Dynex manual On-screen menu overview, DX-L40-10A Understanding the basics

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14 DX-L40-10A
	Understanding the basics

You can choose from TV, AV1, AV2, S-video,

Component 1, Component 2, VGA, HDMI1, HDMI2, or HDMI3.

On-screen menu overview

Use the on-screen menu to configure the various operational settings of your TV. To access the menu, press MENU. The menus and their corresponding functions are described in the following table:

	Picture Mode	Lets you enable one of five preset viewing
		options optimized for different viewing
		conditions.
	Brightness	Lets you adjust the level of brightness on
		the screen. Increasing brightness can add
		more light to dark areas of the picture.
	Contrast	Lets you adjust the level of picture
		contrast. Increasing the contrast adds to
		more light to the white areas of the
		picture.
Video	Saturation	Lets you adjust the level of color intensity.
	Hue	Lets you adjust the overall color of the
		picture.
	Sharpness	Lets you adjust the focus of the picture.
		Increase sharpness for a clearer picture, or
		decrease sharpness for a smoother picture.
	Color	Lets you select one of three preset color
	temperature	temperature settings: Cool, Standard, and
		Warm.
	Advanced	Accesses advanced video settings such as
	video	DNR, Black Level Extender, White Peak
		Limiter, Flesh Tone, Adaptive Luma
		Control, and Overscan (only in HDMI).
	Balance	Lets you adjust the balance between the
		left and right speakers.
	Surround	Lets you turn the surround sound effect on
	Sound	or off.
	Equalizer	Lets you select the audio frequency you
		want to adjust and change its value.
Audio	Auto Volume	Lets you select whether to apply the audio
	Control	settings for all input sources, as well as for
		both analog and digital TV channels (OFF),
		or only to the current one (ON).
	SPDIF Type	Lets you select the preferred audio format
		for SPDIF audio signals. SPDIF is only
		available on digital channels or when
		using an HDMI device. Choose from PCM,
		Dolby Digital, or Off.

	OSD	Lets you select the language for the
	Language	on-screen display. Choose from English,
		French, or Spanish.
	Screen Mode	Lets you select the aspect ration of the
		screen. Choose from Normal, Wide, or
		Cinema to Zoom.
	DPMS	Use this setting when using your TV with a
		computer. When using a connected
		computer, lets the computer control if the
		screen is on or off.
	Time Setup	Lets you configure the system clock and
		time zone settings. You can also choose to
		enable the Date/Time features and set up
Setup		the sleep timer.
	Caption	Lets you configure the settings for closed
		captioning (CC, also known as subtitles) in
		TV programs.
	Reset Default	Select Yes on this submenu to reset all
		operational settings to their default
		factory value. Do this only if any of the
		following conditions occurs:
		• The system fails to respond to the
		remote control (make sure the remote
		control batteries are still working and
		that you are within the transmission
		range).
		• The new configuration settings caused
		unexpected results.
		• You forget the system PIN.
	Change	Lets you set a new password for parental
	Password	controls.
	Channel	Lets you select certain channels to be
	Block	blocked.
Parental	Input Block	Lets you select certain input sources to be
		blocked.
	Program	Lets you select certain programs to be
	Block	blocked.
	Clean All	Eliminates all channels (and presets)
		stored in the TV.
	Tuner Mode	Lets you select the signal source for your
		TV (Antenna or Cable).
	Channel Scan	Lets you initiate an automatic channel
		scan to set up the available channels in
		your TV.
	Channel Skip	Lets you select certain channels to
		eliminate from the available channels list.
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	MTS	Lets you enable the SAP (Second Audio
		Program) function. This lets you listen to a
		program using an alternative second
		language. Function availability depends
		on your TV provider.
	Audio	Lets you select the language track you
	Language	prefer for viewing digital TV programs.
		Available options depend on your digital
		TV provider.