Complete Initial Setup, Set Menu Language

Complete Initial Setup

The menu system in your TV/DVD allows the TV’s features to work properly. The first time you turn on your TV/DVD, the language screen appears.

Set Menu Language

The first part of the setup allows you to select your preferred language for the menu system. If English is your preferred language, press OK and go to set the TV Location Mode. To choose another language, press the down arrow button until that language is highlighted, and press the OK button.

Set TV Location Mode

After choosing the Language, a menu screen will ask you to set the TV Location. Choosing “Home” for the TV Location assigns the optimal picture settings for most home environments. This is also the most energy efficient setting. Press OK to display the Channel Setup menu.

Complete Channel Setup

Make sure you've connected the TV/DVD to cable or an off-air signal before you start the next part of the setup.

Menu Language

English

Français

Español

< OK >: Select

TV Location

Home

Retail

This mode is Energy Star compliant.

Set the Signal Type

From the Channel menu, select Auto Channel Search. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight Signal Type, if you connect the Cable to your ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT jack, the option is chosen for you and you can press the down arrow button to continue. To choose Antenna, press the right arrow button and then press the down arrow button to continue.

Complete the Channel Search

With Auto Channel Search highlighted, press OK to begin the channel search. There are several things to be aware of when the TV searches for channels. If you chose Cable as your signal type, the search takes a while because it's looking for analog and digital channels, and then it's removing scrambled channels found. Here is what happens during the search:

1.The search first looks for analog channels and places the number of channels found next to Analog channels found.

2.The search then looks for digital channels and places the number of channels found next to Digital channels found.

3.When Auto Channel Search is in progress, you can press the CANCEL button to cancel the search. Any channels already found will be stored.

4.When the search is complete, press CANCEL to exit the menu system.

You might find there are still some channels in your list that are unavailable to view. To get rid of these channels, press MENU and choose Channel. Highlight and select List and Labels. Note that removing channels from your channel list may be time consuming, so you might want to do it later. Go to page 40 for details on editing your channel list.

Note: If you are using a satellite or cable set-top box, you do not need to complete Channel

Search.

TV	Auto Channel Search
	Go Back
	Signal Type	Cable
	Auto Channel Search	...
	<L/R>: Select

TV	Auto Channel Search
	Go Back
	Signal Type	Cable

	Auto Channel Search	...

To Search for available channels, press OK Running Auto Channel search will erase list & lables.

TV	Auto Channel Search
	Go Back
	Signal Type	Cable
	Auto Channel Search	Running
	Progress:	0%
	Analog channels found:	0
	Digital channels found:	0

Channel Search in progress. Press CANCEL to cancel. Any channel already found will be stored.

Connections and Setup Chapter 1

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