8. CUSTOMIZATION
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8-12. Choosing the Aspect Ratio
Modes for viewing wide image (16:9) on a normal TV (4:3) display when
output display format is 480i or 480p mode :
Letter Box
Use for a picture with an original 16:9 aspect ratio (in a wide format). Letterbox
mode will shrink the picture to fill the screen, with black (or gray) bars appearing
at the top and bottom of the screen.
Cropped
Use for a picture filling the entire screen by cropping (removing) the left and right
portions of the picture.
Squeezed
Use for a full picture filling the entire screen with no black/gray bars. The picture
in a 16:9 format will be horizontally adjusted or squeezed to fit the 4:3 ratio mon-
itor.
Modes for viewing normal image (4:3) on a wide TV (16:9) display when
output display format is 720p or 1080i mode :
Normal
Use for a picture with an original 4:3 aspect ratio on your 16:9 monitor, with
black/gray bars appearing at the left and right sides.
Wide
Use for a picture adjusted horizontally (in a linear proportion) to fill the entire
screen.
Panorama
Use to adjust a picture in a non-linear proportion (more at both sides) to create a
spectacular view.
Zoom1
Use when you want to fill the entire screen with no black/gray bars appearing.
The image will be altered both horizontally (stretched) and vertically (cropped).
The top and bottom portions of the picture will be cut.
Zoom2
Use to view the picture without distortion. Note that the top and bottom por-
tions of the picture will be cropped (removed).
