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42" Plasma TV | Téléviseur plasma de 42 po | Televisor de Plasma de 42"
NS-42PDP
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Water and moisture Insignia NS-42PDP Do not use your TV near water. For example, do not use it near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a 42” Plasma TV swimming pool. Cleaning Unplug your TV before cleaning. Do not use Contents liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use only a damp cloth to clean the exterior of your TV. Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Servicing Lightning Do not attempt to service your TV yourself For added protection for your TV’s receiver because opening or removing covers may during a lightning storm, or when it is left expose you to dangerous voltage or other unattended and unused for long periods of time, hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service unplug it from the power outlet and disconnect personnel. the antenna or cable system. This helps prevent damage to your TV from ligh
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Back Features Front 3 MENU VOL CH 1 2 1 2 SPEAKER AC-INPUT 4 6 7 5 Control Description 1 Power indicator Lights when your TV is turned on. Control 2 Remote sensor Receives signals from the remote control. 1 Speaker output jacks 3 Control buttons For details, see items 4 through 7. 2 Power connector 4 Power/standby Press to turn on your TV or to put button it into standby mode. 5 MENU Press to open the on-screen menu system. 6 Press to increase or decrease the
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Back jacks S/PDIF COMPONENT INPUT 2 COMPONENT INPUT 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Connectors 1 Speaker output jacks 2 RS232 control interface. This interface is used for service only. You cannot operate your TV from this interface. 3 S/PDIF digital audio out jack (optical) 4 HDMI input jack 5 D-SUB/Audio jack 6 D-SUB/PIC jack 7 COMPONENT INPUT1 video (Y, Cb/Pb, Cr/Pr) jacks 8 COMPONENT INPUT1 R-AUDIO-L jacks 9 COMPONENT INPUT2 video (Y, Cb/
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Remote control Button Description 2 Device buttons TV–Press to select the TV. Note This remote control is a universal remote control. If it does not DVD–Press to select a connected seem to work with your TV, press the TV button. DVD player. CBL–Press to select cable or satellite TV. Note AUX–Press to select a device For instructions on programming the remote control, see assigned to this button. “Programming the remote control” on page 21. 3 Number buttons Pre
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0 30 Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Button Description Setting up your TV 24 Press to fast-forward on a DVD or Installing remote control batteries CD if a DVD or CD player is connected. To install the remote control batteries: 25 Press to skip the next chapter on 1 Remove the battery cover. a DVD or next track on a CD if a DVD or CD player is connected. 26 SLEEP Press to set the sleep timer. For more information, see “Setting the sleep timer” on page 18. 27 CCD Press to turn closed capt
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Connecting your TV to an electrical outlet Connecting an outside antenna Antenna cables come in two types: 75 ohm and To connect your TV to an electrical outlet: 300 ohm. 1 Plug the power cord into the power connector on the back of your TV. 75 ohm cable 300-ohm cable If your antenna cable has a 75 ohm connector, connect the cable to the coaxial jack on the back of your TV. If your antenna cable has a 300 ohm connector, connect the cable to a 300-75 ohm adapt
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Connecting cable TV Connecting a sound system Your TV has a 75 ohm jack for connecting cable Use the following illustration to connect an audio TV. processor or Hi-Fi system. Some cable TV providers scramble the signals Warning for “premium” (pay) channels. To view these Make sure that you turn off and unplug your TV before channels you need a converter/descrambler installing devices. box. If you do not have a converter/descrambler box, Note you can connect
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Connecting a VCR Connecting a VCR (for recording) You can connect a VCR with a standard Warning audio/video cable or with a S-Video cable. The Make sure that you turn off and unplug your TV before S-Video cable does not carry sound. If you use installing devices. an S-Video cable, you need to use an audio cable to connect sound. Use the following illustration to connect a VCR for recording TV programs. Note Back of TV For better video, use the S-Video jack i
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Connecting an amplifier Connecting a camcorder Use the following illustration to connect an Warning external amplifier. Make sure that you turn off and unplug your TV before Back of TV installing devices. Use the following illustration to connect a camcorder to your TV. To connect a camcorder: 1 Plug the audio/video cable into the AUDIO L, AUDIO R, and VIDEO jacks ont the back of your TV. W R 2 Plug the other end of the audio/video cable into the audio/video
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Connecting a DVD player Connecting a DTV receiver Warning Warning Make sure that you turn off and unplug your TV before Make sure that you turn off and unplug your TV before installing devices. installing devices. Use the following illustration to connect a DVD player to your TV. To connect a DVD player: Back of TV � Plug the HDMI cable into the HDMI jack on the back of your TV and to the HDMI out jack on the back of the DVD player. Back of TV B R R W G G=gre
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Connecting a computer Using your TV Warning Turning your TV on and off Make sure that you turn off and unplug your TV before installing devices. To turn on your TV: 1 Make sure that the power cord is connected Use the following illustration to connect a to your TV and an electrical outlet. computer to your TV. 2 Press the button to turn on your TV. Back of TV 3 Press the button again to turn off your TV Selecting the TV source To select the TV source: 1 Press
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Automatically setting up channels 3 Press the or button one or more times to highlight Manual Ch Set. To automatically set up the channel list: 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Press the or button one or more times to highlight Setup, then press the OK or button to open the Setup menu. 4 Press the OK or button to access the Manual Ch Set options. 5 Press the or button to select a channel, then press the OK button to add or delete a channel. If a channel is
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Selecting the video input source Adding a channel label To select the video input source: To add a label to a channel: � Press the INPUT button one or more times to 1 Press the MENU button. select the video source. You can select: 2 Press the or button one or more times � TV–TV signal to highlight Setup, then press the OK or � Composite1–AV INPUT1 jacks button to open the Setup menu. � Composite2–AV INPUT2 jacks � Component1–COMPONENT INPUT1 jacks � Componen
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV Manually setting the clock Setting the clock You can automatically set the clock from a digital To manually set the clock: channel signal. Your TV searches for a digital 1 Press the MENU button. channel that has time information encoded. If the clock is not correct after you automatically set it, 2 Press the or button one or more times you can manually set the clock. to highlight Feature, then press the OK or button to open the Feature menu. Automatically
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV 3 Press the or button one or more times Setting the sleep timer to highlight CC Options. The sleep timer lets you select the amount of time before your TV turns off automatically. To set the sleep timer: 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Press the or button one or more times to highlight Feature, then press the OK or button to open the Feature menu. 4 Press the OK or button to open the Digital Closed Caption menu. 3 Press the or button one or more times to
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV 3 Press the or button one or more times 5 Press the number buttons to enter the old to highlight CC when Mute. password. If you have not set a password, enter 0000. The Enter New Password screen opens. 6 Press the number buttons to enter a new password, then enter the new password again to confirm. 4 Press the OK or button to select On or Off. Caution Write down your password and save it for future use. Setting parental controls Your TV has a V-chip that l
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Insignia NS-42PDP 42” Plasma TV To set the ratings: Selecting the on-screen menu language 1 Press the MENU button. To select the on-screen menu language: 2 Press the or button one or more times 1 Press the MENU button. to highlight Feature, then press the OK or button to open the Feature menu. 2 Press the or button one or more times to highlight Feature, then press the OK or button to open the Feature menu. 3 Press the or button one or more times to highlight Parental Control, then
