Select Picture Mode for Normal Viewing

After you use the HDTV Setup Wizard to select all the HDTV picture formats you want to use, you need to choose a General Settings picture mode for normal viewing. If you do not have your HDTV connected to the HDMI connector on the back of the 8300HD DVR, then Pass-Through mode is recommended for normal viewing. Pass-Through mode allows non-HD channels to be displayed using their native picture formats, which can improve picture quality on non-HD channels.

To select Pass-Through mode for normal viewing, follow these steps.

1.Press Settings twice. The General

Settings menu appears.

2. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight Set: Picture Format.

3.Press Move Right to highlight the picture format setting.

4.Press Move Up to select Pass-Through.

5. Press Accept A to use this option for the 8300HD. The DVR front panel displays AUTO, plus the scan rate you are viewing (for example, 1080i).

6. Press Exit to return to normal viewing.

Note: When the HDMI connector is connected to the HDTV, the General

Settings - Set: Picture Format screen displays the AutoDVI/HDMI option instead of the Pass-Through option.

Important: Do not connect the HDMI (DVI) output to a HDTV that does not support High-Definition Copy Protection (HDCP). If you connect the HDMI (DVI) output cable to a HDTV that does not support HDCP, you will not be able to see any video output. A message will be displayed instructing you to disconnect the HDMI connection and watch video output through the PrPbY component connectors.

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