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RNG200N OPERATOR’S MANUAL (501-3337900) B783
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MAKING USER SETTINGS (cont.)
Further information about the TV Display Capability
The TV Display Capability settings relate to equipment that is connected to the HDMI and COMPONENT
VIDEO connectors because the settings control the output at those connectors. If equipment is connected via
an HDMI cable, that equipment may also pass information back to your set-top, which may affect the settings
that are available.
Transmissions at 480i, 480p, 720p, or 1080i can never be output at 1080p.
Generally, the TV Display Capability settings do not affect equipment connected to the VIDEO OUT and
S-VIDEO connectors, because the output at these connectors is always standard definition 480i.
4:3 transmission
16:9 TV with no automatic
detection of 4:3,
Auto-pillarbox switched off
16:9 TV with no automatic
detection of 4:3,
Auto-pillarbox switched on
Setting Auto Pillarbox
If your TV is a 16:9 TV that does not automatically detect 4:3 transmissions (and therefore does not add black
bars to the sides of the picture), then 4:3 transmissions
may
display “stretched” to fit the 16:9 screen. If you
do not want this effect, you can set your set-top to add black bars to the 4:3 picture, so that it is transmitted to
your TV at a 16:9 aspect ratio. See the example below.
Changing the Auto Pillarbox setting
If you have not done so already, put your set-top into User Settings mode, as described on page 14.
1. Press the
U
or
D
button until the front panel shows “PiLL”.
On the USER SETTINGS menu, Auto Pillarbox is highlighted when “PiLL” is on the front panel.
2. Press the
R
button.
The Auto Pillarbox menu appears on your TV screen. The current Auto Pillarbox setting (“YeS” = switched
on, or “no” = switched off) is displayed on the front panel.
3. If you want to change the setting, press
U
or
D
. Press the
OK/Select
button to confirm your choice and
change to the new setting.
4. Press the
L
button. The front panel shows “PiLL” again and the USER SETTINGS menu reappears.
To continue making the settings, see the next section.
NOTE
16:9 picture in a 4:3 transmission
Sometimes, 4:3 transmissions may contain a 16:9 picture, with black borders at the top and bottom. On a
16:9 TV, this may display with black borders all the way around the picture. To remove these borders, you
can use the ZOOM button on your remote control.
See the example below. For more information about using “Zoom”, see page 13.
4:3 transmission
16:9 TV with no automatic
detection of 4:3,
Auto-pillarbox switched off
16:9 TV with no automatic
detection of 4:3,
Auto-pillarbox switched on
Use 'Zoom' to increase the picture size.
(Note: the picture may lose some
definition due to the expansion)
Auto Pillarbox
YES
>NO
> shows current setting, as does
a lighted MESSAGE light
