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Checking the Digital-Signal Strength Unlike analog channels, which can vary in reception quality from "snowy" to clear, digital (HDTV) channels have either perfect reception quality or you will not receive them at all. So, unlike analog channels, you cannot fine tune a digital channel. You can, however, adjust your antenna to improve the reception of available digital channels. Clear Scrambled Channel 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Channel, then press the ENTER button. Fine Tune Signal Strength ► Channel 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Signal Strength, then press the ENTER button. If the signal strength meter indicates that the signal is weak, physically adjust your antenna to increase the signal strength. Continue to adjust the antenna until you find the best position with the strongest signal. Press the EXIT button to exit. Signal Strength OK Enter Return PC Display Using Your TV as a Computer (PC) Display Setting Up Your PC Software (Based on Windows XP) The Windows display-settings for a typical computer are shown below. The actual screens on your PC will probably be different, depending upon your particular version of Windows and your particular video card. However, even if your actual screens look different, the same basic set-up information will apply in almost all cases. (If not, contact your computer or Video Card manufacturer.) 1 First, click on Control Panel on the Windows start menu. 2 When the control panel window appears, click on Appearance and Themes and a display dialog-box will appear. 3 When the control panel window appears, click on Display and a display dialog-box will appear. 4 Navigate to the Settings tab on the display dialog-box. The correct size setting (resolution) Optimum : 1920 X 1080 pixels If a vertical-frequency option exists on your display settings dialog box, the correct value is 60 or 60 Hz. Otherwise, just click OK and exit the dialog box. Display Modes If the signal from the system equals the standard signal mode, the screen is adjusted automatically. If the signal from the system doesn't equal the standard signal mode, adjust the mode by referring to your videocard user guide; otherwise there may be no video. For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacturing. HDMI/DVI Input Mode VESA CEA Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1360 x 768 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1080p Horizontal Frequency (kHz) 31.469 37.879 48.363 63.981 47.712 75.000 67.500 Vertical Frequency (Hz) 59.940 60.317 60.004 60.020 60.015 60.000 60.000 Pixel Clock Frequency (MHz) 25.175 40.000 65.000 108.000 85.500 162.000 148.500 Sync Polarity (H/V English - 47

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English - 47
Checking the Digital-Signal Strength
Unlike analog channels, which can vary in reception quality from “snowy” to clear, digital (HDTV) channels
have either perfect reception quality or you will not receive them at all. So, unlike analog channels, you cannot
fine tune a digital channel. You can, however, adjust your antenna to improve the reception of available digital
channels.
1
Press the
MENU
button to display the menu.
Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select
Channel
, then press the
ENTER
button.
±
Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select
Signal Strength
, then press the
ENTER
button. If the signal strength meter indicates that the signal is weak, physically
adjust your antenna to increase the signal strength.
Continue to adjust the antenna until you find the best position with the strongest
signal.
Press the
EXIT
button to exit.
Display Modes
If the signal from the system equals the standard signal mode, the screen is adjusted automatically. If the signal
from the system doesn’t equal the standard signal mode, adjust the mode by referring to your videocard user
guide; otherwise there may be no video. For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized
during manufacturing.
HDMI/DVI Input
Mode
Resolution
Horizontal Frequency (kHz)
Vertical Frequency (Hz)
Pixel Clock Frequency (MHz)
Sync Polarity (H/V)
VESA
640 x 480
31.469
59.940
25.175
-/-
800 x 600
37.879
60.317
40.000
+/+
1024 x 768
48.363
60.004
65.000
-/-
1280 x 1024
63.981
60.020
108.000
+/+
1360 x 768
47.712
60.015
85.500
+/+
1600 x 1200
75.000
60.000
162.000
+/+
CEA
1920 x 1080p
67.500
60.000
148.500
+/+
PC Display
Using Your TV as a Computer (PC) Display
Setting Up Your PC Software (Based on Windows XP)
The Windows display-settings for a typical computer are shown below. The actual screens on your PC will probably be
different, depending upon your particular version of Windows and your particular video card. However, even if your actual
screens look different, the same basic set-up information will apply in almost all cases. (If not, contact your computer or
Video Card manufacturer.)
1
First, click on
Control Panel
on the Windows start menu.
±
When the control panel window appears, click on
Appearance and Themes
and a
display dialog-box will appear.
²
When the control panel window appears, click on
Display
and a display dialog-box
will appear.
4
Navigate to the
Settings
tab on the display dialog-box.
The correct size setting (resolution)
Optimum : 1920 X 1080 pixels
If a vertical-frequency option exists on your display settings dialog box, the correct
value is
60
or
60 Hz
. Otherwise, just click
OK
and exit the dialog box.
Signal Strength
OK
Enter
Return
Channel
Clear Scrambled Channel
Fine Tune
Signal Strength