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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Your New TV ................................ 5
List of Features .......................................................................................... 5
Accessories ................................................................................................ 5
Familiarizing Yourself with Your New TV.................................................. 6
Control Buttons .............................................................................. 6
Connection Jacks (Side or Front).................................................... 7
Connection Jacks (Rear).................................................................. 8
Remote Control .............................................................................. 9
Chapter 2: Installation .................................... 10
Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas ........................................................ 10
Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads........................................ 10
Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads.............................................. 11
Separate VHF and UHF Antennas .................................................. 11
Connecting Cable TV ................................................................................ 12
Cable without a Cable Box.............................................................. 12
Cable with a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels.................. 12
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles some Channels ........ 13
Connecting a VCR...................................................................................... 14
Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV.......................... 14
Connecting a DVD Player .......................................................................... 15
Connecting to Y, PB, PR.................................................................. 15
Connecting to Regular Audio and Video Jacks................................ 15
Connecting a Digital TV Set-Top Box ........................................................ 16
Connecting to Y, PB, PR.................................................................. 16
Connecting to DVI (Digital Visual Interface) .................................. 17
Connecting to HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) ........ 17
Connecting a Camcorder............................................................................ 18
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control.................................................. 19
Chapter 3: Operation ...................................... 20
Tur ning the TV On and Off........................................................................ 20
Plug & Play Feature .................................................................................. 20
Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays.............................................. 22
Viewing the Menus.......................................................................... 22
Viewing the Display........................................................................ 22
Selecting a Menu Language........................................................................ 23
Selecting the Antenna Input ...................................................................... 23
Adjusting the Screen Automatically (Self Focus)........................................ 24
Deactivating the Automatic Execution of the Self Focus.................. 25
Removing the “Self Focus” Message from the Display .................... 25
Memorizing the Channels.......................................................................... 26
Selecting the Video Signal Source.................................................... 26
Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method).......................... 27
Adding and Erasing Channels.................................................................... 28
Changing Channels.................................................................................... 29
Using the Channel Buttons.............................................................. 29
Using the Number Buttons.............................................................. 29
Using the Previous Channel............................................................ 29
Selecting Your Favorite Channels .............................................................. 30
To Store Your Favorite Channels .................................................... 30
To V iew Your Favorite Channels...................................................... 30
Labeling the Channels................................................................................ 31
Picture Control .......................................................................................... 32
Customizing the Picture.................................................................. 32
Using Automatic Picture Settings.................................................... 33
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