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Prepare the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work With Your
High-Definition TV
If you have an HDTV and are not using a DVI connection, you may need to set
up the 8000HD so that it provides video to your HDTV in picture formats that your
HDTV supports. Otherwise, your picture quality may be less than optimal.
During installation, your cable service provider may have already selected an
appropriate picture format for you, or the factory setting of the 8000HD may be
compatible with your HDTV. In either of these instances, you should see a picture
when you turn on your HDTV and 8000HD.
Note: For an illustration of how HDTVs display various picture formats, see
pages 4 and 5.
If your HDTV The HDTV displays Follow these steps to
supports: this when ON: setup the 8000HD:
A 1080i A picture There are no steps to follow.
picture (Your HDTV uses the picture
format format that the 8000HD is
set to when it leaves the
factory.)
Optional: Although the
8000HD uses a format that
your HDTV supports, you
or may find the picture quality
less than optimal when
viewing certain picture
formats. To enhance the
display of certain formats,
select additional picture
format settings. For details,
see “Selecting Picture
Formats With the Setup
Wizard” on page 8.
These picture A black screen Use the keys on the front of
formats: the 8000HD to select these
• 480i (standard formats. See “Selecting
or wide) Compatible Picture Formats”
• 480p (standard on the next page.
or wide)
• 720p (wide only)