Setting up your TV

Adjusting the IMAGE SHAPE feature

The IMAGE SHAPE feature allows you to adjust the shape of the image when viewing 16:9 (widescreen) content from an external device (for example, a DVD player). This feature enables you to watch 16:9 content in the highest possible resolution (when you select “16:9” mode in step 2, below). See “Notice of possible adverse effects on TV picture tube,” below right.

To adjust the image shape:

1.Press PIC SIZE on the remote control. The SET UP menu opens and IMAGE SHAPE is highlighted.

Note: You also can use the menu system to adjust the IMAGE SHAPE. Press MENU and then x or • to open the SET UP menu. Press

y or z to highlight IMAGE SHAPE. Then go to step 2.

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IMAGE SHAPE:

[AUTO] NORMAL 16:9

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2.Press x or • to select AUTO, NORMAL, or 16:9 mode, as described below.

•AUTO—Automatically detects and displays the signal as it was recorded. For example, if the source is a 16:9 (widescreen) signal, the picture displays in 16:9 (widescreen) format (usually with bars at the top and bottom of the screen). If the source is a 4:3 signal, the picture displays in 4:3 format.

If the AUTO IMAGE SHAPE mode does not automatically detect a 16:9 signal from your DVD player or other source, select 16:9 IMAGE SHAPE mode instead (see below), which will manually set the image shape to 16:9 (widescreen).

The AUTO IMAGE SHAPE mode is not available when viewing an antenna signal source.

•NORMAL—Displays the picture in normal/conventional 4:3 format, regardless of the signal type.

To use the NORMAL IMAGE SHAPE mode, you must first adjust your DVD player’s settings to normal/conventional TV mode (4:3 aspect ratio).

•16:9—Compresses the signal to letterbox (16:9) mode (with bars at the top and bottom of the screen), regardless of the signal type.

To use the 16:9 IMAGE SHAPE mode, you must first adjust your DVD player’s settings to widescreen TV mode (16:9 aspect ratio).

The 16:9 IMAGE SHAPE mode is not available when viewing an antenna signal source.

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Note:

•The factory (default) setting for the IMAGE SHAPE feature is “AUTO.”

•Aspect ratio is the ratio of width to height of your TV screen or of the image you are viewing.

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON TV PICTURE TUBE

Avoid displaying stationary images on your TV screen for extended periods of time. Fixed (non-moving) images (such as black or gray bars on widescreen/16:9 format images) can become permanently engrained in the picture tube. This type of damage is NOT COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY because it is the result of misuse. See item 33 on page 4.

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