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SETUP SETUP SETUPFeatures SETUPSETUP
Using Wide Mode

Wide Screen mode lets you watch 4:3 normal broa dcasts in several

Wide Screen modes (16:9 aspect ratio).

Press WIDE MODE repeatedly to toggle through the following Wide

Mode settings.

When viewing high-definition programs broadcast in 720p/1080i, it is not
possible to change between Wide Screen modes.
Wide Zoom enlarges the 4:3
picture, while the upper and
lower parts of the picture are
condensed to fit the 16:9 screen.
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Normal returns the 4:3 picture to
its original size.
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Full Mode stretches the 4:3
picture horizontally only, to fill
the 16:9 screen.
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Zoom Mode enlarges the 4:3
picture horizo ntally and
vertically to an equal aspect ratio
that fills the 16:9 screen. Useful
for watching Letterbox movies.
You can also access the
Wide Mode settings in the
Screen menu. For details, see
page68.
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Wide Zoom
Normal
When you change channels
or inputs, the Wide Mode
settings revert to the 4:3
Default setting in the Screen
menu. To retain the curre nt
Wide Mode setting as channels
and inputs are changed, set 4:3
Default to Off. For details, see
page69.
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Full
Zoom
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