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4:3 (Standard Format)
EXPAND 4:3
EXPAND 4:3
COMPRESS (16:9) (Available Only with the AV4 Source)
COMPRESS 16:9
Selecting a Picture Format
Using the TV Buttons
Should your remote control become lost or other-
wise unavailable for use, follow the steps below to
use the buttons on the front of the TV to access the
onscreen menu and select a picture-format control.
1
Press the Volume + and – buttons
simultaneously. The onscreen menu
appears.
2
Press the Channel Down button
repeatedly until FEATURES is high-
lighted. Then press the Volume + button
to enter the FEATURES submenu.
3
Press the Channel Down button
repeatedly until FORMAT is highlighted.
Then press the Volume + or – button until
you select the picture format you want.
4
Press the Volume + and – buttons
simultaneously and repeatedly until
you back out of the menu screens.
PICTURE
SOUND
FEATURES
INSTALL
TIMER
AutoLock
PIP
CLOSED CAP
FORMAT
FEATURES
TIMER
AutoLock
PIP
CLOSED CAP
FORMAT AUTO
OR
FORMAT EXPAND 4:3
OR
FORMAT 4:3
FORMAT COMPRESS 16:9
OR
FORMAT 4:3
For the HD-INPUT AV4 signal
source, the options are:
TIMER
AutoLock
PIP
CLOSED CAP
FORMAT
TIME
START TIME
STOP TIME
CHANNEL
ACTIVATE
FEATURES
USING THE PICTURE-FORMAT CONTROL
T
he TV’s picture-format options allow flexibility
in displaying video sources. The choices for
the high-definition (HD) inputs (AV4) are 4:3 and
Compress 16:9. The options for TV, AV1, CVI,
AV2, and AV3 (side-panel inputs) are 4:3, AUTO,
and EXPAND 4:3. See the descriptions of the
options to the right and illustrations of them
below.
Using the Onscreen Submenus: Features
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Selecting a Picture Format
Using the Remote Control
While watching a video source—with no onscreen
menu or display present—press the CURSOR
RING RIGHT or LEFT until you select the pic-
ture format you want. Or press the FORMAT
button to perform the same function.
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PIP ON/OFF
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SWAP PIP CH
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UP
ACTIVE
CONTROL
FREEZE
SOUND
MUTE
SURF
A/CH
PICTURE
STATUS/
EXIT
SURF
ITR/
RECORD
HOME
VIDEO
HOME
MOVIES
PERSONAL
SLEEP
REC •
PIPPOSITION
VCR
ACC
MENU/
SELECT
VOL
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TV/VCR
FORMAT
SAP
PROG.LISTDOLBY VAV
FORMAT
Button
CURSOR
RING
Picture-format Options
NOTE: Your TV’s screen has what is
referred to as a 4:3 aspect ratio, which is
conventional, standard size.
Use the 4:3 picture-format option to view
standard-size, full-screen video sources. The
4:3 format is the one most commonly used
by broadcast stations.
AUTO zooms the picture. Detects the pres-
ence of black borders in widescreen-format
movies and fills the screen as much as possi-
ble, reducing the size of—or eliminating—
the black borders. When you select AUTO
while watching widescreen-format movies
on commercial television, AUTO expands
the picture, automatically readjusts the pic-
ture for correct viewing when commercials
appear, and then returns the picture to
expanded mode when the movie reappears.
AUTO provides a more expansive zoom
than EXPAND 4:3.
EXPAND 4:3 zooms the picture. Use to
expand a widescreen-format movie picture
broadcast on commercial TV, reducing the
size of—or eliminating—black borders.
COMPRESS 16:9 squeezes the picture,
forming black borders. Allows you to show
high-definition video signal sources of the
highest resolution (called 1080i) in their
original widescreen (16:9) format, thus pro-
viding a more natural-looking picture. This
option is available with the AV4 source only.
To prevent uneven picture-tube aging, do not
leave nonmoving images or black borders on
the screen for an extended period. See page 57.
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