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Scientific Atlanta Explorer HDTV Setup Wizard manual

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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 ..... 7 Easy Setup Instructions ......................................... 1 1 Advanced Setup Instructio[...]

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    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. Before Y ou Begin What Is the Setup Wizard? The Explorer HDTV Setup Wizard is an on-screen program that helps you set up your high-definition TV (HDTV) to receive t[...]

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    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. A standa[...]

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    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. Resolution is identified[...]

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    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. The following examples show how programs will look when th[...]

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    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[...]

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    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.) • Prepare the set-top to send pi[...]

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    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. Later , while watching TV , you will be able to toggle among the different settings to select the format that provides the best picture qua[...]

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    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. Is There More Than One Setup Option? Y es. The Setup Wizard provides two opti[...]

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    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. Setting Up Y our HDTV With the Setup W izard[...]

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    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. The TV is set to receive programming in 1080i and 480i f[...]

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    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. Important: If you see a black screen, press again to v[...]

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    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. (See the Changing the Settings While W atching TV section [...]

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    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. However , if you have not selected all the screen resolu- tions that are [...]

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    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. If you chose this picture format option: When the set-top receives this type of signal: The picture is displayed on the HDTV screen in this format: Display Formats For Digital S[...]

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    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. • S td CC2 through S td CC4 are text[...]

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    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 . There are two setting options: • Fixed – The Fixed setting controls the audio volume through the TV and enables you to have closed captioning turned on or off while listening[...]

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    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. 3 . Press and to scroll through the options. There are five background shading options: • Clear — allows video to be seen behind the captions • Slight — shows both the background an[...]

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    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 . Scroll to CC:Characters . 2 . Press to access the Style column. 3 . Press and to scroll th[...]

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    © 2004 Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. All rights reserved. Explorer , Scientific-Atlanta, and the Scientific-Atlanta logo are registered trademarks of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. All other trademarks shown are property of their respective owners. Product and service availability subject to change without notice. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 5030 Sugarloaf Par[...]