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The final step is tailoring your digital receiver to the capabilities of your HDTV using the On Screen Menu. This allows the digital receiver to automatically optimize both Standard and High-Definition Cable TV, based on your HDTV and personal preferences. To access the On Screen Menu, power ON your HDTV and power OFF the digital receiver. Press the MENU button on either your remote control or the digital receiver front panel to call up the On Screen Display.* You may use either the digital receiver front panel or the remote control to navigate the display:

• The arrow on the right indicates the position of the cursor.
• Press the and buttons to select the setting you wish to change.
• Press the button to select an option for that setting.
• To exit the setting and move to another setting, use the and buttons.
• Press the POWER or MENU button to exit the menu and save your settings.

TV TYPE

The first user setting is TV TYPE. Your selection tells the digital receiver what type of TV you have and how you prefer to watch widescreen programming. Your choices are 16:9, 4:3 Letterbox, or 4:3 Pan Scan

• Choose 16:9 if you have a widescreen HDTV.
• Choose 4:3 Letterbox if you have a standard TV and you prefer to watch widescreen programming in its original aspect ratio.
  
  * If the On Screen Menu does not appear on your HDTV screen, your TV may not support the default, standard definition setting (480i). In this case, use the digital receiver front panel LED to view and change your settings.
• Choose 4:3 Pan Scan if you have a standard screen TV and you prefer that widescreen programming is cropped to fill your screen. Think of this last choice as watching a theater-style movie that has been reformatted to fit your standard screen TV

Y Pb Pr OUTPUT
Next, use the down arrow to select Y Pb Pr OUTPUT. This setting indicates the picture resolution you prefer when watching High-Definition programming. The choices, listed in order of highest to lowest picture resolution, are 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i. Your selection will depend on which format(s) your HDTV supports. To maximize your high-definition viewing experience, refer to your television set owner's manual, and use the right arrow button to choose the setting that indicates the highest picture resolution that your television will support.

OVERRIDE

Finally, use the down button arrow to select 4:3 OVERRIDE. By selecting 480i or 480p you are telling the digital receiver to send Standard Definition programming to your TV in its original broadcast format. Select OFF and the cable box will default to the resolution selected in the Y Pb Pr OUTPUT setting above. To exit and save changes press the POWER or MENU button. For more details on configuring your digital receiver output settings, including setting Closed Caption preferences, see the User Guide for your HD receiver which is available at http://charter.com/quickstart.