TV User Guide
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Insignia NS-20LCD Television
www.insignia-products.com
Using your television
Turning your television on and off
To turn your television on:
1 Turn on the POWER switch located on the 
back of your television.
2 If the power indicator is red, your television is 
off. Press  on your television or on the 
remote control. The power indicator turns 
blue.
To turn your television off:
• Press  on your television or on the remote 
control.
Selecting the signal source
To select the signal source:
• Press INPUT to select from TV, Video, 
S-Video, VGA, and Component inputs.
Selecting air or cable TV
To select the air or cable television signal:
1 Press INPUT until the source is TV.
2 Press MENU to enter the main menu.
3 Press  or  to select Search.
4 Press  to enter the Search menu.
5 Press  or  to select Tuning Mode.
6 Press  to select Air or Cable.
7 Press OK to confirm your selection.
8 Press OK to exit the menu.
Presetting the channels
Channel presetting is necessary the first time 
you turn on your television or if you move your 
television to a different geographical area.
This feature automatically scans and memorizes 
all available channels in your area and lets you 
easily select channels using CH+ or CH- on the 
remote control or  or  on your television.
To preset the channels:
1 Press INPUT until the source is TV.
2 Press MENU to enter the main menu.
3 Press  or  to select Search.
4 Press  to enter the Search menu.
5 Press  or  to select Auto Search.
6 Press  to start searching for all available 
channels.
Adjusting the volume
To adjust the volume:
• Press VOL- or VOL+ on the remote control or 
press VOL or VOL  on your television to 
adjust the sound level.
To mute the sound:
• Press MUTE on the remote control to 
temporarily turn off the sound. Press MUTE 
again, VOL+, or  to restore the sound.
Changing the channels
To change channels:
• Press CH- or CH+ on the remote control or 
press CH or CH  on your television to 
change the channels.
-OR-
Use the number buttons to enter the channel 
number.
Displaying the current channel number 
and audio mode
To display the current channel number and 
audio mode:
• Press DISPLAY on the remote control to view 
the current channel number and audio mode 
in the top-right corner of the screen. The 
information is displayed for five seconds. You 
can press DISPLAY again to clear the display 
before the five seconds.
Switching between two channels
To switch between two channels:
• Press RECALL on the remote control to 
return to the previous channel viewed. Press 
RECALL repeatedly to alternate between the 
two channels.
Setting the child lock
To set the child lock:
• Press LOCK on the remote control to lock or 
unlock your television. When your television 
is locked, the screen shows a black 
background. Nothing can be viewed until you 
press LOCK again.
Setting the sleep timer
To set the sleep timer:
• Press SLEEP on the remote control to view 
the Sleep Timer screen. Press SLEEP 
repeatedly to progressively set the sleep 
timer for longer periods of time starting with 5 
minutes and increasing up to 120 minutes. 
Selecting Off turns the sleep timer off.
Selecting the picture mode
To select the picture mode:
• Press P. MO DE  on the remote control to 
select the picture mode from among three 
preset modes and one user-set mode.
Selecting the sound mode
To select the sound mode:
• Press S.MODE on the remote control to 
select the sound mode from among three 
preset modes and one user-set mode.
Selecting MTS/SAP broadcasts
You can watch television while also listening to 
high-fidelity stereo sound with the MTS feature. 
MTS can also transmit a second audio program 
(SAP) containing a second language or other 
audio information.










