Mitsubishi Electronics LT-37131 manual

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    L C D F L A T P AN E L HD T V MODEL S L T - 3 7 1 3 1 L T -4 6 1 3 1 O W NE R ’ S G U I DE • For ques tions : - Call Co nsume r Relatio ns at 80 0 -332-2 1 1 9. - E-mail u s at MDE Ase r vice @ m dea.com. - Vis it our webs ite at ww w .mi tsubis hi-t v .com. • For inform ation on D emo M ode a nd S yst em Res et , p leas e see the ba ck cover[...]

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    F CC Decl ara tion of Con formit y Product: L CD HD T V Display Models: L T -3 7 1 3 1 , L T - 46 1 3 1 Responsible P ar t y: Mitsubishi Digi tal Electronics America, Inc. 935 1 Jeronimo Road Ir vine , CA 92 6 1 8- 1 904 T elephone: 800 -332 - 2 1 1 9 This d evice comp lies wit h Par t 1 5 of the FCC Rule s. Ope ration i s subje ct to the following[...]

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    For Y our Rec ord s Rec ord the mo del numb er , se rial nu mber , a nd purc hase d ate of y our T V . T he mode l and se rial nu mber s are o n the back of the T V . Refe r to this page wh en req uestin g assi stan ce with this T V . MOD EL N UMB ER ( ch ec k one ) : L T - 371 31 L T - 4 61 31 SE RI AL NU MBE R PURCH AS E DA TE Retaile r Informati[...]

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    Content s Impor tan t Inform atio n About Y our T V Gen eral War nings a nd Caution s, Notes on In stallati on and O per ation ........................... 6 Clea ning Re comme ndation s ............................................................ 7 Impo r tant Safe guar ds .................................................................. 8 Stand R[...]

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    Split S cre en ......................................................................... 42 Chap ter 4 : T V Menu Settin gs 3D Gr aphic al Menu S ystem .................................................... 46 Main M enu .......................................................................... 4 7 Setup Me nu ........................................[...]

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    6 Impor tant Information About Y our T V Imp or t ant I nformat ion A bout Y our T V WARNI NG : This p roduc t conta ins che mical s known to the State of Califo rnia to caus e canc er and /o r bir th defe cts or other re produ ctive har m. CAUTION : TO PRE VENT ELECTRIC S HOCK, M A TCH WIDE BL ADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSER T . T V WE IG[...]

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    Impor tant Information About Y our T V 7 T V Sof t war e Una uth orized Software Do not at tempt to update the s oft ware of this T V with sof twar e or car ds that a re not provide d by or author ized by Mitsubi shi Di gital Ele ctro nics A meri ca, In c. Non-a utho - rized sof t ware may dama ge the T V an d will not be covered by the warra nty .[...]

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    8 Impor tant Information About Y our T V I mp o rt a n t Sa f eg u a rd s Please r ead the followin g safegua rds for you r T V and ret ain for fu ture refere nce. Al wa ys follow all war nings a nd instr uc- tions m arked on th e television. 1 . R ead, Re ta in an d Follow Al l Ins tr uc tio ns Read a ll safet y and op eratin g instr uction s befo[...]

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    Impor tant Information About Y our T V 9 I mp o rt a n t Sa f eg u a rd s, c o n t i n ue d 1 2 . Po wer Li nes An ou tside a ntenna system s hould not b e located i n the vicini ty of overhe ad power lines o r other el ectr ic light o r power circ uits, or wh ere it ca n fall into suc h power lines o r circui ts. Whe n insta lling an o utside a nt[...]

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    1 0 I mpor tant Information About Y our T V S ta n d R em o va l I n st r uc t io n s 1 . Before s tar ting to re mov e the sta nd, make sure to dis conne ct the AC power cord f rom the AC power outlet. 2. Spre ad the prote ctive sheet th at was wrap ped arou nd the T V on a f la t , even su r fa ce ( such as a stur dy tabl e) . The p rotective she[...]

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    1 T el e vi sion Over view Package Conte nts .................................. 1 2 Sp ecia l Featur es of Y ou r T V ............................ 1 2 Gui del ines for S et ti ng Up and Us ing Y our New Wi descr een T V . . . 1 3 T V Front Panel , P ow er Bu t ton and I ndic ator s C o n t r o l P a n e l ..................................... 1 5 T[...]

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    1 2 Chapter 1 . T elevision Over view P a ck a g e C o n t en t s Please t ake a momen t to re view the following l ist of items to en sure that you have recei ved ev er y thi ng. 1 . Rem ote Co nt rol 2 . T wo A A Bat t er ies A A A A 3. Cab le T ie ( se e Ca ble Ma nga me nt , in Ch apt er 2 ) 4. Pro du ct r egi st ra ti on ca rd ( n ot picture d[...]

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    Chapter 1 . T e levision Over view 1 3 G ui de l in e s f o r S e tt in g Up a n d U s in g Y o u r Ne w W i d e s cr e en T V Get t ing St ar te d 1 . Read th e secti on entitl ed “I mp or t an t In form at io n Ab out Y o ur T V ” st ar ting o n page 5. 2 . Choos e a locati on for your T V . • Allow at le ast four in ches of s pace on a ll [...]

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    1 4 Chapt er 1. T e levision Over view Y ou m ay wish to chang e the Picture Mo de from t he defaul t Bri ll ia nt to either B ri ght o r Na tur al , w hich are su itabl e for most ho me viewing e nvironme nts. 3. If you have IEEE 1 39 4 A / V devices , see c ha pte r 7 , “U si ng IE EE 139 4 Dev ice s,” for detai ls on ope rating such d evices[...]

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    Chapter 1 . T e levision Over view 1 5 TV F ro n t P a n e l, P o w e r B u tt o n an d I n d ic a t o rs Input 3 A/V Jack s IN PUT 3 provide s an ea sily acc ess ible set of st anda rd audio /v ideo ja cks. The se jacks a llow for convenien t con- nec tion of a cam corde r or othe r audio /vid eo device. N ote that if you co nnec t to the S - VI D[...]

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    1 6 Chapter 1 . T elevision O verview T V Ind icator s POWER/TIM ER Indicat or LED Color TV Condition Additional Information Non e T V is powere d of f . Nor mal ope ratio n. Bl ue T V is powere d on. Nor mal ope ratio n. Bl ue 1 . T V ju st plug ged into AC outlet. Wait until blink ing stops be fore turnin g on (a pproximatel y 1 minute ). N orma [...]

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    Chapter 1 . T e levision Over view 1 7 C a bl eC AR D ™ T ec h n o l o gy Cable CARD is a na tionwide system st anda rd that allows your loc al cab le T V provide r to supply you wi th an acc ess car d customized to your ac count. T his car d allows your T V to rece ive, decod e, and uns cram ble the pre mium digit al cha nnels in clude d in your[...]

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    1 8 C hap ter 1 . T elevision Over view B a ck a n d Si d e P an e l s 2 . INPUT 1 and 2 In put s (A ud io an d Vi de o) IN PUT 1 and 2 can b e used to co nnec t a V CR, S uper VHS ( S - VHS ) V CR, DVD pl ay er , st anda rd satellite re ceiver , or othe r A / V device to the T V . IN PUT 3 is a thir d set of jacks lo cated in the f ront of the T V[...]

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    Chapter 1 . T e levision Over view 1 9 4. A VR OUT (A ud io on ly ) A VR O UT (AUDIO/ ViD EO RECEIVER OUT ) L /R j acks sen d analo g audio of the p rogra m cur rently s hown on the scr een to an A / V su rroun d sound r eceive r or stere o system. Dig ital au dio from di gital c hanne ls, FireWire ® ( DT VLink /IEEE 1 3 94) devi ces an d HDMI dev[...]

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    2 0 Chapt er 1 . T elevision O verview B a ck a n d Si d e P an e l s, c o n t in u ed 7 . PC -DVI A UDIO Use the PC -DVI AUD IO jacks in c onjunc tion with th e PC -DVI vide o input f rom a per son al com puter . The se jacks a llow you t o sen d lef t and ri ght ana log audi o from your comp uter to the T V . 8. PC -DVI PC -DVI is a DVI- I input [...]

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    2 T V Conn ect ions Befor e Y ou Be gin Choos ing a La nguag e for Menu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Clea r T hought ® Ea sy Connec t Auto In put S ensi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Digi tal V ideo a nd Home Re cord ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 C o n n e c t i o n T y p e s .............[...]

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    22 Chapter 2 . T V Connections B e f or e Y o u B e g in Choos ing a La nguag e for Menu s When you p ow er on t he T V for the fi rst tim e, you can sele ct ei ther Engli sh or Sp anis h for all me nus. Y ou can later ch ange the l angua ge throu gh the Setup me nu. Figur e 1 . Th e Welcome s cre en let s you cha nge th e men u lan gua ge when you[...]

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    Chapter 2 . T V Connections 23 • Allow you to use a T V m enu to sele ct eith er the an alog or digi tal outp ut from t he device. For instr uctio ns on switching b etwee n anal og and di gital outpu ts, se e chapter 7 , “Usin g IEEE 1 394 D evices. ” Na me as si gn ed to t he dev ic e Figur e 3. Th e Cle ar Tho ught Auto In put Se nsi ng scr[...]

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    24 Chapter 2 . T V Connections Conn ect ion T yp es Video and Combin ed Audio/Video Connect ions The se des criptio ns appl y to T V video o nly and do n ot cov er s ignal s from pe rs onal co mputer s. Picture Quality (most sources) Name Signal T ype Figures (not to scale) Additional Information Bes t (c arr y hi gh- defin ition vide o when availa[...]

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    Chapter 2 . T V Connections 25 Cabl e Manag ement Both T V mo dels p rovide cab le ties tha t help keep c able s prop erly o rganize d and co nnec ted, espe ciall y impor t ant when th e swiv el featu re is use d. For more infor mation abou t the swivel feature, se e Man ual a nd Power Swivel in Chapter 1 . B e f or e Y o u B e g in , c o n t i n u[...]

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    26 C hap ter 2 . T V Connections H D T V C a bl e B o x o r Sa t e l li t e R e c e iv e r w i t h C o m p o n en t V i de o If your cab le box or satellite re ceiver ha s HDMI or DVI outpu ts, use th e conne ction s for HDMI or DVI vid eo device s desc ribe d later in this c hapter . Requ ired : RCA compo nent vid eo cab les, le ft /r ight ana log[...]

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    Chapter 2 . T V Connections 27 W a l l O u t l e t C a b l e ( n o ca bl e b o x ) ( can b e us ed w it h a Cab le CARD ™ ) It is ver y imp or ta nt to connec t the inco ming ca ble for your pri mar y viewin g sourc e to ANT 1/ MAI N , esp ecia lly for Cable CARD ™ use. 1 . C onnec t the pri mar y inc oming c oa xial le ad cabl e to ANT 1/ MAI [...]

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    28 C hap ter 2 . T V Connections A n t en n a s w i t h S ep a r a t e U HF a n d V HF L e a ds Requ ired : UHF/ VHF c ombine r This i s not inclu ded with th e T V , b ut is availabl e at most ele ctroni cs store s. 1 . Con nect th e UHF and V HF antenna l eads to the UHF/ VHF co mbine r . 2. Push th e combi ner onto ANT 1/ MAI N on the T V back p[...]

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    Chapter 2 . T V Connections 29 V C R t o a n An t e n n a o r W a l l O u t l e t C a bl e Requ ired : T wo-way RF spl itter , 3 c oa xial ca bles , right a nd lef t ana log audi o cabl es, eit her S -video or v ideo ca ble. The se are not i nclude d with the T V b ut are availab le at most e lect ronic s stores. 1 . C onnec t the inco ming ca ble [...]

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    3 0 Chap ter 2 . T V Connections V C R t o a C a bl e B o x (A u di o & V i de o) Requ ired : T wo-way RF split ter , 4 coa xi al cabl es, rig ht and lef t audi o cable s, S-Vid eo or co mposi te video ca ble, plu s comp onent o r S-Vide o cable s and au dio cab les re quire d to conne ct the T V to the ca ble box. 1 . C onnec t the inco ming c[...]

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    Chapter 2 . T V Connections 31 D VI Vi d eo De v ic e (C a b l e B o x, S a t e ll i t e R e c ei v e r , D V D P la y er , o r O t h e r D e v i ce ) Ana log stere o audio c able s and a DVI-to- HDMI c able or DVI/ HDMI ad apter and H DMI cabl e are re quired. T hese are not in clude d with the T V . T hey may be av aila ble at your loc al ele ctr[...]

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    32 Chapter 2 . T V Connections D VD P l a y er w i t h C o mp o n e n t V i de o Comp onent vi deo ca bles a nd ana log audi o cable s are requ ired. Th ese ar e not includ ed with the T V . 1 . Con nect the c ompo nent vide o cab les fro m Y PB PR VI DEO OUT on the ba ck of the DVD player to the COM PON ENT jacks o n the T V back p anel, match - i[...]

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    Chapter 2 . T V Connections 33 O l d e r C a b l e B o x Requ ired : 3 coa xia l cable s, one t wo-way RF split ter . The se are not i nclude d with the T V . When t his setup is c omplete, you ca n use the T V r emote contr ol, when pr ogra mmed, to cha nge cha nnel s on the cab le box. Note: This connection is not recommended. The other connectio[...]

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    3 4 Chap ter 2 . T V Connections[...]

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    T V O per at ion Remote Cont rol .................................... 3 6 Choosi ng a Progr am Sou rce ........................... 3 8 Cha nnel Vi ew ™ Cha nne l List ings ........................ 3 8 St atus D isp lay ..................................... 3 9 T V S igna ls and D isp lay Format s ......................... 4 0 Sp lit Sc ree n ....[...]

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    3 6 Chap ter 3 . T V Ope ration R e m o t e C on t ro l Over view Se e Figur e 1 , nex t pag e 1 . Sl id e Swi tch : Sele cts the A / V devic e to be control led by the remote cont rol. Set the sli de switch to T V for ope ration of the T V a nd IEEE 1 394 devi ces. Co ntrol of other devi ce ty pes re quire s prog ramin g (se e chapte r 3, “T V O[...]

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    Chapter 3. T V O peration 37 22 28 1 0 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 24 23 26 2 7 25 1 6 1 7 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 5 6 1 8 1 9 2 0 21 Figu re 1 . Re mote Contr ol Over vi ew Bat ter y Ins tall atio n 1 . Rem ov e the rem ote control’ s back cover by gentl y pre ssin g in the tab a nd lif ting of f the cover ( Fig ure 2 ) . 2. Load the b atter ies, m aking s ure th[...]

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    3 8 Chapt er 3 . T V Op eration C h o o si n g a P ro gr a m S o u rc e NOTE: If your only viewing sources ar e connected to the ANT 1 and ANT 2 antenna jacks, you can switch inputs without the Input Selection menu. Press INPUT to switch between ANT 1 and ANT 2 . T o verify which is the current sour ce while watching TV , pr ess INFO to see the on-[...]

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    Chapter 3. T V O peration 3 9 S t a t u s Di sp la y The on -sc reen s tatus dis play appe ar s when you tur n on the T V , cha nge inp uts, ch ange ch anne ls, or pr ess the IN FO but ton on the re mote control. The mo st comm on disp lays are shown b elow . Se ldom or never do all the s tatus ind icators a ppea r at the sa me time. An alog Progr [...]

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    40 Chapter 3 . T V Op eration TV Si g n a l s a n d P i ct u re F o rm a t s This i s a wides cree n T V , als o known as a 1 6: 9 T V . T his sha pe refle cts the new t ype s of pictu re format s av aila ble from H DTV a nd many DVDs. T here a re still ma ny older st yle nar row-scr een pi cture for mats (fo r example, 4: 3 asp ect r atio) you wil[...]

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    Chapter 3. T V O peration 4 1       ?[...]

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    42 Chapter 3. T V O peration Sp li t S c re e n Split S cre en allows you to view pictu res fro m two dif fere nt sour ces at the s ame tim e. Split Sc reen i s available whe n you have video sou rces c onnec ted to the T V in add ition to any conn ectio ns to ANT 1 and ANT 2 . Op erat ion IMPORT A NT Sp li t Sc re en is n ot avai la bl e if you r [...]

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    Chapter 3. T V O peration 4 3 T V In put s for Spl it Scr een The availab le Split S cree n pictu re sourc es are l isted be low . Avail ab le a s eit he r ma in p ict ur e or s ub - pi ct ur e • Ana log cha nnel s • Device s on VI DEO / S - VI DEO inpu ts • Device s on COM PON ENT input s • Device s on eith er HD MI 1 or 2 inpu ts. Note: T[...]

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    4 4 Chapt er 3 . T V Ope ration M a n u a l a n d P o w e r S w i v el Both T V mo dels a llow you t o swivel the T V ma nually u p to 30 de gree s from le ft to ri ght. In addti on, the L T - 3 7 1 3 1 mode l has the Power Swivel feature, wh ich automati cally swivels the T V lef t o r right wh en you pre ss the o r but tons on the rem ote control[...]

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    4 T V Men u Set ti ngs 3D G ra phic al Menu S ystem ...................... 4 6 Mai n Menu ........................................ 4 7 Setu p Men u ....................................... 4 8 Inp ut Nam e Menu ................................... 5 0 Icon O rde r Menu ................................... 50 Cha nnel M enu ............................[...]

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    46 Chapter 4 . T V Menu Settings Men u Scre ens A pictu re (ic on) i s highligh ted on the me nu scre en whe n sele cted with th e direc tional arr ows . Y ou may then m ake cha nges wit hin the men u or acce ss sub - menu s, if available. Y ou c an als o open s ub- menu s from a but ton. Someti mes whe n you sele ct a but ton, an automa tic functi[...]

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    Chapter 4. T V Me nu Settings 47 S etup Se lect En glish or S panis h for men us and on- scre en dis plays. Me morize the availab le chan nels for the antenn a or cab le ser vic e conne cted to the ANT 1 and ANT 2 jacks. Set th e T V’s int er nal clo ck eithe r manu ally or have the T V set the c lock au tomaticall y . Set th e T V Time r to turn[...]

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    4 8 Chapt er 4 . T V Menu Settings Note: If u sing a Ca bleCAR D ™, the comple te list of available c hanne ls is provide d throu gh the Cable CARD an d the ANT 1 opti on is grayed ou t. Clock ( S etup M enu ) Set the cl ock if you wis h to use the T V ’ s Ti mer fu nction or sc hedule d elayed rec ording s. Y ou c an use e ither th e manu al o[...]

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    Chapter 4. T V Me nu Settings 49 Time r ( Setu p Menu ) Figur e 4. Ti mer s ubm enu The T imer featu re allows you to set a day and time fo r the T V to turn on a utomatica lly and the d evice and c hanne l to disp lay when it switche s on. If the T V i s alrea dy on at the requ ested tim e, the T V automati cally tun es to the chan nel you desi gn[...]

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    5 0 Chap ter 4 . T V Menu Settings I n p u t N a m e Me n u Use the Inp ut Name me nu to assi gn usefu l label s to the TV input s that app ear in th e Input Se lec tion men u. Unuse d input s appe ar grayed ou t and un sele ctab le. Use the PC DV I option to spe cif y the t ype of vide o sign al comi ng from your c omputer , e ither A na log o r D[...]

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    Chapter 4. T V Me nu Settings 51 C h a n n e l M en u Settings for the Channel Number Shown F AV Memory Banks Signal-Strength Indicator (digital channels only) Figur e 7 . Ch ann el me nu Ante nna ( Ch ann el Menu ) Sele ct ei ther 1 ( ANT 1 M AI N ) or 2 ( ANT 2 AUX ) as the antenn a sourc e for the cha nnels you wis h to edit. Cha nnel ( C hann e[...]

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    52 Chapter 4. T V M enu Settings F A V ( C hann el Men u ) The F A V fea ture lets you store g roups of favorite cha nnels in up to nine dif fere nt F AV memor y ba nks. For example, eac h house hold me mber c an store favorite cha nnel s in their own ba nk or you ca n store group s of chann els by content, e.g., news, spor t s, child ren’ s pro [...]

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    Chapter 4. T V Me nu Settings 53 C a p t i o n s M e n u For anal og cha nnels, b roadc aster s can se nd eit her sta n- dar d close d caption s or text se r vice. Sta ndar d close d captio ns follow the dia logue of the c hara cters o n scre en and di splay in a sm all sec tion of the sc ree n. T ext-se r vice clos ed capti ons of ten cont ain inf[...]

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    5 4 Chap ter 4 . T V Menu Settings C a p t i o n s M e n u , c o n t in u ed • Fon t 5 : Cas ual font • Fon t 6 : Cur sive font • Fon t 7 : Sma ll capit als Size Sele ct the de sire d font size. L arge is th e reco mmend ed font size. Color The availab le font colo rs a re listed be low . T ex t and ba ck - grou nd cann ot be set to the sam e[...]

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    Chapter 4. T V Me nu Settings 55 P a re n t a l Lo c k M en u The Pare ntal Lo ck men u gives you contro l ov e r thre e dif fere nt ty pes of pa renta l control s. Y ou m ust us e a pas s code to ope n this me nu to enable /di sable th e lock option s. The thre e pare ntal c ontrols availa ble are : • Rat in gs ( U. S. R at ing s /O t her R at i[...]

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    5 6 Chap ter 4 . T V Menu Settings U.S. Rating s Menu Use this m enu to turn U.S. rating r estr iction s on or of f and to chang e the per mit ted rating levels . U.S. Restric- tions On/Off TV Rating and Supplemental Restrictions Restriction Hours Movie Rating TV Content Categories Figu re 1 1 . U.S. Rati ngs me nu 1 . Highl ight the U.S . Ra ti ng[...]

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    Chapter 4. T V Me nu Settings 57 P a re n t a l Lo c k M en u , c o n t i n u e d 1 . Highl ight the bu tton lab elle d Ot he r Rat in gs on the Parent al Lock m enu (f igure 10) an d pres s ENT ER to open the Ot her Ratin gs men u (fig ure 1 2) . 2. Pres s to sele ct O n or O f f . 3. If you sele cted O n , pres s to move t o t he Rat in g Gr ou p[...]

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    5 8 Chapt er 4 . T V Menu Settings T V Rat ings T V rating s appl y to TV p rogr ams a nd made -for - T V m ovies. Y ou c an app ly supp leme ntal bl ockin g to TV r atings b ased o n the T V co ntent catego rie s desc ribe d below . T V ratings a re: T V- Y Y ou th. For childre n unde r the age of 7 . T V- Y 7 Y o uth 7 and ol der . T V-G Gene ral[...]

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    Chapter 4. T V Me nu Settings 59 A u di o / Vi de o M e n u Figur e 1 3. A udio /Vi deo M enu A / V Memor y Reset A / V Memo r y Rese t allows you to reset a sp ecif ic input ’ s A / V set tings to the or iginal fa ctor y set tings . Highlig ht the box and pre ss to sele ct the inp ut name. N ext pre ss ENT ER . The au dio set tings of B al anc e[...]

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    6 0 Chapt er 4 . T V Menu Settings A u di o / Vi de o M e n u, co n t in u ed Audi o Set ti ngs Analog an d Digital A udio Settings Enter the au dio adjus tment mo de usin g eithe r the Audio / Vide o menu o r the AUDIO key . Pre ss AUDIO repe atedly until you highlig ht the des ired au dio cont rol, then u se to cha nge the set ting, whi ch has a [...]

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    Chapter 4. T V Me nu Settings 61 A u di o / Vi de o M e n u, co n t in u ed Vid eo Set t ings Enter the vid eo adju stment m ode us ing eithe r the Audio / Vide o menu o r the VI DEO key . Pre ss the VI DEO key repeatedl y to cycle through th e video o ptions to the one you want to cha nge. Use to ch ange se tting s. Note: A slider displays on scre[...]

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    62 Chapter 4. T V Menu Settings[...]

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    5 Op er ati ng Ot h er De vices wi th t he Remote Contr ol F unc tion s A vailab le for O the r A / V Devic es .................. 6 4 Progr ammi ng the Re mote Contr ol ....................... 6 5 Progr ammi ng Codes ................................. 6 6[...]

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    64 C hap ter 5 . Oper ating Oth er Devices with the Remote Con trol F u n c t io n s A v a i la bl e f o r O t h e r A / V D e v i ce s The T V ’ s r emote contro l can be p rogr amme d to operate other t ype s and b rand s of A / V p roduc ts. T o u se the remote whe n prog ramme d, set the sl ide switch to the posi tion lab elled fo r the prod [...]

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    Chapter 5. O perating Other Devices with the Remo te Control 6 5 IMP ORT ANT Y ou may n ee d to re pr ogr am t he r em ote co ntr ol a f ter c ha ngi ng t he b at te ri es. P ro g ra m m i n g t h e R em o t e C o n t ro l Met hod 1: Code E ntr y 1 . Move the slid e switch at the top of the remote to the posi tion for the p roduc t you want to cont[...]

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    6 6 Chapt er 5 . Oper ating Other Devices with th e Remote Con trol Audio Amplifiers Brand Code Acur us 307 6 5 Adcom 3 1 100, 30577 Altec L an sing 3 1 7 42 Ar agon 30765 Bel Ca nto Desig n 3 1 583 Bose 3 067 4 Car ver 30 892 Clas se 31 462, 3 1 461 Cur tis M athes 30 30 0 Dur abr and 3 1 561 Elan 3 0647 GE 30 07 8 Har man / Kard on 308 92 JVC 30[...]

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    Chapter 5. O perating Other Devices with the Remo te Control 67 A/V Receivers Brand Code Audiotro nic 3 1 1 89 Audiovox 3 1 627 , 3 1 39 0 B & K 308 40, 30820, 3070 1 Bel Ca nto Desig n 3 1 584 BK 30702 Bose 3 1 253, 3 1 229, 3063 9 Bri x 3 1 602 Camb ridge S oundworks 3 1 47 7 Capetr onic 30 53 1 Car ver 3 1 289, 3 1 1 89, 301 89, 301 2 1 Coby[...]

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    6 8 Chapt er 5 . Oper ating Other Devices with th e Remote Con trol Cable Boxes Brand Code ABC 1 0 01 7 , 1 0 01 4, 1 0 01 3, 1 001 1 , 1 0 00 8, 1 0 007 , 1 00 03, 1 00 01 Alle gro 1 0 3 1 5, 1 01 5 3 Ame ric ast 1 0 899 Antr onix 1 0207 , 1 0 022 Arc her 1 07 97 , 1 0207 , 1 01 53, 1 0 022 BBT 1 0267 Belc or 1 0 056 Bell & Howell 1 0 01 4 Bel[...]

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    Chapter 5. O perating Other Devices with the Remo te Control 6 9 DVD Players/Recorders Brand Code Adcom 21 0 94 Aiwa 206 4 1 Aka i 2 1 089, 2077 0 Alc o 20 790 Alle gro 208 69 Amp hion Me dia Works 2087 2 AMW 20872 Apex D igita l 2 1 1 00, 21 0 6 1 , 2 1 0 56, 2 1 020, 2 1 0 04, 207 9 7 , 20796, 20 794, 20 7 55, 207 1 7 , 20672 Asp ire Digi tal 2 1[...]

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    70 Chap ter 5 . Oper ating Oth er Devices with the Remote Con trol DVD Players/Recorders Brand Code McIntosh 21 533, 21 273 Mem orex 2 1 27 0, 20831 , 206 95 Micro sof t 20522 Mintek 2 083 9, 2 07 1 7 Mitsu bishi 2 1 521 , 20521 Momit su 2 1 0 82 Myr yad 208 94 NAD 207 4 1 , 20 692, 2059 1 Naka michi 21 222 NEC 20 785 Nes a 20 7 1 7 Next B ase 2082[...]

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    Chapter 5. O perating Other Devices with the Remo te Control 71 Laser Disc Players Brand Code Aiwa 20203 Car ver 20323, 20 1 94, 200 64 Den on 202 4 3, 202 4 1 , 201 72 , 20 059 Dis co Vis ion 20 023 Funai 20203 Har man / Kard on 20 1 94 Hitac hi 20023 Kenw ood 20258 Magnavox 20243, 202 4 1 , 2021 7 , 201 9 4 Mar antz 201 94, 200 64 Mitsu bishi 20 [...]

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    72 Chap ter 5 . Oper ating Oth er Devices with the Remote Con trol VCRs and DVRs Brand Code Har ley Davidson 200 00 Har man / Kard on 200 8 1 , 20 07 5, 200 38 Har wood 20 07 2, 200 68 Head quar ter 20 046 Hewlet t Packard 2 1 972 HI- Q 200 4 7 Hitac hi 20 1 0 5, 20089, 200 42 , 20 04 1 , 2 0000 Howard Com puter s 2 1 97 2 HP 21 972 Hughe s Net wor[...]

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    Chapter 5. O perating Other Devices with the Remo te Control 73 VCRs and DVRs Brand Code Optimu s 2 1 262, 2 1 1 6 2 , 2 1 0 62, 2 1 0 48, 20593, 20432, 20 1 62, 20 1 04, 2004 8, 20037 Optonic a 2006 2 Or ion 204 79, 20295, 20209, 20 1 84, 200 02 Panaso nic 2 1 262, 2 1 1 62, 2 1 062, 2061 6, 20225, 2 01 6 2 , 20 077 , 2003 5 Penney 202 40, 20 054,[...]

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    Using t he T V w ith a Per sonal Comp uter Setu p ........................................... 76 Vi deo Adju stm ents .................................. 76 Conn ect ing a Comp uter to t he T V ....................... 77 Adjus tin g Image Resol ut ion ............................ 79 Compu ter Di spl ay F orma ts ............................ 80 6[...]

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    76 Chap ter 6 . Using the TV with a Pe rsonal Computer S e t up 1 . Se e the T V sp ecifi cation s in App endix B to conf irm that your com puter vide o sign al is co mpatible wi th the T V . 2. Note whethe r the comp uter supp lies a dig ital or ana log vide o signa l. Y ou will ne ed thi s informati on duri ng the setup p roce dure. • Digi tal [...]

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    Chapter 6. Usi ng th e T V with a Per sonal Computer 77 Co mpu te r w ith H DMI Mo nit or Outp ut Requ ired : HDMI -t o- DVI cabl e or an HDM I cable wi th an HDMI /DVI ad apter , stere o audio c able s If the com puter’s audio outpu t is a singl e mini jack , a mini audio -to- RCA-male “ Y” ada pter cable i s also re quire d. 1 . C onnec t t[...]

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    78 Chapt er 6 . Using the T V with a Pers onal Computer Comp uter wit h VGA 1 5 -Pin M onitor O utp ut (A nalog V ide o) Requ ired : 1 5 -pin c omputer VGA-to -DVI cab le or a VGA comp uter cab le and a DVI / VGA ada pter , stere o audio cab le. If the com puter’s audio outpu t is a singl e mini jack , a mini audio -to- RCA-male “ Y” ada pter[...]

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    Chapter 6. Usi ng th e T V with a Per sonal Computer 79 A d j u st i n g I m a g e R es o l u t i o n Y ou r Mitsub ishi T V c an disp lay resol utions f rom sta ndar d VGA ( 640 x 48 0 ) throug h 1 920 x 1 0 80 sig nals at a re fres h rate of 60 Hz. Note that 1 280 x 1 02 4 and 1 920 x 1 08 0 sign als are s uppo r ted only for di gital c omputer s[...]

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    8 0 Chapt er 6 . Using the T V with a Perso nal Comput er C o m p u t e r D is p l a y F o r m a t s Repe atedly pr ess th e FORM A T key t o cycle throug h the T V disp lays av ailab le for your co mputer’s video sig nal. Computer Signal As Displayed on TV Screen Format 16 X 9 Standard 4 X 3 Standard Zoom VGA 640 X 480 WVGA 848 X 480 SVGA 800 X [...]

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    7 Using IE EE 1 3 9 4 Devices Over vi ew ......................................... 82 Recor ding to IE EE 1 3 9 4 Recor dabl e Devices ................ 8 4 The T V Remote Contr ol and I EEE 1 39 4 Devic es .............. 86 A / V D iscs ......................................... 87 Swi tching B et ween A nalog a nd Digi tal I EEE 1 39 4 Ou tp uts ..[...]

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    82 Chapter 7 . Using IEE E 1 3 9 4 Devices O v e rv i e w Compa tib le IEE E 1 3 94 D evices Comp atible A / V device s inclu de some, bu t not all, ca ble box es, D -VHS V CRs, A / V di scs, a nd future p roduc ts. Some d evices may have IEEE 1 394 c onnec tors bu t are not comp atible with the T V . A rea s of compatibi lity to co nside r are : 1[...]

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    Chapter 7 . Usi ng IEEE 139 4 D evices 8 3 IEE E 1 3 94 D evices and t he In put S elec tion Men u Sele ct an IEEE 1 394 devic e to w atch fro m the Input S elec - tion me nu just a s you would any other devic e. See f igure 3, Input S elec tion me nu. When you c onne ct an IEEE 1 3 94 device to the T V net work and power i t on, the new device is [...]

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    8 4 Chapt er 7 . Using IE EE 139 4 Devices R e c o rd i n g t o IE EE 1 39 4 R ec o rd a b l e D e v i ce s Y ou c an use th e T V to control r ecor ding to IEEE 1 394 device s. While re cord ing, you can view a p rogra m on a dif fere nt input o r power off th e T V . The following t able lets you se e what sig nals c an be re corde d to an IEEE 1[...]

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    Chapter 7 . Usi ng IEEE 139 4 D evices 8 5 Recor ding f rom th e Chan nel View ™ Ch anne l Gui de Chan nelV iew provide s progr am listi ngs, as s ent by the broa dcaster s, for me mor ized chan nels on ANT 1 and ANT 2 . Pres s the GUI DE key while watching ANT 1 or ANT 2 to view Channe lVi ew listings a nd to set up imm e- diate or futu re reco [...]

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    86 C hap ter 7 . Using IE EE 1 3 9 4 Devices T h e TV R e m o t e C o n t r o l a n d I E E E 1 394 De v ic e s If the 1 39 4 cable b ox or satellite rec eiver provide s guide inform ation for 1 3 94 content : • For compa tible satelli te receiver s and s ome ca ble box es, th e T V remote co ntrol GUI DE key displays the on- scre en pro gram min[...]

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    Chapter 7 . Usi ng IEEE 139 4 D evices 87 Copyin g or Moving A / V Di sc Record ings T r acks you rec ord to disc may have copy restr ictio ns ass igne d to them. T o le arn a tr ack’ s copy statu s, high - light the t rack in the T ra ck List a nd pre ss IN FO . T r acks are ass igne d one of thes e ratings : Copy Fr ee (o r no status s hown) No[...]

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    8 8 Chapt er 7 . Using I EEE 139 4 D evices S w i t ch in g B e tw e en An a l o g a n d D i g it a l I EE E 1 394 O u t p u t s f o r t h e S a m e D e v i ce T o e nable switchi ng bet ween an alog a nd digita l outpu ts for the sa me device, you mu st have check-marked the An al og Con ne ct io n box when the New 1 3 94 Device scre en dis played[...]

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    A ppe ndic es Ap pen dix A : Byp assi ng th e Paren tal Lock ................. 91 Ap pen dix B : Sp ecif icat ions ............................ 9 3 Ap pen dix C : T ro uble shooti ng .......................... 95[...]

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    App endices 91 Lock Byp ass I nst ruc ti ons Hav e Bee n Filed for F ut ure Refer enc e IMP ORT ANT Cu t alo ng t he d ot ted l in e an d fil e byp as s in st ru ct ion s in a s afe p la ce fo r fut ur e re fer enc e. Ap p en di x A: B y p a ss i n g t h e P a re n t a l Lo c k Byp ass ing th e Parent al Lock Af ter you set the lo ck, you must u se[...]

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    92 A ppendices T h is p a g e i n t en t i o n a l ly l e ft b l a n k[...]

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    App endices 9 3 Ap p en di x B: S p ec i f i ca t io n s Picture T echnology LCD Sc re en Color ac tiv e matrix LCD 1 920 x 1 0 80 dots Bac kl igh t L T - 3 71 3 1 : D irect T ype 1 8 CCF T s ; L T -461 31 : Dire ct T ype 2 4 CCF T s Reception Ch an nel Fr equ en cy Re cep ti on Over -the-A ir: VHF 2– 1 3, UHF 1 4 – 69 Ana log Cable: 1– 1 25 [...]

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    94 A ppendi ces Ap p en di x B: S p ec i f i ca t io n s, co n t in u ed IE EE 139 4 S yst em Co mpa ti bi lit y • This tel evision i s desig ned to confor m to IEEE 1 3 94 A V/ C Sof tware s tanda rds in ef fec t at the time of develop ment. This n etwork ing an d control tec hnolo gy is de signe d to provide high -per fo rman ce digit al conn e[...]

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    App endices 9 5 Ap p en di x C: T ro u b l e sh o o t in g Reset Name When to Use How to Use Resulting Action De mo Mo d e T u rn -O f f T o turn o ff t he reta il de mo mod e slid e show . 1 . W hile vi ewing th e T V , pr es s ME NU to dis play the T V Main m enu wi th the Se tu p ico n high lighte d. 2. Pr es s EN TER to disp lay the S etup me n[...]

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    9 6 Appe ndices Reset Name When to Use How to Use Resulting Action Pa re nt al Lo ck Pas s Co de T o cha nge you r Pare ntal Loc k Pass C ode T his i nform ation i s lis ted on the c utout p age in Ap pen dix A . Plea se refe r to that p age. All ows a new cod e to be es tabl ish ed. Fro nt-Pa ne l Loc k Re le ase T o re -e nab le the f ront- pan e[...]

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    App endices 97 Ap p en di x C: T ro u b l e s h o o t in g , c o n t in u ed T V Ch an ne ls Sy mp tom Re ma rks 1 . The T V takes s ev er al sec onds to res pond to cha nnel cha nge s. • It is no rmal for di gital c hanne ls to take longe r to tune in. • Pres s ENT ER af ter a cha nnel num ber to avoid delays. • Use a 4- digi t numbe r for a[...]

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    98 A ppend ices Pic tu re Sy mp tom Re ma rks 1 . P ictur e does n ot look like a high- defi nition pictu re. Not all s ignal s are high -de finitio n signa ls. T o r ecei ve high-d efini - tion pr ogra mming fr om your cab le or satell ite provider , you mu st subs cribe to the p rovider’s high- definiti on ser vi ce. Some over - the-air broadca[...]

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    App endices 9 9 So und S ym ptom Re ma rks 1 . There is n o sound even whe n the volume is tur ned up. • Che ck if the MUT E but ton is on. • Th e T V’s “Listen to:” se ttin g may be set to SAP . • Che ck that the T V Spea kers set ting i s On in the Au dio / Vi deo me nu. • If us ing an IEEE 1 394 am plifie r , chec k audio so urce i[...]

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    1 0 0 A ppendi ces IE EE 139 4 Dev ice s Sy mp tom Re ma rks 1 . Excess ive digital a r tifact s appe ar when viewing a n IEEE 1 394 devic e. • The IEEE 1 3 94 cab le is too long ; 1 5 fe et bet ween device s is the ma ximu m. • The re may be a slow device i n the middle of the I EEE 1 394 net work. Move the slow device s to the end so that c o[...]

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    App endices 1 01 Ap p en di x C: T ro u b l e sh o o t in g, co n t in u ed IE EE 139 4 Dev ice s Sy mp tom Re ma rks 5. The IEEE 1 3 94 device c annot be s elec ted (i s grayed ou t). The devic e may be busy with a r ecor ding. Canc el the re cordin g. 6. When t he Input Se lec tion Men u is disp layed, a menu d oes not di splay whe n I pres s the[...]

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    1 0 2 T rad emark and License I nf ormation LICENSO R’S SUPP LIERS DO N OT MAKE OR P AS S ON TO END USER OR ANY OTHER TH IRD P AR T Y , ANY E XPRESS, IMPLIED OR ST A T UTOR Y WARR ANT Y O R REPRESENT A TI ON ON BEHA LF OF SUCH SUPPLIERS, INCLUD ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W ARR A NTIES OF NON -INFR INGEMENT , T ITLE, MERCH ANT ABI LIT Y O[...]

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    T rad emark and License I nf ormation 103 M it su bi sh i TV So ftw ar e EN D- USE R LICE NS E AGREE ME NT FOR EMB EDD ED SO FT W A RE IM PO RT A NT – R EA D CAR EF ULL Y: Thi s Lic ens e Agr eem ent i s a le gal a gre eme nt be twe en you ( ei the r an in divi dua l or an e ntit y) a nd Mit sub ish i Dig ita l Elec tro nic s Am eri ca , Inc. ( M[...]

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    1 0 4 MITSUBI SHI LCD FL A T P AN EL HDT V LIMITED W A RR ANT Y MIT SUBI SHI D IGITAL ELECT RON ICS A MERI CA , INC. ( “M DE A ” ) war ra nts to th e ori gin al pu rch as er of th is LCD F la t Pa ne l HDT V t hat i f pur cha se d fro m an a utho rize d MI TSUB ISHI A udi o/ Vid eo D ea ler, shou ld it p rove def ect ive by rea so n of imp rop [...]

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    Index 105 I n de x A A / V Dis cs 87 A / V Memo r y Rese t. See Re set A / V Rece iver Conne cting 32 A / V Rese t. See Re set Adjus t K eys ( Up /D own/ Lef t / Right) 36, 46 Ana morp hic Picture For mat DVD Defini tions 40 Anten na Adjus ting and the S ignal S treng th Meter 5 1 Conne cting 2 8 Anten na Input s (ANT 1/MA IN, ANT 2/AUX ) 1 8 Audi[...]

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    1 0 6 I ndex Picture For mats, T V 4 0 Picture For mat Defin itions 40 Picture Q ualit y and Co nnec tion T y pes 24 and Film M ode 59 T ro uble shooting 9 8 Pow er Co nsumptio n 49, 94 Pow er O n/ Of f 9 8 Pow er Swivel. S ee Swivel, Manu al and Pow er Q QV (Q uickV iew ™ ) 36 R Rec ording and MO NITOR OUT Jacks 1 9 Cance lling Re cordi ngs IEE[...]

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