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Direct Button Operation

MUTE

Mutes the current sound output.
Press MUTE.
• " " will be displayed on the screen for 30 minutes, and
the sound is silenced.
• Within 30 minutes of pressing MUTE, mute can be
canceled by pressing VOLk/l or MUTE.
• Mute will be canceled after 30 minutes have passed.
However, the TV will not suddenly output a loud sound as
the volume level is set to 0 automatically.

Sleep Timer

Allows you to set a time when the TV automatically
switches to standby.
Press SLEEP.
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The remaining time displays when the sleep timer has been set.
• Each time you press SLEEP, the remaining time switches
as shown below.
Off 30 60 90 120
• When set, the time automatically starts counting down.
• If you want to adjust the sleep timer, you can press SLEEP
twice then change the time setting.
• When it is 5 minutes before the time expires, the remaining
time will start to keep appearing every minute.
• Select "Off" by pressing SLEEP to cancel the sleep timer.
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The TV will enter standby when the remaining time reaches 0.

FLASHBACK

Press FLASHBACK to switch to the previously tuned
channel.
• Press FLASHBACK again to switch back to the currently
tuned channel.
• FLASHBACK will not work if no channel has been
changed after the TV is turned on.

FREEZE

Allows you to capture and freeze a moving image that
you are watching.
Press FREEZE.
• A moving image is captured.
• Press FREEZE again to cancel the function.
• When this function is not available, "No displaying still
image available." will display.
• The still image automatically goes out after 30 minutes.
• If you are using the freeze function and a broadcast
activates the V-CHIP BLOCK, the freeze function will be
canceled and a V-CHIP BLOCK message will appear.
• You can have the same settings by choosing "Freeze" on
the menu items. (See page 28.)

Changing Channels

You can change channels in several ways.
Method 1
Using CH
U/V
on the remote control unit or on the TV.
Method 2
Using remote control buttons 0-9, • (DOT).
Examples:
To select a 1 or 2-digit channel number (e. g., Channel 5):
Press 5 ENT.
To select a 3-digit channel number (e. g., Channel 115):
Press 1 1 5 ENT.
To select a 4-digit channel number (e. g., Channel 22.1):
Press 2 2 • (DOT) 1 ENT.
Method 3
Selecting the program from CH List.
1 Press INPUT on the remote control unit.
The CH List screen displays.
2 Press
c/d to select "AIR".
A list of viewable programs is displayed.
3 Press
a/b to select the desired channel, and then
press ENTER.
• When selecting a 1-digit channel number, it is not
necessary to press 0 before the number.
• When you enter 0-9 only, channel selection will be made if
there is no operation within a few seconds.
• If you push "0" by itself, nothing will happen.
• Complete the above steps within a few seconds.
• When you enter 0-9 and • (DOT), channel selection will be
made if there is no operation within a few seconds.

Changing Volume

You can change the volume by pressing VOLk/l on
the TV or on the remote control unit.
• To increase the volume, press VOLk.
• To decrease the volume, press VOLl.
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Audio status
Output device Output Select
Fixed Variable
Speaker Variable sound Mute
• When "Output Select" is set to "Variable", the indicator on
the screen changes as shown below.
60
• See page 29 for details on the Output Select function.
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