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34 4. TV Operation and Features
TV Signals and Display Formats
Signal Definitions
480i: Traditional interlaced signals from
ANT-1
and
ANT 2
,
composite
VIDEO
, component
Y Pb Pr
, and
HDMI
jacks.
480p: Progressive-scan DVD signals on component
Y Pb
Pr
and
HDMI
jacks.
720p and 1080i: High-definition signals received through
component
Y Pb Pr
and
HDMI
jacks. These signals are
always 16:9 (widescreen).
SD 4:3: Standard-definition squarish-screen-format
signals from digital channels on
ANT 1
and
ANT 2
.
SD 16:9: Standard-definition widescreen-format signals
from digital channels on
ANT 1
and
ANT 2
.
HD 16:9: High-definition 16:9 widescreen signals from
digital channels on
ANT 1
and
ANT 2
.
This is a 16:9 widescreen TV suitable for images avail-
able from HDTV and many DVDs. You can view older-
style squarish images (4:3 aspect ratio) using one of the
display formats described on this page. Press the
FORMAT
key to cycle through the available display formats. The TV
remembers the format you last used for each input.
DVD Image Definitions
Image information may be stated on the DVD case. Some
DVDs support both of the formats described below.
Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)
Indicates DVDs recorded to show widescreen images prop-
erly on 16:9 TV sets using the TV’s Standard format mode
(recommended)
.
Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1:33:1, Letter Box, or
Full Screen)
Indicates DVDs recorded for viewing on squarish TV
screens. They may be full screen (4:3 or 1:33:1) which
crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or letter box, which
adds black top and bottom bars.
TV Display Format Definitions
Standard: This is the full-screen format used by HDTV
signals. Use this format to display anamorphic DVDs with a
1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1
aspect ratio are displayed correctly but with top and bottom
black bars. Narrow (4:3) images are stretched evenly from
side to side. Available for all signals.
Expand: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping
the top and bottom; useful for reducing the letter box top and
bottom bars of non-anamorphic DVD images.
Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping the
sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars. 480i/480p and
SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and bottom bars on anamor-
phic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. 720p, 1080i, SD 16:9,
and HD signals: Eliminates bars added to 4:3 images.
Stretch: Stretches a narrow 4:3 image across the screen
to display the entire image with less distortion than the
Standard format.
Stretch Plus:
Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distortion on
the sides by expanding the picture to crop off portions of the
top and bottom. You can adjust the vertical position of the
picture. Press
VIDEO
repeatedly to show the Vert Adjustment
option, then press
ENTER.
Use to move the picture.
Narrow: Displays narrow 4:3 images in their original
shape. Adds black side bars to fill the screen.
Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping the image on
both sides. Removes or reduces black side bars added to
narrow images converted to 16:9 signals for digital broadcast.
Note: All high-definition channels send widescreen (16:9)
signals, but not all programming was created for this
format. The broadcaster may stretch the image or add
side bars to fill the widescreen area.
Full Native:
Displays all pixels in the original image; best for a
computer or game image (component and HDMI inputs only).
Non-anamorphic or
SD 4:3
Anamorphic DVD
Standard
Distorted. Not
recommended.
Recommended
Expand
Recommended
for letterbox.
See Note 1.
Distorted; not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Zoom
Distorted. Not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Recommended
for anamorphic
2.35:1 images.
See Note 1.
Stretch
Recommended
for standard
broadcasts.
See Note 1.
Distorted; not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Stretch
Plus
Recommended
for standard
broadcasts.
See Note 1.
Distorted; not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Narrow
See Note 1
Distorted; not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Original Signal Display Formats
SD 16:9 or
HD Digital
720p,
1080i,
1080p
Signal
Stan-
dard
Use for widescreen im-
ages.
Wide
Expand
Recommended to re-
move side bars.
Zoom
Recommended to re-
move bars from the top,
bottom, and sides.
(except
720p
)
Full
Native
Best for computer or
game images (compo-
nent and HDMI only)
TV Display Formats. Press the
FORMAT
key repeatedly to
see the displays available for the current program. Press
the
INFO
key to see the name of the display format in use.
Note 1: Available for 480i, 480p, and digital SD 4:3 signals only.
T V
Display
Original
Signal