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Important Warranty Information
Regarding Television Format
Viewing
Standard screen format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are
[_i'imai'ily designed to view standard format fllll-motion video. The images displayed on
them shollld t_rimai'ily be in the standard 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving.
Displaying stationary graphics and images on screen, sllch as the dark top and bottom
letterbox bars (wide screen pictlu'es), shollld be limited to no more than 15% of the total
television viewing per week.
Wide screen format televisions (16:9, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are
[_rimarily designed to view wide screen f_)i'mat fl ill-motion video. The images displayed
on them shollld t_rimarily be in the wide screen 16:9 ratio f_mnat, or expanded to fill the
screen if yolJi" model oft_i's this feat1 u'e, and constantly moving. Displaying stationaly
graphics and images on screen, sllch as the dark side-bars on non-ext_anded standard
format television video and [_rogramming, sholfld be limited to no more than 15% of the
total television viewing per week.
Additionally, viewing other stationary images and text sllch as stock market reports,
video game displays, station logos, web sites or compllter graphics and t_attei'ns, shollld
be limited as described above for all televisions. Displaying albv stationary images that
exceed the above guidelines can cause uneven aging of picture tubes (CRT_) that leave subtle,
but permanent bu17_ed-in _host images in the television picture. To avoid this, Val_y the program-
ming and images, and primarily display full screen moving images, not stationary patterns or
dark bars. On television models that offer picture sizing features, 11se these controls to
view the different formats as a fllll screen t?icuu'e.
Be cai'eflll in the selection and dlu'ation of television formats 11sed for viewing. Uneven
Ct_ aging as a restllt of f_)I'mat selection and 11se, as well as other blu'ned-in images, is
not covered by yo11i" Samsl mg limited wari'ant)_
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