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3. Add the channel/application and select any other options to complete the addition.
The channel/application is added to the end of the Home screen grid.
Adding Input Tiles
By default, tiles for your TV inputs and tuner appear in the Home screen grid. You can always remove them and
add them back to the grid manually or automatically.
To manually add an Input tile to the Home screen grid:
1. Go to Settings > TV Inputs.
2. Select the input you want to add.
3. Set up the input.
To automaticaly add an HDMI input tile to the Home screen grid:
1. Connect a device to any of the HDMI input ports.
2. Turn on the device.
The input and TV tuner tiles appear at the topmost position in the Home screen grid.
When possible, the TV will recognize that a device has been connected to the port and add the HDMI tile to
the beginning of the Home screen. The system will also identify the device type and automatically change
the default tile label to a device name that is more user-friendly.
Using the Options menu
The Options feature is only available when you are viewing or listening to live TV content. To access the Options
menu, press the Asterisk [ ] button on the remote control.
When the Options menu appears, selecting Advanced Picture Settings, displays the Advanced Settings menu.
The menu of options that display will differ based on whether you are viewing a live TV broadcast from the TV tuner,
video content from an HDMI input, video from the composite input or watching streaming video from a content
provider.
General TV Settings
• TV brightness: This setting adjusts the brightness of the images on the TV screen. You can adjust the TV
brightness from the following options:
• Darker: This option is available if you are viewing a darker picture in a dark room.
• Dark: This option is available if you want a slightly dimmer picture that saves energy.
• Normal: This option is for general everyday viewing.
• Bright: This option provides a slightly brighter picture that will be viewed in a light room.
• Brighter: This option makes pictures brighter for bright rooms.
• Picture mode: This setting provides the following options:
• Eco save: This option enables you to save energy.
• Movie: This option is available if you are going to dim the lights to watch a movie.
• Normal: This option is great for general everyday viewing.
• Sports: This option enables you to maximize your viewing experience while watching sports.
• Vivid: This option is available if you want an intense and bright picture.
• Custom: This option enables you to personalize settings for one of your physical TV inputs.
• Audio mode: This setting adjusts the sound quality output from your TV speakers.
• High treble: This option brightens high tones.
• Speech: This option is available to make the dialog clearer.
• Normal: This is great for everyday use.
• Music: This option is available if you are listening to music.
• Theater: This option is tuned for movies.
• Big Bass: This option enables you to hear a deeper base/boom.
• Sleep timer: This setting allows you to program your TV to turn off automatically within different time intervals.
• Closed captioning: This setting provides text on the screen that describe what the speakers are saying. It can
be turned ‘On’ or ‘Off’ and is for the hearing impaired. Various options are also available to customize the text
style, text size, background color and more.
• 120 Hz: You can turn this setting ‘On’ or ‘Off’ to affect the refresh rate (that is, the number of times per second
moving images— such as athletic or video games —on your TV screen is refreshed).
Navigating the Home Screen
Menu Channels
The Home screen menu contains ‘channels’ (Movies, TV Shows, Music, News) for you to select from for your
entertainment or settings preferences.
Figure 20. Home screen
Movies
The Movies channel contains a library of numerous titles from various genres.
To view the library, select Movies and press the OK button on your remote.
You can find out more information about a particular title when you navigate to the posters that appear on the right
side of the screen. Using the D-pad on your remote, click on a poster to select it.
The price of the movie, rating information and length appears. If you want to view the trailer for the movie, press
OK on your remote.
Figure 21. Movies channel
A synopsis of the movie appears along with a menu of options from which to choose. You can select ‘Watch
trailer, Add to watchlist, or a rental amount.
TV Shows
The TV Shows channel contains a library of numerous TV show titles from different genres and categories.
To view the library, select TV Shows and press the OK button on your remote. Posters for the TV shows appear
to the right.
Overview of the Menu Channels