Using the Wide Screen Mode

Changing the Wide Screen Mode

The Wide Screen Mode lets you watch 4:3 normal broadcasts or other picture sizes such as Letterbox movies in several Wide Screen Modes (16:9 aspect ratio).

Tip

The “aspect ratio” is the ratio of width to height of the screen. 16:9 is also referred to as widescreen format.

MUTING

POWER

 

VCR/DVD SAT/CABLE

 

TV

SYSTEM

FUNCTION

OFF

VCR/DVD SAT/CABLE TV

SLEEP

 

 

WIDE MODE DISPLAY

PICTURE

WIDE MODE

MODE

TV/VIDEO

1 2 3

4 5 6

7

8

9

 

JUMP

0

ENTER

 

FAVORITES

MTS/SAP

 

 

 

TV/SAT

 

GUIDE

2 - 4

 

 

 

POWER

SAVINGMENU

Watching the TV

WIDE MODE

,

Wide Zoom

Normal

Full

Zoom

Wide Zoom

Original Picture

 

 

 

 

Wide Zoom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Normal 4:3 aspect ratio

“Wide Zoom” enlarges the

picture

4:3 picture to fill the 16:9

• DTV 4:3 aspect ratio picture

screen, keeping the

original image as much as

 

 

possible.

 

 

Normal

Original Picture

 

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal 4:3 aspect ratio

“Normal” returns the 4:3

 

picture

picture to its original size.

DTV 4:3 aspect ratio picture

 

 

 

 

Full

Original Picture

Full

VOL CH

CODE SET

1, 5

Widescreen video camera or

“Full” stretches the 4:3

 

DVD picture

picture horizontally only,

DTV 16:9 aspect ratio picture

to fill the 16:9 screen.

 

 

 

Press WIDE MODE repeatedly until the desired

Wide Screen Mode appears.

Each time you press the button, the Wide Screen

Mode changes as follows:

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