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2HD-NTSC•NTSC-HD conversion mode selection
buttons
The following three modes can be selected for the HD-
NTSC down-conversion and NTSC-HD up-conversion
mode. The button that you press lights, indicating the
current selection.
Down-converter (HD-NTSC Down-Convertion)
CROP mode: The sides of the HDTV image are
cropped (aspect ratio 4:3). You can adjust the
horizontal position of the cropping with the H
CROP adjustment knob.
LETTER BOX mode: The HDTV image appears in
a slot, with its aspect ratio (19:6) unchanged.
SQUEEZE mode: The HDTV image (aspect ratio
16:9) is compressed horizontally to fit the NTSC
image (aspect ratio 4:3).
Up-converter (NTSC-HD Up-Convertion)
CROP mode: The NTSC image appears in a slot,
with its aspect ratio (4:3) unchanged. You can
adjust the horizontal position of the HDTV image
with the H CROP adjustment knob.
LETTER BOX mode: The sides of the NTSC image
are cropped (aspect ratio 16:9). You can adjust the
vertical position of the cropping with the V
LETTER adjustment knob.
SQUEEZE mode: The NTSC image (aspect ratio
4:3) is expanded horizontally to fit the HDTV
image (aspect ratio 16:9).
3Y/Y/VIDEO/DETAIL GAIN adjustment knob
and UNITY button
Carry out the following adjustment, according to the
output selection. Pressing the UNITY button returns to
the center value (the factory default setting), and the
button and the “U” indicator light.
When HD is selected: Y signal level adjustment
When D1 is selected: Y signal level adjustment
When D2 is selected: Video output signal gain
adjustment
When IMAGE ENHANCER is selected: Detail
gain (sharpness of edge enhancement) adjustment
4PB/B–Y/CHROMA/LIMITER adjustment knob
and UNITY button
Carry out the following adjustment, according to the
output selection. Pressing the UNITY button returns to
the center value (the factory default setting), and the
button and the “U” indicator light. (When IMAGE
ENHANCER is selected the “MIN” indication lights.)
When HD is selected: PB(color difference signal
adjustment
When D1 is selected: B–Y (color difference signal
adjustment
When D2 is selected: Chroma gain adjustment
When IMAGE ENHANCER is selected: Maximum
level of the detail added to enhance the original
signal
5PR/R–Y/HUE/CRISP adjustment knob and
UNITY button
Carry out the following adjustment, according to the
output selection. Pressing the UNITY button returns to
the center value (the factory default setting), and the
button and the “U” indicator light. (When IMAGE
ENHANCER is selected the “MIN” indication lights.)
When HD is selected: PR(color difference signal
adjustment
When D1 is selected: R–Y (color difference signal
adjustment
When D2 is selected: Hue gain adjustment
When IMAGE ENHANCER is selected:
Crispening setting (amplitude setting for not
enhancing small-amplitude signals)
6SETUP/–/SETUP/DEPEND adjustment knob
and UNITY button
Carry out the following adjustment, according to the
output selection. Pressing the UNITY button returns to
the center value (the factory default setting), and the
button and the “U” indicator light. (When IMAGE
ENHANCER is selected the “MIN” indication lights.)
When HD is selected: Setup level adjustment
When D1 is selected: Not used
When D2 is selected: Setup level adjustment
When IMAGE ENHANCER is selected: “Level
dependent” setting (luminance range for edge
enhancement)
Names and Functions of Parts