Sears PLDED3273A-B manual

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    PLDED3273A-B USER’S MANUAL 3 2 ” L E D T V[...]

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    1 Contents  Intr oduction  Wa r n i n g  Caution  Important Information  Attaching or Removing the S tand  Installing Batteries to the Remote Contr ol  Identifying Fr ont and Rear Panel  Connection Suggestion  Main Unit Description  Remote Contr ol  OSD Basic Adjustment  How Do I Clean The TV  T r oubleshootin[...]

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    2 Intr oduction Thank you very much for purchasing your LED TV. It serves as a normal colour TV and a PC monitor . T o enjoy your set fully from the very beginning, read this manual carefully and keep it handy for future reference. INST ALLA TION ① Lo cate the r ecei ver in the room where dir ect li ght does not strike the scr ee n. T o ta l dark[...]

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    3 W ar ni ng This symbol is intended to alert the user to avoid the risk of electric shock. This equipment may only be disassembled by qualified service personnel. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of i mpor ta n t oper ati on a nd mai n te nan ce instru cti ons in the literature accompanying the equipment. CAUTION: T O A VO[...]

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    4 Caution Caution High voltages are used in the operation of t his product. - Do not open the product's casing. Refer servicing t o q u a l i f i e d s e r v i c e p e r s o n n e l . Caution T o prevent fire or electrical shock hazard, do not expose t h e m a i n u n i t t o rain or moisture , do not pl ace objects filled with liquids, such[...]

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    5 Caution Caution Never stand on, lean on or suddenly push the pro duct or its stand. Y ou should pay special attention to c h i l d r e n . Caution Do not pla ce the main unit on an unstable cart stand, shelf or table. Serious injury to an individual and damage to the television may result if it should fall. Caution When the product is not used fo[...]

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    6 Television Antenna Connection Protection External T elevision Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is to be c onnected to the TV , make sure that the antenna or cable system is electrically grounded to prov ide some protection against voltage sur ges and static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPSA 70[...]

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    7 Attaching or Removing the Stand 1. T o attach the base place the display unit flat on a table. Afterwards attach the stand onto the bottom of the stand. Screw in the 4 screws to secure the stand.[...]

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    8 2. T o remove the stand, remove the 4 screws in the area and the stand will come off. Installing Batter ies to the Remote Control Please insert two AAA batteries into the remote c ontrol. Make sure that you match the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries with the (+) and (-) symbols inside the battery com partment. Afterwards, re-attach the batter[...]

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    9 Identifying Front and Rear Panel Front View Rear View Mounting Pattern INDICA TOR LIGHT – The lig ht i s red w hen power is pl u gge d in but th e TV is not tur ne d on. The light turns blue when the TV is turned on. Because of the LED in the panel, the TV might take 10 – 12 seconds to power on. R EMOTE SENSOR – The remote sensor receives a[...]

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    10 If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coaxial RF cable fro m your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV . 3. T urn on the HDTV . 4. Follow the fir st time on screen instructions. Please Note:  Not all broadcasts are in High Definition ([...]

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    11 Connecting DVD Player with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and yo ur DVD play er is turned of f. 2. Obtain a Component Cable. Connect the green color connector to both your DV D player and YPbPr ’ s green connector port on the back of your HDTV . 3. Connect the blue color connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr ’ s blue[...]

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    12 Connecting Wii™ with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your W ii™ is turned off. 2. Obtain a Y ellow V ideo Cable. Connect the Y ellow V ideo connector to both your W ii™ and A V’ s Y ellow V ideo connector port on the back side of your HDTV . 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cable. Connect the white color connector to both your W ii?[...]

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    13 Connecting Cable or Satellite boxes with HDM I… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and yo ur set-top box is turned off. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your set-top box and the other en d to the HDMI port on the back of your HDTV . 3. T urn on the HDTV and your set-top box. 4. Use the remote control’ s source button or the source b[...]

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    14 Connecting to a PC with VGA and 3.5 mm minijack … 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and yo ur PC is turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-p in D-Sub VG A cable; connect to the VGA output of your PC and th e other end to the VGA port on the back of your HDTV . 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm Mini-jack, connect to the audio out of your PC and the other end to the VGA Ster[...]

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    15 Connecting a Digital Audio Receiver with Coax SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your receiver is t urned of f. 2. Obtain a coax SPDIF cable , connect it to y our receiver ’ s coax SPDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV . 3. T urn on the HDTV and your receiver . Please Note:  [...]

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    6 1 Main unit description Contr ol Panel Button Function TV T erminal Connections VOL+ : V olume up. VOL- : V olume down. CH+ : TV channel up. CH- : TV channel down. MENU : Press to select the main menu. TV/A V : Select the input signal. POWER : Switch on when at standby mo de or enter the standby m ode. 1. Coaxial out term inal. 2. RF antenna. 3. [...]

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    Rem ote contr ol POWER : Po wer on/off button, press once to turn the TV on a nd press again to turn the TV off. MUTE: Press this button to mute or restore sound. MTS/AUDIO : When stereo program is r eceived, press this key to switch sound system between mono a nd stereo. When SAP program is recei ved, pre ss this button to switch sound system betw[...]

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    18 Installation Guide Press MENU but ton to display the MAIN OSD MENU ; Press ◄ / ► button to select the MENU you want; Press ENTER b utton to enter the sub m enu; Press ▼ / ▲ button to select the option and t hen press ◄ / ► to adjust the value in the sub menu; You can press MENU button to go back to the upper menu or EXIT button to cl[...]

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    19 SOUND Y ou can select the type of sound, whic h best corresponds to your listening. Press the “MENU” button t o enter the OSD menu .Then press “  /  ” button to selec t the “SOUND” menu . 1. Press “  ” but ton t o select “Sound Mode” and Press “  /  ” button to select. 2. Press “  /  ” button t o [...]

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    20 2. Press “  /  ” butt on to sel ect “T ime Zone” and press the “  /  ” button to enter time zone adjustment menu to sel ect the local time zone. 3. Press “  /  ” button to select “Daylight Saving Tim e” and press the “  /  ” button to select “On” or “Of f”. Note: The ' Daylight Saving [...]

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    21 6. Pr ess “  /  ” button to elect “Closed Caption” the “ENTER/  ” button to enter the sub-menu. (Only available in TV mode) A . Press “  /  ” button to selec t “CC Mode” and press the “  /  ” but t on to adjust 。 B . Press “  /  ” button to selec t “Basic Selection” and press the ?[...]

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    22 LOCK Pr ess the “MENU” button to enter the OSD menu .Then press “  /  ” button to select the “Lock” menu. 1. Press “  ” but ton t o select “Enter Password” and press s elect digital button to enter . Note: The def ault password is “0000” 2. Press ▼ / ▲ but ton to select Chan ge Password, then press “  ?[...]

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    23 3. P r ess “  /  ” button to select “System Lock” and pr ess the “  /  ” button to select “On” or “Off”. 4. Press “  /  ” button to select “US” and press the “  /  ” button to then press “  /  ” button to select “TV”. A Sub Menu will appear as below . Press “  /  ” b[...]

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    24 Channel Press the “MENU” but ton to enter the OSD menu .Then press “  /  ” button to select the “Channel” menu. 1. Pre ss “  ” button to select “AIR/CLABLE ” and press the “  /  ”button to select Cable or AIR. 2. Press “  /  ” but ton to select “Auto Scan ” and press the “ ENTER/  ” but[...]

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    25 6. Press “  /  ” but ton t o select “Channel Label ” and press the “  /  ” b utton to Rename label of the channel. A Sub Menu will appear as below . 7. “DTV Signal” Display the quality of current DTV sign al. NOTE : This i s not a choice.[...]

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    6 2 IMPOR T ANT 1. Th e power ca b le has t o be removed from the socket before cleani ng the TV . 2. D o n o t us e v olatile s ol ven t ( alc oho l, ros in , and toluene) to clean the TV . These types of chemicals might damage the housing and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bezel and remote contr ol 1. Use a 100 % cotton clo t h o r mi cro-fiber clot[...]

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    Troubleshooting The following table contains the common problems and the solu tions to these problems. Ple ase check this list before you contact th e technicians. Pr oblems Solutions NO PICTURE Connect pow er cord correctly . T urn on power . Connect vide o cable correctly . Select the input signal sour ce with pr oper cable connection with the so[...]

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    28 Pr oblems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOC KED Check y our auto lock function’ s settings inside the OSD. Y ou may have locked up som e channels but for got about them. UNIVERS AL REMOTE CODE This TV follows NEC’ s universal remote code. Please check y our hand book for NEC’ s codes then apply them. THE TV TURNS ON OR OFF SLOWL Y AND THE SCR[...]

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    29 PICTURE QUALIT Y IS HORRIBLE!! For best image quality , view HD widescreen programs where possible. If HD content is not available view “S tand ard Definition” from a digital source. Standard, ana log TV will always be noticeable inferior to HD because your TV has video that is many times better than old TV’ s and so you can see interferen[...]

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    30 Problem s Soluti ons SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGES THE VOLUME Different channels and inputs will so metimes have this ef fect because the channel signal’ s own volume is already loud. There is no way remove this completely . The TV has an AUT O VOLUME LEVEL function that can combat this type of effect. Please make sure that function is[...]

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    31 Specifications Di splay panel Item Il lustr ation Act ive Area / Screen Size Diagonal 32 inches Aspect Ratio Wi d e s c r e e n 1 6:9 Pixel Pitch 0.17 (H) x RGB x 0. 51 (V) um per one tria d Max . of Pixels (Resolution) H D ( 1 3 6 6 x 7 6 8 p i x e l s ) r e s o l u t ion Brightn ess 250 nits (T ypic al) Con trast 1200:1 (T ypical) with Auto Co[...]

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    32 So un d M od e Dynamic/Standard/Soft/User s e Y l o r t n o C e m u l o V o t u A e c n a l a B / e l b e r T / s s a B e n o T ) x a o c ( s e Y t u O L A I X A O C Spe a ke rs 6 watt per ch annel (3) General ) y d a e R e l b a C l a t i g i D ( M A Q / C S T A / C S T N r e n u T V T d i r b y H s e Y n a c s o t u a l e n n a h C Sle ep ti m[...]

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    33 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference rec e ived, including interference that my cause undesired operation. Please Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a [...]