Vizio M551d-A2, M501d-A2, M651d-A2 Changing the Input Source, Changing the Screen Aspect Ratio

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CHANGING THE INPUT SOURCE

External devices such as DVD players, Blu-ray Players, and video game consoles can be connected to your TV. To use one of these devices with your TV, you must first change the input source using the Input menu.

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CHANGING THE SCREEN ASPECT RATIO

The TV can display images in five different modes: Normal, Stretch, Panoramic, Wide, and Zoom. Each mode displays the picture differently.

To change the screen aspect ratio:

To change the input source:

1.

Press the INPUT button on

 

the remote. The Input menu is

 

displayed.

2.

Use the Up/Down Arrow

 

buttons or the INPUT button

 

on the remote to highlight the

 

input you wish to view and

 

press OK. The selected input is

TV

HDMI-1

HDMI-2

1.

Press the

 

 

 

 

button on the remote.

2.

Use the

Arrow

buttons

to

 

highlight the aspect ratio you

 

wish to view and press OK.

 

 

• Normal preserves the content’s

 

original aspect ratio. Since the

 

4:3 aspect ratio is not large

 

enough

 

to fill

the TV’s

screen,

Normal

Panoramic

Wide

Zoom

Normal

Stretch

Wide

Zoom

displayed.

HDMI-3

black bars are added to the left

and right of the display image.

Note: Aspect ratio settings may vary by Input source.

Input Name

COMP

Note: Inputs may vary by TV.

• Stretch expands the display image to fill the screen.Images

may appear wider than intended. If you are watching

widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still

appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This

option is only available when the TV is displaying a

720p/1080i source.

• Panoramic expands the display image to fill the screen.

You change the input names that appear on the Input menu to make your devices easy to recognize. See Renaming Devices on the Input Menu on pages 47 for more information.

Images may appear wider than intended. If you are

watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black

bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display

image. This option is only available when the TV is

displaying a 480i/480p source.

• Wide stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of

the screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display

image may appear distorted. If the program is already

formatted for widescreen viewing (1.85:1 or 2.35:1), then

black bars will appear on the top and bottom of the

display image.

• Zoom expands images with black bars to fit the screen.

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