Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features

Tuning channels

Using the channel browser

The channel browser stores the most recently viewed channels (up to 32) in the channel history. This feature allows you to:

• Keep a separate, temporary* history of the last 32 channels tuned from each of three inputs: ANT 1, ANT 2, and Cable Box.

*Turning off the TV will clear the channel history for all three inputs.

Quickly surf and tune your recently viewed channels from the channel browser banner (illustrated below).

Surf via Browse mode (to immediately tune channels as you highlight them in the channel browser banner) or Select mode (to surf over channels in the browser banner before you select one to tune).

Set a “HOME” channel for the ANT 1, ANT 2, and Cable Box inputs.

To open the channel browser banner: Press x () or • () on the remote control.

Press x () to surf back from the most recently viewed channel through the last 32 channels that were tuned from the current input, which are automatically stored in the channel history for the current input (ANT 1, ANT 2, or Cable Box only).

Press • () to surf forward from the previous channels in the channel history up to the most recently viewed channel.

Elements of the channel browser banner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active channel

Highlighted channel

Channels stored

 

Active channel

Home channel instructions

 

status

(Displays with a yellow

in the channel

 

(In Browse mode, because the highlighted

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(Displays in this area background in Select mode.

 

history

 

channel is tuned automatically, the active

to surf the other channels

 

only if available.)

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channel and the highlighted channel

 

 

 

 

in the channel history.]

 

 

 

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Current mode

 

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Current

Active

Channel call

Resolution

Home channel

 

 

(Select or Browse)

 

input

 

antenna type

channel

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(cable or TV)

number

(if available)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To toggle between Browse mode and Select mode:

After opening the channel browser banner, press y or z to toggle between Browse mode and Select mode. The “Current mode” field on the channel browser banner will flash green. Note: The channel browser banner opens in Browse mode by default.

To tune to a channel in Browse mode:

1.While watching TV, press x () or •() to open the channel browser banner and surf back to a previous channel or forward to the next channel in the channel history.

In Browse mode, when you stop on a channel number in the browser banner, it will be highlighted with a yellow outline and the TV will automatically tune to the channel.

2.Press EXIT to close the channel browser banner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hold HOME key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Browse Mode

 

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CABLE

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In Browse mode, the highlighted channel number is outlined in yellow and the channel will be tuned to automatically.

To tune to a channel in Select mode:

1.While watching TV, press x () or •() to open the channel browser banner and surf back to a previous channel or forward to the next channel in the channel history.

In Select mode, when you stop on a channel number in the browser banner, it will be highlighted with a yellow background but the TV will not automatically tune to the channel.

2.Press ENTER to tune the TV to the highlighted channel.

3.Press EXIT to close the channel browser banner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

2

 

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Hold HOME key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ch.3

 

Select Mode

 

ANT 1

 

 

 

 

 

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CABLE

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In Select mode, the highlighted channel number has a yellow background. Press ENTER to tune to the channel.

 

 

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Toshiba 62HM95, 52HM95 Tuning channels, Using the channel browser, To toggle between Browse mode and Select mode

52HM95, 62HM95 specifications

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