HDTV SETUP WIZARD
SETTING UP YOUR HDTV DIGITAL CABLE BOX TO WORK WITH YOUR HDTV
Note:
If you had your Digital Cable Box installed professionally, you will not have to go
through this setup procedure unless you move your box to a different TV, or if you are
experiencing problems with your picture.
1. Set the display on your HDTV to normal (refer to the guide that came with your HDTV).
2. Turn off your Digital Cable Box.
3. Press the
INFO
and
GUIDE
keys (on the Digital Cable Box) simultaneously to access
the HDTV Setup program.
4. Choose the output that represents the connection to your HDTV. Most likely option A ‘Y,
Pb, Pr output’.
5. Choose the correct screen size for your HDTV. See picture on the previous page for help.
6. Set the picture format. The recommended option is C, which will allow you to save only
those formats (or scan rates) that your HDTV can display. To save the formats that are
compatible with your HDTV:
• Choose
OPTION C
.
• Press
A
to acknowledge that the HDTV monitor is in Normal display mode.
• Press
A
to cycle through, and test, the resolution options (720p, 480i, 1080i, etc.).
If your TV does not support one of the options, you will see a blank screen –
save only those scan rates that are compatible with your HDTV.
• Press
EXIT
.
• Press
EXIT
again.
• Press the
POWER
button on your cable box.
Now you can change Picture Formats safely by accessing the picture format option on the
Quick Settings menu.
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WELCOME TO HDTV
PICTURE FORMAT AND ASPECT RATIOS
Your HDTV Digital Cable Box has the ability to display video in four formats: 480i, 480p,
720p and 1080i, and two aspect ratios: 16:9 and 4:3. The default picture format is 1080i with
an aspect ratio of 16:9. If your TV does not support 1080i or you have a 4:3 HDTV follow
the steps below.
WARNING:
DO NOT CHANGE THE PICTURE FORMAT FROM THE QUICK
SETTINGS MENU BEFORE TESTING THE FORMATS WITH THE HDTV SETUP
WIZARD. IF YOUR TV IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE FORMAT YOU CHOOSE,
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VIEW ANY TV SIGNAL. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY
CHOSEN AN INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT, FOLLOW THE STEPS ON NEXT PAGE.
Screen Size:
Picture Size:
Standard Screen
(4:3 Aspect Ratio)
Wide Screen
(16:9 Aspect Ratio)
