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Display Formats
Press FORMAT on the TV remote control to cycle
through the available display formats. The last used
format for each device will be used when you return to
that device.
Note: Not all formats are available for
PIP/POP. Side-by-Side, 3 POP and 9 POP are
only available in Standard and Expand formats.
PC formats vary depending on PC signal.
Signals and Formats Definitions:
480i Signals: Traditional analog interlaced signals from
or through Ant-1 & 2, Inputs 1-3, Component 1 & 2,
Input-DTV and HDMI.
480p Signals: Progressive scan analog DVD signals on
Ant-1 & 2, Component-1 & 2, Input-DTV and HDMI.
720p & 1080i Signals: High definition analog signals
received through Component-1 & 2, Input-DTV and HDMI.
These signals are always 16:9 (widescreen).
SD 4:3: Standard definition narrow screen format
signals from digital channels and IEEE 1394 devices.
SD 16:9: Standard definition wide screen format signals
from digital channels and IEEE 1394 devices.
HD: High definition wide screen format signals from
digital channels and IEEE-1394 devices. These signals
are always 16:9 (widescreen).
Standard: This is the full screen format. HDTV
signals use this format. This format is useful to display
Anamorphic DVDs that have 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect
ratios. Anamorphic DVDs that have a 2.35:1 aspect
ratio will still display black bars at the top and bottom,
but will show the entire image correctly. Narrow (4:
3) images will be stretched evenly from side to side.
Available for all signals.
Expand: This will enlarge the picture to fill the screen,
cropping off some of the image at the top and bottom.
This is useful to reduce the letterbox top and bottom
bars of non-anamorphic DVD. Available for analog
480i, 480p and digital SD 4:3 signals only.
DVD Definitions:
Anamorphic (or Enhanced for Widescreen TV’s):
These DVDs are recorded in a special way to properly
show widescreen images on 16:9 TV sets in the
Standard format mode. This is the recommended
choice.
Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1:33:1, Letterbox or Full
Screen):
These DVDs are recorded for use with traditional
shaped TVs. They may be full screen (4:3 or 1:
33:1) which crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or
Letterboxed which adds black top and bottom bars.
This information may or may not be listed on the DVD
case. Some DVDs support both types of recordings.
Zoom: This will enlarge the picture, cropping off some
of the image at each side and top and bottom. This is
useful to remove or reduce the black top and bottom
bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Available for analog 480i and 480p and SD 4:3 signals
only.
Stretch: This format will stretch a narrow (4:3) image
across the screen, however, there is less stretch in the
center than the sides. This will allow the entire narrow
image to be displayed across the screen with less
distortion than seen in the Standard format. Available
for analog 480i and 480p and SD 4:3 signals only.
Stretch Plus: Similar to stretch mode, however
to minimize distortions on the side, the picture is
expanded to crop off portions of the top and bottom.
Useful when no important information is shown at the
top and/or bottom of the screen. Available for analog
480i and 480p and SD 4:3 signals only.
Narrow: This format will display narrow (4:3) images in
their original shape, and add stationary black side bars
to fill the screen. Available for 480i, 480p and digital
SD 4:3 signals only.
Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping some of
the image on both sides. This Expand format is useful
to remove or reduce black side bars added to narrow
images that are converted to 16:9 signals for digital
broadcast. Available for analog 1080i, 720p, digital SD
16:9 and digital HD signals.
This is a widescreen TV (also known as a 16:9 TV). This shape reflects the new types of images available from HDTV
and many DVDs. There are still many older style narrow screen images (called 4:3 aspect ratio) you will encounter.
While there will never be a perfect solution for displaying a narrow image on a wide screen, Mitsubishi offers several
display formats to choose from.