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Appendix
Index
22
Adjusting the IMAGE SHAPE feature
The IMAGE SHAPE feature allows you to adjust the shape of the
image when viewing 16:9 (widescreen) content from an external
device (for example, a DVD player). This feature enables you to watch
16:9 content in the highest possible resolution (when you select
“16:9” mode in step 2, below).
See “Notice of possible adverse effects
on TV picture tube,” below right.
To adjust the image shape:
1. Press PIC SIZE on the remote control. The SET UP menu opens
and IMAGE SHAPE is highlighted.
Note:
You also can use the menu system to adjust the IMAGE SHAPE.
Press MENU and then
x
or
•
to open the SET UP menu. Press
y
or
z
to highlight IMAGE SHAPE. Then go to step 2.
MOVE SELECT [ ]
[ ]
SET UP
MORE
DEMO: START
[STOP]
IMAGE TILT
+3
IMAGE SHAPE:
[AUTO] NORMAL 16:9
2. Press
x
or
•
to select AUTO, NORMAL, or 16:9 mode, as
described below.
• AUTO—Automatically detects and displays the signal as it was
recorded. For example, if the source is a 16:9 (widescreen)
signal, the picture displays in 16:9 (widescreen) format (usually
with bars at the top and bottom of the screen). If the source is a
4:3 signal, the picture displays in 4:3 format.
If the AUTO IMAGE SHAPE mode does not automatically detect a 16:9
signal from your DVD player or other source, select 16:9 IMAGE
SHAPE mode instead (see below), which will manually set the image
shape to 16:9 (widescreen).
The AUTO IMAGE SHAPE mode is not available when viewing an
antenna signal source.
• NORMAL—Displays the picture in normal/conventional 4:3
format, regardless of the signal type.
To use the NORMAL IMAGE SHAPE mode, you must first adjust your
DVD player’s settings to normal/conventional TV mode (4:3 aspect
ratio).
• 16:9—Compresses the signal to letterbox (16:9) mode (with
bars at the top and bottom of the screen), regardless of the
signal type.
To use the 16:9 IMAGE SHAPE mode, you must first adjust your DVD
player’s settings to widescreen TV mode (16:9 aspect ratio).
The 16:9 IMAGE SHAPE mode is not available when viewing an
antenna signal source.
Note:
•
The factory (default) setting for the IMAGE
SHAPE feature is “AUTO.”
•
Aspect ratio is the ratio of width to height of
your TV screen or of the image you are
viewing.
MENU
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 black or gray bars on widescreen/16:9
format images) 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 33 on page 4.
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