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 displays the image using the default option selected in the menu system, as described below.

Selecting the Default Aspect Ratio

You can also use the menu system to select the aspect ratio the TV uses, in case it can’t detect the aspect ratio of the signal source:

1Press the Menu button on the TV panel or the remote control.

2To highlight the Setting menu tab, press Next >.

3Press Enter. The Auto Aspect setting is highlighted.

4Press the Prev < or Next > button to select the desired setting (Normal, Full, Wide, or Zoom).

5Press Exit to select another menu or press Menu to exit the menu system.

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