Question on DVI output from Samsung HD receiver

[Digital Dude]

No, the format button scrolls thru the differnet screen sizes (I.E. 16x9 full; 16:9 zoom and so and so forth).

At least thats what it does when I press it on my Sammy 360 remote...

Correct, on the Sammy 160 there is a switch on the back of the unit that switches between outputs. Must be a 360.

[joedekock]

The output button on the front of the reciever switches between the DVI and Component. This is most likely the issue. I had the same reciever up until a month ago when the DVI port was going out. It would be "staticy" but it never lost the picture. Also the reciever locked up daily, and I would have to reboot it. I called D* and complained about it and the Tech support guy was cool. He wrote it off as a software upgrade gone bad and swapped it out with a refurbished H10. I am glad he did that because it is by far better than that samsung

[elansp]

ok, well unplugged my component cables and reconnected my dvi to hdmi cable. still no pic. when i try and change channles for a millisecond, you see something on the screen but nothing material. sound is coming thru fine. I've played with the output button. it's currently set to SAT/ANT which should work (works w/component). nothing. format and res doesn't do poo.

in native mode, when i change channels you see the samsung display recognize the correct pic format.

any other thoughts?

thanks again,

[guffy1]

ok, well unplugged my component cables and reconnected my dvi to hdmi cable. still no pic. when i try and change channles for a millisecond, you see something on the screen but nothing material. sound is coming thru fine. I've played with the output button. it's currently set to SAT/ANT which should work (works w/component). nothing. format and res doesn't do poo.

in native mode, when i change channels you see the samsung display recognize the correct pic format.

any other thoughts?

thanks again,

The output mode button switches between DVI and YPbPr, thats it.. (Sat/Ant is not a setting that has anything to do with the output mode button, that is a setting that is related to the TV/Video button on the remote)

You need to use the output mode button on the front of the STB to switch to the DVI output mode. you wil lbe able to see this on the front LED panel of the STB...

The info I am giving you is assuming you are using a Samsung 360..

[elansp]

all-

thx for the patience - at first it would only cycle through component and RGB. disconnected component cables and cycled through output one more time and once it hit RGB the DVI light illuminanted.

thanks again all,