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Adjust Your HDTV Picture

After using the Setup Wizard, if you feel that your HDTV picture quality needs
improvement, you can adjust the HDTV picture display using options within the
Quick Settings and General Settings menus.

If you do not need to make an adjustment to your picture quality, skip this section
and go to “Making the Most of Your Entertainment Options” on page 12.

Adjust Your Picture Format Using Quick Settings

Because the picture quality of a program is affected by many factors, such as
how the program was originally recorded and the method used to broadcast the
program, you may find that displaying certain programs in a specific picture
format provides the picture quality you prefer.

Note:

 If your HDTV uses a composite, DVI, or HDMI port, it automatically selects

the best picture format for the program you are watching. DVI ports, however,
can choose only from the picture formats that your HDTV supports.

Follow these steps to change the picture format.

1.

Press 

Settings

 

. The Quick Settings menu appears.

2.

Press 

Move Up 

 or 

Move Down 

 to select 

Picture Format

.

3.

Press 

Move Right

   to select the picture format setting.

4.

Press 

Move Right

   again to display another picture format setting.

Each time you press 

Move Right

  , another setting displays.

Note: 

If you used the Setup Wizard to select picture format settings, those

that you selected are available here.

5.

Press 

Select

 

 to view the picture with this setting.

6.

If necessary, repeat these steps to find a setting that you prefer.

Quick Settings: Picture Format

Only the picture format settings that
you selected using the Setup Wizard
are available for selection. For
example, if you used the Setup
Wizard’s Easy Setup method, only
the settings 480i and 1080i are
available for you to select.

Note:

 If Pass-Through or Auto DVI/

HDMI are selected in the General
Settings: Set Picture Format (see
page 10), you cannot change the
Picture Format in the Quick Settings
menu. You can only stretch and
zoom the picture with the # key on
the remote 

or

 within Quick Settings.

Quick Settings

Highlight an option, then press SELECT.

Turn OFF Parental Control

Picture Format

Picture Size

720p

Normal

Return to TV

More Settings

Summary of Contents for 8000TM

Page 1: ...ime setup Watch Record Watch one program while recording another Watch two programs at once using the PIP feature and record one of them Watch two programs and record both of them Watch a pre recorded...

Page 2: ...or a Recording 16 Use Instant Replay 17 Rewind or Fast Forward a Live or Recorded Program 17 Use Slow Motion 19 Watch Action Frame by Frame 19 Catch Up With a Live TV Program 19 Watch Two Programs At...

Page 3: ...ved 44 Erase a Recording 44 Recording to a SATA Hard Disk Drive Optional 45 Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions 47 Questions About the DVR 47 Questions About Controlling a Live Program or Recor...

Page 4: ...0 Explorer 8240 Explorer 8300 Explorer 8300MR For high definition TVs HDTVs Explorer 8000HD Explorer 8240HD Explorer 8300HD Explorer 8300HD MR Note Some features described in this document are not ava...

Page 5: ...e channel that you are watching and continues to buffer it until you Watch the channel for longer than an hour After an hour the DVR removes the earlier minutes of the program from its buffer so that...

Page 6: ...on information described in Connect the Explorer DVR to Your TV on page 4 Note Your cable service provider may have already installed and connected the DVR for you If not follow the instructions on pa...

Page 7: ...DVR The DVI connector provides a digital video connection If your HDTV has a DVI connector and you have an 8300HD DVR you need an HDMI to DVI adaptor and you need to connect a separate audio connecti...

Page 8: ...ut for a format supported by the television Because not all TVs support a Dolby Digital input the HDMI interface will automatically select a 2 channel stereo audio configura tion instead of Dolby Digi...

Page 9: ...igure the TV to display the input where the DVR is connected see your TV user s guide for more information 3 Turn the TV ON 4 With the DVR powered OFF press Guide and Info at the same time The TV Conn...

Page 10: ...r s guide that came with your TV for information about supported display formats 3 Press Select to toggle between the Save and Remove options or press B to see how the next format looks on your TV scr...

Page 11: ...ress Settings The Quick Settings menu appears 2 Press Move Up or Move Down to select Picture Format 3 Press Move Right to select the picture format setting 4 Press Move Right again to display another...

Page 12: ...Press Move Up or Move Down to display each option Note See the box on this page for an explanation of each option 5 Press A Accept to accept the option for the DVR Note The 8300 DVR front panel displ...

Page 13: ...you to disconnect the HDMI connection and watch video output through the PrPbY component connectors For more details about these options see the table on the previous page If your HDTV uses a DVI or...

Page 14: ...the Borders options Light Medium or Dark 4 Press Move Up or Move Down to select the shade you want to apply to the bars Light Medium or Dark 5 Press A Accept so that the DVR accepts this setting The D...

Page 15: ...eady to begin watching and recording programs using your DVR In the following sections discover how you can Find out when programs are broadcast using the Program Guide Watch programs and pay per view...

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