Changing Channels, Selecting the Input Source

Changing Channels

Press the (+) or (–) CH buttons on the remote control to change the channel up or down. This TV allows you to select up to 125 channels (1 to 125). To select a channel, enter a one-digit, two-digit, or three-digit number, or use the channel up or down buttons.

To select a channel number (for example, channel 25):

Complete the following procedure within 4 seconds.

1Press the 2 button on the remote control.

2Press the 5 button.

3Press Select.

To select a subchannel number (for example, 123.1):

Press 1, 2, 3, . (period), 1, and then Select on the remote control.

Selecting the last channel

Press the Last button on your remote control to view the previous channel you were viewing.

Operating a DVD or other device

After programming a home entertainment device into your remote control, press a device button on the top of your remote control. Use the Record, Stop, Rewind, Fast-Forward, Pause, and Play buttons to operate a DVD or other connected device. The Skip Forward and Skip Backward buttons work with DVD players.

For information on how to program a device into your remote control, see “Programming the remote control for a home entertainment device” on page 44.

Displaying program information

Pressing the Info button displays a banner with information about the current program you are viewing. Pressing it again, with the banner still displayed, gives you more detailed information when available.

If the program you are receiving is copy protected, an icon is displayed in the program information. Recording digital programs with an i.LINK device, or recording digital audio with digital audio output terminals, is restricted.

Icon	Description

Digital copying prohibited

One digital copy only

Sometimes the name of the program is not broadcast. In that case, the program name is not displayed.

Selecting the Input

Source

Pressing the Input button displays the Input Source menu. Use the up arrow and down arrow to highlight an input source and press Select.

Changing the View with the Aspect Button

Pressing the Aspect button scrolls through the Aspect modes. Your options depend on what is currently viewed.

■Side Bar: Shows the standard 4:3 ratio picture image in the center of the TV with dark bars on the left and right.

■Smart Stretch (S.Stretch): Horizontally stretches the TV picture to fill the screen. Suitable for stretching normal 4:3 programs to fill the screen.

■Zoom: Proportionally stretches the TV picture, but clips the top and bottom of the image to fit the screen. Eliminates black bars.

■Stretch: Shows high-definition TV in its normal format.

■Dot by Dot: Detects the resolution of the signal and displays an image with the same number of pixels on the screen.

Using the Remote Control

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