Choosing the Aspect Ratio

Composite and S-Video signals are sized automatically to fit on your screen when Auto is selected as the Aspect setting. If you’re viewing a component video signal, you may need to change the size of the image (or aspect ratio) by pressing the Aspect button on the remote control.

■If your video source is connected to the projector’s Video or S-Video port, select Auto to automatically display your image in the correct size.

■If the Auto option is unavailable (when the source is connected to the Input A or B port), you’ll most likely want to choose one of these settings:

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

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

4:3 image using Normal setting

 

16:9 image using Zoom setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On occasion, you may wish to select one of these options:

■Squeeze if DVDs or video recordings are made in a compressed (or anamorphic) 16:9 format, sometimes called “Squeeze Mode.”

■Through if your image is smaller than 1280 ⋅ 720 pixels and you want to display it at its original pixel size without resizing it to fit on the screen.

■Squeeze Through if your image is recorded in Squeeze Mode, is smaller than 1280 ⋅ 720 pixels, and you want to display it at its original pixel size.

Note: If you display a 4:3 image using the Zoom setting, the edges of the image will be cut off. You can use the Zoom Caption option to resize and reposition the image (see page 33).

For details on how the projector resizes the picture when you choose an Aspect setting, see page 66.

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