Samsung DIRECTV SIR-TS160 - Manual (Page 13)

The table below details the results you get with each combination of input signal
format and TV display format.
For example, if you have a standard resolution TV, you would set the Resolution
switch to 480p/i. Then programs received by the DIRECTV
® High-Definition
Receiver at any resolution would be converted to a resolution of 480p or 480i for
display on your television.
This information can also be helpful when deciding how to connect your TV and
VCR to the DIRECTV HD Receiver. For example, if you have a High Definition TV
capable of displaying 1080i, and a standard VCR, you would want to use the
COMPONENT, RGB or DVI jacks (whichever your TV accepts) to connect the
DIRECTV HD Receiver to your TV. You would then use the VIDEO OUT jack to
connect your VCR. This will provide each device with the highest quality video signal
it is capable of using.
Note: If you connect your TV to one of the composite video out jacks (VIDEO
OUT, S-VIDEO OUT, or TV OUT), and you view a high-definition program
with the DIRECTV HD Receiver’s RESOLUTION switch set to either 720p or
1080i, the picture will be slightly cropped at the top and bottom (the very
top and bottom edges of the image will not appear on the TV screen). To
avoid this problem, set the RESOLUTION switch to the 480p/i position if
your TV is connected to one of the composite video outputs.
Also, since the RGB, COMPONENT and DVI jacks do not output the 480i
video format, do not connect a standard definition TV capable of displaying
only 480i video to the RGB, COMPONENT or DVI jacks.
If you use the DVI jack, for the best access to high-definition programming,
connect the DVI/HDCP output to the corresponding DVI/HDCP input on
your High-Definition Television (HDTV) or HDTV Monitor that supports
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) technology.
Chapter 1: Technical overview
If the program signal is in any of these formats:
1080i, 720p, 480p or 480i
With the Resolution The Component, RGB The Video Out, TV Out, and
switch set to: and DVI jacks will output: S-Video jacks will output:
720p 720p 480i
1080i 1080i 480i
480p/i 480p 480i
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