Sony SAT-HD300 Operating Instructions Manual page 14

2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW
2-4. Normal and Wide Format Signals
WHEN YOU SET THE FORMAT TO HOTV (1080inZOp)
Program Format High-Definition Output Format
*Three temporary adjustment options available
High-Definition
Normal
Choose when you want to view a picture
with an original 4:3 aspect ratio on your
16:9 TV. Black or gray bars will show at the
left and right sides.
Wide
Choose when you want to evenly stretch the
width of a normal picture to fill the entire
screen.
Zoom
Choose when you want to fill the entire
screen with the picture. The image will be
altered both horizontally (stretched) and
vertically (cropped). The top and bottom
portions of the picture will not be shown.
Zoom1 shows you the picture with a trade-
off between distortion and screen coverage.
Adjustment
Required
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Panorama
Choose when you want to evenly stretch the
edges of a normal picture to fill a wide
screen.
Standard Definition
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CINE-Zoom
Choose when you want to adjust zooming.
*Note.
The HDTV formats should always be broadcast in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
However, you may choose one of three temporary options to select for your
preference. The three options are Standard, Expand and Shrink.