Changing the Input Source

External devices such as DVD players, Blu-ray Players, and video game consoles can be connected to your TV. To use one of these devices with your TV, you must first change the input source in the on-screen menu.

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Changing the Screen Aspect Ratio

The TV can display images in five different modes: Normal, Stretch, Panoramic, Wide, and Zoom. Each mode displays the picture differently.

To change the screen aspect ratio:

To change the input device:

1. Press the INPUT button on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the remote. The input menu is

 

 

 

 

 

TV

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use the Up/Down Arrow

 

 

 

 

HDMI-1

buttons or the INPUT button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the remote to highlight the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input you wish to view and

HDMI-2

press OK. The selected input is

 

 

 

 

1.

Press the WIDE button on the

 

remote.

2.

Use the Arrow buttons to

 

highlight the aspect ratio you

 

wish to view and press OK.

 

• Normal preserves the content’s

 

original aspect ratio. Since the

 

4:3 aspect ratio is not large

Normal

Panoramic

Wide

Zoom

Normal

Stretch

Wide

Zoom

displayed.

HDMI-3

enough to fill the TV’s screen,

black bars are added to the left

and right of the display image.

Note: Aspect ratio settings may vary by Input source.

Input Name

 

 

COMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Inputs may vary by TV.

You change the input names that appear on the Input menu to make your devices easy to recognize. See Renaming Devices on the Input Menu on page 42 for more information.

•Stretch expands the display image to fill the screen. Images may appear wider than intended. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 720p/1080i source.

•Panoramic expands the display image to fill the screen. Images may appear wider than intended. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 480i/480p source.

•Wide stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of the screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display image may appear distorted. If the program is already formatted for widescreen viewing (1.85:1 or 2.35:1), then black bars will appear on the top and bottom of the display image.

•Zoom expands images with black bars to fit the screen.

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E420I-B0 specifications

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