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Setting the Screen Aspect Ratio

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6 E321ME Customizing Input Names When you have multiple devices connected to your TV, it can become difficult to remember the inputs to which they are connected. Your TV features the ability to customize the names of these inputs to make them easy to remember. (Custom names have a 10-character limit.) For example, HDMI 1 could be renamed as My Blu-ray. You can also remove unused inputs from the input list, making selection of the correct input faster. To customize an input name: 1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Input icon and press OK. The Input menu is displayed. 3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Name Input and press OK. 4. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the input source you wish to rename, then press OK. 5. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Custom Label and press OK. The on-screen keyboard is displayed. 6. Use the Arrow and OK buttons to spell the custom input name. When you are finished, highlight OK and press OK. 7. Press EXIT. Setting the Screen Aspect Ratio The TV can display images in five different modes: Normal, Wide, Zoom, Panoramic, and Stretch. Each mode changes the picture according to the content's original format. Use the table on the next page to determine the best aspect ratio for your content type. Areas in red will not be visible on your TV screen. You can also quickly access the Wide menu by pressing the WIDE button on the remote. To adjust the screen aspect ratio: 1. Press the OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Wide icon and press OK. The Wide menu is displayed. 3. Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the screen mode you want to display, then press OK: • Normal preserves the content's original aspect ratio. Since the 4:3 aspect ratio is not large enough to fill the TV's screen, black bars are added to the left and right of the display image. • Wide stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of the screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display image may appear distorted. If the program is already formatted for widescreen viewing (1.85:1 or 2.35:1), then black bars will appear on the top and bottom of the display image. • Zoom expands images with black bars to fit the screen. • Panoramic expands the display image to fill the screen. Images may appear wider than intended. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 480i/480p source. • Stretch expands the display image to fill the screen. Images may appear wider than intended. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 720p/1080i/1080p source. 18

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E321ME
Customizing Input Names
When you have multiple devices connected to your TV, it can become difficult to
remember the inputs to which they are connected. Your TV features the ability to
customize the names of these inputs to make them easy to remember. (Custom
names have a 10-character limit.)
For example,
HDMI 1
could be renamed as
My Blu-ray
.
You can also remove unused inputs from the input list, making selection of the
correct input faster.
To customize an input name:
1. Press the
MENU
button on the remote.
The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the remote
to highlight the
Input
icon and press
OK
. The Input menu is displayed.
3. Use the
Arrow
buttons to highlight
Name Input
and press
OK
.
4. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the remote
to highlight the input source you wish
to rename, then press
OK
.
5. Use the
Arrow
buttons to highlight
Custom Label
and press
OK
.
The on-screen keyboard is displayed.
6. Use the
Arrow
and
OK
buttons to spell
the custom input name.
When you are finished, highlight
OK
and press
OK
.
7. Press
EXIT
.
Setting the Screen Aspect Ratio
The TV can display images in five different modes: Normal, Wide, Zoom, Panoramic,
and Stretch. Each mode changes the picture according to the content’s original
format.
Use the table on the next page to determine the best aspect ratio for your content
type. Areas in red will not be visible on your TV screen.
You can also quickly access the Wide menu by pressing the
WIDE
button on the remote.
To adjust the screen aspect ratio:
1. Press the
OK
button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the remote to highlight the
Wide
icon and press
OK
. The Wide menu is displayed.
3. Use the
Left/Right Arrow
buttons on the remote to highlight the screen
mode you want to display, then press
OK
:
Normal
preserves the content’s original aspect ratio. Since the 4:3
aspect ratio is not large enough to fill the TV’s screen, black bars are
added to the left and right of the display image.
Wide
stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of the screen.
Since the picture is being stretched, the display image may appear
distorted. If the program is already formatted for widescreen viewing
(1.85:1 or 2.35:1), then black bars will appear on the top and bottom of
the display image.
Zoom
expands images with black bars to fit the screen.
Panoramic
expands the display image to fill the screen. Images may
appear wider than intended. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1
or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom
of the display image.
This option is only available when the TV is
displaying a 480i/480p source.
Stretch
expands the display image to fill the screen. Images may
appear wider than intended. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1
or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom
of the display image.
This option is only available when the TV is
displaying a 720p/1080i/1080p source.