Epson 500 - Manual (Page 23)

Choosing the Aspect Ratio
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Choosing the Aspect Ratio
In many cases, video signals are automatically resized to fit on your screen when Auto is
selected as the Aspect setting. If you’re viewing images through the Input A or B port, you
may need to change the size of the image (or aspect ratio) by pressing the
Aspect button on
the remote control.
■ If your video source is connected to the projector’s HDMI, S-Video, or Video port, select
Auto to automatically display your image in the correct size.
■ If the Auto option is unavailable (when the source is connected to the Input A or B port),
you’ll most likely want to choose one of these settings:
Normal for standard TV broadcasts, computer images, or images having a 4:3 aspect
ratio.
Zoom for images recorded in 16:9 (wide-screen) format.
You can also select from these options:
■ Wide if you want to expand a 4:3 image to 16:9 so it fills the whole screen. This stretches
only the right and left sides of the image; the central part is unchanged.
■ Squeeze for DVDs or video recordings made in a compressed (or anamorphic) 16:9
format, sometimes called “Squeeze Mode.”
■ Through if your image is smaller than 1280
×
720 pixels and you want to display it at its
original pixel size without resizing it to fit on the screen.
■ Squeeze Through if your image is recorded in Squeeze Mode, is smaller than
1280
×
720 pixels, and you want to display it at its original pixel size.
Note: If you display a 4:3 image using the Zoom setting, the edges of the image will be cut off. You
can use the Zoom Caption option and other settings to resize and reposition the image to your liking
(see page 36).
For details on how the projector resizes the picture when you choose an Aspect setting, see
page 70.
4:3 image using Normal setting 16:9 image using Zoom setting