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Help Please? Granada region

I have a Sharp Aquos TV (model LC20E1E) wall mounted and have spent the day installing a very neat (expensive) Metronic digibox but the results are not what I was expecting.

Can you help?

The picture has turned into a 'widescreen' type format with black bands top & bottom so picture is too small to see properly:eek:. This is on all channels.

There are no instructions in the TV or the Metronic manuals to alter the picture which was full screen before I started.

Is this a 'feature' of the Metronic digiboxes?
OR
Is there some way I can return the picture to Full screen?

(I selected 4:3 picture setting) if this helps.

Thank you for any advice you can offer

Comments

  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You alter the TV aspect ratio through the TV remote control settings. Try Auto or 16:9.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Marg
    Marg Posts: 2,189 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Thank you but the digibox instructions specifically warn against doing that.
    Any idea why that might be?
    Could it break something if I tried it?
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    I agree with macman, I have never come across a receiver that advises against doing that, very strange receiver you have there.
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