Setting Up and Controlling

Channels

If you plan to use your TV’s built-in tuner to view television programs, you’ll need to set up your available channels. You may also want to use the TV’s channel control features or block unwanted viewing of channels or input sources by children, as described in these sections:

•“Setting Up Your TV Channels” below

•“Labelling TV Channels” on page 51

•“Selecting Channels” on page 50

•“Setting Up Favorite Channels” on page 50

•“Setting Up Parental Controls” on page 53

Note

If you watch TV programs using an HDTV tuner, or a cable, satellite, or digital TV service with a separate receiver box, you don’t need to set up your channels. The tuner or receiver box does that for you.

Setting Up Your TV Channels

If you’re receiving your TV programs using a broadcast antenna or a cable system without a cable box, you need to set up the channels that the TV can receive.

You can use Auto Program to automatically search for the available channels and set them up. Then, for channels that are not automatically detected, you can use Manual Program to add them. You can also choose to have the TV “skip” certain channels that you don’t want to view.

Automatically Setting Up Your Channels

Before setting up your channels, make sure you’ve connected your broadcast antenna or cable service line to the ANT 1 or ANT 2 connector on the back of the TV. Then press the TV/Video button on the TV panel or remote control to select your TV signal.

1Press the Menu button on the TV panel or the remote control.

2To move to the Channel tab, press Next >.

3When the Channel tab is highlighted, press Enter. The Antenna 1 setting is highlighted.

Note

You can use the buttons on the TV or the remote for all menu operations.

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