HITACHI LC37J
Service Manual

II. FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 5.1 HOW TO USE THE AV NETWORK
ASPECT button Press this button to quickly change the picture format ASPECT ratio. Depending on the input signal, the picture format ratio allows you to adjust the images through the following options. 4:3 Standard 4:3 Expanded 4:3 Zoom1/Zoom2 Use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) images. Side panels (gray areas) are placed to the left and right of the image to preserve the original aspect ratio of the source. Use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) sources by linearly increasing image expansion from the center towards the edges of the display area in order to fill it. Use these aspect modes to zoom in on conventional (4:3) sources. Use this aspect mode to display 16:9 sources like HDTV and DVD�s preserving the original 16:9 aspect ratio. Use this aspect mode to zoom 16:9 images.

16:9 Standard 16:9 Zoom

(1) NTSC/480i/480p Input

4:3

INPUT

4:3 STANDARD

4:3 EXPANDED

4:3 ZOOM1

16:9 ZOOM

16:9 STANDARD

4:3 ZOOM2

(2) 480i/480p INPUT

16:9

INPUT

4:3 STANDARD

4:3 EXPANDED

4:3 ZOOM1

16:9 ZOOM

16:9 STANDARD

4:3 ZOOM2

NOTE: (3) 720p/1080i INPUT

16:9
INPUT 16:9 STANDARD 16:9 ZOOM

The Aspect Style setting you select for an ANT input will automatically be set for the other ANT inputs. However, all five video inputs have independent Aspect Style settings.

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