Sharp LC-40LE821E, LC-46LE821E, LC-46LE811E Mode, Wide mode, Selecting the picture size

Useful viewing functions

Selecting the picture size

Selecting the WSS picture size automatically

Option

WSS

The “WSS” allows the TV to switch automatically among the different picture size.

Go to “Menu” > “Setup” > “Option” > “WSS”.

NOTE

•Use “Wide mode” if an image does not switch to the appropriate picture size. When the broadcast signal contains no “WSS” information, the function will not work even if enabled.

Selecting the WSS picture size manually

Option

4:3 mode

The “WSS” signal has 4:3 auto-switching that allows you to select between “Normal” and “Panorama”.

Go to “Menu” > “Setup” > “Option” > “4:3 mode”.

	Item
Normal	Normal range keeping 4:3 or 16:9
	aspect ratio.
Panorama	Wide image without side bars.

WSS signal 4:3 screen

Item (for SD [Standard-Definition] signals)

Normal	Keeps the original aspect ratio in a full
	screen display.
	For 14:9 letterbox pictures. A thin side
Zoom 14:9	bar appears on each side, and you may
	also see bars on the top and bottom
	with some programmes.
	In this mode, the picture is stretched
Panorama	toward each side of the screen. The
	picture may appear similar to “Full”
	depending on broadcast signals.
Full	For 16:9 squeeze pictures.
	For 16:9 letterbox pictures. Bars may
Cinema 16:9	appear on the top and bottom with
	some programmes.
	For 14:9 letterbox pictures. Bars may
Cinema 14:9	appear on the top and bottom with
	some programmes.

Item (for HD [High-Definition] signals)

Full	Displays with an overscan image. Crops
	all sides of screen.
	Displays with an underscan image
	only when receiving a 720p signal.
Underscan	Displays with the High-Definition image
	adjusted optimally. Noise may appear
	on the edge of the screen with some
	programmes.
	Displays an image with the same
Dot by Dot	number of pixels on the screen when
	receiving 1080i/1080p signals only.

NOTE

•Some items do not appear depending on the type of received signal.

1 Go to “Menu” > “Setup” > “Option” > “Option
for view” > “Wide mode”.
•	You can also select an item by pressing fon the
	remote control unit.
•	The menu lists the “Wide mode” options selectable for

4:3 mode “Normal”

4:3 mode

the type of video signal currently received.

“Panorama”

Selecting the picture size manually

Option

Wide mode

You can select the picture size. Selectable picture size varies with the type of signal received.

2	Press a/bto select the desired item.
	• As you toggle the options, each is immediately reflected
	on the screen. There is no need to press ;.

Basically, if you set “WSS” to “On” in the “Option” menu, the optimum “Wide mode” is automatically chosen for every broadcast or programme played using a VCR or DVD player/recorder.

NOTE

•Even if you select your desired “Wide mode” manually, the TV may automatically switch to the optimum “Wide mode” depending on the signal received when “WSS” is set to “On”.

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