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Settings
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Video Settings
From the TiVo Central
™
screen, select Messages & Settings, then Settings, then Video.
Aspect Correction Mode
This screen displays the current setting. Aspect Correction is applied when the aspect ratio of
the program you’re watching doesn’t match the aspect ratio of your TV. Use the ASPECT
button on the TiVo
®
Media Device remote to cycle through three modes:
• In
FULL
mode, the picture is stretched to fill the entire TV screen, which may result in some
distortion. In the picture of the bears shown here, notice that black bars appear at the top and
bottom of the screen, and the bears look a bit squished. Since the Aspect Correction is Full,
you know that the letterbox bars are included in the broadcast.
• In
PANEL
mode, letterbox bars or side bars are added to the picture as necessary to fill the
screen, preserving the broadcast aspect ratio. This mode is useful if you’re watching a
program broadcast in 4:3 on a 16:9 TV, or vice-versa. In the picture of the bears, notice that
when the Aspect Correction is Panel, the bears no longer look squished, but the picture size
is dramatically decreased.
• In
ZOOM
mode, the picture is stretched without distortion. The edges of the picture are
cropped to fit the TV screen. This mode is useful if you’re watching a program broadcast
with letterbox bars or side bars. Zoom mode crops the letterbox bars out of the picture. The
picture of the bears looks best in Zoom mode.
Letterbox Colour
Choose which colour the TiVo Media Device should use when it adds letterbox or side bars to
the picture: gray or black. Changing the colour of the bars can be useful if you’re trying to