Changing The View Mode Settings; Changing The Screen Aspect Ratio - Vizio D24-D1 User Manual

Changing the View Mode Settings

You can resize the video content to fit while the menu is open.
To change the view mode settings:
1. Press the MENU button on the
VIZIO
remote. The on-screen menu is
displayed.
VIEW MODE
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 - The picture extends off of the right
side of the screen.
5. Press the EXIT button on the remote. See Viewing Video with
the Menu Open on page 12 for an alternate way of resizing
the video content.

CHANGING THE SCREEN ASPECT RATIO

The TV can display images in five different modes: Normal, Stretch,
Panoramic, Wide, and Zoom. Each mode displays the picture
differently.
Some programs have black bars on the top or sides of the picture
so that the picture keeps its original shape. Examples include
Wide Zoom Normal
Viewport wide-screen movies and older television programs.
Overlay
To change the screen aspect ratio:
Centered Overlay
1. Press the WIDE button on the
Exit 2D 3D
remote.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to
ABC
highlight the aspect ratio you
wish to view and press OK.
Input Wide CC
• Normal preserves the content's
original aspect ratio and size.
• Standard Definition (480i and
Sleep
Picture Audio
480p—old TV programs) - Since
Timer
the 4:3 aspect ratio is not large
enough to fill the TV's screen,
black bars are added to the left
and right of the display image.
Network Settings Help
• 720p and 720i HD - Fills a 720p or 1080p screen.
• 1080p and 1080i HD - Fills a 720p or 1080p screen.
• Stretch expands a widescreen image to fill the screen from
top to bottom and stretches it half as much from right to
left. Figures appear tall and thin.
• Standard Definition - Not available.
• 720p and 720i HD - If you are watching widescreen
1.85:1 content, the image will fill the screen. With 2.35:1
widescreen content, one-sixth of the image is cut off by
the left and right sides of the screen.
• 1080p and 1080i - Not available.
• Panoramic stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the left
and right edges of the screen. The center of the image is
Panoramic
Normal Normal
Panoramic Stretch
Wide Wide
Zoom Zoom
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.
• Standard Definition (480i and 480p) - Fills the screen
from the left to right edges.
• 720p and 720i - Not available.
• 1080p and 1080i - Not available.
• Wide stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of
the screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display
image may appear distorted—figures appear short and fat.
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
and 33% wider) with black bars to fit the screen. A 720p
image will fill a 1080p screen.
• Standard Definition - Not available.
720p and 720i HD - Fills a 1080p screen
•
• 1080p and 1080i - Not available.
Tip: The aspect ratio cannot be changed for Ultra HD
content or for any video content on HDMI-5.
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