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Operation

Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings

	Remote
Aspect Ratio	Control	Description
	Key
16:9	16:9		Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs and
			HDTV programs in their native
		16:9 Image on	aspect ratio.
		16:9 Screen (Display)

4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a 16:9 screen.

4:3 Image, stretched to fill

16:9 Screen (Display)

4:3	4:3		4:3 scales the input signal to fit in
			the center of the 16:9 screen. 4:3
		4:3 Image on	is the aspect ratio used by
			computer monitors, standard
		16:9 Screen (Display)
			television programming and
			most VHS video cassettes.
Letterbox	LET		Letterbox mode scales (zooms in
	BOX		on) a 4:3 image linearly (by the
		4:3 Image on	same amount on all sides) to fill a
		16:9 Display	16:9 display.
		(Letterbox aspect ratio)	Letterbox is best suited for
			viewing LaserDisc movies or
			non-anamorphic DVDs on a 16:9
			screen.
IntelliWide	I-WIDE		IntelliWide scales a 4:3 image
			NON-linearly (more on the sides
		4:3 Image on	than in the center) to fit a 16:9
		16:9 Screen	screen.
		with IntelliWide

Cinema	CINEMA		Select Cinema to view 2.35:1
			source material on a 16:9 screen.
		2.35:1 Image on	The upper and lower portions of
			the screen are masked, but the
		16:9 Screen
			geometry of the active image
			area is not changed.

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