Toshiba 36HF12 owner manual Viewing the wide-screen picture formats, Selecting the image shape

Letterbox and Compression modes have bars at top and bottom of screen. See “Notice of possible adverse effects on TV picture tube,” at right.

Viewing the wide-screen picture formats

You can view programs that have the conventional TV picture format (4:3 aspect ratio) and the wide-screen format (16:9 aspect ratio). This feature is available for 1080i digital broadcasts and 480p/480i DVD signals connected to the ColorStream HD1 and HD2 jacks.

Selecting the image shape

1.Make sure the ColorStream HD1 or HD2 mode is selected. (See page 39 for details.)

LIGHT RECALL POWER

CTV

CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR

2.Press PIC SIZE repeatedly to select either Normal, Letterbox, or Compression image shape, as described below.

Note: The message ÒNot AvailableÓ will appear when the PIC SIZE button is pressed in the mode other than the ColorStream HD1 or HD2.

HD1 I MAGE SHAPE

0: NORMAL

1: LETTERBOX

2: COMPRESS I ON

0 -2 : TO SELECT

1	2	3
			CH
4	5	6
7	8	9
		CH RTN VOL
100	0	ENT
		ADV/
FAVORITE	PIP CH		PIC
			SIZE

PIC SIZE

While the above menu is on-screen, you can select the desired picture size by pressing the corresponding number button (0Ð2).

Normal

The Normal picture size displays the picture in the conventional 4:3 aspect ratio. The picture is stretched vertically to fill the screen.

FAV		MENU/		FAV
		ENTER
STROBE		ADV/		EXIT
		PIP CH
STOP SOURCE			PLAY PIP
	REC TV/VCR		REW	FF
		STILL	LOCATE	SWAP

MENU

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Using the TV’s Features

Letterbox, Compress

The Letterbox and Compression modes display the wide picture (16:9) with bars at top and bottom. The picture retains its true proportion.

Letterbox (recommended mode):

¥Picture is horizontally stretched, with bars at the top and bottom.

¥Lower picture quality than in the Compression mode because of a reduction in the scanning lines.

¥Slightly lower chance of permanently engraining stationary patterns on the

picture tube than in the Compression mode.

Compression:

¥ Picture is vertically compressed, with bars at the top and bottom.

¥ Better picture quality than in the Letterbox mode because of more effective use of scanning lines.

¥ Greater chance of permanently engraining stationary patterns on the picture tube than in the Letterbox

mode, since there is no raster in the bars at top and bottom.

Note:

You can also change the image shape using the menu system. Select IMAGE SHAPE HD1 or HD2 in the THEATER menu.

THEATER
SRS 3D	ON
I MAGE SHAPE
HD1 NORMAL / LETTERBOX / COMPRESS
HD2	NORMAL

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON TV PICTURE TUBE

If a fixed (non-moving) pattern remains on the TV screen for long periods of time, the image can become permanently engrained in the picture tube. See page 2 for details.

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