Channel selection, Minor channel number

Channel selection

Information about USA and Canadian channel numbering

=ATSC PSIP channel has two part channel number:

— Major channel number	For example:	Channel: 5.1	Minor channel number
— Minor channel number	Major channel number

=In most situations the major channel number is same for both analog and digital channels (It is equal to the NTSC channel number for existing broadcasters.)

=Usually a minor channel number of zero is used for a broadcaster’s analog channel.

Channel Numbering Example

=Original NTSC Channels for Des Moines:

—5, 8, 11, 13, 17

=Possible NTSC + ATSC Channels for Des Moines:

—5-0, 8-0, 11-0, 13-0, 17-0 (channel numbers for existing analog channels)

—5-1, 5-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3,8-4, 13-1 (channel numbers for digital channels)

Channel Selection

You can select your desired TV program by one of the following methods.

+Method 1 — Using the Channel up/down buttons (CH+ or CH-)

Press the CH+ or CH- to cycle among available channels found (while the hided channels can not be selected).

+Method 2 — Using the direct select buttons (0-9 and Dot buttons)

Press the number buttons (0-9)and the Dot (.) button, then wait for the television to change channels or press ENTER to go immediately to that channel.

For example, if you want to select channel 8.3, just key in ‘8’, ‘.’, ‘3’ on the remote control.(Be sure the period of two-press should be within 3 seconds)

Note

=When you use the number buttons, you can directly select any channel within the channel range . =In some situations virtual channel numbers have no correspondence to physical frequencies.

=To select an analog channel, you may directly input its major channel number. It is unnecessary to input the minor channel number of zero.

+Method 3 — Using the RECALL button

Press this button to switch between the current channel and the last viewed channel.

+Method 4 — Using the Channel List or Favorite List

After auto-search, a default channel list has been created. You may press CH.LIST button to call up the channel list, then make use of 6or5 to select the channel, then wait for some seconds or press ENTER to go directly to that program. If the channel list has more than one page, you can press 3or4to scroll the page.

If you have created your favorite program list, you may press FAVORITE button to call up the favorite list, then make use of 6or5to select the channel, then wait for some seconds or press ENTER to go directly to that program. If the program list has more than one page, you can press 3or4to scroll the page.

NO. NAME

1.2Sencore

2.1WGBH-SD

2.2PBS-HD

2.3WGBH-Dx

11.1MBC DTV

（The above OSD is only

for illustration purpose.

The actual screen may vary.)