18 DX-32E250A12

Understanding the basics

Understanding the basics

Turning your TV on or off

To turn your TV on or off:

1Make sure that the power cord is connected to a power outlet.

2Press (power) to turn on your TV. The power indicator LED turns off.

3Press (power) again to turn off your TV. Your TV enters Standby mode and the power indicator LED turns red.

Selecting the video input source

To select the video input source:

1Turn on your TV, then press INPUT. The Input Source list opens.

Input Source

TV

Component/AV

VGA

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

2Press ￿ or ￿ to highlight a video input source, then press

ENTER.

You can also press a direct input button to select the video input source.

Press TV to select TV.

Press COMP or VIDEO to select AV IN VIDEO or COMPONENT IN.

Press HDMI once to select HDMI 1. Press twice to select HDMI 2.

Press VGA to select VGA.

On-screen menu overview

Notes

Depending on the signal source selected, you may see different options on your screen. The following menus are shown in TV mode (except the USB menu).

Menu items that are not selectable are grayed out.

Menus in this manual are described in TV mode, unless otherwise indicated.

The screens shown in this manual are for explanation purposes and may vary from the actual screens on your TV.

PICTURE menu (TV mode)

 

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

SETTINGS

CHANNELS

 

Picture Mode

Energy Savings

 

 

 

 

Contrast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

Brightness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

Tint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharpness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

Select

Menu Back

 

Exit

Exit

 

Adjust settings to affect picture quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO menu (TV mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

SETTINGS

CHANNELS

 

Sound Mode

 

Standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treble

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

Auto Volume

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Audio/SPDIF

 

PCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

Select

Menu Back

 

Exit

Exit

 

Adjust settings to affect sound quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETTINGS menu (TV mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

SETTINGS

CHANNELS

 

Parental Controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed Caption

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

Select

Menu Back

 

Exit

Exit

 

Set various TV options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNELS menu (TV mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

SETTINGS

CHANNELS

 

Auto Channel Search

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add/Skip Channels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favorites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Strength

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio Only

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Zoom

 

On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

Select

Menu Back

 

Exit

Exit

 

Adjust channel options