Panasonic DVD-A320U - Manual (Page 42)

How images appear on your TV (aspect ratios of the screen)
The images on the TV screen depend on the type of software and the TV set.
Type of software
TV set (Screen mode)
4:3 16:9 (“FULL” mode) 16:9 (“ZOOM” mode) 16:9 (“AUTO” mode)
Wide-screen
(pan and scan
format) Right and left edges are
cut off.
Full screen Top and bottom edges
are cut off. Full screen
Wide-screen
(not pan and
scan format) Letterbox (with black
bands at top and
bottom)
Software (4:3) Full screen Screen horizontally
enlarged
Top and bottom edges
are cut off.
Full screen
(with black bands at
right and left)
Software
(4:3, Letterbox) Letterbox (with black
bands at top and
bottom) Screen horizontally
enlarged (with black
bands at top and
bottom) Full screen Screen in which the
picture at the far left
and far right ends only
is extended horizontally
(with black bands at top
and bottom)
•The images which appear on the TV screen, and what each screen mode is called, depend on the manufacturer of the TV set and
type of TV set. Consult the instruction manual provided with your TV set.
For your reference:
•Letterbox
Black bands are inserted at the top and bottom of the screen to fill in the gaps where the size of the picture is smaller than the screen.
•Pan and scan
Part of the wide-screen picture (either at both sides or one side of the screen) is automatically eliminated so that the picture fills the
whole screen.
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