Mitsubishi Electronics 154 manual Picture Shape and Display Formats, Format Definitions

3. TV Features 33

Picture Shape and Display Formats

Format Definitions				Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping
Note:	See page 18 for use of the FORMAT key to apply			the sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars.
				•	480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and
	the formats described here.
					bottom bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1
Standard: The full-screen format used by HDTV signals.					aspect ratio.
Use this format to display anamorphic DVDs with a 1.78:1 •					720p, 1080i, SD 16:9, and HD signals: Eliminates
or 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1					bars added to squarish 4:3 images.
aspect ratio are displayed correctly but with top and				Stretch: Stretches a squarish 4:3 image across the
bottom black bars. Squarish (4:3) images are stretched
				screen to display the entire image with less distortion
evenly from side to side. Available for all signals.
				than the Standard format.
Expand: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by crop-
				Stretch Plus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distortion
ping the top and bottom; useful for reducing the letter box
				on the sides by expanding the picture to crop off portions
top and bottom bars of non-anamorphic DVD images.
				of the top and bottom. Use		to adjust the vertical
Effect of Mitsubishi Formats on Picture Types					position of the picture.
					Narrow: Displays narrow 4:3 images in their origi-
Original					nal shape. Adds black side bars to fill the screen.
Signal					Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping the
					image on both sides. Removes or reduces black
TV					side bars added to narrow images converted to
Display					16:9 signals for digital broadcast.
Format	Non-anamorphic or SD 4:3		Anamorphic DVD
					Note: All high-definition channels send wide-
Standard		Distorted; Not	Recommended
					screen (16:9) signals, but not all programming was
		recommended.
					created for the widescreen format. The broad-
Expand		Recommended	Distorted; not recom-		caster may stretch the image or add side bars to
		for letterbox. See	mended. See Note 1.		fill the widescreen area.
		Note 1.			Full Native: Displays all pixels in the original image
Zoom		Distorted; Not	Recommended for
		recommended.	anamorphic 2.35:1
		See Note 1.	images. See Note 1.
Stretch		Recommended	Distorted; not recom-		DVD Image Definitions
		for standard	mended. See Note 1.		Image information may be stated on the DVD
		broadcasts. See
					case. Some DVDs support both formats
		Note 1.
Stretch		Recommended	Distorted; not recom-		described below.
Plus		for standard	mended. See Note 1.		Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)
		broadcasts. See			Indicates DVDs recorded to show widescreen
		Note 1.
					images properly on 16:9 TV sets using the TV’s
Narrow		See Note 1	Distorted; not recom-		Standard format mode (recommended).
			mended. See Note 1.		Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1.33:1, Letter Box, or
Note 1: Available for 480i, 480p, and digital SD 4:3 signals only.					Full Screen)
Original Signal		Display Formats			Indicates DVDs recorded for viewing on squar-
					ish TV screens. They may be full screen (4:3 or
SD 16:9 or		Wide	Recommended to re-
					1.33:1) which crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or
HD Digital		Expand move side bars.			letter box, which adds black top and bottom bars.
720p, 1080i,
1080p Signal		Zoom Recommended to re-
			move bars from the top,
			bottom, and sides.
(except 720p		Full	Best for computer or
)		Native	game images (compo-
			nent and HDMI only)

TV Display Formats. Press the FORMAT key repeatedly to see different displays for the current program. Press the INFO key to see the name of the format in use.

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