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Wide Mode

Selects a screen format from a range of screen types according to your preferences.

This feature is for you to select a screen format to better fit content you are viewing.

Press repeatedly to select the desired option, then press .

Based on the original signal source, a black frame or black bars may surround the picture.

Changing the wide mode from 4:3 original source

Wide Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill a 16:9 screen, preserving the original picture as much as possible.
Normal: Displays a 4:3 picture in its original size. Side bars are shown to fill the 16:9 screen.
Full: Stretches the 4:3 picture horizontally, to fill the 16:9 screen.
Zoom: Displays the cinemascopic (letter box format) picture in the correct proportion.
Captions: Stretches the picture horizontally to fill a 16:9 screen, while fitting captions in the screen.

Wide Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill a 16:9 screen, preserving the original picture as much as possible.
Normal: Displays a picture in its original size.
Full: Displays a 16:9 picture in its original size.
Zoom: Displays the cinemascopic (letter box format) picture in the correct proportion.
Captions: Stretches the picture horizontally to fill a 16:9 screen, while fitting captions in the screen.