30 4. TV Operation and Features

ThisisawidescreenTV,alsoknownasa16:9TV.This
shapereflectsthenewtypesofimagesavailablefrom
HDTVandmanyDVDs.Therearestillmanyolderstyle
narrow-screenimages(called4:3aspectratio)you
willencounter.Whilethereisnoperfectsolutionfor
displayingasquarish,narrowerimageonawidescreen,
Mitsubishioffersseveraldisplayformatsfromwhich
youcanchoose.
Press
FORMAT
ontheTVremotecontroltocyclethrough
theavailabledisplayformats.Thelast-usedformatfor
eachdeviceisusedwhenyoureturntothatdevice.

Signal Definitions

480i Signals:Traditionalanaloginterl acedsignalsfrom
orthrough
ANT-1
and
2
,
INPUT 1
–
3
,
COMPONENT
���and
HDMI
jacks.
480p Signals:Prog ressive-scanDVDsignalson
COM-
PONENT
and
HDMI
jacks.
720p and 1080i Sig nals:High-definitionsignals
receivedthrough
COMPONENT
and
HDMI
jacks.These
signalsarealways16:9(widescreen).
SD 4:3:Standard-definitionsqua rish-screenformat
signalsfromdigitalchannelson
ANT 1
and
ANT 2
.
SD 16:9: Standard-definitionwi descreenformatsignals
fromdigitalchannelson
ANT 1
and
ANT 2
.
HD: High-definitionwide-screenform atsignalsfrom
digitalchannelson
ANT 1
and
ANT 2
.Thesesignalsare
always16:9(widescreen).

DVD Definitions

Anamorphic (or Enha nced for WideScreen TV )
TheseDVDsarerecordedinaspecialwaytoprop-
erlyshowwidescreenimageson16:9TVsetsusing
theStandardformatmode.Thisistherecommended
viewingchoice.
Non-Anamorphic (or 4: 3, 1:33:1, Letter Box, or Full
Screen)
TheseDVDsarerecordedfor��usewithtraditionally
shaped,squarishTVs.Theymaybefullscreen(4:3or
1:33:1)whichcropsmoviestofitthenarrowTV,orletter
box,whichaddsblacktopandbottombars.
ThisinformationmaybelistedontheDVDcase.Some
DVDssupportbothtypesofrecordings.

TV Display Format Definitions

Standard: Thisisthefull-scre enformat.HDTVsignals
usethisformat.Thisformatisusefulfordisplaying
AnamorphicDVDsthathave1.78:1or1.85:1aspect
ratios.AnamorphicDVDsthathavea2.35:1aspect
ratioaredisplayedwithblackbarsatthetopand
bottom,butshowtheentireimagecorrectly.Narrow
(4:3)imagesarestretchedevenlyfromsidetoside.
Availableforallsignals.
Expand:Thisenlargesthepicturetofillthescreen,
croppingoffsomeoftheimageatthetopandbottom.
Thisisusefulforreducingtheletterboxtopandbottom
barsofnon-anamorphicDVDimages.Availablefor
480i,480p,anddigitalSD4:3signalsonly.
Zoom: Thisenlargesthepicture,croppingoffsome
oftheimageateachsideandtopandbottom.This
isusefulforremovingorreducingtheblacktopand
bottombarsonanamorphicDVDswitha2.35:1aspect
ratio.Availablefor480i,480p,andSD4:3signalsonly.
Stretch:Thisformatstretchesanarrow(4:3)image
acrossthescreen;thereislessstretchinthecenter
thanatthesides,however.Thisallowstheentire
narrowimagetobedisplayedacrossthescreenwith
lessdistortionthanisseenintheStandardforma t.
Availablefor480i,480p,andSD4:3signalsonly.
Stretch Plus: Similartostretchmode,buttominimize
distortionsontheside,thepictureisexpandedtocrop
offportionsofthetopandbottom.Exceptwhendis-
playingmenus,press toadjustthepositionofthe
picturevertically.Availablefor480i,480p,andSD4:3
signalsonly.
Narrow: Thisformatdisplaysnarrow(4:3)imagesin
theiroriginalshape,andaddsstationaryblacksid e
barstofillthescreen.Availablefor480i,480p,andSD
4:3signalsonly.
Wide Expand: Enlargesthepic ture,croppingsomeof
theimageonbothsides.ThisExpandformatisuseful
toremoveorreduceblacksidebarsaddedtonarrow
imagesthatareconvertedto16:9signalsfordigital
broadcast.Availablefor1080i,720p,digitalSD16:9
anddigitalHDsignals.
Note: Allhigh-denitionchannelssendwidescreen
(16:9)signals,butnotallprogrammingsenton
thesechannelswascreatedforthisformat.The
broadcastermaystretchtheimageoraddside
barstollthewidescreenarea.
TV Signals and Display Formats