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Important Information To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove WARNING WARNING cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. RISK OF ELECTRIC To reduce the risk of fire or Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. SHOCK DO NOT OPEN shock hazard, do not expose this TV to rain or moisture. This symbol indicates This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside important instructions the product that presents a accompanying the product. risk of electric shock or personal injury
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Table of Contents Setup And Connections .......................................................... 3 Step 1: Unpack the TV...................................................................... 4 Step 2: Connect Your TV .................................................................. 4 TV Only ....................................................................................... 4 The Basic connection ................................................................. 5 Advanced Connections ....
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Table of Contents Menus and Control Panels ............................................................. 28 Audio Menu .................................................................................... 30 Using the Remote to Select an Audio Processor .......................... 31 Picture Quality Menu ..................................................................... 32 Screen Menu ................................................................................... 33 Using Closed Captioning
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ªª Setup and Connections Getting started Setup and connections 1 This manual is designed to get you started quickly. The first five sections of the manual show you how to ª get your TV set up and connected, run the Interactive Setup, program the remote, and use all of the menus, features, and controls of your TV. Interactive Setup The Reference section in the back of the book 2 contains troubleshooting tips, care and cleaning instructions, accessory ordering information and your warranty. Well…
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Setup and Connections Advanced Connections Once you have made your connections you will need to program the TV to tune Advanced connections give you better sound and video by separating to the correct Video INPUT channel in the audio and video signals and enabling you to connect multiple order to see and hear audio and video components. from the component. You will program this later in the Interactive Setup. This section describes the types of inputs available on the back of your TV and suggest
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Setup and Connections Sample Connections Cautions: The following are sample connection scenarios you may encounter when connecting components to your TV. Note: those components Position Cables to Avoid Audio Hum which offer an S-Video connection, such as DVD, VCR or satellite or Interference receivers, must match their S-Video connection with their audio INPUT • Insert all cables firmly into jacks. connection. • Place the audio/video cables to the sides of the TV’s back panel instead of straight
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ªª Interactive Setup There’s an on-screen setup routine Setup and connections 1 The interactive setup routine helps you through the steps ª needed to configure the TV and set up the GUIDE Plus+ Gold menu system: • Select a menu language • Search for available channels Interactive Setup 2 • Set up the GUIDE Plus+ system • Set the time • Set the VCR1 channel • Set the VCR2 channel Using the remote 3 • Set the DVD channel • Set the SAT/CABLE channel • Make the channel list and labels Using the Menu
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Interactive Setup Using Point and Select You only need to know one rule when using the remote to access on- screen menus and control panels: point and select. The point and select method has two steps. 1. Point to a menu item using the MOVE arrows on the remote. To point up or down, press the up or down arrows. To point left or right, press the left or right arrows. 2. Select a menu item by pressing MENU or OK. Selecting an item tells the TV’s menu system to go ahead and make OK the change or go
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Interactive Setup SETUP Would you like to begin Setup now? 1 Begin setup now 2 Cancel setup 3. Point to Begin setup now and press MENU or OK. Selecting a Language The first part of the setup routine asks you to select your preferred language for the menu system. SETUP Select the language to be used in these menus. 1 English 2 Español 3 Français 1. Point to your preferred language for the menu system. 2. Press MENU or OK to select that language. Auto Channel Search The next part of the setup ro
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Interactive Setup Select Yes if the cable box changed to channel 9, or No if it did not. If you select No, the system will try another code. If the GUIDE Plus+ Gold system cannot recognize either your cable box or VCR after several tries, a screen stating “Cable Box (VCR) test failed...Please consult your manual and try again” appears. You have a choice to either Try Again or Skip Cable Box Setup. If you get this message, you should also: • Double check the brand of your cable box or VCR, and tr
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Interactive Setup Setting the Time The next step in the Interactive Setup lets you set the time of day. If your GUIDE Plus+ system has not completed its first download, you need to set the time. Once the system has completed its first download, it sets the time for you automatically. SETUP Would you like to set the time on the TV? 1 Set time 2 Skip this step 1. Press MENU or OK to bring up the SET TIME control panel. SET TIME : AM Enter 01 to 12 for the hour. Press MENU to exit. 2. Use t
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Interactive Setup Setting the VCR1 Channel (auto tuning) The next step lets you set the VCR1 channel. When you set the VCR1 channel, you’re telling the TV what channel to tune to when you press the VCR1 button on the remote. This is called auto tuning. Indicate which input you used to connect the VCR. If you don’t have a VCR1 component connected to the TV, skip this step or select Not Connected from the VCR1 Channel choice list. (For more, see Auto Tuning in the Using the Menus section.) SETUP
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Interactive Setup SETUP Would you like to use a second VCR with your TV? 1 Use TV with VCR 2 2 Skip this step 1. Press MENU or OK to bring up the VCR2 choice list. SET VCR2 CHANNEL 1 Not connected 2 Channel 3 3 Channel 4 4 Video 1 Input 5 Video 2 Input 2. Point to the choice that matches the way you have your second VCR connected to the TV. 3. Press MENU or OK to continue. Setting the DVD Channel (auto tuning) The next step lets you set the DVD channel. When you set the DVD channel, you’re tell
