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Watching the CINEMA Mode
Letterbox
Widescreen letterbox movies show the original theatre screen dimen-
sions with black bars at the top and bottom of the picture. The size of
the bars varies from movie to movie. Your TV is ideal for watching let-
terbox movies because you can use the Cinema Controls to expand the
letterboxed iraage, fill the screen and reduce or eliminate letterbox bars.
CINEMA A,B and C are three modes of expansion for filling the 16x9
screen. In these modes, the picture is expanded both horizontally and
vertically to maintain the original proportions.
Letterbox Format
Viewing Letterboxed Movies
A. Press TV to set the remote to control the TV.
1_. Press GINEMA. The first time you press GINEMA, the picture will
expand to the Cinema A mode or whichever mode was previously
selected. Press GINEMA a second time to bring up the Cinema
Controls menu.
C. Select Cinema A, Cinema B, or Cinema C.
Expansion Modes for filling the 16x9 screen
Cinema A (21).%expansion): The full width of the original picture
expands horizontally to fill the TV screen, with nothing being cropped
fi:om the sides. This reduces or eliminates the letterbox bars, depending
on the size of the original bars. If bars are still visible, you may prefer
to select Cinema B or Cinema C.
Cinema B (34% expansion): Some portions of the left and right sides of
tlhe picture are cropped. This further reduces, and in many cases elimi-
rLates, black letterbox bars. If bars are still visible, you may prefer to
select Cinema C.
Cinema C (44% expansion): Some portions of the left and fight sides of
the picture are cropped. In most cases, this will eliminate letterbox
bars.
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