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Owners Guide
Alpha Series Model L40A105
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Please read these instructions carefully.
2-6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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7 HOW TO ATTACH/REMOVE THE STAND
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9-14 FIRST TIME USE
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15-23 TV OPERATION
21-23 CONNECTIONS TO OTHER EQUIPMENT
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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 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER to alert the user to the presence of important operating (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE and
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the po
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) 24) Do not allow the product to output distorted sound for an extended period of time. It may cause speaker overheating and fire. 25) This reminder is provided to call the cable TV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. 26) The
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CHILD SAFETY NOTICE 5 3FV1021A_eng.indd 5 3FV1021A_eng.indd 5 3 3/14/11 10:21:35 AM /14/11 10:21:35 AM ENGLISH
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The unit emits heat when in operation. Do not place any covers or blankets on the unit, this may cause overheating. Do not block ventilation holes, or set up near radiators. Do not place in direct sunlight. When placing on a shelf leave 4 inches (10 cm) free space around the entire unit. 4 inches 4 inches Notes when mounting the LCD TV on a wall If the unit is to be mounted on the wall, contact the retailer where you purchased the LCD TV for advice, and have the equipment pr
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How to attach the stand NOTE: • Unplug the AC cord from the AC INPUT terminal. • Before beginning this process, assure that TV is laid on a clean, safe, and cushioned space to avoid any damage to the unit. • Do not touch or press the LCD screen, the glass might break under pressure. Place the TV on its front onto a table. Align the stand’s bottom-plate (supplied) as seen here. It will fi t in only one direction. Hold the unit and attach the stand frame (a) slowly and secure the stand frame (a) wi
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Features LCD color TV Unique space saving design combines a 40” class LCD color TV. • 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. • Programmable T
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Contents Before using your unit IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................3 CHILD SAFETY NOTICE ...................................................5 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..................................................6 How to attach the stand .....................................................7 How to remove the stand ...................................................7 F eatures ............................................................................. 8 Power source ...
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Location of controls Front Left side POWER button CH (CHANNEL) / buttons VOL (VOLUME) +/– buttons MENU button INPUT/ENTER button POWER Indicator To display the menu screen. Red : Standby Press MENU button to display the menu screen. Green : On CH (CHANNEL) / buttons, VOL (VOLUME) +/– buttons and INPUT/ENTER button can be used Remote sensor to select the desired setting during the menu screen operations. DIGITAL AUDIO COAXIAL OUT jack PC/DVI AUDIO IN jack HDMI3 IN jack PC MONITOR IN jack F
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Remote control 5.MENU Button - Press to display the On-Screen menu. 12 6.CURSOR ▲/ ▼/ ◀/ ▶ Buttons - Use to navigate and select menu 1 13 2 functions of the LCD TV. 7.ENTER Button - Press to enter or select functions for the On- Screen menu. 3 8.EXIT Button - Press to exit the On-Screen menu. 9.VOL (VOLUME) + / – Buttons - Press the + button to 4 14 increase, or the – button to decrease the sound level. 15 5 10.LAST CH Button - Pressing this button allow you to go back to the previous channel
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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, see Cable TV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 75 ohm cable) Connect the 75 ohm cable from the combination VHF/UHF antenna to the Antenna Antenna Jack Jack. 75 ohm Coaxial Cable Cable TV connections This TV has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV Converter box.
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TO SELECT DIGITAL CHANNELS Starting setup Press the first 1-3 digits, then press the – button followed by the remaining number. The Auto Setup menu appears the first time you turn on the Example, to select channel 15-1, press 1, 5, –, 1, then press TV, and assists you to specify the Air/Cable setting, and ENTER. program your channels automatically. • If a channel is selected with only audio content, “Audio only” will be displayed on the screen. IMPORTANT: Make sure that the antenna or cable
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DISPLAY Quick guide for menu Press DISPLAY to display the current information on the screen. When the TV receives a digital signal, the digital information will operation appear. Example: Select Menu Language. Sleep Timer 62-1 HDMI_Moving_Picture... Off CH-1 TV-MA Digital Air English Press INPUT to select TV mode. 1 No Program Information is available Press MENU. The TV menu screen will appear. 2 Main Menu Video >> Full 1080i Audio CH Channel Locks • Channel number • Station name Setu
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Convenience functions You can change the default settings by pressing the MENU button on your remote, then select the one of the icons at the left of the menu - follow the On-Screen prompts to set your preferences. Icon Selected Items Setup hint Video Picture Mode Dynamic Bright and dynamic picture (factory-set) Standard Standard picture quality (factory-set) Movie Movie-like picture setting (factory-set) Custom Your personal preferences (set by you; see “Picture Setting”) Picture Brightness /
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Add Digital Channel Memorizing channels If you find a new unregistered digital channel, you can add the new channel into the channel memory. This TV is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the next channel Tune in the new channel. 1 set into memory, skipping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they must be programmed into the TV’s Select “Channel”, then press ▶ or ENTER. 2 memory. To use this TV with an antenna, set the Source op
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Repeat steps 3-4 for other channel. You can assign a label to Checking the digital signal 5 each channel. strength When you finish inputting the label name, press EXIT to return 6 to the normal screen. This TV will allow you to view the digital signal meter for To clear a Channel Label digital channels. After step 3 above, press ▲ or ▼ to select “Label Clear”, then press ▶ or ENTER. 1 Select “Channel”, then press ▶ or ENTER. NOTE: Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Signal Meter”. 2 • The channel labe
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To set the Parental Control To change the password Select “Locks” menu, then press ▶ or ENTER. Select “Locks”, then press ▶ or ENTER. 1 1 Use Number buttons (0-9) to enter your password, then Use Number buttons (0-9) to enter your password, then press 2 2 press ENTER. Then Locks menu will appear. ENTER. The Locks menu will appear. 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Parental Control”, then press ◀ or ▶ to 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Change Password”, then press ▶ or select “On” . ENTER. The Change Passwor
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Select “Setup”, then press ▶ or ENTER. Closed Caption 1 Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Closed Captions”, then press ▶ or 2 WHAT IS CLOSED CAPTIONING? ENTER. This television has the capability to decode and display Closed The Closed Captions menu will appear. Captioned television programs. Closed Captioning will display text on the screen for hearing impaired viewers. Press ◀ or ▶ to set “CC Display” to “On”. 3 Captions: This Closed Caption Mode will display text on the Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Digit
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NOTE: • Selectable picture format aspect ratios may vary depending on the input source or broadcast signal. • Aspect menu also can be displayed by pressing ASPECT on the remote control. Natural In some cases, this image will display the size of standard 4:3 with a black side bar. Cinema Wide1 (for 4:3 format programs) To fill the screen, the right and left edges are extended. However, the center of the picture remains near its former ratio. The top and bottom edges of the picture may be hidd
