Viewing the wide-screen picture formats

You can view programs that have the conventional TV picture format (4:3 aspect ratio) and the wide-screen format (16:9 aspect ratio) in a variety of picture sizes.

Selecting the picture size

Repeatedly press PIC SIZE to select either Nomal, Theater Wide 1, Theater Wide 2, Theater Wide 3, or Full picture size, as described below.

P I CTURE S I ZE

PIC SIZE

 

0

: NORMAL

 

1

: THEATER W I DE

1

2

: THEATER W I DE

2

3

: THEATER W I DE

3

4

: FULL

 

 

0 - 4 : TO SELECT

MENU

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While the above menu is on the screen, you can select the desired picture size by pressing the corresponding number button (0–4).

Normal

The Normal picture size displays the picture in the conventional 4:3 aspect ratio, with bars at the left and right.

Conventional picture on a

Conventional picture in Normal size

conventional TV screen

on your wide-screen TV

Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting

yourTV

 

 

 

 

Usingthe

RemoteControl

 

 

 

 

Settingup

yourTV

 

 

s

 

Theater Wide 1, 2, 3

The Theater Wide picture size enlarges the picture to fill the screen (see note at right).

Wide-screen picture on a

Wide-screen picture in Theater Wide

conventional TV screen (also

size on your wide-screen TV

known as “letter box” format,

 

with bars at top and bottom)

 

Note:

If you select the Theater Wide mode for conventional size programs, parts of the picture at the top and bottom of the screen may be hidden. You can select the Theater Wide picture size or scroll the picture. (See page 30 and 31.)

UsingtheTV’ Features

 

Appendix

 

 

Index

 

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