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Question posted by kat191 on March 5th, 2012

Picture Size?

picture is not as wide as screen. want to make it full screen size. has a good picture though.

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Answer #1: Posted by TVDan on March 5th, 2012 12:36 PM

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you have a wide screen picture, and if you are watching an old show that was not filmed/taped in a wide screen format, then there will be black bars on the sides. You can fill this up by stretching the picture by simply pressing the [format] button on the remote to cycle through the various modes

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Related Hitachi 46F500 Manual Pages

Owners Guide - Page 1

Manager Locks Setup Move SEL Sel ON-SCREEN DISPLAY USEFUL INFORMATION INDEX As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Hitachi, Ltd. PROJECTION COLOR TV 46F500 51F500 57F500 OPERATING GUIDE 51G500 57G500 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2-3 FIRST TIME USE 4-19 THE REMOTE CONTROL Video Audio Ch. has determined that this product meets ...

Owners Guide - Page 3

...a third grounding prong. Only use caution when moving pictures. Do not place any heat sources such as video...wide screen format or zoomed to fill the screen with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the man- Such "SCREEN BURNS" constitute misuse and are heavy and can cause permanent damage to television... from the apparatus. 11. Projection TV's are NOT COVERED by...

Owners Guide - Page 4

... No. Remote Control Unit is incorrectly replaced. Insert two new "AA" size batteries for use only with the same or equivalent type. 4 HL01831) or...Television model 46F500 for the remote control. Replace the cover. Match the batteries to the (+) and (-) marks in instability causing possible injury. 1. PART NAME PART NO. FIRST TIME USE ACCESSORIES Check to make...

Owners Guide - Page 5

... television. LOCATION Select an area where sunlight or bright indoor illumination will require some experimentation with speaker placement for best performance. Also, be sure that is free from outside light may be obtained by sitting directly in room sizes and acoustical environments will not fall directly on the screen. The best picture is no picture...

Owners Guide - Page 6

...both VHF and UHF antennas are illustrations and names of common connectors. S-Video (Super Video) Connector This connector is used on the television's rear jack panel and front control panel. If you have phono connectors. VHF (300-Ohm) antenna/UHF antenna When using a 75...can be purchased from an outdoor antenna, connect the VHF or UHF antenna leads to produce a high quality picture.

Owners Guide - Page 7

...jack. ቩ IR RECEIVER The screen area acts as the EXIT button when in the top right corner of the TV screen. If you to enter the MENU, making it possible to set to optimum ...as the SELECT button when in MENU mode. ቦ POWER button Press this button to instantly view your picture quality to manual (see page 36). FRONT PANEL CONTROLS ቩ FIRST TIME USE PULL POWER ቦ ...

Owners Guide - Page 9

..., laserdisc players, DVD players etc. (If you to connect external devices, such as a main picture. ባ Audio/Video Inputs 1, 2, 3 and 4 The VID1~VID4 buttons will select each video... video signals which are pressed. NOTE: S-VIDEO Output may be displayed as a main picture. (ANT B cannot be controlled by the television's main volume. ቦ S-VIDEO Inputs 3 and 4 Inputs 3 and 4 provide ...

Owners Guide - Page 12

...input. Refer to the operating guide of the standard video connection if your device has this feature. Refer to obtain optimum picture quality when using the Y-PBPR inputs. (See page 35) To ensure no copyright infringement, the MONITOR OUT output will ... Use these connections in place of these connections in the example on the television. You may be labeled Y-CBCR. In this feature.

Owners Guide - Page 24

... Wide Mode Virtual HD Picture Closed Mode Captioning Off Timer TV Time Lock Stereo (480i) ST/SA TV-PG DLSV PIP TV-PG DLSV 16:9 Standard 1080i Movies C.C. The progressive format is good...the display is showing you want to check the channel being controlled. ቱ MENU button The MENU button will start the On-Screen Display. 24 The interlace format is good for watching two sporting events...

Owners Guide - Page 25

...occasionally move the sub-picture using the CURSOR PIP 25 Ant A 10 THE REMOTE CONTROL PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) Your HITACHI Projection TV incorporates Dual Tuner technology designed for the PIP sub-picture. The green highlighted...than one of the PIP CH button. This Dual Tuner feature allows you want to remove the sub-picture from the ANT A source or any of the PIP mode. When the...

Owners Guide - Page 33

.... Adjust brightness. Set SRS and BBE surround settings. Choose to make white. Set specific time to display dialogue/text. Block various types of movies and television programming based on motion picture ratings. Set the TV clock. Turn TV on a parental guide ratings. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY 33 Adjust sharpness. Feature to Lock TV. Adjust the...

Owners Guide - Page 34

...function to choose from the Picture Mode menu, your Hitachi Projection Television will reset to factory conditions. You can customize each mode will activate the circuitry for television viewing, the disparity between the... and MUSIC) to previous menu. 34 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ON. Press EXIT to quit menu or select PICTURE MODE to return to your TV's performance. HIGH, LOUDNESS - SRS and...

Owners Guide - Page 36

...television for at least 20 minutes before using this convergence correction process, you may press the MAGIC FOCUS button to normal bumps and vibrations or moving the TV. Your HITACHI Projection TV has three color projection...picture quality will take approximately 20 seconds. If this button is pressed during self-adjust.) MAGIC FOCUS MAGIC FOCUS ON-SCREEN...the picture, you may want ...

Owners Guide - Page 37

... Properly aligned, all three colors should appear white. Please turn ON your television for Magnetic Influences. If you want to RED. To Adjust the Convergence Move the Adjustment Cursor to the point ...MANUAL ADJUSTMENT MODE-START to main picture. RESET : [3] BACK : [4] ON-SCREEN DISPLAY Press the [1] button on the remote control to return to main picture. Press the [4] button on...

Owners Guide - Page 38

... ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ...main picture ... for both sets of the television's picture tubes when watching 4:3 signal,...Television or DVD (Digital Versatile Disc Player) Y-CBCR. Video Picture...picture without degrading picture quality. It is cancelled at Power OFF. Press the SELECT button to reduce picture...picture settings to produce the highest quality picture...High Definition Television - SDTV...

Owners Guide - Page 44

...make sure the clock is selected, SET CHANNEL LOCK, SET INPUT LOCK, and SET FRONT PANEL LOCK can set (see page 50). 3. LOCKS Locks This function will also be blocked automatically (see page 46). Picture-in-Picture will block out the picture and sound of television...The code to enter the Locks feature is turned on the screen to change the access code number, select Change Access Code...

Owners Guide - Page 57

... dry with two new "AA" size batteries. Physical damage to cease operation. Exposure of time, for instances, when you go on your Television will become erratic or possibly stop altogether. Place your Television away from the wall outlet if your Television. Excessive heat or moisture may cause the screen to shocks such as dropping it...

Owners Guide - Page 58

... leads or connecting several sets to a considerable distance. 58 Please separate radio equipment from the TV set can generate sound distortion in the picture. Usually caused by the television signal following two paths. One is reflected from automobile ignition systems, neon lamps, electrical drills, and other is the direct path and the...

Owners Guide - Page 59

...; ©©© © Poor reception on some channels © ©©© © Picture rolls vertically © © No color © © ©©© © Poor color © © ©©© ©© HITACHI Projection Television incorporates advanced power surge protection technology designed to protect against component or circuit damage...

Owners Guide - Page 60

... Width (in.) (mm) • Depth (in.) (mm) • Weight (lbs.) 46F500 39 13/16 1,011.0 44 7/16 1,128.0 24 1/2 622.0 160 51F500 51G500 50 ... boxes.) • New Easy-to-Use (3-Language) On-Screen Menu • Full Set of Input Jacks, including S-VIDEO...Six Aspect Modes • Closed Caption Decoder • 2-Tuner Picture in this operating guide are registered trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc...