4.3
CHAPTER FOUR
Special Features
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With a 16:9 Ratio TV or Monitor
ith a 16:9 Ratio TV or Monitor
If you are using a 16:9 aspect ratio TV or monitor and receiving an image with a 4:3 aspect ratio,
the image will be displayed at the 4:3 aspect ratio on your monitor unless you specify otherwise.
The Screen Format menu allows you to adjust the image through the following options:
When a 4:3 sour
When a 4:3 sour ce signal is r
ce signal is r eceived
eceived
Pillar box
Choose this when receiving a 4:3 image and you want the on-screen appearance of the video to be
a centered picture with blank panels on the right and left sides.
Full
Choose this when you want the television to adjust the 4:3 image horizontally so it fills your 16:9
screen. No blank panels will be added, and the image is vertically unaltered. This setting is espe-
cially useful for viewing 4:3 formatted DVDs.
Zoom
Choose this when receiving a 4:3 image and you want to maintain the correct image proportion.
Top and bottom portions of the picture are cropped, or cut.
When a 16:9 sour
When a 16:9 sour ce signal is r
ce signal is r eceived
eceived
Pillar box
Pillar box
Choose this when r
Choose this when r eceiving a 16:9 image and you want the on-scr
eceiving a 16:9 image and you want the on-scr een appearance of the
een appearance of the
video to be a center
video to be a center ed pictur
ed pictur e with blank panels on the right and left sides.
e with blank panels on the right and left sides.
Full
Full
This is the default for
This is the default for mat when a 16:9 sour
mat when a 16:9 sour ce signal is r
ce signal is r eceived.
eceived.
NOTE
Changing the Screen Format feature availability depends on the Resolution Select switch setting and
the current broadcasting signal format.
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