Selecting the Screen Display Size
Most TV and video signals determine the size of the image on your screen. You can change the size (called the aspect ratio) by pressing the Aspect button on the remote control. Depending on your signal and input device, you may not be able to change the aspect ratio or be offered all of the selections listed here.
Press the Aspect button repeatedly to select any one of the screen sizes shown below. The name of the aspect ratio appears in the upper left corner.
Normal is the default size of your video source, if it is in standard 4:3 broadcast ratio.
Full stretches a standard 4:3 ratio image to fit into your 16:9 ratio screen, stretching equally on all sides.
Wide stretches a standard 4:3 ratio image to fit into your 16:9 ratio screen, but the image size stretches increasingly more from the center to the sides.
Zoom enlarges the entire screen and cuts off some of the top and bottom for a closer view. Use Zoom when you’re watching movies broadcast in Letterbox format so they fit your screen.
Auto lets the TV select a suitable aspect ratio based on the signal it receives. If it can’t detect an aspect ratio from the signal, it uses the ratio selected as the Auto Aspect setting in the menu system. See page 63 for details.
Aspect button
Note
You can select the aspect ratio you’d like the TV to use if your TV is ever unable to detect an aspect ratio from your TV or video input signal. See page 63 for instructions on selecting the Auto Aspect setting.
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