Dynex DX-L42-10A manual

37" and 42" L CD T V s D X -L37-10A/D X -L42-10A USER GUIDE DX-L37-L42-10A_08-1837. book Page 1 Wednesday, Ja nuary 21, 200 9 1:17 PM[...]

ii D yne x D X -L37-10A/D X -L42-10A 37" and 42" L CD T V s Co n t e n t s Child S afety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Importan t safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warnin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

iii Selectin g the sig nal sour ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hiding chann els . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 Setting up a favorite channel li st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 As y ou enjoy y our new pr oduct, keep these safety ti ps in mind The issue The hom e theate r entertainment e xperience is a gr owin g trend, and la rger TVs are p opular purcha ses . Ho we v er , TVs are no t alwa ys suppor ted on th e proper stands or installe d accord ing to the manufacturer’ s reco mmendat ion s. W e and the con sumer elec[...]

2 Important saf ety instruction s Impor tant safety instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these inst ruc tions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow a ll in stru ct ions. 5 Do not use this appa ratus near wa ter . 6 Clean only with dr y cloth. 7 Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructi[...]

Installing and removing the st and 3 • If your TV doe s not operate normally by following the op erating instruct ions. A djust only those controls that ar e covered b y the operat ing instruc tions because incorrect adjustment of other co nt ro l s m a y res u l t i n d a ma g e a nd w i l l o f te n re q ui r e e x t en s i ve wo rk by a qualif[...]

4 TV co mpone nts Note: Y ou mu st p ay at tent io n to th e d ire ction of the stand on the 37” TV . The wide p or tion of the stand should go t owar ds the front of the T V . 4 T o remov e th e stand from the TV , per for m these steps in reverse order . Installing a wall-mount bracke t If you want to atta ch the T V to a wa ll-mount bracket (n[...]

TV components 5 Back Remote control # Component Descriptio n 1 Ser vice por t For software update on ly. Do not use. 2 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jack Con nect this jack to a d i gital sound sy stem to play your T V’ s aud io throug h the so und syst em. F or mor e inform ation, see “Co nnecting a d i git al sound syst em” on page 9. 3 HDMI2/HDMI1 jacks[...]

6 Using the remot e control Using th e rem ote cont rol Installing remote contr ol batteries T o instal l remote cont rol ba tteries: 1 Ope n the b atter y comp ar tment cover by l ifting it o ff when you press the releas e button. 2 Inser t t wo AAA batteries into the batter y co mpar tm ent. Make sure that the + a nd – symbols on the b atteries[...]

Making conne ctions 7 The r emote c ontrol may not wor k if direct sunlight or bright light s hines on the r emote sensor . Either mov e your T V or change the angle at which y ou use the re mote c ontrol . Programming a univ ersal remote contr ol to w ork with y our T V Y ou can operate your TV with a new or existing un iversal remote cont rol. T [...]

8 Making conne ctions Connec ting a VCR T o connec t a VCR: 1 Make sure that your T V ’ s p ower cord is unpl ugged a nd the VCR is turne d off. 2 Connect a n A V cable to t he AV VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR. Y ou can connec t an S-Video cable to the S -VIDEO OUT jack instead of the AV VI D E O O UT jack. 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the[...]

Making conne ctions 9 3 Connect the other end of the compone nt video cable to t he COM PO NE NT 1 or COMPO NE N T2 jacks on the b ack of your T V . 4 Connect an au dio cabl e to the AUDIO OUT jacks (L/R) on th e component device . 5 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the COMPONENT A UDIO -R and AU D I O - L ja cks on the back of you r T V[...]

10 Turning o n your TV for th e first time T urning on y our T V for the first time To c o n f i g u r e y o u r T V : 1 Make sure that you have in ser ted the batteri es in the remote control , connected the antenna to the TV , and connect the AC power . 2 Press (Power), then wait several second s. The initial Setup Wiz ard s creen opens (only the[...]

Understanding the basics 11 Selecting the video input source T o select the video input source: 1 T urn on your TV , then press INPU T on the remote or on the side of the TV . The INPUT SOURCE menu ope ns. 2 Press or to highlight the vid eo source, then press ENTER . Y ou can also select the input so u rce using t he following r emote control butto[...]

12 Unde rstan ding the basics Naviga ting the menus Selecting a chan nel T o sele c t a ch an nel: •P r e s s CH or CH to go to the next or previous channel on the memoriz ed channel list. • Press the number buttons to ente r the analog or digital (main) channel number you want , then wait for the c hannel to change, or press EN TER to change t[...]

Adjust ing the picture 13 • VGA Settings —Lets you adju st pic ture s ettin gs to opti mize a computer display . • Input Lab el —Lets you label a device connec ted to your TV’ s input j acks . • Restore Defaul t —L ets you r eset m ost TV setti ngs for t he current sou rce to factor y defa ult valu es. • Audio Only —Lets you turn [...]

14 Adjusting the sound • Adap tive C ont ras t —Tu r n t h i s On to optimize the pi ct ure displ ay for a more vivid i mage. • Auto Zoom — In TV mode, setting Auto Z oom t o On let s you set th e Z o om Mod e to Auto . 4 Press MENU to return to t he previous menu, or press EXIT to clo se th e menu. Adjusting the computer image T o adjust t[...]

Changing ch annel se ttings 15 • Dig ital O u tput— (DTV channels only) Selec ts the d igital audio output mode. Y ou can selec t RAW (outpu ts audio in it s original format) or PCM (outpu ts the audio in PC M mo de, if avai l abl e ). • Audio Language — (DTV channels only) Selects an alternate audio language, if available. 4 Press MENU to [...]

16 Changing channel set tings Selec ting the signal source T o selec t the signal source: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or to highlight Channel , then press . The C hannel menu opens. 3 Press or to select Air or Cab le . 4 Press EXIT to close t he menu. Hiding chan nels Y o u can delete channels from the channel list so that y o[...]

Changing ch annel se ttings 17 2 Press o r to highl ight Channel , then p ress . The C hannel menu o pens. 3 Selec t the sig nal so urce of the channel you want to set u p on the favorite s lis t. 4 Press o r to highl ight Fa vo r i te , then press ENTER . The favorite chan nel list opens. 5 Press or to highlight t he chann el you want to add to t [...]

18 Setting p arental controls Check ing the DT V signal s trength Y o u can check th e DTV si gnal streng th to determine if you n eed to adjust your antenna or d igital cable inp ut. The higher th e signal strength, the les s likely you are to experience p ic ture degradation. T o check the DTV signal strength: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu o[...]

Se ttin g paren tal contr ols 19 4 Press the number buttons to enter the four-digit pas sword . The default passwor d is 0000 . The Pa rental C ontrols sub menu opens. 5 Press o r to highl ight System Lock , then pr ess or t o selec t On (to enabl e the blocking sc heme you set u p and to set up the bl ocking scheme (other wis e the rating setting [...]

20 Setting p arental controls Setting parental control lev els Y o u can set parental controls for the U.S. and Canada. The following procedure sho ws how to set contr ols for U.S. T V ratings. Y ou use similar steps for controlling U.S. movie and Canadia n T V ratings. T o set parental controls: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or[...]

Se ttin g paren tal contr ols 21 9 Press EXIT to close t he menu. Downloading rating information Y ou can download rating information to use when se tting parental cont rols. T o down load rating inf ormatio n: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or to highl ight Setup , then press . The Setup menu opens with Parental Co ntrols sele c[...]

22 Using closed captioning 5 Press or to highlight Syste m L oc k , t hen press or to selec t On . 6 Press or to highlight RRT Setting , then press ENTER . If the p rogram is b roadcast with RRT5 rating i nform ation, the information is do wnloaded automa tically and can be used for parental co ntrols. Note: If you want to clear the download ed rat[...]

Usi ng cl osed caption ing 23 3 Press o r to highl ight Closed Capt ion , then press or ENTER . The closed caption menu opens. 4 Press or to hi ghlight CC M od e , then pres s or to selec t On . 5 Press o r to highl ight Basic Sel ec tion . Note : If the channel is analog, the Basi c Selection will be available and the Adva nced Selection will be i[...]

24 Adjust ing time setting s 4 Press or to highlight CC Mo de , then press or to select On . 5 Press or to highlight Adva nce d S el ec t ion (only availabl e for digit al sta tions). 6 Press or t o selec t an advanced digital closed captioning option. Y ou can select Servic e1 – Servic e6 (disp lays co ntent provided by the b roadcaster). 7 Pres[...]

Adjust ing menu settings 25 Setting t he sleep timer Y ou can specify the amount of time you want y ou r TV to wait before it aut oma ticall y turns off . T o set the sleep timer : 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or to highl ight Setup , then press . The Setu p menu opens. 3 Press o r to highl ight Time , then press ENTER . The ti[...]

26 Adjusting menu set tings Labeling an in put sour ce Y o u can add a label to an input source to make it easier to identify . T o label an input source: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or to highlight Setup , then pres s . The Setup menu opens. 3 Press or to highlight Input Label , then pr e ss ENTER . The Input Label screen ope[...]

Troubleshootin g 27 T roubleshooting Wa r n i n g : Do not try to r epair your TV yourself . Contact authoriz ed s ervice pers onn el. V ideo and aud io Remote control Gene ra l Note : If the problem is not solved by using these troubleshooting instructions , turn off your TV , then turn it on again. Mai nte na nce Cleaning • Clean your T V with [...]

28 Specifica tions Specifications Design and specifications are su bject to change without notice. Dimensions and weight are approximat e. Leg al no ti ces FCC Par t 15 This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. O peration of this prod uct is subjec t to the following tw o conditions: (1) this device ma y not ca use h armf ul in ter fere[...]

Legal notic es 29 One -year limited warranty Dynex Products (“Dynex ”) warrants to you, the original pur chaser of this new DX-L37-10A or DX-L42- 10A (“P roduct”), that th e Product shall be free of defec ts in the original ma nufac ture of the material or workmanshi p for a period of one (1) year from the date of y our purchase of the Prod[...]

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