Toshiba DV734 - Manual (Page 27)

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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.
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.
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.
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 33).
14:9
This mode enlarges a standard 4:3 picture to the 14:9 format.