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B - TV output settings
From MENU /
User Setting
/
TV Output
, you can set the format of the picture displayed on
your TV screen.
• On the
Aspect Ratio
line, select
16:9
if the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (widescreen). If
the format is 4:3 (standard), the
4:3 LetterBox
and
4:3 Full
settings enable you to select
how 16:9 images will display on the 4:3 screen. Please note that free to view channels using
the 16:9 format are very rare (BBC on Astra 28, mainly). When you select
4:3 Letterbox
,
the picture is displayed in full, with black strips at the top and bottom of the screen. In
4:3
Full
mode, the 16:9 picture fills the whole of the 4:3 screen, but the left and right edges of
the picture are cropped. Theses two settings have no impact on 4:3 images.
• On the
Contrast
line, adjust the contrast of the pictures and menus as required (from
0
to
10)
.
• On the
Dolby Digital
line, enable the digital audio output, if required. Please note that free
channels using this audio format are extremely rare.
• On the
Video Output
line, select a
RGB
or
CVBS
(composite) output for your TV. The com-
posite mode works in all cases, but the RGB mode, handled by most TV sets, produces an
image of much higher quality.
C - Clock / Timer
Warning
The time displayed on the receiver (in the menus and on the front panel, in standby mode)
is transmitted by the broadcaster. In many instances, it does not match the real time.
Furthermore, when in standby mode, it is impossible to guarantee the precision of the circuit
updating the time. Therefore, Metronic cannot guarantee the exactness of the time displayed
and an incorrect time will not be considered as a malfunction of the receiver.
Time setting
When you install your receiver, you must set up the clock. This will allow the EPG to display
correct time and date, and will enable the timer setting.
Watch for a few minutes a channel that broadcasts the time (Euronews, or ZDF, for example)
• Go to MENU /
Timer Function / Local Time Setup.
• On the
GMT Usage
line, leave
Yes
.
• On the
Time Zone
line, press OK to display the city list and select the city in your
timezone.
• On the
Summer Time
line, select
On
in summer and
Off
on winter.
• Press EXIT to save and exit.
