Using the TV’s Menu System
Menus, On-screen Help, and Control Panels
This section highlights your TV’s
Note: The GUIDE Plus+ Menu, Parental Controls, Web Browser, and 1394 Recording menu items are discussed in the Features chapter while Assisted Setup is discussed in the Connections and Setup Chapter.
0 Go Back
1 GUIDE Plus+ Menu
2 Picture Quality
3Audio
4Time
5Parental Controls
6Connections
7Preferences
8Assisted Setup
9Web Browser
Main Menu
GUIDE Plus+ Menu has screens for accessing and adjusting the GUIDE Plus+ features:
•GUIDE Plus+: See what's on TV by using the program guide.
•GUIDE Plus+ Setup: Set up various GUIDE Plus+ options.
•GUIDE Plus+ Label: Turn the channel lable/logo on or off.
Press OK or to access the GUIDE Plus+ menu.
Navigating the Menu System
The first menu you see when you press the MENU button on the remote is called the Main Menu. To access the Main Menu:
1. | Press the MENU button (the Main Menu appears). |
2. | Use the arrow buttons (left,right,up,down) to move through the menu and |
| highlight different options. |
| Note: Press the number buttons on the remote that matches the number |
| next to the |
3. | Press the OK button to select a highlighted item. |
Tips
A shortcut method to access a menu item is to press the number button on the remote that matches the number next to the
Exiting a menu
There are three ways to exit a menu:
Feel free to explore the menu system. If you’re ever unsure where you are in the menu system, look at the menu path at the top (for example, Main Menu, Picture Quality) or if you’re just plain tired of exploring, press CLEAR to remove the menus from the screen and start over again.
Menu Path
•Press CLEAR. The
•Press 0 on the remote when you are highlighting the left side of the menu.
•Highlight 0 (Go Back) menu button and press OK, or press GO BACK on the remote.
On-Screen Help
0 Go Back
1 Closed Captioning
2 Screen Format
3 Record Ouput
4 Color Scheme
5Translucency
6Menu Language
7Digital Channel Info
Main Menu 
Preferences
For an input to acquire the info, put a checkmark next to it:
✓Antenna A
✓Antenna B
DTVLink/1394)
If you are having difficulty tuning to a digital channel that you know exists, what may help is to disable acqusition of Digital Channel Info. However, you should know that this will affect the acquisition of ratings, program titles, and channels names for digital channels. It may also affect the ability to tune to the correct channel from the Guide (for a Watch or Record timer, for example). Whenever possible you should set the Digital Channel Info to be acquired. Disabling Digital Channel Information does not affect the acquisition of GUIDE Plus+ channel listings.
Use OK to add/remove the check. A check will acquire the Digital Ch. Info for this input. No check will not acquire it.
Information appears on the screen to assist you in understanding your menu selection. To the right of the highlighted menu item is a display area that might provide text for the item selected along with any submenu items. In addition, a menu path appears at the top of the screen to let you know where you are in the menu system. At the bottom of the screen are two lines of help text that explain the currently highlighted item.
Controls
Highlighted | Help Text | |
Menu | ||
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Selection |
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Controls let you adjust the default settings of your TV. You can choose a setting, enter a number, or adjust a level such as tint or brightness. There are four types of controls:
•Sliders
•Choice lists (check boxes, radio buttons)
•Alpha/numeric entries,
•Menu (action, choice fields)
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