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TRANSLUCENCY
You can adjust the level of translucency
that the menu screens and
program guides possess. Adjust the slider up for more translucency
(the
video behind the menu and guides will be more visible) or down for less
translucency
(less video will be shown behind the menu or guides).
DEFAULT
GU I DE
By default,
the Detail Guide appears when you press GUIDE on the
remote control,
no matter if you access the DIRECTV® programming
guide or the TV program
guide. You can change the default
guide from
the Detail Guide to the Grid Guide or SurfGuide
(DIRECTV only).
1.
Select Preferences from the main menu, then select Default
Guide.
2.
Use the arrows and OK to choose which guide you want to appear
first when you press the GUIDE button
on the remote control.
If you choose SurfGuide
as the default,
the Grid Guide will appear when
you access the TV program
guide, since the SurfGuide
isn't available
as a
TV program
guide.
I Note that when tuned to the device
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connected to the component video input
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jacks, translucency is set to opaque and
cannot be changed. Once you return to
watching another device, the original
setting is restored.
I For more information about the three
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types of guides, see the section, "Using
the Program Guides."
SCREEN FORMAT
If you receive an image with a 4:3 aspect ratio, the image will be
displayed at that ratio on your HDTV unless you specify otherwise.
Note
that when watching
an image via the COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT jacks,
you will not be able to manipulate
the screen format
or view the screen
format
in the channel banner.
The Screen Format menu allows you to adjust the image through
the
following
options:
Normal
Choose this when receiving a 4:3 image and you want the on-
screen appearance
of the video to be a centered
picture with gray side
panels (blank areas) on the right and left sides.
Full
Choose this when you want the television
to adjust the 4:3 image
horizontally
so it fills your 16:9 screen. No gray side panels will be
added, and the image is vertically
unaltered.
This setting
is especially
useful for viewing
16:9 formatted
DVDs.
Fill
Choose this when receiving a 4:3 image and you do not want gray
side panels on the right and left sides of the screen. The television
will
adjust the image both horizontally
and vertically
so it fills the height
and width of your 16:9 screen with no gray side panels added. It will also
maintain
the correct image proportion.
Use with material
such as
"letterboxed"
laserdiscs or VCR tapes.
Also note that when in TV or DIRECTV mode, pressing the FORWARD
button
on the remote will toggle through
screen formats.
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4:3 ratio
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16:9 ratio
I
ome digital (ATSC format) stations
may
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transmit 4:3 images in a way that will not
allow expansion. You will be unable to
adjust the screen format.
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