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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 GUIDE
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 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.
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. 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 side panels (blank areas) on the
right and left sides.
Smooth Wide Choose this when receiving a 4:3 image and you do not want side
panels on the right and left sides of the screen. The television will proportionally adjust
the image horizontally so it fills your 16:9 screen with no apparent distortion or side
panels added.
Full Choose this when you want the television to adjust the 4:3 image horizontally so
it fills your 16:9 screen. No 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 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 side panels
added. It will also maintain the correct image proportion. Use with material such as
“letterboxed” laserdiscs or VCR tapes.
16:9 ratio
4:3 ratio
For more information
about the three types of
guides, see the section,
“Using the Program
Guides.”
Some digital (ATSC
format) stations may
transmit 4:3 images in a
way that will not allow
expansion. You will be
unable to adjust the
screen format.