Mitsubishi Electronics 265 Series manual Picture Shape and Display Formats, Format Definitions

3. TV Features

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Format Definitions

Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping

Note:

See page 18 for use of the FORMAT key to apply

the sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars.

•

480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and

the formats described here.

bottom bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1

Standard: The full-screen format used by HDTV signals.

aspect ratio.

Use this format to display anamorphic DVDs with a 1.78:1 •

720p, 1080i, SD 16:9, and HD signals: Eliminates

or 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1

bars added to squarish 4:3 images.

aspect ratio are displayed correctly but with top and

Stretch: Stretches a squarish 4:3 image across the

bottom black bars. Squarish (4:3) images are stretched

screen to display the entire image with less distortion

evenly from side to side. Available for all signals.

than the Standard format.

Expand: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by crop-

Stretch Plus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distortion

ping the top and bottom; useful for reducing the letter box

on the sides by expanding the picture to crop off portions

top and bottom bars of non-anamorphic DVD images.

of the top and bottom. Use

to adjust the vertical

Effect of Mitsubishi Formats on Picture Types

position of the picture.

Narrow: Displays narrow 4:3 images in their origi-

Original

nal shape. Adds black side bars to fill the screen.

Signal

Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping the

image on both sides. Removes or reduces black

TV

side bars added to narrow images converted to

Display

16:9 signals for digital broadcast.

Format

Non-anamorphic or SD 4:3

Anamorphic DVD

Note: All high-definition channels send wide-

Standard

Distorted; Not

Recommended

screen (16:9) signals, but not all programming was

recommended.

created for the widescreen format. The broad-

Expand

Recommended

Distorted; not recom-

caster may stretch the image or add side bars to

for letterbox. See

mended. See Note 1.

fill the widescreen area.

Note 1.

Full Native: Displays all pixels in the original image

Zoom

Distorted; Not

Recommended for

recommended.

anamorphic 2.35:1

See Note 1.

images. See Note 1.

Stretch

Recommended

Distorted; not recom-

DVD Image Definitions

for standard

mended. See Note 1.

Image information may be stated on the DVD

broadcasts. See

case. Some DVDs support both formats

Note 1.

Stretch

Recommended

Distorted; not recom-

described below.

Plus

for standard

mended. See Note 1.

Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)

broadcasts. See

Indicates DVDs recorded to show widescreen

Note 1.

images properly on 16:9 TV sets using the TV’s

Narrow

See Note 1

Distorted; not recom-

Standard format mode (recommended).

mended. See Note 1.

Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1.33:1, Letter Box, or

Note 1: Available for 480i, 480p, and digital SD 4:3 signals only.

Full Screen)

Original Signal

Display Formats

Indicates DVDs recorded for viewing on squar-

ish TV screens. They may be full screen (4:3 or

SD 16:9 or

Wide

Recommended to re-

1.33:1) which crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or

HD Digital

Expand move side bars.

letter box, which adds black top and bottom bars.

720p, 1080i,

1080p Signal

Zoom Recommended to re-

move bars from the top,

bottom, and sides.

(except 720p

Full

Best for computer or

)

Native

game images (compo-

nent and HDMI only)