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DIRECTV® HD RECEIVER USER GUIDE SETTINGS default setting is OFF. When Native Mode is OFF, your receiver will display the program at the highest resolution set on the "TV Resolutions" screen. Screen Format: When a program is broadcast in a format that does not fit your TV screen, your receiver adjusts the picture size. Options include Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9 HDTVs only), Letterbox (Standard 4:3 TVs only), Stretch and Crop. If you're watching a widescreen movie on a Standard 4:3 TV, you may want to choose "Letterbox" which places bars on the top and bottom of the screen. If your HDTV is 4:3 aspect ratio, you may want to "Crop" or cut off the content at the left and right side of the screen while preserving the proportion of the picture that remains. You can also "Stretch" the picture vertically or horizontally to fill up the screen. Bar Color: Select the Bar Color option to set the color of the bars displayed when you view programming in Letterbox or Pillar Box modes. TV Ratio Set the aspect ratio that matches your TV. Options are Standard 4:3 or Widescreen 16:9. TV Resolutions Select the resolutions your TV can support so your receiver can pass the proper signal. To find the resolutions your TV supports, check the user's guide that came with your TV. If you select a resolution your TV doesn't support, the receiver will reset the resolution after a few seconds. 42

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DIRECTV
®
HD RECEIVER USER GUIDE
default setting is OFF.
When Native Mode is OFF, your receiver
will display the program at the highest resolution set on the “TV
Resolutions” screen.
Screen Format:
When a program is broadcast in a format that
does not fit your TV screen, your receiver adjusts the picture size.
Options include Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9
HDTVs only), Letterbox (Standard 4:3 TVs only), Stretch and Crop.
If you’re watching a widescreen movie on a Standard 4:3 TV, you
may want to choose “Letterbox” which places bars on the top
and bottom of the screen. If your HDTV is 4:3 aspect ratio, you
may want to “Crop” or cut off the content at the left and right
side of the screen while preserving the proportion of the picture
that remains. You can also “Stretch” the picture vertically or
horizontally to fill up the screen.
Bar Color:
Select the Bar Color option to set the color of the
bars displayed when you view programming in Letterbox or
Pillar Box modes.
TV Ratio
Set the aspect ratio that matches your TV.
Options are Standard
4:3 or Widescreen 16:9.
TV Resolutions
Select the resolutions your TV can support so your receiver can
pass the proper signal. To find the resolutions your TV supports,
check the user’s guide that came with your TV. If you select a
resolution your TV doesn’t support, the receiver will reset the
resolution after a few seconds.
SETTINGS
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