Making Basic Adjustments 27
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.
■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.
■Anamorphic Wide when using a commercially available anamorphic lens (Home
Cinema 8700 UB only). This lets you display images recorded at a 2.35:1 aspect ratio
using the projector’s built-in scaler. If you use this setting without an anamorphic lens,
the image fills the screen but not at the correct aspect ratio. If your anamorphic lens has a
motorized transport, you may be able to operate it automatically with the Trigger out
port (see page 48).
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 47.
For details on how the projector resizes the picture when you choose an Aspect setting, see
page 67.
Aspect
button
4:3 image using Normal setting 16:9 image using Zoom setting