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ASPECT Controls
The color monitor will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture. ASPECT button The aspect mode changes each time the ASPECT button is pressed.
Note: Aspect MODE will change as follows depending on the receiving signals. (1) 480i: (2) 480p (including DIGITAL-IN): (3) PC mode (4) 1080i: (5) SPLIT SCREEN: Mode Picture
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4:3
FULL only FULL only Explanation 4 : 3 will display a 4:3 picture in its true aspect ratio. Bars can be seen to the left and right of the image.
4:3
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NORMAL
NORMAL will display a 4:3 picture in its true aspect
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NORMAL
ratio. Bars can be seen to the left and right of the image.
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ZOOM
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ZOOM
ZOOM mode magnifies the central section of the picture.
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FULL
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FULL
FULL will display the picture at its maximum size but with slight elongation.
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JUST
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JUST mode will display a 4:3 picture at its maximum size but with aspect correction applied to the sides of the screen so that elongation is only apparent at the left and right edges of the screen. The size of the picture will depend on the original signal.
JUST
Note: The S VIDEO terminal on this set can be detected specially encoded signals that are compatible with a wide screen monitor. When a full image from the S VIDEO terminal of specially encoded video is detected by the set, the screen size is automatically set to FULL mode.
