Adjust Your Picture Format Using Quick Settings; Adjust Your Hd Picture Using General Settings - Scientific Atlanta Explorer User Manual

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Note: If you select Pass-
Through or Auto DVI/HDMI in
the General Settings: Set
Picture Format, you cannot
change the Picture Format in
the Quick Settings menu (the
Picture Format option will not be
shown). You can only stretch
and zoom the picture with the #
key on the remote or within
Quick Settings.
Quick Settings
Highlight an option, then press SELECT.
Turn OFF Parental Control
Picture Format 720p
Picture Size Normal
More Settings Return to TV
Pass-Through means that the
DVR does not change the
active signal it receives. It is
just passing the signal through
to the TV. Changing the picture
format in General Settings:
Set Picture Format to Fixed
lets you "fix" or adjust the
format in Quick Settings.
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After using the Setup Wizard, if you want to change your picture preferences, you can
adjust the HDTV picture display using options within the Quick Settings and
General Settings menus.
If you do not need to change your picture quality, skip this section and go to "Set
Parental Control" on page 7.
Note: The picture format is tied to the content provider's format and the
picture formats supported by your TV.
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Because the picture quality of a program is affected by many factors, such as how the
program was originally recorded and the method used to broadcast the program, you
may find that displaying certain programs in a specific picture format provides the
picture quality you prefer.
Note: If your HDTV uses a composite, DVI, or HDMI port, it automatically selects the
best picture format for the program you are watching. DVI ports, however, can choose
only from the picture formats that your HDTV supports.
1. Press to access Quick Settings.
2. Press or
3. Press to select the picture format setting.
4. Press again to display another picture format setting. Each time you press
another setting displays.
Note: If you used the Setup Wizard to select picture format settings and your
General Setting is not set to Pass-Through, the picture format settings that you
selected are available here. For example, if you used the Easy Setup method in
the Setup Wizard, only the settings 480i and 1080i are available for you to select.
5. Press to view the picture with this setting.
6. If necessary, repeat these steps to find a setting that you prefer.
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You can adjust how your DVR displays pictures using the Picture Format and TV
Borders General Settings menu options.
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By automating picture adjustments, the DVR uses a method that you choose to
automatically select the picture format that provides the best display possible. The
methods that you can select from depend partly on the type of video connection your
HDTV uses.
1. Press twice to access General Settings.
2. Press or
3. Press to select the picture format setting.
4. Press or
Note: See the "General Settings: Set Picture Format" box on the next page for an
explanation of each option.
5. Press to accept the option for the DVR.
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Note: The Explorer 8300
rate. For example, if you selected Pass-Through, the 8300 front panel displays AUTO.
6. Press to return to normal viewing.
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to select Picture Format.
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to select Set: Picture Format.
to display each option.
DVR (8300) front panel displays the selected option and scan
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