Using this unit
■Selecting “ASPECT”
“ASPECT” selects the most appropriate way of displaying the image on the screen for the six common types of signals listed below. Available parameters for “ASPECT” change depending on the “SCREEN ASPECT” setting. This unit has the “AUTO” mode which automatically detects the type of signals and changes the display aspect. This mode is effective when information about the signal type is included in the signal.
Press the ASPECT button for the desired display aspect.
1Video signal of the 4:3 screen aspect from ordinary TV or video
2Letterbox video signal
3Squeezed video signal (Vista size)
4Squeezed video signal (Cinema scope size)
5Hi vision (HDTV) 16:9 video signal
6RGB signal
●Available aspect modes when “SCREEN ASPECT” is set to “4:3”
1AUTO
When the input signal is letterbox or squeeze, this mode detects it and automatically switches to the most appropriate mode. This mode is effective only when the signal is sent with information about its type.
2NORMAL
This mode projects the image horizontally in full on the screen without cutting any input signal.
3SQUEEZE
This mode desqueezes the video which has been recorded as horizontally squeezed. The image is projected in the original format after having passed through this circuit.
4ZOOM
The central part of the image is scaled up. Both sides of the input image lie offscreen.
5THROUGH
The signal is projected as it is input without scaling up or down.
6THROUGH
This mode scales up only the width of the image without changing the height.
[Examples]
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| Projected |
Input signal | Input image | Aspect | image |
Normal 4:3 image |
| NORMAL |
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Letter box |
| ZOOM |
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|
| NORMAL |
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Squeeze |
| SQUEEZE |
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(Vista size) |
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|
| THROUGH |
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Squeeze |
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(Cinema scope |
| SQUEEZE |
|
size) |
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HDTV |
| NORMAL |
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|
| ZOOM |
|
RGB PC | THROUGH |
NORMAL