Mitsubishi Electronics WD-57833 Using the TV with a Personal Computer, Computer Video Adjustments

162. TV Setup

Using the TV with a Personal Computer

Computer Video Adjustments

1.Power on the computer if it is not already on.

2.Select PC from the Input Selection menu. To do this, press INPUT to open the Input Selection menu, move the highlight to the PC icon, and press ENTER.

3.Working from the computer, change the resolution of the computer image. View the computer image on the TV and maximize the computer resolution while maintaining a suitable aspect ratio for the image.

Tip:

Set the computer’s screen saver to display a pattern after several minutes of inactivity. This acts as a reminder that the TV is powered on and the lamp is in use. The lamp is in use whenever the TV is powered on, even if the screen appears dark.

4.Perform TV video adjustments. Press VIDEO repeatedly to access video- adjustment options. The following additional adjustments are available for computer video:

Horiz Position (Horizontal Position). Manually adjust the horizontal position.

Vert Position (Vertical Position). Manually adjust the vertical position.

5.Press FORMAT repeatedly to find the picture format best suited to the image. See the chart on this page showing how different computer reso- lutions are displayed on the TV.

Distortion in Computer Images

Computer images may show distortion when viewed on the TV, e.g., lines that should be straight may appear slightly curved.

Image Resolution

Your Mitsubishi TV can display resolutions from standard VGA (640 x 480) through 1920 x 1080 signals at a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The resolution of 1920 x 1080 is sup- ported at refresh rates of 24, 30, and 60 Hz. See Appendix A in this book for more on compatible screen resolutions.

In most cases, the computer will select the best resolution match to display on the TV. You can override this setting if you wish.

Refer to your computer operating system’s instructions for information on changing the screen resolution.

You may need to restart the computer for changes to take effect.

Computer Display Formats

Press the FORMAT key repeatedly to cycle through the TV displays avail- able for your computer’s video signal.

Computer Signal	As Displayed on TV Screen
Original Format	4 X 3	16 X 9	Zoom
	Standard	Standard
VGA
640 X 480

WVGA 848 X 480

SVGA

800 X 600

WSVGA 1064 X 600

Original Format Standard Zoom

XGA

1024 X 768

PC 720p 1280 X 720

WXGA 1360 X 768

SXGA

1280 X 1024

Original Format Standard Reduce

PC 1080p 1920 X 1080