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Viewing the wide-screen picture formats
You can view programs that have the conventional TV picture format
(4:3 aspect ratio) and the wide-screen format (16:9 aspect ratio) in a
variety of picture sizes.
Selecting the picture size
Repeatedly press PIC SIZE to select either Normal, Theater Wide, or
Full picture size, as described below.
Normal
The Normal picture size displays the picture in the conventional 4:3
aspect ratio, with bars at the left and right.
Note:
If you select the Theater Wide picture size for
conventional size programs, parts of the
picture at the top and bottom of the screen
may be hidden. You can adjust the height of
the picture or scroll the picture (see
“Adjusting the height of the Theater Wide
picture” on page 31 and “Scrolling the
Theater Wide picture” on page 32).
Conventional picture on a
conventional TV screen
Conventional picture in Normal size
on your wide-screen TV
Conventional picture on a
conventional TV screen
Conventional picture in Full size on
your wide-screen TV
Theater Wide
The Theater Wide picture size enlarges the picture to fill the screen
(see note at right).
Full
Full picture size stretches the picture to fill the screen width (distorts
the picture).
Conventional picture on a
conventional TV screen
Conventional picture in Theater Wide
size on your wide-screen TV
Wide-screen picture on a
conventional TV screen (also
known as “letter box” format,
with bars at top and bottom)
Wide-screen picture in Theater Wide
size on your wide-screen TV
PIC SIZE
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