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27PT8420
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30PW8420
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. ance; or C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or 2. Keep these instructions. D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or 3. Heed all warnings. exhibits a marked change in performance; or 4. Follow all instructions. E. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 17. Tilt/Stability - All televisions must comply with recommended 6. Clean
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Features Active Control™ continuously measures and corrects all incoming Welcome/Registration of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 signals to help provide the best picture quality. This feature monitors Safety/Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–3 and corrects both the sharpness control and noise reduction control. Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Audio/Video
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HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE CONTROL or French and Spanish speaking TV owners an Fonscreen Language option is present. With the Language control you can set the TV’s on-screen menu to be shown in English, French, or Spanish. Press the MENU button on the remote control Main to show the onscreen menu. Picture Brightness 1 Sound Color Press the CURSOR UP qq or DOWN uu buttons to Features Picture Main Install Sharpness scroll though the onscreen menu until the word Install Picture Language 2 Tint
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HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL he TUNER MODE control allows you to change Tthe TV’s input signal to either ANTENNA, CABLE, or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know what type of signal to look for (Cable TV or an Antenna). In the AUTO mode, when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated, the TV will auto- Main Picture Brightness matically choose the correct mode. Sound Color Features Picture Main Press the MENU button on the remote to show Install Sharpness Picture Languag
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AUTOMATIC PROGRAM our TV can automatically set itself for local Yarea (or Cable TV) channels. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV stations in your area when the CHANNEL (+), (–) buttons are pressed. Main Note: Make sure the antenna or cable signal con- Picture Brightness Sound Color nection has been completed before AUTO PRO- Features Picture Main GRAM is activated. Install Sharpness Picture Language Tint Sound Tuner Mode Press the MENU button on the remote to show More... Fe
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CHANNEL EDIT hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD or CDELETE channels from the list of channels stored Main in the TV’s memory. Picture Brightness Sound Color Press the MENU button on the remote control to Features Picture Main Install Sharpness show the onscreen menu. Picture Language Tint 1 Sound Tuner Mode More... Features Auto Program Press the CURSOR UP qq or DOWN uubuttons Install Channel Edit Fine Tune to scroll through the onscreen menu until the word 2 Install is highlight
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PICTURE MENU CONTROLS o adjust your TV picture controls, select a Tchannel and use the Picture Menu Controls listed below: Brightness Control - Press the CURSOR r r Picture or s s buttons until the darkest parts of the 1 50 Brightness picture are as bright as you prefer. Color Color Control -Press the CURSOR r r or Picture s s buttons to add or eliminate color. 2 Sharpness r r Picture Control - Press the CURSOR or Tint s s buttons until lightest parts of the picture Color Temp. 3 sho
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SOUND MENU CONTROLS o adjust your TV sound, select and use the Sound TMenu Controls listed below: Treble:Press the CURSOR r r or s s buttons to adjust the control. The control will enhance the 1 Main high frequency sounds. Picture Treble Bass:Press the CURSOR r r or s s buttons to Bass Sound adjust the control. The control will enhance the low 2 Features Balance frequency sounds. Install AVL Balance: Press the CURSOR r r or s s buttons Incr. Surround to adjust the level of sound coming
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HOW TO USE THE ROTATION CONTROLS Rotation Options for model: 30PW8420 n rare cases the video supplied to the TV screen Main Imight show slightly tilted one way or another. The Picture Brightness Sound Color Tilt Adjust control will allow you to correct the prob- Features Picture Main lem by adjusting the screen in a clockwise or counter- Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound Rotation clockwise direction. More... Features AutoLock Install Active Control Press the MENU button on the r
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HOW TO USE THE TIMER MENU CONTROLS our television comes with an onscreen clock. YThe TV can also be set to turn on or off at a Main specific time and tune to a specific channel when Picture Brightness Sound Color it powers itself on. Features Picture Main Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound Rotation Press the MENU button on the remote control More... Features AutoLock Install Active Control to display the onscreen menu. Digi. Pic. Demo 1 Press the CURSOR DOWN
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ACTIVE CONTROL™OPTIONS he Active Control monitors and adjusts Tincoming video signals to help provide the best picture quality. When you choose to turn the Active Control On, the picture sharpness and Main Picture Brightness noise reduction are controlled automatically. Sound Color Active Control adjusts these picture settings con- Features Picture Main tinuously and automatically. Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound Rotation More... Press the MENU bu
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UNDERSTANDING AUTOLOCK™CONTROLS TV-PG -- This program contains material that parents may find he AutoLock™ feature is an integrated circuit that unsuitable for younger children. Could contain Moderate violence Treceives and processes data sent by broadcasters, or other (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or program providers, that contain program content advisories. some suggestive dialogue (D). When programmed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the co
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SETTING UPAN ACCESS CODE ver the next few panels you’ll learn how to Oblock channels and get a better understanding of the rating terms for certain programming. Main Features Picture Timer Timer Timer First, let’s start by learning how to set a personal Sound Rotation Start Time Rotation AutoLock Features AutoLock Stop Time access code: Active Control Install Active Control Channel Digi. Pic. Demo Activate Digi. Pic. Demo Press the MENU button on the remote to display Display the ons
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BLOCK CHANNELS fter your personal access code has been set A(see previous page), you are now ready to select the channels or the A/V Inputs you want to block out or censor. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: AutoLock Block Channel OffStop Time Setup Code Channel Press the CURSOR UP qq or DOWN uu buttons Clear All Activate 4 until the words Block Channel are highlighted. Block All Display 1 1 Movie Rating TV Rating Press the CURSOR R
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MOVIE RATINGS he AutoLock™ feature can block programming Tbased on the Movie Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: AutoLock G Block Channel Press the CURSOR UP qq or DOWN uu buttons Setup Code PG to highlight the words Movie Rating. 1 Clear All PG-13 Block All R Press the CURSOR RIGHT r r button to dis- Movie Rating NC-17 play the Movie Rating options (G, PG, PG-13, R, 2 TV Rating X NC17, or X). Press the CURSOR UP
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TV RATINGS he AutoLock™ feature can block programming Tbased on the TV Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: TV Rating qq uu Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons Off TV-Y to highlight the words TV Rating. 1 TV-Y7 Press the CURSOR RIGHT r r button to dis- TV-G play the TV Rating options (TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG 2 TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA). TV-14 Press the CURSOR UP qq or DOWN uu buttons TV-MA to highlight any of the TV R
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BLOCKING OPTIONS utoLock™ offers the viewer other blocking fea- Atures as well. With these Blocking Options, the censoring can be turned ON or OFF. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: Setup Code Press the CURSOR UP qq or DOWN uu buttons Clear All until the words Block Options are highlighted. Block All 1 Movie Rating Press the CURSOR RIGHT r r button to dis- play the Blocking Options (Blocking, Unrated, TV Rating 2 or No Rati
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HOW TO USE THE FORMAT CONTROL Format Options for models: 30PW8420 any times while watching movies from a MDVD player the image is shown in “letter box” format. This is the format that is shown in movie theaters. when shown on a TV screen, the 4:3 Zoom 14:9 image will have areas of black on top and bottom of the screen. After the desired format has been selected you can shift or “nudge” the picture by pressing the cursor to move the picture up or down. Zoom 16:9 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT r r or L
