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Stuck in "Zoom"

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    marj1234

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    Hi Folks

    My HDR Fox T2 has been stuck in zoom for a couple of days. In settings I have it on 16:9 Auto but changing that changes nothing. The Wide button on remote does nothing. My TV is on 16:9 Auto and changes as normal when tweeked. Have been using both machines together for about a year with no problem - tho to be honest I doubt I have ever changed these screen settings. Normally view all TV progs thro my PVR for simplicity's sake. Am I missing an obvious solution?
    - M.

    | Sun 10 Feb 2013 18:55:12 #1 |
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    The Humax should ideally be set on 16:9 Pillarbox, otherwise 4:3 programmes will not be displayed correctly.

    | Sun 10 Feb 2013 20:57:49 #2 |
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    Thanks for that but I cannot get the Humax to change at all - either through Settings or the remote "Wide" button. It looks to me as if it is frozen in 14:9 aspect.
    - M

    | Sun 10 Feb 2013 22:31:59 #3 |
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    Problem solved via Humax helpline. Changed connection from HDMI to SCART and all back to normal thank goodness!!

    | Mon 11 Feb 2013 13:28:35 #4 |
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    Have you disconnected the Scart cable, and reconnected your HDMI cable again? as using the Scart connection instead of HDMI will result in poorer picture and sound quality.

    | Mon 11 Feb 2013 18:54:12 #5 |
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    HDMI still gives smaller skewed picture so I'll stick to SCART and TBH I don't really see any difference in quality though I know HDMI should be better.

    | Wed 13 Feb 2013 20:38:43 #6 |
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    So you haven't solved the problem then, just chosen to ignore it. If you watch or record the HD channels, viewing via scart will be of noticeably inferior quality.

    | Thu 14 Feb 2013 18:16:35 #7 |

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