Using your TV

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Changing video settings

To change the video settings:

1Press MENU. The main (Video) menu opens.

Picture Mode

 

Normal

 

Contrast

 

 

50

Brightness

 

 

50

Saturation

 

 

50

Hue

 

 

0

Sharpness

 

 

4

Color Temperature

 

Natural

 

Noise Reduction

 

Medium

 

Video

Enter

Select

Exit

2Press or to select the option you want to change, or the sub-menu you want to access. Options and sub-menus include:

•Picture Mode—Cycles through the available preset picture modes. Choices include Vivid, Normal, Cinema, Sport, and

User.

Note

If you select the User mode, you can individually set the items shown below.

•Contrast—Adjusts the difference between the brightest and darkest areas of the picture.

•Brightness—Adjusts the overall brightest of the picture.

•Saturation—Adjusts the overall color intensity of the picture.

•Hue—Adjusts the balance between the green and red color of the picture.

•Sharpness—Adjusts the overall focus of the picture.

•Color Temperature—PressENTER to open a sub-menu where you can cycle through the available preset color temperature modes. Choices include Warm, Cool, and Normal.

•Noise Reduction—Cycles through the available preset modes designed to reduce noise from connected equipment. Choices include Off, Low, Strong, and Medium.

•VGA—Only available in VGA mode. Opens a sub-menu where you can adjust the VGA settings of your TV. Choices include:

•Auto Adjust–Press ENTER to automatically adjust the settings to optimize the VGA picture.

•H. Position–Adjusts the horizontal position of the picture.

•V. Position–Adjusts the vertical position of the picture.

•Clock–Adjusts the width of the picture based on the VGA mode.

•Phase–Adjusts the signal phase, which can improve image clarity and stability based on the VGA mode.

3Press or to change the setting of the selected option, or press ENTER to enter the selected sub-menu.

4Press MENU to exit a sub-menu, or press EXIT to close the menus and return to normal viewing.

Changing audio settings

To change the audio settings:

1Press MENU. The main (Video) menu opens.

Picture Mode

 

Normal

 

Contrast

 

 

50

Brightness

 

 

50

Saturation

 

 

50

Hue

 

 

0

Sharpness

 

 

4

Color Temperature

 

Natural

 

Noise Reduction

 

Medium

 

Video

Enter

Select

Exit

2Press or to select the Audio menu icon. The Audio menu opens.

Bass

 

 

50

Treble

 

 

50

Balance

 

 

0

Sound Effect

 

Surround

 

MTS

 

Stereo

 

SPDIF Type

 

Dolby Digital

 

Audio Language

 

English

 

Speaker

 

On

 

Audio Out

 

Variable

 

Audio

Enter

Select

Exit

3Press or to select the option you want to change. Options include:

•Bass—Adjusts the relative intensity of the lower-pitched sounds.

•Treble—Adjusts the relative intensity of the higher-pitched sounds.

•Balance—Adjusts the relative volume of speakers (left to right) in a multi-speaker system.

•Sound Effect—Cycles through the available preset sound effect modes. Choices include Surround, Live, Dance, Techno, Classic, Soft, Rock, Pop, and Off.

•Speaker—Lets you turn the TV speakers On or Off (to listen to the audio through an external amplifier/receiver and speakers).

•MTS (Multi-channel TV Sound)(DTV only)—Cycles through the available sound modes. Choices include Stereo, SAP, and

Mono.

•SPDIF (DTV only)—Lets you select the digital sound format. Choices include PCM (external audio from AUDIO OUT (L/R)), Off, and Dolby Digital (external audio from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT).

•Audio Language (DTV only)—Cycles through the available audio languages. Choices include English, Spanish, and French.

•Audio Out—This option can be set only when the Speaker option is set to OFF. Options are:

•Variable–The audio output from your external audio system can be controlled by the TV’s remote control.

•Fixed–The audio output from your external audio system can be controlled by the external audio system’s remote

control.

4Press or to change the setting of the selected option.

5 Press EXIT to close the menus and return to normal viewing.