Roku HD1000 manual Video Placement

video output format, consult the section “Connecting the HD1000” in this manual.

Video Placement

This setup panel allows you to optimize the size and position (placement) of the video output signal your HD1000 sends to your television. Most HD television and monitors have their own set- tings for adjusting video size and position. These settings are often referred to as “horizontal and vertical size” or “picture position” and determine where on the screen the set will display the video image coming in.

This setup panel provides a wizard that allows you to optimize the video placement for your television or monitor in 3 easy steps. A good rule of thumb is to reset your television’s settings for video size and position to their default values before accessing this setup panel. If you are passing a video signal through your HD1000 (see the section in this manual entitled “Connecting Your HD1000 to Use the Video Pass-Through Feature”), then rather than resetting your television to its default values, you may want to adjust your televi- sion to make the source (pass-through) video signal look good before accessing this setup panel.

Once you are happy with your television’s settings for video size and position, you are ready to run the Roku HD1000’s video place- ment wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions for adjusting the video placement of the output signal the HD1000 sends to your television.

First you will be asked to adjust the top-left corner of your display using the directional arrow keys. You should adjust the display so that the left and top edges are just visible at the edges of your television screen. Then you will be asked to adjust the bottom-right

corner of the display, again using the directional arrow keys. You should adjust the display so that the right and bottom edges are just visible at the edges of your television screen. When finished with video placement adjustment you will have the option of accepting or canceling your changes.

Note: During adjustment, a circle on a multi-colored square back- ground is displayed. This circle is displayed in order to help you maintain a 16:9 aspect ratio as you adjust the video placement. In order to maintain a 16:9 aspect ratio, you should strive to keep this circle as round as possible. If you wish, you may hold a ruler up to your television screen and measure the sides of the multi-colored square. If the sides are equal, your aspect ratio is a correct 16:9. Since the circle helps you maintain a 16:9 aspect ratio, it will appear elongated on a 4:3 display and when you are using a 480i video format to output to a 16:9 display.

If you are using a 4:3 display (such as a standard definition TV), you may choose to adjust your video placement so that the image fills the screen (circle will appear elongated), or you may adjust your video placement in “letterbox” style so that the circle appears round. In this case, you will have a 16:9 aspect ratio, but the image will not fill the screen. It is your choice.

If you are using a 480i video format to output to a 16:9 display, your display will likely have different aspect ratio modes such as Normal, Zoom and Fill. In Normal mode, your television will display the

480i image in its native 4:3 aspect ratio, and the circle will appear elongated. In Fill mode, your television will display the 480i image stretched to a 16:9 aspect ratio, and the circle will appear round.

Use of a 480i video format on a 16:9 display is not recommended, but in the event you choose to do so, it is recommended that you use your television’s Fill mode to stretch the 4:3 480i image to a 16:

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