Understanding the On-Screen Displays
Your TV provides an
the TV, as well as the information related to Extended Data Ser-
vices (XDS). XDS allows broadcasters to supply you with channel
information, program information, and the currenl; time. To view
this information, press the display button (DISP_kY) on the
remote control repeatedly. This section describes t:he displays in the order that they occur.
The first time you press DISPLAY, you will sea
display like this, if your main source is an antenna:
OR
The first time you press DISPLAY, you will see a
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Stereo & SAP SQV
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Input
The first setting ._.hows:
• channel nuraber,
•the call letters for this chanrml,
•stereo and/or SAP are available for reception on this channel,
•this channel is programmed
into Super Quick View memory,
•PIP input source (when a PIP image is showing),
•current day of the week, and.
•time.
display like this, if your main source is an input:
The second time you press DISPLAY, you will see a display like this:
The third time you press DISPLAY, you will see a display like this:
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network name ]
I-programname1
The second setting shows:
•the externa:[ input source (or input name),
•an
•PIP input, source (when a PIP image is showing),
•current day of the week, and
•time.
The third setting shows where the network name and program name
will appear if a broadcaster' is
supplying information via X_DS.
The fourth setting shows where
the program description will
appear if a broadcaster is sapply-
ing that information via XDS.
program description
DImportant: | If the | channel | you are | watching | does not | supply | iifformation | via | |||
| XDS, | an | error | message | will | appear | ("No | name | available," "No | ||
| description | available"), | and | the | "call | letters" will not appear. |
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