Important Information About Your TV
Guidelines for Setting Up and Using Your New Widescreen TV
First Steps
1Read the section entitled “Important Information About Your TV” on the following pages.
2Choose a location for your TV.
•Allow for air circulation around the TV to help prevent overheating.
•Avoid locations where light may reflect off the screen.
•If using a stand, see the stand requirements on pages 8 and 10.
3Connect your other A/V devices to the TV. See Chapter 2, “Connecting,” for recommendations.
4Install the batteries in the remote control. See pages 18 and 19 for information on use and care of the remote control.
5To program the remote control to operate your other A/V devices, see Appendix B.
6Plug in your TV and connected devices to a power outlet. The POWER indicator on the front of the TV will start blinking rapidly.
7After the indicator stops blinking, press the POWER key to power on the TV.
8When the Welcome screen appears the first time you power on the TV, select a language for TV menus. You can later change the language through the Setup menu.
9This TV has a demo mode for use in retail stores. To turn off the demo mode:
1.Press TV MENU.
2.When the menu appears, press the following buttons in sequence: 0, QV, 0
10You can now start watching TV or you can perform additional setup and customization through the TV menus.
TV Operation
11Review Chapter 3, “TV Operation,” for TV features including:
•Device Selection (viewing source). Select a connected device to watch, such as a VCR, DVD player, or antenna. Press DEVICE on the remote control to select from icons for the TV inputs or from the device names you assigned in the Input
Name screen described above. See “Device
Selection Menu.”
•Channel Listings. Press GUIDE to view ChannelView™ channel listings. See
“ChannelView™ Channel Guide.”
•Picture Formats. Press FORMAT to cycle through the available picture sizes and shapes to find the one best suited to the program you’re watching. See “TV Display Formats.”
•PIP/POP. Press PIP/POP, PIP DEVICE, and PIP CH to use the PIP/POP feature (Picture in Picture/ Picture outside Picture). See “Operation of PIP and POP.”
Additional TV Setup
12Review Chapter 4, “TV Menu Operations,” to become familiar with how you can customize TV operation. Press the TV MENU key to enter the menu system. Some examples of what is available are:
•Memorize Channels. Mitsubishi recommends you memorize channels if you plan to watch
•Input Name. Assign device names to the TV inputs. Doing this makes them easier to identify when you change program sources in the Device Selection menu. See “Input Name Menu.”
•Icon Order. Rearrange the device icons in the Device Selection menu. See “Icon Order Menu.”
•SuperQuickview™. Create lists of your favor- ite channels so you can find them quickly. See
“Channel Menu.”
•Signal Strength. View a graphical
“Channel Menu.”
•Clock. If you wish to use the Timer feature, you must first set the TV clock to the correct time. This can be done either manually or automatically. See “Setup Menu.”
•TV Locks. You can restrict TV viewing by program rating or by time of day. You can also disable the