Mitsubishi lt-3280 Owner's Manual

Anamorphic (or Enhanced for Widescreen TV’s):  
These DVDs are recorded in a special way to properly 
show widescreen images on 16:9 TV sets in the Standard 
format mode.  This is the recommended choice.

Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1:33:1, Letterbox or Full 
Screen):  
These DVDs are recorded for use with traditional shaped 
TVs.  They may be full screen (4:3 or 1:33:1) which crops 
movies to fit the narrow TV, or Letterboxed which adds 
black top and bottom bars.

This information may or may not be listed on the DVD 
case.  Some DVDs support both types of recordings. 

The media center is designed to work with widescreen 
TVs (also known as 16:9 TVs).  This shape reflects the 

new types of images available from HDTV and many 
DVDs.  There are still many older style narrow screen 
images (called 4:3 aspect ratio) you will encounter.  

While there will never be a perfect solution for displaying 
a narrow image on a wide screen, Mitsubishi offers 
several display formats to choose from.

To cycle through the available display formats, press 

FORMAT on the HDTV remote control . The last used 
format for each device will be used when you return to 
that device.

480i Signals: 

Traditional analog interlaced signals from 

or through Ant-1 & 2, Inputs 1 & 2, Component 1 & 2, 
Input-DTV and HDMI.

480p Signals: 

Progressive scan analog DVD signals on 

Ant-1 & 2, Component-1 & 2, Input-DTV and HDMI.

 High definition analog signals 

received through Component-1 & 2, Input-DTV and HDMI.  

These signals are always 16:9 (widescreen).

SD 4:3: 

Standard definition narrow screen format signals 

from digital channels and IEEE 1394 devices.

SD 16:9: 

Standard definition wide screen format signals 

from digital channels and IEEE 1394 devices. 

HD: 

High definition wide screen format signals from digital 

channels and IEEE-1394 devices.  These signals are always 

16:9 (widescreen).

Standard: This is the full screen format.  HDTV 
signals use this format.  This format is useful to display 

Anamorphic DVDs that have 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect 

ratios.  Anamorphic DVDs that have a 2.35:1 aspect ratio 

will still display black bars at the top and bottom, but will 
show the entire image correctly.  Narrow (4:3) images 
will be stretched evenly from side to side.  Available for 
all signals.

Expand: This will enlarge the picture to fill the screen, 
cropping off some of the image at the top and bottom.  

This is useful to reduce the letterbox top and bottom 

bars of non-anamorphic DVD. Available for analog 480i, 

480p and digital SD 4:3 signals only.

Zoom: This will enlarge the picture, cropping off some 
of the image at each side and top and bottom.  This is 
useful to remove or reduce the black top and bottom 

bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio.  

Available for analog 480i and 480p and SD 4:3 signals 

only.

Stretch: This format will stretch a narrow (4:3) image 
across the screen, however, there is less stretch in the 
center than the sides.  This will allow the entire narrow 
image to be displayed across the screen with less 
distortion than seen in the Standard format. Available for 
analog 480i and 480p and SD 4:3 signals only.

Stretch Plus: Similar to stretch mode, however to 
minimize distortions on the side, the picture is expanded 
to crop off portions of the top and bottom.  Useful when 
no important information is shown at the top and/or 
bottom of the screen.  Available for analog 480i and 

480p and SD 4:3 signals only. 

Narrow: This format will display narrow (4:3) images in 
their original shape, and add stationary black or gray 
side bars to fill the screen.  Available for 480i, 480p and 
digital SD 4:3 signals only.

Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping some of 
the image on both sides.  This Expand format is useful 
to remove or reduce black side bars added to narrow 
images that are converted to 16:9 signals for digital 
broadcast.  Available for analog 1080i, 720p, digital SD 

16:9 and digital HD signals.