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FEATURES (continued)
Size Switching (continued)
DTT/TV/AV signal input (continued)
Input SignalDisplay
ScreenDisplay
SizeTo display suitable screen as follows.
When Watching High Defi nition Pictures:
(16:9 Signal)
Full/Full 1Play a 16:9 image faithfully showing 95% of the size.
Full 2
Play a 16:9 image faithfully showing 100% of the size.
* In some case, the screen display has unnecessary blanking or 
noise at the edges.
 Information
Aspect ratio represents horizontal: vertical ratio on screen.
Position Adjustment
Vertical picture position can be adjusted for Panoramic 1,Zoom,C14:9L, and 14:9 Zoom mode as follows.
1. Press 
 button on the remote control to select position adjustable size.
2. The information display will appear. It includes information of position if available.
3. Adjust the position by 
 button.
Adjustment range of each picture size are as shown below.
Panoramic 1:         -12 to+12 
Zoom:  -31 to+ 31
C14:9L and 14:9 Zoom:  -16 to+ 16
CAUTION
Using a wide-screen television
 This television has a screen mode selection feature. If an incompatible screen mode is selected to play certain 
software, such as a TV programme, the image would appear different from the original. Take this into 
consideration when making screen mode choices.
 Use of the wide feature displaying enlarged pictures in coffee shops, hotel and other establishments for 
commercial or public viewing purposes could infringe on the copyright holder’s right protected by Copyright Law.
 When a normal 4:3 image (not wide screen) is displayed over the entire screen in the Panoramic mode, the 
peripheral image may disappear partly and/or appear distorted in some cases. Use 4:3 mode to view the image 
refl ecting original intention.Press
xPress
z
Zoom+31Panoramic 1Zoom-31Panoramic 1
 
						

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FEATURES (continued)
Size Switching (continued)
RGB signal input
You can select suitable size depending on the resolution.
NormalFullReal
Display Area Selection Diagram
Resolution Input signal Full display Circular display
Display Full Normal Real
640 X 480 (VGA)
800 X 600 (SVGA)
1024 X 768 (XGA)
1280 X 1024 (SXGA)
640 X 400 (VGA)
1280 X 768 (WXGA)
• In the signal display chart shown above, some compression or stretching has taken place.
• The resolution refl ects the input signal display.
• Real cannot be selected in the resolution of 1280 x 1024 (SXGA).
 
						

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Activate in DTT/TV/AV1~5/HDMI1~3 mode
With this feature, you can watch different channels simultaneously on one screen. 
AV 1 5
AB
TV
AV
[Split]
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Multi Picture Mode
[PinP]
There are two modes (Split and PinP) in Multi-Picture mode.
1.To activate Multi Picture mode, press
 button on the remote control.
Audio is output from the selected picture with the yellow frame.
You can switch the Input modes (DTT, TV, AV1~5, and HDMI1~3) or change 
channels only on the picture with a yellow frame.
2.To change the selected picture, press
◄►button.
The yellow frame is shifted from A to B back-and-forth.
3. To change the channel of the selected picture, press
 button.
4.To change the input mode of the selected picture, press

 button on the 
remote control.
NOTE
  In TV mode, you cannot select the same channels on both sides 
simultaneously.
  You cannot select the same AV input on both sides simultaneously.
  You cannot select HDMI input on both sides.
5.
Only when the 1080i or 1080p signal is received on the left screen 
(Main-screen),
 PinP mode is available.
To switch to PinP mode, press
 button. Each time button is pressed, 
the picture mode is changed as below.
2-Picture (Split)
 2-Picture (PinP)
To change the selected picture, press
◄► button.
 When the selected picture is the small screen (Sub-screen) in PinP mode, 
the frame of the sub-screen is shown in yellow.
 When the selected picture is the large screen (Main-screen) in PinP mode, 
there is no yellow frame shown on Main-screen.
To change the position of the sub-screen in PinP mode, press
 button.
 The position is changed as shown in the fi gure on the right. 
6.To exit from the Multi Picture mode, press
 orbutton.
Whenever you press
 button to activate the Multi Picture mode, it starts 
from Split mode.
(Main-screen)
(Sub-
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Activate in RGB mode
When you activate the Multi Picture mode in RGB Input, the large screen (Main-
screen) is RGB Input. The picture is displayed in PinP mode where the sub-
screen is displayed inside of the large screen (Main-screen).
1.To activate Multi Picture mode, press
 button on the remote control.
Audio is output from the selected picture.
You can switch the Input modes (DTT, TV, AV1~5) or change channels only 
when the sub-screen is the selected picture.
2. To change the selected picture, press 
◄► button.
 When the selected picture is the small screen (Sub-screen) in PinP mode, 
the frame of the sub-screen is shown in yellow.
 When the selected picture is the large screen (Main-screen) in PinP mode, 
there is no yellow frame shown on Main-screen.
3. To change the channel of the sub-screen, press
 button.
4.To change the input mode of the sub-screen, press

 button on the remote 
control.
5. To change the position of the sub-screen in PinP mode, press
 button.
 The position is changed as shown in the fi gure on the right. 
6.To exit from the Multi Picture mode, press
 orbutton.
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Multi Picture Mode (continued)
[PinP]
(Main-screen)
(Sub-
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FEATURES (continued)
Picture Freezing
By pressing button, you can change to freeze mode easily anytime 
you like. Press it again to return to normal picture. 
It displays 2 pictures from the same source. One is active (left), whilst the 
other is still picture (right). This is very useful in order to avoid missing 
something or to make a note of something, such as a recipe.
 This is not available in RGB input mode. 
Active Freeze
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FEATURES (continued)
Photo Input Function
With this Photo Input function, you can enjoy watching Photos from such devices as 
Digital Still Camera and SD card along with useful features such as Slide Show. 
Operating the Photo Input
1. Before operating this function, make sure to turn the power OFF /Standby.
2.
Prepare the DSC (Digital Still Camera) / USB card reader/ SD card or MMC as 
follows.
  Digital Still Camera      : Set up with reference to the content about 
    “connecting to PC” in the user’s manual of DSC.
  USB Card Reader       : Insert memory cards into reader.
SD Card / MMC          :  Ensure the card is inserted in the correct direction as 
indicated near the slot.
3. Connect the USB cable to the input terminal, or insert the SD card /MMC into the 
slot as shown. 
4.
Turn ON the TV after the USB cable is connected or the SD card / MMC is inserted. 
5. Press button on the remote control to activate Photo Input mode. 
(Then, turn ON the DSC. Refer to the user’s manual of your DSC for the timing.)
6. Each time
 button is pressed, you can switch the mode as follows.
Photo Normal Screen
  Make sure to turn the power OFF/Standby when disconnecting the DSC / USB 
card reader / SD card or MMC from the set.
USB Cable
SD Card/
MMC
NOTE
• Do not insert SD Card/MMC and USB cable at the same time.
• Do not insert anything other than SD Card/MMC into the slot. It could cause malfunction or damage to the slot.
  Do not allow children to play around the slot.
• SDHC Memory card is not available.
Photo Input 
button
Digital Camera
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FEATURES (continued)
Photo Input Function (continued)
Thumbnail-Size Image (Index) to Full-Size Image
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* You can also select the preferred fi le in both Thumbnail-size and Full-size image by inputting the 
fi le number directly with numeric buttons of remote control. If the entered number is wrong, the 
closest fi le will be selected automatically.
Rotation Function
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Select Device
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 By using◄►button, the picture is rotated in the sequence of the following. This returns to the default setting when 
changing the device of images.
90° 180° 270°0°

Full size
File#23 is displayed. Photo Index (1
st Page). Photo Index (1st Page).
Move to the fi le.Photo Index (2nd Page)
Move to next page.
Photo Index (2
nd Page)
Select to the fi le.Full size
File#24 is displayed.
Display Function Menu.
Select “Rotate”. Photo Index (2
nd Page). Display Function Menu.
Select “Rotate”.Rotating a thumbnail
image to 90°.
Full size
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FEATURES (continued)
Photo Input Function (continued)
Slide Show Function
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Select        Adjust        Cancel
Slideshow
  Interval     10 Sec.
Start Cancel
• After selecting the slide interval [5Sec.
:10Sec.
:30Sec.], select “Start” and pressOK button to start the slide 
show.
• You can also start the slide show when displaying the selected full size image by selecting “Slideshow” with 
button.
• Slide Show will start with the selected fi le.
• You can stop the slide show halfway by pressing 
 or OK button.
NOTE
Contrast will decrease automatically to reduce image retention if stationary images such as still 
photos are left on the screen for more than about 3 minutes. Please note that it is not malfunction.
Selecting Device
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  Device A : SD
• After selecting a device, select “OK” and press OK button to start.
• You can also select the device with same procedure when displaying the full size image.
Display Function Menu.
Select “Slideshow”.Select the interval. Slide Show begins.
Display Function Menu.
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Photo Input Function (continued)
Other
• You can access to Picture menu directly by pressing 
MENU
 button during Photo Input mode. You can set up the 
picture setting only for Photo Input images. Please note that some of the picture menu are not available for Photo 
Input mode. 
• Press 
OK button whenever you want to return from full size image to index.
• The fi le information is displayed by pressing
button.
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To exit from Photo Input…
You can exit from Photo Input when pressing  button in Photo Index mode. 
OSD Information
OperationMessage
Normalno message
Not available media“No device containing pictures was found.”
Specifi cation
Application
  Digital Still Camera corresponding to DCF standard.
  USB Card Reader with the memory containing pictures had taken by   camera.
  SD card/MMC card containing picture had taken by   camera.
PhotoMax number of photo fi le 999
Max number of pixel* 3072 x 2304 (DCF JPEG format)
* The picture may not be displayed if it is taken with “high-quality” mode, or the fi le capacity is large.
NOTE
• We do not guarantee that all fi les meeting the above specifi cations can be displayed properly.
• As for SD card slot, the supportable capacity is approximately 2GB. (However, this is the rough standard. We do 
not guarantee the supportable capacity.)
• In case of using USB cable, this may not meet the specifi cations for all media depending on the performance and 
specifi cation of the connected devices, such as card readers and digital still cameras.
 
						

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FEATURES (continued)
Photo Input Function (continued)
CAUTION
 In case of copying, viewing or editing a picture by computer, etc., it may not be displayed in this function.
 Do not connect any apparatus other than DSC, USB card reader, and SD card/MMC to the Photo Input 
connector. It causes a malfunction.
 Do not connect a DSC and USB card reader with USB HUB. Pictures may not be displayed correctly, or it 
causes a malfunction.
 Certain types of DSC, card readers, or SD card/MMC may not work with this Photo Input function.
 DSC with low battery power may not properly display photos in this function.
 Response time might vary depending on each image contents when switching pages, and loading fi les.
 The OSD message “No device containing pictures was found.” is displayed in case of the incomplete connection 
with USB cable or SD card / MMC and connection to a digital still camera or USB card reader without the 
memory card.
 The functions of the multi picture, CH selection, freeze mode, aspect, mode display, and so on are not available.
 Whilst displaying images, do not remove/insert USB cable and memory card.
 The picture may not be displayed correctly, depending on the connecting device in case of extending the USB 
cable.
 Do not use this function other than private purposes. It might infringe copyright laws.
 Back up all of the data in the memory card in case if data was lost due to unexpected accident. We do not 
assume any liability for the losses by misuse or malfunction.