Setting the aspect ratio Aspect | Panasonic pt-ae900e instruction

Setting the aspect ratio (ASPECT)

pt-ae900e specifications

Press the ASPECT button.

This projector allows you to change the aspect ratio to match the type of input signal.

BPressing the ASPECT button will change the aspect ratio according to the successive settings shown below.

		BIllustrations for aspect ratio settings are shown
		on the next page. Refer to this illustration for
		assistance in selecting a suitable aspect ratio.
		AUTO\4:3\16:9\14:9\ZOOM1\ZOOM2
		[When an NTSC, 525i (480i) or 525p (480p)
	S-VIDEO/VIDEO/	YPBPR signal is being input]
	YPBPR/SCART	AUTO\4:3\16:9\JUST\ZOOM
		[When a 525i (480i) SCART signal is being input]
		4:3\16:9\JUST\ZOOM
		4:3\16:9\V SCROLL
	PC	*“V SCROLL” cannot be set when a VGA or
		SVGA signal is being input.
		4:3\16:9
	HDMI	[When a 525p (480p) or 625p (576p) signal is
	HDMI	being input]
		being input]
		4:3\16:9\JUST\ZOOM

BWhen “WSS” is set to “ON”(page 49), the projector switches the aspect ratio automatically if the input signal has a detector signal.

B“WIDE” is displayed on the screen when “ASPECT” is set automatically (when “WSS” is set to “ON”). Press the ASPECT button to switch the aspect ratio.

BThe aspect ratios for the following signals are fixed, and cannot be changed. (Refer to page 64.)

1 125 (1 080) /60i, 1 125 (1 080) /50i, 1 125 (1 080)/24p, 750 (720) /60p, 750 (720) /50p, WIDE 480/600/720/768/768-2

*WIDE768 signals can be set to “V SCROLL”.

B“AUTO” will be displayed according to the type of the signals being input. When set to “AUTO”, the projector switches the aspect ratio automatically if the input signal has a detector signal.

BWhen set to “V SCROLL”, vertical position can be adjusted by pressing the G and F buttons (close the menu screen before adjusting the vertical position).

ASPECT		Input signal	Projected image
4:3	4:3 input signal		4:3

16:9	Squeezed signal (image	Horizontal expansion of
	contracted horizontally)	projected image

JUST	4:3 input signal	Horizontal expansion of projected image
		(Centre of image is less distorted.)

ZOOM	Letterbox signal	Expansion preserves
ZOOM1		original ratio
ZOOM2*

V SCROLL	4:3 input signal	A picture is projected without
(XGA/MXGA/SXGA/		expansion or reduction.
WIDE768 only)

*“ZOOM2” is for 2.35 : 1 letterbox signals.

Useful functions

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14:9 letterbox signal

Expansion preserves

original ratio

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