Philips 55PP9352 Directions For Use Manual page 54

Using the Onscreen Submenus: Features
ydur TVIY wide screen (16:9 aspect ratio)
elivers a home-cinema _perience not pos-
sible with a conventional (4:3 aspect ratio) set.
High-deiinition (HD) programs originating in
16:9./brmat aml other widescreenz/brmat video
sources appear more l(/elik_, dramatic, and the-
atricaL Border bars are diminished or eliminat-
ed. Most anamolThic-D VD programs wil! fill
tlle wide screen without border bars.
Use your HD set-top box or progressive-scan-
capable D VD player to control the picture jbr-
mats of video sources connected to the TV_Y HD
inputs.
For flexibility with video sources connected to
your TV's standard inputs ANTENNA, AVI,
CVI, A V2, or A V3 (side panel)_ccess your TV's
picture7[brmat modes. View a video source in
standard (4:3)jormat or enlat;ge it to fill the
screen in various ways using EXPAND 4:3,
PANORAMA, WIDE SCREEN, or AUTO.
Selecting a Picture Format
Using the Remote Control
Use your TV's piclure-format modes with video
sources you connect It the ANTENNA, AV 1,
CVI, AV2, orAV3 (side panel) inputs on the
TV, While watching a video sourc_wilh no
onscreen menu or display present press the
CURSOR RING RIGHT or LEFT as many
limes as necessary It select the picture format
you desire, Or press the FORMAT button to
perform the same funclion,
Picture-format Modes
4:3 shows the conventional (4:3 aspect ratio)
picture in its original format, Border bars are
displayed on the sides, (See the warning above,)
EXPAND 4:3 expands, or zooms, lhe picture
bolh vertically and horizontally, eliminating or
reducing the size of border bars. Picture infor-
malion is lost around the edges,
PANORAMA slrelches the outer portions of
the picture horizontally and causes some verti-
cal expansion.
WIDE SCREEN expands the picture horizon-
tally, No vertical expansion occurs.
AUTO senses the presence of borders bars and
zooms the picture It reduce or eliminate the
bars, The amount of zoom varies based on the
original picture, but this option can provide
more expansion than EXPAND 4:3.
AUTO works best with video programs that
were originally "lettarboxed." FormaIIed It pre-
serve the original lheatrieal aspect ratio, these
programs arc presented with border bars at lop
and bottom,
Pictures appear more lifelike,
dramatic, and theatrical on your
TV+s wide screen.
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The term aspect ratio refers It the rela-
tionship between the width and height of
a TV screen. Historically, TV screen
width has been 33 percent greater than its
heighh amounting It a 4:3 aspect ratio.
The width of your widescreen TV, how-
ever, is nearly 80 percent greater than its
heighh which means its aspect ratio is
16:9. This screen corresponds well with
the tendency of the eyes to feel more
comfortable with fields of view and
action planes that are horizontally orient-
ed, The wide screen is also proportionally
truer to the formats in which movies are
filmed and presenled in thealers.
Although the term widescreen can have
various meanings, it is most commonly
used to refer to a picture format or screen
that has a greater aspect ratio than the
conventional 4:3.
The picture-format modes are available for use only with video
sources connected to the ANTENNA, AV1, CVI,AV2, and AV3
(Side Panel) inputs on theTM Control the picture formats of
video sources connected to the HD inputs through the set-top
box (for HD programming) or pro-gressive-scan-capable DVD
player (for DVD programs)
4:3
Shows the convendonaI picture
in its original format Border bars
are displayed on the sides. See the
Warning on this page (below, left).
EXPAND 4:3
Zooms the picture
vertically and horizontally.
PANORAMA
Stretches the outer parts of the
picture horizontally and causes
some vertical expansion.
WIDE SCREEN
Expands the picture
horizontall)_ No vertical
expansion occurs.
To prevent uneven
picture-tube aging,
do not leave border
bars or other sta-
tionary images on
screen for extended
periods of time, See
page 60.
AUTO
Senses the presence of picture borders and zooms the
picture to reduce or eliminate the borders.
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