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Channel
Numbers
Viewing the wide-screen picture formats
(480i and 480p signals only)
You can view 480i and 480p format programs in a variety of
picture sizes—Natural, TheaterWide 1, TheaterWide 2, TheaterWide 3,
and Full.
The way the image displays in any of the picture sizes will vary
depending on the format of the program you are viewing. Select the
picture size that displays the current program the way that looks best
to you.
Selecting the picture size
1. Press PIC SIZE on the remote control.
2. Press the corresponding number button (0-4) to select the desired
picture size, as described below and on the next page.
Note:
You also can change the picture size by
selecting PICTURE SIZE in the SETUP
menu.
PICTURE SIZE
0: NATURAL
1: THEATER WIDE1
2: THEATER WIDE2
3: THEATER WIDE3
4: FULL
SELECT: [0¥4]
Natural picture size
• The image is displayed close to its originally formatted proportion.
Some program formats will display with side bars and/or bars at the
top and bottom.
Natural picture size example: The way the image displays will vary
depending on the format of the program you are currently watching.
SETUP
CLOSED CAPTION
PICTURE SIZE
PICTURE SCROLL
CINEMA MODE
ASPECT
IMAGE TILT
:SELECT
:ADJUST
OFF
VIDEO
OFF
0
Pic Size
TheaterWide 1 picture size
example
Notes:
• The PICTURE SIZE feature is not available
for some program formats (such as 1080i
or 720p). Such formats will display in
Natural picture size.
• If you select TheaterWide 2 or 3, the top
and bottom edges of the picture may be
hidden. To see the hidden edges, either
scroll the picture (see page 36) or try
viewing the program in Full picture size.
• 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 and
other countries, and may subject you to civil
and criminal liability.
Conventional (4:3) picture in
Natural size on your wide-screen
TV
Conventional (4:3) picture
on a conventional TV
screen
• The picture is non-uniformly
enlarged—the center of the
picture remains close to its
original proportion, but the left
and right edges are stretched
wider to fill the screen.
• The top and bottom edges of the
picture may be hidden; however,
this mode cannot be scrolled.
TheaterWide 1 picture size (for 4:3 format programs)
NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE
EFFECTS ON TV PICTURE TUBE
Avoid displaying stationary images on your
TV screen for extended periods of time.
Fixed (non-moving) images (such as still
PIP/POP windows of black/gray bars in
wide-screen picture or PIP/POP formats)
can become permanently engrained in the
picture tube. This type of damage is NOT
COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY
because it is the result of misuse. See item
33 on page 4.
Using the TV’
s
Features
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