Installation 3-21
For the best standard and HD viewing:
1 Power off the DCT3412 and then immediately press the MENU key on the front panel. If the
TV is on, the on-screen menu lists the settings you can configure:
USER SETTINGS
> TV TYPE 16:9
HDMI/YpbPr OUTPUT 1080I
4:3 OVERRIDE 480I
ADDITIONAL HDMI SETTINGS>>>
CLOSED CAPTION DISABLED
SERVICE SELECTION
DIGITAL PRIMARY LANGUAGE
FONT SIZE AUTO
FONT COLOR AUTO
FONT OPACITY AUTO
FONT EDGE TYPE AUTO
FONT EDGE COLOR AUTO
BACKGROUND COLOR AUTO
BACKGROUND OPACITY AUTO
SETTINGS AUTO
RESTORE ALL DEFAULTS
2 Use the remote control or the cursor keys on the front panel to navigate the on-screen
menus:
Press the and keys to highlight the setting you wish to change.
Press the key to select an option.
To exit the setting and move to another setting, press the or key.
If the User Settings menu does not display on the TV screen, the TV may not support the
default video output setting. Use the front panel LED to adjust the settings as described in
“There is no video on the TV screen” in Section 5, “Troubleshooting.”
The User Settings menu options are:
Setting Description
TV Type Sets the aspect ratio. The LED panel displays the type you select. Defaults to 16:9. Options
are 16:9 for wide screen TVs or 4:3 LETTERBOX or 4:3 PAN/SCAN for standard TVs:
4:3 LETTERBOX fits high-definition programming on the screen by placing black bars at
the top and bottom.
4:3 PAN/SCAN fills the screen by cropping the left and right edges of high-definition
programming.
HDMI/Y Pb Pr
Output
Sets the video display format for the component video outputs. The LED panel displays the
format you select. Defaults to 1080i. Options are 1080i, 720p, 480p, or 480i. For HDMI only,
additional options you can use to display video on a computer monitor are PC1-VGA
(640x480) and PC2-XVGA (800x600).
Some TVs only support certain display formats. Check the TV user manual for more
information.
If you are not using the HDMI connection, the HDMI/YPbPr OUTPUT setting displays as
YPbPr OUTPUT.
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