Watching the TV

Using the Wide Screen Mode

Changing the Wide Screen Mode automatically

The Auto Wide Mode lets you watch 4:3 normal broadcasts or other sizes of the picture such as movies in several Wide Screen Modes (16:9 aspect ratio). The following example shows the default settings. (The “Auto Wide” screen mode is set to “Mode2,” and “4:3 Default” is set to “Widezoom.”

Widezoom

Original Picture

 

 

Auto Wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal 4:3 aspect ratio

“Widezoom” 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Full

Original Picture

 

 

 

Auto Wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 squeezed video camera or

“Full” stretches the 4:3

 

DVD picture

picture horizontally only, to

DTV 16:9 aspect ratio picture

fill the 16:9 screen.

 

 

 

Subtitle

Original Picture

 

 

Auto Wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Letter box movies with

“Subtitle” enlarges the

subtitles outside the picture

picture horizontally and

(2.35:1 aspect ratio)

vertically to an equal aspect

 

ratio that fills the screen,

 

while the subtitle area is

 

compressed to fit the screen.

 

 

Zoom

Original Picture

 

 

Auto Wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal

Original Picture

 

 

Auto Wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letterbox movie of a video tape or a DVD disc

“Zoom” enlarges the 4:3 picture horizontally and vertically to an equal aspect ratio that fills the 16:9 screen. Useful for watching Letterbox movies.

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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Sony KZ 42TS1, KZ-32TS1 manual Using the Wide Screen Mode, Changing the Wide Screen Mode automatically

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