Toshiba 50H72 User Manual - Page 29

Introduction Connecting your TV Letterbox and Compression modes The Letterbox and Compression modes display the wide picture (16:9) with bars at top and bottom. The picture retains its true proportion. Letterbox (recommended mode): • The picture is horizontally stretched, with gray bars at the top and bottom. • The picture quality is lower than in the Compression mode because of a reduction in the scanning lines. • There is a slightly lower chance of permanently engraining stationary patterns in the picture tube than in Compression mode because there is a small amount of raster in the bars at the top and bottom. 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 / LTRBOX / COMPRESS / ZOOM HD2 NORMAL C I NEMA MODE V I DEO Squeezed signal Letterbox mode Compression: • The picture is vertically compressed, with black bars at the top and bottom. • The exact image is reproduced and the picture quality is better because of more effective use of scanning lines. • There is a greater chance of permanently engraining stationary patterns in the picture tube than in the Letterbox mode, since there is no raster in the bars at the top and bottom. NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON TV PICTURE TUBE Avoid displaying stationary images on your TV screen for extended periods of time. Fixed (non-moving) images (such as still PIP/POP windows or black/gray bars in wide-screen picture or PIP/POP formats) can become permanently engrained in the picture tube. This type of damage is NOT COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY because it is the result of misuse. See item 32 on page 4. Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Squeezed signal Compression mode Zoom • The picture is enlarged vertically and horizontally to fill the screen. • Some of the image on the left and right is lost. • The chance of permanently engraining stationary patterns in the picture tube is greatly reduced, since there are no bars at the top or bottom in Zoom mode. Appendix Index Wide (16:9) signal Zoom mode 29