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Part IV: Operation
Remote Control Functions: Display Formats
This is a wide screen TV (also known as
a 16:9 TV). This shape re ect s t he 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, Mitsubi-
shi offers several display formats to choose
from.
Press FORMAT on the TV remote control
to cycle through the ve avai labl e di spl ay
formats.
1
Standard: This is the full screen format.
HDTV signals will automatically use this
format. This format is also useful to dis-
play Anamorphic DVDs that have 1.78:1
or 1.85:1 aspect ratios. Anamorphic
DVDs that have the 2.35:1 aspect ratio
will still display black bars at the top and
bottom. Narrow (4:3) images will be
stretched evenly from side to side.
2
Expand: This will enlarge the picture,
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 DVDs or to correct narrow
(4:3) images that have been stretched in
the Standard format.
3
Zoom: This will enlarge the picture, crop-
ping 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.
4
Stretched: (Not available when viewing
480p signals) 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.
5
Narrow: This format will display narrow
(4:3) images in their original shape, and
add stationary gray side bars to ll the
screen.
Display Formats
When displaying VGA or HDTV (1080i)
signals, the FORMAT control will not
operate. All HD signals will automaticaly
be shown using the Standard format ,
and will ll the screen.
Stretched and Zoom formats are not
available during PIP/POP functions.
Caution should be observed when using
the Narrow format due to the stationary
gray side bars. Please see pages 23 or
58 for guidelines concerning stationary
images.