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Manual format setting
Pressing
PICTURE SIZE
repeatedly scrolls through the
following options.
4:3
This mode shows a 4:3 picture in its original size and shape with
vertical bands on the left and right side.
FULL SCREEN
Stretches the left and right hand sides of a 4:3 picture
horizontally to fill the screen, while leaving the centre of the
picture unstretched.
(FULL SCREEN)
Note:
In this mode the picture is geometrically distorted on the left and
the right sides of the screen.
16:9
This mode is used with 16:9 signals from a Digital decoder, DVD
player or other external source. This uniformly stretches a 4:3
image horizontally to fill the screen (For example, a 16:9 image
is often stored ‘anamorphically’ on a DVD, where the 16:9 image
is stored as a horizontally compressed 4:3 image - this mode
restores the image to its correct 16:9 proportions).
(16:9)
CINEMA
This mode is used to zoom-in on (expand) 4:3 ‘letterbox’ format
pictures (with black bars at the top and bottom) so that they fill
more of the screen.
(CINEMA)
Note:
In the CINEMA mode, part of the picture may be slightly cut off
due to the expansion. However, it is possible to scroll the picture
up or down to view the top or bottom part of the picture (see
page 28).
14:9
This enlarges a 4:3 picture to the 14:9 format.
(14:9)
Picture format
AUTO
Press
PICTURE SIZE
repeatedly until
AUTO appears. See Note below.
The broadcaster may transmit a Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) signal which can determine the correct
picture width and set it automatically when the AUTO setting is used. If you want to change this setting, you
can select from the formats listed below.
Notes:
When the PICTURE SIZE is set to
AUTO, the aspect ratio will automatically
change according to the Wide Screen
Signalling (WSS) signal, if it is available.
This may be either transmitted by the
broadcasting TV channel, or via a
recording from a VCR etc. Any WSS
signal received will only be effective
in the AUTO mode - however, some
DVD players / Digital Decoders etc. will
automatically switch the aspect ratio via
the SCART input (Pin 8 switching), even
if AUTO is not selected.
In any case if you want to change to a
different aspect ratio to the one selected
automatically, you can change it by
pressing
PICTURE SIZE
.
In PC mode, the PICTURE SIZE feature
is available only for 16:9 or 4:3 format.
(In ‘WXGA INPUT’ mode, the PICTURE
SIZE feature is not available.)
In HDMI or COMPONENT mode of
scanning rate: 720p and 1080i, the
PICTURE SIZE feature is available only
for 16:9 format.
Using the special functions to change
the size of the displayed image (i.e.
changing the height/width ratio) for the
purposes of public display or commercial
gain may infringe on copyright laws.
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