Choosing the Aspect Ratio

In many cases, video signals are automatically resized to fit on your screen when Auto is selected as the Aspect setting. You may need to change the size of the image (or aspect ratio) for certain image types by pressing the Aspect button on the remote control.

Select one of these settings:

■ Normal for standard TV broadcasts, computer images, or images with a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Full for images recorded in squeeze mode.

Zoom for images recorded in 16:9 (wide-screen) format.

4:3 image using Normal setting

 

16:9 image using Zoom setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspect button

Wide for expanding a 4:3 image to 16:9 so it fills the whole screen. This stretches only the right and left sides of the image; the central part is unchanged.

Note: When displaying 720p, 1080i, or 1080p signals through the HDMI or Component video port, the aspect ratio is automatically selected and you cannot change it.

If you display a 4:3 image using the Zoom setting, the top and bottom will be cut off. You can use the Zoom Caption Pos. option and other settings to resize and reposition the image. For details, see page 46.

For details on how the projector resizes the picture when you choose an Aspect setting, see page 68.

28 Making Basic Adjustments