Picture Shape And Disphay Formats - Mitsubishi Electric 3D DLP 642 series Owner's Manual

1. Additional TV Features 7
Picture Shape and Display Formats
Format Definitions
Use the FORMAT key to appUy the formats described here.
Standard: The full-screen format used by HDTV
signaUs. Use this format to display anamorphic DVDs
with a 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Anamorphic DVDs
with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio are displayed correctly but
with top and bottom Mack bars. Squadsh (4:3) images
are stretched evenUyfrom side to side. Available for aH
signaUs.
Expand: EnUarges the picture to fiH the screen by
cropping the top and bottom; useful for reducing the
Uetter box top and bottom bars of non-anamorphic DVD
images.
Effect of Mitsubishi Formats on Picture Types
Standard
Expand
Zoom
Stretch
Stretch
Pmus
O O
Distorted; Not
recommended.
Recommended
for Ietterbox. See
Note 1.
Distorted; Not
recommended.
See Note 1.
Recommended for
standard broad-
casts. See Note 1.
Recommended for
standard broad-
casts. See Note 1.
Recommended
Distorted; not recom-
mende& See Note 1.
Recommended for
anamorphic 2.35:1
images. See Note 1.
Distorted; not recom-
mende& See Note 1.
Distorted; not recom-
mende& See Note 1.
Narrow See Note 1 Distorted; not recom-
mende& See Note 1.
Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by crop-
ping the sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars.
o 480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and
bottom bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1
aspect ratio.
720p, 1080% SD 16:9, and HD signals: Eliminates
bars added to squarish 4:3 images.
Stretch: Stretches a squarish 4:3 image across the
screen to display the entire image with less distortion
than the Standard format.
Stretch PJus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distor-
tion on the sides by expanding the picture to crop off
portions of the top and bottom. Use A V to adjust the
vertical position of the picture.
Narrow: Displays narrow 4:3 images in their origi-
nal shape. Adds black side bars to fill the screen.
Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping the
image on both sides. Removes or reduces black
side bars added to narrow images converted to
16:9 signals for digital broadcast.
Note: All high-definition channels send wides-
creen (16:9) signals, but not all programming was
created for the widescreen format. The broad-
caster may stretch the image or add side bars to
fill the widescreen area.
DVD image Definitions
Image information may be stated on the DVD
case. Some DVDs support both formats
described below.
Anamorphic {or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)
Indicates DVDs recorded to show widescreen
images properly on 16:9 TV sets using the TV's
Standard format mode (recommended).
Note 1: Available for 480i and 480p signals only.
SD 16:9 or _ Wide Recommended to re-
HD Digital _ Expand move side bars.
720p, 1080i,
1080p Signa Zoom Recommended to re-
move bars from the top,
bottom, and sides.
Non-Anamorphic {or 4:3, 1.33:1, Letter Box, or
Fuji Screen)
Indicates DVDs recorded for viewing on squar-
ish TV screens. They may be full screen (4:3 or
1.33:1) which crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or
letter box, which adds black top and bottom bars.
TV Display Formats. Press the FORMAT key repeatedly to see
different disptays for the current program. Press the mNFO key to
see the name of the format in use.
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