Mitsubishi Electronics 246 Series Using the TV with a Personal Computer, Computer Display Formats

2. TV Setup 19

Using the TV with a Personal Computer

Computer Video Adjustments

1.Power on the computer if it is not already on.

2.Select PC from the Input Selection menu. To do this, press INPUT to open the Input Selection menu, move the highlight to the PC icon, and press ENTER.

Tip

Set the computer’s screen saver to display a pattern after several minutes of inactivity. This acts as a reminder that the TV is powered on.

3.Working from the computer, change the resolution of the computer image. View the computer image on the TV and maximize the computer resolution while maintaining a suitable aspect ratio for the image.

4. Perform TV video adjustments. Press	Computer Display Formats
VIDEO repeatedly to access video-	Press the FORMAT key repeatedly to cycle through the TV displays
adjustment options. The following	available for your computer’s video signal.
additional adjustments are available
for computer video:	Computer Signal	As Displayed on TV Screen
Horiz Position (Horizontal Position).
	Original Format	4 X 3	16 X 9	Zoom
Manually adjust the horizontal
		Standard	Standard
position.
Vert Position (Vertical Position).	VGA
Manually adjust the vertical position.	640 X 480
5. Press FORMAT repeatedly to find the	WVGA
picture format best suited to the
image. See the chart on this page	848 X 480
showing how different computer reso-
lutions can be displayed on the TV.	SVGA
	800 X 600
Distortion in Computer Images	WSVGA
	1064 X 600
Computer images may show distortion
when viewed on the TV, e.g., lines that	Original Format	Standard	Zoom
should be straight may appear slightly
curved.	XGA
Image Resolution	1024 X 768
Your Mitsubishi TV can display resolutions	PC 720p
	1280 X 720
from standard VGA (640 x 480) through
1920 x 1080 signals at a refresh rate of	WXGA
60 Hz. See Appendix A, “Specifications”
(page 66) for more on compatible screen	1360 X 768
resolutions.
In most cases, the computer will select	SXGA
	1280 X 1024
the best resolution match to display on
the TV. You can override this setting if you
wish. Refer to your computer operating	Original Format	Standard	Reduce
system’s instructions for information on
	PC 1080p
changing the screen resolution.
You may need to restart the computer for	1920 X 1080
changes to take effect.