V.FORMAT (Video Format)
The “V.FORMAT” button on the remote control is used to change the video format setting among “576i”, “AUTO”, “1080i”, “720p”, and “576p”.
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1st button press displays the current video format
Next press (within 5 seconds) sets the video format to the next format.
576i 
AUTO 
1080i 
720p 
576p
A.RATIO (ASPECT RATIO)
1. Press the “A.RATIO” button on the remote control to show current aspect ratio.
2. Within 5 seconds, pressing the “A.RATIO” button again will change the aspect ratio. Keep pressing this button will adjust the aspect ratio among “Normal”, “Letterbox” and “Widescreen”.
3. The recommended settings are shown in the table below:
| If you are watching a 4:3 program |
| If you are watching a 16:9 program |
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Use “4:3 NORMAL”. If this setting is selected and your | Use “4:3 LETTERBOX”. This setting allows you to |
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If you | program is in 16:9, both sides of the picture will be cut | display a 16:9 program on a 4:3 TV screen in letterbox |
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off to fill your 4:3 TV. |
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using a 16:9 TV | Use “16:9 WIDESCREEN”. This setting allows you to | Use “16:9 WIDESCREEN”. This is the default aspect |
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display a 4:3 program on a 16:9 TV screen | in | ratio setting for Australia. |
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Note: If, for purposes other than personal viewing, you display a program in an aspect ratio different from its original setting, you may infringe on the copyrights that the program may be under.
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