2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW

2-4. Normal and Wide Format Signals

WHEN YOU SET THE FORMAT TO HDTV (1080i/720p)

Program Format

 

High Definition Output Format

No Adjustment Required

High Definition

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Adjustment

Required

Standard Definition

Normal

Choose when you want to view a picture with an original 4:3 aspect ratio on your 16:9 TV. Black or gray bars will show at the left and right sides.

Wide

Choose when you want to evenly stretch the width of a normal picture to fill the entire screen.

Panorama

Choose when you want to evenly stretch the edges of a normal picture to fill a wide screen.

Zoom1

Choose when you want to fill the entire screen with the picture. The image will be altered both horizontally (stretched) and vertically (cropped). The top and bottom portions of the picture will not be shown. Zoom1 shows you the picture with a tradeoff between distortion and screen coverage.

Zoom2

Choose when you want to view the picture without distortion. Some of the top and bottom portions of the picture will be deleted.

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