Selecting A Picture Mode; Adjusting Aspect Ratio - Philips 32PF1700T/96 Installation And Operation Manual

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Selecting a picture mode

To select a picture mode, press 影像模式 (Picture Mode) on the remote
control. This enables you to select from the following settings:
Picture mode Description
Standard
Film
Sports
Studio
Personal
See "Setting up Personal Picture mode" on page 19
Personal Picture Mode.

Adjusting aspect ratio

Press 畫面比例 (Aspect) on the remote control to cycle through available
aspect ratios. The table below shows the resulting images in relation to the
input image when different aspects are selected:
Aspect ratio of input video
Aspect
ratio
4:3
16:9
4:3
Wide 1
Super
Zoom
• Available aspect ratio options are dependent on the selected input signal type.
• To avoid possible "image retention" or "screen burn-in" on the LCD screen, it is
recommended that you change the aspect ratio from time to time, and prevent
the display from displaying a static image for a prolonged period of time.
Suitable for viewing in environments with normal lighting
condition.
In this mode, the contrast and levels of colors are optimized
in order to display more details in the bright and dark areas of
images.
The contrast, brightness and color saturation are enhanced for
displaying vivid images in public areas.
Images are displayed with moderate brightness and contrast,
making it suitable for prolonged viewing.
Your own customised picture mode.
16:9
Stretches a 4:3 image to 16:9 aspect
proportions. Recommended for use
when viewing video sources which are
already in 16:9 aspect.
Resizes the image to 4:3 aspect
(Not proportions. Recommended for use
recommended) when viewing video sources which are
already in 4:3 aspect.
Resizes a 4:3 image to 16:9 aspect
proportions, and trims off the top and
(Not
bottom strips. Recommended for use
recommended)
when viewing images in a so-called
letterbox format.
Stretches a 4:3 image to the width of a
(Not 16:9 aspect image proportions.
recommended) recommended for use in filling the
screen with a 4:3 aspect image.
for how to setup the
Description and usage
Using the remote control
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