Motorola DCT3400 Series manual There are black, Bars to the right, Left, Picture, Bars above

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DCT3400 User Guide

 

 

Problem

Possible Solution

 

 

There are black

Wide screen TVs display 4:3 programs in this format

bars to the right

unless set to Stretch. Turn on the 4:3 OVERRIDE feature

and left of the

in the User Settings menu. This enables most wide

picture

screen TVs to stretch the video to fill the screen (see

 

your TV manual for information about stretching 4:3

 

video).

 

If the cable terminal is connected to a wide screen TV,

 

verify that the TV TYPE is set to 16:9 in the User

 

Settings menu.

 

Many HD programs are broadcast in pillar-box format

 

with black bars to the left and right of the picture. These

 

programs are broadcast in 16:9 HD formats even though

 

the video is not 16:9.

There are black

All 4:3 HDTVs display HD programs in letterbox format

bars above and

(black bars above and below the picture) because of the

below the picture

shape of the display screen.

 

Turn on the 4:3 OVERRIDE feature in the User Settings

 

menu. This enables most standard screen TVs to display

 

a full screen picture when the cable terminal is tuned to a

 

4:3 program.

 

Set the TV TYPE to 4:3 Pan-Scan. This enables the

 

cable terminal to remove the black bars above and below

 

the picture when possible.

 

Some SD programs are broadcast in the letterbox format

 

with black bars above and below the picture. Some wide

 

screens TVs offer a zoom feature that may be able to

 

remove the black bars (see your TV manual for

 

information about zooming 4:3 video).

 

 

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Contents User Guide Risk of Electric Shock Important Safety Instructions Regulatory Information Declaration of ConformityCanadian Compliance You may Software LicenseContact Us DCT3400 User Guide ContentsRecording Your Connections Data Devices Troubleshooting Introduction Front Panel Back Panel Interactive Program Guide Turning Power On and OffAdjusting the Volume Changing ChannelsDigital Video Recorder DVR Optimizing Your Cable Terminal for High Definition TV Closed Caption DisabledOutput SettingDescriptionTV Type HDMI/YPbPrDescription SettingSetting Description ON-SCREEN Graphics Connecting Your Cable Terminal Video Connection Options N T I L a T E Important Safety ConsiderationsHdtv Connecting to AN Hdtv Video onlyConnecting Hdtv Video Only Component video Y Pb PrIeee Connecting to AN Hdtv Audio only Connecting Hdtv Audio Only Audio Spdif audio Optical Spdif Connection Connecting to AN A/V Receiver Audio onlyConnecting an A/V Receiver Audio Only Connecting to a Stereo TV Connecting a Stereo TV Connecting to a Stereo TV and Stereo VCR Connecting a Stereo TV and Stereo VCR DCT3400 Connecting to AN A/V RECEIVER, TV, and VCRConnecting an A/V Receiver, TV, and VCR DCT3400 Recording Your ConnectionsData Devices Problem Possible Solution TroubleshootingFrom the center When viewing cableThere is no audio ChannelsNo graphics or HDMI/YPbPr Output settingThere is no video On the TV screenPicture There are blackBars to the right LeftHumming noise Bars on all fourSides of the picture Is making aMgbi
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