Adjusting the Aspect
Ratio (EZ View)
This function may behave differently depending on the type of disc.
❚To play back using aspect ratio (DVD)
1 | Press the EZ VIEW button. | ||
• The screen size changes when the button is | |||
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| • The screen zoom mode operates differently | |
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| depending on the screen setting in the initial | |
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| DVD menu. | |
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| • To ensure correct operation of the EZ VIEW | |
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| button, you should set the correct aspect ratio | |
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| in the initial setup. | |
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| ❚ If you are using a 16:9 TV | ||
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| For 16:9 aspect ratio discs | |
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| - Wide Screen | |
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| Displays the content of the DVD title in 16:9 | |
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| aspect ratio. | |
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| - Screen Fit | |
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| The top and bottom portions of the screen are | |
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| cut off. When playing a 2.35:1 aspect ratio disc, | |
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| the black bars at the top and bottom of the | |
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| screen will disappear. The picture will look | |
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| vertically stretched. (Depending on a type of | |
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| disc, the black bars may not disappear | |
unctionsF | completely.) | ||
- Zoom Fit | |||
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| The top, bottom, left and right of the screen are | |
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| cut off and the central portion of the screen is | |
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| enlarged. | |
DVD | For 4:3 aspect ratio discs | ||
- Normal Screen | |||
Displays the content of the DVD title in 16:9 aspect ratio. The picture will look horizontally stretched.
- Screen Fit
The top and bottom portions of the screen are cut off and the full screen appears.
The picture will look vertically stretched.
- Zoom Fit
The top, bottom, left and right portions of the screen are cut off and the central portion of the screen is enlarged.
❚If you are using a 4:3 TV
For 16:9 aspect ratio discs
-4:3 Letter Box
Displays the content of the DVD title in 16:9 aspect ratio. The black bars will appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
-4:3 Pan Scan
The left and right portions of the screen are cut off and the central portion of the 16:9 screen is displayed.
-Screen Fit
The top and bottom portions of the screen are cut off and a full screen appears.
The picture will look vertically stretched.
-Zoom Fit
When a 4:3 DVD is viewed on a 16:9 TV, black bars will appear at the left and right of the screen in order to prevent the picture from looking horizontally stretched.
For 4:3 aspect ratio discs
-Normal Screen
Displays the content of the DVD title in 4:3 aspect ratio.
-Screen Fit
The top and bottom portions of the screen are cut off and the full screen appears.
The picture will look vertically stretched.
-Zoom Fit
The top, bottom, left and right portions of the screen are cut off and the central portion of the screen is enlarged.
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