Edit to tape transfer and TV auto wide screen

I have a 16:9 SONY TV set with auto wide screen functionality
When I play my original master plan recorded in 16:9 anamorphe setting, I see all the pictures in wide screen.
After the capture with anamorphe settings, all the clips are display in wide screen mode on my TV set.
But, after edit on an anamorphe sequence setting, when I play a render area, my TV set select automaticaly the 4:3 display.
I note the same phenomenon after an edit to tape transfer.
How can I to have an auto 16:9 wide screen on all my sequence ?

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!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/BlackCodeButton.jpg!
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This is a re-creation of a dead thread I found from June 6, 2006. This is the exact problem this other user was having.
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Read Below for deets.
Problem: When working with a drop-frame sequence, and editing to tape, the program is edited to the tape with an offset of 3 seconds and 18 frames at the end of one hour.
Reproducible: Yes.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a drop-frame sequence.
2. Edit the sequence in step 1.
3. Perform an edit to tape with the sequence edited in step 2.
What should happen: The sequence should be edited to tape at the time it occurs in the timeline.
What does happen: The sequence is edited to the tape 3 seconds and 18 frames after it should be!
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Thanks for reading!

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Message was edited by: loyed256

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Reproducible: Yes.
Steps to Reproduce:
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