Preparing the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work With Your High-Definition TV
If you have an Explorer 8000HD DVR and an HDTV, and you are not using a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connection, you may need to set up the DVR so that it provides video to your HDTV in picture formats that your HDTV supports. Otherwise, your picture quality may be less than optimal.
During installation, your cable service provider may have already selected an appropriate picture format for you, or the factory setting of the DVR may be compatible with your HDTV. In either of these instances, you should see a picture when you turn on your HDTV and DVR.
| If your HDTV | The HDTV displays | Follow these steps to |
| supports: | this when ON: | setup the DVR: |
A 1080i |
| There are no steps to follow. |
picture |
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format |
| format that the DVR is |
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| set to when it leaves the |
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| factory.) |
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| Optional: Although the |
| or | DVR uses a format that |
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| your HDTV supports, you |
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| may find the picture quality |
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| less than optimal when |
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| viewing certain picture |
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| formats. To enhance the |
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| display of certain formats, |
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| select additional picture |
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| format settings. For details, |
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| see “Selecting Picture |
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| Formats With the Setup |
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| Wizard” on page 5. |
These picture | A black screen | Use the keys on the front of |
formats: |
| the DVR to select these |
• 480i (standard |
| formats. See the instructions |
or wide) |
| for “Selecting Compatible |
• 480p (standard |
| Picture Formats” on page 7. |
or wide) |
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• 720p (wide only) |
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