Operation

Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings

 

Remote

 

 

Aspect Ratio

Control

Description

 

Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9

16:9

 

Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs

 

 

 

 

and HDTV programs in their

 

 

16:9 Image on

native aspect ratio.

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Screen (Display)

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a 16:9 screen.

4:3 Image, stretched to fill

16:9 Screen (Display)

4:3

4:3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard 4:3 scales the input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal to fit in the center of the

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on

 

 

16:9 screen. 4:3 is the aspect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ratio used by computer

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Screen (Display)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

monitors, standard television

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

programming and most VHS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video cassettes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letterbox

LBOX

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letterbox mode scales (zooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in on) a 4:3 image linearly (by the

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on

 

same amount on all sides) to fill

 

 

 

 

 

 

a 16:9 display.

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Letterbox aspect ratio)

 

Letterbox is best suited for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

viewing LaserDisc movies or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

non-anamorphic DVDs on a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VirtualWide

VWIDE

 

 

 

 

 

VirtualWide scales a 4:3 image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-linearly (more on the sides

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on

 

 

 

than in the center) to fit a 16:9

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Screen (Display)

 

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on 16:9 Screen with VirtualWide

4:3 Image on

On a 2.35:1 screen, the image is

centered between black bars on

2.35:1 Screen

with VirtualWide

either side.

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Runco VX-44D, VX-55D Aspect Ratio Settings, Remote Aspect Ratio Control Description Key 169, Select 169 to view 169 DVDs

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