OPERATING THE PLASMA DISPLAY
CHANGING THE ASPECT RATIO (SCREEN MODE)
POWER
VOL
MUTE
SCREEN MODE
SCREEN MODE
STILL
INPUT SELECT
DISPLAY
Each time you change the screen mode, the name of the selected mode is displayed on the screen for approximately 4 seconds.
The SCREEN MODE button switches between the screen modes in the following pattern.
Normal | Full | Wide | Zoom |
NOTE:
By changing the aspect ratio of the screen you can select the manner in which you wish to view the picture.
1 Press the SCREEN MODE button to display the current screen mode.
2 Press the SCREEN MODE button a second time to change the screen mode.
•When switching the input signal, the audio mute turns ON temporarily.
•You can only select the "Normal" and "Zoom" screen modes for 1080i and 720p video signals connected to the COMPONENT 2 terminal.
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| Normal will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 |
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| size. For 1080i and 720p video signals, a picture will |
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Full | Full will display a 4:3 picture at a 16:9 size, with | |
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| Wide will display a 4:3 picture at a 16:9 size, with less |
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| because a little bit of the top and bottom will be cut off. |
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| Zoom will magnify the entire 4:3 picture to fill the |
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| screen, with no horizontal elongation to fill the screen, |
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| as more of the top and bottom are cut off. Use this |
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| mode to view letterboxed 4:3 picture content to get a | |
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| widescreen picture. A 16:9 picture will be magnified |
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| similarly, but to a lesser extent. |
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