How Images Appear On Your Tv (Aspect Ratios Of The Screen) - Panasonic TX-15LV1F Operating Instructions Manual

How images appear on your TV (aspect ratios of the screen)

The Images on the TV screen depend on the type of software and the TV set.
Type of software
Wide-screen Right and left edges
( pan and scan
are cut off.
format )
Software ( 4:3 )
Full screen
Software Letterbox
( 4:3, Letterbox ) ( with black bands at
top and bottom )
•
The images which appear on the TV screen, and what each screen mode is called, depend on the manufacturer
of the TV set and type of TV set. Consult the instruction manual provided with your TV set.
For your reference:
•
Letterbox
Black bands are inserted at the top and bottom of the screen to fill in the gaps where the size of the picture is
smaller than the screen.
•
Pan and Scan
Part of the wide-screen picture (either at both sides or one side of the screen) is automatically eliminated so that
the picture fills the whole screen.
Type of TV set ( ASPECT mode )
4:3 16:9 ( "FULL" mode )
Full screen
Screen horizontally
enlarged
Screen horizontally
enlarged ( with black
bands at top and
bottom )
16:9 ( "ZOOM" mode ) 16:9 ( "AUTO" mode )
Top and bottom Full screen
edges are cut off.
Top and bottom Full screen
( with black bands at
edges are cut off.
right and left )
Full screen Screen in which the
picture at the far left
and far right ends only
is extended horizontally
( with black bands at
top and bottom )
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