Selecting The Picture Size - Toshiba 42HL196 Operating Manual

Selecting the picture size

You can view many program formats in a variety of picture
sizes—Natural, TheaterWide 1, TheaterWide 2,
TheaterWide 3, Full, and Native.
Note: The "picture size" illustrations are examples only. The
format of the image (in any of the picture sizes) will vary
depending on the format of the signal you are currently
watching. Select the picture size that displays the current
program the way that looks best to you.
Your picture size preferences can be saved for each input on
your TV.
To select the picture size:
1
Press I on the remote control.
2
While the Picture Size screen is open, press the
corresponding number button (0–5) to select the desired
picture size.
Picture Size
0 Natural
1 TheaterWide 1
2
TheaterWide 2
3
TheaterWide 3
4 Full
5
Native
0 - 5 /
Note:
• You also can repeatedly press I to select the desired
picture size (or press Bb on the remote control while the
Picture Size screen is open).
• Full may not be available for some program formats (it will
be "grayed out" in the Picture Size screen).
• You also can select the picture size using the menu system.
Select Picture Size in the Theater Settings menu. Select
the input for which you want to save your picture settings. To
save your settings, highlight Done and press T.
Theater Settings
Picture Size
Picture Scroll
Cinema Mode
Auto Aspect Ratio
Reset
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.
Chapter 5: Using the TV's features
PIC SIZE to Select
Natural
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Film
On
Done
Natural picture size
The image is displayed close to its originally formatted
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proportion. Some program formats will display with
sidebars and/or bars at the top and bottom.
TheaterWide 1 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.
TheaterWide 2 picture size (for letter box programs)
The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen,
•
but only slightly stretched taller.
The top and bottom edges of the picture are hidden. To view
•
the hidden areas, see "Scrolling the TheaterWide
on the next page.
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TheaterWide 3 picture size (for letter box programs
with subtitles)
The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen,
•
but only slightly stretched taller.
The top and bottom edges are hidden. To view the hidden
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areas (such as subtitles or captions), see "Scrolling the
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TheaterWide picture" on the next page.
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Natural picture size example
TheaterWide 1 picture size example
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TheaterWide 2 picture size example
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TheaterWide 3 picture size example
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