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Watching the TV
Wide Zoom
Normal
Full
Zoom
Changing the Wide Screen Mode
The Wide Screen Mode lets you watch 4:3 normal
broadcasts or other picture sizes such as Letterbox
movies in several Wide Screen Modes (16:9 aspect
ratio).
Tip
The “aspect ratio” is the ratio of width to height of the screen.
16:9 is also referred to as widescreen format.
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Using the Wide Screen
Mode
Press WIDE MODE repeatedly until the desired
Wide Screen Mode appears.
Each time you press the button, the Wide Screen
Mode changes as follows:
Wide Zoom
“Wide Zoom” enlarges the
4:3 picture to fill the 16:9
screen, keeping the
original image as much as
possible.
Wide Zoom
Original Picture
• Normal 4:3 aspect ratio
picture
• DTV 4:3 aspect ratio picture
“Normal” returns the 4:3
picture to its original size.
Normal
Original Picture
Normal
• Normal 4:3 aspect ratio
picture
• DTV 4:3 aspect ratio picture
1, 5
WIDE MODE
2 - 4
MUTING POWER
VCR/DVD
SAT/CABLE
VCR/DVD
SLEEP
JUMP
VOL CH
ENTER
MTS/SAP
GUIDE
TV/SAT
SAT/CABLE
WIDE MODE DISPLAY
FUNCTION
TV
SYSTEM
OFF
FAVORITES
MENU
CODE SET
123
456
78
0
9
TV/VIDEO
PICTURE
MODE
POWER
SAVING
TV
Full
“Full” stretches the 4:3
picture horizontally only,
to fill the 16:9 screen.
Full
Original Picture
• Widescreen video camera or
DVD picture
• DTV 16:9 aspect ratio picture
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