Philips 32PF1700T/96 manual Selecting a picture mode, Adjusting aspect ratio

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Selecting a picture mode

To select a picture mode, press 影像模式 (Picture Mode) on the remote control. This enables you to select from the following settings:

Picture mode	Description
Standard	Suitable for viewing in environments with normal lighting
	condition.
Film	In this mode, the contrast and levels of colors are optimized
	in order to display more details in the bright and dark areas of
	images.
Sports	The contrast, brightness and color saturation are enhanced for
	displaying vivid images in public areas.
Studio	Images are displayed with moderate brightness and contrast,
	making it suitable for prolonged viewing.
Personal	Your own customised picture mode.

See "Setting up Personal Picture mode" on page 19 for how to setup the Personal Picture Mode.

Adjusting aspect ratio

Press 畫面比例 (Aspect) on the remote control to cycle through available aspect ratios. The table below shows the resulting images in relation to the input image when different aspects are selected:

Aspect ratio of input video

Aspect		Description and usage
ratio
4:3	16:9	Stretches a 4:3 image to 16:9 aspect
16:9		proportions. Recommended for use
		when viewing video sources which are
		already in 16:9 aspect.
	(Not	Resizes the image to 4:3 aspect
4:3		proportions. Recommended for use
	recommended)	when viewing video sources which are
		already in 4:3 aspect.
		Resizes a 4:3 image to 16:9 aspect
	(Not	proportions, and trims off the top and
Wide 1		bottom strips. Recommended for use
	recommended)
		when viewing images in a so-called
		letterbox format.
Super	(Not	Stretches a 4:3 image to the width of a
		16:9 aspect image proportions.
Zoom	recommended)	recommended for use in filling the
		screen with a 4:3 aspect image.

•Available aspect ratio options are dependent on the selected input signal type.

•To avoid possible "image retention“ or "screen burn-in“ on the LCD screen, it is recommended that you change the aspect ratio from time to time, and prevent the display from displaying a static image for a prolonged period of time.

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