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Chapter 3 Operation
Chapter 2 Installation
Chapter 1 Your New TV
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.1
Chapter 4 Special Features
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter One
List of Features
ˆ POWER & TIMER indicator
Familiarizing Yourself with The TV
Ø POWER
and signals from other components
Front Panel Jacks
Connect a set of external headphones to this
Œ AUDIO INPUT jacks
ˇ SUPER VIDEO INPUT jack
For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 2.1
Œ POWER
Remote Control
ˆ RESET
Ô MODE
Y O U R N E W T
Remote Control
¸ VCR Controls
F. F
˝ MODE
Remote Control Œ Power
´ Number buttons
+100
Y O U R N E W T
Remote Control ¯ Reset
˘ Display
¿ Sleep
Chapter Two
Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas
Connecting Cable TV
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels
I N S TA L L AT I O N
This terminal might be labeled
After you’ve made this connection, set the A/B switch to the “A” position for normal viewing. Set the A/B switch to the “B” position to view scrambled channels. When you set the A/B switch to “B,” you will need to tune your TV to the cable box’s output channel, which is usu- ally channel 3 or
Unplug the cable or antenna from the back of the TV
Connecting a VCR
Your TV can be connected to an S-Video signal from an S-VHS VCR
Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV
Connecting a DVD Player 480i/480p
Connecting a Digital TV Set-Top Box 480p/1080i
2.9 CHAPTER TWO INSTALLATION
Connecting a Camcorder
Install two AA size batteries
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control
Slide the cover out com- pletely
Replace the cover
Chapter Three
Plug & Play Feature
Turning the TV On and Off
continued
The message “Plug & Play” is displayed
If you want to reset this feature
O P E R AT I O N
With the power on, press the MENU button
Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays
O P E R AT I O N
Viewing the Menus
O P E R AT I O N
Selecting a Menu Language
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Press the MENU button to exit
Selecting the Video Signal-source
Memorizing the Channels
Storing Channels in Memory Automatic Method
Adding and Erasing Channels Manual Method
O P E R AT I O N
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Press the VOL+ button
Changing Channels
Adjusting the Volume
Using the Channel Buttons
Directly Accessing Channels
O P E R AT I O N
Labeling the Channels
“Labeling” in the A/V mode
Option 1 Setting the Clock Manually
Setting the Clock
When selecting the hours, be sure
O P E R AT I O N
continued
Option 2 Using the Local PBS Channel to Automatically Set the
O P E R AT I O N
TV Clock
O P E R AT I O N
After adjusting an item, the gauge
Customizing the Picture
O P E R AT I O N
will automatically disappear after about 5 seconds
Using Automatic Picture Settings
O P E R AT I O N
Customizing the Sound
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Press the MENU button exit
Using Automatic Sound Settings
O P E R AT I O N
Viewing an External Signal Source
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Press the CH button to select “TV/AV”
Chapter Four
Customizing Your Remote Control
VCR Codes
CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
DVD Codes
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
4.3 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
Setting Up Your Remote Control to Operate Your Cable Box
Cable Box
Codes
After you adjust the fine tuning
Fine Tuning Channels
“*” will appear when you press DIS- PLAY while watching this channel
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
Pressing VOL - or VOL + will
alternate between “On” and “Off.”
CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
Tilt
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Press the MENU button to display the menu
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Digital Noise Reduction
Pressing the VOL- or VOL+ but
ton will alternate between “On” and “Off”
TXM3297HF / TXM2797HF / TXM2796HF / TXM3296HF / TXM3298HF / TXM2798HF
Changing the Screen Size
TXM3097WHF/ TXM3098WHF
4.9 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
Changing the Color Tone
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Press the CH button to select Color Tone
Freezing the Picture
Using the R.Surf Feature
Before using the timer, you must
Setting the On/Off Timer
set the TV’s clock. See “Setting the Clock” on page
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Setting the Sleep Timer
Sound Features
Turbo Sound
Auto Volume
Surround
Melody
Note Turbo sound and BBE are exclusive relation
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Press the MENU button to exit
and on the tape’s packaging
Viewing Closed Captions
Activating Picture-in-Picture
Viewing Picture-in-Picture
Selecting a Signal Source External A/V for PIP
TXM3298HF / TXM3098WHF / TXM2798HF
Changing the Size of the PIP Window
Just press the SWAP button on the remote control
Swapping the Contents of the PIP image and Main image
Quick way to access the SWAP
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Just press the CH or CH buttonblue color on the remote control
Quick way to access the PIP channel
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Changing the PIP Channel
Setting Up Your Personal ID Number PIN
Using the V-Chip
continued
How to Enable/Disable the V-Chip
How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines”
TV-Y Young children TV-Y7 Children 7 and over
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Note These categories consist of
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
4.25 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
continued
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip
Note The V-Chip will automati
Blocks a Channel “Emergency Escape”
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Viewing the Demonstration
4.27 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
Chapter Five
Identifying Problems
Specifications
Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV
Using Your TV in Another Country
A.2 APPENDIX
M E M O
APPENDIX A.3
M E M O
A.4 APPENDIX
M E M O