Memorex MVCB1000 User Guide - Page 9

Output options To select one of the connections to connect general TV, you can view digital programming. Output Options Output Connection Source Format VIDEO/AUDIO AV 480i RF 3CH/4CH 480i Full: Choose this when you want the television to adjust the16:9 image vertically so it fills your 4:3 screen. No blank panels will be added, and the image is horizontally unaltered. Cut out: Choose this when receiving a 16:9 image and you want the wide movie format to fill the entire screen. Left and right portions of the picture are cropped, or cut. Source Signal 16 9 4 3 Aspect ratio In addition to resolution and interlacing, HDTV is also defined by the aspect ratio of its broadcasts. Aspect ratio means the shape of the screen as defined by the ratio of the screen's width to its height. For analog TV and SDTV, the aspect ratio is 4 units wide by 3 units high (usually written 4:3).This is familiar shape of conventional TVs----slightly wider than they are tall. For HDTV broadcasts, the aspect ratio is 16:9 (nearly twice as wide as it is tall).This is not coincidentally, more like the shape of movies shown in theaters. TV SET-UP BOX allows you to choose from a variety of aspect ratios to help you dealing with those scenarios. Letter box: Choose this when receiving a 16:9 image and you want to see the original wide format. Letter boxing shrinks the picture so the entire image will fit on the screen. Blank panels appear at the top and bottom of the screen. letter box Full Cut out (Setting this preference are included in page 26). 9