Choosing a Program Source

50Chapter 4. TV Operation and Features

NOTE: If your only viewing sources are connected to the ANT 1 and ANT 2 antenna jacks, you can switch inputs without the Input Selection menu. Press INPUT to switch between ANT 1 and ANT 2. To verify which is the current source while watching TV, press INFO to see the on-screen status display.

Selecting from Multiple Sources: The Input Selection Menu

The Input Selection menu allows you to select an input to watch on the TV. The current input appears as a gold- colored icon.

1.Press INPUT on the TV’s remote control to display the Input Selection menu (Figure 2).

2.To select a different input, press on the TV’s remote control to move the highlight through icons in the input section.

3.Press ENTER to switch to the device and close the menu.

More About the Input Selection Menu

•To assign meaningful labels to the icons, such as “VCR” or “DVD,” see the “Input Name” section of chapter 5, “TV Menu Settings.”

•To rearrange the icons, see the “Icon Order” section of chapter 5, “TV Menu Settings.”

•To use with NetCommand-controlled devices, includ- ing IEEE 1394/DTVLink devices, see additional infor- mation in chapter 6, “NetCommand Operations.”

Analog channel name is displayed if you entered a name in the Channel menu.

Note: If limited data is shown or no program data ap- pears, it is because the broadcaster is not sending the information. This is not a defect of your TV.

Using ChannelView

Feature	Instructions

View listings while viewing	Press GUIDE.
ANT 1 or ANT 2.	Press GUIDE.
ANT 1 or ANT 2.

Scan through memorized	Press	or .
channels one by one.	Press	or .
channels one by one.

Scan quickly through memo-	Press PAGE		/ .
rized channels.
View detailed information for	Press	or	to highlight
digital channels.	a channel and press .
Return to viewing basic list-	Press .
ings information	Press .
ings information

Figure 3. ChannelView screen, current programs. Use

to exchange displays for current and future programs.

Input Section			Audio Section

Figure 2. Input Selection menu. See chapter 6, “NetCommand Functions,” for use of the Audio section.

ChannelView™ Channel Listings

ChannelView provides listings, as sent by broadcast- ers, for memorized channels on ANT 1 or ANT 2. ChannelView is available

•for an antenna input not assigned to the TV Guide On Screen system.

•When the TV Guide On Screen system is disabled.

Channels are marked with either a D for digital channels or an A for analog channels. Digital channels are shown with the major channel and sub-channels (or bitstreams).

Figure 4. ChannelView screen, future programs on the selected channel (digital channels only)

IMPORTANT

To receive ChannelView updates: Set the Energy Mode to Fast Power On and leave the TV powered off for a while each day. If the TV loses power, program listings will be lost until the next update.

WD-57831 specifications

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Mitsubishi Electronics WD-57831 manual Choosing a Program Source, ChannelView Channel Listings

Models: WD-57831