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Setup Menu: Services 
To view the Services menu from the Main menu, press the RIGHT arrow key once 
and then the SELECT key to reach the Setup menu. Then press the RIGHT arrow 
key three times and the SELECT key to view the Services menu. 
The Services menu allows you to set up all the operating parameters associated with 
audio, video and captions services. 
Each parameter is described below. The menu has the following structure: 
  
Video 
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Menu Item Description Parameters 
PV Output Indicates the actual output video format. 
This value is read-only. 
SD, HD 720p, or HD 1080i 
Stream Indicates the video format of the input 
video stream. This value is read-only. 
 
SD Format Selects the standard definition output 
format to use on the primary video if the 
PV Output is set to SD. 
Auto, NTSC, PAL-N (AR), 
PAL-M or PAL-B/G/I/D. Use 
NTSC for 525-line systems and 
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Menu Item Description Parameters 
Act Conv  The actual aspect ratio conversion the 
receiver will perform based on what you 
have selected. This is read-only. 
Refer to Aspect Ratio Conversions (on 
page 80) for the conversions performed by 
the receiver based on your selection, and 
the effect on the picture displayed by the 
receiver in each case (without Auto AFD) 
None, 16:9 L/B, 4:3 P/B, 14:9, 
4:3 CCO, 16:9 SCALE 
WSS Mode Select the Wide Screen...

 
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Aspect Ratio Conversions 
The following table displays the conversions performed by the receiver based on the 
Act Conv selection: 
Stream TV A/R Conversion Act Conv Description Image 
4:3 4:3 None None Normal Picture 
 
4:3 4:3 Auto None No conversion  
4:3 4:3 16:9 L/B None Conversion is not 
possible. Normal 
picture. 
 
4:3 4:3 4:3 CCO None Conversion is not 
possible. Normal 
picture. 
 
4:3 4:3 4:3 P/B None Conversion is not...

 
 
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Stream TV A/R Conversion Act Conv Description Image 
4:3 16:9 4:3 P/B 4:3 P/B 4:3 picture is centered in 
a pillar-style box. 
 
4:3 16:9 14:9 14:9 Compromises some up-
sampling. Some black 
bars and cropping are 
visible.  
4:3 16:9 16:9 SCALE 16:9 
SCALE 
Vertically up-samples 
the center of the 4:3 
picture and crops the 
top and bottom of the 
screen.  
16:9 16:9 None None Normal 
 
16:9 16:9 Auto  None  No conversion. Normal 
picture. 
 
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Stream TV A/R Conversion Act Conv Description Image 
16:9 4:3 16:9 L/B 16:9 L/B Vertically down-samples 
the picture and applies 
black bars at the top and 
bottom of the screen.  
16:9 4:3 4:3 CCO 4:3 CCO Horizontally up-samples 
the center portion of the 
picture to fill the 720. 
 
16:9 4:3 4:3 P/B None Conversion is not 
possible. Picture appears 
tall and thin. 
 
16:9 4:3 14:9 14:9 Compromises some up-
sampling. Some black 
bars and...

 
 
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Audio 
Menu Item Description Parameters 
Aud# Sets which balanced audio output 
on the rear panel to configure. 
1 or 2 
Stereo/Mono Sets the output mixing. Stereo - Left and Right are passed 
directly through to Left and Right 
R-MONO - Right is passed to both the 
Left and Right 
L-MONO - Left is passed to both the 
Left and Right 
Mixed - Left is passed to both the Left 
and Right, and Right is passed to both 
the Left and Right. 
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Menu Item Description Parameters 
DDP Sets the Dolby Digital Plus output 
mode. If Trans is selected, it will 
transcode to Dolby Digital (AC-3) 
audio output. If Passthrough is 
selected and the bitrate is less than 
1536 kbps (48 Khz), passthrough is 
performed and Dolby Digital Plus 
compressed out is received. If 
Passthrough is selected and the 
bitrate is more than 1536 Kbps, 
transcoding will be performed. This 
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Digital Out Preference 
When Dig Out Pref is set to PCM Samples, the output is PCM regardless of whether 
its MPEG, Dolby Digital (AC-3) or AAC audio. Additionally, when the output is 
Compressed, MPEG-1 L1 and L2 will be output PCM, even though Dolby Digital 
(AC-3) and AAC is compressed (and transcoded). 
 Digital Output Preference 
Output Input PCM Samples Compressed 
  DDP Mode 
  Transcode 
(Converter) 
Passthrough 
MPEG LA (MPEG-1 and 
MPEG-2) 
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VBI 
Menu Item Description Parameters 
WSS Mode Selects the Wide Screen Signaling 
output mode. It is used to select 
how the receiver affects PAL WSS 
when it is present in the VBI line 23.  
Auto:Create - Creates WSS to 
output the correct aspect ratio, 
when performing aspect ratio 
conversion. 
Auto:Modify - If WSS is 
present in the input stream, it 
is modified to output the 
correct aspect ratio when 
performing aspect ratio...