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DVD Playback
Using the
TV/DVD’s Features
Setting up
your TV/DVD
Connecting
your TV/DVD
Introduction
Appendix
Viewing the wide-screen picture formats
(480i and 480p signals only)
You can view 480i and 480p format programs in a variety of picture
sizes—Natural, TheaterWide1, TheaterWide2, TheaterWide3 and Full.
The way the image displays in any of the picture sizes will vary
depending on the format of the program you are viewing. Select the
picture size that displays the current program the way that looks best
to you.
Selecting the picture size
1. Press PIC SIZE on the remote control.
2. Press the corresponding number button (0-4) to select the desired
picture size, as described below and on page 34.
Note:
You also can change the picture size by
selecting PICTURE SIZE in the SETUP
menu.
PICTURE SIZE
0. NATURAL
1. THEATER WIDE1
2. THEATER WIDE2
3. THEATER WIDE3
4. FULL
[0-4] : SELECT
Natural picture size
• The image is displayed close to its originally formatted proportion.
Some program formats will display with side bars and/or bars at the
top and bottom.
Natural picture size example: The way the image displays will vary
depending on the format of the program you are currently watching.
SETUP
CLOSED CAPTION
PICTURE SIZE
PICTURE SCROLL
CINEMA MODE
ASPECT
BACK LIGHTING
:SELECT :ADJUST
OFF
FILM
ON
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Conventional (4:3) picture in
Natural size on your wide-screen
TV
Conventional (4:3) picture
on a conventional TV
screen
0–4
PIC SIZE
Using the
TV/DVD’s Features
TheaterWide 1 picture size
example
• The center of the picture remains
close to its original proportion, but
the left and right edges are
stretched wider to fill the screen.
• The top and bottom edges of the
picture may be hidden; however,
this mode cannot be scrolled.
TheaterWide 1 picture size (for 4:3 format programs)
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.
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