Introduction

Key Features Overview

Your TV is equipped with features that will add to your TV viewing experience. The following information summarizes a few of these features. Chapter 3 provides more information about the rest of the TV’s features and how to use them.

L/MONO

DVI-HDTV

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DVI-HDTV Input

Lets you connect an HD receiver with a DVI output.

DVI (Digital Visual Interface) Provides an uncompressed, digital video interface developed for high-bandwidth digital connection. It supports the overlay of high-resolution graphics needed by some electronic program guide navigation and other interactive services. DVI, when combined with HDCP (High bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology, creates a protected digital connection. The signal speed of the DVI connection is 1080i for HDTV at a rate of 1.78 Gigabits per second.

PIP example

POP example

Dolby* Virtual

Available only for stereo signals. Creates a virtualized surround sound experience from two speakers using the Dolby Pro Logic decoding. It provides the sensation of being surrounded by additional speakers.

PIP (Picture-In-Picture) and POP (Picture-Outside-Picture)

Description: PIP lets you watch two channels at one time — one channel on the main screen and the other in a smaller window. POP also lets you watch two channels at one time- one channel on the left side of the screen (the main picture) and the other on the right.

Requirements: Press the PIP button to bring up the PIP window. Press again to bring up POP. Chapter 3 has detailed instructions on how to use the PIP and POP features.

Auto Tuning

Description: Allows you to set up the TV to automatically tune to a specific channel when you press a certain component (VCR, DVD player, etc.) button on the remote.

Requirements: Set up Auto Tuning in the TV’s menu system. (Chapter 3 has details).

V-Chip: Parental Controls

Description: You can block programs and movies by content, age-based ratings, and/or movie ratings.

Requirements:

Set up the Parental Control menu in the TV’s main menu (Chapter 3 has details).

The broadcasters must use the rating system when they send the program to your TV in order for your TV to block the program.

Parental controls must be locked for these settings to take affect.

* Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories

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