Picture Shape and Display Formats
Format Definitions
Use the FORMATkey to apply the formats described here.
Standard: The
Expand: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping the top and bottom; useful for reducing the letter box top and bottom bars of
Effect of Mitsubishi Formats on Picture Types
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Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by crop- ping the sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars.
•480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and bottom bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
•720i:), 1080i, SD 16:9, and HD signals: Eliminates bars added to squarish 4:3 images.
Stretch: Stretches a squarish 4:3 image across the
screen to display the entire image with less distortion than the Standard format.
Stretch Plus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distor- tion on the sides by expanding the picture to crop off portions of the top and bottom. Use A V to adjust the
vertical position of the picture.
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Recommended
Distorted; not recom- mended. See Note 1.
Recommended for
anamorphic 2.35:1 images. See Note 1.
Distorted; not recom- mended. See Note 1.
Narrow: Displays narrow 4:3 images in their origi- nal shape. Adds black side bars to fill the screen.
Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping the image on both sides. Removes or reduces black side bars added to narrow images converted to 16:9 signals for digital broadcast.
Note: All
creen (16:9) signals, but not all programming was created for the widescreen format. The broad-
caster may stretch the image or add side bars to fill the widescreen area.
DVD image Definitions
Image information may be stated on the DVD case. Some DVDs support both formats described below.
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Note 1: Available for 480i and 480p signals only.
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HD Digital | o(_j)o | Expand | move side bars. |
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Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV) indicates DVDs recorded to show widescreen images properly on 16:9 TV sets using the TV's Standard format mode (recommended).
Non=Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1.33:1, Letter Box, or Full Screen)
indicates DVDs recorded for viewing on squar- ish TV screens. They may be full screen (4:3 or 1.33:1) which crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or letter box, which adds black top and bottom bars.
different displays for the current program. Press the INF0 key to see the name of the format in use.
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