Setting up your TV
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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—4:3 STANDARD, 4:3 EXPANDED, 16:9 ZOOM1,
16:9 ZOOM2, 16:9 STANDARD.
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 TV to select the TV mode.
2. Press ASPECT on the remote control.
3. Press the corresponding number button (0-4) to select the
desired picture size, as described below and on the next page.
4:3 STANDARD
• 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.
• 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.
4:3 EXPANDED
NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE
EFFECTS ON PLASMA DISPLAY
Avoid displaying stationary images on
your Plasma display for extended
periods of time. Fixed (non-moving)
patterns or images (including but not
limited to PIP/POP windows, closed
captions, video game patterns, TV
station logos, stock tickers, websites,
and special formats that do not use
the entire screen) can become
permanently ingrained in the Plasma
display and cause subtle but
permanent ghost images. This type
of damage is NOT COVERED BY
YOUR WARRANTY.
PICTURE SIZE
0. STANDARD
1. EXPANDED
2.16:9 ZOOM1
3.16:9 ZOOM2
4.16:9 STANDARD
[0-4]:SELECT
4:3
4:3
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.
Using the TV’s Features
Note:
You also can change the picture size by
selecting PICTURE SIZE in the SETUP
menu.
Note:
The PICTURE SIZE feature is not
available for some program formats
(such as 1080i or 720p.) Such formats
will display in Natural picture size.
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