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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
,
INPUT 1
–
3
,
COMPONENT
and
HDMI
jacks.
480p: Progressive-scan DVD signals on
COMPONENT
and
HDMI
jacks.
720p and 1080i: High-definition signals received
through
COMPONENT
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: 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 device.
DVD Image Definitions
Image information may be stated on the DVD case.
Some DVDs support both formats.
Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)
DVDs recorded to properly show widescreen images on
16:9 TV sets using the Standard format mode (recom-
mended)
.
Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1:33:1, Letter Box, or
Full Screen)
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; useful for
removing or reducing the black top and bottom bars on
anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
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. Unless displaying
a menu, press to adjust the vertical position of 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 such programming was
created for this format. The broadcaster may stretch
the image or add side bars to fill the widescreen area.
Original
Signal
Standard Expand Zoom Stretch Stretch Plus Narrow
Original
Signal
Wide
Expand
Non-
anamorphic
or SD 4:3
Distorted.
Not recom-
mended.
Recommended
for letterbox.
See Note 1.
Distorted. Not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Recommended
for standard
broadcasts.
See Note 1.
Recommended
for standard
broadcasts.
See Note 1.
See Note 1
SD 16:9 or
HD Digital
(broadcast with
side bars)
Recommended
to remove side
bars. See
Note 2.
Anamorphic
DVD
Recommended
Distorted; not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Recommended
for anamorphic
2.35:1 images.
See Note 1.
Distorted; not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Distorted; not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Distorted;
not recom-
mended. See
Note 1.
Note 1
Available for 480i, 480p, and
digital SD 4:3 signals only.
Note 2
Available for digital SD 16:9 and
HD signals, 1080i, 720p; not
available for 1080p signals.
TV Display Formats. Press the
FORMAT
key repeatedly to see different displays for the current program. Press the
INFO
key to see the name of the display format in use.