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These 2 tables summarize your screen format options:
NOTE
•
Letter box is not available through the composite output jacks (Video Out, S-Video Out, and TV
Out jacks) when the RESOLUTION SELECT button is set to 1080i and the source signal is 1080i.
If your display is a 4:3 format TV or monitor, your format options include these:
For 4:3 program
signals:
For 16:9 program
signals:
Full
Full
*Letter box Full Zoom 1 Zoom 2
For either of these scenarios, the option you choose is a matter of preference.
The FORMAT button on your remote control allows you to cycle through the formats
available for your display type.
NOTE
•
You can set the color of the horizontal or vertical bars displayed for Letter box and Pillar box
screen formats to either black or gray. See Chapter 7 for details.
If your display is a 16:9 format TV or monitor, your format options include these:
For 4:3 program
signals:
For 16:9 program
signals:
Pillar box
Full
Zoom 1
Zoom 2
Panorama
Dolby
®
Digital 5.1
Just as the ATSC has specified 1080i or 720p as the video formats required for HDTV,
they have also specified a recommended audio format: Dolby Digital 5.1.
Dolby Digital 5.1 provides 5 discrete channels of digital audio information for use by
A/V receivers capable of decoding the 5.1 channel signal.
The audio signals are broken into left-front, center, right-front, left-rear, right-rear and a
low-frequency effects channel (designed for subwoofers).
The result when connected to a compatible Dolby Digital 5.1 channel A/V receiver and
speaker setup is a home theater experience that provides much of the dynamic range,
360-degree imaging, and sonic excitement of a real theater.
Not all Digital TV programming is broadcast using Dolby Digital 5.1.
For DIRECTV
®
programming, you can see which programs are broadcast using this
high-quality audio standard by checking the Info Banners and Program Guides for the
Dolby Digital icon (
).
To take full advantage of the Dolby Digital 5.1 capabilities of the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver,
you will need a Dolby Digital 5.1 compatible A/V receiver connected to the DIRECTV
®
HD
Receiver through the Dolby Digital Optical jack or the Dolby Digital Coaxial jack.
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