POSITIONING PRECAUTIONS
Always use an appropriate table or stand when positioning your Plasma
DTV. For best viewing, avoid locating the DTV where direct sunlight or
indoor lighting falls on the screen.
NOTE: The optimum viewing distance of
your new Sanyo Wide Screen
Plasma DTV is 8.75 feet.
REMOVING THE FEET
Tools Needed: Phillips screwdriver
1
Remove two (2) screws from each foot bracket, then slide the feet
out of the brackets.
POSITIONING THE PLASMA DTV
REMOVING THE FEET
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Allow adequate space for proper
ventilation (3 to 4 inches on the
sides, top, and back).
IMPORTANT
NOTE:
Place the DTV face
down on a padded
or cushioned sur-
face to protect the
screen and finish.
IDENTIFYING PICTURE
SHAPES
Pillarbox—Gray Bars are attached
to the sides of the picture when a
4:3 aspect ratio program is dis-
played on your Wide Screen (16:9)
DTV (Pix1).
Letterbox—Wide Screen format.
Dark bars may appear at the top
and bottom of the image (Pix2).
PIX MODES AND PIX
SHAPE KEY OPERATION
Pix Shape Key—Use the PIX
SHAPE key on the remote control
to change the display. Available
options depend on the input signal
and the aspect ratio of the broad-
cast. Picture Shape options are:
Pix1, Pix2, Pix3, and Pix4.
Pix2—A 16:9 image fills the
screen normally. A 4:3 image is
stretched horizontally and may
appear distorted.
Pix3—This mode enlarges a Pix2
image vertically (some of the
image may be cropped off).
Pix4—This mode stretches the
Pix3 image horizontally (portions
of the sides and/or top and bottom
may be cropped off).
NOTE: The shapes available to you
depend on the aspect ratio of the
broadcast signal and the input
mode. They may differ in appear-
ance from those represented here.
NOTES: Your new Wide Screen televi-
sion has a screen size aspect
ratio of 16:9 (16 units wide by 9
units high), however, movies
are often filmed at 2:1 or
greater. Therefore, dark bars
may still appear at the top and
bottom (letterbox), even on
Full Wide Screen broadcasts.
A program filmed or video
taped in wide screen format
(16:9 or greater) will show more
of the scene than a program
filmed or video taped with an
aspect ratio of 4:3.
See what you’ve been missing with your
new SANYO Wide Screen DTV.
IDENTIFYING PICTURE SHAPES
AND PIX SHAPE KEY OPERATION
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16:9 Wide Screen Image
4:3 Image
Simulated TV Images
4:3 image stretched
horizontally
Pix3 image, with portions of
the image cropped
With Pix4 more of the image
may be cropped
16:9 image fills the screen
horizontally without distortion
4:3 image on a 16:9 screen
without distortion
Simulated TV Image
THE SIGNAL MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
Composite connectors are included on your new DTV to provide con-
tinued compatibility with older analog devices, such as a VCR.
The S-Video connector will provide the best analog resolution. If you
have an S-Video connector on your old analog equipment, you should
use it instead of the standard video connector. (Cables are not supplied.)
1
Connect your analog AV equipment to the set of VIDEO 1 jacks,
as shown here, matching connector colors to jack colors.
2
Use the INPUT key on the remote control to select Video 1 to
watch video from equipment connected to these jacks. (See Skip
Channel Search Option under Quik Step 2.)
VCR AND OTHER ANALOG
EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS
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