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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
and signals from other components
Familiarizing Yourself with The TV
ˆ POWER & TIMER indicator
Ø POWER
ˇ SUPER VIDEO INPUT jack
Connect a set of external headphones to this
Front Panel Jacks
Œ AUDIO INPUT jacks
For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 2.1
Ô MODE
Remote Control
Œ POWER
ˆ RESET
F. F
Remote Control
Y O U R N E W T
¸ VCR Controls
+100
Remote Control Œ Power
˝ MODE
´ Number buttons
¿ Sleep
Remote Control ¯ Reset
Y O U R N E W T
˘ Display
Chapter Two
Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas
Connecting Cable TV
This terminal might be labeled
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
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
Replace the cover
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control
Install two AA size batteries
Slide the cover out com- pletely
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Plug & Play Feature
Chapter Three
Turning the TV On and Off
The message “Plug & Play” is displayed
If you want to reset this feature
O P E R AT I O N
Viewing the Menus
Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays
With the power on, press the MENU button
O P E R AT I O N
Press the MENU button to exit
Selecting a Menu Language
O P E R AT I O N
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Selecting the Video Signal-source
Memorizing the Channels
Storing Channels in Memory Automatic Method
Press the VOL+ button
O P E R AT I O N
Adding and Erasing Channels Manual Method
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Directly Accessing Channels
Adjusting the Volume
Changing Channels
Using the Channel Buttons
O P E R AT I O N
Labeling the Channels
“Labeling” in the A/V mode
O P E R AT I O N
Setting the Clock
Option 1 Setting the Clock Manually
When selecting the hours, be sure
TV Clock
Option 2 Using the Local PBS Channel to Automatically Set the
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O P E R AT I O N
O P E R AT I O N
will automatically disappear after about 5 seconds
Customizing the Picture
After adjusting an item, the gauge
O P E R AT I O N
Using Automatic Picture Settings
Press the MENU button exit
Customizing the Sound
O P E R AT I O N
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Using Automatic Sound Settings
Press the CH button to select “TV/AV”
Viewing an External Signal Source
O P E R AT I O N
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Chapter Four
Customizing Your Remote Control
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
VCR Codes
DVD Codes
Codes
Setting Up Your Remote Control to Operate Your Cable Box
4.3 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
Cable Box
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Fine Tuning Channels
After you adjust the fine tuning
“*” will appear when you press DIS- PLAY while watching this channel
alternate between “On” and “Off.”
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Pressing VOL - or VOL + will
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Tilt
CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
ton will alternate between “On” and “Off”
Digital Noise Reduction
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Pressing the VOL- or VOL+ but
TXM3297HF / TXM2797HF / TXM2796HF / TXM3296HF / TXM3298HF / TXM2798HF
Changing the Screen Size
TXM3097WHF/ TXM3098WHF
Press the CH button to select Color Tone
Changing the Color Tone
4.9 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Freezing the Picture
Using the R.Surf Feature
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Setting the On/Off Timer
Before using the timer, you must
set the TV’s clock. See “Setting the Clock” on page
Setting the Sleep Timer
Sound Features
Melody
Auto Volume
Turbo Sound
Surround
Press the MENU button to exit
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
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
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
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
Changing the PIP Channel
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
Setting Up Your Personal ID Number PIN
Using the V-Chip
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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
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Blocks a Channel “Emergency Escape”
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
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