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NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE
EFFECTS ON TV PICTURE TUBE
Avoid displaying stationary images on
your TV screen for extended periods of
time. Fixed (non-moving) images (such
as still PIP/POP windows or black/gray
bars in wide-screen picture or PIP/POP
formats) can become permanently
engrained in the picture tube. This type
of damage is NOT COVERED BY
YOUR WARRANTY because it is the
result of misuse. See item 34 on page 4.
Note:
Using these functions to change the
picture size (i.e., changing the height/
width ratio) for any purpose other than
your private viewing may be prohibited
under the Copyright Laws of the United
States and other countries, and may
subject you to civil and criminal liability.
Note:
•To select the picture size, press PIC SIZE
on the remote control or select PICTURE
SIZE in the PICTURE menu.
•The PICTURE SIZE feature is not available
for some program formats (such as 720p).
Such formats will display in Natural picture
size (see page 34).
• If you select Theater Wide 2 or 3, the top
and bottom edges of the picture may be
hidden. To see the hidden edges, either
scroll the picture (see page 36) or try
viewing the program in Full picture size.
Theater Wide 1 picture size example
Theater Wide 2 picture size example
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Full picture size example
Theater Wide 1 picture size (For 4:3 format program)
• The picture is non-uniformly
enlarged—the center of the
picture remains close to its
original proportion, but the left
and right edges are stretched
wider to fill the screen.
•A small part of the picture at the
top and bottom is hidden;
however, this mode cannot be
scrolled.
Theater Wide 2 picture size (For Letter box program)
• The entire picture is uniformly
enlarged—it is stretched the same
amount both wider and taller
(retains its original proportion).
•Part of the picture at the top and
bottom is hidden. To view the
hidden areas, see “Scrolling the
Theater Wide picture” on page
36.
Theater Wide 3 picture size (For Letter box program with
subtitles)
• The picture is non-uniformly
enlarged—it is stretched wider to
fill the width of the screen, but
only slightly stretched taller.
•A small part of the picture at the
top and bottom is hidden. To
view the hidden areas (such as
subtitles or captions), see
“Scrolling the Theater Wide
picture” on page 36.
Full picture size (For 16:9 source program)
• The picture is non-uniformly
enlarged—if receiving 4:3 format
program, it is stretched wider to
fill the width of the screen, but
not stretched taller.
•None of the picture is hidden.
Theater Wide 3 picture size example
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