Chapter 5: Setting up your TV

Programming channels into the TV’s channel memory

When you press <or ,on the remote control or TV control panel, your TV will stop only on the channels you programmed into the TV’s channel memory.

Follow the steps below to program channels into the TV’s channel memory.

Programming channels automatically

Your TV can automatically detect all active channels in your area and store them in its memory. After the channels are programmed automatically, you can manually add or erase individual channels in the channel memory.

Note:

You must configure the antenna input source before programming channels (- page 39).

If the Antenna input signal type is set to Cable, the automatic channel programming process erases channels that were previously programmed into the TV’s memory.

If the Antenna input signal type is set to Antenna, the automatic channel programming process adds newly found channels to the existing set of programmed channels (and does NOT erase channels that were previously programmed into the TV’s memory.) To remove an Antenna source channel from the memory, you must manually delete it.

To tune the TV to a channel not programmed in the channel memory, you must use the Channel Number buttons on the remote control.

Programming channels when the antenna input is configured for Cable will take substantially longer than when the antenna input is configured for Antenna. This is normal; however, once channel programming is finished, you should not have to repeat the programming process again unless your Cable TV service lineup changes significantly.

To program channels automatically:

1 Configure the antenna input source, if you have not already done so (- page 39).

2 Press Yand open the Setup menu.

3 Highlight Installation and press T.

Setup

Installation

CE-Link Setup

Sleep Timer

PC Settings

Power-On Mode Power-Saving

4 (A new set of Installation menu icons will appear, as shown below.) Open the Terrestrial menu, highlight Channel Program to bring up the Start, and press T again to begin channel programming.

Installation

Terrestrial

 

Input Configuration

 

 

 

Channel Program

 

Start

 

Channel Add/Delete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signal Meter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANT Cable

Scanning channels, please wait ...

52%

Number of Channels Found - 73

Scanning Digital Channels

Found Channel - 118

Abort

The TV will automatically cycle through all the antenna channels, and store all active channels in the channel memory. While the TV is cycling through the channels, the message “Scanning channels, please wait” appears (as shown above).

5 To cancel channel programming, press Oon the remote control (or highlight Abort in the on-screen display and press T).

When channel programming is finished, press <or ,to view the programmed channels.

Manually adding and deleting channels in the channel memory

After automatically programming channels into the channel memory, you can manually add or delete individual channels.

To add or delete channels in the channel memory:

1 Press Yand open the Setup menu.

2 Highlight Installation and press T.

3 (A new set of Installation menu icons will appear, as shown below.) Open the Terrestrial menu, highlight Channel Add/Delete, and then press T.

Installation

Terrestrial

Input Configuration

Channel Program

Channel Add/Delete

Signal Meter

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