User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to the DIRECTV Family!
- Chapter 1: USING YOUR REMOTE CONTROL
- CHAPTER 2 - CHANNELS & PROGRAM INFO
- Chapter 3: All MOVIES, ON DEMAND & PAY PER VIEW
- Chapter 4: Recordings
- Recording a Single Show
- Recording a Single Show
- Recording a Series
- Recording a Series
- Watching and Deleting Your Recorded Shows
- Watching and Deleting Your Recorded Shows
- Playlist
- Playlist
- Playlist
- Playlist
- Playlist
- Manage Recordings
- Manage Recordings
- Manage Recordings
- Manage Recordings
- Recording from Your Computer or Phone
- Recording from Your Computer or Phone
- CHAPTER 5 - Extras & SPECIAL FEATURES
- Extras
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- Extras
- Extras
- Extras
- Extras
- Extras
- Special Features
- Special Features
- Special Features
- DIRECTV® WHOLE-HOME DVR SERVICE
- DIRECTV® WHOLE-HOME DVR SERVICE
- DIRECTV® WHOLE-HOME DVR SERVICE
- DIRECTV® WHOLE-HOME DVR SERVICE
- DIRECTV® WHOLE-HOME DVR SERVICE
- HOME MEDIA CENTER HD DVR
- DIRECTV™ IPAD® APP
- DIRECTV™ IPAD® APP
- CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & Help
- Chapter 7 - HOME MEDIA CENTER (HMC)
- Chapter 8 - TROUBLESHOOTING & FAQs
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Chapter 9: WARRANTY AND OTHER INFO
- Limited 90-Day Warranty
- Limited 90-Day Warranty
- Limited 90-Day Warranty
- DIRECTV PROTECTION PLAN
- FCC Customer Information
- FCC Customer Information
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SOFTWARE (“TERMS”)
- APPENDICES
- Appendix 1: Setup and Activation
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Appendix 3: Receiver Front and Back Panels
- Appendix 3: Receiver Front and Back Panels
- Appendix 3: Receiver Front and Back Panels
- Appendix 3: Receiver Front and Back Panels
- Appendix 4: How to Network Your HD DVR
- Appendix 4: How to Network Your HD DVR
- Appendix 4: How to Network Your HD DVR
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- Appendix 4: How to Network Your HD DVR
- Appendix 4: How to Network Your HD DVR
- Appendix 4: How to Network Your HD DVR
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- Screen FORMAT & RESOLUTION
- Appendix 5: About High-Definition
- Appendix 5: About High-Definition
- Appendix 5: About High-Definition
- Appendix 5: About High-Definition
- Index
- Index
- Index
- Index
- ICON REFERENCE
- APPENDICES
- Appendix 1: Setup and Activation
- Appendix 2: Connections to TV & Equipment
- Connections For Auxiliary Equipment
- HD TV Connections
- HD TV Connections
- SD TV Connections
- Connections To Other Equipment
- Appendix 3: Receiver Front and Back Panels
- Appendix 4: Get Connected
- Accounts Without Whole-Home SERVICE
- Appendix 5: About High-Definition
- Supported Resolutions
- Wide-Screen vs. Standard Formats
- Index
- Icon Reference
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DIRECTV HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE
WIDE-SCREEN VS. STANDARD FORMATS
4:3 TVs Showing 16:9 Programing
A standard 4:3 TV is too narrow to a wide screen program. To correct this, choose:
Letterbox: This format, shrinks the 16.9 image until the entire width of the program fits on your TV. Since the aspect ratio of the
program is maintained, the image is no longer tall enough to fill your screen, so gray or black bars are seen at the top and bottom of
the screen. To change the bar color, press MENU, select Settings & Help, Settings, and then Video. Arrow right and down to the Bar
Color field, then scroll through the color options to select your desired bar color. See your TV’s owner’s manual for information on
the best color for your set.
Stretch: In the Stretch setting, instead of adding bars to the top and bottom, the 16:9 program image is stretched vertically until it’s
tall enough to fill the screen. Your entire screen will be full, but the program images are stretched to compensate.
Crop: This format crops (cuts off) the left and right portions of the 16:9 frame so it fits the 4:3 screen.
If your display is a 4:3 format TV or monitor, your format options include these:
For 16:9 program signals:
Letterbox
Stretch
Crop
APPENDIX 5: ABOUT HIGH-DEFINITION