Philips 34PT8420 operating instructions Using the Screen Format

USING THE SCREEN FORMAT

You can have a choice of different formats for your viewing pleasure, namely : - Auto, 4:3 mode, EXPAND 4:3 mode and COMPRESS 16:9 mode through the FORMAT menu.

How to access the Screen Format

1.Press the MENU (MENU) button to enter main menu

and press the (CURSOR DOWN) button repeatedly until FEATURES is selected.

2.	Press the	(CURSOR RIGHT) button to
	enter FEATURES menu.
3.	Press the	(CURSOR DOWN) button
	repeatedly until FORMAT is selected.

4. Press the (CURSOR RIGHT) button

•PICTURE

•SOUND

▲

•ÉFEATURES

▼

•INSTALL

FEATURES

TIMER

ACTIVE CONTROL CHILD LOCK PIP

FORMAT

▲

repeatedly to cycle through the different formats

(Auto, 4:3, Expand 4:3 or Compress 16:9) and

select your desired format.

Note : You can also select your desired Screen Format

directly by the (CURSOR UP) or (CURSOR DOWN) button

•TIMER

•ACTIVE CONTROL

•CHILD LOCK

•PIP

Ñ FORMAT •É AUTO

When to use the Screen Formats

AUTO format

When AUTO format is selected, it will select the correct screen format provided the specific signals are transmitted with

the programmes.

4:3 format

Select the 4:3 format if you want to display the 4:3 picture using the full surface of the screen.

EXPAND 4:3 format

Select the EXPAND 4:3 format if you want to expand movie images recorded in the letterbox format. When this format is selected, the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom are expanded thus filling up the entire TV screen.

COMPRESS 16:9 format

Select the COMPRESS 16:9 format if you want to compress full screen movie images into letterbox format. When this format is selected, black horizontal bars can be seen

at the top and bottom of the TV screen.

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