Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features

Selecting the picture size (continued)

TheaterWide® 1 picture size (For 4:3 format program)

The center of the picture remains close to its original proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to fill the screen.

To select the picture size, press PIC SIZE on the remote control.

You also can select the picture size using the menu system. Select PICTURE SIZE in the VIDEO / THEATER SETTINGS menu.

Theater Wide 1 picture size example

TheaterWide® 2 picture size (for letter box programs)

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 are hidden. To view the hidden areas, see “Scrolling the Theater Wide picture” on page 71.

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Note:

• If you select one of the TheaterWide picture

sizes, the top and bottom edges of the

picture (including subtitles or captions) may

be hidden. To view the hidden edges, either

scroll the picture (TheaterWide 2 and 3 only)

or try viewing the program in Full or Natural

picture size.

• When selecting the picture size, the way

the image displays will vary depending on

the format of the program you are

currently watching.

Theater Wide 2 picture size example

TheaterWide® 3 picture size (for letter box programs with subtitles)

The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen, but only slightly stretched taller.

The top and bottom edges are hidden. To view the hidden areas (such as subtitles or captions), see “Scrolling the TheaterWide picture” on page 71.

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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 andother countries, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.

Theater Wide 3 picture size example

Full picture size (for 16:9 [480i, 480p] source programs only)

If receiving a 4:3 format program, it is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen, but not stretched taller.

None of the picture is hidden.

 

Full picture size example

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