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Understanding the basics

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18 DX-32L221A12/DX-40L260A12 Understanding the basics 9 Press ENTER. The Choose Your Picture Mode screen opens. Understanding the basics Setup Wizard Choose Your Picture Mode Home Mode Retail Mode Move Select Reduces total power consumption Menu Back 10 Press or to highlight Home Mode or Retail Mode, then press ENTER. If you selected Retail Mode, a message appears, asking "Are you sure you want retail mode?" Select Yes to continue, or select No to change your selection. The Choose Your TV source screen opens. Setup Wizard Choose Your TV Source Antenna Cable Cable/Satellite Box 0 Digital Channels 0 Analog Channels Scanning for digital channels Channel scan may take 20+ minutes Exit Exit 11 Press or to highlight Antenna, Cable, or Cable/Satellite Box (if your cable TV uses a box, select Cable/Satellite Box), then press ENTER. If you chose Antenna or Cable, your TV automatically starts scanning for channels available in your viewing area. If you chose Cable/Satellite box, your TV does not need to scan for channels. During auto channel search, your TV searches for digital channels first. When the digital channel search is complete, a message appears asking if you want to search for analog channels. Select Yes to continue searching for analog channels, or select No to stop searching for channels. 12 To watch TV, press INPUT, press or to highlight the video input source for your TV in the INPUT SOURCE list, then press ENTER. • If your TV is connected to an antenna, cable TV (no box), or cable or satellite TV box using a coaxial cable, select TV. • If your TV is connected to a cable or satellite box using an HDMI cable or HDMI cable with a DVI adapter, select HDMI 1 or HDMI 2. • If your TV is connected to a cable or satellite box using a component video cable, select Component. • If your TV is connected to a cable or satellite box using a composite video cable, select AV. Turning your TV on or off To turn your TV on or off: 1 Make sure that the power cord is connected to a power outlet. 2 Press (power) to turn on your TV. The power indicator LED turns off. 3 Press (power) again to turn off your TV. Your TV enters Standby mode and the power indicator LED turns red. Selecting the video input source To select the video input source: 1 Turn on your TV, then press INPUT. The Input Source list opens. Input Source TV Component/AV VGA HDMI 1 HDMI2 2 Press or to highlight a video input source, then press ENTER. You can also press a direct input button to select the video input source. • Press TV to select TV. • Press COMP or VIDEO to select Component/AV. • Press HDMI once to select HDMI 1. Press twice to select HDMI 2. • Press VGA to select VGA. Using the on-screen menus Notes • • • • Depending on the signal source selected, you may see different options on your screen. The following menus are shown in TV mode (except the USB menu). Menu items that are not selectable are grayed out. Menus in this manual are described in TV mode, unless otherwise indicated. The screens shown in this manual are for explanation purposes and may vary from the actual screens on your TV. PICTURE menu (TV mode) Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Color Tint Sharpness Backlight PICTURE AUDIO SETTINGS CHANNELS Energy Savings 50 50 58 0 +10 43 Move Select Menu Back Adjust settings to affect picture quality Exit Exit

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Understanding the basics
DX-32L221A12/DX-40L260A12
9
Press
ENTER
. The
Choose Your Picture Mode
screen opens.
10
Press
±
or
²
to highlight
Home Mode
or
Retail Mode
, then
press
ENTER
.
If you selected
Retail Mode
, a message appears, asking
“Are you
sure you want retail mode?”
Select
Yes
to continue, or select
No
to
change your selection.
The
Choose Your TV source
screen opens.
11
Press
±
or
²
to highlight
Antenna
,
Cable
, or
Cable/Satellite
Box
(if your cable TV uses a box, select
Cable/Satellite Box
),
then press
ENTER
. If you chose
Antenna
or
Cable
, your TV
automatically starts scanning for channels available in your
viewing area. If you chose
Cable/Satellite box
, your TV does
not need to scan for channels.
During auto channel search, your TV searches for digital channels
first. When the digital channel search is complete, a message
appears asking if you want to search for analog channels. Select
Yes
to continue searching for analog channels, or select
No
to
stop searching for channels.
12
To watch TV, press
INPUT,
press
±
or
²
to highlight the video
input source for your TV in the
INPUT SOURCE
list, then press
ENTER
.
If your TV is connected to an antenna, cable TV (no box), or
cable or satellite TV box using a coaxial cable, select
TV
.
If your TV is connected to a cable or satellite box using an
HDMI cable or HDMI cable with a DVI adapter, select
HDMI 1
or
HDMI 2
.
If your TV is connected to a cable or satellite box using a
component video cable, select
Component
.
If your TV is connected to a cable or satellite box using a
composite video cable, select
AV
.
Understanding the basics
Turning your TV on or off
To turn your TV on or off:
1
Make sure that the power cord is connected to a power outlet.
2
Press
(power) to turn on your TV. The power indicator LED
turns off.
3
Press
(power) again to turn off your TV. Your TV enters
Standby mode and the power indicator LED turns red.
Selecting the video input source
To select the video input source:
1
Turn on your TV, then press
INPUT
. The
Input Source
list opens.
2
Press
±
or
²
to highlight a video input source, then press
ENTER
.
You can also press a direct input button to select the video input source.
• Press
TV
to select
TV
.
• Press
COMP
or
VIDEO
to select
Component/AV
.
• Press
HDMI
once to select
HDMI 1
. Press twice to select
HDMI 2
.
• Press
VGA
to select
VGA
.
Using the on-screen menus
PICTURE menu (TV mode)
Menu
Move
Select
Back
Reduces total power consumption
Setup Wizard
Retail Mode
Home Mode
Choose Your Picture Mode
Exit
Choose Your TV Source
Exit
Channel scan may take 20+ minutes
Setup Wizard
Cable/Satellite Box
Scanning for digital channels
Cable
Antenna
Digital Channels
Analog Channels
0
0
Notes
Depending on the signal source selected, you
may see different options on your screen. The
following menus are shown in TV mode (except
the USB menu).
Menu items that are not selectable are grayed
out.
Menus in this manual are described in TV mode,
unless otherwise indicated.
The screens shown in this manual are for
explanation purposes and may vary from the
actual screens on your TV.
Input Source
HDMI 1
VGA
Component/AV
TV
HDMI2
Menu
Exit
Picture Mode
Backlight
Sharpness
Tint
Color
Brightness
Contrast
Energy Savings
+10
43
0
58
50
50
Move
Select
Back
Exit
Adjust settings to affect picture quality
PICTURE
AUDIO
SETTINGS
CHANNELS