Runco VX-4000d, VX-5000d manual Aspect Ratio Settings, Aspect Ratio Description

Operation

Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings

Aspect Ratio		Description
Anamorphic		Select Anamorphic to view 16:9 DVDs and
		HDTV programs in their native aspect ratio.
	16:9 Image on	4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a
		16:9 screen.
	16:9 Screen

4:3 Image on 16:9 Screen

Standard 4:3		Standard 4:3 scales the input signal to fit in
		the center of the 16:9 screen. 4:3 is the
		aspect ratio used by computer monitors,
	Active Image	standard television programming and most
	Area (4:3)	VHS video cassettes.

Letterbox		In Letterbox mode, the image is stretched
		vertically; the top and bottom portions are
	Letterbox Image on	“blanked off.” Letterbox is best suited for
		viewing LaserDisc movies or
	16:9 Screen
		non-anamorphic DVDs on a 4:3 screen.

VirtualWide	A 4:3 image is scaled NON-linearly (more
	on the sides than in the center) to fit a 16x9
	screen.

Cinema		Select Cinema to view 2.35 source material
		on a 16:9 screen. The upper and lower
	2.35:1 Image on	portions of the screen are masked, but the
		geometry of the active image area is not
	16:9 Screen
		changed.

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