Operation Manual
14  1. Basic Setup and Operation
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Selecting an Input to Watch
1. 
Press 
INPUT
.
2. 
Press     and   to highlight an input icon.
Sample Input selection menu, DVD input selected
3. 
Press 
ENTER
 to switch to the input.
4. 
To control the input device, use the device’s remote 
control or see “Introduction to Home-Theater 
Control,” page 48.
Note:  In most cases, to see a named icon for a con-
nected device (as in the samples), you must first 
assign a name either
• Whenthedeviceisfirstconnectedandthe
New Device Found menu offers a choice 
of names.
• ByusingtheInputs > Name menu to 
assign or change a name at any time after 
the TV has detected the connection.
More About the Input Selection Menu
• Toassignhelpfulnamestotheicons,seethe
Inputs > Name menu, page 59.
• ToremoveunwantedAntenna,Bluetooth
®
, or HDMI 
device icons from the Input Selection menu, see 
the Inputs > Name menu, page 59.
• Torearrangetheicons,seetheInputs > Order 
menu, page 60.
Basic TV Operation
Watching Broadcast TV
TV Connected to an Antenna or Direct Cable 
Service (no cable box)
Note:  Perform channel memorization to enable recep-
tion of digital channels. See page 12.
1. 
Press 
INPUT
 to display the Input Selection menu.
2. 
Highlight the antenna or cable icon and press 
ENTER
.
Sample Input Selection menu, antenna input selected
3. 
To tune to a channel from the 
ANT
 input, use any of 
these methods.
• Enter the channel number using the number 
keys on the remote control and press 
ENTER
.
For a two-part digital channel, such as 3-1, 
press 
3
—
CANCEL
1 ENTER 
.
• Press 
CH
 to change channels one channel at a 
time.
• Press and hold 
CH
 to speed through channels.
• Press 
LAST
 to return to the previous channel.
• Use the Fav (Favorites) feature to tune to up to 
nine favorite channels. See page 28.
• Press 
GUIDE
 to display ChannelView channel 
listings, highlight a channel number, and press 
ENTER
 to tune.
• Set up ChannelView custom channel banks 
and use the 
CH
 key to tune to predefined 
groups of channels. See page 29.










