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12 1. Basic Setup and Operation
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Basic TV Operation, continued
The FO RMAT Key and Picture Shape
Important
Black bars at the edges of
the screen are common in HD
pictures. Black bars are not a
defect of the TV.
• Broadcasters add black bars
to fill the 16:9 screen area while
preserving the original aspect
ratio of older material not created
for modern HD TVs.
• Your cable box, satellite receiver,
or other device may also have
controls for altering the shape
of the broadcast picture. If your
device offers output in native
format, try using it with the TV
picture formats.
Sample Uses of the
FORMAT
Key
You can use the
FORMAT
key to display the image as originally intended or
to reduce or eliminate black areas at the edges.
Press
High-definition signal with
squarish 4:3 image embedded.
The image is narrower than the
16:9 screen; unused areas at
the sides are filled with black.
Wide Expand mode stretches
the picture sideways to fill the
screen.
Press
Standard 2.35:1 anamorphic
DVD image; unused areas at
the top and bottom are filled
with black (letterbox effect).
Zoom mode. The picture fills
the screen. All four edges are
cropped in this mode.
Press the
FORMAT
key
t
o cycle through picture
shapes for the current
image. The TV will
remember the format you
last used on each input.
For more on TV formats and signal
types, see the supplemental Owner’s
Guide at www.mitsubishi-tv.com.
More TV Features
See the supplemental Owner’s Guide at
www.mitsubishi-tv.com for more on these and other
topics.
• Parental controls (Lock menu). Requires first
setting a pass code.
• TV Clock (Setup > Clock menu). Set the TV Clock if
you plan to use the TV Timer, ChannelView channel
listings, or the TV’s
Lock by Time
feature.
• Changing input names in the Input Selection menu
(Inputs > Name menu)
• Viewing digital camera images
• HDMI (CEC) control of other A/V devices
• Using the TV with a computer