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