Using the Screen Format, Expand 43 format

USING THE SCREEN FORMAT

You can have a choice of two formats for your viewing pleasure, namely : - 4:3 mode and the EXPAND 4:3 mode through the FORMAT menu.

Step	Press button

MENU Display the main menu on screen.

¸Press button repeatedly until Features is selected.

˙	Enter the Features menu.

¸Press button repeatedly until Format is selected.

˙	Press the button repeatedly to
	cycle through the different formats
	(4:3 or Expand 4:3) or and select
	your desired format.
m	Exit menu from screen.
	Exit menu from screen.

Result on screen

Main		o
■	Picture		Rotation
■	Sound		Format
✔	Features	π	Signal Strength
■	Install		Active Control

		œ

Feature		o

■Rotation

✔ Format

4:3 π

■Signal strength

■Active Control

Features o

■Rotation

✔ Format

4:3 Expand π

■Signal Strength

■Active control

When to use the Screen Formats

4:3 format

Select the 4:3 format if you want to display the 4:3 picture using the full surface of the screen.

Expand 4:3 format

Select the Expand 4:3 format if you want to expand movie images recorded in the letterbox format. When this format is selected, the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom are expanded thus filling up the entire TV screen.

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