Operation
28 CX-47HD/CX-OPAL47/CX-65HD Installation/Operation Manual
PRELIMINARY
Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings
Aspect Ratio
Remote
Control
Key
Description
16:9 16:9 Select 16:9 to view 16:9
DVDs and HDTV programs
in their native aspect ratio.
4:3 images are stretched
horizontally to fit a 16:9
display.
4:3 4:3 4:3 scales the input signal to
fit in the center of a 16:9
display. 4:3 is the aspect
ratio used by computer
monitors, standard
television programming and
most VHS video cassettes.
Letterbox/
Cinema Fill
LETTER Letterbox mode scales
(zooms in on) a 4:3 image
linearly (by the same amount
on all sides) to fill a 16:9
display.
The zoom factor is either
1.33 or 1.78, depending on
the Letterbox Mode setting
(refer to Letterbox Mode
on page 36).
Letterbox is best suited for
viewing LaserDisc movies or
non-anamorphic DVDs on a
16:9 screen.
4:3 Image, stretched to fill
16:9 Screen (Display)
16:9 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Display
(Letterbox aspect ratio)
Letterbox Mode = Letterbox
4:3 Image on
16:9 Display
(Letterbox aspect ratio)
Letterbox Mode = Cinema Fill