Aspect Controls - Panasonic TH-42PA50A Operating Instructions Manual

Aspect Controls

The Widescreen TV will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect, including widescreen
cinema format pictures.
Press the ASPECT button repeatedly to move through the aspect options:
16:9, 14:9, Just, 4:3, Zoom1, Zoom2 and Zoom3
Press the ASPECT button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed,
use the Red or Green buttons to move in either direction through the aspect
options.
Note:
This is not available for 720p and 1080i signals input.
Aspect is fi xed to 16:9.
16 : 9
16:9 will display a true 16:9 (anamorphic) picture with no aspect distortions.
Signals in the 4:3 format will be stretched to fi t the picture.
14 : 9
14:9 will display a 14:9 picture at its standard 14:9 size without any
stretching.
Just
Use Just when you wish to expand a 4:3 picture to fi ll the whole screen (rather
than watching a programme with black stripes down the left and right sides of
the picture).
The 4:3 picture will be stretched horizontally so that the image fi lls the screen,
this is done in such a way that the stretching is only obvious at the left and
right edges of the screen.
4 : 3
4:3 will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size with no aspect distortions.
Zoom1
Zoom1 allows you to magnify the picture.
Zoom2
Zoom2 will display 16:9 anamorphic letterbox pictures as a full screen display
with no aspect distortions.
Zoom3
Zoom3 will display 21:9 letterbox pictures as a full screen display with no
aspect distortions.
16:9 will display the picture at its maximum size but with slight stretching.
OR
ASPECT
OK
1 2 3
4 5 6
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0
Red Green
TV
16 : 9
16 : 9
14 : 9
14 : 9
Just
Just
4 : 3
4 : 3
Zoom1
Zoom1
Zoom2
Zoom2
Zoom3
Zoom3
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