Panasonic TH-50PHD8WS, TH-37PWD8WK, TH-37PWD8WS Aspect Controls, Mode Picture Explanation

ASPECT Controls

The Plasma Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture.

Press repeatedly to move through the aspect options:

		4 : 3	Zoom	16 : 9
[from the unit]		Panasonic Auto		Just
	The aspect mode changes each time the ENTER button is
	pressed.
INPUT MENU -/ VOL +/ ENTER/
[During MULTI PIP Operations]		4 : 3	16 : 9
• Picture and Picture, Picture in Picture :
• Others	: Aspect switching is not possible.

Notes:

• For PC signal input, the mode switches between “4:3”, “Zoom” and “16:9” only.

•For a 1125 (1080) / 60i · 50i · 24p · 25p · 30p · 24sF, 1250 (1080) / 50i, 750 (720) / 60p · 50p signal input, the mode is set to “16:9” mode, and switching is not possible.

•Panasonic Auto can be selected only during Video signal input.

•The aspect mode is memorized separately for each input terminal.

Mode	Picture		Explanation
	4		4:3 will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size.
	4 : 3
4 : 3	3
	4	16	Zoom mode magnifies the central section of the picture.
		Zoom
Zoom	3	9
	4	16	16:9 will display the picture at its maximum size but with slight
		16 : 9	elongation.
16 : 9	3	9
	4	16	Just mode will display a 4:3 picture at its maximum size but with
		Just	aspect correction applied to the center of the screen so that
Just	3	9	elongation is only apparent at the left and right edges of the screen.
			The size of the picture will depend on the original signal.
	4	16	The display will automatically become enlarged (depending on the
		Panasonic Auto	picture source), allowing you to view the picture at its maximum
	3	9	size.
			Notes:
			• Panasonic Auto mode is designed to automatically adjust the
Panasonic	For an elongated image	Image is expanded	aspect ratio to handle a mix of 16:9 and 4:3 program material.
Auto	4	Changes in	Certain 4:3 program material, such as stock market data screens,
			may occasionally cause the image size to change unexpectedly.
		accordance with
			When viewing such programs, it is recommended that the ASPECT
	3	the Panasonic Auto
			be set to 4:3.
		mode setting (see
			• If adjusting the Picture V-Pos/V-Size in Panasonic Auto with 16:9
		page 36).
			mode, the adjustment is not memorized. When exiting the mode,
	For a 4:3 image
			the screen will return to a former adjustment.

Note:

Do not allow the picture to be displayed in 4:3 mode for an extended period, as this can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the Plasma Display Panel.

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