TV Support

Verify the Video Output setting matches your TV, which is either standard or high definition. 

1. Press the SETTINGS button, then the A button.
2. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the Audio/Video preference.
3. Press SELECT.
4. Scroll to Video Output Format and press SELECT.
5. Highlight and SELECT the standard or high-definition option that matches your TV resolution (refer to the TV manual):
   
   • 1080i Wide - for a 1080i HDTV monitor that has a widescreen (16x9) oblong shape
   • 720p Wide - for a 720p HDTV monitor that has a widescreen (16x9) oblong shape
   • 480p Wide - for a 480p TV monitor that has a widescreen (16x9) oblong shape
   • 480p Std - for a 480p standard TV monitor that has a standard (4x3) square shape
   • 480i Std - for a 480i standard TV monitor that has a standard (4x3) square shape 

1. After selecting the format, press the right arrow to display the following additional options.
   
   • Sidebar 4:3 Pic
   • Stretch 4:3 Pic
   • Preserve 4:3 Pic - 480p
   • Preserve 4:3 Pic - 480i
   • Zoom 16:9 Pic
   • Letterbox 16:9 Pic
2. Highlight the option that describes how you want your TV to handle black bars. 
   
   • If you chose a Std 4x3 format, the options for displaying 16x9 programs are:
     
     • Preserve 4:3 Pic - 480i - no black bars; makes actors look slightly squeezed thin
     • Letterbox 16:9 Pic - leaves the black bars on top and bottom, and no cropping or squeezing the picture
     • Zoom 16:9 Pic - cuts off some picture on either side to make the picture fill the screen 
   • If you chose a  Wide 16x9 format, the options for displaying 4x3 programs are:
     
     • Stretch 4x3 Pic - no black bars; makes actors look slightly stretched sideways
     • Sidebar 4x3 Pic - preserves the black bars on either side; and no cropping or stretching the picture
     • Preserve 4x3 Pic - cuts off some picture from the top and bottom to make the picture fill the screen.
3. Press the SELECT button.
   
   Result: A Warning message displays.
   
4. Press SELECT again to accept the changes.
   
   Result: 
   • If you selected a format supported by your TV, then another message displays that you must press the A button within 15 seconds.
   • If you do not see the message to press the A button within 15 seconds, then you selected a format unsupported by your TV; and videos and menus may not be visible. Go back and select another format.
5. Press the A button, then the EXIT button.