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ASPECT button, NOTES

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HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR PLASMA TV ተ ASPECT button Press this button to quickly change the picture format ASPECT ratio. Depending on the input signal, the picture format ratio allows you to adjust the images through the following options. 4:3 STANDARD Use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) images. Side panels (gray areas) are placed to the left and right of the image to preserve the original aspect ratio of the source. Note: Use this mode for only 15% of your total viewing time to prevent uneven aging of the phospors. Phosphors in the lighted area of the picture will age more rapidly than the black areas. 4:3 EXPANDED use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) sources by expanding the outer edges of the image to fill the 16:9 screen. The center of the image remains unaltered. 4:3 Zoom1/Zoom2 Use these aspect modes to zoom in on conventional (4:3) sources. 16:9 STANDARD Use this aspect mode to display 16:9 sources like HDTV and DVD's preserving the original 16:9 aspect ratio. (1) NTSC/480i/480p Input 4:3 INPUT 4:3 STANDARD 4:3 EXPANDED 4:3 ZOOM1 (2) 480i/480p INPUT 16:9 INPUT 16:9 STANDARD 4:3 ZOOM2 4:3 STANDARD 4:3 EXPANDED 4:3 ZOOM1 (3) 720p/1080i INPUT 16:9 INPUT 16:9 STANDARD 4:3 ZOOM2 16:9 STANDARD NOTES: 1. The Aspect Style setting you select for an ANT input will automatically be set for the other ANT inputs. However, all five video inputs have independent Aspect Style settings. 28

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HOW TO USE THE REMOTE
TO CONTROL YOUR PLASMA TV
Ã
ASPECT button
Press this button to quickly change the picture format ASPECT ratio.
Depending on the input signal, the picture format ratio allows you to adjust the images through the following options.
4:3
STANDARD
Use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) images.
Side panels (gray areas) are placed to the
left and right of the image to preserve the original aspect ratio of the source.
Note:
Use this mode for
only 15% of your total viewing time to prevent uneven aging of the phospors.
Phosphors in the lighted
area of the picture will age more rapidly than the black areas.
4:3
EXPANDED
use this aspect mode to display conventional (4:3) sources by expanding the outer edges of the image
to fill the 16:9 screen.
The center of the image remains unaltered.
4:3
Zoom1/Zoom2
Use these aspect modes to zoom in on conventional (4:3) sources.
16:9
STANDARD
Use this aspect mode to display 16:9 sources like HDTV and DVD’s preserving the original 16:9 aspect
ratio.
(1)
NTSC/480i/480p Input
(2)
480i/480p INPUT
(3)
720p/1080i INPUT
4:3
INPUT
4:3 EXPANDED
4:3 ZOOM1
4:3 ZOOM2
16:9 STANDARD
4:3 STANDARD
16:9
INPUT
4:3 EXPANDED
4:3 ZOOM1
4:3 ZOOM2
16:9 STANDARD
4:3 STANDARD
INPUT
16:9
16:9 STANDARD
NOTES:
1.
The Aspect Style setting you select for an ANT input will
automatically be set for the other ANT inputs.
However,
all five video inputs have independent Aspect Style set-
tings.