Toshiba 2XF550U User Manual

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Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features

* To view the hidden areas (such as subtitles or captions), see

“Scrolling the TheaterWide

picture” (

- page 47).

Picture Size

Natural

Some program formats will display with sidebars and/or bars
at the top and bottom.

TheaterWide 1
(for 4:3 format programs)

The center of the picture remains close to its original
proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to
fill the screen.

TheaterWide 2
(for letter box programs)

The top and bottom edges of the picture may be hidden*.

TheaterWide 3
(for letter box programs with subtitles)

The top and bottom edges are hidden*.

Full
(for 16:9 [480i, 480p] source programs only)

•

If receiving a squeezed 4:3 format program, the picture is
stretched wider to fill the width of the screen, but not
stretched taller.

•

None of the picture is hidden.

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4:3 HD
(for 720p, 1080i, and 1080p program sources only)

Picture is not distorted from original size.

Native
(for 480i (HDMI), 480p (HDMI), 720p, 1080i, and 1080p
signal programs)

•

If receiving a 480i (HDMI), 480p (HDMI), 720p, 1080i, or
1080p signal program, Native mode scales the video to
display the entire picture within the borders of the screen
(i.e. no overscanning).

•

This is especially useful for external HD sources such as
HD-DVD, DVHS movies, or PC graphics.

Note:
• This mode is supported only for HDMI (1080p, 1080i,

720p, 480p, and 480i), ColorStream (1080i and 720p), and
ANT/CABLE (digital) inputs (1080p, 1080i, and 720p).

• Depending on the input signals, the border of the picture

may be hidden, displayed in black, or noisy.

Dot by Dot

“Dot by Dot” is a non-scaling display.
Depending on the input signal format, the picture is displayed
with sidebars and/or bars at the top and bottom. (Example:
VGA input source)

Picture Size

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