View mode for 43 programs, Picture scroll, Aspect

Useful adjustment settings

View mode for 4:3 programs

1	Press VIEW MODE.
1	•	The View mode menu displays.
	•	The menu lists the view mode options
		selectable for the type of video signal currently
		being received.
2	Press 0-3to select each view mode directly
2	while the view mode menu is still on the
	screen.
	•	Each time VIEW MODE is pressed, VIEW
		MODE item toggles.
	•	You can also select VIEW MODE item by
		pressing / .
	•	You can sequentially select a view mode that
		has its own aspect ratio.

VIEW MODE

0. Side Bar

1. S.Stretch

2. Zoom

3. Stretch

[0-3]:SELECT

Side Bar:

Suitable for viewing conventional 4:3 programs in their normal format.

S.Stretch (Smart stretch): Suitable for stretching 4:3 programs to ﬁll the screen.

Picture scroll

For adjusting a picture's vertical position in S.Stretch or Zoom mode.

1	Press MENU and the MENU screen
	displays.
2	Press	/	to select	(SETUP).



	Press	/	to select “PICTURE SCROLL”,
3
	and then press / .
4	SCROLL ADJUSTMENT screen displays.
	To raise the picture, press . To lower the

picture, press .

SCROLL ADJUSTMENT +10

: TO ADJUST

The scroll amounts are as follows:

• 480i/480p signal source:
Zoom:	–10 to +20
S.Stretch:	–10 to +20

5	Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.

NOTE

•In Side Bar and Stretch mode, PICTURE SCROLL will not work.

Zoom:

Suitable for viewing wide-screen 2.35:1 anamorphic DVDs in full screen.

Stretch:

This mode is useful for 1.78:1 DVDs. When viewing 1.85:1 DVDs, stretch mode will still show very thin black bands at the top and bottom of the screen.

Aspect

When the ASPECT is set to ON and the TV recieves a 480i signal, the picture size is automatically selected (as described in the following table).

1	Press MENU and the MENU screen
	displays.

2	Press / to select	(SETUP).

NOTE

•You can enter to the same menu screen from (SETUP) menu.

•When this function is not available, “NOT AVAILABLE” will display.

View mode for HD programs

Stretch mode is available for HD programs. Suitable for viewing wide-screen 1.78:1 aspect-ratio programs. When viewing 1.85:1 programs, the stretch mode will still show very thin black bands at the top and bottom of the screen.

3	Press	/ to select “ASPECT”, and then
	press	/ to select “ON” or “OFF”.
4	Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.


Aspect ratio of signal			Automatic aspect size
source			(when ASPECT is ON)

4:3 Normal			Side Bar
16:9 Full			Stretch
4:3 Letter box			Stretch
Not deﬁned			User-set mode

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LC-26D40U, LC-32D40U specifications

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Sharp LC-32D40U View mode for 43 programs, Picture scroll, Aspect, View mode for HD programs

Models: LC-26D40U LC-32D40U