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Direct Button Operation

VIEW MODE

You can select the screen size.

1 Press VIEW MODE.
• The View Mode menu displays.
• The menu lists the View Mode options selectable for the type of video signal currently
being received.
2 Press VIEW MODE or a/b while the View Mode menu is displayed to select a

desired item on the menu.

• You can sequentially select a View Mode that has its own aspect ratio.

■ For HD programs

Stretch: Suitable for viewing wide-screen 1.78:1 aspect ratio program, stretch mode will still show very thin black bands at
the top and bottom of the screen.
Dot by Dot (1080i/p only): Detects the resolution of the signal and displays an image with the same number of pixels on
the screen.
Full Screen (720p only): You can select "Full Screen" only when receiving a 720p signal.
S.Stretch (Smart stretch): Suitable for stretching 4:3 programs to fi ll the screen.
Zoom: Suitable for viewing wide-screen 2.35:1 aspect-ratio programs in full screen.
•
When using Dot by Dot or Full Screen, it is possible to see noise or bars around different outer portions of the screen. Please
change view mode to correct this.
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You can have the same settings by choosing "View Mode" on the menu items. (See page 28.)

■ For 4:3 programs

Example: Screen size images
Side Bar S.Stretch (Smart stretch) Zoom Stretch
Suitable for viewing
conventional 4:3 programs in
their normal format.
Suitable for stretching 4:3
programs to fi ll the screen.
Suitable for viewing wide-
screen 2.35:1 anamorphic
DVDs in full screen.
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.

■ For USB-Video, Netfl ix, VUDU

Example: Screen size images
Input signal Auto Original
Keeps the original
aspect ratio in a full
screen display.
Displays an image by
an original size.