Vizio E500I-A1 user manual Changing the Input Source, Changing the Screen Aspect Ratio

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
		TV
the remote. The Input menu is
displayed.
	HDMI-1
2. Use the Up/Down Arrow
buttons or the INPUT button
on the remote to highlight the	HDMI-2
input you wish to view and
press OK. The selected input is

1.	Press the WIDE 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

Normal

Panoramic

Wide

Zoom

Normal

Stretch

Wide

Zoom

displayed. HDMI-3

enough to fill the TV’s screen,

black bars are added to the left

and right of the display image.

Note: Aspect ratio settings may vary by Input source.

Input Name HDMI-4

COMP

RGB

You can 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 page 40 for more information.

•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. 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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