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Explorer HDTV Setup Wizard
User’s Guide
In This Guide
Introducing the Setup Wizard ................................ 2
Picture Formats ....................................................... 3
Setting Up Your HDTV With the Setup Wizard ..... 7
Easy Setup Instructions ......................................... 11
Advanced Setup Instructions ................................ 12
Changing the Settings While Watching TV ........... 13
Closed Captioning ...............................................
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Introducing the Setup Wizard Introducing the Setup Wizard The Explorer HDTV Setup Wizard is an on-screen program that helps you set up What Is the Setup your high-definition TV (HDTV) to receive the best picture quality that the HDTV Wizard? ® supports. The Setup Wizard is currently available on select Explorer Digital Home Communications Terminal set-top models. Before you begin to set up your HDTV, you may want to have available the users Before You Begin guide that came with your HDTV for ref
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Picture Formats Picture Formats The type of screen your HDTV has (wide screen or standard screen) What is the determines how the set-top displays programs on the screen. The picture Difference Between format for an HDTV is a combination of aspect ratio and screen resolution a Standard Screen and is different for standard-screen and wide-screen HDTVs. and a Wide Screen? An aspect ratio is the ratio of the width to the height of the TV screen. The What Is An Aspect aspect ratios differ because the
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Picture Formats The screen resolution indicates the amount of detail that the picture displays. What is the Screen Resolution is identified by the number of display lines on the screen. The Resolution? techniques that an HDTV uses to “paint” the picture on the screen are referred to as progressive and interlaced. For example, a resolution of 1080i indicates that the screen shows 1080 lines in an interlaced display, and 480p means that the screen shows 480 lines in a progressive display. Note: T
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Picture Formats The type of screen your HDTV has determines how the set-top displays How Do I programs on the screen. The following examples show how programs will look Know Which when the picture format is set to Normal mode (not Stretch or Zoom modes). Picture Format To Choose? Standard-Screen HDTVs Automatically display in this manner: On a standard HDTV, these picture formats: 480p or 480i standard Full screen format 720p or 1080i wide Letterbox format 5
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Picture Formats Wide-Screen HDTVs On a wide screen HDTV, these picture Automatically display in this manner: formats: 480p or 480i standard Pillarbox format 720p or 1080i wide Full screen format 6
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Setting Up Your HDTV With the Setup Wizard Setting Up Your HDTV With the Setup Wizard 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. (You 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 picture formats that your HDTV supports. Assuming that you have connected
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Setting Up Your HDTV With the Setup Wizard Prepare the 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 set-top to send all picture formats that your HDTV supports. Later, while Picture Formats watching TV, you will be able to toggle among the different settings to select That Your HDTV the format that provides the best picture quality for the program you are Supports watching. Compl
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Setting Up Your HDTV With the Setup Wizard Is There More Yes. The Setup Wizard provides two options for selecting your screen type: Than One If you choose the Easy option, the Setup Wizard automatically sets up the Setup Option? HDTV to receive programming in 1080i and 480i format. If you choose the Advanced option, you can toggle through all the picture formats and select the formats that look best on the HDTV screen. Note: Use the , , keys on the remote control to navigate through the Set
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Setting Up Your HDTV With the Setup Wizard 1. Press to start the set up. 2. Choose one of the following options: To choose the Easy Setup option press ; then, go to the Easy Setup Instructions on page 11. To choose the Advanced Setup option press ; then go to the Advanced Setup Instructions, on page 12. 10
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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 and 480i format. If you pressed , the setup is complete. The TV is set to receive programming in 1080i format. 11
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Advanced Setup Instructions Advanced Setup Instructions 1. Press or to choose the type of TV screen you have. 2. Press to see how various formats look on your TV screen. 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 view the next screen. Do not press SELECT. The black screen means that your TV does not support that particular format, so you do not want to select
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Changing the Settings While Watching TV Changing the Settings While Watching TV Some channels are high definition (HD) and some are not. To maximize viewing of non-HD channels, you can toggle between an HD scan rate (either 1080i or 720p) and a standard definition scan rate (either 480i or 480p). How Do I Change Press the # key on the remote control to toggle through the picture size options the Picture Size? (Normal, Stretch, and Zoom) while in fixed mode, or press the # key to toggle through t
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Changing the Settings While Watching TV 1. Press Settings to access the Quick How Can I Change Settings menu. the Picture Settings If There Is Not a # 2. Scroll to Picture Format or Picture Size. (You will only see the Picture Size Key On the Remote if the Set Picture Format is set to Control? Pass-Through in the General Settings menu.) 3. Press or to view the options. 4. As you scroll through the options, notice how the picture on the screen changes. 5. Select the picture size and/or format o
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Changing the Settings While Watching TV The following table illustrates the relationship between the format option you Display Formats chose, the signal the set-top receives, and how the picture is displayed on the For Digital Sources TV screen. If you chose this When the set-top The picture is picture format receives this type displayed on the option: of signal: HDTV screen in this format: 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p (Depending on your Fixed All formats selections made in the Setup Wizard and Quick
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Closed Captioning Closed Captioning Closed captioning is text on the TV screen related to the programming being What Is Closed viewed. What you see is an abbreviated version of the actors’ dialogue and Captioning? indications of important background sounds. For sporting events, closed captioning provides realtime play-by-play descriptions from the announcers. Closed captioning is provided for those requiring assistance understanding and enjoying sound. Many TVs support closed captioning through
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Closed Captioning 1. Press Settings twice to access the General Settings menu. Choose a Closed Captioning Source 2. Scroll to CC:Source. 3. Press to access the STD (analog) and digital source options. 4. Scroll through the options and select the recommended sources: Std CC1 and Digital 1. 1. Press Settings twice to access the General Settings menu. Control the Audio Volume While 2. Scroll to Audio:Volume Ctrl. There are two setting options: Closed Captioning Fixed – The Fixed setting controls
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Closed Captioning Depending on the program or caption provider, you may or may not be able to Change the change how the closed captioning looks on the TV screen. Look of Closed 1. Press Settings twice to access the General Settings menu. Captioning 2. Scroll to CC:Options. 3. Press to access the CAPTION STYLE column. If you selected the Set by Program option, the style is set by the caption provider for each program, and you cannot change the settings. If you select the Set by Viewer option
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Closed Captioning Change the Shading The shading and color options for the text (characters) is the same as for the background shading and color. and Color of the Characters Change the Character Shading 1. Scroll to CC:Characters. to access the Shading column. 2. Press 3. Press and to scroll through the options. 4. Select your choice. Change the Character Color 1. Scroll to CC:Characters. 2. Press to access the Color column. 3. Press and to scroll through the options. 4. Select your choice
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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 Parkway, Box 465447, Lawrenceville, GA 30042 www.scientificatlanta.com January 2004 Printed in USA. Part Number 4003114 Rev B
