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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or 1. Read these instructions. D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or 2. Keep these instructions. exhibits a marked change in performance; or 3. Heed all warnings. E. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged. 4. Follow all instructions. 17.Tilt/Stability - All televisions must comply with 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. recommended international globa
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Contents Digital Cable TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Help? Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Buttons on the right of the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 If this instruction manual does not give My Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 an answer or if ‘Be
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Digital Cable TV Your new TV is provided with a special slot called a CableCARD™ which means that you do not need a separate set top box to receive digital cable SDTV and HDTV programs. However it is still possible to connect a set top box to your TV. The CableCARD, which will be available from your cable system operator, is designed only for that particular digital cable TV system. If you need to get digital cable TV from a different system, simple swap your old CableCARD for a new one. Cable s
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é Basic connections to the TV Your integrated digital TV automatically decodes and displays the four basic DTV picture resolution standards. - SDTV (Standard Definition TV) are broadcast as 480i (480-line interlaced) or 480p (480-line progressive scan) video. - HDTV (High-Definition TV) are broadcast either in the 1080i or 720p formats, always with a widescreen picture. Note: Progressive scan video (p) is more like that you see in a movie theater. Images are much more distinct and free of flicke
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- Cable box with S-Video, component video (YPbPr) or HDMI connectors See Connect Accessory Devices, p. 32-33. - Antenna Via antenna you can watch whatever DTV programs being broadcast in your area for free. If you’re not sure what HDTV programming is available in your area, CABLE contact your local content provider or your local electronics store retailer. Broadcasters are in the middle of a transition from analog to digital TV. This means that a given broadcaster will have two channels on the a
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Buttons on the right of the TV Should your remote be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic settings with the buttons on the right side of your TV. Press the power switch B to switch the TV on. Press: • the + VOLUME - buttons to adjust the volume; • the + PROGRAM/CHANNEL - buttons to select the TV channels or sources. The MENU button can be used to summon the Settings menu without the remote control. VOLUME B MENU PROGRAM/CHANNEL POWER Use: • the + VOLUME - buttons and the + PROGR
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= Use of the remote control RC4318 Note: For most buttons pressing a button once will activate the function. Pressing a second time will de-activate it. When a button enables multiple options, a small list will be shown. Press repeatedly to select the next item in the list.The list will be removed automatically after 6 seconds or press OK to remove immediately. DVD/R CBL TV VCR AUX POWER Press the SELECT button repeatedly Press to turn on/off the TV from or to to select one of the system mod
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= FORMAT Press this button to summon a list of available display formats (depending on the receiving signal).This lets you choose the display format of your POWER preference. Press this button repeatedly to select another picture format:Automatic, DVD/R CBL TV VCR AUX Super zoom, 4:3, Movie expand 14:9, Movie expand 16:9, 16:9 subtitle or Wide screen. A/CH SELECT GUIDE DEMO CLOCK MY CONTENT INFO Automatic Super zoom 4:3 Movie expand 14:9 ® ® ® OK ® Movie expand 16:9 16:9 subtitle Wide screen MEN
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= Alphanumeric buttons on the remote control POWER The alphanumeric buttons on the remote control can be used to enter digits and text. DVD/R CBL TV VCR AUX Multi-tap entry can be used to enter alphanumeric information when necessary. A/CH SELECT GUIDE The characters displayed are dependent on the language selected in the DEMO CLOCK Installation menu. See p. 8. MY CONTENT Text is entered similar to the method used for entering text messages on a INFO cellular phone. ® When a letter or number has
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To use the menus Introduction A lot of guiding instructions, help texts and messages will be displayed on your TV when using the menus or when trying to execute an action. Please, follow the instructions and read the help text which are being displayed on the specific item highlighted. The color buttons refer to different actions which may be executed depending on the activated device. Press the corresponding color button on the remote control to perform the required action. How to navigate thro
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Installation Select the menu language & Press the MENU button on the remote control. é Use the cursor down to select Installation in the Settings menu. “ Use the cursor right to enter the Installation menu. ‘ Select Language and enter the list of available languages with the cursor right. ( Select your language with the cursor up/down and press the OK button to confirm you selection. § Proceed with the Installation menu. Store TV channels & Select Autoprogram in the Installation menu. é Use the
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Channel tuning Available channels: - Cable (analog NTSC or digital QAM): max. from 1 to 135 -Terrestrial (analog NTSC or digital ATSC): max. from 2 to 69 If a tuned channel is not yet in the master channel map, the TV will attempt to tune the channel and it will be added to the map. If the channel is not acquired, a message will appear that the channel is not available. When you tune an audio-only digital subchannel, a display appears with the message Audio only. Note: Subchannel selections The
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Setup menu This menu is used to control the settings of special TV functions, features and accessory devices. The Preferences menu allows you to change settings that will typically be accessed only occasionally. The Source menu allows you to select a source. The Clock menu allows you to use your TV as a clock.This setup is necessary for the correct working of the Lock after feature. Preferences & Press the MENU button. é Select Setup with the cursor down and press the cursor right to select the
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Features preferences Caption service This allows you to select the Closed Captions service levels of analog broadcasting to be displayed. Closed Captioning allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses on-screen ‘text boxes’ to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. Captions will appear on the screen during captioned broadcasts. & Select Captions service. é Press the cursor righ
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Digital caption options This allows you to modify how digital captions are displayed on your TV. Select from the following options to change the visual characteristics of your TV’s digital captioning. • Reset to default Select this option to reset the digital caption options back to the captions provider default settings. Press the OK button to confirm. • Size Select this option to select the size of caption display according to your own preference. Select Default (Automatic), Small, Standard or
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Menu preferences OSD & Select OSD. é Press the cursor right to select Normal or Minimum. Normal to activate the continuous display of the channel number (for max. 10 minutes) and extended display of TV channel and program information on screen. E.g. information on the main or auxiliary program, input signal quality of connected accessory devices, the display format, sound mode, availability of Closed Caption service, the audio language, the rating, sleeptimer setup. Minimum to activate the displ
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Source This menu allows you to identify the accessory devices you have connected to the external inputs/outputs. & Select Source in the Setup menu. é Press the cursor right. “ Select the input to which the accessory device is connected. ‘ Press the cursor right again to enter the list of types of devices connected to the selected input. ( Select the accessory device with the cursor up/down. When you select AV1, AV2, AV3, HDMI1, HDMI2, Side or Digital Audio In,a list appears allowing you to ident
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Clock This allows you to use your TV as a clock. Note:Adjusting the clock is necessary for the correct working of Instant record (See use of the remote control, p. 7) and Lock after (See TV settings, Channels, p. 24) features. Auto clock mode & Select Clock in the Setup menu. é Press the cursor right to select the Auto clock mode. “ Press the cursor right to instruct the TV to get the time automatically or manually. Auto clock channel (only available when Auto clock mode is set to Automatic) Wit
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CableCARD applications A CableCARD is a removable card distributed by cable companies, that is inserted into the CableCARD slot at the bottom of your television. See CableCARD, p. 2. It enables you to decode digitally encrypted, or scrambled content delivered from the cable system. CableCARD functionality includes conditional access and copy protection. To receive the features/applications offered by your cable company, you may have to subscribe to those services. Contact your cable company rega
