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Chapter 6. Additional Features 83
TV Display Formats
Press FORMAT on the TV remote control to cycle
through the available display formats. The last-used
format for each device is used when you return to that
device.
Note: Not all formats are available for PIP.
Side-by-Side is only available in Standard and
Expand formats. PC formats vary depending
on PC signal.
Signal and Format Definitions:
480i Signals: Traditional analog interlaced signals from
or through ANT-1 and 2, INPUT 1 and 2, COMPONENT
1-3, and HDMI 1 and 2.
480p Signals: Progressive-scan analog DVD signals on
COMPONENT 1-3 and HDMI 1 and 2.
720p & 1080i Signals: High-definition analog signals
received through COMPONENT 1-3, and HDMI 1 and 2.
These signals are always 16:9 (wide screen).
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 (wide screen).
DVD Definitions:
Anamorphic (or Enhanced for Wide-Screen TV’s):
These DVDs are recorded in a special way to properly
show wide-screen images on 16:9 TV sets in the
Standard format mode. This is the recommended
choice.
Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1:33:1, Letter box 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 Letter
boxed, 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.
Standard: This is the full-screen format. HDTV
signals use this format. This format is useful for
displaying Anamorphic DVDs that have 1.78:1 or 1.85:1
aspect ratios. Anamorphic DVDs that have a 2.35:1
aspect ratio are displayed with black bars at the top
and bottom, but show the entire image correctly.
Narrow (4:3) images are stretched evenly from side to
side. Available for all signals.
Expand: This enlarges the picture to fill the screen,
cropping off some of the image at the top and
bottom. This is useful for reducing the letter box top
and bottom bars of non-anamorphic DVD images.
Available for analog 480i, 480p and digital SD 4:3
signals only.
Zoom: This enlarges the picture, cropping off some
of the image at each side and top and bottom. This
is useful for removing or reducing 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 stretches a narrow (4:3) image
across the screen, however, there is less stretch in
the center than at the sides. This allows the entire
narrow image to be displayed across the screen with
less distortion than is 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.
When no PIP is displayed, you can press ADJUST up
or down to vertically adjust the position of the picture.
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 from which to choose.