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 |
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SYSTEM | FUNCTION |
OFF | VCR/DVD SAT/CABLE TV |
SLEEP |
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| WIDE MODE DISPLAY |
PICTURE | WIDE MODE |
MODE | TV/VIDEO |
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7 | 8 | 9 |
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JUMP | 0 | ENTER |
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POWER
SAVINGMENU
Watching the TV
WIDE MODE
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Wide Zoom
Normal
Full
Zoom
Wide Zoom
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• 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 | |
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• | Normal 4:3 aspect ratio | “Normal” returns the 4:3 |
| picture | picture to its original size. |
• | DTV 4:3 aspect ratio picture |
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Original Picture | Full |
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• | 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. |
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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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