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Table of Contents Important Information ...................................................................................................... i Product Registration ................................................................................................... i Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome to Liquid Crystal On Silicon ( LCOS ) ............................................................... 6 A brand new HD technology ..................................................................................
Table of Contents Chapter 3: 3: The The Remote Remote Control Control Chapter Buttons (in alphabetical order) ...................................................................................... 36 Display Messages ........................................................................................................... 40 Programming the remote to Operate Components ..................................................... 44 The Learning Feature (L1, L2, L3 buttons) — IR LEARN .............................
Table of Contents Using the GUIDE Button .......................................................................................... 83 The Other Guides Icon ............................................................................................. 84 Exiting A Program Guide ......................................................................................... 85 Sorting the DIRECTV® Programming Guide ...........................................................
Table of Contents Sound Logic ......................................................................................................... 111 SAP (Second Audio Program) ................................................................................ 112 Optical Output .................................................................................................... 112 Audio Language .....................................................................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction Overview: • Welcome to LCOS (Liquid Crystal On Silicon): A Higher Definition Television Is Here.™ • A brand new HD technology • What makes the HD viewing experience so special? Graphics are for representational purposes.
Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to LLiquid CCrystal O On SSilicon ( LCOS ) A Higher Definition Television Is Here.™ At the end of the 20th century, the Thomson multimedia team was given a challenge: create the ultimate, high definition television viewing experience. A dedicated team was formed. Thinking outside of the box, this group researched various technologies. In the end, the team took a calculated risk by choosing a brand new technology called Liquid Crystal On Silicon.
Chapter 1 Introduction A brand new HD technology Your LCOS HDTV is 18 inches thin — taking up less space than standard televisions. The absence of a picture tube (also called a Cathode Ray Tube) allows for a slimmer, lightweight design. There’s been much discussion about HDTV (high definition television) and how it works. LCOS is HDTV at its finest — providing crisp, bright images in a package that is thinner and lighter than other TVs.
Chapter 1 Introduction Light Management Yields Brighter, Crisper Pictures TV sc re e n Integration optics RGB imagers Pr ism 8 White light source Simply put, the secret of LCOS is “light management.” Your LCOS high definition television uses state-of-the-art technology to form a revolutionary, optical system known as a Light Engine. This Light Engine manages and manipulates light like never before, to provide premier HDTV viewing. The Light Engine begins with an intense, white light source.
Chapter 1 Introduction What Makes the HD Viewing Experience So Special? To videophiles, the technology is what makes HDTV so special. But to a regular viewer, there are basically three things that make HDTV (especially, your LCOS HDTV) the ultimate viewing experience: • resolution • aspect ratio • digital picture and sound Resolution: The crisp, life-like picture people rave about when experiencing true HDTV is due to the resolution this technology provides.
Chapter 1 Introduction When the standards were being developed for television broadcasting in 1941 by the NTSC (the National Television Standards Committee), it made sense to adopt the 4 x 3 aspect ratio that the film industry was using at that time. A 4:3 aspect ratio shows less of the image than the widescreen, 16:9 apsect ratio that is part of the HDTV standards.
Chapter 2: Connections & Setup Overview: • Things to Consider Before You Connect — page 12 • Choose Your Connection — page 13 • Connection Instructions — pages 14 - 22 • Explanation of Jacks and Cables — pages 24 - 26 • Back of the LCOS Television — pages 27 - 29 • The front of the LCOS Television — pages 30 - 32 • What to Expect — page 33 • Next Steps — page 33 Graphics are for representational purposes.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect Protect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet or power strip. NEVER plug your TV into an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch. • Turn off the TV and/or component(s) before you connect or disconnect any cables. • Make sure all antennas and cables are properly grounded. Refer to the Important Safeguards sheet packed with your TV.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup p 1 Choose Your Connection Ste There are several ways to connect your LCOS television, depending on the components you want to connect and the quality of the signal you want to achieve. Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you. Proceed to the appropriate page and connect your TV. For more information about the relationship between the cables, jacks, and the quality of the signal you see on your TV, go to page 24.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup DVD DVD COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT Y PB PR AUDIO OUT L R VIDEO S-VIDEO SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA TV 1B 1A TV VCR SATELLITE IN ACCESS CARD nt celle y: Ex it Qual DIGITAL PHONE AUDIO OUT JACK CABLE OR ANY ALTERNATE RF SIGNAL, SUCH AS A DIGITAL OR ANALOG TERRESTRIAL ANTENNA ANTENNA B IN VIDEO AUDIO L R INPUT1 4 S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT AUDIO Y PB PR R AUDIO OUTPUTS VARIABLE L R FIXED L R EXT SPEAKERS ANTENNA A IN INPUT2 + INPUT3 Tip: Instructions to Co
Chapter 2 p2 Ste How to Connect: TV + VCR + DVD 1. ty: li ua Connect your DVD Player to your TV A. Connect three video-grade cables. Connect one end of each cable to the COMPONENT INPUT jacks labeled Y PB and PR on the back of your TV. Connect the other ends of each of the three cables to the respective Component Output jacks on your DVD Player.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup DVD VIDEO OUT DVD AUDIO OUT L R S-VIDEO SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA 1A 1B TV TV SATELLITE IN VCR ry G y: Ve ualit ACCESS CARD ood DIGITAL PHONE AUDIO OUT JACK CABLE OR ANY ALTERNATE RF SIGNAL, SUCH AS A DIGITAL OR ANALOG TERRESTRIAL ANTENNA ANTENNA B IN 4 Q VIDEO AUDIO L R S-VIDEO INPUT1 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT AUDIO PR Y PB R AUDIO OUTPUTS VARIABLE L R FIXED L R EXT SPEAKERS ANTENNA A IN INPUT2 + Tip: Instructions to Connect Specific Input Jacks (INPUT1
Chapter 2 p2 Ste d : lity ry Ve How to Connect: TV + VCR + DVD 1. o Go Connect your DVD Player to your TV A. Connect one end of the S-Video cable to the INPUT1 S-VIDEO jack on the TV. Connect the other end to the S-VIDEO jack on your DVD Player. a Qu Connections & Setup B. Connect the audio cables (white and red) to the INPUT1 AUDIO jacks on the back of the TV (L and R) and to the Audio Output Jacks on the DVD Player (sometimes labeled OUT R and L). 2. Connect your VCR to your TV A.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup DVD DVD AUDIO OUT L R VIDEO SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA 1A TV TV 1B VCR SATELLITE IN ACCESS CARD d : Goo ity Qual DIGITAL PHONE AUDIO OUT JACK CABLE OR ANY ALTERNATE RF SIGNAL, SUCH AS A DIGITAL OR ANALOG TERRESTRIAL ANTENNA 4 ANTENNA B IN VIDEO AUDIO L R S-VIDEO INPUT1 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT AUDIO PR Y PB R AUDIO OUTPUTS VARIABLE L R FIXED L R EXT SPEAKERS ANTENNA A IN INPUT2 + INPUT3 CABLE OR OFF-AIR ANTENNA + L R POWER Tip: Instructions to Connect S
Chapter 2 p Ste 2 How to Connect: TV + VCR + DVD 1. Connect your DVD Player to your TV A. Connect the audio cables (white and red) to the INPUT1 AUDIO jacks on the back of the TV (L and R), and to the Audio Output Jacks on the DVD Player (sometimes labeled OUT L and R). d oo :G lity Connections & Setup a Qu B. Connect the video cable (yellow) to the INPUT1 VIDEO jack on the back of your TV, and to the Video Input Jack on your DVD Player (sometimes labeled VIDEO OUT). 2.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup A/V RECEIVER CD IN TAPE IN OUT TV IN IN VCR OUT R AMPLIFIER WITH TV OPTICAL INPUT L DIGITAL AUDIO IN VCR SATELLITE IN 2a DVD 2b ACCESS CARD DIGITAL PHONE AUDIO OUT JACK OR ANTENNA B IN VIDEO AUDIO L R INPUT1 S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT AUDIO PR Y PB R AUDIO OUTPUTS VARIABLE FIXED L R L R EXT SPEAKERS ANTENNA A IN INPUT2 + INPUT3 Rec ei ver + R INT L POWER Right Speaker 20 EXT L Left Speaker
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup a 2• t Connecting a Dolby Digital Receiver: Excellent p n If you own a Dolby Digital receiver that uses an optical cable-type input, connect an optical cable for excellent Ste celle audio quality. Ex A. Connect one end of the optical cable to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack on your TV, and to the Optical Input Jack on your receiver/amplifier. Note: Remove the plastic cover inside of the TV’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack before you insert the cable. B.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup Connecting Speakers to the TV AUDIO OUTPUTS VARIABLE L R FIXED L R EXT SPEAKERS + EXT + R You can connect up to two additional speakers to the TV: one to the R (right) terminal, and one to the L (left) terminal. 1. If necessary, remove the vinyl covering from the ends of the speaker wire and twist the wire core. 2. Open the lever on the speaker terminal. 3. Insert the wire core into the hole. Be sure to connect the (+) to (+) and (-) to (-).
Chapter 2 p Ste POWER p Ste Connections & Setup 3 Put Batteries in the Remote Control Follow these steps whenever you need to install or change the batteries in your TV’s remote control. 1. Remove the cover from the battery compartment. 2. Insert batteries into the battery compartment, matching the + and – end of each battery (look for the diagram inside of the battery compartment). 3. Replace the cover. 4 Plug in and turn on Plug one end of the power cord into the back of the television.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup p 6 al Order Programming (optional) e t S tion To receive DIRECTV programming,* your DIRECTV Multi-Satellite dish antenna must op be installed and pointed correctly. You must also contact your service provider, ® What’s Next? If you’re finished connecting your components, you can review the following sections of this chapter that provide a general explanation of the jacks, cables and buttons on your LCOS TV — or proceed to page 33 and read the last page of this chapter.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup Component Video (Y PB PR) Jacks and Cables— Excellent Video Quality Y PB PR The Y PB PR jacks allow you to connect an optional component video source, such as a DVD player. This connection provides optimum picture quality because the video is separated into three signals. To ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the connection.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup Audio/Video Jacks and Cables (RCA-type) — Very Good Video and Audio These jacks are used for most audio/video connections between components. The audio/video jacks are often color coded (yellow for video, red for right audio, and white for left audio). This is also called composite video. Note: If your component has only one input for audio (mono), connect it to the left (white L/Mono) audio jack on the TV and don’t connect the right audio part of the cable.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup Back of the LCOS TV This section describes each of the Input Jacks on the back of TV. When connecting A/V cables, be sure to connect corresponding outputs and inputs (video to video, right audio to right audio, etc.).
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup INPUT1 Lets you connect a baseband NTSC (analog) component such as a VCR, internet access device, DVD player, or laserdisc player. SATELLITE IN ACCESS CARD DIGITAL PHONE AUDIO OUT JACK ANTENNA B IN VIDEO AUDIO L R INPUT1 S-VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUTS VARIABLE FIXED L R L R COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT AUDIO Y PB PR R EXT SPEAKERS ANTENNA A IN INPUT2 + + R • L AUDIO provides left audio connection. The left audio connector is usually white.
Chapter 2 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT AUDIO PR Y PB R Connections & Setup COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT Use to connect an optional component video source, such as a DVD player. This connection provides optimum quality. Note that it is essential to match the color coded connectors between a compatible device and the television. Notes: L • When watching an image via the COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT jacks, you will not be able to manipulate the screen format.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup PHONES VIDEO IN L/MONO - AUDIO - R Input Jacks on the front of your TV Your LCOS television has a set of audio and video input jacks and a headphone jack on the front of the TV. These jacks are convenient for connecting baseband (analog) components such as video game players, camcorders, or internet access devices. To access these input jacks, push towards the top of the cover that conceals the input jacks until the latch releases.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup Buttons on the front of your LCOS TV If you can’t find your remote control, you can use the buttons on the front of the TV to operate many of the TV’s features. (Power button) Turns the TV on and off. MENU•OK Makes the main menu appear on the screen, and selects highlighted menu items. CHANNEL (up) Scrolls up through the channel list. If you are in TV mode, you scroll up through TV channels.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup The Power Light The power light on the front of your TV (sometimes called an L.E.D.) also functions as an important indicator: it lets you know what’s happening inside of your TV. Power Light Your LCOS television is equipped with a special lamp unit that is part of the system that enables your TV to display such crisp images (explained in Chapter 1). The lamp needs to warm up and cool down when you turn on and turn off your TV respectively.
Chapter 2 Connections & Setup What to Expect Your LCOS television has to check many functions each time you turn it on. You’ll notice that it takes several seconds for the picture to reach peak quality and brightness when you turn on the TV. Additionally, the very first time you turn on your LCOS television, it might take a minute or so to see the picture. Your LCOS TV is equipped with cooling fans. A slight humming noise is normal.
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Chapter Chapter 3: 3: The The Remote Remote Control Control Overview: • Explanation of the Buttons — pages 36 - 40 • Display Messages — pages 41 - 43 • Programming the Remote — pages 44 - 49 • The Learning Feature (L1, L2, and L3 buttons) — page 50 • The Volume Lock Feature — page 52 • The Macro Feature (M1, M2, M3 buttons) — page 53 • The Discrete Feature — page 55 • The Mode Mapping Feature — page 56 • How to Set the Clock — page 57 • How to Reset the Remote — page 58 • How to Operate
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Buttons (in alphabetical order) ON•OFF DIRECTV TV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 AUX AUD M1 M3 M2 L1 Note: It’s important to remember that this section explains how these buttons might operate if you’ve connected an audio component to your TV, programmed the remote to operate that component, and your audio component supports that particular function.
Chapter 3 Tip: CH + and CH – buttons In DVD mode, CH +/- will skip chapters on a disc played by RCA, GE, or PROSCAN DVD players. For some audio components, you can press the channel buttons to skip tracks on a CD. The Remote Control CENTER Used with the LEVEL + and LEVEL – button to adjust the level of the center speaker of your audio system if you’ve connected one to your TV (you must press the AUD button first to put the remote in audio mode). CH +/- Scrolls up or down through the current channel list.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control FRONT Used with the LEVEL + and LEVEL – button to adjust the level of the front speakers of your audio system if you’ve connected one to your TV (you must press the AUD button first to put the remote in audio mode). FUNCTION For RCA audio products, toggles between stereo and mono.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control LEVEL – and LEVEL + Used to make adjustments to delay time, center speaker output level, rear speaker output level, front speaker output level, or subwoofer output level if your audio receiver supports this function. You must press the AUD button first to put the remote in audio mode. M1, M2, M3 Use these buttons to store macros (shortcuts) that you set up in order to alleviate having to press many buttons. For details, go to page 53. MENU Brings up the main menu.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control STOP If you’re operating another component (such as a VCR or DVD Player), stops playing the disc or videotape. SWAP Used with the PIP feature. Press SWAP to switch the main picture with the PIP window.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Display Messages (when remote is in programming mode) CODE SET Set up a code. MAN SRCH Manual code search. AUTO SRCH Automatic code search from the remote’s code library. IR LEARN Learn additional functions into a button. IR DELETE Delete the learned function from a button. VOL LOCK Locking the volume of the remote to a designated component. VOL UNLOCK Unlocking the volume of the remote from a locked component.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Display Messages (response messages) 42 BAD E2 The remote probably needs serviced or replaced. This message indicates that the EEPROM is faulty (the EEPROM is used to store the programmed codes, the mode of the remote, learned codes, and macros). DELETED A requested Learned Sequence was deleted. END CYCLE The remote is finished checking all of the codes in its code library. ERROR Any other error not specifically mentioned.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Display Messages (action messages) CLR SETUP Prompts you that setup control is going to be cleared. CONFIRM Prompts you to confirm or take action on an operation. DELETING Information from the selected key is being deleted. ENTER SEQ Prompts you to enter a button stroke for the macro sequence. FROM MODE Prompts you to enter the source mode in Mode Reassignment. LEARNING Prompts you to start and proceed learning the IR data into a button.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Programming the remote to Operate Components Display window ON•OFF DIRECTV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 AUX AUD M1 Component buttons and ON•OFF button M3 M2 L1 L3 L2 FRONT MUTE SKIP CH + VOL - REAR The OK button Find out if you need to program the remote VOL + FORMAT CENTER GO BACK TEST AM•FM GUIDE INFO CH - LEVEL - OK The backlight button LEVEL + MENU CLEAR PROGRAM The down arrow button Your remote control can be programmed to operate most brands of remotec
Chapter 3 The Remote Control How to use automatic code search This remote control offers you two types of automatic code searching: auto search and manual search. Instructions for both types follow. Auto Search (AUTO SRCH) 1. Make sure the component you want to program the remote control to operate is on (let’s use a VCR in this example). 2. Press the component button on the remote that corresponds to the component you want to program the remote to operate (in this example, the VCR1 button).
Chapter 3 8. The Remote Control Press OK to save the code (SUCCESS appears in the remote’s display window followed by EXIT SETUP ). Note: The code list defaults so you can only scroll through the list once. When the remote is finished advancing through all of the codes in its library, END CYCLE appears flashes in the display, followed by EXIT SETUP. 9.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Manual Search (MAN SRCH) Display window ON•OFF DIRECTV DVD AUX AUD M1 Component buttons and ON•OFF button Press the component button on the remote that corresponds to the component you want to program the remote to operate (in this example, the VCR1 button). M2 Note: You can’t program the TV or DIRECTV component buttons.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Note: The code list defaults so you can only scroll through the list once. When the remote is finished advancing through all of the codes in its library, the message END CYCLE appears for 1 second followed by EXIT SETUP. 8. Make sure the remote has correctly programmed the desired component (in this example, your VCR): press the VCR1 button followed by the ON•OFF button to see if your VCR turns on.
Chapter 3 3. Press and hold (the backlight button) until CODE SET appears in the remote’s display window. Press the OK button. 4. Press the down arrow button to scroll to the desired component (TV, VCR, TAPE, LDP, DAT, DVD, CD, TUNER, AMP, HOME, MISC, PHONO, CAB, SAT VIDEO). In this example, press the down arrow button until VCR appears in the remote control’s display. 5. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the code for your brand (the Code List starts on page 62). Press OK.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control The Learning Feature (L1, L2, L3 buttons) — IR LEARN The Learning feature is used to add codes from another remote control. Your LCOS remote control provides most of the functions needed, but you can add a small number of additional functions of your choice. Note: Make sure both remote control’s are in the same component mode.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Note: Too much light (either natural or fluorescent) might cause the learning feature to fail since the remote controls are passing data via infrared (IR) signals. 7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to store more functions. 8. When the selected functions are stored press the CLEAR button to exit (EXIT SETUP appears in the remote’s display and the remote returns to original operation mode).
Chapter 3 The Remote Control 5. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to delete more functions. 6. When the selected functions are deleted press the CLEAR button to exit the IR DELETE programming mode. (EXIT SETUP appears in the remote’s display and the remote returns to its original operation mode). Notes: • Press the CLEAR button at any time to exit the programming mode (EXIT SETUP will appear to confirm that no new codes have been entered).
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Note: If you press any button other than the component buttons (DIRECTV, TV, VCR1, VCR2, DVD, AUD & AUX), the error message INVALID will appear in the remote’s display until you press one of the component buttons or the CLEAR button. Unlocking the Volume (VOL UNLOCK) The Volume Unlock mode will apply if the Volume Lock has been activated. Press and hold remote’s display. 2.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control 2. Step through the programming menu by pressing the down arrow button until MACRO appears in the remote’s display, then press the OK button. 3. Once the OK button is pressed, SEL MACKEY will appear in the remote’s display window prompting you to press a Macro Key (M1, M2, M3).
Chapter 3 The Remote Control How to use the discrete feature (DISCRETE ADD) A discrete IR code is a non-toggle code — the separate IR command for an option instead of just one command. It is an advanced feature that is probably of interest to people who have home automation systems or people who want to put the TV into a known state. The first 10 codes operate your LCOS TV. The remaining 16 codes only work with RCA, GE, and Proscan components. How to use Discrete Add 1.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Discrete Clear Use the following steps to delete a discrete code that you added. ON•OFF DIRECTV TV VCR 1 1. Press and hold remote’s display. 2. Step through the programming menu by pressing the down arrow button until DISCRETE CLEAR appears in the remote’s display, then press the OK button. 3. Press mode button (also known as a component button) of the discrete code that you want to clear. 4.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control 5. Once you have selected the FROM MODE component, the display message prompts you to enter the TO MODE component. Push the desired component button. 6. When a valid TO MODE component is entered, the remote automatically processes the mode reassignment and SUCCESS appears. The remote will then EXIT SETUP and return to normal operation. NOTES: • Press the CLEAR button at any time to exit the programming mode (EXIT SETUP appears and the remote return to normal operation).
Chapter 3 The Remote Control How to Reset the Remote Operations Reset ON•OFF DIRECTV TV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 Operations reset clears all programming from the remote control EXCEPT the buttons you’ve programmed to operate other components. 1. Press and hold remote’s display. 2. Step through the programming menu by pressing the down arrow button until OPS REST appears in the remote’s display, then press the OK button. 3.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control 4. Once you press the OK button, CONFIRM appears in the remote’s display window. Press OK. 5. After you press the OK button (the remote is returned to factory settings). Note: Press the CLEAR button at any time to exit the programming mode. An EXIT SETUP message will appear and the remote will return to its normal operation.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Operating The AM•FM Tuner 1. Press the AUD button. Display window ON•OFF DIRECTV DVD VCR 2 AUX AUD M1 M3 M2 AUD (audio) button L1 Press the AM•FM button to switch between AM and FM. 3. Use the CH+ or CH- buttons to move up and down channel presets. 4. In some cases, you can enter the preset directly via the digit buttons.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Controlling The Surround Sound Features The Surround Sound features may be turned ON/OFF by pressing the DSP ON•OFF button. • Press the DSP MODE button until the desired mode is found. • Press the DELAY+ or DELAY- to achieve the desired delay effect. • Press the DSP ON•OFF button to turn DSP (Digital Signal Processor) ON or OFF. • Press the DSP button until the desired effect is achieved. • Press the TEST button to listen to speaker levels.
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Code List Amplifier Codes Aiwa ..................................................................................................... 0423 Carver .................................................................................................. 0286 Curtis Mathes ....................................................................................... 0317 Denon .................................................................................................. 0177 GE ............
Chapter 3 Zenith ............................................................................. 0017, 0542, 0916 Zentek ................................................................................................ 0417 CD Player Codes Burmester ........................................................................................... 0437 California Audio Labs .............................................................. 0046, 0320 Carver ................................................................
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Sansui .................................................................................................. 0046 Sanyo ................................................................................................... 0278 Sony ................................................................................. 0187, 0260, 0308 Technics ............................................................................................... 0246 Victor ......................................
Chapter 3 Soundesign ....................................................................................... Sunfire .............................................................................................. Teac .................................................................................................. Technics ..................................................... 0056, 0326, 1325, 1326, Thorens ............................................................................................ Victor .
Chapter 3 The Remote Control Television codes (continued) KTV .............................................................. 0047, 0056, 0197, 0202, 0297 Kenwood ................................................................................... 0036, 0047 Kloss .................................................................................................... 0063 LG ........................................................................................................ 0073 LXI ........................
Chapter 3 VCR Codes Admiral ..................................................................................... 0065, 0226 Adventura ........................................................................................... 0017 Aiko .................................................................................................... 0295 Aiwa ................................................................................ 0017, 0054, 0324 Akai .............................................................
Chapter 3 The Remote Control VCR Codes ReplayTV ................................................................................. 0631, 0633 Runco ................................................................................................ 0056 STS ..................................................................................................... 0059 Samsung .................................................................................. 0062, 0257 Sanky ..........................................
Chapter 4: Basic Operation Overview: • Everything you ever wanted to know about the channel banner — page 70 • Changing between DIRECTV and TV mode — page 72 • Changing the channel — page 73 • Use the INPUT button to see what’s playing on the components connected to your TV — page 74 Graphics are for representational purposes.
Chapter 4 Basic Operation Channel logo, when available Program title, start and end time, rating, current audio language, and audio mode availability Indicates incoming signal aspect ratio and the screen format applied to that signal Current antenna (TV mode only) Current date and time “Family” is one of 5 profiles Channel number of the main picture Searches titles of all DIRECTV® programming guides for specific information Sorts titles of the current DIRECTV programming guide for specific information
Chapter 4 Basic Operation Channel Banner Icons Main menu icon Takes you to the main menu. TV/DIRECTV logo Toggles between TV and DIRECTV viewing. The highlighted part of the icon indicates the current viewing state. Green unlock icon The system is unlocked. Spending, viewing and other limits can be accessed and changed. To lock the system, highlight the icon and press OK. Yellow unlock icon The system password has been entered to override profile limits. No limits can be accessed or changed.
Chapter 4 Basic Operation Changing Between DIRECTV and TV Mode Primary Channel ON•OFF DIRECTV TV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 AUD AUX M1 M3 TV mode channel entry M2 L1 L3 L2 FRONT MUTE SKIP CH + VOL - REAR VOL + FORMAT CENTER GO BACK TEST AM•FM GUIDE INFO CH - LEVEL - OK LEVEL + MENU Subchannel (if necessary) When you press the number buttons on your remote control to change channels, your TV tunes to programming from one of 4 sources: • • • • the DIRECTV satellite (if you have DIRECTV se
Chapter 4 Basic Operation Changing the channel ON•OFF DIRECTV TV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 AUD AUX M1 TV button M3 To change channels by entering numbers with the remote control, the remote needs to be in the correct “mode” either DIRECTV mode (if you subscribe to DIRECTV® programming) or TV mode. M2 When you want to watch a digital or analog TV channel, put the remote in TV mode If you want to watch a digital channel: Subchannel entry box Highlighted to indicate TV mode Primary channel entry box 1.
Chapter 4 Basic Operation Use the INPUT button to see what’s playing on the components that are connected to your TV ON•OFF DIRECTV TV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 AUX AUD M1 M3 M2 L1 L3 L2 FRONT MUTE SKIP CH + VOL - REAR The INPUT button on the remote control enables you to scroll through the available Video Input Channels (VID1, VID2, VID3, FRNT, and CMPNT) so you can see the content from the component that is connected to the corresponding Input Jack on the back of the TV.
Chapter 5: Features Chapter Overview: • PIP — page 76 • Program Guides — page 79 • Profiles — page 90 • Locking and Unlocking a User Profile — page 101 • Locking the System — page 102 Graphics are for representational purposes.
Chapter 5 Features How to Use PIP (Picture-in-Picture) Picture-In-Picture (PIP) displays a second, smaller picture on top of the main picture. Notes: Channel control indicator PIP channel number Main picture channel number • PIP works with analog channels only on this TV — not with DIRECTV channels or digital ATSC channels. • PIP won’t work when closed captioning is turned on or when the V-Chip is active. While you may use PIP in different ways, this basic PIP scenario should get you started.
Chapter 5 Features PIP Buttons: General Explanation The buttons on the remote control that you’ll use for the PIP feature are explained below: ON•OFF DIRECTV PIP Press the PIP button to make the PIP window appear on the screen. Press PIP again to remove the window. TV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 AUX AUD M1 Arrow buttons (left, right, up, and down) Use these buttons to move the PIP window to different areas of the screen. You can’t move the PIP window when the channel banner is on the screen.
Chapter 5 Features PIP Problems? The message PIP Not Viewable or Exceeds Rating in the channel banner lets you know that PIP is not available on this channel and you should tune to another channel. • If you are channel surfing and the PIP disappears, you may have tuned to a digital channel. To view PIP and the main picture, make sure that both the main and PIP channels are analog inputs, or signals. Continue changing the channel until you find an analog (NTSC format) channel.
Chapter 5 Features Bringing Up the Program Guides You have access to two program guides: a DIRECTV® programming guide and a TV programming guide (for terrestrial programming). To access the program guides, press the GUIDE button on the remote control. Notes: To access the program guide, you can press the GUIDE button on the remote control or you can select Program Guide from the main menu. • When you access a program guide, the guide that appears on the screen corresponds to the “mode” you are in.
Chapter 5 Features “Family” is one of five selectable profiles (press WHO on the remote to change) Indicates current time and day * Program titles and information, when available TIP: Switching to DIRECTV Guide When you are viewing the TV program guide, you can press DIRECTV on the remote control and view the DIRECTV® programming guide.
Chapter 5 Program titles and information “Family” is one of five selectable profiles (press WHO on the remote to change) Indicates current time and day Searches program titles for specific information Sorts the guide by themes Help gives you more information about the program guide Provides access to other program guide formats and functions Returns you to previous screen Takes you to the main menu Sorts the guide by movies Scrolls down through the guide Sorts the guide by sports TIP: Switching
Chapter 5 Features Getting Around in the Guides There are several ways to change channels and move around the TV and DIRECTV® programming guides. • Point to channels with the number buttons (0-9) You can quickly highlight any channel in the program guides by entering the channel number with the number buttons (0-9). For example, to highlight channel 228, press the numbers 2-2-8 and press OK on the remote control. To highlight channel 73, press 7-3 and OK.
Chapter 5 Features Using the GUIDE Button ON•OFF DIRECTV Each time you press the GUIDE button on the remote control, a different type of TV or DIRECTV® programming guide appears: Detail Guide, SurfGuide™ (DIRECTV only), or Grid Guide. TV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 AUX AUD M1 M3 M2 L1 L3 L2 FRONT MUTE SKIP CH + VOL - REAR GUIDE button VOL + FORMAT CENTER GO BACK TEST AM•FM GUIDE INFO CH - LEVEL - OK OK button By default, the Detail Guide appears when you press GUIDE on the remote control.
Chapter 5 Features The SurfGuide™ (DIRECTV only) The SurfGuide feature displays seven DIRECTV® channels in a half-hour time-andchannel format, if you subscribe to DIRECTV® programming. The full name of the program and its rating are listed at the bottom of the screen. Press the right arrow button to extend the SurfGuide to show two hours of programming. The Grid Guide The Grid Guide shows seven channels in a time-and-channel format, with the full title of the highlighted program at the top of the guide.
Chapter 5 Channel Guide Features • Channel Guide Displays a channel’s DIRECTV® or TV programming schedule in a channel-by-channel format. You may also directly enter channel numbers and press OK to go to another channel’s listing. • SurfGuide™ (available with DIRECTV only) Displays seven DIRECTV® channels in a half-hour time-and-channel format, if you subscribe to DIRECTV® programming. The full name of the program and its rating are listed at the bottom of the screen.
Chapter 5 Features Sorting the DIRECTV® Programming Guide Sorting the guide is a way of organizing the DIRECTV® programming guide to show only the types of programs that interest you. There are several on-screen icons that sort the DIRECTV guide in different ways. Sorting icons Sorting the DIRECTV® Programming Guide by Topics The topics icon sorts the DIRECTV® programming guide according to the current user’s preferences.
Chapter 5 Features Sorting the DIRECTV® Programming Guide by Sports Select the sports icon to tell the DIRECTV® programming guide to list only DIRECTV® sporting events. After you select the sports icon, it changes to the sports themes icon. Select the sports themes icon to sort the guide to list sports by type, such as basketball or hockey. Listing All DIRECTV® Programming The all icon resets the DIRECTV® programming guide to show all available topics, channels and listings for the current profile.
Chapter 5 Features Finding DIRECTV Programs Using Scout™ The Scout icon at the bottom of the DIRECTV® programming guide lets you assign “Scouts” to search all DIRECTV® programming guides (both current and future) for very specific program title information. To use the Scout feature: 88 1. Highlight the Scout icon in the program guide and select it. 2. Highlight one of the Scout 1-8 menu items from the next screen and press OK.
Chapter 5 Features 6. Check the Scout search’s results by selecting the Scout icon from the program guide or channel banner, then selecting the Scout menu item that has the binoculars icon next to it. 7. Select Scout Results. If the characters you entered appear anywhere within a program title, the program will be included in the Scout Results program list. If no match is found, check again after the receiver has been off for approximately 30 minutes.
Chapter 5 Features Tip: Using profiles as categories About Profiles You can also set up profiles as categories instead of as users. For example, name a profile Sports and include only sports channels in that profile. Or, name it Movies and include movie channels, and set a rating and spending limit for yourself and your family. When you select Profiles from the main menu, you can create four personalized profiles in addition to the default “Family” profile.
Chapter 5 Features Profiles: The DIRECTV Setup The DIRECTV Setup menu item is only accessible if you subscribe to DIRECTV® programming. Through this menu you can establish DIRECTV channel lists, set spending limits, and set rating limits for DIRECTV® programs. Editing Channels in a DIRECTV List You should create a DIRECTV channel list to establish which DIRECTV channels the selected profile can access. To create the DIRECTV channel list: 1. Highlight and select a user name, then select DIRECTV Setup.
Chapter 5 Features Setting the DIRECTV Spending Limit Use the Spending Limit option to indicate a profile’s per-event spending limit for Pay Per View (PPV) programs.
Chapter 5 Features Profiles: The TV Setup You can establish TV channel lists, set spending limits, and set rating limits for TV programs using the TV Setup menu. Editing Channels in a TV List You should create a TV channel list to establish which TV channels (including both analog and digital) the selected profile can access. To create the TV channel list: 1. Select a user. 2. Select Edit Channels. 3.
Chapter 5 Features Don’t forget the CLEAR button. Press the CLEAR button on the remote control to remove the on-screen menus and return to normal viewing. Selecting or Deleting All Channels You might be able to save time when creating a TV channel list by using the Select All Chans option or the Delete All Chans option to either add or delete all channels before removing or adding individual channels. Also, terrestrial program providers may make additional channels or subchannels available.
Chapter 5 Age-Based Rating Features Description and Content Themes for Age-Based Ratings TV-MA Mature Audience Only. Specifically designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. It contains one or more of the following content themes: crude indecent language (L), explicit sexual activity (S), or graphic violence (V). TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned. Contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14.
Chapter 5 Features To set TV programming limits: 1. From the main menu, select Profiles. 2. Select the user name you would like to set limits for through the Profiles menu. 3. Select TV Setup from the next menu. 4. Select Set TV Rating. Once you get to the Set TV Rating screen, use the arrows and OK buttons on your remote control to change the status of a TV program rating from View to Block. The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits.
Chapter 5 Features Blocking Age-Based Ratings You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based rating level. For example, if you only want your child to watch programs that have a TV-G rating and lower (in other words, you want the child to watch only TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y programs), then you need to block programming with higher ratings.
Chapter 5 Features Blocking Specific Content Themes You can block programs based on their content. (Content is represented by the D, L, S, V, and FV on your screen.) When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that content theme for higher-rated programs as well. For example, if you do not want your child to watch programs that have adult language (L) rated TV-PG or higher, you need to block adult language in all programming rated TV-PG and above.
Chapter 5 Features Setting Movie Ratings You set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level. To access the Set Movie Rating menu: 1. From the main menu, select Profiles. 2. Select the user for whom you would like to set limits. 3. Select TV Setup from the next menu. 4. Select Set Movie Rating. Note: the rating limits you set in the TV Setup menu only apply to TV programs — they don’t apply to DIRECTV® programs.
Chapter 5 Features Viewing Moving Ratings After you block movie ratings, you have the option of going back and changing some of the rating status buttons back to View: 1. Determine the movie ratings you want to change to View (V). 2. Use the arrows to highlight the status button you want to change. 3. Press OK to change its status back to View. For example, if movies with a rating of PG-13 and higher are blocked, you can change the rating status button corresponding with NC-17.
Chapter 5 Features Choosing Your Profile Each time you turn on the TV, the Family profile is selected by default. To select a different profile: 1. Press the WHO button to scroll through the profiles in the channel banner. 2. When your profile appears, enter your four-digit personal password to access your profile. If the profile is not password protected, you can just press OK to activate it.
Chapter 5 Features Shortcut: Locking the system • Press INFO on the remote control, highlight the green unlock icon from the channel banner, and press OK. Enter password, enter the password again to confirm. If you enter the system password to override a limit, the lock icon in the channel banner will turn yellow, and all limits will be temporarily unlocked until you turn off the TV. When you turn on the television again, the system will be locked, and the Family profile channel list will be active.
Chapter 5 The Lock Icons The Lock/Unlock icons in the channel banner are an easy way to lock or unlock the system. Press INFO and select the icon to change the lock status. • Green Unlock icon The system is unlocked. Spending, viewing and other limits can be accessed and changed. • Yellow Unlock icon A password has been entered to override limits. No limits can be accessed or changed in the menu without a system password.
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Chapter 6: The Menu System Chapter Overview: The Program Guide menu and the Profiles menu are described in Chapter 5. The Assistance menu is explained in Chapter 7 (Help & Assistance). This Chapter explains the other items in the main menu. • Picture Quality Menu — pages 106 - 109 • Audio Menu — pages 109 - 113 • System Options Menu — pages 114 - 120 • Preferences Menu — pages 121 - 125 Graphics are for representational purposes.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Picture Quality Controls The Picture Quality menu contains all of the TV’s menus that you need to configure video settings. To access the Picture Quality menu: Tip: the other menus The Program Guide menu and the Profiles menu were described in Chapter 5. The Assistance menu is explained in Chapter 7 (Help & Assistance). This Chapter explains all of the other items in the main menu.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Picture Settings The Picture Settings menu displays the controls for adjusting the way the picture looks. The picture settings you specify apply to your current mode. Press the left and right arrow buttons on the remote control to move the slider to the desired position. Then select Exit when you are finished. Your options under the Picture Settings menu are: • Contrast: Adjusts differences between the light and dark areas of the picture.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Color Warmth Color Warmth displays a choice list that lets you set one of three automatic color adjustments: Cool for a more blue palette of picture colors. Normal for an ordinary picture color. Warm for a more red palette of picture colors. Noise Filter Noise filter displays a list that lets you set one of three automatic settings that allows you to reduce picture “static” or any type of interference. You can set Noise Filter to Off, Low, or High.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Choose your setting based on the degree of lighting in your room. After you select a setting, the contrast, color tint, black level, and sharpness settings found under the Picture Settings menu are adjusted automatically. If you choose Personal Picture Preset, you can customize color, tint, black level, and sharpness to your desired level, and the television “saves” those settings.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Mute Turn Mute on (select Sound Off) to set the TV’s volume to its minimum level (another way to set the volume to its minimum level is to press MUTE on the remote control). Tone Controls Lets you adjust the Bass, Treble and Balance. Use the right and left arrow buttons on your remote to adjust the sliders. Increasing the bass and treble output from the TV’s internal speakers increases the low and high tones, respectively.
Chapter 6 The Menu System • Stereo Splits the incoming stereo audio signal into left and right front channels. Most TV programs and recorded materials have stereo audio. The channel banner displays the word Stereo when you tune to a program that is broadcast in stereo. • *SRS Stereo (•) This audio processing technology adds greater depth and stereo separation to stereo audio signals. • *SRS Stereo-Focus (•) Redirects the treble portion of the audio in the speaker system to make dialog more understandable.
Chapter 6 The Menu System SAP (Second Audio Program) When turned on, Second Audio Program plays the program’s audio in a second language, if one is available. SAP is also used to broadcast a program’s audio with descriptions of the video for the visually impaired. Note: SAP is broadcast in mono and is only available for analog programs, not digital programs. Where to go for info... For more information about connecting an amplifier/ receiver to your TV, go to page 21 in Chapter 1.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Audio Language The Audio Language menu lets you choose the default audio language you want to hear when it is available. The system will automatically set the audio program to the selected audio language when the channel you are viewing is either a DIRECTV or a digital terrestrial channel and the specified language is available. In the Audio Language menu, highlight the audio language you want by pressing the up and down arrows buttons on your remote control.
Chapter 6 The Menu System System Options menu This menu includes the following submenus: • Signal Source • Signal Type • Auto Tuning • Channel Search • Mailbox • Purchases • Time and Date To access the System Options menu, press MENU on the remote control (the main menu appears), highlight System Options and press OK (the System Options submenus appear). To access a submenu, press the down arrow button on the remote to highlight the submenu, and press OK.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Changing the Signal Type The Signal Type menu lets you choose whether you are receiving a signal from cable TV or an off-air antenna. When you run Channel Search, the TV automatically detects your signal and you don’t have to specify it here. However, if you decide to change the source, you will need to use the Signal Type menu. Note: When your LCOS HDTV is in DIRECTV mode, this menu isn’t available. Select whether you are receiving signals from an off-air antenna or cable.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Video Input 1 (or 2 or 3) Select this if your component is connected to the Video INPUT1 (or 2 or 3) jack on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to the video input channel VID1 (or VID2 or VID3) when you press the button. If you have an S-Video cable connected, the input channel might appear as S-VID1 (or S-VID2 or S-VID3).
Chapter 6 The Menu System Mailbox If you have ordered DIRECTV® programming, the mailbox shows you messages that are sent—or “mailed”—from your program providers. For example, you may receive a message calling your attention to a new service or special program offering. If you have new or unread mail, the mail icon in the channel banner is highlighted. Checking Your Mail Mail provides the latest information from program providers. 1.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Reminder: Connect a telephone line cord Purchases: Pay Per View Programs You must connect your phone line to the back of your TV in order to purchase PPV programs using the on-screen menus. Pay Per View programs (PPV) are DIRECTV programs that you purchase—like a movie ticket—if you subscribe to DIRECTV® programming. You can preview movies on certain channels to determine if you would like to purchase them.
Chapter 6 The Menu System To purchase a movie or event, you can take one of two actions: • Tune to a PPV by channel surfing within DIRECTV® channels and finding a PPV channel. When you find it, press the INFO button find more information and details about how to purchase it. -or- • Highlight a PPV program from the DIRECTV® programming guide and press INFO. The Program Details screen will appear and give you more information about the program. From this screen you can also purchase the program.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Using the Purchases Menu The Purchases menu allows you to review upcoming and past DIRECTV® Pay Per View purchases and edit spending limits. The list of purchases may be longer than one screen; use the down arrow button on the remote control to see more items. The display also shows the title, channel, date, time, and cost of each program.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Using the Preferences Menu The Preferences menu allows you to change some aspects of your TV to fit your personal preferences. The following sections outline what you can do in this menu. Color Scheme You can change the color that appears in the menu and guides. To change the color, select Preferences from the main menu and select Color Scheme. Translucency You can adjust the level of translucency that the menu screens and program guides possess.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Tip: Types of Guides Default Guide For more information about the different types of guides, go to page 83. By default, the Detail Guide appears when you press GUIDE on the remote control, no matter if you access the DIRECTV® programming guide or the TV program guide. You can change the default guide from the Detail Guide to the Grid Guide or SurfGuide (DIRECTV only). 1. Select Preferences from the main menu, then select Default Guide. 2.
Chapter 6 Tip: Discrete Add Feature If you want to go directly to a screen format, instead of toggling with the FORMAT button, use the remote control’s Discrete Add feature to assign Normal, Fill, and Full to individual buttons. Go to page 55 for more information. The Menu System Fill Choose this when receiving a 4:3 image and you don’t want black side panels on the right and left sides of the screen.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Analog Captions You can select a closed caption mode, which is the mode, or source, used for displaying captioning information for all types of channels except digital terrestrial. The content of CC and Text are different; you can select which one you want to see on the screen. • CC displays information at any position on the screen. It overlays the text on top of the picture as it is received.
Chapter 6 The Menu System Power Light When watching television in a dimly lit or dark room, you might prefer to turn off the power light on the front of your TV. Note: Even if you turn off the power light in this menu, the indicator functions will still work during the lamp cool-down cycle or when the lamp unit has burnt out. Go to page 32 for details. Front Buttons This menu gives you the ability to make the buttons on the front of your TV inactive.
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Chapter 7: Help & Assistance Overview: • Troubleshooting — pages 128 - 136 • Assistance Menu— pages 137 - 143 • Care and Cleaning— page 144 • Replacing the Lamp Unit — pages 144 - 148 • FCC Registration Information— page 149 • Glossary of Technical Terms— pages 150 - 154 • Limited Warranty— pages 155 - 156 • Specifications and Features— pages 157 - 158 • Accessory Information— pages 159 - 160 • Index— page 161
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Troubleshooting Quick Reference Your LCOS television utilizes the latest technology to create a crisp, high-resolution picture. If you are experiencing something unusual, please review this troubleshooting section to find the solution. General TV PIP (Picture-In-Picture) Humming noise ....................................................... page 129 PIP problems ........................................................... page 134 TV doesn’t turn on right away ..............
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance General TV Problems Humming noise • Your LCOS television is equipped with fans to keep it cool. The lamp unit that is part of the LCOS technology needs to cool for a short period of time after you turn off the TV. Therefore, a slight humming noise is normal. One of the fans continues to run even after you turn off the TV because the LCOS TV is continually working to gather information for program listings. www.rca.com Go to rca.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance • Did the power light on the front of the TV blink when you tried to turn on the TV? If it did, it means the TV’s lamp was in cooldown mode which takes approximately 30 seconds. Wait 30 seconds and turn on the TV again. • Have you blocked the front buttons, and you’re trying to turn on the TV with the the TV? Press the TV button on the remote control. • If you’ve just replaced the TV’s lamp assembly unit, check the lamp assembly access door on the back of the TV.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Sound okay, picture poor • Check terrestrial antenna connections and satellite dish pointing. Make sure there aren’t any sources interfering with reception such as foliage blocking the dish, something placed in front of the dish, or snow on the dish. Try placing the terrestrial antenna above the roof-line. Also, purchasing a bigger terrestrial antenna might improve the picture when you’re viewing off-air broadcasts.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Black box appears on the screen • Captioning may be turned on and in text mode. Check the settings in the Caption Display and Analog Captions submenus in the Preferences menu. Go to pages 123 and 124 for more information. Can’t select a particular channel • The channel might be blocked or not approved in the Profiles menu. Go to page 90 for more information. • You might have tuned to a vacant channel.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Wrong picture The TV and most VCRs let you toggle between pictures: one can be the picture from DIRECTV signal or a terrestrial antenna (or cable) and one can be from the VCR. If you don’t see the picture you think you should be seeing, try using these buttons to toggle between the pictures: • Press the TV/VCR button on the VCR remote or on the VCR’s front panel. (If you’ve programmed your LCOS remote to operate your VCR, press VCR and then press the ANT button.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance PIP Problems • If you are channel surfing and the PIP disappears, you may have tuned to a digital channel. To view PIP and the main picture, make sure that both the main and PIP channels are analog inputs, or signals. Continue changing the channel until you find an analog (NTSC format) channel. The PIP window will reappear. • If you press PIP and the PIP box is blank (no picture), the rating of the program might exceed the limits you set.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance The remote doesn’t operate components • Make sure you’re in the right mode (i.e., press the component button — DVD, VCR1, VCR2, or AUX). • Try all code programming procedures (go to page 44 for more information). • Wrong distance or angle. Remote controls use infrared (IR) technology. The component has an IR sensor that detects the IR signal that is sent from the remote control.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Invalid program guide information when you’re in TV mode • Make sure your antenna is properly set up and receiving a strong signal. If this still does not correct the problem, disable your system’s ability to acquire off-air TV program guides: 1. Press MENU (the main menu appears). 2. Press the arrow buttons to highlight Assistance, and press OK. 3. Press the arrow buttons to highlight Do Not Acquire Off-Air Guides, and press OK. Go to page 143 for more information.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance The Assistance Menu The Assistancemenu contains the following submenus: • Interactive Setup • Antenna Info • Dish Pointing • New Access Card • System Test • Off-Air Guides • Upgrades Each submenu is explained on the following pages. Interactive Setup You should have completed the Interactive Setup the first time you plugged in your TV. However, if you need to access the interactive setup again, you can access it through the Assistance menu.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Antenna Info The Antenna Info menu helps you determine what terrestrial TV channels are available. This menu is useful for checking the strength of digital channels, obtaining all channels possible, and adjusting the direction of any terrestrial TV antennas connected to ANTENNA A and ANTENNA B jacks on the back of your TV. • Press MENU to bring up the main menu, select Assistance, then Antenna Info.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Dish Pointing The Dish Pointingmenu helps you set up your TV and optimize your reception of the satellite signal. Selecting Dish Type It is important to complete each of the following steps required for your satellite dish antenna. If you do not, you will not receive proper dish pointing coordinates and will not be able to take full advantage of your system.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Find Your Dish Pointing Coordinates Use one of the available methods (ZIP Code, or Latitude/Longitude) to find your dish pointing coordinates. Follow these steps to obtain your dish pointing coordinates using the ZIP Code of the dish installation location: 1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu. 2. Select Assistance, then Dish Pointing. 3. Select Enter ZIP Code. 4. Enter the ZIP Code for the satellite dish antenna installation location. 5.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Using the On-screen Signal Meter Use the signal strength meter to determine whether or not you are receiving a satellite signal. You can also use it to find the strength of the satellite signals. Follow these steps to bring up the on-screen signal meter: 1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu. 2. Select Assistance, then Dish Pointing. 3. Select Signal Meter. 4.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Tip: Access Card New Access Card The access card was inserted into your TV at the factory. Periodically, the program provider might issue a new access card that you will have to insert in the designated slot that’s on the back of the TV. See page 27 for an illustration of the back of the TV. Periodically, your program provider may issue you a replacement access card if you subscribe to DIRECTV® programming.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Off-Air Guides If you are certain your terrestrial antenna is properly set up and receiving a strong signal, but you are receiving invalid program guide information or are having trouble tuning to a channel that you know exists, you can disable your system’s ability to acquire off-air TV program guides. If you subscribe to DIRECTV® programming, you will still receive DIRECTV® programming guides if you do not receive TV program guides.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Care and Cleaning CAUTION: Turn OFF your TV before cleaning. You can clean the TV as required, using a soft lint-free cloth. Be sure to occasionally dust the ventilation slots in the cabinet to help assure adequate ventilation. The TV’s screen may be cleaned with a soft, lint-free cloth as well. Take care not to scratch or mar the screen. If necessary, you may use a cloth dampened with warm water.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance What to do Call 1-866-SCENIUM to find out if your TV is still under warranty. If your TV is still covered by the warranty, we will refer you to a service person who will replace the lamp for you. If your TV’s warranty is expired, we will tell you where to purchase a lamp unit and you can install it yourself using the directions that follow.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance What you’ll need to get started: ___ A flashlight ___ A flat-head screwdriver ___ A lamp replacement unit (part number 252115) ___ The box that the lamp replacement unit came in. 1. Read the precautions listed above. 2. Make sure your hands are dry and clean before you begin replacing the lamp. 3. Unplug the TV’s power cord from the wall outlet (or power strip). Unplug the power cord from the back of the TV. 4. Put the power cord far away from the TV.
Chapter 7 7. Help & Assistance Loosen the screw on the door (don’t remove the screw, just loosen it). Note: Don’t use a coin to loosen the screws because it could fall into the TV. Step 8 Press in on the tabs Step 7 Loosen this screw 8. Press the catch tabs on either side of the screw you just loosened (one tab is above the screw and one is below), and remove the entire lamp access door.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance 10. As you remove the lamp, pay attention to how the lamp fits so that you can use the proper orientation when you’re installing the new lamp. To remove the lamp unit: • grasp the handle and pull straight back to remove the entire lamp assembly unit from the TV. • place the old unit out of the way where it won’t get broken or dropped. 11. Remove the new lamp assembly unit from its packaging. 12.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance FCC Registration Information Your LCOS High Definition Television is registered with the Federal Communications Commission and is in compliance with parts 15B and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations. 1. Notification to the Local Telephone Company. On the back of this equipment is a label indicating among other information, the FCC Registration number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. You must, upon request, provide this information to your telephone company.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Glossary of Technical Terms 4:3 (also written 4 x 3): This is just an easier way of writing the aspect ratio so it appears in whole numbers instead of saying 1 x 1.33 (4 divided by 3 = 1.33). To continue, 4 x 3 is the aspect ratio (width to the height) of standard definition televisions and NTSC pictures. 4:3 is the ratio of the width of the picture screen to the height — a 4:3 television with a width of 20 inches will have height of 15 inches.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance A/V receiver (audio/video receiver): The hub of an audio/video system. A component including Dolby Pro-Logic surround processing, 5-channel amplification, audio/video switching and input/output jacks, AM/FM tuner, and remote control. An A/V receiver is different from a stereo receiver, which omits all or most of the video-related features.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Dolby Digital: Digital surround sound technology that delivers five full channels of audio, with a sixth subwoofer channel. HDTV signals include Dolby Digital sound. Formerly called AC-3. DTV (Digital Television): A broadcast system in which the picture, sound and any auxiliary signals are all in digital form and the transmission techniques have been optimized for digital data. Specifically, DTV refers to the 1996 standards that describe the digital HDTV and SDTV systems.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group): Refers to the standards widely used for compression of digital video. NTSC (National Television Standards Committee): Industry group that established the television standards used with analog television transmission. Also used to refer to the American television transmission standard for analog broadcast (i.e., an NTSC channel refers to a broadcast displayed on a television that meets the NTSC guidelines for analog transmission).
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance SDTV (Standard Definition Television): A subset of the ATSC’s standard for Digital Television. SDTV refers to digital video signals that usually provide a picture quality similar to NTSC signals. The advantage of broadcasting SDTV instead of HDTV, is the ability to broadcast several SDTV programs in the spectrum space that is taken up by a single HDTV program.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance RCA LCOS Display Limited Warranty What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year from date of purchase for labor. • One year from date of purchase for parts. • Two years from date of purchase for light engine and lamp assembly. The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance • A television that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes. • A unit purchased or serviced outside the U.S.A. • Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage. Product Registration: • Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your unit. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary. The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Specifications and Features Sharp, high-resolution video performance Imagers • True high-definition television with 1280 x 720P resolution. • 3-panel light valve system provides precise color reproduction (vs. 1 panel system) • Wide-screen (16 x 9) cinema format. • Reflective system • Progressive matrix display – Provides up to 25% more light output than a transmissive (LCD) system Frame doubles and upconverts incoming signals to 720P resolution.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Horizontal viewing angle of virtually 180 degrees Advanced NTSC twin-tuner PIP (Picture-In-Picture) Thin — only 18 inches deep • SRS™ Focus audio technology • • 4-speaker system totalling 20 watts vs.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Accessory Information The following accessories are available from most dealers and electronics supply stores in case you want to position your components farther apart or need additional cables. Standard Audio/Video cable with RCA-type phono plugs. VH83 Monaural VCR Dubbing Audio/ Video Cable is a double cable that lets you connect the video and audio jacks of two VHS VCRs to duplicate tapes. It can also be used to connect a VCR to your TV.
Chapter 7 ON•OFF DIRECTV TV VCR 1 DVD VCR 2 AUX AUD M1 M3 M2 L1 L3 L2 FRONT MUTE SKIP CH + VOL - REAR VOL + FORMAT CENTER GO BACK TEST AM•FM GUIDE INFO CH - LEVEL - OK Help & Assistance Remote Control This is the remote control that came packed with your TV. Replacements or spares can be ordered as needed. LEVEL + MENU Accessory List Description Part No. Price Screw-on antenna cable* (3-ft) VH81 $3.99 Screw-on antenna cable* (6-ft) VH82 $3.
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Index Symbols 16:9, 10, 150 4:3, 9, 150 A A-Z icon, 87 A/V cable, 150 A/V receiver, 59, 151 A/V receiver, codes, 64 AC-3, 27 Access card, 27, 142, 150 Accessories, 159 Age-based ratings, 95 Blocking, 97 Viewing, 97 AIR mode, 115 All icon, 87 AlphaSort™ icon, 71 AM•FM button, 36 Amplifier, 12 Amplifier, codes, 62 Amplifier, connecting, 13, 21 Analog captions, 124 ANT button, 36 Antenna B, 115 Receiving signals, 138 ANTENNA A IN, 26, 27, 114, 115 ANTENNA B IN, 26, 27, 114 ANTEN
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Audio/video receiver, 59 codes, 64 connecting, 13 Auto tuning, 154 Auto Tuning menu, 115 AUX button, 36 Available channels, 116 Azimuth, 140 B Back of the TV, 27 Backlight button, 36 Base, 12 Batteries, 23 Binocular icon, 71 Black level, 107 Blank screen, 130 Blinking light, 32, 131 Blocking content themes, 98 Blue light, 32 Bright lighting, 108 Buttons on the remote AM • FM, 36 ANT, 36 arrow, 36 AUD, 36 AUX, 36 Backlight, 36 CENTER, 37 CH CTRL, 37 CH+/CH-, 37 CLEAR, 37 162 D
Chapter 7 TEST, 40 TV, 40 VCR1, 40 VCR2, 40 VOL +/-, 40 WHO, 40 Buttons on the TV Channel, 31 INFO, 31 MENU•OK, 31 Power, 31 TV•DIRECTV, 31 Volume, 31 Buy programs, 119 C Cable box, codes, 62 CABLE/ANTENNA jack, 17, 19 Cables, 24 audio/video, 26 coaxial, 26 COMPONENT VIDEO, 25 for RF jacks, 26 for Y, Pb, Pr jacks, 25 optical, 25 S-Video, 25 Canceling purchases, 120 Caption Display menu, 123 Cassette player, codes, 63 Cathode ray tube, 7 CD Player, codes, 63 CENTER button, 37 Help & Assistance CH +/CH- bu
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance receiver, 64 satellite, 65 television, 65, 66 TV, 65, 66 VCR, 67, 68 Color, 107 Scheme, 121 Color Warmth menu, 108 Colors Of icons, 102 COMPONENT INPUT, 154 COMPONENT INPUT jacks, 15 Component Video, 25 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT jack, 29 Components, connecting, 13 Components, operating, 44, 45, 47, 48 Composite video, 26 Connecting, 13 Connection, Dolby Digital receiver, 21 Connections, receiver/amplifier, 21 Connections, speakers, 22 Connections, TV + VCR + DVD, 15, 17, 19 Connect
Chapter 7 DTV, 152 DVD, 152 DVD button, 37 DVD player, codes, 68 DVD Player, connecting, E Editing channels, 91 profiles, 90 Elevation, 140 Exit icon, 89 EXT SPEAKERS, 29 EXT/INT switch, 21 F FCC information, 149 Fill screen format, 123 Fine tuning the dish, 141 First-time startup, 23 FIXED L/R Jacks, 29 Fixed Output, 21 Flashing light, 32, 131 FORMAT button, 37 FRONT button, 38 Front Buttons menu, 125 Full screen format, 122 FUNCTION button, 38 FWD button, 38 Help & Assistance G 13 Glossary, 150, 152
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Imagers, 8 Incorrect time, 132 INFO button, 31, 38, 82 Infrared, 152 INPUT button, 38, 74 Input Jacks, front of TV, 30 INPUT1 jack, 28 INPUT1 jacks, 26 INPUT2 Jack, 28 INPUT2 jacks, 26 INPUT3 Jack, 28 INPUT3 jacks, 26 Interactive setup, 23, 137 IR, 152 J Jacks, 24 ANTENNA A IN, 26, 27 ANTENNA B IN, 26, 27 AUDIO OUTPUTS, 29 AUDIO R/L, 29, 30 audio/video, 26 COMPONENT VIDEO, 25 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT, 29 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT, 25, 27 FIXED L/R, 29 INPUT1, 28 INPUT2, 28 INPUT3, 28 L A
Chapter 7 Light on front of TV, 32, 125 Limited Warranty, 155 Liquid Crystal On Silicon, 7 Listing all DIRECTV programs, 87 LNB (Low Noise Block), 139 Lock icon, 103 Locking the system, 71, 99, 102 the volume (remote control), 52 Luminance, 154 M M1 button, 39 M1, M2, M3 buttons, 53 M2 button, 39 M3 button, 39 Macro, 53 Macro buttons, 39 Mail icon, 117 Mailbox Checking your mail, 117 Deleting mail, 117 Mailbox icon, 71 Main menu, 89 Main menu icon, 71 Maximum signal strength, 141 MENU button, 39 Menu, powe
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Speakers, 111 System Test, 142 Time and Date, 120 Tone Controls, 110 Translucency, 121 Upgrades, 143 Messages remote control, 40, 41, 42, 43 Model RRS50, 12 Modes, 31 DIRECTV, 72 TV, 72 Mono sound, 110 Movie Ratings, 99, 100 Themes icon, 86 MPEG, 153 Mute, 110 MUTE button, 39 N New access card, 142 No picture, 130 No sound, 130, 133 Noise filter, 108 Noise, humming, 33, 129 Normal lighting, 108 Normal screen format, 122 Not rated programs, 94 NTSC, 10, 153 Number buttons, 36
Chapter 7 PIP (Picture in Picture) Buttons, 77 problems, 78 PIP (Picture-in-Picture), 76 PIP button, 39 PIP problems, 134 Pixel, 153 PLAY button, 39 Poor picture quality, 131 Power button, 31 Power cord, 23 Power light, 32–33, 125 Power light flashing, 144 Powering the TV, 23 Preferences menu, 121 Prism, 8 Problems PIP, 134 Remote control, 134 Problems, TV, 129 Product, specifications, 157 Profiles Choosing, 101 Locking Unlocking, 101 locking/unlocking, 75, 101 PROGRAM button, 39 Program guides changing, 79
Chapter 7 Help & Assistance Remote control, 23 discrete feature, 55, 56 learning feature, 50, 51 macro, 53 manufacturing reset, 58 mode mapping, 56 operations reset, 58 programming, 44, 45, 47, 48 resetting, 58 set the clock, 57 volume lock, 52 volume unlock, 53 Remote control, buttons, 36 Remote Control, problems, 134 Replacing the lamp, 146, 148 Replacing the lamp unit, 144 Reset picture controls, 109 Resolution, 9 REV button, 39 Reviewing purchases, 120 RF jacks, 26, 153 RRS50, 12 S S-VIDEO, 25 S-Vide
Chapter 7 TV, codes, 65, 66 TV mode, 73 TV program guide, 79 TV turns off while playing, TV won’t turn on, 129 TV•DIRECTV button, 31 TV/DIRECTV icon, 71 131 Help & Assistance Viewing Age-based ratings, 97 Content themes, 98 VOL +/- buttons, 40 Volume buttons, 31 Volume lock, 52 Volume unlock, 53 U W Unlock icon, 71 Unlocking Profiles, 101 Unrated Programs and shows, Shows, 100 Upgrades menu, 143 Warranty, 155 Weak reception, 133 WHO button, 40, 101 Widescreen, 10, 154 94 V V-Chip, 94, 154 VARIABLE L
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