Basic Operations

Watching TV channels

Unless you set up TV channels that you can watch under the current conditions, you cannot tune in those channels. For the procedure, see “Setting up TV channels” on page 24.

When watching a digital TV program, you may see emergency alert messages scrolling at the top of the screen. Those messages are broadcast by TV stations as necessary when in emergency situations.

Selecting the analog and digital channels

You can select the input mode between analog and digital channels by pressing the INPUT button.

When you switch the input mode, the last channel you previously selected will be received.

Changing channels

To increase the channel number, press the CH + button on the remote control unit. To decrease the channel number, press the CH – button .

CHANNEL +/– on the Plasma Display has the same function as CH +/– on the remote control unit.

Using 0 – 9 on the remote control unit

Select channels directly by pressing buttons 0 to 9.

EXAMPLE

To select channel 5 (1-digit channel), press 5.

To select channel 25 (2-digit channel), press 2 then 5.

To select channel 125 (3-digit channel), press 1, 2, then 5.

To select subchannel 10-1, press 1, 0, •(dot), then 1.

Pressing the CH ENTER button after entering the channel number, enables you select channels quickly.

To return to the previous channel, press the CH RETURN button.

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Pioneer PDP-4214HD, PDP 42A3HD manual Watching TV channels, Selecting the analog and digital channels, Changing channels

PDP-4214HD, PDP 42A3HD specifications

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