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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, 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 (0-2) to select the desired
picture size, as described below and on the next page.
P I C T U R E S I Z E
0 . N A T U R A L
1 . T H E A T E R W I D E
2 . F U L L
[ 0 - 2 ] : S E L E C T
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.
Conventional (4:3) picture
on a conventional TV
screen
TheaterWide picture size (for 4:3 format programs)
• 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.
Full picture size (for 16:9 source programs)
• If receiving a 4:3 format program,
the picture is stretched wider to fill
the width of the screen, but not
stretched taller.
• None of the picture is hidden.
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Conventional (4:3) picture in
Natural size on your wide-screen
TV
TheaterWide picture size
example
Full picture size example
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Note:
You also can change the picture size by
selecting PICTURE SIZE in the SETUP
menu.
S E T U P
C L O S E D C A P T I O N
O F F
P I C T U R E S I Z E
C I N E M A M O D E
F I L M
A S P E C T
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B A C K L I G H T I N G
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: S E L E C T
: A D J U S T
Notes:
• The PICTURE SIZE feature is not available
for some program formats (such as 1080i
or 720p). Such formats will display 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.
6/17/05, 11:00 AM
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