View Mode For 4:3 Programs; View Mode For Hd Programs; Labeling Channels - Sharp 26DV24U - LC - 26" LCD TV Operation Manual

Watching TV
Press VIEW MODE.
• The View mode menu displays.
• The menu lists the view mode options selectable for
the type of video signal currently being received.
Press 0-3 to select each view mode directly while
the View mode menu is still on the screen.
• Each time VIEW MODE is pressed, View Mode item
toggles.
• You can also select View Mode item by pressing A/T.
• You can sequentially select a view mode that has its
own aspect ratio.
0.Side Bar
2.Zoom
3.Stretch
Side Bar:
Suitable for viewing conventional
4:3 programs in their normal
format.
S.Stretch (Smart stretch):
Suitable for stretching 4:3
programs to fi!! the screen.
Zoom:
Suitable for viewing wide-screen
2.35:1 anamorphic DVDs in ful!
screen.
Stretch:
This mode is useful for 1.78:1 DVDs.
When viewing 1.85:1 DVDs,
stretch mode will still show very
thin black bands at the top and
bottom of the screen.
• You can enter to the same menu screen from "Picture"
menu.
• You cannot select "Side Bar" and "S.Stretch" when a 720p
or 1080i signal is being input.
To create channel labels
1 Select a channel you want to label.
2 Press TV MENU, then press A/v to select
"Channel", then press I_ or ENTER.
Press A/v to select "Ch Label", then press _- or
ENTER. The Ch Label menu will appear.
3 Press -,I/_- to select a channel you want to label,
then press v.
Chh_b_
4 Press -,I/_ repeatedly until the character you want
appears in the first space.
5
6
The characters rotation as follows:
_ 0""9 <-->A-"Z <-->- • ,() @/+=- <-]
SPACE
If the character which you desire appears, press
ENTER. Repeat this step to enter the rest of the
characters.
When you finish inputting the label name, press
ENTER.
Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
Repeat steps 1-5 for other channels. You can
assign a label to each channel.
To erase channel labels
1 Select a channel with a label which you want to
remove.
2 Press TV MENU, then press A/v to select
"Channel", then press I_ or ENTER.
Press A/v to select "Ch Label", then press _- or
ENTER to display the Ch Label menu.
3 Press A/v to select"Label Clear". Press _-.
4 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
5 Repeat steps 1-4 to erase other channel labels.
Stretch mode is available for HD programs.
Suitable for viewing wide-screen 1.78:1 aspect-ratio
programs. When viewing 1.85:1 programs, the stretch
mode will still show very thin black bands at the top
and bottom of the screen.
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