Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Explorer HDTV Setup Wizard Scientific Atlanta
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1 Explorer ® HDTV Setup Wizard User ’ s Guide In This Guide Introducing the Setup Wizard ................................ 2 Picture Forma ts ....................................................... 3 Setting Up Y our HDTV With the Setup W izard ....
2 Introducing the Setup Wizard Introducing the Setup Wizard Before you begin to set up your HDTV , you may want to have available the users guide that came with your HDTV for reference.
3 What is the Difference Between a Standard Screen and a Wide Screen? The type of screen your HDTV has (wide screen or standard screen) determines how the set-top displays programs on the screen. The picture format for an HDTV is a combination of aspect ratio and screen resolution and is different for standard-screen and wide-screen HDTVs.
4 The interlaced method involves refreshing pixels in alternation—first the odd lines and then the even lines. With the progressive method , every pixel on the screen is refreshed simultaneously . Picture Formats What is the Screen Resolution? The screen resolution indicates the amount of detail that the picture displays.
5 Automatically display in this manner: Standard-Screen HDTVs On a standard HDTV , these picture formats: Picture Formats 480p or 480i standard Full screen format 720p or 1080i wide Letterbox format The type of screen your HDTV has determines how the set-top displays programs on the screen.
6 Picture Formats Automatically display in this manner: Wide-Screen HDTVs On a wide screen HDTV , these picture formats: 480p or 480i standard Pillarbox format 720p or 1080i wide Full screen format.
7 Before you begin to set up your HDTV using the Setup Wizard, there are two things you need to do: • Download the latest information to the set-top. (Y ou only need to do this for the initial setup. After the initial set up, programming information is downloaded to the set-top automatically on a regular basis.
8 If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn it on, the set-top may be sending a picture format that your HDTV does not support. Prepare the set-top to send all picture formats that your HDTV support s.
9 Setting Up Y our HDTV With the Setup W izard How Do I Start the Setup Wizard? Note : Use the , , keys on the remote control to navigate through the Setup Wizard menus and options. Y ou may want to have available the user’s guide that came with your HDTV for reference.
10 1 . Press to start the set up. 2 . Choose one of the following options: • T o choose the Easy Setup option press ; then, go to the Easy Setup Instructions on page 1 1. • T o choose the Advanced Setup option press ; then go to the Advanced Setup Instructions , on page 12.
11 Easy Setup Instructions Easy Setup Instructions 1 . Press or to select the type of TV screen you have. 2 . Press Power to begin watching TV . Notes: • If you pressed , the setup is complete. The TV is set to receive programming in 1080i format. • If you pressed , the setup is complete.
12 Advanced Setup Instructions Advanced Setup Instructions 4 . After saving the picture formats, press EXIT . The setup is complete. 5. Press POWER to begin watching TV . 3 . Press SELECT to toggle between the Save and Remove options, or press to see how the next format looks on your TV screen.
13 Changing the Settings While W atching TV Press the # key on the remote control to toggle through the picture size options (Normal, S tretch, and Zoom) while in fixed mode, or press the # key to toggle through the picture format options (SD Normal and HD Zoom) while in pass- through mode.
14 Changing the Settings While W atching TV How Can I Change How the Picture Looks On My TV? Pass-Through— This option provides a built-in convenience factor . The set-top attempts to convert the signal of an incoming program to the best picture format for your HDTV screen.
15 The following table illustrates the relationship between the format option you chose, the signal the set-top receives, and how the picture is displayed on the TV screen.
16 Closed Captioning Several companies (sources) provide closed-captioning service to television networks and production companies for standard (analog) and digital programming. Closed-Captioning Sources for Standard (Analog) Programming • S td CC1 is the primary caption service for non-digit al programming.
17 Cont r ol the Audio V olume While Closed Captioning Is T urned On Or Off 1 . Press Settings twice to access the General Settings menu. 2. Scroll to Audio:V olume Ctrl .
18 Closed Captioning Change the Background Shading and Color Change the Background Shading 1 . Scroll to CC:Background . 2 . Press to access the Shading column.
19 Change Style of the Characters There are eight font styles to choose from, and they are numbered S tyle 1 through S tyle 8. The styles may not look the same on all TVs. Select the different fonts to see how they look on your TV . Change the T ext Style 1 .
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