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ENGLISH The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
ENGLISH 13. LIGHTNING To protect your unit during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the unit due to lightning and power line surges. 14. POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines, other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits.
Contents PREPARATIONS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ........................................................2 Contents ........................................................................................4 Features ........................................................................................5 Power source ................................................................................5 Parts and functions ........................................................................6 Remote control .........
Features • Integrated Digital Tuner - You can view digital broadcasts without using a Digital TV Set-Top Box. • Closed Caption Decoder With Full Text Mode - Displays text captions or full screen text on the screen for hearing impaired viewers. • Picture Adjustments Using The Remote Control - The On-Screen display allows precise remote control adjustment of BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOR, TINT and SHARPNESS.
Parts and functions Front POWER button Remote sensor AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO IN jacks (VIDEO2) *CHANNEL ▲/▼ buttons *VOLUME ▲/▼ buttons * To display the menu screen. Press both VOLUME ▲/▼ buttons at the same time to display the menu screen. CHANNEL ▲/▼ buttons and VOLUME ▲/▼ buttons can be used to select the desired setting during the menu screen operations.
4. 1 2 3 9 4 10 5 11 5. 6. 6 12 7 13 8 14 15 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 1. POWER Button - Press to turn the power on/off to the TV. 2. Direct Channel Selection Buttons (0-9) - Allow direct access to any channel. 3. –/DISPLAY Button - When the TV is receiving an analog signal pressing this button will display the current information on-screen.
Antenna connections If you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna, follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If you are using a cable TV service (CABLE), see page 9 for Cable TV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 75 ohm Cable or 300 ohm Twin-lead Wire) Connect the 75 ohm Cable from the Combination VHF/UHF Antenna to the RF IN Jack.
This unit has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV Converter box. Some Cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels” in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device which is generally provided by the Cable TV company.
Connections to other equipment The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the TV is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner’s Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs. The connection diagrams below are offered as suggestions. You may need to modify them to accommodate your particular assortment of components.
Connections to other equipment (continued) To connect the TV to a DVD player with component video To AUDIO OUT ENGLISH If your DVD player has component video out jacks, connect your TV to a DVD player using a component video cord. It can greatly enhance picture quality and performance.
Connections to other equipment (continued) To connect the TV to a camcorder To playback from a camcorder, connect the camcorder to the TV as shown. Front of the TV To AUDIO/VIDEO OUT AUDIO/VIDEO cord (not supplied) To connect the TV to a Game The TV can also be used as a display device for many video games. However, due to the wide variety of signals generated by these devices and subsequent hook-up variations required, they have not all been included in the suggested connection diagrams.
Setting the language 1 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen will appear. 2 Press or to select ENGLISH You can choose from three different languages (English, Spanish and French) for the on-screen displays. On-screen language selection (step 4) will automatically appear on the screen when you press MENU/ENTER initially. Select the language you prefer first, then proceed with the other menu options. (SETUP) menu. 3 Press or to select “LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE”.
Memorizing channels This TV is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the next channel set into memory, skipping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they must be programmed into the TV’s memory. To use this TV with an antenna, set the TV/CABLE menu option to the TV mode. When shipped from the factory, this menu option is in the CABLE mode. TV/CABLE selection 1 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen will appear. 2 Press or to select (SETUP) menu.
Memorizing channels (continued) Automatic memory tuning 2 Press or to select or menu, then press “AUTO CH MEMORY”. ENGLISH 1 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen will appear. (SETUP) to select 3 Press . The TV will begin memorizing all the channels available in your area. After finishing Analog Tuning, Digital Tuning starts automatically. • It may take from 15 minutes to 30 minutes to complete memorizing digital cable channels.
Memorizing channels (continued) To add or delete channels (DIGITAL MODE) 1 Press ANALOG/DIGITAL to select the digital mode. 2 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears. 3 Press or to select menu, then press or “DIGITAL SETUP”. (OPTION) to select 4 Press . The DIGITAL SETUP menu appears. 5 Press or to select “ADD/DELETE”, then press . The ADD/DELETE menu appears. 6 Press or to select “ADD/DELETE”, then press . 7 Select the desired channel to be memorized or deleted using or 8 Press .
TV operation ENGLISH 1 To turn on the TV, press POWER. the volume level by pressing VOL 2 Adjust + or – . The volume level will be indicated on the screen by green bars. As the volume level increases, so do the number of bars. If the volume decreases, the number of green bars also decreases. the TV/CABLE menu option to the 3 Set appropriate position (see page 14). - VHF/UHF channels TV CABLE - CABLE TV channels the Direct Channel Selection 4 Press buttons to select the channel.
TV operation (continued) CH / Press and release CH or . The channel automatically stops at the next channel set into memory. For proper operation, before selecting channels, they should be set into the memory. See pages 14 - 16 “Memorizing channels”. DISPLAY Press –/DISPLAY to display the current information on the screen. When the TV receives a digital signal, the digital information will appear.
Setting the V-Chip ENGLISH An age limitation can be set to restrict children from viewing or hearing violent scenes or pictures that you may choose to exclude. The restriction applies to “TV RATING” and “MOVIE RATING” if this data is transmitted. You may set this restriction separately. To use the V-Chip function, you must register a password. To set a password 1 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears. 2 Press or to select menu, then press or “V-CHIP”. (OPTION) to select 3 Press .
Setting the V-Chip (continued) To set the V-CHIP 1 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears. 2 Press or to select (OPTION) menu. 3 Press 4 Press or to select “V-CHIP”. to display the password entering mode. Use number buttons (0-9) to enter your password, then press MENU/ENTER. The V-CHIP menu appears. 5 Press or to select “V-CHIP SET”, then press . The V-CHIP SET menu appears. 6 Press or to select “TV RATING”, then press or to display the desired rating.
Setting the V-Chip (continued) To change the password 2 Press or to select menu, then press or “V-CHIP”. ENGLISH 1 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears. (OPTION) to select 3 Press to display the password entering mode. Use the number buttons (0-9) to enter your password, then press MENU/ENTER. The V-CHIP menu appears. 4 Press or to select “CHANGE PASSWORD”, then press . 5 Enter a new password using the number buttons (0-9), then press MENU/ENTER.
Setting the V-Chip (continued) Downloading the additional V-Chip rating system As a supplement to the standard V-Chip rating system, your television will be able to download an additional rating system, if such a system becomes available in the future. To download the additional V-Chip rating system (when available) 1 Press ANALOG/DIGITAL to select the digital mode. 2 Press MENU/ENTER, then press or to display (OPTION) menu. 3 Press or then press .
Setting the clock EXAMPLE: Setting the clock to “8:30 AM”, 28 th (TUE) October, 2008. or to select (SETUP) ENGLISH 1 Press MENU/ENTER, then press menu. 2 Press or to select “CLOCK SET”. Then press . The CLOCK SET menu will appear. 3 Press or then press to set the MONTH, . 4 Set the DAY, YEAR and TIME as in step 3. After setting the date and time, the clock will begin functioning automatically. 5 Press MENU/ENTER repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared.
Setting the picture size You can view 480i format programs in three picture sizes—4:3, 16:9 and ZOOM. Selecting the picture size You can change the picture size by pressing the PICTURE SIZE button on the remote control. • If receiving an Analog signal, you can choose 4:3 or 16:9 picture size. • If you are receiving a Digital signal in the 4:3 format, you are restricted to the 4:3 picture size. • It receiving a Digital signal of 16:9, you can choose 16:9 or ZOOM.
Picture control adjustment/Resetting your picture adjustment Picture control adjustment or to select menu. ENGLISH 1 Press MENU/ENTER, then press (PICTURE) 2 Press or to select the item you want to adjust. Press or to adjust the setting.
Closed Caption WHAT IS CLOSED CAPTIONING? This television has the capability to decode and display Closed Captioned television programs. Closed Captioning will display text on the screen for hearing impaired viewers or it will translate and display text in another language. Captions: This Closed Caption Mode will display text on the screen in English or another language. Generally, Closed Captions in English are transmitted on C1 and Closed Captions in other languages are transmitted on C2.
Closed Caption (continued) To turn on closed captions (DIGITAL MODE) ENGLISH 1 Tune the television to the desired program in the digital mode. 2 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears. or to select 3 Press menu, then press or (OPTION) to select “DIGITAL SETUP”. . The DIGITAL SETUP menu 4 Press appears. or to select “CLOSED CAPTION”, then press Press 5 The CLOSED CAPTION menu appears. . • This screen can be displayed by pressing CLOSED CAPTION.
CC Setting (DIGITAL MODE) You can select the display method of Closed Caption with AUTO designated by broadcasting studios or CUSTOM. 1 Tune the television to the desired program in the digital mode. 2 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears. 3 Press or to select menu, then press or “DIGITAL SETUP”. (OPTION) to select 4 Press . The DIGITAL SETUP menu appears. 5 Press or to select CC SETTING and press . The SETTING menu appears.
CC advanced This feature is designed to customize Digital Captions only. 1 Tune the television to the desired program in the digital mode. ENGLISH When you have selected CUSTOM as the display method, you can adjust the various setting listed below as follows: 2 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears. 3 Press or to select menu, then press or “DIGITAL SETUP”. (OPTION) to select 4 Press . The DIGITAL SETUP menu appears. 5 Press or to select “CC ADVANCED”, then press . The CC ADVANCED menu appears.
Selecting Stereo / Second Audio Program (SAP) Selecting Stereo/Second Audio Program (SAP) The multi-channel TV sound (MTS) feature provides high-fidelity stereo sound. MTS also can transmit a second audio program (SAP) containing a second language or other audio information. When the TV receives a stereo or SAP broadcast, the word “STEREO” or “SAP” displays on-screen every time you turn the TV on, change the channel, or press –/DISPLAY.
Selecting the audio language (DIGITAL MODE) When two or more audio languages are included in a digital signal, you can select one of the audio language. To select the audio language 1 Tune the television to the desired program in the digital mode. ENGLISH Selecting the audio language (DIGITAL MODE) 2 Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears. 3 Press or to select menu, then press or “DIGITAL SETUP”. (OPTION) to select 4 Press . The DIGITAL SETUP menu appears.
Using the auto shut off feature If the AUTO SHUT OFF feature is ON, and a station being viewed stops broadcasting, the TV will automatically shut itself off after 15 minutes. To use the auto shut off feature 1 Press MENU/ENTER. The Menu screen will appears. 2 Press or to display (OPTION) menu. 3 Press or to highlight “AUTO SHUT OFF”, then press or to select “ON” or “OFF”. 4 Press MENU/ENTER repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared.
Troubleshooting SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Try another AC outlet. • Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker. • Unplug unit for an hour, then plug it back in. • Station or CABLE experiencing problems, tune to another station. Poor sound or no sound. • Check sound adjustments (Volume and Mute). • Check for sources of possible interference. • Station or CABLE experiencing problems, tune to another station. • Make sure channels are set into memory.
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