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Viewing video 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 input video signal.
: Signal size : Image area
Setting
Original image size
4:3 16:9 ZOOM1 ZOOM2 STRETCH
ANAMORPHIC1 ANAMORPHIC2
Aspect ratio
changes
depending on the
input signal.
Squeezed image is
expanded to 16:9.
CinemaScope image
is enlarged and
displayed together
with subtitles.
Vista image is
enlarged and
displayed together
with subtitles.
Image is enlarged
to 16:9 while the
center aspect ratio
remains unchanged.
This mode is suitable
for viewing 2.35:1-
size images using the
anamorphic lens.
This mode is suitable for
viewing 16:9- or 4:3-size
images or images input
from personal computers
using the anamorphic lens.
4:3 image
(480i, 576i,
480p, 576p,
and PC)
480i, 576i,
480p, 576p
PC signal
Squeezed 4:3
(480i, 576i,
480p, 576p)
4:3
CinemaScope
(480i, 576i,
480p, 576p)
Sub Title
Sub Title
Sub Title
Sub Title
SubTitle
Sub Title
SubTitle
Sub Title
4:3 Vista
image
(480i, 576i,
480p, 576p)
16:9 image
(720p, 1080i,
1080p)
2.35:1 image
• Boldframesarerecommendedmodes.
• WhenASPECTissettoAUTO,anoptimumaspectratioisautomaticallyselecteddependingontheinputsignal.
• WhenASPECTissettoZOOM1,ZOOM2orANAMORPHIC1,displaypositioncanbechangedwithp or q
button on the remote control.
• OVERSCANintheSIGNALmenuisnotavailableintheSTRETCHmode.
• DisplaypatternchangesaccordingtothesettingofSCREENSIZEintheIMAGEmenu.Thetableaboveisinthe
case of “16:9.”
• Thisprojectorisequippedwithafunctiontochangetheaspectratio.Ifyouselectanaspectratiothatis
inconsistent with that of the input signal, images around the screen edges may be hidden or deformed. When
viewing original video works reflecting the authors’ intentions, you are recommended to keep their aspect ratios
unchanged.
• Itmaybeaninfringementoftherightsprotectedbythecopyrightlawtoprojectimagescompressedorenlarged
by changing the aspect ratio in public areas, such as inside and outside shops and hotels, for commercial or
public viewing purposes.
• WhenSCREENSIZEofADVANCEDMENUissettoCINEMASCOPE(2.35:1)intheIMAGEmenu,STRETCH,
ANAMORPHIC1 and ANAMORPHIC2 cannot be selected for ASPECT.