Using the TV’s Features

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

 

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

While the above menu is on-screen, 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 a wide-screen TV

Full

Full picture size stretches the picture to fill the screen width (distorts the picture).

LIGHT

RECALL POWER

TV

 

CABLE MUTE

TV/VIDEO TIMER

VCR

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

4

5

6

 

 

7

8

9

 

 

 

 

CH RTN

VOL

 

100

0

ENT

 

 

 

ADV/

 

PIC SIZE

FAVORITE

POP CH

PIC

 

 

 

 

SIZE

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU/

 

MENU

FAV

FAV

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yzx •

C

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

EXIT

 

CAPT

ADV/

 

 

POP CH

 

 

STOP SOURCE

PLAY PIP

 

REC

TV/VCR

REW

FF

 

Note:

STILL

LOCATE SWAP

 

If you select the Theater Wide picture size for conventional size programs, parts of the picture at the top and bottom of the screen may be hidden. You can adjust the height of the picture or scroll the picture (see “Theater Wide 1, 2, 3” on page 27 and “Scrolling the Theater Wide picture” on page 28.)

Conventional picture on a

Conventional picture in Full size on a

conventional TV screen

wide-screen TV

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