Mitsubishi WS-55517 Manual De Usuario

Press FORMAT on the TV remote control to cycle 
through the available display formats. The last used 
format for each device will be used when you return to 
that device.

Note:  Not all formats are available for 

 

PIP/POP.  Side-by-Side, 3 POP and 9 POP are 
only available in Standard and Expand formats.  

480i Signals: 

Traditional analog interlaced signals from or 

through Ant-1 & 2, Inputs 1, 2 & 3, and Component 1 & 2.

480p Signals: 

Progressive scan analog DVD signals through 

signals on Component-1 & 2.

 High definition analog signals received 

through signals on Component-1 & 2.

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.

Standard: Full screen format  used by HDTV signals.  

Also useful when displaying 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect 

ratio Anamorphic DVDs.  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: Enlarge the picture to fill the screen, cropping 
off some of the image at the top and bottom.  Useful 
for reducing the letterbox top and bottom bars of non-
anamorphic DVD. Available for analog 480i, 480p and 
digital SD 4:3 signals only.

Zoom: Enlarges the picture, cropping off some of the 
image at each side and top and bottom.  Useful for 

removing or reducing 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: Stretches a narrow (4:3) image across the 
screen, with less stretch in the center than the sides.  

Allows the entire narrow image to be displayed across 

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 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: Displays narrow (4:3) images in their original 
shape, and adds stationary black 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.  Useful for removing or 

reducing black side bars on HD broadcasts of 720p, 

converted to 4:3 images with black bars.  Available for 
analog 1080i, digital SD 16:9 and digital HD signals.

This is a widescreen TV (also known as a 16:9 TV).  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.