11
Remote control buttons and functions
ENGLISH
AV42PD20ES / LCT1119-001A-U / English

Displaying the current time

You can display the Current Time on the screen.
Press the h
hh
h (Information) button to display the
current time
Pressing the h (Information) button changes the display as
follows:
• This TV uses teletext data to set the current time. If the
TV has not received a TV channel that has teletext
programmes since it was turned on, the time display is
blank. To view the current time, choose a TV channel
that has teletext programmes. The time will still be
displayed as long as you do not turn off the TV, even if
you choose other TV channels.
• When watching videos, an incorrect current time is
sometimes displayed.

Return to TV channel instantly

You can return to a TV channel instantly.
Press the b
bb
b button
The TV returns to the TV mode and a TV channel appears.

Using the FREEZE function

You can view the current programme as a still picture.
1 Press the F
FF
F button
The still picture of the current picture will appear.
To cancel the FREEZE function:
Press the F button again.
• The FREEZE function does not work while a sub-
picture is displayed.
• The still picture cannot be output from the TV.
• Compared to the normal picture the two pictures are
vertically stretched.
• To prevent screen burn-in, the FREEZE function is
automatically cancelled if no TV operation has been
performed for about 15 minutes.

Using the PIP function

(picture in picture)

You can view two pictures (Main-picture and sub-picture).
You can view a TV programme received by the TV and a
video programme from an external device at the same time.
• If a device which can receive broadcast programmes
(such as a satellite tuner or VCR) is connected to the
TV’s EXT terminal, both the broadcast programme
received by that device and the broadcast programme
received by the TV can be viewed at the same time.
• With just the TV, two broadcast programmes cannot be
viewed at the same time.
• In twin pictures mode, compared to the normal picture
the two pictures are vertically stretched.
1 Press the P
PP
P button
Pressing the P button changes the PIP mode as
follows:
• When the P button is pressed while watching a TV
programme, the picture from an EXT terminal is
displayed as the sub-picture.
Press the U p buttons to change the sub-
picture to the picture from another EXT terminal.
• When the P button is pressed while watching a
picture from an EXT terminal, the picture from a TV
channel or the picture from another EXT terminal is
displayed as the sub-picture.
Press the U p buttons to change the sub-
picture to the picture from another TV channel or
another EXT terminal.
• The main-picture and sub-picture must be different.
• If the main-picture signal is poor, the quality of the
sub-picture may also be poor.
• If the pictures have different standards, the top and
bottom of one of them may be missing.
• The sub-picture will disappear if the TV receives a
control signal from the external device.
• The ZOOM function does not work in the twin-
picture mode.
• The STEREO / I • II function does not work in the
EXT modes even if you are viewing a TV programme
in the sub-picture.
• The BLUE BACK function does not work in the twin
picture mode or the picture-in-picture mode.
• The sub-picture cannot be output from the TV.
No indication
D0049-EN
current programme still picture
D0050-EN
Twin pictures mode
Picture in picture mode
Cancel the PIP function
Main-
picture
Main-
picture
Main-
picture
Sub-
picture
Sub-
picture
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