Tips and Tricks: Fixing the Aspect Ratio
Has the picture on your TV ever seem a little off? All TV’s are a little different, so changing the aspect ratio or the zoom can help you to get the best possible picture. Below are the steps to change the aspect ratio and zoom on your TV.
Changing the aspect ratio for widescreen or HDTV
Aspect ratio is the relationship of the screen’s width to its depth. Standard TVs have
a 4:3 aspect ratio; widescreen and HD TVs are 16:9.
Step 1 Press MENU. Use the BROWSE arrows on your remote to select SETTINGS.
Select Television and then Screen aspect ratio and high definition.
Step 2 Use the UP/DOWN BROWSE arrows to choose from: 4:3 standard definition
Widescreen standard definition 720p High Definition or 1080i High Definition, depending on your TV
Step 3 Press OK. Use the BROWSE arrows to select continue and press OK again.
Zooming in or out of the picture
If you watch standard-definition programming in widescreen mode on a widescreen
HDTV, black bars will appear on the sides of the program. To remove the bars:
Step 1 Press ZOOM on your remote, select Aspect Ratio.
Step 2 Choose one of five settings:
Normal displays the normal image.
Zoom 1, 2 or 3 to increase the zoom.
Stretch expands the image to fill the screen (may cause picture distortion).
