NTSC

• NTSC 

 

→

 

 PAL

• PAL 

 

→

 

 Auto

 

You have to switch the player into standby (press 
STANDBY/ON) before each change.

 

NTSC

PAL

NTSC

 

NTSC

PAL

PAL

 

NTSC

PAL

NTSC

 

NTSC

PAL

PAL

 

NTSC

PAL

NTSC or 
PAL