5Still Mode

You can pause the image shown on the TV screen.

Press [PAUSE F] to pause the image shown on the TV screen.

FREEZE

•The sound output will not be paused.

•If no signal is detected or protected signal is received during still mode, the image remains paused and the sound output will be muted.

•The still function will be released after 5 minutes.

To cancel still mode, press any button except [POWER y].

5Switching Each Input Mode

You can easily switch with the remote control to the DTV (ATSC) and TV (NTSC) or to access external devices when they are connected to the unit.

Press [SOURCE] or [CH +] repeatedly to cycle through the input modes.

Source

TV

Video1

Video2

Component

HDMI1

HDMI2

HDMI3

DTV/TV channel

Video1

or

Video2

Component

HDMI1 (or PC input)

HDMI2

HDMI3

•Pressing [CH -]reverses the direction of the input modes.

5Switching Audio Mode

INTRODUCTION

 

This section describes how to switch the audio in the analog mode and how

 

to switch the audio language in the digital mode.

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press [SAP] to display the currently selected audio

 

PREPARATION

 

mode. While receiving an MTS broadcast, press

 

 

 

 

 

repeatedly to cycle through the available audio

 

 

 

channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAP / STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When all audio are available

WATCHING

 

 

 

SAP / STEREO

 

 

SAP / MONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAP / STEREO

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When stereo and monaural audio are available

 

 

 

MONO / STEREO

 

 

MONO / STEREO

 

 

 

OPTIONAL

 

SAP / MONO

 

 

SAP / MONO

 

When SAP and monaural audio are available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETTING

 

 

 

 

MONO

 

When only monaural audio is available

 

 

 

 

 

(cannot be switched)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONO

OPERATING

 

: Outputs mono-audio

 

STEREO

: Outputs stereo-audio

 

 

SAP

: Outputs second audio program

 

DTV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLU-RAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Press [SAP] to display the currently selected language

 

BLU-RAY

 

and the number of available languages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

 

 

SETTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

English 1/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Press [SAP] repeatedly to cycle through the available

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

 

audio languages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Available languages differ depending on the

 

 

broadcast. “Other” is displayed when the audio

 

 

language cannot be acquired, or the acquired

 

 

 

languages are other than English, Spanish or French.

INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [SAP] does not control external audio devices.

 

 

 

• The information display will automatically disappear in a

 

 

 

few seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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