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    NS -42E440A13 Us er G u i d e 42" 10 80p LED T V[...]

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    ii www.in signiap roducts.com Co n t e n t s CHILD SA FETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Safety Instruc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WARN ING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    iii Contents www.in signiapro ducts.com Turn ing you r TV on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Selecting the video input source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 On-screen menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    iv Contents www.in signiap roducts.com Turning INlink on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Turnin g Device Auto Power Off on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Turnin g TV Auto Power On on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Turnin g A[...]

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    1 www.insig niaproducts .com As y ou enjo y your new produc t, k eep these safety tips in mind The issue The home theater entertai nment experience is a growing trend, and larger T V s are popular purchas es. Howev er , T Vs are no t alway s suppor ted on the proper stands or instal led accord ing to the man ufacturer ’ s recommendations . W e an[...]

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    2 NS-42E440A13 www.insig niaproducts .com Importan t Safety Inst ructions 1 Read these instr uctions . 2 Keep these instr uctions . 3 Heed all warnin gs. 4 F ollo w all in stru ctions. 5 Do not us e this app aratus near water . 6 Clean only with dry clot h. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install i n accordance wit h the manu factu rer&apo[...]

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    3 www.insig niaproducts .com Powe r s ou rce Opera te yo ur T V only from th e type of pow er sourc e indica ted on th e marking label . If yo u are n ot sure of the type of power sup plied to your home, consult an electric ian or you r local pow er comp any . Ser vicing These se rvic ing inst ructi ons are for use by qual ified service personn el [...]

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    4 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Insignia 42" 1080p L CD T V Introd uct ion Congratulations on your purchase of a high- quality Insignia p roduct. Y our NS-42E440A 13 repre sents the state of the art in L C D T V design and is designed for reliable and tr ouble-free performance . INlin k Enjoy the b en[...]

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    5 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com 3 At tach the w all-moun t bra cket to your TV using the mounti ng holes on the back of your T V . See the in struc tions that came with the wall- mount bracket for i nformation abou t how to cor rectly hang your T V . TV c o m p o n e n t s Packag e content s • Remot e contr ol and batt[...]

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    6 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Side Back # Item Descr ipti on A V IN L/R (audio) Connect the audio for a compos ite video device t o these jacks. For more information, see “ Us in g compo site video (good) ” on page 11 or 14 . AV I N V I D E O Connect the video for a composite video device to the this[...]

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    7 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Remote c ontr ol # Button Descr ipti on (power) Pre ss to turn your TV on o r off (standby mode ). When your TV is off , pow er still flo ws throug h it. T o discon nect power , unplug the po wer c ord . Quick Launch Inputs TV —P ress t o select your TV as the input sour ce. VID EO — P[...]

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    8 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Making c onnections What conn ec tion should I use? Y our T V has sev eral connection types f or connec ting devi ces to your T V . F or the best vi deo quality , you should connect a device t o the best availab le connecti on. Use t he fol lowin g tables t o iden tify ca bl[...]

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    9 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com C onnecting pow er T o c onnect the pow er: • Plug the AC power cord into a power outlet. C onnecting a cable or sat ellite bo x Many cab le or sat ellite TV box es hav e more th an one connect ion type. T o get t he best video , you should use the best c onnection typ e avail able. F or[...]

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    10 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Using DVI (same as HDMI but req uires a sound connection) T o c onnect a cable or sat ellite bo x using DVI: 1 Make sure that your T V’ s power cor d is unplugged, and all connected equipment is tur ned o ff . 2 Connect the incoming cable from the cabl e wall jack to the [...]

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    11 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Using comp osite vi deo (good) T o c onnect a cable or sat ellite box using composite video: 1 Make sure that your T V’ s power cor d is unplugged, and all connected equipment is tur ned o ff . 2 Connect the incoming cable from the cabl e wall jack to the cab le -in jack on the cable or[...]

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    12 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com C onnecting an antenn a or cable TV (no bo x) T o c onnect an antenna or cable TV (no bo x): 1 Make sure that your T V’ s power cor d is unplugged, and all connected equipment is tur ned o ff . 2 Con nect a c oaxial ca ble (n ot pr ovided) t o the ANT/C ABLE jack on th e [...]

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    13 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Using DVI (same as HDMI but req uires a sound connection) T o c onnect a DVD or Blu-r ay pla yer u sing DVI: 1 Make sure that your T V’ s power cor d is unplugged and the DVD or Blu-ray player is tur ned o ff . 2 Connect an HDMI-DV I adapter (not provided) to one end o f an HDMI c able [...]

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    14 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Using comp osite vi deo (good) T o c onnect a DVD or Blu-r ay pla yer u sing composite video: 1 Make sure that your T V’ s power cor d is unplugged and the DVD or Blu-ray player is tur ned o ff . 2 Con nect an A V ca ble (not pro vided) t o the AV I N V I D E O jack and A[...]

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    15 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com C onnecting a camcord er or game console T o c onnect a camcorder or g ame console: 1 Make sure that your T V’ s power cor d is unplugged and the camco rder or game consol e is tur ned of f . 2 Con nect an A V ca ble (not pro vided) t o the AV I N V I D E O jack and AV I N L / R audio j[...]

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    16 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Using HDMI T o c onnect a computer using HDMI: 1 Make sure that your T V’ s power cor d is unplugged and the computer is turned off . 2 Connec t an HDMI cable (not provided ) to o ne of the HDMI jacks on the back or side of your T V and to the HDMI OUT jack on the compute[...]

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    17 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com C onnecting headphon es The TV speakers are muted when headphones ar e attached. T o c onnect headphones: • Connect th e headphones to the /AUDIO OUT jack on the ba ck of your T V. C onnecting a basic home thea ter sy stem Using di gital audio T o c onnect a basic home thea ter syst em [...]

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    18 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Using analog aud io T o c onnect a home theat er system us ing analog audio: 1 Make sure that your T V’ s power cor d is unplugged and the ho me theater syst em is tur ned o ff . 2 Connect a 3.5mm audio cable (not provided) to the /AUDIO O UT jack on the back of y our TV [...]

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    19 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com U si ng the remote control Instal ling re mote c ontr ol batt eries T o i nstall remote co ntrol bat teries: 1 Pr ess the r elease b utton on the back o f the remote to rem ove the batte ry compar tmen t cover . 2 Inser t two AAA b atteries int o the battery comp ar tme nt. Make sure that[...]

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    20 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 5 Pr ess S or T to high light Ti me Zo ne , then press W or X t o select y our time z one. Y ou can sel ect Eastern , Cent ra l , Moun tain , Pacif ic , A laska , Hawaii , A tlanti c , or Newf oundland . 6 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Day light Savings , then press W or X t[...]

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    21 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com • Sele ct Ye s , then press ENTER if a cable bo x is connect ed. A message asks ho w you connect ed the ca ble bo x to your TV . • Sele ct AV , Component, or HDMI , then press ENTER if y ou conn ected a ca ble box to your T V using one of these cables . Read t he message , then press [...]

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    22 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com On-screen menu o verview Pic t ure m enu ( T V mo de) Audio m enu ( T V mo de) Channels menu (TV m ode) Settings menu (TV mode) Photos menu (USB mode) Navigating the me nus Notes • Depend ing on th e signal sou rce selected, you may se e different options o n your screen [...]

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    23 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Selecting a channel T o select a channel: • Pr ess CH or CH to go to the nex t or previ ous channel o n the memor ized channel li st. • Press the numb er butto ns to enter the a nalog or main digital chan nel number you want, then wait for the channe l to chang e or press ENTER to imm[...]

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    24 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 3 Pr ess S or T to h ighlig ht an op tion, th en pres s ENTE R to access the op tion. Y ou can sele ct: • Pic t ure Mo de —Selects the p icture mode. Y ou can selec t: • Viv id —(a br ight and vivid pic ture). Significantly increases the contrast, brightness, and sh[...]

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    25 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Adjusting the c omputer ima ge T o adjust the c omputer image: 1 Make sure th at your T V is in VGA mode. For more infor mation, see “ Selec tin g the video input so urce ” on pa ge 21 . 2 Pr ess MENU . The on-s cree n menu opens . 3 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS , th en press[...]

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    26 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Ad j u s t i n g t h e s o u n d Adjusting so und settin gs T o adjust sound settings: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-s cree n menu opens . 2 Pr ess W or X to highli ght AU D I O , then press T or ENTE R . The Audio menu open s. 3 Pr ess S or T to h ighlig ht an op tion, th en pres[...]

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    27 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Play ing TV audio only Y ou can turn off the picture on your T V and listen t o the prog ram audio only. T o pla y T V audio only: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-s cree n menu opens . 2 Pr ess W or X to highligh t CHAN NELS , then press T or ENTER . The Channels me nu opens. 3 Pr ess S or T to hi[...]

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    28 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t An tenna , Cab le , o r Satellite Bo x , then press EN TER . A If you select Antenna , your T V scans for avai lable ch anne ls. The s can m ay take several minutes. B If you select Cable , a message asks if you have a cable box: • Sele ct N[...]

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    29 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Setting up a favo rite channel list Y ou can create a favo rite channe l list so you can quick ly bro wse through your favorite channels by pressing FAV O R I T E , then selectin g a channel fr om the fav orite ch annel list. T o set up a fav orite channel list: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-s c[...]

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    30 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Chann el Strength , then press ENTER . The signal str ength meter is display ed. 4 Pr ess MENU to return to the previous menu , or press EXIT to close the me nu. Settin g pare nt al c on trols Setting or cha nging the passw ord P aren tal con [...]

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    31 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Lock in g contro l bu ttons When t he butto n lock i s turned On , the buttons on the side of your TV are loc ked, and you can only oper ate your TV using the remote con trol . T o lock control butto ns: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-s cree n menu opens . 2 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS [...]

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    32 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 3 Pr ess ENTE R . The Enter Password scree n opens. 4 Pr ess the numbe r buttons to en ter th e four-digit password. The Se ttings · Parental Con trols menu opens . 5 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Block Unrated T V , then press ENTER . 6 Pr ess S or T to select On (to blo c[...]

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    33 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com T o set par ental con trol lev els: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-s cree n menu opens . 2 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS , th en press T or ENTER . The Se ttin gs me nu open s with Par ental C ontrols highlighte d. 3 Pr ess ENTE R . The Enter Password scree n opens. 4 Pr ess the numbe r b[...]

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    34 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Download ing rating informat ion Y ou can download rating informati on to use when setting parental controls. T o d ownload ra ting inf ormation: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-s cree n menu opens . 2 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS , th en press T or ENTER . The Se ttin gs m[...]

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    35 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Closed Captio n , then press ENTE R . The Settings · Closed Caption menu opens . 4 Pr ess S or T to highlight Capt ion Control , then press ENTER . A m enu opens . 5 Pr ess S or T to select CC O f f (turns off cl osed captioning) , CC O n (turns on c losed [...]

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    36 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Closed Captio n , then press ENTE R . The Settings · Closed Caption menu opens . 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Digital C aption , then press ENTER . A m enu opens . 5 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t a dig ital c aption setting , then press EN T[...]

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    37 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com 4 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Date/T ime , then press ENTE R . The Settings · Tim e · Date /Time menu opens . 5 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Mode , then press ENTE R . A menu op ens. 6 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Manual (to set the options m anually) or Au to (t he op tion s are automa[...]

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    38 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 2 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS , th en press T or ENTER . The Se ttin gs menu op ens. p 3 Pr ess S or T to high light Menu Langu age , then press ENTER . A m enu opens . 4 Pr ess S or T to high light a language, then pr ess ENTE R . Y ou can select English , Fra n [...]

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    39 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com 2 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS , th en press T or ENTER . The Se ttin gs menu op ens. 3 Pr ess S or T to high light Reset to Defau lt , then press ENTER . A co nfirma tion message opens . 4 Pr ess W or X to select Ye s (t o reset) or No (to not reset), then press ENTER . 5 Pr ess[...]

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    40 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 2 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS , th en press T or ENTER . The Se ttin gs menu op ens. 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t INli nk , th en pr ess ENTE R . The Settings · INlink menu op ens. 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Devic e Auto Po wer Off , then pr ess ENTE R . 5 [...]

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    41 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com 2 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS , th en press T or ENTER . The Se ttin gs menu op ens. 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t INli nk , th en pr ess ENTE R . The Settings · INlink menu op ens. 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t Aud io Re cei ve r , th en press ENTER . 5 Pr ess S or T to hi g[...]

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    42 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com 2 Pr ess W or X to hi ghlight SET TINGS , th en press T or ENTER . The Se ttin gs menu op ens. 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t INli nk , th en pr ess ENTE R . The Settings · INlink menu op ens. 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghligh t INlink De vice Lists , then press ENTER . A list [...]

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    43 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com When a phot o is display ed full-scr een, a cont rol bar a ppears a t the bot tom of the ph oto . Th e file name, picture resoluti on, size, and date are displa yed o n the bo ttom of t he con trol bar . If you do not press a button w ithin 10 seconds, the c ontr ol bar c loses. Pr ess an[...]

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    44 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com C usto mizing slides how settings Y ou c an customi ze the sl ideshow setti ngs, includi ng Repeat , Shuffle , Speed , and Tr a n s i t i o n . T o customize slideshow set tings: 1 Swit ch to US B mo de. S ee “ Switc hing t o USB mode ” on page 42 . The Photos menu open[...]

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    45 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Dark, po or , or no p icture (screen is lit), but s ound is good. • T r y ano ther chann el. The station may be experiencing pro blems. • Make sur e that the antenna or cable TV is connec ted cor rectl y and se curely . S ee “ Connecting a c able or satellite box ” on page 9 or ?[...]

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    46 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Remote c ontr ol No outpu t from one o f the speake rs. • Adjust the audio balance. See “ Ad justi ng sou nd settings ” on page 26 . • Make sure that the audio cables are connec ted correc tly and se curely to you r TV . After images appear . • D o not display a s[...]

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    47 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com Gener al Specif icat ions Specif icat ions are subject t o change wit hout noti ce. Dimensions and weight Screen Display res olutions Tu n e r Inputs Prob lem Solution No power . • Ma ke sure that the power cord is correctl y connected to y our TV and a power outlet . • Unplug the pow[...]

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    48 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com Outputs Audio Powe r Miscellaneous P rog ra mming un iv ersa l re mot e cont ro l s Pr ogrammin g a differ ent un ivers al remote contro l Y ou can operate your Insignia T V wi th a new or exist ing univ ersal rem ote control. T o pr ogram a diff erent univ ersal remote c o[...]

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    49 Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV www.insig niaproducts .com C ommon universal remote c ontrol codes The f ollowing is a l ist of t he most com mon remot e control codes. Codes f or other remote controls are avai lable onli ne at : http://w ww.insigniaproduct s.com/remotecodes or chec k with y our cabl e or sa tellite T V pro vider f or the rem ote[...]

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    50 NS-42E440A13 Insignia 42 " 1080p LCD T V www.insig niaproducts .com One -year limited warr anty - Insignia T elevisions Defini tions: Insignia Products (“In signia ”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of this new Insignia-branded t elevision (“Pr oduct”), that the Product shall be f ree of defects in the or iginal manufacturer[...]

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    www .in si gni ap r od uct s .c om (877) 4 67-4289 Distr ibut ed b y Best Buy Pur cha sing , LL C 7601 P enn A venue South, Richfield, MN 55423-3645 USA © 2012 BBY Solutions, Inc. All righ ts reserved. INSIGN IA is a trademark of BBY Solutions , Inc. Regist ered in some countries. All other pr oducts and brand names are trademarks of their respect[...]