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Connecting to other equipment

The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the television is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the owner's manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs.

The following connection diagrams are offered as suggestions. You may need to modify them to accommodate your particular assortment of components. The diagrams are intended to show component video and audio interconnections only.

Selecting the video input source:

•Press INPUT to view a signal from another device connected to your television, such as a VCR or DVD player. AUX displays on the screen for four seconds after pressing INPUT.

Connecting the television to a VCR

VIDEO IN AUDIO IN

VCR

To Audio/ Video

 

OUT

Front of TV

Audio/ Video cord (not supplied)

Connecting the television to a camcorder

To play back from a camcorder, connect the camcorder to the television as shown.

VIDEO IN AUDIO IN

To Audio/

Video OUT

Front of the TV

Audio/Video cord (not supplied)

Connecting the television to a video game console

The television can also be used as a display device for many video games. However, due to the wide variety of signals generated by these devices and subsequent connection variations required, they have not all been included in the suggested connection diagrams. You will need to consult each component's owner's manual for additional information.

Setting up the television

VIDEO IN AUDIO IN

To Audio/

 

Video OUT

Front of the TV

Audio/Video cord (not supplied)

Using the menu

To access the menu using the TV buttons:

Press both of the VOL and VOL buttons at the same time. The menu screen appears.

To access the menu using the remote control:Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears.To select a setting using the TV buttons:Use the CH and CH buttons and the VOL and VOL buttons.To select a setting using the remote control:Use the CH + and CH - buttons and the VOL + and VOL - buttons.

Setting the language

You can choose from three different languages (English, French, and Spanish) for the on-screen displays.

You must select a language first, before setting other menu options.To select a menu language:1Press MENU/ENTER. The on-screen language selection screen appears.NOTE:

If no buttons are pressed for more than 60 seconds, the menu screen returns to normal television operation automatically.

2Press the CH + and CH - buttons to select LANGUAGE, then press the VOL + button.

3Press the CH + and CH - buttons to select the desired language:•English (ENGLISH),•French (FRANÇAIS), or•Spanish (ESPAÑOL).4Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.

Memorizing channels

This television is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the next channel set into memory, skipping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they must be programmed into the television’s memory.

To use this television with an antenna, set the TV CABLE menu option to the TV mode. When shipped from the factory, this menu option is in the CABLE mode.

Selecting TV or cableTo select TV or cable input:

1Press MENU/ENTER. The menu screen appears.

2Press the CH + and CH - buttons until the indicator next to CH SETUP flashes, then press the VOL + button.