Philips 37PFL7342 user manual Changing your picture format, Picture Formats

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Changing your picture format

The pictures you get on your TV may be in the widescreen (16:9) or standard (4:3) format depending on your broadcast stations. You can select various screen formats to suit the type of programs you watch.

1.Press the ë button repeatedly to cycle through the available picture formats.

Picture Formats:

4:3: Entire picture is reproduced on the

screen with black bands on the left and right of the screen.

16:9: The picture is displayed in its original proportions as transmitted.

Superzoom: Removes black bands on the sides of the screen of 4:3 format programs with minimal distortion.

Subtitle Zoom: The 4:3 format pro- gram is displayed on the entire screen leaving the subtitles area visible. Some of the top of the picture is cropped off.

Movie Expand 14:9: The picture is enlarged to fit horizontally with black bands visible at the sides of the screen.

Movie Expand 16:9: The picture is enlarged to fill up the screen and elimi- nate the top and bottom black bands. Some of the top and bottom of the picture is cropped off.

4 : 3

16 : 9 (Widescreen)

Superzoom

Subtitle

Zoom

Movie Expand 14 : 9

Movie Expand 16 : 9

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Contents Philips Page Notification Product Ownership Proof of Purchase Product Safety Additional BenefitsContents Volume + Overview of television controls and connectorsPower Side controlsOverview of remote control keys and functions Overview of remote control keys and functions Using the on-screen menus Press u to start Auto Program Searching and storing your channels automaticallyChanging the Tuner Mode Manual installationTuner Modes TV Systems Changing the TV SystemFine Tuning your channels Naming your channels Storing your favorite channels Picture settings Adjusting your picture settingsSound settings Adjusting your sound settingsSetting the sleeptimer Using the timerDisplaying the TV time Setting the TV timeSetting the wake-up clock Activate settings Enabling Child Lock Child-locking the TVDisabling Child Lock Enabling Child LockAccessing Parental Lock Controlling access to TV channelsResetting the Access Code Changing Access CodeLocking channels Using the movie rating lock for certain regions only Controlling access to TV programsMovie Rating TV PG Using the TV Rating lock For certain regions only Options Blocking other programs Turning off BlockingNo Rating Turning off Active Control Using Active ControlControl Turning on Ambilight Using Ambilight certain models onlyTurning off Ambilight Selecting Ambilight modes Adjusting brightnessOn Turning on Ambilight Ambilight modesSelecting Ambilight color Ambilight Custom colors Using Custom colorSetting Ambilight balance Closed Caption choices Turning on Closed CaptionsPicture Formats Changing your picture formatAuto Sound settings Using the Auto Sound and Auto Picture featuresAuto Picture settings Adding channels to your Surf list Using the Surf featureRemoving channels from Surf list Audio / Video sources Using the Source ListPicture settings VGA mode Using your TV as a computer monitorFeature settings VGA mode Connecting the HD equipment Using your TV in High Definition HD modeControlling the TV settings in HD mode Using Native 1080 mode Using Mode SelectionSelection 1080p models Non 1080p modelsSymptoms Possible solutions TroubleshootingIntermittent Display SpecificationsAccessories