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5. Using On-Screen Menu
Selecting Aspect Ratio [ASPECT RATIO]
Theterm“aspectratio”referstotheratioofwidthtoheightofaprojectedimage.
Theprojectorautomaticallydeterminestheincomingsignalanddisplaysitinitsappropriateaspectratio.
•Thistableshowstypicalresolutionsandaspectratiosthatmostcomputerssupport.
Resolution AspectRatio
VGA 640×480 4:3
SVGA
800×600 4:3
XGA
1024×768 4:3
WXGA
1280×768 15:9
WXGA
1280×800 16:10
WXGA+
1440×900 16:10
SXGA
1280×1024 5:4
SXGA+
1400×1050 4:3
UXGA
1600×1200 4:3
WUXGA
1920×1200 16:10
Options Function
AUTO
Theprojectorwillautomaticallydeterminetheincomingsignalanddisplayitinitsaspect
ratio.(→ nextpage)
Theprojectormayerroneouslydeterminetheaspectratiodependingonitssignal.Ifthis
occurs,selecttheappropriateaspectratiofromthefollowing.
4:3 Theimageisdisplayedin4:3aspectratio.
16:9 Theimageisdisplayedin16:9aspectratio.
15:9 Theimageisdisplayedin15:9aspectratio.
16:10 Theimageisdisplayedin16:10aspectratio.
WIDEZOOM
(M403X/M363X/M323X/
M283X/M333XS)
Theimageisstretchedleftandright.
Partsofthedisplayedimagearecroppedattheleftandrightedgesandthereforenot
visible.
LETTERBOX
(M403W/M363W/
M323W/M353WS/
M303WS/M403H/
M323H)
Theimageofaletterboxsignalisstretchedequallyinthehorizontalandverticaldirec-
tionstotthescreen.Partsofthedisplayedimagearecroppedatthetopandbottom
edgesandthereforenotvisible.
NATIVE Theprojectordisplaysthecurrentimageinitstrueresolutionwhentheincomingcomputer
signalhasalowerresolutionthantheprojector’snativeresolution.
[Example 1]When the incoming
signalwith theresolution of 800
×600isdisplayedontheM403X/
M363X/M323X/M283X/M333XS:
[Example 2] When the incom-
ingsignalwiththeresolution of
800 × 600 is displayed on the
M403W/M363W/M323W/M353WS/
M303WS/M403H/M323H:
NOTE:
• Whenanon-computersignalisdisplayed,the[NATIVE]isnotavailable.
• Whenasignalwithahigherresolutionthantheprojector’snativeresolutionisdisplayed,[NA-
TIVE]isnotavailable.