Aspect Ratio - Runco RS-900 Owner's Operating Manual

Reset to Defaults: To reset all picture quality settings for the current input to their
factory-default values, select Reset to Defaults from the Picture Adjust menu.
To change the aspect ratio (size and shape) of the projected image, select Aspect Ratio
from the Main Menu and press ENTER. Select the appropriate aspect ratio for your
screen size and the type of program material being viewed, then press ENTER; refer to
Table 4-1.
Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings
Remote

Aspect Ratio

Control
Key
16:9 16 : 9
4:3 4 : 3
Letterbox LBOX
Runco RS-900 Owner's Operating Manual
Description
16:9 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image, stretched to fill
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Display
(Letterbox aspect ratio)
Select 16:9 to view 16:9
DVDs and HDTV programs
in their native aspect ratio.
4:3 images are stretched
horizontally to fit a 16:9
screen.
4:3 scales the input signal
to fit in the center of the
16:9 screen. 4:3 is the
aspect ratio used by
computer monitors,
standard television
programming and most
VHS video cassettes.
Letterbox mode scales
(zooms in on) a 4:3 image
linearly (by the same
amount on all sides) to fill a
16:9 display.
Letterbox is best suited for
viewing LaserDisc movies
or non-anamorphic DVDs
on a 16:9 screen.
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Operation
Aspect Ratio
Aspect Ratio
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16:9
4:3
Letterbox
Virtual Wide
Cinema
Virtual Cinema