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TV Screen (continued)
Select 16:9 (Wide) or 16:9 (Compressed) if the associated display device screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio. Select Standard 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan) if the associated display device screen has a 4:3 aspect ratio. The appearance of the picture depends on the TV Screen parameter or TV Type prompt setting, the video output format, the loaded disc, and display device settings.
The TV Screen parameter is associated with the Setup Navigator TV Type prompt
setting, and the TV Type prompt Standard (4:3) setting is equivalent to the TV Screen parameter 4:3 (Letter Box) setting. The TV Screen parameter also offers settings for 16:9 (Compressed) and 4:3 (Pan&Scan) viewing. Refer to the table on pages
Note:
•Some discs do not allow video output format adjustments.
•Neither the TV Screen parameter nor the TV Type prompt can be adjusted when the
Video Recording | TV Screen | Display Device | Display Device | Appearance | |
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| 16:9 (Wide) | 16:9 | Full (16:9) | Images appear in widescreen (16:9) format. | |
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| 16:9 (Wide) | 16:9 | Normal (4:3) | Images appear between black bars at either side of | |
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| 16:9 (Wide) | 16:9 | Full (16:9) | Images appear stretched across the screen. It is | |
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| 16:9 (Compressed) | 16:9 | Full (16:9) | Images appear between black bars at either side of | |
4:3 |
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| devices with a fixed aspect ratio and a progressive- | ||
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| scan component video input connector. |