Hitachi P42T501, P55T551, P50T501A important safety instructions Standard, Expanded, ZOOM1/ZOOM2

How to Use the Remote to Control Your TV

￿ASPECT button

Press this button to quickly change the picture format ASPECT ratio. Depending on the input signal format received, the picture format ratio allows you to adjust the images through the following options.

4:3 STANDARD

Use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) images. Side panels (gray areas) are placed to the left and right of the image to preserve the original aspect ratio of the source. Note: Use this mode for only 15% of your total viewing time to prevent uneven aging of the phosphors. Phosphors in the lighted area of the picture will age more rapidly than the gray areas.

4:3 EXPANDED

Use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) sources by linearly increasing image expansion from the center towards the edges of the display

4:3 ZOOM1/ZOOM2

Use these aspect modes to zoom in on conventional (4:3) sources.

16:9 STANDARD 1

Use this aspect mode to display 16:9 sources like

HDTV and DVD’s preserving the original 16:9 aspect ratio showing 95% of the size.

16:9 STANDARD 2

Use this aspect mode to display 16:9 sources like HDTV and DVD’s preserving the original 16:9 aspect ratio showing 100% of the size.

16:9 ZOOM

Use this aspect to Zoom-in once while in 16:9 aspect.

The

area in order to fill it.

• Antenna-Analog Channel
• S-Video/Video Input
(Auto Aspect: Off)
• HDMI-480i/480p Input	IMAGE INPUT
(Auto Aspect: Off)
• Component-480i/480p
Input (Auto Aspect: Off)
Note: Please see Appendix A
on page 153-154.	1
• Antenna-Digital Channel (4:3)
• S-Video/Video 4:3/Letter
Input (Auto Aspect: On)
• HDMI-480i/480p 4:3/	IMAGE INPUT
Letter Input (Auto Aspect: On)
• Component-480i/480p 4:3/

Letter Input (Auto Aspect: On)

Note: Please see Appendix A on page 153-154.

•S-Video/Video 16:9 Input

(Auto Aspect: On)
• HDMI-480i/480p 16:9 Input
(Auto Aspect: On)
• Component-480i/480p	IMAGE INPUT	1
16:9 Input
(Auto Aspect: On)
Note: Please see Appendix A
on page 153-154.
• Antenna-Digital Channel (16:9)
• HDMI-720p/1080i/1080p	Input
• Component-720p/1080i	IMAGE INPUT	1	2
Input
Note: Please see Appendix A
on page 153-154.

NOTE: 1. The Aspect Style in all video inputs have independent Aspect Style setting.

2.Vertical position adjustments are directly available when you choose 4:3 EXPANDED/ZOOM1/ZOOM2 or 16:9 ZOOM aspect style (see also page 43).

3.When displaying 16:9 STANDARD 2 it may appear lines at the edge of the picture this is normal operation 25 of the TV.

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