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Supported Resolutions and Formats
e tables on the next page show the formats and resolutions supported by the DIRECTV HD Receiver,
the interaction with the FORMAT key, the outputs supported by the diff erent types of connections,
and other, related information. See the beginning of this chapter a full description of screen resolutions,
formats, and Native mode. e DIRECTV HD Receiver provides the display formats shown in the
following table:
Selected
Resolutions
Remote Control FORMAT Key Cycle
(➠ = Press FORMAT key)
480i, 480p 480i/Stretch ➠ 480i/Letter ➠ 480i/ Crop ➠ 480p/Stretch ➠ 480p/Letter ➠ 480p/ Crop
720p 720p/Stretch ➠ 720p/Letter ➠ 720p/ Crop
1080i 1080i/Stretch ➠ 1080i/Letter ➠ 1080i/ Crop
480i, 480p, 720p
480i/Stretch ➠ 480i/Letter ➠ 480i/ Crop ➠ 480p/Stretch ➠ 480p/Letter ➠ 480p/ Crop ➠ 720p/Stretch ➠
720p/Letter ➠ 720p/ Crop
480i, 480p, 1080i
480i/Stretch ➠ 480i/Letter ➠ 480i/ Crop ➠ 480p/Stretch ➠ 480p/Letter ➠ 480p/ Crop ➠ 1080i/Stretch ➠
1080i/Letter ➠ 1080i/ Crop
720p, 1080i 720p/Stretch ➠ 720p/Letter ➠ 720p/ Crop ➠ 1080i/Stretch ➠ 1080i/Letter ➠ 1080i/ Crop
All selected (480i,
480p, 720p,
1080i)
480i/Stretch ➠ 480i/Letter ➠ 480i/ Crop ➠ 480p/Stretch ➠ 480p/Letter ➠ 480p/ Crop ➠ 720p/Stretch ➠
720p/Letter
➠ 720p/Crop ➠ 1080i/Stretch ➠ 1080i/Letter ➠ 1080i/Crop
Native Native/Stretch ➠ Native/Letter ➠ Native/ Crop
NOTE: This chart is for 4:3 TV Ratio. For 16:9 TV ratio, “Pillar” box is displayed instead of “Letter”.
e following table shows the resolutions that can be output from each type of connection:
Output Connection Available Resolutions
YPbPr 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p
HDMI 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p
S-Video 480i
Video (RCA Type/Yellow) 480i
NOTES: 720p and 1080i are HD formats. 480i and 480p are not.
S-Video and RCA outputs display all resolutions as 480i.