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Button Functions
Aspect
This feature will help you adjust the picture you are watching to give you the best possible picture quality.
Aspect Ratios
PANORAMA - With this ratio a normal 4:3 aspect picture is stretched to fit the dimensions of the 16:9 aspect screen. REGULAR - The regular ratio is used when you want to watch a 4:3 broadcast or recorded program without modifying the original picture to fit the dimensions of your 16:9 screen. The 4:3 picture will fill the screen from top to bottom, while gray bars will appear to fill up the remaining space along the picture�s sides. The 4:3 picture will be centered within the boundaries of the 16:9 screen.
CINEMA - This ratio �zooms in� on the center part of a 4:3 aspect picture, blowing it up to fill the 16:9 screen.
FULL - This is the ratio to use when watching 16:9 High-Definition broadcasts.
SLIM - This aspect mode shrinks the screen of 16:9 to 4:3. There are some programming that is already stretched by mistake at broadcasting companies, so this mode corrects it. Gray side bars will appear.
PANORAMA ZOOM - This ratio stretches the High-Definition 16:9 aspect image to eliminate the black side bars.
CINEMA ZOOM - This ratio stretches the High-Definition 16:9 aspect image to eliminate the black surrounding bars.
