ARRIS DCX700 Quick Start Guide - Manual (Page 12)

11 DCX700 Quick Start Guide
Problem — If this occurs: Solution — Then do one of the following:
No closed captions display Verify on the User Settings menu that closed captions are enabled on the set-top. • With the Set-top in
the power on state, the User Settings menu is accessed using the DCX700 remote by pressing Power
followed by Menu (within two seconds).
Verify that closed captions are enabled on the TV.
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Note: Closed captioning may not be available on the current program.
There are black bars to the
right and left of the picture
Widescreen TVs display 4:3 programs in this format unless set to Stretch. Turn on the 4:3 OVERRIDE •
feature in the User Settings menu. This enables most widescreen TVs to stretch the video to fill the screen
(see your TV manual for information about stretching 4:3 video).
If the set-top is connected to a widescreen TV, verify that the TV TYPE is set to 16:9 in the User Settings •
menu.
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 black bars above
and below the picture
All 4:3 HDTVs display HD programs in letterbox format (black bars above and below the picture) because of
the shape of the display screen.
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 set-top is tuned to a 4:3 program.
Set the TV TYPE to 4:3 Pan-Scan. This enables the set-top to remove the black bars above and below the •
picture when possible.
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).
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