Sony KDF-37H1000 Operating Instructions - Page 31

Screen Settings, Custom Sound Mode

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Surround Sound Booster Steady Sound Volume Offset S-FORCE Front Provides a virtual surround sound experience made possible using just Surround two front speakers. Off Select for normal stereo or mono reception. The Sound Booster provides a fuller sound with a greater sense of depth and width, by emphasizing the High and Low frequency sounds. Select High or Low for the amount of boost you desire while in the Custom Sound Mode. Selecting Off will bypass the emphasis. ~ • The Sound Booster is automatically in the High position for Dynamic Sound Mode and Low position for Standard Sound Mode. On Stabilizes the volume across all programs and commercials. Off Turns off Steady Sound. Adjusts the volume level of the current input (TV or video input) relative to other inputs. Using TV Features Screen Settings Wide Mode Auto Wide 4:3 Default Select the default screen mode to use for 4:3 sources Wide Zoom Fills the screen with minimum distortion. Normal Displays the 4:3 picture in its original size when the original source is 4:3. ~ • Normal is not available when you are watching 720p, 1080i or 1080p sources. Full Enlarges the picture horizontally to fill the screen when the original source is 4:3 (Standard-definition source). When the original source is 16:9 (High-definition source), select this mode to display the 16:9 picture in its original size. Zoom Enlarges the original picture while maintaining the aspect ratio. ~ • Wide Mode can also be accessed by pressing the WIDE button. On Automatically changes Wide Mode setting based upon content. If frequent screen changes are disturbing to you, select Off. Off Turns off the Auto Wide option. Choose a Wide Mode from the Wide Mode option. Wide Zoom Enlarges the 4:3 picture to fill the 16:9 screen, keeping the original image as much as possible. Normal Displays the 4:3 picture in its original size. Full Select to enlarge the 4:3 picture horizontally only, to fill the display area. Zoom Select to enlarge the picture horizontally and vertically while maintaining the aspect ratio that fills the wide screen. Off Select to continue using the current screen mode setting when the channel or input is changed. ~ • This option is not available for HDMI PC input. • This option is not available if Auto Wide is set to Off. • If 4:3 Default is set to anything but Off, the Wide Mode setting changes only for the current channel. When you change channels (or inputs), Wide Mode is automatically replaced with the 4:3 Default setting for 4:3 sources. To retain the current Wide Mode setting as channels and inputs are changed, set 4:3 Default to Off. (Continued) 31

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Using TV Features
Surround
S-FORCE Front
Surround
Provides a virtual surround sound experience made possible using just
two front speakers.
Off
Select for normal stereo or mono reception.
Sound Booster
The
Sound Booster
provides a fuller sound with a greater sense of depth and width, by
emphasizing the High and Low frequency sounds. Select
High
or
Low
for the amount of
boost you desire while in the
Custom Sound Mode
. Selecting
Off
will bypass the
emphasis.
~
• The
Sound Booster
is automatically in the
High
position for
Dynamic Sound
Mode
and
Low
position for
Standard Sound Mode
.
Steady Sound
On
Stabilizes the volume across all programs and commercials.
Off
Turns off
Steady Sound
.
Volume Offset
Adjusts the volume level of the current input (TV or video input) relative to other inputs.
Screen Settings
Wide Mode
Wide Zoom
Fills the screen with minimum distortion.
Normal
Displays the 4:3 picture in its original size when the original source is 4:3.
~
Normal
is not available when you are watching 720p, 1080i or 1080p sources.
Full
Enlarges the picture horizontally to fill the screen when the original
source is 4:3 (Standard-definition source). When the original source is
16:9 (High-definition source), select this mode to display the 16:9
picture in its original size.
Zoom
Enlarges the original picture while maintaining the aspect ratio.
~
Wide Mode
can also be accessed by pressing the
WIDE
button.
Auto Wide
On
Automatically changes
Wide Mode
setting based upon content.
If frequent screen changes are disturbing to you, select
Off
.
Off
Turns off the
Auto Wide
option. Choose a
Wide Mode
from the
Wide Mode
option.
4:3 Default
Select the default screen
mode to use for 4:3
sources
Wide Zoom
Enlarges the 4:3 picture to fill the 16:9 screen, keeping the original
image as much as possible.
Normal
Displays the 4:3 picture in its original size.
Full
Select to enlarge the 4:3 picture horizontally only, to fill the display area.
Zoom
Select to enlarge the picture horizontally and vertically while
maintaining the aspect ratio that fills the wide screen.
Off
Select to continue using the current screen mode setting when the
channel or input is changed.
~
• This option is not available for HDMI PC input.
• This option is not available if
Auto Wide
is set to
Off
.
• If
4:3 Default
is set to anything but
Off
, the
Wide Mode
setting changes only for the
current channel. When you change channels (or inputs),
Wide Mode
is automatically
replaced with the
4:3 Default
setting for 4:3 sources. To retain the current
Wide Mode
setting as channels and inputs are changed, set
4:3 Default
to
Off
.
(Continued)