How Images Appear On Your Tv (Aspect Ratios Of The Screen) - Panasonic TC-11LV1 Operating Instructions Manual

How images appear on your TV (aspect ratios of the screen)

The Images on the TV screen depend on the type of software and the TV set.
Type of software
Wide-screen Right and left edges
( pan and scan
are cut off.
format )
Software ( 4:3 )
Full screen
Software
( 4:3, Letterbox )
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The images which appear on the TV screen, and what each screen mode is called, depend on the manufacturer of
the TV set and type of TV set. Consult the instruction manual provided with your TV set.
For your reference:
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Letterbox
Black bands are inserted at the top and bottom of the screen to fill in the gaps where the size of the picture is smaller
than the screen.
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Pan and Scan
Part of the wide-screen picture (either at both sides or one side of the screen) is automatically eliminated so that the
picture fills the whole screen.
16:9 ( "FULL" mode )
4:3
Full screen
Screen horizontally
enlarged
Letterbox Screen horizontally
( with black bands at enlarged ( with black
top and bottom )
bands at top and
bottom )
Type of TV set ( ASPECT mode )
16:9 ( "ZOOM" mode )
Top and bottom
edges are cut off.
Top and bottom
edges are cut off.
Full screen
16:9 ( "AUTO" mode )
Full screen
Full screen
( with black bands at
right and left )
Screen in which the
picture at the far left
and far right ends only
is extended horizontally
( with black bands at
top and bottom )
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