Front Panel Format Button - Motorola DCX3501-M Installation Manual

Overview

Front Panel Format Button

The Format button located on the front panel of the DCX3501-M allows you to quickly
change the video output format on the component video (YPbPr) and HDMI outputs of
the product. The DCX3501-M is capable of providing the following video formats:
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High Definition 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels) over HDMI only
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High Definition 1080i (1920 x 1080 pixels) over HDMI and YPbPr
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High Definition 720p (1280 x 720 pixels) over HDMI and YPbPr
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Enhanced Definition 480p (720 x 480 pixels) over HDMI and YPbPr
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Standard Definition 480i (720 x 480 pixels) over HDMI and YPbPr
The Format button is intended to allow you to select a video output format that is
compatible with a connected display device. Some televisions may not support all five
video formats listed above. The Format button provides an easy method for selecting an
output format that is compatible with the television and can help you to restore video if
you should lose the picture for any reason.
Operation
The Format button is intended to complement the User Settings Menu (see
Status). It is not intended to replace the User Settings Menu. The User Settings Menu is
the preferred method of optimizing the DCX3501-M to operate with the specific
television.
If you cannot get a video display when the DCX3501-M is connected to the television via
component video or HDMI cables, use the Format button to select a video output format
that results in a viewable picture on the display screen. Once a viewable picture is
available, please use the User Settings Menu to optimize the DCX3501-M display
settings for the specific television.
Video Format Indicators (Front Panel Display)
The front panel display of the DCX3501-M is equipped with five indicators to the right
hand side of the display that are used to indicate the currently-selected video output
format on the component video (YPbPr) and HDMI outputs. The indicators represent
1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i video output formats. As the Format button is
pressed, the front panel format indicators will change to illuminate the currently selected
video output format in use by the DCX3501-M on these outputs. Note, however, that the
component video (YPbPr) output will be set to 480i whenever the HDMI output is set to
1080p.
Note: There are some scenarios where the DCX set-top does not change the video
output format if the Format button is pressed. In these instances, the DCX3501-M will
flash the currently illuminated video format indicator on the front panel display. If this
should occur, please use the User Settings Menu to make further changes to the video
output settings of the DCX3501-M set-top.
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