1. Additional TV Features

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Picture Shape and Display Formats

 

 

 

Format Definitions

 

Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by crop-

Use the FORMAT key to apply the formats described here.

ping the sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars.

480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and

Standard: The full-screen format used by HDTV

 

bottom bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1

signals. Use this format to display anamorphic DVDs

 

 

aspect ratio.

 

with a 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Anamorphic DVDs

 

 

720p, 1080i, SD 16:9, and HD signals: Eliminates

with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio are displayed correctly but

 

bars added to squarish 4:3 images.

 

with top and bottom black bars. Squarish (4:3) images

 

 

 

 

 

are stretched evenly from side to side. Available for all

Stretch: Stretches a squarish 4:3 image across the

signals.

 

 

 

screen to display the entire image with less distortion

Expand: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by

than the Standard format.

 

 

 

 

cropping the top and bottom; useful for reducing the

Stretch Plus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distor-

letter box top and bottom bars of non-anamorphic DVD

tion on the sides by expanding the picture to crop off

images.

 

 

 

portions of the top and bottom. Use

to adjust the

Effect of Mitsubishi Formats on Picture Types

 

vertical 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

TV Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

image on both sides. Removes or reduces black

Format

Non-anamorphic or SD 4:3

Anamorphic DVD

 

 

side bars added to narrow images converted to

Standard

 

Distorted; Not

Recommended

 

 

 

recommended.

 

 

16:9 signals for digital broadcast.

 

Expand

 

Recommended

Distorted; not recom-

Note: All high-definition channels send wides-

 

creen (16:9) signals, but not all programming was

 

 

for letterbox. See

mended. See Note 1.

 

 

created for the widescreen format. The broad-

 

 

Note 1.

 

 

Zoom

 

Distorted; Not

Recommended for

 

caster may stretch the image or add side bars to

 

 

fill the widescreen area.

 

 

 

recommended.

anamorphic 2.35:1

 

 

 

 

See Note 1.

images. See Note 1.

 

 

 

Stretch

 

Recommended for

Distorted; not recom-

DVD Image Definitions

 

 

 

standard broad-

mended. See Note 1.

 

 

 

casts. See Note 1.

 

 

Image information may be stated on the DVD

 

 

 

 

 

Stretch

 

Recommended for

Distorted; not recom-

case. Some DVDs support both formats

 

described below.

 

Plus

 

standard broad-

mended. See Note 1.

Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)

 

 

casts. See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates DVDs recorded to show widescreen

Narrow

 

See Note 1

Distorted; not recom-

images properly on 16:9 TV sets using the TV’s

 

 

 

mended. See Note 1.

Standard format mode (recommended).

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1.33:1, Letter Box, or

Note 1: Available for 480i and 480p 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-

 

HD Digital

 

Expand move side bars.

 

1.33:1) which crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or

720p, 1080i,

 

 

 

 

letter box, which adds black top and bottom bars.

1080p Signal

 

Zoom

Recommended to re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

move bars from the top,

 

 

 

 

 

 

bottom, and sides.

 

 

 

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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