Liquid Crystal Television Operation Manual

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Direct Button Operation

VIEW MODE

You can select the screen size.

Press VIEW MODE.

The View Mode menu displays.

The menu lists the View Mode options selectable for the type of video signal currently being received.

Press VIEW MODE or

while the View Mode menu is displayed to select a desired item on the menu.

You can sequentially select a View Mode that has its own aspect ratio.

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For 4:3 programs

Example: Screen size images

Side Bar S.Stretch (Smart stretch) Zoom Stretch

Suitable for viewing

conventional 4:3 programs in

their normal format.

Suitable for stretching 4:3

programs to ﬁ ll the screen.

Suitable for viewing wide-

screen 2.35:1 anamorphic

DVDs in full screen.

This mode is useful for 1.78:1

DVDs. When viewing 1.85:1

DVDs, stretch mode will still show

very thin black bands at the top

and bottom of the screen.

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For HD programs

Stretch: Suitable for viewing wide-screen 1.78:1 aspect ratio program, stretch mode will still show very thin black bands at

the top and bottom of the screen.

Dot by Dot (1080i/p only): Detects the resolution of the signal and displays an image with the same number of pixels on

the screen.

Full Screen (720p only): You can select "Full Screen" only when receiving a 720p signal.

S.Stretch (Smart stretch): Suitable for stretching 4:3 programs to ﬁ ll the screen.

Zoom: Suitable for viewing wide-screen 2.35:1 aspect-ratio programs in full screen.

When using Dot by Dot, it is possible to see noise or bars around different outer portions of the screen. Please change view

mode to correct this.

You cannot change view mode when the Blu-ray disc Setup screen, Title List screen, or Blu-ray disc screen saver is

displayed.

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For PC input mode

Connect the PC before making adjustments. (See page 14.)

Selectable screen size may vary with input signal type.

Example: Screen size images

Input signal Normal Zoom Stretch Dot by Dot

4:3

Keeps the original

aspect ratio in a full

screen display.

For viewing

widescreen

programs. The top

and bottom of the

image is cropped.

An image fully ﬁ lls the

screen.

Detects the resolution

of the signal and

displays an image with

the same number of

pixels on the screen.

Input signal Stretch Dot by Dot

16:9 An image fully ﬁ lls the