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Cinergy Digital 2 (English)
User interface: display functions
TV display—all modes.
The TV button closes the picture window. Click the button again to
reopen the picture window.
Note: the digital picture does not need to be decoded if the picture window is closed. This
results in a much lower processor load. Don't worry, however—both manual and programmed
recordings will continue or be started as programmed with the window closed.
Full screen—all modes.
Use the Full Screen button to change to full-screen mode and hide the
user interface. Press the button again to restore the window.
Format switching—all modes.
Use the format switching button to force video format changes.
Many stations broadcast their programs with black bars above and below the actual picture.
Naturally, these bars are naturally extremely annoying on wide-screen displays, as a large part
of the screen area simply remains black. Some black bars are an integral part of the program.
In other words, the program is broadcast in conventional 4:3 format, while the relevant part of
the picture is in wide-screen format. The Cinergy Digital 2 software automatically recognizes
genuine 16:9 broadcasts and adjusts the picture accordingly. While wide-screen movies in 4:3
broadcasts cannot be identified automatically, it is possible to force the picture to the correct
format.
The following illustrations show how format switching affects a 4:3 broadcast containing wide-
screen content when viewed on a wide-screen display:
4:3
This is how a 4:3 broadcast with
wide-screen content appears on
a wide-screen display.
Zoom
And this is how it appears when
the Zoom option is selected. The
black bars are cut off and the
program content is displayed
over the entire screen area.
