NTSC/ANALOG FEATURE MENU CONTROLS
DISPLAY FORMAT
Your DPTV is able to deliver
the lifelike, widescreen picture
(or “home cinema” viewing
experience) that is promised with
High Definition TV programming.
The Display Format control can be used to expand conventional
4:3 aspect ratio
broadcasts in order to fit your DPTV’s widescreen 16:9 format;
or to reset the screen to best
match the current programming.
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1Select DISPLAY FORMAT control.
With FEATURES MENU (2 of 3)
NTSC
FEATURE MENU
DISPLAY
FORMAT
CHANNEL
DISPLAY
EXIT
CHANNEL LABELS
PARENTAL CONTROL
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DISPLAY FORMAT
PANORAMIC 4 X 3
16 X 9 THEATER 1 THEATER 2
EXIT
highlight with the MENU
buttons. Then press the MENU
button.
2Press the MENU ▲▼ and MENU (or ok) buttons to highlight and select (✔) the desired screen aspect ratio or screen display control.
3Press the “exit” button to clear the screen.
STOP
SMART HELP
Note: In the past the
relationship between a TV
screen’s width to height, or aspect
ratio, has historically been 33%
wider than the picture screen
height (or a 4:3 aspect ratio). The
widescreen format of your DPTV
screen is nearly 80% greater than
its measure height (which
accounts for a 16:9 aspect ratio).
The reason for the 16:9 aspect
ratio screen is that it allows for the
dramatic and lifelike viewing of
original version movies and
cinemas (similar to the type found
in your local theaters). And the
16:9 aspect ratio widescreen is
also a good visual match for how
our eyes work in a horizontally
oriented field of view and action
plane.
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is expanded to fill the full 16:9 | 4:3 (Standard) | |
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retained in the center of the screen. |
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4:3 (Standard) - Conventional TV |
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picture format shows on the |
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screen. Black bar areas show on |
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the side margins of the screen. |
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16:9 (Expand) - Full widescreen |
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mode with linear expansion to | Building Trade News | |
view HDTV program broadcasts. | ||
Used for material originally | 16:9 (Expand) | |
produced in 16:9 format. | ||
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Theater 1/2 - Expanded zoom |
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modes with picture images |
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increased in magnification. |
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Designed for use with “letterbox” |
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or cropped movie images such as |
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found with Cinemascope or |
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Cinerama type program material. |
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information at the edges as the |
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picture expands to fill the screen. | Building Trade News |
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