DirecTV GENIE HR34, User Manual

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program coming into the receiver. For example, if Native mode
is ON and a program is being broadcast in 480p, your High-
Definition Receiver tells the TV to show it in that same format. If
the next program changes to 1080i, the receiver tells the TV to
change to that format. Native mode slows down the system’s
response time to channel changes since the receiver and TV
must adjust the picture resolution at every channel change.
Because of this, the default setting is OFF. When Native Mode
is OFF, your receiver will display the program at the highest
resolution set on the “TV Resolutions” screen.
Screen Format: When a program is broadcast in a format
that does not exactly fit your TV screen, your receiver will
automatically size the picture. Screen Format options include
Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9 HDTVs only),
Letterbox (Standard 4:3 TVs only), Stretch and Crop.
If you’re watching a widescreen movie on a Standard 4:3 TV, you
may want to choose “Letterbox” which places bars on the top
and bottom of the screen. If your HDTV is 4:3 aspect ratio, you
may want to “Crop” or cut off the content at the left and right
side of the screen while preserving the proportion of the picture
that remains. You can also “Stretch” the picture vertically or
horizontally to fill up the screen.
Bar Color: Select the Bar Color option to set the color of the
bars displayed when you view programming in Letterbox or Pillar
Box modes.
Set the aspect ratio that matches your TV. Options are Standard
4:3 or Widescreen 16:9.