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TV Set-Up

Getting Started

1. Review the important safety, installation, and oper-
ating information at the beginning of this book.
2. Choose a location for your TV.
• Allow at least four inches of space on all sides
of the TV to help prevent overheating. Over-
heating may cause premature failure of the TV
as well as shortened lamp life.
• Avoid locations where light may reflect off the
screen.
• See the stand requirements under “I mportant
Information About Your T V.”
3. Install the batteries in the remote control. See the
following page. See chapter 4, “TV Operation an d
Features” for more on use of the remote control.
4. Plug your TV into a power outlet. The
TIMER
indica-
tor on the front of the TV will start blinking r apidly.
After the
TIMER
indicator stops blinking, press the
POWER
key to power on the TV.
5. When the Welcome screen appears the firs t time
you power on the TV, select a language for TV
menus. You can later change the language through
the Setup menu.
6. Connect your audio/video (A/ V) devices to the TV
and perform initial setup.
• See chapter 3, “TV Connections” for conne c-
tion diagrams.
• See the following pages for initial TV setup and
use of the Auto Input Sensing feature.
• See chapter 6, “NetCommand,” to perform
NetCommand IR “learning” for control of your
home theater (available on Y series and 734
series models).
7. Mitsubishi recommends you perform a c hannel
scan. See “Initial TV Setup” on the following pages.
8.
You can now start watching TV or you can perform
additional setup and customization through the T V
menus.

Guidelines for Setting Up and Using Your New Widescreen TV

TV Operation

1. Review chapter 4, “TV Operation and Features,” for
TV features including:
• Input Selection (viewing source). Select a
connected program source to watch, such as a
VCR, DVD player, or antenna. Press
INPUT
on the
remote control to select from icons for the TV
inputs. See “Choosing a Viewing Source.”
• ChannelView. Press
GUIDE
to see channel list-
ings for programs on
ANT 1
and
ANT 2
.
• Picture Formats. Press
FORMAT
to cycle through
picture sizes and shapes to find the one best
suited to the current program. See “TV Si gnals
and Display Formats.”
2. To understand use of the Input Selection menu
with NetCommand-controlled devices, se e “Using
NetCommand” (Y and 734 series mode ls).
3. To view JPEG photo files on the TV, see “Viewing
JPEG Picture Files.”

Additional TV Setup

1. Review chapter 5, “TV Menu Settings,” to custom-
ize TV operation. Press the
MENU
key to enter the
menu system. Some examples of settings you may
wish to change include:
• FAV. Use an on-screen menu to create custom
lists of your favorite channels. See Setup >
Edit.
• Order. Rearrange the device icons in the Input
Selection menu to put frequently used icon s
near the front. See the Inputs menu Order
options.
• Name. Change the device names that appear
in the Input Selection menu. See the Inputs
menu Name options.
• Parental Locks. Restrict TV viewing by
program rating, by channel, or by time of day.
You can also disable the front-panel buttons
if you have small children. See the Lock >
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