Using the
USING THE PICTURE-FORMAT CONTROL
Your TV’s wide screen (16:9 aspect ratio) delivers a
sible with a conventional (4:3 aspect ratio) set.
Use your HD
For flexibility with video sources connected to your TV’s standard
Selecting a Picture Format Using the Remote Control
Pictures appear more lifelike, dramatic, and theatrical on your TV's wide screen.
POWER
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HELPFUL HINTS
•The term aspect ratio refers to the rela- tionship between the width and height of a TV screen. Historically, TV screen width has been 33 percent greater than its height, amounting to a 4:3 aspect ratio. The width of your widescreen TV, how- ever, is nearly 80 percent greater than its height, which means its aspect ratio is 16:9. This screen corresponds well with the tendency of the eyes to feel more comfortable with fields of view and action planes that are horizontally orient- ed. The wide screen is also proportionally truer to the formats in which movies are filmed and presented in theaters.
•Although the term widescreen can have various meanings, it is most commonly used to refer to a picture format or screen that has a greater aspect ratio than the conventional 4:3.
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Picture-format Modes
4:3 shows the conventional (4:3 aspect ratio) picture in its original format. Border bars are displayed on the sides. (See the warning above.)
EXPAND 4:3 expands, or zooms, the picture both vertically and horizontally, eliminating or reducing the size of border bars. Picture infor- mation is lost around the edges.
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RECORD | VIDEO | MOVIES FORMAT | 4:3 | EXPAND 4:3 |
ITR/ | HOME | HOME |
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PANORAMA stretches the outer portions of the picture horizontally and causes some verti- cal expansion.
WIDE SCREEN expands the picture horizon- tally. No vertical expansion occurs.
AUTO senses the presence of borders bars and zooms the picture to reduce or eliminate the bars. The amount of zoom varies based on the original picture, but this option can provide more expansion than EXPAND 4:3.
AUTO works best with video programs that were originally “letterboxed.” Formatted to pre- serve the original theatrical aspect ratio, these programs are presented with border bars at top and bottom.
WARNING
To prevent uneven
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EVENING WORLD NEWS | EVENING WORLD NEWS | |
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TONIGHT'S HEADLINES | ||
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Senses the presence of picture borders and zooms the
picture to reduce or eliminate the borders.
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EVENING WORLD NEWS | EVENING WORLD NEWS |
TONIGHT'S HEADLINES | TONIGHT'S HEADLINES |
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