Mitsubishi Electronics 837, 737 Using the TV with a Personal Computer, Computer Video Adjustments

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3. Using TV Features

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Using the TV with a Personal Computer

Computer Video Adjustments

 

Tip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Power on the computer.

 

Set the computer’s screen saver to display a pattern

2.

Select PC from the Activity menu. To do this,

after several minutes of inactivity. This acts as a

 

press ACTIVITY to open the Activity menu, move the

reminder that the TV is powered on and the lamp

 

highlight to the PC icon, and press ENTER.

 

is in use. The lamp is in use whenever the TV is

3.

Working from the computer, change the resolution

powered on, even if the screen appears dark.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Computer Display Formats

 

 

4.

Perform TV video adjustments. Press

 

 

 

MORE then press 8 (VIDEO) repeatedly

Press MORE then press 0 (FORMAT) repeatedly to cycle through the

 

to access video-adjustment options.

TV displays available for your computer’s video signal.

 

 

The following additional adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

are available for computer video:

Computer Signal

As Displayed on TV Screen

 

Horiz Position (Horizontal Position).

 

Original Format

4 X 3

16 X 9

Zoom

 

Manually adjust the horizontal

 

Standard

Standard

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vert Position (Vertical Position).

VGA

 

 

 

 

 

Manually adjust the vertical position.

640 X 480

 

 

 

 

5.

Press MORE then press 0 (FORMAT)

WVGA

 

 

 

 

 

repeatedly to find the picture format

 

 

 

 

 

(aspect ratio) best suited to the image.

848 X 480

 

 

 

 

 

See the chart on this page showing

 

 

 

 

 

 

how different computer resolutions

SVGA

 

 

 

 

 

can be displayed on the TV.

 

 

 

 

 

800 X 600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distortion in Computer Images

WSVGA

 

 

 

 

 

Computer images may show distortion

1064 X 600

 

 

 

 

 

when viewed on the TV, e.g., lines that

 

 

 

 

 

 

should be straight may appear slightly

Original Format

Standard

Zoom

 

 

curved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XGA

 

 

 

 

Image Resolution

1024 X 768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Mitsubishi TV can display the resolu-

PC 720p

 

 

 

 

tions shown in the chart from standard

1280 X 720

 

 

 

 

VGA (640 x 480) through 1920 x 1080

 

 

 

 

 

signals at a refresh rate of 60 Hz.

WXGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In most cases, the computer will select

1360 X 768

 

 

 

 

the best resolution match to display on

 

 

 

 

 

the TV. You can override this setting if you

SXGA

 

 

 

 

wish. Refer to your computer operating

1280 X 1024

 

 

 

 

system’s instructions for information on

 

 

 

 

 

changing the screen resolution.

 

 

 

 

 

You may need to restart the computer for

Original Format

Standard

Reduce

 

PC 1080p

 

 

 

 

changes to take effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1920 X 1080

 

 

 

 

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