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Getting started

Turning the TV on

Switching on the TV

Connect the power cord to a wall outlet, the
! power indicator lights in red (standby mode).
1 Press 1 on the remote control or ! on
the TV bottom of the panel, the ! power
indicator lights in green.
Note:
If you watch black and white programmes when
the colour system mode is set to Auto, colour
noise may appear on the screen. In this case
select the appropriate Colour system (For the
system of each country or region, refer to pages
14 and 33).

Switching off the TV

1 Press 1 on the remote control or ! on
the TV bottom of the panel to switch to the
standby mode.
Notes:
• When the TV will not be used for a long period
of time, such as during vacation or travel,
remove the power plug from the wall outlet.
• The TV will automatically turn itself off after
approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a
vacant channel or a station that completes its
broadcast for the day. This function does not
work in external input or Blue screen Off mode.
The TV will automatically turn itself off after
approximately 2 hours if you do not operate the
TV after turned on by on timer function.
• If power is cut off while you are viewing the TV,
the Last Mode Memory function turns on the
TV automatically when power is applied again.
If power is going to be off for a long time and
you are going to be away from your TV, unplug
the power cord to prevent the TV from turning
on in your absence.

Learning about the menu system

We suggest you familiarize yourself with the
display charts before using the menu system:
• Press MENU to display menu, then press I or i
to select main menu headings.
• Press u or U to select an item.
• Press I or i to select or adjust setting.
• Press Q to display the next menu.

Displaying the menu chart

PICTURE
menu
SETUP
menu
TIMER
menu
FUNCTION
menu
AV connection
Manual tuning OK
OK
Auto tuning OK
Language
SETUP
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
English
3D Colour management
Picture settings
PICTURE
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
FUNCTION
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
1
On Timer Position
On Timer
Sleep Timer
TIMER
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
0:00
00:00
0
TIMER
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
Sleep Timer 0:00
On Timer Position
On Timer 00:00
0
FUNCTION
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
Teletext Auto
AV connection
Manual tuning OK
OK
OK OK
Picture Position
Auto tuning OK
Language
SETUP
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
English
Picture Position
PICTURE
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
Picture settings
OK
Colour Temperature
ActiveBacklightControl
OK
Off
On
Cinema Mode On
3D Colour management
Colour Temperature
Base colour adjustment Base colour adjustment
ActiveBacklightControl
Off
Cool Cool
On
Cinema Mode On
Teletext language
Auto format On
4:3 stretch Off
Teletext Auto
1
Teletext language
Auto format On
4:3 stretch Off
Blue screen On Blue screen On
Side panel 1Side panel 1
SOUND
menu
Treble
Balance
Surround
Bass
Dual
MTS
SOUND
Back Watch TV
Auto
Dual 1
0
0
Off
0
Dual
MTS
SOUND
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
Auto
Dual 1
Treble
Bass
0
Off
0
0
Balance
Surround
Bass boost On On
Bass boost
MENU EXIT
Notes:
• In the video input mode (o1 - o2), Auto
tuning and Manual tuning are not available.
Instead, Manual setting appears in the SETUP
menu (- page 23).
• If you connect external equipment via
component video source to external input,
Colour system selection in the Manual
setting menu is not available.
• If you do not make a selection for a while, the
menu display disappears automatically.
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