Samsung CL25M5MQ Owner's Instructions Manual

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2Important Warranty InformationRegarding Television FormatViewingStandard screen format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) areprimarily designed to view standard format full-motion video. The images displayed onthem should primarily be in the standard 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving.Displaying stationary graphics and images on screen, such as the dark top and bottomletterbox bars (wide screen pictures), should be limited to no more than 15% of the totaltelevision viewing per week.Wide screen format televisions (16:9, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) areprimarily designed to view wide screen format full-motion video. The images displayedon them should primarily be in the wide screen 16:9 ratio format, or expanded to fill thescreen if your model offers this feature, and constantly moving. Displaying stationarygraphics and images on screen, such as the dark side-bars on non-expanded standardformat television video and programming, should be limited to no more than 15% of thetotal television viewing per week.Additionally, viewing other stationary images and text such as stock market reports,video game displays, station logos, web sites or computer graphics and patterns, shouldbe limited as described above for all televisions. Displaying any stationary images thatexceed the above guidelines can cause uneven aging of picture tubes (CRTs) that leave subtle,but permanent burned-in ghost images in the television picture. To avoid this, vary the pro-grammingand images, and primarily display full screen moving images, not stationary patterns ordark bars. On television models that offer picture sizing features, use these controls toview the different formats as a full screen picture.Be careful in the selection and duration of television formats used for viewing. UnevenCRT aging as a result of format selection and use, as well as other burned-in images, isnot covered by your Samsung limited warranty.