DirecTV HUGHES/ HTL-HD manual Normal and Wide Format Signals, Squeezed, Letter box, Cropped

2-4. Normal and Wide Format Signals

When you view a high-definition picture(16:9) with 480i or 480p format setting, the RATIO but- ton on the remote control changes the wide mode in the cycle of Letterbox → Cropped, →

Squeezed.

When you view a standard definition picture (4:3) with 720p or 1080i format setting, the RATIO button on the remote control changes the wide mode in the cycle of Normal → Wide → Panorama → Zoom → CINE-Zoom. (Refer to section 8-13, ‘ Choosing the Aspect Ratio ‘ )

WHEN YOU SET THE DISPLAY FORMAT TO SDTV (480i/480p)

Program Format Standard Definition Output Format (4:3)

No Adjustment Options

Standard Definition (4:3)

Letter box

Choose when you want to view a wide format (16:9) picture on a nor- mal screen (4:3) without squeezing.

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Cropped

Choose when you want to view a picture filling the entire screen while keeping the wide format.

High-Definition (16:9)Left and right portions of the pic- ture will not be shown. (cropped)

Squeezed

Choose when you want to view a full picture filling the entire screen with no black bars. The picture in a 16:9 format will be horizontally adjusted or squeezed to fit the 4:3 ratio monitor.

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