Part IV: Operation
Remote Control Functions: Display Formats
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Standard: This is the full screen format. HDTV signals will automatically use this format. This format is also useful to dis- play Anamorphic DVDs that have 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratios. Anamorphic DVDs that have the 2.35:1 aspect ratio will still display black bars at the top and bottom. Narrow (4:3) images will be stretched evenly from side to side. Expand: This will enlarge the picture, cropping off some of the image at the top and bottom. This is useful to reduce the letterbox top and bottom bars of non- anamorphic DVDs or to correct narrow (4:3) images that have been stretched in the Standard format.
This is a wide screen TV (also known as a 16:9 TV). This shape re ect s t he new types of images available from HDTV and many DVDs. There are still many older style narrow screen images (called 4:3 aspect ratio) you will encounter. While there will never be a perfect solution for displaying a narrow image on a wide screen, Mitsubishi offers several display formats to choose from.
Press FORMAT on the TV remote control to cycle through the available display formats.
Not all formats are available for all sig- nals. See Table on Page 64 for combina- tions available.
3Zoom: This will enlarge the picture, crop- ping off some of the image at each side, and top and bottom. This is useful to remove or reduce the black top and bottom bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
4Stretched: This format will stretch a narrow (4:3) image across the screen, however, there is less stretch in the center than the sides. This will allow the entire narrow image to be displayed across the screen with less distortion than seen in the Standard format.
Not all formats are available for PIP/ POP. See the chart below.
PIP/POP Formats
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Display Formats
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Narrow: This format will display narrow (4:3) images in their original shape, and add stationary gray side bars to ll the screen.
Caution should be observed when using the Narrow format due to the sta- tionary gray side bars. Please see page 70 for guidelines concerning stationary images.
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