Other Features; Changing The Screen Size (View Mode); Checking The Current Channel And Audio Mode On Screen (Display) - Sharp LD-26SH1U Operation Manual

Changing the screen size
(VIEW MODE)
You can change the screen size to match the
video on videotapes and DVDs.
POWER
PC TV
FREEZE
MULTI
SLEEP
BRIGHT
MODE
[TV/AV mode]
1. Press the VIEW MODE button.
The mode switches in the following order each
time you press the button:
NORMAL WIDE
FULL NORMAL...
NORMAL Displays 4:3 aspect ratio TV images
normally.
WIDE Expands 4:3 images horizontally to
fill the entire screen (16:9).
ZOOM1 Expands the image to fill the screen
(16:9) with wide black bands across
the top and bottom such as letterbox
format movies.
ZOOM2 Can be used when "ZOOM1" cuts off
captions or telops at the top or bottom
of the screen.
FULL Returns images horizontally reduced
from 16:9 to 4:3 back to 16:9 so they fill
the entire screen.
[PC mode]
1. Press the VIEW MODE button.
The mode switches in the following order each
time you press the button:
NORMAL FULL
NORMAL Displays the image without changing
its aspect ratio. When the image's
resolution is lower than 1024 x 768,
the image is expanded.
FULL Expands the image so that it fills the screen.
(The aspect ratio may change.)

Other features

Virtual
AV HDMI/DVI
VIEW MODE
MENU
ENTER
BRIGHT
ZOOM1 ZOOM2
NORMAL...
Notes:
- Depending on the type of data received or the
video software used, screen edges may be
slightly cut off or the image may have a black
border.
- You can also change the screen size using the
menus. (See pages E45 and E47, or E52 and
E56.)
- The screen size cannot be changed while an
image is paused. (See page E44.)
- The screen size cannot be changed when
video signals of 1080i or 720p are input
externally. The images are displayed in the
ratio of 16:9.
- Be aware that the use of screen resize
functions to enlarge/reduce images for profit or
for public display may infringe on copyright
protection provided under Copyright Law.
Checking the current channel and
audio mode on screen (DISPLAY)
You can check your TV's current display mode,
type of PC input terminal, TV channel, MTS mode,
time remaining on the SLEEP timer, and
other items.
1. Press the DISPLAY button.
Various information about the current state will
be displayed.
The information will disappear after several
seconds.
Notes:
- The information displayed will vary depending
on the current display mode and other settings.
- If the TV broadcast changes while the
information is displaying, the broadcast and
MTS mode may not match.
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