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Text excerpt from page 23 (click to view)
ASPECT Controls
Mode
4
NORMAL
Picture
Explanation NORMAL will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size.
NORMAL
3
4
ZOOM
16 3 9
ZOOM mode magnifies the central section of the picture.
ZOOM
4
FULL
16 3 9
FULL will display the picture at its maximum size but with sight elongation.
FULL
4
JUST
16 3 9
JUST
JUST mode will display a 4:3 picture at its maximum size but with aspect correction applied to the center 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.
4 3
16
Panasonic AUTO
The display will automatically become enlarged (depending on the picture source), allowing you to view
9
the picture at its maximum size. Note: Panasonic AUTO mode is designed to automatically adjust the aspect ratio to handle a mix of 16:9 and 4:3 program material. Certain 4:3 program material, such as stock market data screens, may occasionally cause the image size to change unexpectedly. When viewing such programs, it is recommended that the ASPECT be set to NORMAL.
Panasonic AUTO
For an elongated image
4 3
Image is expanded
Changes in accordance with the Panasonic AUTO mode setting (see page 33)
For a 4:3 image
Notes: (1) Do not allow 4:3 mode to be displayed for an extended period, as this can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the Plasma Display Panel. (2) The S VIDEO terminal on this set can detect 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.
