Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features

Selecting the picture size

You can view many program formats in a variety of picture sizes—Natural, Theater Wide 1, Theater Wide 2, Theater Wide 3, and Full—as described below and on the next page.

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. See “Notice of possible adverse effects on TV picture tube,” below right.

To select the picture size:1.Press PIC SIZE on the remote control.

2.While the Picture Size menu is on-screen, press the corresponding number button (0–4) to select the desired picture size.

Picture Size

O: Natural

1 : Theater Wide 1

2 : Theater Wide 2

3 : Theater Wide 3

4: Full

0 – 4: TO SELECT

Note: You also can repeatedly press PIC SIZE to select the desired picture size.

Natural picture size

In Natural picture size, the program will be displayed close to its originally formatted proportion. Some program formats will display with side bars and/or bars at the top and bottom (see examples below).

Natural picture size examples: The way the image displays will vary depending on the format of the program you are currently watching. See “Notice of possible adverse effects on TV picture tube” at right.

Note:

The PICTURE SIZE feature is not available for some program formats or signals, including a ColorStream or DVI input with a 720p or 1080i signal. If you are viewing one of these formats and press PIC SIZE on the remote control, the words “Not Available” will appear on-screen.

Channel Numbers

 

PIC SIZE

 

+10

 

ACTION

100

 

MENU

 

THEATER

 

 

NET

 

F

 

 

AV

 

 

ENTER

 

+

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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 still PIP/POP windows or black/gray bars in wide-screen picture or PIP/POP formats) 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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