How to Go From Video Back to HDTV

Use the input selector on your remote to change from video to HDTV.

Technically speaking, HDTV refers to a set of standards that present a sharper and clearer picture using more pixels or dots of information than a standard-definition television. Your HDTV set has video and broadcast or cable inputs that you can switch between using the input selector on your remote control. Video formats may include composite video, component video, VGA and HDMI. Composite video only produces standard TV pictures but the other inputs may produce standard or HD, depending on the signal source connected to the input. Some users mistakenly think HDTV means only the antenna input.

Things You'll Need

• Remote control for your HDTV

Instructions

1. Inspect your remote control to make sure it has batteries.

2. Press the "Input" selector on the remote control. The screen should show a menu listing all the available inputs. These may include any combination of "antenna," "cable," "HDMI" (with a number for multiple ports), "VGA," "Computer," "Composite" and "Component."

3. Use the up- and down-arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the input on which you have an HDTV signal. This depends entirely on how you have your signal sources connected to your HDTV inputs.

4. Press the "OK" button on your remote. Your HDTV will switch to the input you have selected.

Tips & Warnings

• When selecting an antenna or cable input, you must select a channel that carries an HDTV signal to properly display a high-definition picture.

• Your TV may have a "function" control to magnify or stretch signals to fill in black spaces on the edges of the screen.

• Some TVs allow you to edit the input selections and label them to whatever you like. Check your owner's manual to for details on whether your HDTV supports this feature.

References

• PCMag.com: Definition of HDTV