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42 HP MediaSmart HDTV User Guide
Changing the View by
Using the Aspect Button
Press the Aspect button on the remote control to select
an option for the dimensions of the TV picture image.
The options that are available for selection depend on
the current input source.
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The Aspect options are:
Auto automatically shows the correct aspect
ratio, based on the content.
16:9 shows widescreen TV in its recorded format,
or a 4:3 ratio image stretched to fit the screen
with no center aspect correction.
4:3 shows the standard 4:3 ratio image in the
center of the TV, with dark bars on the left and
right of the screen, or shrinks widescreen pictures
horizontally.
Zoom1 stretches the image vertically. Suitable
for stretching widescreen DVD movies to reduce or
eliminate horizontal dark stripes at the top and
bottom of the screen.
Zoom2 stretches the image both vertically and
horizontally, and may clip the top, bottom, and
sides of the image.
Panorama stretches the picture horizontally, if
necessary, to fill the screen; the center of the
screen has aspect correction. Suitable for
stretching a normal 4:3 ratio image to fill the
screen.
Use the Aspect Ratio option on the OSD Picture menu
to set the default aspect; see “Using the Picture Menu”
on page 68.
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When the input source is HDMI, the
Panorama mode is not available. When the
input source is PC, the Zoom1, Zoom2, and
Panorama modes are not available.
Input
signal
TV image (Aspect)
4:3 16:9 Zoom1 Zoom2 Panorama
4:3
16:9 Not available
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Some stations transmit standard-definition
programming directly in the 16:9 aspect
ratio, so the image has embedded dark
side bars. For that type of input signal, the
Panorama mode is not available, and the
Zoom1 and Zoom2 modes do not eliminate
the side bars.