The FORMAT Key and Picture Shape, Screen

Basic TV Operation, continued

The FORMAT Key and Picture Shape

Repeatedly press the FORMAT key to cycle

through displays for the

current program. The

TV will remember the

format you last used on each input.

For details, see page 33

Important

Black bars at the edges of the screen are common in HD pictures. Black bars are not a defect of the TV.

You can use the FORMAT key to reduce or eliminate black areas at the edges of the picture.

Press

Squarish 4:3 image is	Wide Expand mode stretches
narrower than the 16:9	the picture sideways to fill the
screen; unused areas at the	screen.
sides are filled with black.

•Black bars are added by broad- casters to fill the 16:9 screen area while preserving the original aspect ratio of the picture.

•Your cable box, satellite receiver, or other device may also be altering the broadcast picture.

If your device offers output in native format, try using it with Mitsubishi picture formats.

Press

Wide 2.35:1 anamorphic DVD image; unused areas at the top and bottom are filled with black (letterbox effect).

Zoom mode. The picture fills the screen. All four edges are cropped in this mode.

Feature	Page
Parental controls (Lock menu)	57

Audio Lock (controls your sound system with	74
the TV’s remote control left in TV mode.)

TV Clock. Set the TV Clock if you plan to use	52
the TV Timer (page 52) or ChannelView (page
30).

Favorite channels or sources	29

ChannelView and custom channel collections	30

Changing the input names that appear in the	55
Input Selection menu (Inputs > Name menu)

Digital camera images and mp3 music files	34

164 and 265 Series. Listening to a wireless	37
audio device with the TV speakers

StreamTV™ internet access	42

Feature	Page
Programming the remote control to operate	73
other A/V devices

Controlling compatible devices using HDMI	81
CEC control

265 Series. Controlling A/V devices with Net-	60
Command

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