Chapter 5: Using the TV’s features
To open the Channel Browser™ banner:
•Either… press 3 C, # c, or ion the remote control. Or… press Cto open the THINC menu, highlight
Channel Browser and press T.
•Press 3 C to surf backward through the previously tuned 32 channels or inputs in the History list, the channels in the ANT 1 channel list, or the inputs in the Inputs list.
•Press # cto surf forward through the channel/input History, the ANT 1 channel list, or the Inputs list.
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1Input type
2Highlighted item (channel or input)
3Channels stored in the channel history
4Instructions for programming the HOME key (this will be replaced by the 6th item in the History list, ANT 1 list, or Inputs list).
5Current list (History, ANT 1 or Inputs)
6Current input
7Current antenna type (cable or TV)
8Active channel number
9Channel call letters (if available)
10Resolution
11Home source
To toggle among the History, ANT 1, and Inputs lists:
After opening the Channel Browser™ banner, press B or b to toggle between History, ANT 1 and Inputs.
Note: The Channel Browser™ banner opens in History list by default. Once another list has been selected, the
Channel Browser™ will open in the last selected list.
To tune to a channel or input in Browse mode:
1 While watching TV, press 3 C or # c to open the Channel Browser™ banner and surf back to a previous item or surf forward to the next item in the list.
In Browse mode, when you stop on an item in the Browser banner, it will be highlighted and the TV will automatically tune to the channel or input.
2 Press Oto close the Channel Browser™ banner.
Note: The Channel Browser™ banner will close automatically if you do not make a selection within 30 seconds.
To tune to a channel or input in Select mode:
1 While watching TV, press 3 C or # c to open the Channel Browser™ banner and surf back to a previous item or surf forward to the next item in the list.
In Select mode, when you stop on an item in the browser banner, it will be highlighted but the TV will not automatically tune to the channel or input.
2 Press Tto tune the TV to the highlighted item.
3 Press Oto close the Channel Browser™ banner.
Adding and clearing channels and inputs in the channel history
Adding channels and inputs to the channel history:
As a channel or input is tuned, the Channel Browser™ adds it to the History and displays it on the “right side” of the Browser banner. Previously tuned channels/inputs are “shifted” to the left, eventually moving off the left side of the Browser banner. Press 3 C to surf backward through the previously tuned channels/inputs. Any channel or input that is tuned repeatedly will not be repeated in the History, but instead is moved to the top of the list on the right side of the Browser banner.
The Channel Browser™ will store the following channels:
•All channels that are tuned using the numeric buttons on the remote control.
•All channels that are tuned using <or ,, Mor mon the remote control.
•All inputs that are tuned to for at least 5 seconds.
Note: Whenever an item is selected that cannot be tuned (for various reasons), the TV will automatically tune to the previously viewed channel or input.
Clearing channels from the channel history:
•Reconfiguring the ANT 1 input will clear the channel history.
Note: See page18 for details on configuring the antenna input.
•Once 32 channels or inputs are stored in the history list, the oldest item will be removed from the list when a new channel or input is tuned.
•Turning off the TV will clear the channel history only if
History List in the Channel Browser Setup is set to “Power Off Clear (On).”
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