How to Use the Remote to Control Your TV

VOLUME (VOL), MUTE button

Press the VOLUME button ( or ) until you obtain the desired sound level.

To reduce the sound to one half of normal volume (SOFT MUTE) to answer the telephone, etc., press the MUTE button. Press the MUTE button again to turn the sound off completely (MUTE). To restore the sound, press the MUTE button one more time, or VOL UP ( ).

Volume 8

MUTE

Soft Mute 8

MUTE

Mute 8

Closed Captioning will display automatically when

MUTE/SOFT MUTE is on and Closed Caption is set to AUTO (see page 56).

When the TV power is turned off at a volume level 31 or greater, the volume level will default to 30 when the TV is turned on. However, if it is set to a level 30 or less, the volume level will be at the level it was set when the TV is turned on.

CHANNEL SELECTOR/FAVORITE CHANNEL (FAV CH) buttons

The CHANNEL SELECTOR buttons are used to select channels, lock access code, etc. Use the CHANNEL SELECTOR buttons to enter one, two, or three numbers to select channels. Enter 0 first for channels 1 to 9, or simply press the single digit channel you wish to tune then wait a few seconds for the TV to tune. Channel selection may also be performed by CHANNEL (CH) UP ( ) or

CHANNEL (CH) DOWN ( ).

Press the FAV CH button to switch to Favorite (FAV) channel mode. You will know you are in Favorite Channel mode when (FAV) is displayed and the displayed channel is GREEN. Press it again to return to your regular tuned channels. You can add any channel to your Favorite channel list by pressing and holding down the FAV CH button until the displayed channel turns from WHITE to highlighted GREEN. You can also delete a channel from your favorite channel list by pressing and holding down the FAV CH button until the displayed channel turns highlighted GREEN to

WHITE.

Cable 6

FAV CH

FAV Cable 6

FAV CH

Cable 6

(-) DASH button

The (-) DASH button can only be used when the remote control is in Satellite (SAT) mode.

LAST CHANNEL (LC) button

Press this button to toggle between the current and last channel viewed.

RECORD button

Press twice (two times) to record programs when the remote is in VCR mode.

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42HDS69, 55HDS69 specifications

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