Kenwood VRS-N8100 Instruction Manual

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27 ENPreparations“Main” SettingThe settings available in this menu includes the setting of the language ofthe OSD menu, setting of the video format used when this unit outputs thevideo or photo data in PC that has been input through the network, settingof the screen saver, setting of the black level, and updating of the firmware.The default setups are as follows.“Menu Language” Setting: “English”“Video Out” Setting:“NTSC CVBS&Y/C” (For U.S.A. and Canada)“PAL CVBS&Y/C” (For Europe and Australia)“Screen Saver” Setting: “ON”“Black Level Setup” Setting: •“7.5 IRE” (For U.S.A. and Canada)“0 IRE” (For Europe and Australia)”Menu Language” Setting:This setting item is used to set the language used to display the setupmenu and OSD on the TV screen.MainIPNET LINKBackEnglishGermanFrenchSpanishItalianDutchJapaneseMenu LanguageVideo OutScreen SaverBlack Level SetupFifmware UpdateBack BackNetwork Setup1 “English”2 “German”3 “French”4 “Spanish”5 “Italian”6 “Dutch”7 “Japanese””Video Out” Setting:This setting item is used to select the format of the video signaloutput at the VIDEO OUT jacks.The video format should be selected according to the video formatof the connected TV.Press the Video Out key to switch the video formattemporarily. IAs this is merely a temporary setting, the video formatshould be re-set in the network setting operation.MainIPNET LINKEnglishNTSC/CVBS/Y/C4:33 minitesDisableNTSC CVBS&YCNTSC CVBS&YCbCrNTSC CVBS&RGBPAL CVBS&YCPAL CVBS&YCbCrNTSC CVBS&RGB480p YCbCr720p YCbCr1080i YCbCrBackMenu LanguageVideo OutScreen SaverBlack Level SetupFifmware UpdateBack BackNetwork Setup“Screen Saver” Setting:This setting item is used to set the screen saver function.MainIPNET LINKBackONOFFMenu LanguageVideo OutScreen SaverBlack Level SetupFifmware UpdateBack BackNetwork Setup1 "ON": The screen saver starts when you leave thisunit in stop mode for about 5 minutes.2 "OFF"Video FormatsThere are roughly two kinds of video formats that are used todisplay TV pictures and video data (NTSC and PAL). Theseformats are used according to the countries and regions.TV formats in major countries“NTSC”: Japan, Taiwan, Korea, USA, Canada, Mexico,Philippines, Chile, etc.“PAL”: China, U.K., Germany, Australia, New Zealand,Kuwait, Singapore, etc.Interlaced scanning and progressive scanningThese are the two scanning methods for displaying the TVpicture. Interlaced scanning displays a TV picture by drawingevery other scanning line from the top of the screen, andprogressive scanning draws all scanning lines from the top ofthe screen.Progressive scanning offers a TV picture with fewer flickersthan interlaced scanning.The figure used in the video format name indicates thenumber of effective scanning lines.Example:“720p”: Progressive scanning with 720 effective scan-ning lines“1080i”: Interlaced scanning with 1080 effective scan-ning lines÷ The initial setting is “NTSC CVBS&Y/C” (For U.S.A. andCanada).÷ The initial setting is “PAL CVBS&Y/C” (For Europe andAustralia).VideoFormatCompositeOutputS VideoOutputCompo-nentoutputNTSC CVBS Y/C ----1NTSC CVBS ---- Y Cb Cr2PAL CVBS Y/C ----3PAL CVBS ---- Y Cb Cr4480p (NTSC) ---- ---- Y Cb Cr5576p (PAL) ---- ---- Y Cb Cr6720p ---- ---- Y Cb Cr71080i ---- ---- Y Cb Cr8Preparing for playback