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Using your FOXTEL Personal Digital Recorder
4:3
The standard shape of TVs and programme transmissions.
14:9
A display option for TV programmes. It is slightly wider than 4:3 but not as
wide as 16:9.
16:9
The widescreen shape of TVs and programme transmissions. The
Widescreen symbol (see right) displays in the i-box when a
programme is transmitted in a widescreen format.
AC3
Enhanced Dolby Digital sound. If you have used the ‘OPTICAL AUDIO
OUT’ or ‘DIGITAL AUDIO OUT’ connectors to connect your FOXTEL
PDR to audio equipment with Dolby Digital decoding capabilities, you can
select this option for enhanced sound. (see page 57)
Closed Captions
A transcription of the audio soundtrack displayed on-screen. You can
turn Closed Captions ‘On’ or ‘Off ’ (see page 55). The Closed
Captions symbol (see right) displays in the i-box when Closed
Captions are available.
i-box
An information box which gives extra information about a programme listed
in the i-search banner, TV Guide, FOXTEL Box Office or Personal Planner.
i-search banner
The channel and programme information banner that displays when you
change channel or press
select
while you are watching FOXTEL Digital
channels.
Letterbox
A description of how widescreen (16:9) programmes display on a standard
(4:3) TV.
The whole of the widescreen transmission displays, but black bars will
appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
Standard - 4:3 programme on a 4:3 TV
14:9 programme on a 4:3 TV
14:9 programme on a 16:9 TV
Widescreen - 16:9 programme on a 16:9 TV
Letterbox - 16:9 programme on a 4:3 TV
Glossary