Format Sizes

Format Operation (manual)

With this function, you can select one of six screen sizes.

When viewing videos or digital video discs

1.Press the FORMAT button on the remote control.

2.Within 3 seconds ...

Press the FORMAT button again. The screen size switches as follows:

NARROW STANDARD STRETCH EXPAND ZOOM 14:9

When a 720P or 1080I signal is input:

STANDARD ZOOM

NARROW screen size (4:3)

The NARROW screen size is displayed.

*The picture has the same size as video pictures with a 4 : 3 aspect ratio.

STANDARD screen size

The image is expanded in the horizontal direction.

*Images compressed in the horizontal direction (“squeezed images”) are expanded in the horizontal direction and displayed on the entire screen with correct linearity. (Normal images are expanded in the horizontal direction.)

STRETCH screen size

The picture is expanded in the horizontal and vertical directions at different ratios.

*Use this for watching normal video programs (4:3) with a wide screen.

EXPAND screen size

The picture is expanded in the horizontal and vertical direction, maintaining the original proportions.

* Use this for theater size (wide) movies, etc.

ZOOM screen size



Original image Information is lost on both sides.

The squeezed film image is expanded to fill the entire screen at a ratio of 2.35:1. Black bands do not appear at the top and bottom but information is lost on the left and right margins.

This feature is available when the input signal is video, component (480I, 480P, 576I, 576P, 720P, 1080I) or RGB (525P or 625P signal from a scan converter).

*If black bands appear on the top and bottom in the full screen size, select the 2.35:1 size screen to avoid phosphor burn-in.

14:9 screen size

The image is displayed at a 14:9 aspect ratio.

*This feature is available when the input signal is video, component (480I, 480P, 576I, 576P) or RGB (525P or 625P signal from a scan converter).

WARNING

DO NOT OPERATETHE PLASMA DISPLAY IN NARROW (4:3) SCREEN SIZE MODE OR 14:9 SCREEN SIZE MODE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE SIDE BARS CAN CAUSE PHOSPHOR BURN-IN.

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Mitsubishi Electronics PD-5030, PD-6130 manual Format Sizes, When viewing videos or digital video discs