Turning on your TV for the first time

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Turning on your TV for the first time

To configure your TV:

1Make sure that you have inserted the batteries in the remote control, connected your devices to the TV, and connected the AC power.

2Press (Power), then wait several seconds. The Initial Setup screen opens (only the first time you turn on your TV). Follow the prompts to complete the setup.

Setup Wizard
Language

Choose your menu Language

English

Espanõl

Français

Sutup

ENTER

Select

Select

ENTER Next

 

3Press or to select the menu language you want, then press ENTER. The Picture Mode screen opens.

Setup Wizard

OSD

Picture Mode

 

 

Language

English

 

Screen Mode

Normal

Choose yourDPMSpicture Mode

ON

Time Setup

Caption

Home mode

Retail mode

Sutup

ENTER Next

ENTER Enter

Select

Select

 

Back

4Press or to select the Home Mode or Retail Mode, then press ENTER. Home Mode reduces the TV’s total power consumption. The Tuner Mode screen opens.

Setup Wizard

OSD LanguageTuner ModeEnglish

 

 

Screen Mode

 

Normal

 

Choose yourDPMSTuner Mode

 

ON

 

 

Time Setup

 

 

 

 

Caption

 

 

 

 

Antenna

 

 

 

 

 

Cable

 

 

 

Cable/Satelite Box

 

 

Sutup

ENTER Next

ENTER Enter

Select

Select

 

Back

5Press or to highlight Antenna, Cable, or Satellite Box, depending on the type of connection you have, then press ENTER. The Channel screen opens.

If you are using an antenna for a standard or HD TV signal or if your cable TV is connected directly to the TV (without a box), select Antenna.

If a cable is connected to your TV, select Cable.

If your TV is connected to a cable/satellite box, select Cable/Satellite Box.

6Press or to select Scan, then press ENTER. The channel scan begins.

Your TV automatically scans for available channels in your area and stores the channel information in the channel list. This may take several minutes. While scanning, the TV displays a progress report.

Notes:

Channel scan is not necessary if you are using a satellite or cable box.

Channel scan can take up to 30+ minutes.

You can press EXIT at any time to stop the auto scan, but you will need to run the auto scan again to create a channel list.

Understanding the basics

Turning your TV on or off

To turn your TV on or off (standby mode):

1Plug the power cord into an AC power outlet.

2 Press (power). Your TV turns on.

3Press again to turn off your TV. When you turn off your TV, it goes into standby mode.

Warning: When your TV is in standby mode, it is still receiving power. To completely disconnect power, unplug the power cord.

Note: If your TV does not receive an input signal for several minutes, it automatically goes into standby mode.

Selecting the video input source

To select the video input source:

1Turn on your TV, then press INPUT on the remote control or on the TV. The INPUT SOURCE menu opens.

2Press or to highlight the video source you want, then press ENTER. Options include TV, AV1, AV2, Component1, Component2, VGA (computer), HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, or HDMI4.

Selecting a channel

Tip: If you are using a cable or satellite box, use the remote control that came with that device to change channels.

To select a channel:

Press CH /CH to go to the next or previous channel.

Press the number buttons to enter the channel number you want, then wait for the channel to change, or press ENTER to change the channel immediately.