Cable Box User Manual

The final step is tailoring your digital receiver to the capabilities of your HDTV using
the On Screen Menu. This allows the digital receiver to automatically optimize both
Standard and High-Definition video, based on your HDTV and personal preferences.
To access the On Screen Menu, power
ON your HDTV and power OFF the digital
receiver. Press the MENU button on either
your remote control or the digital receiver
front panel to call up the On Screen
Display.* You may use either the digital
receiver front panel or the remote control
to navigate the display:
•
The arrow on the left indicates the
position of the cursor.
•
Press the and
buttons to select the
setting you
wish to change.
•
Press the button to select an option for that setting.
•
To exit the setting and move to another setting, use
the and buttons.
•
Press the POWER or MENU button to exit the menu and
save your settings.
TV TYPE
The first user setting is TV TYPE.
Your selection tells the
digital receiver
what type of TV you have and how
you prefer to watch widescreen
programming. Your choices are 16:9,
4:3 Letterbox, or 4:3 Pan Scan.
•
Choose 16:9 if you have a
widescreen HDTV.
•
Choose 4:3 Letterbox if you have a
standard TV and you prefer to watch widescreen programming
in its original aspect ratio.
*
If the On Scr
een Menu does not appear on your HDTV scr
een, your TV may not
support the default, standard definition setting (480i). In this case, use the digital
r
eceiver fr
ont panel LED to view and change your settings.
USER SETTINGS
TV TYPE 1?:9
YPbPr OUTPUT 1080I
4
:3 OVERRIDE 480i
CLOSED CAPTION DISABLED
OPTIONS:
PEN SIZE
FONT STYLE
FOREGROUND COLOR
FOREGROUND OPACITY
BACKGROUND COLOR
BACKGROUND OPACITY
SERVICE SELECTION
SETTINGS
RESTORE DEFAULTS
AUTO
AUTO
A
UTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
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The settings shown in this diagram are for
illustrative purposes, and only represent one
possible configuration. Please refer to the
following sections for more setting options.
Connecting the high-definition digital receiver to
an HDTV and an A/V receiver
To get the best possible audio performance out of your HD service, use an A/V
receiver for sound production. Follow the cabling instructions below.
What you will need:
1 COAX cable 1 RCA cables 1 Y, Pb, Pr
component
cable
STEP ONE: Connect the coax cable between the cable wall outlet and
the
CABLE IN port on the high-definition digital receiver.
STEP TWO: Connect the provided component cable to the Y, Pb, Pr OUT
ports (Y=green, Pb-blue, Pr-red) on the high-definition digital receiver and
the corresponding
IN por ts on the HDTV.
STEP THREE: Connect RCA composite cables between the DIGITAL
AUDIO OUT R (red)/DIGITAL AUDIO OUT L (white) ports on the high-
definition digital receiver with the
AUDIO IN R (red)/AUDIO IN L (white)
ports on the A/V Stereo Receiver.
STEP FOUR: Plug in and tur
n on your devices. Confir
m that you have
selected the correct source inputs for each device. See page 9 to
program your picture settings.
Note: The exact location of
the ports on your digital
receiver may vary.
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Installation Diagrams
Programming your HD picture settings
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