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Viewing the wide-screen picture formats(480i and 480p signals only)
You can view 480i and 480p format programs in a variety of
picture sizes—Natural, TheaterWide 1, TheaterWide 2, TheaterWide 3,
and Full.
The way the image displays in any of the picture sizes will vary
depending on the format of the program you are viewing. Select the
picture size that displays the current program the way that looks best
to you.

Selecting the picture size

1. Press PIC SIZE on the remote control.
2. Press the corresponding number button (0-4) or ▲/▼ to select the
desired picture size, as described below and on the next page.
Note:

You also can change the picture size by

selecting PICTURE SIZE in the SETUP

menu.

PICTURE SIZE
0. NATURAL
1. THEATER WIDE1
2. THEATER WIDE2
3. THEATER WIDE3
4. FULL
/0-4:SELECT

Natural picture size

•The image is displayed close to its originally formatted proportion.
Some program formats will display with side bars and/or bars at the
top and bottom.
Natural picture size example: The way the image displays will vary
depending on the format of the program you are currently watching.
SETUP
CLOSED CAPTION
CC ADVANCED
PICTURE SIZE
PICTURE SCROLL
CINEMA MODE
OFF
FILM
:SELECT :ADJUST
Pic Size
TheaterWide 1 picture size
example
Conventional (4:3) picture in
Natural size on your wide-screen
TV
Conventional (4:3) picture
on a conventional TV
screen
•The picture is stretched wider to fill
the width of the screen, but only
slightly stretched taller.
•The top and bottom edges of the
picture may be hidden; however,
this mode cannot be scrolled.

TheaterWide 1 picture size (for 4:3 format programs)

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE
EFFECTS ON TV PICTURE DISPLAY
Avoid displaying stationary images on your
TV screen for extended periods of time.
Fixed (non-moving) patterns or images
(including but not limited to PIP/POP
windows, closed captions, video game
patterns, TV station logos, stock tickers,
websites, and special formats that do not
use the entire screen) can become
permanently ingrained in the cathode ray
tube(s) of the TV and cause subtle but
permanent ghost images. This type of
damage is NOT COVERED BY YOUR
WARRANTY.
Using the TV’s
Features

Using these functions to change the

picture size (i.e., changing the height/ width

ratio) for any purpose other than your

private viewing may be prohibited under

the Copyright Laws of the United States

and other countries, and may subject you

to civil and criminal liability.

Note:

The PICTURE SIZE feature is not available

for some program formats (such as 1080i or

720p). Such formats will display in Natural

picture size.

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