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Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras
Setting the screen format
There are two screen formats used in manufacturing TVs and in broadcasting TV programs. These are standard TV format (in which the ratio of the screen width to the screen height is 4:3), and widescreen format (in which the ratio of width to height is 16:9). The Screen Format preference tells your DIRECTV® HD Receiver how to display a program when the program format does not match your TV format. (Chapter 1 contains a discussion of aspect ratios and screen format options.)
To set the Screen Format preference, follow these steps:
1Press the MENU button on your remote control.
Highlight the Setup menu item, then press the SELECT button.
2 The Setup menu appears.
Highlight the Preferences menu item, then press the SELECT button.
3 The Preferences menu appears.
Highlight the Screen Format menu item, then press the SELECT button.
4 The Screen Format screen appears.
Highlight the Select your TV screen Type box, then use the up or down arrows buttons on your
5 remote control to set the screen type to match the type of TV you have. Choose 4:3 for a standard TV, or 16:9 for a widescreen TV.
Use the left and right arrow buttons to highlight the format you wish to use to display
6 programs that do not match your TV screen shape.
For standard 4:3 TVs displaying widescreen broadcasts, your choices are:
Letter box: If you choose the letter box format, the 16:9 image is shrunk until the entire width of the program fits on your TV. Since the aspect ratio of the program is maintained, the image is no longer tall enough to fill your screen, so black/gray bars are seen at the top and bottom of the screen.
Full: If you set your DIRECTV® HD Receiver to the Full setting, 16:9 images are stretched to fit the height of the screen, like in the Letter box format. But instead of applying black/gray bars to the top and bottom of the screen, the program image is stretched vertically until it is tall enough to fill your screen. Your entire TV screen is full, but the program images are a little stretched to compensate for the program – to – screen mismatch.
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