DirecTV D10-200 Setting system preferences, Setting the screen format for widescreen broadcasts

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Settings, preferences, and upgrades

Setting system preferences

The Setup menu in your DIRECTV® Receiver’s Menu system allows you to control many of the functions of the DIRECTV® Receiver. The first set of items you can control are system preferences. Specifically, these preferences you can set include:

Screen format

The default screen color for Menu and Guide screens.

The default translucency for Menu and Guide screens.

Setting the Default Audio preference

Setting the screen format for widescreen broadcasts

Some programs are broadcast in a special cinema-style widescreen format known as “16:9” (indicating the ratio or the screen’s width to its height). Normal TV screen format is the 4:3 format. The Screen Format preference setting tells your DIRECTV Receiver how to display programs that are broadcast in the 16:9 widescreen format. (This preference setting has no effect on normal 4:3 program broadcasts.

To set the Screen Format preference, follow these steps:

1 Press the MENU button on your remote control. The Main menu appears.

Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the SETUP menu item, then press the

2 SELECT button on your remote control. The SETUP menu appears.

Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the Preferences menu item, then press

3 the SELECT button on your remote control. The Preferences menu appears.

Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the Screen Format menu item, then

4 press the SELECT button on your remote control. A list of screen formats appears.

Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight

5 the format you wish to use to view widescreen programs, then press the SELECT button on your remote control. When you select a format, the list of formats disappears. Your selection is indicated in the Screen Format line on the Preferences menu. If you have a 16:9 widescreen format TV you should select the 16:9 format. Widescreen programs will fit on your TV. If you have a standard format TV screen,

you can choose the 4:3 option — it will fill the entire screen with the widescreen program, but will crop the sides of the program video to fit it on your TV screen. Or you can choose the 16:9 — it will display the entire program video on your TV screen, but will display black bars above and below the program to adjust the widescreen video image to your 4:3 format TV screen. The choice is a matter of preference.

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Setting the default screen color and translucency

The Screen Color menu item in the Preferences menu allows you to set a default screen color that will be used to display the Menu and Guide screens. There are four color choices named for the four seasons: Spring (green), Summer (blue), Fall (amber), Winter (violet). Screen colors can also be set for the Family profile and the four User profiles; those choices will override the default screen color selection you set here when those profiles are active. The Translucency menu item in the Preferences menu allows you to set a default translucency level that will be used to display the Menu and Guide screens (controlling how much TV program content you can view through the on-screen Menu and Guide screens). You can choose from four levels of translucency: Light, Medium, Dark, and Opaque (no translucency). Translucency can also be set for the Family profile and the four User profiles; those choices will override the default translucency selection you set here when those profiles are active.

To set a default screen color and translucency, follow these steps:

1 Press the MENU button on your remote control.

2 Highlight the Setup menu item, then press the SELECT button.

3 Highlight the Preferences menu item, the press the SELECT button.

Highlight the Screen Color menu item, then press the SELECT

4 button. A list appears, showing you the screen color options.

Highlight a color option, then press the SELECT button.

5 When you select a color, the screen color list disappears, and your color choice is indicated on the Screen Color menu item.

Highlight the Translucency menu item, then press the SELECT

6 button. A list appears, showing you the translucency options.

Highlight Light, Medium, Dark, or Opaque. Then press the

7 SELECT button. When you select a translucency option, the Translucency list disappears, and your choice is indicated on the Translucency menu item.

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Contents D10-200 Important Safety Information Owners Record Limited 90 Day Warranty FCC Information Directv Protection Plan Getting started Box contents Getting startedFront panel controls and lights Installing the batteries in the remote control Back of the Directv ReceiverSetting up and connecting Inserting the Access CardBefore making connections Jacks and cables Antenna terminals cable not includedConnecting your Directv Receiver Connection option aTo watch Directv programming Connection option B Connection option C Connection option D Connection option E Sections that follow detail each of these procedures Turning on the Directv Receiver for the first timeMemorizing Channels Acquiring the correct dish pointing anglesChecking the satellite signal strength Setting the dish typeTo check your satellite signal strength, follow these steps To manually set the dish typeUsing Auto Detection to set the dish type Testing the Directv ReceiverTo start the System Test, follow these steps Testing the Signal Strength Activating your Directv account UpgradesTo start the Signal Strength test, follow these steps Remote control overview See Programming the remote controlWatching TV Adjusting the volume Changing channelsGetting information on the TV program you are watching Finding out what’s on the Guide Program Detail ScreenProgram Detail Screen actions To view the Program Detail ScreenUsing the Guide To display or clear the GuideSearching for programs Searching by Credits, Title, or TextTo tune to a program or channel listed in the Guide Choosing an alternate audio format for a program Pay per view programsSearching by Category Identifying pay per view programsOrdering pay per view programs Reviewing your pay per view purchasesTo order a pay per view program Viewing your Future Purchase list Program reminders Scheduling program remindersReviewing and modifying reminders You can set to help you manage your TV viewingUser profiles User profile basicsEditing user profile names There are five user profiles you can chooseSetting ratings limits Editing channel listsSetting the ratings limits for TV programs Setting ratings limits for moviesAllowing or blocking pay per view purchases Setting a pay per view spending limit Setting the screen color and translucencySetting the current user profile Settings, preferences, and upgrades Locking and unlocking your Directv SystemReading your mail To lock or unlock the system, follow these stepsSetting system preferences Setting the screen format for widescreen broadcastsSetting the default screen color and translucency To set the Screen Format preference, follow these stepsSetting the Default Audio preference Turning the Caller ID feature on or offReviewing and controlling Caller ID Setting the Local Time options Identifying callersReviewing your Caller ID list Installing a new Access Card Viewing information on automatic system upgradesProgramming the remote control Programming the remote controlProgramming your remote control TV Setup TV Power, VOL and MuteOperating a device with the programmed remote control Volume LockGlobal Volume Unlock Factory DefaultCode lists DirecTV Satellite ReceiversTelevision ReceiversVCR LXIDigital Video Disc DVD STSAppendix Troubleshooting and specifications TroubleshootingSpecifications
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