Selecting the right screen size option on your Dish Network receiver is a crucial factor in achieving the best picture quality. If the screen size is incorrect some of the picture may be blocked by the black bars at the side or the top and bottom of the screen. Changing the screen size is generally not very complicated and it often only requires three or four steps. Here is a guide on how to adjust the screen size on a Dish Network receiver:
Preparation
Before adjusting the screen size, make sure:
- Your TV is tuned to the right input where the Dish receiver is connected.
- Currently, the Dish receiver is on with an active channel selected. The live screen adjustment can also be better observed if there is video playing.
- You have the Dish remote control with you. This has the required buttons to get into the screen size menu.
Enter The Screen Size Option
The process for getting to the sizing menu varies a bit by Dish receiver model but generally follows this pattern:
- Ensure that you are holding the Dish remote and press the Menu button present on it. This also leads to the main settings menu or opens a screen on the television.
- Go to Display or HDTV Setup in the setup menu. In most cases, it is under setting and either display or HDTV setup depending on the model of the television.
- Choose the Aspect Ratio, Screen Adjustment, or Screen Mode from the given options. The exact language used therefore varies depending on the receiver of the message.
- This will call up the screen size selection menu where you will also find the size of the picture.
Select The Screen Size
Now that you are in the proper sizing menu, you need to choose the appropriate setting:
- 16:9 Full: Select this if you want a perfect fill on any widescreen 16:9 television-type screen. This does away with black bars and occupies the entire screen space.
- 16:9 Normal/Just: It can be used to fit a widescreen picture without distorting its shape. For some of the programs, black pillar bars will be visible on the side.
- 4:3 Normal: Select this for a normal square-shaped TV screen if you wish to have the right standard definition picture size.
To use it, move around using the up and down arrows along with the left and right ones to get your desired size and choose it with the Select button in the middle. The video image should change the moment the person selects any of the screen options.
Fine Tune the Settings
In some Dish menus, you may see additional sizing modes that offer more precision adjustments:
- 16:9 Zoom Modes: Crops and enlarges the top and bottom parts of the images. Select the level option (Level 1, 2, and so on) for the amount to crop.
- Vertical Shift/Position: Allows you to manually adjust the size by pushing the picture up or down.
- Horizontal Shift/Position: It is like the above one but is shifted toward the left or right.
These fine adjustments should be used sparingly to center the image on the screen and get rid of the top and bottom black bars.
Confirm Proper Fit
Return to the main menu and close all submenus, then remain in the application and view a few minutes of video. Ensure that there are no black bars, cropping, or distortion of the picture. If the sizing does not look optimal still, again navigate through the menus and perhaps another setting option will be better. Cycling through all modes typically helps get the fit as desired.
It may be useful to consider running the Auto Adjust on the current set of parameters to see how well it performs with the new data.
For example, on Dish Network, some boxes have an auto-setup feature that will scan the resolution of an incoming signal and then adjust the box to the appropriate size. However, if you find that your picture has some sizing problems after adjusting the menu manually, you can type in this auto menu and select auto or reset to enable the receiver to adjust the picture size.
Save Your Settings
When you set up the screen size on the Dish receiver, it should remain set and even when you turn off the box and then switch it back on, the settings should automatically remain as you set them. But to be on the safe side, navigate back to the display settings menu, click on ‘Save’, and then on ‘Save changes to apply new sizing settings to memory’ to ensure that the right sizes are in place permanently from then onwards.
This adjustment is done for your Dish Network to make sure you get the maximum out of your satellite programming by having the right format of the picture on your screen. Spend a few minutes fine-tuning the display options, and you get the most out of your screen space in terms of picture quality. Happy your TV fits perfectly for your viewing!
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