Sanyo LCD-27XA2 Instruction Manual page 9

General Operation
Scr een Mode Selection
Scr een Mode Selection
Today there are various transmission formats with different size ratios, e.g. 4:3, 14:9, 16:9
and video format such as letterbox. 4:3 picture sometimes have a black band at the top and
bottom of the screen. You can select a screen mode to optimise the picture display.
Press the Wide button to select the following screen modes;
Auto / Natural / Zoom 14:9 / Title-in 14:9 / Zoom 16:9 / Title-in 16:9 / Full /
Normal
Auto
It automatically switches to the optimum screen mode according to the WSS signal provided
in the receiving signal source. If the signal does not have it, the TV keeps current screen mode.
This setting may cause the picture to change when a different format is received e.g. when an
advert is received.
WSS (Wide-Screen-Signalling)
This function is to be automatically set to the optimum screen mode for the wide screen
television according to the aspect ratio bits of the picture format (16:9, 14:9, 4:3, etc.) on
the receiving signal source. To use this function, the picture mode should be selected to
the "Auto" mode. This function is also effective in the AV mode. When you connect AV
equipment which has the WSS function, the screen mode is automatically selected to the
optimum screen mode.
Natural
4:3
Stretches the picture
horizontally to fill the
screen, the picture is
more stretched at the
edges.
14:9
The height is expand-
ed to fill the whole
screen.
16:9
The picture fills the
screen and is propor-
tionally correct.
Letterbox Video
The black bars top
and bottom remain
and the height is
compressed to fit into
the picture area.
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