Changing The Screen Size; Viewing The Input Source; Setting For The Language Of On-Screen Display; Screen Screen Size - Pioneer PDP-42A3HD Operating Instructions Manual

9 Adjustments and Settings
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Changing the Screen Size

You can change the aspect ratio of the screen to correspond to
your viewing requirements.
1
Press the MENU button.
2 Press the c or d button to move to Screen, then press
the a or OK button.
3 Select Screen Size and press the a or OK button again.
4 Press the c or d button to select the required aspect
ratio as follows:
Zoom - Cinema - Full - 4:3 - Wide
Screen
Screen Size

Main Input

PIP/TWIN

Screen Saver
Adjust
Full
Cinema
Item Description
Zoom For 16:9 letterbox pictures. Bars may appear
on the top and bottom with some programs.
Cinema For 14:9 letterbox pictures. Bars may appear
on the top and bottom on some programs.
Full (factory For 16:9 squeeze pictures.
default)
4:3 For 4:3 "standard" pictures. A side bar
appears on each side.
Wide In this mode pictures are progressively
stretched toward each side of the screen.
5
Press the EXIT button.
• You can select the modes by simply pressing the SCREEN SIZE
button on the remote control.
• If you watch High Definition TV broadcasting, you cannot select the
screen mode. (The Screen Size setting is always set to "Full".)
• To enlarge 4:3 normal aspect ratio to 16:9 wide aspect ratio in DTV
mode, press the HD WIDE button.
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Zoom Zoom
Analog TV
Cinema
Full
4:3
Wide
Return
4:3
Wide
Zoom
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Viewing the Input Source

Once you have connected your audio and video systems, you
can view different sources by selecting the corresponding input.
1
Press the MENU button.
2 Press the c or d button to move to Screen, then press
the a or OK button.
3 Press the c or d button to move to Main Input, then
press the a or OK button.
4 Press the c or d button to select the required input
source as follows and press the OK button.
DIGITAL CH - ANALOG CH - VIDEO 1 - VIDEO 2 -
VIDEO 3 - S-VIDEO 1 - S-VIDEO 2 - S-VIDEO 3 -
COMPONENT 1 - COMPONENT 2 - HDMI
Screen
Screen Size Zoom
Main Input DIGITAL CH
PIP/TWIN
Screen Saver
Adjust Return
• The Plasma Display switches to selected source.
5
Press the EXIT button.
• You can select the sources by simply pressing the INPUT button on
the remote control.
Setting for the language of on-screen
display
You can select a language to be used for on-screen display such
as menus from among three languages: English, Spanish and
French.
1
Press the MENU button.
2 Press the c or d button to move to System, then press
the a button or OK button.
3 Press the c or d button to move to Menu Language,
then press the a or OK button.
4 Press the c or d button to select the language (English,
Spanish or French).
System
Menu Language English
Audio Language English
Clock Setting
Parental Control
Move Enter Return
• The factory default is "English".
5
Press the EXIT button.
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DIGITAL CH
ANALOG CH
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 3
S-VIDEO 1
S-VIDEO 2
S-VIDEO 3
COMPONENT 1
COMOPNENT 2
HDMI
E n g l i s h
S p a n i s h
F r e n c h