Setting The Aspect Ratio - Mitsubishi WD3300U User Manual

Viewing computer images (continued)

Setting the aspect ratio

You can change the aspect ratio of the input video signal (or the ratio of width to height of the image). Change the
setting according to the type of the screen to be used or your preference.
How to change the settings:
With the remote control:
1. Press the ASPECT button.
• Every time the ASPECT button is pressed, the aspect mode changes from NORMAL (FULL) to NORMAL (16:9),
to NORMAL (4:3), to 16:9, to REAL, to FULL, and back to NORMAL (FULL).
• The following table shows the image display patterns depending on the settings.
Setting NORMAL (FULL)
Input video signal is
displayed at the max
height (800 pixels) or
max width (1280
pixels) of the panel
while its aspect ratio
is maintained.
Input signal
4:3 signal,
4:3
XGA signal
(1024 x 768),
etc.
1066 x 800
WXGA signal
16:10
1280 x 800
(16:10)
1280 x 800
WXGA signal
16:9.6
1280 x 768
(16:9.6)
1280 x 768
WXGA signal
16:9.04
1360 x 768
(16:9.04)
1280 x 720
16:9 signal
16:9
and
WXGA signal
1366 x 768
1280 x 720
With the QUICK MENU or FEATURE menu:
(See page 26 for menu setting.)
1. Display the QUICK MENU or FEATURE menu.
2. Select ASPECT by pressing the  or  button.
3. Select your desired aspect ratio by pressing the  or  button.
When 16:9 is selected with the FEATURE menu, you can select whether or not
to display signals at 16:9 depending on their type using the following procedures.
4. Press the ENTER button.
5. Select a setting for the item MODE by pressing the  or  button.
• ALL SIGNAL:
All signals are always displayed at 16:9 irrespective of their type.
• VIDEO ONLY:
Signals supplied from video devices only are displayed at 16:9.
To cancel the menu:
6. Press the MENU button.
Important:
• If you change the aspect ratio to 16:9, REAL, or FULL while displaying images on a 4:3 screen with the aspect
ratio set to NORMAL (4:3), images appear partly off screen.
• In such cases as when you keep displaying images in the 4:3 mode for a long time and then change the mode to
FULL, the masking areas may remain as afterimage around the displayed image. Consult your dealer in this case.
• When the input video signal is interrupted with NORMAL (16:9) or NORMAL (4:3) selected, the image turns blue
and appears partly off screen. In this case, set BACK COLOR in the INSTALLATION menu to BLACK.
NORMAL (16:9) NORMAL (4:3)
Select this setting Select this setting
when using a 16:9 when using a 4:3
screen. screen.
4:3
960 x 720 1066 x 800
16:10
1152 x 720 1066 x 666
16:9.6
1200 x 720 1066 x 640
16:9.04 16:9.04
1280 x 720 1066 x 602
16:9
1280 x 720 1066 x 600
EN-19
16:9
Regardless of the type
of input signal, image
is displayed at 16:9
aspect ratio (1280 x
720 pixels). Select to
expand squeezed (or
horizontally
compressed) images
such as DVD images
to 16:9.
4:3 16:9
1280 x 720
16:10 16:9
1280 x 720
16:9.6 16:9
1280 x 720
16:9
1280 x 720
16:9 16:9
1280 x 720
REAL
Input video signal is Regardless of the type
displayed at its of input signal, image
original pixel size. is displayed at the full
(When the pixel size is panel size (1280 x 800
larger than the panel pixels).
size, only the center
part of the image is
displayed.)
4:3
1024 x 768 1280 x 800
16:10
1280 x 800 1280 x 800
16:9.6
1280 x 800
1280 x 768
16:10
1280 x 800
1280 x 800
(1360 x 768)
QUICK MENU
COLOR
16:10
ENHANCER
CONTRAST
1280 x 800
1280 x 800
BRIGHTNESS
(1366 x 768)
COLOR TEMP. STANDARD
SHARPNESS
LAMP MODE STANDARD
ASPECT NORMAL (FULL)
COLOR
SELECT
USER MENU
DETAIL MENU
opt.
FEATURE
ASPECT – 16:9
MODE ALL SIGNAL
FULL
16:10
16:10
16:10
16:10
AUTO
16:10
0
0
0
0
COLOR
OK