Vizio E55-C2 User Manual (English) - Page 27

Changing the Screen Aspect Ratio, This option is only available when the TV is

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CHANGING THE SCREEN ASPECT RATIO The TV can display images in five different modes: Normal, Stretch, Panoramic, Wide, and Zoom. Each mode displays the picture differently. To change the screen aspect ratio: 1. Press the WIDE button on the remote. Normal Normal 2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the aspect ratio you wish to view and 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. Panoramic Stretch Wide Wide Zoom Zoom Note: Aspect ratio settings may vary by Input 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. • Panoramic expands the display image to fill the width of 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. 4 • 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. 27

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CHANGING THE SCREEN ASPECT RATIO
The TV can display images in five different modes: Normal, Stretch,
Panoramic, Wide, and Zoom. Each mode displays the picture
differently.
To change the screen aspect ratio:
1. Press the
WIDE
button on the
remote.
2. Use the
Arrow
buttons to
highlight the aspect ratio you
wish to view and 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.
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.
Panoramic
expands the display image to fill the width of
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.
Panoramic
Wide
Zoom
Normal
Stretch
Wide
Zoom
Normal
Note: Aspect ratio settings may
vary by Input source.
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.