2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW
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2-3. Display Formats
The DIRECTV
®
High-Definition Receiver provides several display formats. The
Format
button in
the front panel changes the display format in the cycle of 1080i, 720p, 480p, video1/2(480i),
variable 1, variable 2, variable 3 and Auto DVI modes. In
1080i, 720p, 480p
and
video
1/2(480i)
modes, all input signal formats are converted to the chosen display format. In
vari-
able 1, variable 2
and
variable 3
modes, output display format is automatically adapted
depending on input signal format. In
Auto DVI
mode, the output display format is automati-
cally adapted depending on the type of monitor that is connected.
*Format available when using the DVI-HDTV output to connect to a DVI-HDTV monitor.
Display Format modes
1080i
720p
480p
video 1/2(480i)
Input Signal format
Output Display format
1080i
720p
480p
480i
480p
720p
1080i
480p
1080i
480p
720p
changes according to monitor type
all formats
all formats
all formats
all formats
480i/480p
720p
1080i
480i/480p
720p/1080i
480i/480p
720p/1080i
all formats
variable 2
variable 3
Auto DVI*
variable 1
OUTPUT CONNECTION
AVAILABLE FORMATS
YPbPr
1080i/720p/480p/Variable 1/Variable 2/Variable 3
RGB
1080i/720p/480p/Variable 1/Variable 2/Variable 3
DVI-HDTV
1080i/720p/480p/Variable 1/Variable 2/Variable 3/Auto DVI*
Video 1 / 2
Video 1 / 2
S Video
Video 1 / 2
RF Out to TV
Video 1 / 2