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5. Using On-Screen Menu
SelectingAspectRatio[ASPECTRATIO]
Theterm“aspectratio”referstotheratioofwidthtoheightofaprojectedimage.
The projector automatically determines the incoming signal and displays it in its appropriate aspect ratio.
•Thistableshowstypicalresolutionsandaspectratiosthatmostcomputerssupport.
Resolution AspectRatio
VGA 640 x 480  4:3
SVGA 800 x 600  4:3
XGA 1024 x 768  4:3
WXGA 1280 x 768  15:9
WXGA 1280 x 800  16:10
WXGA+ 1440 x 900  16:10
SXGA 1280 x 1024  5:4
SXGA+ 1400 x 1050  4:3
UXGA 1600 x 1200  4:3
Options Function
AUTO Theprojectorwillautomaticallydeterminetheincomingsignalanddisplayitinitsaspect
ratio. (→ next page)
Theprojectormayerroneouslydeterminetheaspectratiodependingonitssignal.Ifthis
occurs,selecttheappropriateaspectratiofromthefollowing.
4:3 Theimageisdisplayedin4:3aspectratio.
16:9 Theimageisdisplayedin16:9aspectratio.
15:9 Theimageisdisplayedin15:9aspectratio.
16:10 Theimageisdisplayedin16:10aspectratio.
WIDEZOOM
(NP610/NP510/NP410/
NP405/NP310/NP305/
NP610S)
The image is stretched left and right.
Parts of the displayed image are cropped at the left and right edges and therefore not
visible.
LETTERBOX
(NP510W/NP410W/
NP510WS)
Theimageofaletterboxsignalisstretchedequallyinthehorizontalandverticaldirections
to fit the screen. Parts of the displayed image are cropped at the top and bottom edges
and therefore not visible.
NATIVE Theprojectordisplaysthecurrentimageinitstrueresolutionwhentheincomingcomputer
signalhasalowerresolutionthantheprojector’snativeresolution.
[Example1] When the incoming
signalwiththeresolutionof800x600
isdisplayedon theNP610/NP510/
NP410/NP405/NP310/NP305/
NP610S:
[Example2] When the incoming sig-
nalwiththeresolutionof800x600is
displayedontheNP510W/NP410W/
NP510WS:
NOTE:
• Whenanon-computersignalisdisplayed,the[NATIVE]isnotavailable.
• Whenasignalwithahigherresolutionthantheprojector’snativeresolutionisdisplayed,[NATIVE]
is not available.