ASPECT Controls
The Plasma Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture.
Press repeatedly to move through the aspect options:
[from the unit]
INPUT MENU VOL
ENTER/
4 : 3 Zoom 16 : 9
Panasonic Auto Just
The aspect mode changes each time the ENTER button is pressed.
[During MULTI PIP Operations] |
| 4 : 3 | 16 : 9 | |
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• Others | : | Aspect switching is not possible. |
Notes:
• For PC signal input, the mode switches between “4:3”, “Zoom” and “16:9” only.
• For a 1125 (1080) / 60i · 50i · 24p · 25p · 30p · 24sF, 1250 (1080) / 50i, 750 (720) / 60p · 50p signal input, the mode is set to “16:9” mode, and switching is not possible.
•Panasonic Auto can be selected only during Video signal input.
•The aspect mode is memorized separately for each input terminal.
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| 4:3 will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size. | |
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| Zoom mode magnifies the central section of the picture. | |
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| 16:9 will display the picture at its maximum size but with slight | |
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| Just mode will display a 4:3 picture at its maximum size but with | |
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| 9 | elongation is only apparent at the left and right edges of the screen. | |
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| The size of the picture will depend on the original signal. | |
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| • Panasonic Auto mode is designed to automatically adjust the | |
| For an elongated image | Image is expanded | aspect ratio to handle a mix of 16:9 and 4:3 program material. | |||
Panasonic | Certain 4:3 program material, such as stock market data screens, | |||||
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| When viewing such programs, it is recommended that the ASPECT | ||
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Note:
Do not allow the picture to be displayed in 4:3 mode for an extended period, as this can cause a permanent
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