Sony KD-36FS130 Operating Instructions - Page 34

Using the Screen Mode Feature

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Using the Screen Mode Feature The Screen Mode feature is useful for adjusting a 16:9 (widescreen) program for optimal viewing on your TV's 4:3 aspect ratio screen. Using the Screen Mode feature, you can enlarge pictures so that they better fill the screen (enlarging the picture so that the black bars on the edges of the screen are clipped off). ✍ The Screen Mode option is available only for digital 16:9 programming. Before using the Screen Mode feature ANALOG ❏ If the TV is in analog tuning mode, press the / DIGITAL button to switch to digital tuning mode. Example SCREEN Full Description Full displays the 16:9 program in its original aspect ratio. If the program was a 480i 4:3 program that was upconverted to 720p or 1080i (as shown at left) , there will be black bars visible at the left, right, top, and bottom sides. m Zoom enlarges the picture uniformly. SCREEN Some clipping may occur. Zoom m Horizontal Expand stretches the SCREEN picture horizontally. Some clipping may occur. Horizontal Expand m Vertical Expand stretches the picture SCREEN vertically. Some clipping may occur. Using Features Vertical Expand 32

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Using Features
Using the Screen Mode Feature
The Screen Mode feature is useful for adjusting a 16:9 (widescreen) program for optimal
viewing on your TV’s 4:3 aspect ratio screen. Using the Screen Mode feature, you can enlarge
pictures so that they better fill the screen (enlarging the picture so that the black bars on the
edges of the screen are clipped off).
Before using the Screen Mode feature
If the TV is in analog tuning mode, press the
button to switch to digital tuning mode.
The Screen Mode option is available only for digital 16:9 programming.
Example
Description
Full
displays the 16:9 program in its
original aspect ratio. If the program
was a 480i 4:3 program that was
upconverted to 720p or 1080i (as
shown at left) , there will be black bars
visible at the left, right, top, and
bottom sides.
m
Zoom
enlarges the picture uniformly.
Some clipping may occur.
m
Horizontal Expand
stretches the
picture horizontally. Some clipping
may occur.
m
Vertical Expand
stretches the picture
vertically. Some clipping may occur.
ANALOG
/ DIGITAL
SCREEN
Full
SCREEN
Zoom
SCREEN
Horizontal Expand
SCREEN
Vertical Expand