Toshiba 43H71 Owners Manual - Page 26

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Viewing wide-screen picture formats You can view programs that have the conventional TV picture format (4:3 aspect ratio) and the wide-screen format (16:9 aspect ratio). This feature is available for 1080i digital broadcasts and 480p/480i DVD signals connected to the ColorStream HD1 or HD2 jacks. Selecting the image shape (picture size) 1. The ColorStream HD1 or HD2 mode must be selected (see page 39 for details). 2. Press PIC SIZE repeatedly to select either Normal, Letterbox, or Compression image shape (as described below). Or, while the menu (below) is on-screen, select the desired image shape by pressing the corresponding number button (0-2). Note: The message "Not Available" will appear when the PIC SIZE button is pressed in a mode other than ColorStream HD1 or HD2. HD1 I MAGE SHAPE 0 : NORMAL 1 : LETTERBOX 2 : COMPRESS I ON 0 -2 : TO SELECT Normal image shape The Normal mode displays a wide (16:9) picture in the conventional 4:3 aspect ratio. The picture is stretched vertically to fill the screen. LIGHT RECALL POWER CTV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT FAVORITE ADV/ PIP CH PIC SIZE FAV MENU/ ENTER FAV STROBE ADV/ EXIT PIP CH STOP SOURCE PLAY PIP REC TV/VCR REW FF STILL LOCATE SWAP PIC SIZE MENU yzx • Letterbox image shape (recommended mode) The Letterbox mode displays a wide (16:9) picture in the 16:9 aspect ratio. The picture retains its true proportion. Gray bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen. The number of scanning lines is reduced, which reduces the picture quality; however, this also reduces the possibility of CRT burn-in (less than in Compression mode). Compression image shape The Compression mode displays a wide (16:9) picture in the 16:9 aspect ratio. The picture retains its true proportion. Black bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen. The number of scanning lines is not reduced, which retains the original picture quality; however, this also increases the possibility of CRT burn-in (more than in Letterbox mode). Note: You can also change the image shape using the menu system. Select IMAGE SHAPE HD1 or HD2 in the THEATER menu. THEATER SRS 3D ON I MAGE SHAPE HD1 NORMAL / LETTERBOX / COMPRESS HD2 NORMAL Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Appendix Index 26