Table of Contents

Installing and Connecting the TV

 

Unpacking ..........................................................

6

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control ...

6

Connector Types ................................................

6

Identifying Front and Rear Connectors ..........

7

Basic Connections (Connecting Cable TV or

 

an Antenna) ...................................................

8

Removing the rear cover ...........................

8

Attaching the rear cover ............................

8

Connecting directly to cable

 

or an antenna ........................................

8

Cable box connections ..............................

8

Connecting the Power Cord .............................

9

Bundling cords and cables ......................

10

Adjusting the viewing angle of the TV ...

11

Carrying the TV ......................................

11

Connecting a VCR and Cable TV ..................

12

Connecting a Satellite Receiver ......................

13

Connecting a Satellite Receiver with a VCR ....

14

Connecting an Audio Receiver .......................

15

Connecting a DVD Player with Component

 

Video Connectors .......................................

16

Connecting a DVD Player with A/V

 

Connectors ..................................................

17

Connecting a Digital Satellite Receiver .........

18

Connecting a Digital TV Receiver .................

19

Setting the Channels ........................................

20

Selecting the On-screen Menu Language ......

22

Watching the TV

 

Watching the TV .............................................

23

Watching with closed caption .................

24

Selecting the Picture Mode .............................

24

Selecting the Effect Mode ...............................

25

Using the 16:9 Enhanced Feature ..................

26

Using the Freeze Function ..............................

27

Setting the Video Inputs ..................................

28

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Using the Video Label Feature .......................

29

Operating Video Equipment with Your TV

 

Remote Control ..........................................

30

Programming the remote control ............

30

Operating optional equipment .................

32

Using Favorite Channels .................................

33

Setting your favorite channels .................

33

Watching favorite channels .....................

34

Using the Channel Label Feature ..................

34

Using Advanced Features

 

Using the Menu ................................................

36

Adjusting the Picture Quality ........................

37

Adjusting the Sound Quality ..........................

39

Selecting Stereo or Bilingual Programs .........

41

Selecting stereo or bilingual programs

 

using the menu ...................................

41

Using the Parental Control Feature ...............

42

Activating the Parental Control feature ....

42

Selecting a Custom Rating ......................

44

What the Ratings Mean ..................................

46

Ratings in the U.S.A. ..............................

46

Ratings in Canada ...................................

48

Turning Off the TV Automatically ................

50

Additional Information

 

Troubleshooting ...............................................

51

Self-diagnosis function ...........................

51

Trouble symptoms and remedies ............

51

Specifications ...................................................

53

Index to parts and controls .............................

54

TV Front Panel ........................................

54

Remote Control .......................................

55

Index .................................................................

56

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