Computer

You can connect your computer to the TV and use the TV as a PC monitor.

With VGA

Use a VGA cable to connect the computer to the VGA connector and add an audio L/R cable to connect the VGA Audio to AUDIO IN - VGA/DVI on the back of the TV.

With HDMI

Use an HDMI cable to connect the computer to the TV.

With DVI to HDMI

Alternatively, you can use a DVI to HDMI adapter to connect the PC to HDMI and an audio L/R cable to AUDIO IN - VGA/DVI on the back of the TV.

Ideal monitor setting

If your computer is added as a Computer type of device in the Source menu (list of connections), the TV is set to the ideal Computer setting automatically.

If you use your computer to watch movies or use it to play games, you might want to set the TV back to the ideal TV watching or gaming setting.

To set the TV to the ideal setting manually . . .

1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK.

2 - Select TV settings > Picture > Game or computer and press OK.

3 - Select Game (for gaming) or select Off (for watching a movie) and press OK.

4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Remember to set the Game or computer setting back to Computer when you stop playing the game.

Picture format - Unscaled

Additionally to the automatic settings, you can also set the Picture format to Unscaled - an expert pixel for pixel display mode (black bars may appear).

1 - Press o OPTIONS and select o Options in the menu bar.

2 - Select Picture format > Unscaled and press OK.

In Help, press *List and look up Display resolutions, for an overview of the supported PC resolutions.

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Setup menu

Quick picture settings

Quick picture settings

With Quick picture settings you can set your basic picture preferences in a few easy steps. The settings you made are stored under the Picture style - Personal. You can return to your picture preference if some settings were changed. You can set a preferred picture setting for every TV activity or connected device individually.

To return to your preferred picture setting, while watching a TV channel, press o OPTIONS, select j Picture and sound in the menu bar, select Picture style and select Personal.

To set a Quick picture settings on a TV activity or a connected device . . .

1 - Press h, select an activity or a connected device (or its connection) and press OK.

2 - Press h agian, select S Setup and press OK.

3 - Select Quick picture settings and press OK. Go through the steps and finish. The activity or connection has your personal preferences.

In Help, press *List and look up Picture style, for more information.

Setting up / Setup menu

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