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Picture formats
Use the
Picture Size
function to adjust the height/width ratio of the picture display.
Press
PIC SIZE
repeatedly until the preferred picture format appears.
Auto
If your TV signal includes a widescreen signalling (WSS) stream, selecting “Auto” will
allow the TV to automatically adjust the picture display based on this stream.
4:3
Displays the picture in the standard 4:3 format with vertical black bands on the left and
right sides.
Real (HDMI mode only)
Displays the picture in its original size.
16:9
Select this format when the TV is receiving a 16:9 signal from an external source (for
example, a digital decoder). This uniformly stretches a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the
screen.
DVDs often stores a 16:9 image “anamorphically”, meaning a 16:9 image is stored as
a horizontally compressed 4:3 image. Select the 16:9 format to restore the image to
its proper 16:9 proportions.
Cinema
This mode is used to zoom in or expand a 4:3 “letter box” picture (with black bars at
the top and bottom) so that it fills more of the screen.
Note:
Using this format will slightly cut off part of the picture due to the image
expansion. However, it is possible to scroll the picture up or down to view the cutoff
section on the top or bottom part of the picture. See “Vertical Position” on page 30.
14:9
This enlarges a 4:3 picture to the 14:9 format.
Important:
Using the
Picture Size
function to
change the format of the
displayed image for the
purposes of public
display or commercial
gain may infringe on
copyright laws.
