Menus, On-screen Help, and Control Panels, Controls

Using the TV’s Menu System

Menus, On-screen Help, and Control Panels

This section highlights your TV’s on-screen menu system. The menu system has several types of screens. An overview follows.

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.

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 on-screen menu. For example, in the Main Menu, press 3 to go straight to the Audio 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

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 on-screen menu selection.

3.Press the OK button to select a highlighted item.

Exiting a menu

There are three ways to exit a menu:

•Highlight 0 (Go Back) menu button and press OK, or press GO BACK on the remote.

•Press 0 on the remote when you are highlighting the left side of the menu.

•Press CLEAR. The on-screen displays are cleared from the screen and you return to TV viewing.

Menu Path

On-Screen Help

Highlighted Menu	Help Text
Selection

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 on-screen help text of 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 text that explain the currently highlighted item.

Controls

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, and menu (action, choice fields) buttons.

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