How To Use The Aspect Mode - Hitachi 50V500 Service Manual

II. FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
5.1 HOW TO USE THE AV NETWORK
ASPECT button
Press this button to quickly change the picture format ASPECT ratio.
Depending on the input signal, the picture format ratio allows you to adjust the images through the following options.
4:3 Standard
4:3 Expanded
4:3 Zoom1/Zoom2
16:9 Standard
16:9 Zoom
(1) NTSC/480i/480p Input
4:3
INPUT
(2) 480i/480p INPUT
16:9
INPUT
(3) 720p/1080i INPUT
16:9
INPUT
Use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) images. Side panels (gray areas) are placed to the
left and right of the image to preserve the original aspect ratio of the source.
Use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) sources by linearly increasing image expansion from
the center towards the edges of the display area in order to fill it.
Use these aspect modes to zoom in on conventional (4:3) sources.
Use this aspect mode to display 16:9 sources like HDTV and DVD's preserving the original 16:9 aspect
ratio.
Use this aspect mode to zoom 16:9 images.
4:3 STANDARD
16:9 ZOOM
4:3 STANDARD
16:9 ZOOM
16:9 STANDARD
4:3 EXPANDED
16:9 STANDARD
4:3 EXPANDED
16:9 STANDARD
NOTE:
16:9 ZOOM
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4:3 ZOOM1
4:3 ZOOM2
4:3 ZOOM1
4:3 ZOOM2
The Aspect Style setting you
select for an ANT input will
automatically be set for the
other ANT inputs. However,
all five video inputs have
independent Aspect Style
settings.