Picture format. Toshiba 32DV713B

Picture format

The broadcaster may transmit a widescreen signaling (WSS) signal which can determine the correct height/width of pictures and have it set automatically when the setting Auto is selected. If you want to change this setting, you can select from the formats listed below.

Auto picture size

Press PIC SIZE repeatedly until Auto appears on the screen.

Picture format setting

Press PIC SIZE repeatedly to scroll through the following options.

4:3

This mode shows a picture in the standard 4:3 format with vertical black bands on the left and right sides.

Note:

• When the picture size is set to

Auto mode, the aspect ratio will automatically change according to the WSS signal, if it is available.

This may either be transmitted by a broadcasting TV channel, or via a recording from a VCR, etc. Any

WSS signal received will only be effective in Auto mode. However, some DVD players/digital decoders etc. will automatically switch the aspect ratio via a SCART input (Pin

8 switching), even if

Auto is not selected.

In any case, if you want to change an aspect ratio to the one selected automatically, you can change it by pressing

PIC SIZE

.

• In PC mode, the picture size settings is available only for

16:9 or 4:3 format.

• In HDMI or Component mode, the scanning rates are 720p and 1080i, and the picture size settings is available only for 16:9 or Real

(HDMI mode only) format.

• Using the

PIC SIZE function to change the format of the displayed image (i.e. changing the height/ width ratio) for the purposes of public display or commercial gain may infringe on copyright laws.

Real (HDMI mode only)

The picture is displayed in its original size.

16:9

This mode is used with 16:9 signals from a Digital decoder, DVD player or other external source. This uniformly stretches a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the screen.

(For example, DVDs often store a 16:9 image ‘‘anamorphically’’, which means that the

16:9 image is stored as a horizontally compressed 4:3 image. Select the 16:9 format to restore the image to its proper 16:9 proportions.)

Cinema

This mode is used to zoom in, or expand pictures with a 4:3 ‘‘letterbox’’ format (with black bars on the top and bottom of the picture) so that they fill more of the screen.

Note:

• Using this format will slightly cut off part of the picture due to the image expansion.

However, it is possible to scroll the picture up or down to view the cutoff section on the top or bottom part of the picture (see

Vertical Position on page 27).

14:9

This mode enlarges a standard 4:3 picture to the 14:9 format.

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