Mitsubishi WS-A48 Owner's Manual page 64

16:9 Display Formats (Picture Shape)
Wide Screen Models Only
Your Mitsubishi widescreen TV (also known as 16:9 TV) reflects several types of display formats
(picture shape) available for HDTV and many DVD images.
By pressing FORMAT on the TV remote control, you may select from six available formats:
[] Standard - default format for DTV and Component Input displays a full-screen format. The
Standard format displays Anamorphic DVDs that have the 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratios.
However, Anamorphic DVDs that have the 2.35:1 aspect ratio still display black bars at the top
and bottom of the screen, while narrow (4:3) images are stretched evenly from side to side.
[] Expand (480i/480p)- enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at the top and bottom.
The Expand format is useful to reduce the letterbox top and bottom bars of non-Anamorphic
DVDs or to correct narrow 4:3 images that have been stretched in the Standard format.
Note: This format is not available in the 1080i format.
[] Expand (1080i) - enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image on both sides. This Expand
format is useful to remove or reduce black side bars on HD broadcasts of 4:3 images with
black bars (See page 63).
[] Zoom - enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at each side, top and bottom. The
Zoom format is useful to remove or reduce the black top and bottom bars on Anamorphic
DVDs with 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Note: This format is not available in the 1080i signal.
[] Stretched - is the default format for ANT-A and Ant-B, and Inputs 1-3. The Stretched format
stretches narrow 4:3 images across the screen, however, there is less stretch in the center
than the sides.
Note: This format is not available in the 1080i signal.
[] Narrow format displays narrow 4:3 images in their original shape and adds stationary gray side
bars to fill the screen. Note: This format is not available in the 1080i signal.
IMPORTANT: You can find aspect ratios on the back of most DVD covers. Also, Anamorphic
DVDs are usually marked "Anamorphic" or "Enhanced for 16:9 TVs."