Useful Viewing functions

WSS

Setup
WSS signal 4:3 screen

Selecting the WSS picture size

automatically

4:3 Mode

Setup
The WSS signal has 4:3 auto-switching that allows you
to select between Panorama and Normal.

Selecting the WSS picture size

manually

Item
Normal: Normal range keeping 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio
Panorama: Wide image without side bars
4:3 mode “Panorama”4:3 mode “Normal”

Selecting the picture size manually

You can select the picture size. Selectable picture size
varies with the type of signal received.
Basically, if you set WSS to “On” in the Setup menu,
the optimum Wide mode is automatically chosen for
every broadcast. You can however, change the screen
format manually as explained below.
NOTE
• Aside from manually changing the WIDE MODE as
explained herein, the TV may detect and select the
optimum WIDE MODE according to the signal received.
Press f.
• The WIDE MODE menu displays.
• The menu lists the WIDE MODE options selectable
for the type of video signal currently received.
Press f or a/b while the WIDE MODE menu
displays on the screen.
• As you toggle the options, each is immediately
reflected on the screen. There is no need to press
OK.
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NOTE
• Some items do not appear depending on the type of
received signal.
Item (for SD [Standard] signals)
Normal: Keeps the original aspect ratio in a full screen
display.
Zoom 14:9: For 14:9 letterbox pictures. A thin side bar
appears on each side, and you may also see bars on
the top and bottom with some programmes
Panorama: In this mode the picture is progressively
stretched toward each side of the screen.
Full: For 16:9 squeeze pictures.
Cinema 16:9: For 16:9 letterbox pictures. Bars may
appear on the top and bottom with some programmes.
Cinema 14:9: For 14:9 letterbox pictures. Bars may
appear on the top and bottom with some programmes.
Item (for HD [High-Definition] signals)
Full: Display with an Overscan image. Crops all sides of
screen.
Underscan: Display with an Underscan image only when
receiving a 720p signal. Display with the High-Definition
image adjusted optimally. Noise may appear on the
edge of the screen with some programmes.
Dot by Dot: Displays an image with the same number
of pixels on the screen when receiving 1080i/1080p
signals only.
WSS allows a television to switch automatically among
the different screen formats.
NOTE
• Use WIDE MODE if an image does not switch to the
correct screen format. When the broadcast signal contains
no WSS information, the function will not work even if
enabled.
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