6 TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem

Possible Solutions

There are black

This may occur on a 16:9 TV if the active

bars on all four

video for an SD broadcast is in letterbox

sides of the

format. To confirm, wait for a commercial or

picture.

look for a graphic, such as a network logo.

 

 

If the commercial fills the screen from top

 

to bottom, or the graphic appears below

 

the active video, the program is being

 

letterboxed by the broadcaster. You can

 

minimize this by activating the zoom

 

feature on the TV.

 

A broadcaster may include black bars on

 

either side of a wide screen broadcast. This

 

is called a “hybrid” aspect ratio and results

 

in a black border surrounding the video on a

 

4:3 TV. Because this is part of the

 

broadcast, the DCH100 cannot correct the

 

video. You may be able to minimize the

 

border using the zoom feature on the TV.

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