Programming channels into the TV’s channel memory

Chapter 6: Setting up your TV

Programming channels into the TV’s channel memory

When you press CHANNEL y or z on the remote control or TV side panel, your TV will stop only on the channels stored in the TV’s channel memory.

4.Open the Terrestrial menu, highlight Channel Program, and press ENTER.

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.

Note:

¥ You must configure the antenna input sources before

programming channels (see page 46).

5.Highlight ANT 1 or ANT 2, depending on which antenna input you want to program channels for, and then press ENTER to start automatic channel programming.

Terrestrial

Input Configuration

Channel Program

Channel Add/Delete

Signal Meter

Navigate Select CH RTN Back EXIT Exit

ANT 1 Antenna

Scanning channels, please wait ...

52%

Abort

¥	If the input signal type is set to CABLE for an antenna input, the
	automatic channel programming process erases channels that
	were previously programmed into the TVÕs memory.
¥	If the input signal type is set to ANTENNA, the automatic
	channel programming process does NOT erase channels that
	were previously programmed into the TVÕs memory, but adds
	newly found channels to the existing set of programmed
	channels. To remove a channel from the memory, you must
	manually delete it (see next page).
¥	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 for an antenna input configured for
	CABLE will take substantially longer than for an antenna input
	configured for ANTENNA. This is normal; however, once

The TV will automatically cycle through all the channels for the antenna input you selected, 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).

6.To cancel channel programming, either press EXIT or highlight Abort in the on-screen display and press ENTER.

When channel programming is done, press CHANNEL y or z to view the programmed channels.

TV side panel

channel programming is completed, you should not have to

repeat the programming process again unless your Cable TV

service lineup changes significantly.

¥ If you have a CableCARDª inserted (page 14), channel

programming for ANT 1 is disabled because the CableCARDª

automatically loads the Cable channel list into the TVÕs channel

memory.