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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16:9 TVs Showing 4:3 Programs
For a wide screen 16:9 TV showing a standard 4:3 TV program, the program is too tall to fit the screen. Your choices here include:
Pillar Box: Here the 4:3 image is shrunk until the entire height of the program fits on your TV. Since the aspect ratio is maintained,
the image is no longer wide enough to fill the screen, so gray or black bars are seen at the left and right edges. To change the bar
color, press MENU, select Settings & Help, Settings, and then Video. Select the desired bar color option. See your TV’s owner’s
manual for information on the best color for your set.
Stretch: In this setting, instead of adding bars to the sides, the 4:3 program image is stretched horizontally until it’s wide enough to
fill the screen. Your entire screen will be full, but the images are a little stretched to compensate.
Crop: This format crops (cuts off) the top and bottom of a 4:3 frame, keeping the 4:3 ratio intact.
If your display is a 16:9 format TV or monitor, your format options include these:
For 4:3 program signals:
Pillar Box Stretch
Crop
APPENDIX 5: ABOUT HIGH-DEFINITION
APPENDICES