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Changing the View Mode Settings
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To change the view mode settings:
1. Press the
MENU
button on the
remote. The on-screen menu is
displayed.
2. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the
remote to highlight
System
and
press
OK
. The SYSTEM menu is
displayed.
3. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the
remote to highlight
View Mode
and press
OK
. The VIEW MODE
menu is displayed.
4. Highlight
Viewport
,
Overlay
,
or
Centered Overlay
and press
OK
.
• Viewport
- The entire picture
is visible in the space to the
right of the menu.
• Overlay
- The left-hand
portion of the picture
covered by the menu.
• Centered Overlay
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side of the screen.
5. Press the
EXIT
button on the remote. See
Viewing Video with
the Menu Open
on page 24 for an alternate way of resizing
the video content.
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Overlay
Centered Overlay
CHANGING THE SCREEN ASPECT RATIO
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Panoramic, Wide, and Zoom. Each mode displays the picture
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Some programs have black bars on the top or sides of the picture
so that the picture keeps its original shape. Examples include
wide-screen movies and older television programs.
To change the screen aspect ratio:
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 and size.
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(480i and
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black bars are added to the left
and right of the display image.
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- Fills a 720p or 1080p screen.
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- Fills a 720p or 1080p screen.
• Stretch
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top to bottom and stretches it half as much from right to
left. Figures appear tall and thin.
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- If you are watching widescreen
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widescreen content,
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the left and right sides of the screen.
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stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the left
and right edges of the screen. The center of the image is
Panoramic
Wide
Zoom
Normal
Stretch
Wide
Zoom
Normal
Note: Aspect ratio settings may
vary by Input source.
not stretched, but the sides of the image are extremely
stretched. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1)
content with black bars on the top and bottom, the black
bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display
image.
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(480i and 480p) - Fills the screen
from the left to right edges.
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stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of
the screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display
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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 evenly in all directions (33% taller
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- Fills a 1080p screen
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Tip:
The aspect ratio cannot be changed for Ultra HD
content or for any video content on HDMI-5.
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