Motorola DCX3200 User Manual page 54

7 TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Possible Solution
There are Wide screen TVs display 4:3 programs in this format unless set to
black bars to Stretch. Turn on the 4:3 OVERRIDE feature in the User Settings
the right and menu. This enables most wide screen TVs to stretch the video to fill
left of the the screen (see your TV manual for information about stretching 4:3
picture video).
Many HD programs are broadcast in pillar-box format with black bars
to the left and right of the picture. These programs are broadcast in
16:9 HD formats even though the video is not 16:9.
There are All 4:3 HDTVs display HD programs in letterbox format (black bars
black bars above and below the picture) because of the shape of the display
above and screen.
below the
picture
Some SD programs are broadcast in the letterbox format with black
bars above and below the picture. Some widescreen TVs offer a
zoom feature that may be able to remove the black bars (see your TV
manual for information about zooming 4:3 video).
There are This may occur on a 4:3 TV if the 4:3 OVERRIDE setting is OFF. To
black bars on set 4:3 SD programming to fill the screen, depending on the
all four sides capabilities of the TV, set 4:3 OVERRIDE to 480i or 480p.
of the picture
This may occur on a 16:9 TV if the active video for an SD broadcast is
in letterbox format. To confirm, wait for a commercial or look for a
graphic, such as a network logo. If the commercial fills the screen
from top to bottom, or the graphic appears below the active video,
the program is being letterboxed by the broadcaster. You can
minimize this by activating the zoom feature on the TV.
A broadcaster may include black bars on either side of a wide screen
broadcast. This is called a "hybrid" aspect ratio and results in a black
border surrounding the video on a 4:3 TV. Because this is part of the
broadcast, the DCX3200 cannot correct the video. You may be able to
minimize the border using the zoom feature on the TV.
Colors do not Be sure to match up each signal to the same YPbPr connection on the
appear TV, otherwise the colors will not appear correctly on your TV.
correctly
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If the DCX3200 is connected to a wide screen TV,
verify that the TV TYPE is set to 16:9 in the User
Settings menu.
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Turn on the 4:3 OVERRIDE feature in the User
Settings menu. This enables most standard screen
TVs to display a full screen picture when the DCX3200
is tuned to a 4:3 program.
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Set the TV TYPE to 4:3 Pan-Scan. This enables the
DCX3200 to remove the black bars above and below
the picture when possible.
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