Useful adjustment settings

AV MODE

AV MODE gives you six viewing options to choose from to best match environment of the System, which can vary due to factors like room brightness, type of program watched or the type of image input from external equipment.

TV CBL VCR DVD

TV/SAT /LD /DTV

POWER ANT-A/B INPUT

AVVirtual

MODE

MTS

CC

TWIN

PICTURE SELECT

1Press AV MODE.

• Present AV MODE displays.

2Press AV MODE again before the mode displayed on the screen disappears.

• The mode changes as shown below.

Mode selection for the INPUT 1 to 4 terminals

(Example)

View mode for 4:3 Programs

1Press VIEW MODE.

•The View mode menu displays.

•The menu lists the view mode options selectable for the type of video signal currently received.

2Press VIEW MODE or a/b while the View mode menu is still on the screen.

•You can sequentially select a view mode that has its own aspect ratio.

 

TWIN

 

 

 

PICTURE

SELECT

 

VIEW

 

SUB

TWIN CH

MODE

FREEZE

INPUT

 

SOURCE

 

 

DTV/SAT

POWER

 

 

GUIDE

 

 

SET/

 

 

ENTER

DTV/SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFO

 

FAVORITE CH

VCR REC

 

 

A

B

C

D

AV MODE: STANDARD

AV MODE: DYNAMIC

AV MODE: DYNAMIC (Fixed)

AV MODE: MOVIE

AV MODE: GAME

AV MODE: USER

View Mode

Side Bar

S.Stretch Zoom Stretch

Mode selection for the PC terminal

(Example)

AV MODE: STANDARD

AV MODE: USER PC

Selected item

Description

 

 

STANDARD

For a highly defined image in a normally

bright room

 

 

 

MOVIE

For a movie

GAME

Lowers image brightness for easier viewing

 

Allows the user to customize settings as

USER

desired. You can set the mode for each

 

input source.

 

 

DYNAMIC

Changing image and sound settings to

factory preset values. No adjustments are

(Fixed)

allowed.

 

 

 

DYNAMIC

For a clear-cut image emphasizing high

contrast for sports viewing

 

 

 

NOTE

 

•You can select a different AV MODE item for each input mode. (For example, select STANDARD for TV input and DYNAMIC for VIDEO input.)

•When AV MODE is set to DYNAMIC (Fixed), “No picture adjustments available in Dynamic (Fixed) mode” displays.

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

S.Stretch:

Suitable for stretching

(Smart

4:3 programs to fill

stretch)

the screen.

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.

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