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Using the On-Screen Menu
Your TV features an easy-to-use on-screen menu.
Using this menu, you can:
• Change the input source
• Change the screen aspect ratio
• Set up closed captioning
• Activate the sleep timer
• Adjust the picture settings
• Adjust the audio settings
• Change TV settings
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NavigatiNg the ON-ScreeN MeNU
To open the on-screen menu, press the MENU/OK button on the remote.
Use the Arrow buttons to highlight a menu option, and press the
MENU/OK button to select that option.
While navigating the on-screen menu, you can press the BACK button at any time to return to the previous menu screen. The EXIT button will close the on-screen menu.
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chaNgiNg the iNpUt SOUrce
External devices such as DVD players, Blu-Ray Players, and video game consoles can be connected to your TV. To use one of these devices with your TV, you must first change the input source in the on-screen menu.
To change the input device:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press OK.
3. Use the Up/Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the input source and press OK. The Input Source
Selection menu is displayed.
4. Use the Up/Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the input source you wish to display. Press OK, then press EXIT.
You can also change the input device by pressing the INPUT button on the remote.
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chaNgiNg the ScreeN aSpect ratiO
The TV can display images in four different modes: Wide, Zoom,
Normal, and Stretch. Each mode displays the picture differently.
To change the screen aspect ratio:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the Wide icon. Press
OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight your desired screen mode and press OK:
• Normal preserves the content’s original aspect ratio.
Since the 4:3 aspect ratio is not large enough to fill the
TV’s screen, black bars are added to the left and right of the display image.
• Wide stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of the screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display image may appear distorted. If the program is already formatted for widescreen viewing (1.85:1 or
2.35:1), then black bars will appear on the top and bottom of the display image.
• Zoom expands images with black bars to fit the screen.
• Panoramic expands the display image to fill the screen.
Images may appear wider than intended. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 480i/480p source.
• Stretch expands the display image to fill the screen.
Images may appear wider than intended. If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 720p/1080i/1080p source.
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SettiNg Up clOSed captiONiNg
Your TV can display closed captions for programs that include them. Closed captions display a transcription of a program’s dialogue.
If the program you are viewing is not being broadcast with closed captions, the TV will not display them.
To activate or deactivate closed captions:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the CC icon and press OK. The Closed
Caption menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the type of closed captions you wish to see:
• Analog Closed Caption for analog (NTSC) TV channels.
• Digital Closed Caption for digital (ATSC) TV channels.
4. After highlighting the type of closed captions you wish to see, use the Left/Right Arrow buttons on the remote to select the caption channel you wish to display, then press EXIT.
Caption channels usually display different languages.
For example, CC1 may display English captions and
CC2 may display Spanish captions.
Changing the Appearance of Digital Closed Captions
Digital closed captions can be displayed according to your preference.
To change the appearance of digital closed captions:
1. From the Closed Caption menu, use the Arrow buttons to highlight Digital CC Style.
2. Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons on the remote to select
Custom, then press OK. The
Digital CC Style menu appears.
3. Use the Up/Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the setting you wish to change, then use the Left/
Right Arrow buttons to change the setting:
• Caption Style - Choose
Auto to keep default settings or Custom to manually change each setting.
• Text Size - Adjust the size of the text.
• Color - Change the color of the text.
• Opacity - Change the transparency of the text.
• BG Color - Change the background color.
• BG Opacity - Change the transparency of the background.
• Window Color - Change the edge color.
• Window Opacity - Change the edge type.
4. When you are satisfied with the appearance of the closed captions, press the EXIT button on the remote.
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activatiNg the Sleep tiMer
When activated, the TV’s sleep timer will turn the TV off after a set period of time.
To use the sleep timer:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Sleep
Timer icon and press OK. The
Sleep Timer menu is displayed.
3. Use the Up/Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Timer and press OK.
The Timers menu is displayed.
4. Use the Up/Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the period of time after which you want the TV to turn off: 30, 60, 90, 120, or 180 minutes.
5. Press OK, then press EXIT.
adjUStiNg the pictUre SettiNgS
Using the Picture menu, you can adjust the following settings:
• Change the picture mode
• Adjust noise reduction
• Enable or disable Fast Response
• Enable or disable the ambient light sensor
• Reset the picture mode settings
To adjust the picture mode:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Picture and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Picture Mode and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight one of the following options, then press MENU/OK:
• Home - Sets the various picture settings to values that will produce the best picture in the most cases.
This is the recommended setting.
• Game - Optimizes the picture settings for displaying game console output.
• Movie - Sets the picture settings to values perfect for watching a movie in a dark room.
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• Retail - Sets the picture settings to values that produce a brighter, more vivid picture.
• Photo - Optimizes the picture settings for viewing photo slideshows. Flesh tones should appear more natural.
• Custom - Allows you to manually change each of the picture settings:
Brightness - Adjusts the black level of the picture.
When this setting is too low, the picture may be too dark to distinguish details. When this setting is too high, the picture may appear faded or washed out.
Contrast - Adjusts the white level of the picture. When this setting is too high, the picture may appear dark.
When this setting is too low, the picture may appear faded or washed out. If the setting is too high or too low, detail may be difficult to distinguish in dark or bright areas of the picture.
Color - Adjusts the intensity of the picture colors.
Tint - Adjusts the hue of the picture. This setting is useful in adjusting the flesh tones in the picture. If flesh appears too orange, reduce the level of color before adjusting tint.
Sharpness - Adjusts the edge sharpness of picture elements. It can be used to sharpen non-HD (high definition) content; however, it will not produce detail that does not otherwise exist.
Backlight - Adjusts the LED brightness to affect the overall brilliance of the picture. This option is not available unless Ambient Light Sensor is set to OFF.
Adaptive Luma - Adjusts the average brightness of the picture to compensate for large areas of brightness.
Color Enhancement - Reduces oversaturation of some colors and improves flesh tones.
Color Temperature - Changes the “warmness” or
“coolness” of the white areas of the picture.
Reset Picture Setting - Restores custom picture settings to the factory defaults.
Adjusting the Noise Reduction Setting
Noise reduction diminishes artifacts such as “blockiness” or
“pixellation”. When activated, the resulting picture usually has softer edges.
To adjust the noise reduction setting:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Picture and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Noise Reduction and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Off, Low, Medium, or
High, then press MENU/OK.
5. Press EXIT.
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Enabling or Disabling Fast Response
Enabling the Fast Response setting can often improve PC and console gaming experiences.
To enable or disable Fast Response:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Picture and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Fast Response.
4. Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to change the setting to Off or On.
5. Press EXIT.
Enabling or Disabling the Ambient Light Sensor
When enabled, the ambient light sensor detects the light levels in the room to optimize the brightness of the TV’s backlight.
When the ambient light sensor is enabled, you will be unable to manually change the TV’s brightness settings.
To enable or disable the ambient light sensor:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Picture and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Ambient Light Sensor.
4. Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to change the setting to Off or On.
5. Press EXIT.
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Resetting the Picture Settings
To restore the TV’s picture settings to the factory defaults:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Picture and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Reset Picture Mode, then press MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight OK and press MENU/
OK.
5. Press EXIT.
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adjUStiNg the aUdiO SettiNgS
Using the Audio Settings menu, you can adjust the following:
• Enable or disable SRS TruSurroundHD ™
• Enable or disable SRS TruVolume ®
• Adjust the equalizer settings
• Adjust bass and treble levels
• Adjust speaker balance
• Enable or disable the built-in speakers
• Select the digital audio output mode
• Change the audio language
• Reset the audio settings
Enabling or Disabling SRS TruSurroundHD
TruSurround HD is a robust multichannel virtualization technology developed by SRS Labs that provides an enhanced listening experience unlike any other technology offered for a two speaker playback environment.
To enable or disable SRS TruSurroundHD:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Audio and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight SRS TruSurround HD.
4. Press the Right/Left Arrow buttons to select On or Off and press EXIT.
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Enabling or Disabling SRS TruVolume
SRS TruVolume intelligently normalizes volume fluctuations due to television commercials or channel changes.
To enable or disable SRS TruVolume:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Audio and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight SRS TruVolume.
4. Press the Right/Left Arrow buttons to select On or Off and press EXIT.
Adjusting the Equalizer Settings
Your TV features six preset equalizer settings. These settings allow you to customize your TV’s sound to match the type of programming you most often enjoy.
The Equalizer Settings menu is not available when SRS
TruSurroundHD is enabled.
To adjust the equalizer settings:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Audio and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Equalizer Settings and press Menu/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight one of the following settings and press Menu/OK:
• Classical
• Disco
• Flat
• Jazz
• Pop
• Rock
5. Press EXIT.
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Adjusting Bass and Treble Levels
The bass and treble levels for your TV’s built-in speakers can be adjusted to your liking.
To adjust the bass and treble levels, you must disable SRS
TruSurroundHD and change the Equalizer Settings to Off.
To adjust the bass and treble levels:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Audio and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Bass & Treble and press MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Bass or Treble and press MENU/OK.
5. Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to increase or decrease the level. When you are finished, press EXIT.
Adjusting the Speaker Balance
The built-in speakers can be adjusted to distribute the sound between the left and right speakers.
To adjust the speaker balance:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Audio and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Balance and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to adjust the speaker balance:
• To increase the loudness of the right speaker, increase the balance setting.
• To increase the loudness of the left speaker, decrease the balance setting.
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Enabling or Disabling the Built-In Speakers
Using this menu option, you can turn the built-in speakers on or off. This is often used when the TV is connected to a home audio system.
To enable or disable the built-in speakers:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Audio and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Speakers and press
MENU/OK.
4. Press the Right/Left Arrow buttons to select On or Off and press EXIT.
Changing the Audio Language
Some digital free-to-air and cable channels broadcast programs in more than one language. The TV’s MTS (Multichannel Television
Sound) feature allows you to listen to audio in your preferred language.
Not all programs are broadcast in multiple languages. The MTS feature only works when the program being viewed is being broadcast in the language you select.
To change the MTS language:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Audio and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Analog MTS or Digital
MTS and press
MENU/OK.
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Resetting the Audio Settngs
To reset the audio settings to the factory default settings:
1. Press the MENU/OK button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Audio and press
MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Reset Audio Mode and press
MENU/OK.
4. The TV displays “Are you sure you want to RESET Audio
Settings to the factory defaults?”
Use the Arrow buttons to highlight OK and press MENU/OK.
5. Press EXIT.
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From the TV Settings Menu, you can:
• Set up channels
• Change the on-screen menu language
• Change the TV’s date and time
• Adjust the TV settings for use with a PC
cUStOMiziNg aNd reMOviNg iNpUt NaMeS
When you have multiple devices connected to your TV, it can become difficult to remember the inputs to which they are connected. Your TV features the ability to customize the names of these inputs to make them easy to remember. (Custom names have a 10-character limit.)
For example, HDMI 1 could be renamed as My Blu-ray.
You can also remove unused inputs from the input list, making selection of the correct input faster.
Customizing Input Names
To customize an input name:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Input and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Input Naming and press MENU/OK.
5. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the input source you wish to rename, then press MENU/OK.
6. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Input Naming and press
MENU/OK.
The on-screen keyboard is displayed.
7. Use the Arrow and MENU/OK buttons to spell the custom input name.
When you are finished, highlight OK and press MENU/OK.
8. Press EXIT.
Removing Unused Inputs from the Input List
To remove unused inputs:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Input icon and press MENU/OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Input Naming and press MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the input source you wish to remove, then press MENU/OK.
5. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Skip Input and press
MENU/OK.
6. Press EXIT.
To restore an input to the list, go to the Input Naming screen and select Reset.
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SettiNg Up chaNNelS
From the channel menu you can:
• Change the signal source
• Customize the master channel list
• Scan for new/additional channels
• Start a new channel scan
• Customize channel names
Changing the Signal Source
Using this option, you can change the signal source for the coaxial (TV) input.
To change the signal source:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV
Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Channels and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Signal Source.
5. Use the Arrow buttons to change the setting to Cable or
Antenna.
6. Press EXIT.
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Customizing the Master Channel List
By customizing the master channel list, you can choose which channels can be displayed.
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV
Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Channels and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Master Lists, then press MENU/OK.
The master channel list is displayed.
5. To add a channel to the list, highlight the channel and press
MENU/OK. When a channel is available, a check mark is displayed next to the channel.
To remove a channel from the list, highlight the channel and press MENU/OK. When the channel has been removed, the checkmark next to the channel will disappear.
To add all available channels to the list, highlight Mark All and press MENU/OK.
To remove all available channels from the list, highlight
Unmark All and press MENU/OK.
To include only digital channels in the list, highlight Digital
Only and press MENU/OK.
6. Press EXIT.
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Scanning for New or Additional Channels
When a new channel becomes available in your area, you do not have to rescan all channels to add the new channel. Using the add channel feature, you can restrict the scan to new channels only.
This is useful because your master channel list settings are preserved.
To scan for new channels:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV
Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Channels and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Additional Scan.
5. Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to change the option to On or Off.
6. Perform a channel scan. See
Scanning for Channels on page 25.
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Scanning for Channels
Before the TV can detect and display channels and their associated information, you must scan for channels. A channel scan may also be necessary when the TV has been moved to an area where different free-to-air broadcast television channels are available.
To scan for channels:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV
Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Channels and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Channel Scan and press MENU/OK.
5. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight On and press MENU/
OK.
The channel scan begins.
6. Wait for the channel scan to reach 100%, then press EXIT.
Customizing Channel Names
Your TV features the ability to customize channel names, making them easy to identify. (Custom names have a 10-character limit.)
For example, KBOT-DT could be renamed as Favorite.
To customize a channel name:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV
Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Channels and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Channel Name Edit and press MENU/OK.
5. Highlight the name of the channel you want to customize and press MENU/OK.
The on-screen keyboard is displayed.
6. Use the Arrow and MENU/OK buttons to spell the custom channel name.
When you are finished, highlight OK and press MENU/OK.
7. Press EXIT.
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chaNgiNg the ON-ScreeN MeNU laNgUage
Your TV can display the on-screen menu in different languages.
To change the on-screen menu language:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV
Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Menu Language and press MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight your preferred language and press MENU/OK.
5. Press EXIT.
SettiNg the tv’S date aNd tiMe
From the Date & Time menu, you can:
• Set the time zone
• Adjust the time for daylight savings
• Enable or disable automatic date and time updates
• Set the current date and time
Setting the Time Zone
To set the time zone:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV
Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Date & Time and press MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Time Zone and press
MENU/OK.
5. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight your time zone and press MENU/OK.
6. Press EXIT.
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Adjusting the Time for Daylight Savings
This setting will automatically adjust the time for zones which recognize daylight savings time.
To enable or disable the daylight savings adjustment:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Date & Time and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Daylight Saving.
5. Use the Arrow buttons to change the setting to Enable or
Disable.
6. Press EXIT.
Enabling or Disabling Automatic Date and Time Updates
The current date and time is broadcast digitally in many areas.
Your TV can automatically set the time and date using this information.
When this setting is enabled, you cannot manually set the date and time.
To enable or disable automatic updates:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Date & Time and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Auto Update.
5. Use the Arrow buttons to change the setting to Enable or
Disable.
6. Press EXIT.
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Setting the Date and Time
Using this menu option, you can manually set the TV’s date and time.
To manually set the date and time:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Date & Time and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Current Tiime.
5. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight individual numbers in the date and time. Use the Number Pad to enter the current date and time.
6. Press EXIT.
adjUStiNg the tv SettiNgS fOr USe with a pc
Your TV can be used to display output from a home computer using the RGB port.
These settings are only available when viewing content from the
RGB port.
To adjust the PC settings:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV icon and press MENU/OK. The TV
Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight PC Setting and press
MENU/OK.
4. Use the Arrow and MENU/OK buttons to adjust each of the following options:
Horiz. Position - Adjust the horizontal (left/right) position of the picture.
Vertical Position - Adjust the vertical (up/down) position of the picture.
Fine Tune - Adjust the synchronization between the PC and the TV. Increase or decrease this setting if you see “waviness” or a blurry picture.
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If you would like the TV to automatically adjust the picture for best quality, select Auto Sync and press MENU/OK.
SettiNg the pareNtal cONtrOlS
2. Highlight the channel you want to lock or unlock and press
OK.
3. When a channel is locked, the Lock icon appears locked.
The channel is not accessible unless the parental passcode is entered.
4. When a channel is unlocked, the Lock icon appears
unlocked. The channel is accessible.
The TV’s parental controls allow you to prevent the TV from displaying certain channels or programs without a password.
To access the Parental Control menu:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the
Parental icon and press MENU/OK.
3. Enter your parental passcode. If you have not set a custom passcode, the default is 0000. The Parental Control menu is displayed.
Blocking and Unblocking Content by Rating
A channel may sometimes broadcast programs that are meant for children, and at other times broadcast programs that are meant for mature audiences. You may not want to block the channel completely using a channel lock, but you may wish to block certain programs from being viewed.
When this is the case, you can use the TV’s Rating Block feature to block content based on its rating.
Enabling or Disabling Program Ratings
To manage program content according to its rating, you must enable the Program Rating feature.
To enable or disable the Program Rating feature:
1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight Rating Enable and press OK. The Rating Enable menu is displayed.
2. Select On or Off and press OK.
Locking and Unlocking Channels
When a channel is locked, it will be inaccessible. Locking a channel is a good way to prevent children from viewing inappropriate material.
To lock or unlock a channel:
1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight Channel Locks and press OK. The Channel Locks menu is displayed.
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For a list of content ratings and their definitions, visit www.tvguidelines.org.
To block or unblock content by its rating:
1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight the content type you want to adjust and press OK:
USA - TV - USA television program broadcasts.
USA - Movie - USA movie broadcasts.
CAN - English - Canadian English television program broadcasts.
CAN - French - Canadian French television program broadcasts.
2. For each rating type you want to block or unblock, use the
Up/Down and Left/Right Arrow buttons on the remote to
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3. When the rating type is blocked, the Lock icon appears
locked. Content with this rating cannot be viewed.
4. When the rating type is unblocked, the Lock icon appears
unlocked. Content with this rating can be viewed.
5. If you want to block all unrated content, highlight Block
Unrated Shows and use the Arrow buttons on the remote to select On.
6. When you are finished adjusting the rating level blocks, press the EXIT button on the remote.
Changing the Parental Control Passcode
If you use the parental controls, you should change the passcode to prevent children from accessing inappropriate material.
1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight Change PIN and press OK. The Change PIN menu is displayed.
2. In the New Pin field, use the Number Pad on the remote to enter your new 4-digit parental control passcode.
3. In the Confirm Pin field, use the Number Pad on the remote to re-enter your new 4-digit parental control passcode.
4. Write down your new parental control passcode and save it in a secure location.
5. Press the EXIT button on the remote.
Resetting the Content Locks
To reset the content locks to the factory-default settings:
1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight RESET LOCKS and press OK. The TV displays, “Are you sure you want to RESET ALL
LOCKS SETTINGS to the factory defaults?”
2. Highlight Yes and press OK.
viewiNg SySteM iNfO aNd reSettiNg tO factOry defaUltS
You can use the TV’s Help menu to:
• Display system information
• Restore the TV to its factory default settings
• Restart the Setup App
Displaying System Information
To display a summary of the TV settings:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Help icon and press MENU/OK. The
Help menu is displayed.
3. Highlight System Info and press MENU/OK. The system information is displayed.
4. When you are finished reviewing the system information, press the EXIT button on the remote.
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Restoring the TV to the Factory Default Settingss
All of the on-screen menu settings can be reset to the factory defaults.
If you restore the TV to the factory default settings, all changes you have made to the settings will be lost!
To restore the TV to its factory default settings:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Help icon and press OK. The Help menu is displayed.
3. Highlight System Reset and press MENU/OK.
The TV displays, “Are you sure you would like to Restore
Defaults? This will erase any custom settings.”
4. Highlight Yes and press MENU/OK.
5. Press EXIT.
Restarting the Setup App
The TV’s Setup App can be used to easily set up the TV tuner.
To access the Setup App:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Help icon and press MENU/OK. The
Help menu is displayed.
3. Highlight Start Setup Wizard and press MENU/OK.
4. Use the Number Pad to enter your parental PIN. If you have not yet set your PIN, enter 0000.
5. The TV displays, “Are you sure you want to RESET SETUP
WIZARD?”
Highlight OK and press MENU/OK.
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