LG Electronics USA 42LG50DCUG User Manual

Full Screen Menu

You can change the Photo List view so that it fills the screen. More operations are available in full screen mode.

Photo List					USB Device
	Page 2/3	No Marked			Free Space 150MB
Drive1		Upper		KY103	03/30/2008
JMJ001
		KY101	06/10/2008	KY104	06/19/2008
		KY102	04/03/2008	KY105	01/31/2008
		JMJ001	01/01/2000	JMJ005	05/13/2008
1366x768, 125KB		JMJ002	06/15/2008	JMJ006	05/26/2008
		JMJ003	04/03/2008	JMJ007	02/18/2008
Upper		JMJ004	02/18/2008	JMJ008	02/18/2008
Move		CH			Exit
Photo List					USB Device
	Page 2/3	No Marked			Free Space 150MB
Drive1		Upper		KY103	03/30/2008
JMJ001		KY101		1366x768
			06/10/2008	125KB
		KY102	04/03/2008	View
		JMJ001	01/01/2000	Mark All
				Delete
		JMJ002	06/15/2008
1366x768, 125KB				Close
		JMJ003	04/03/2008		02/18/2008
Upper		JMJ004	02/18/2008	JMJ008	02/18/2008
Move	CH				Exit

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Slide Show

G

Delete Option Hide

The aspect ratio of a photo may change the size of the photo displayed on the screen in full size.

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2

ENTER

3

ENTER

4

5ENTER

Select the target folder or drive.

Select the desired photos.

Show the Popup menu.

Select View.

The selected photo is displayed in full size.

■Use the CH button to navigation in the photo page.

USB

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USB

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Slide Show

G

Delete Option Hide

USB

6	),
	ENTER

■Use button to select the previous or next photo.

■Use button to select and control the menu on the full-sized screen.

G Slide Show: Selected photos are displayed during the slide show. If no photo is selected, all photos in the current folder are displayed during slide show.

■Set the time interval of the slide show in Option.

■A slide show continues for a maximum of 4 hours. After 4 hours, the slide show will end and go to TV mode or external input mode.

G(Rotate): Rotate photos.

■ Rotates the photo 90°, 180°, 270°, 360° clockwise.

G Delete: Delete photos.

G Option: Set values for Slide Speed.

■Use button and ENTER button to set values. Then go to and press ENTER to save the settings.

G Hide : Hide the menu on the full-sized screen.

■To see the menu again on the full-sized screen, press ENTER button to display.

Press F G to set the time interval between slides.

Slide Speed	Fast
Enter	Cancel

! NOTE

G This TV will not be able to decode most JPG images saved using the Progressive option.

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MUSIC LIST

You can use the Music List menu to play MP3 files form a USB storage device.

This TV cannot play back copy-protected files.

The On Screen Display on your model may be slightly different.

Supported music file: *.MP3

Bit rate range 40Kbps ~ 320Kbps

• Sampling rate (Sampling Frequency) MPEG1 : 32000, 44100, 48000Hz MPEG2 : 16000, 24000, 22050Hz MPEG2.5 : 16 ~ 48KHz

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MENU	ENTER	ENTER	Select Music	List.

	folder		Music List	3	4	Device
1	Preview: If any album jacket					USB5
				Page 1/1	No Marked	Free Space 150MB
2	for the file exists, this jack-		Drive1		Title	Play Time
	et is displayed.		Arirang		Upper
	Current page/Total pages	2			Arirang	04:12
	Total number of marked				Good Bye	05:30
	musics		3945 KB, 128 Kbps
	Usable USB memory	1
	Corresponding buttons on		Upper
	the remote control		Move			Exit
				6

USB

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USB

Music Selection and Popup Menu

Up to 6 music titles are listed per page.

	Music List								USB Device
				Page 1/1			No Marked
								Free Space 150MB
			Drive1				Title	Play Time
		Arirang					Upper

Arirang

04:12

	Good Bye	05:30

3945 KB, 128 Kbps

Upper

		Move				CH				Exit
	USB
	Music List								USB Device
						Page 1/1	No Marked
								Free Space 150MB
					Drive1		Title	Play Time

Arirang

Upper

Arirang	3945 KB
	128 Kbps

	Good Bye	Play

Mark All

3945 KB, 128 Kbps

Delete

Close

Upper

Move

CH

Exit

G Play (During stop): Play the selected music. Once a song finishes playing, the next selected one will be played. When there are no selected musics to play, the next one in the current folder will be played. If you go to a different folder and press the ENTER button, the current music in playback will stop.

G Stop Play (During playback): Stop the playing musics.

G Mark All: Mark all musics in the folder. G Unmark All: Deselect all marked music.

G Delete: Delete the selected music. G Close: Close the pop-up menu.

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Select the target folder or drive.

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	ENTER		Select the desired musics.
3	ENTER	Show the Popup menu.
4		ENTER	Select the desired Popup menu.

RETURN	Return to TV viewing

■Use the CH button to navigation in the music page.

■Use FAV button to mark or unmark a music file. If no music is marked, all the music in the folder will be played in sequence. When one or more music files are marked, the marked music files will be played in sequence. If you want to listen to only one song repeatedly, just mark that one file and play.

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■The play information box (as shown below) will automatically move across the screen when there is no user input to prevent a fixed image remaining on the screen for a extended period of time.

USB

! NOTE

G When music is playing, is displayed in front of the music play time.

G A damaged or corrupted music file that does not play displays 00:00 as the play time.

G Music files with copy-protection will not play.

G Press ENTER, A , or RETURN button to stop the screen saver.

G This TV can not play music files less than 16 Kbytes.

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PICTURE CONTROL

PICTURE SIZE (ASPECT RATIO) CONTROL

This feature lets you choose the way an analog picture with a 4:3 aspect ratio is displayed on your TV.

■ RGB-PC input source use 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio.

! NOTE

G If a fixed image is displayed on the screen for a long time, the image could become imprinted on the screen and remain visible.

This phenomenon is common to all manufacturers and is not covered by warranty. Although, after watching video that did not fill the screen, any after-image from the black bars will normally dissipate after a few minutes.

PICTURE

Move Enter

PICTURE	Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
	Picture Mode	: Standard
		• Backlight	80
		• Contrast	90
		• Brightness	50
CONTROL		• Sharpness	60
		• Color	60
		• Tint	0	R	G
		• Advanced Control
		E

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio : 16:9

Picture Mode : Standard

• Backlight

• Contrast	90
• Brightness	Set By Program
	50
• Sharpness	4:360
• Color	16:9
	60
• Tint	Zoom1R	G
	0

• Advanced ControlZoom2

E	Just Scan

MENU

ENTER

ENTER

RETURN

MENU

Select PICTURE.

■ You can also adjust Aspect Ratio in the Q-Menu.

Select Aspect Ratio.

Select the desired picture format.

Return to the previous menu.

Return to TV viewing.

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Set by program

Selects the proper picture proportion to match the source’s image.

(4:3 4:3)

(16:9 16:9)

4:3

Choose 4:3 when you want to view a picture with an original 4:3 aspect ratio.

16:9

Adjust the picture horizontally, in a linear proportion to fill the entire screen.

Zoom 1

Choose Zoom 1 when you want to view the picture without any alteration. However, the top and bottom portions of the picture will be cropped.

Zoom 2

Choose Zoom 2 when you want the picture to be altered, both vertically extended and cropped. The picture taking a halfway trade off between alteration and screen coverage.

Just Scan

Normally the edges of video signals are cropped 1-2%. Just Scan turns off this cropping and shows the complete video.

Notes: If there is noise on the edges of the original signal, it will be visible when Just Scan is activated. Just Scan operates only in DTV/CADTV/Component/HDMI-DTV/DVI-DTV (720p/1080i/1080p) input source.

CONTROL PICTURE

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PICTURE CONTROL

PRESET PICTURE SETTINGS

Picture Mode - Preset

There are factory presets for picture settings available in the user menus. You can use a preset, change each setting manually, or use the Intelligent Sensor.

CONTROL PICTURE

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard
	• Backlight	80
	• Contrast	90
	• Brightness	50
	• Sharpness	60
	• Color	60
	• Tint	0	R	G
	• Advanced Control
	E

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard			Intelligent Sensor
	• Backlight	80		Vivid
	• Contrast	90		Standard
	• Brightness	50		Cinema
	• Sharpness	60		Sport
	• Color	60
				Game
	• Tint	0
			R	G
	• Advanced Control			Expert1
				Expert2
	E

MENU

ENTER

ENTER

RETURN

MENU

Select PICTURE.

Select Picture Mode.

Select Intelligent Sensor, Vivid,

Standard, Cinema, Sport, or Game.

Return to the previous menu.

Return to TV viewing.

■When selecting Intelligent Sensor the most suitable picture is automatically adjusted according to the surrounding conditions.

■Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Sport, and Game Settings are preset for the optimum picture quality at the factory and are not adjustable.

■You can also adjust Picture Mode in the Q. Menu.

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Color Tone - Preset

Choose one of three automatic color adjustments. Set to warm to enhance hotter colors such as red, or set to cool to see less intense colors with more blue.

PICTURE

Move Enter

PICTURE

Move Enter

E				E
• Backlight	80			• Backlight		80
• Contrast	90			• ContrastColor Temperature90			F Medium		G
• Brightness	50			• Brightness		50		Off
					Fresh Contrast
• Sharpness	60			• Sharpness		60		Off
• Color	60			• Color	Fresh Color
						60
• Tint	0	R	G	• Tint	Noise ReductionR		G	Off
						0
• Advanced Control				• AdvancedGammaControl			Medium
• Reset				• Reset Black Level				Low

Screen (RGB-PC)

Screen (RGB-PC)

Eye Care

Off

Real Cinema

Off

Close

MENU

	Select PICTURE.
ENTER	Select Advanced	Control.

ENTER	Select Color	Temperature.

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Select Cool, Medium, or Warm.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

CONTROL PICTURE

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PICTURE CONTROL

MANUAL PICTURE ADJUSTMENT

Picture Mode - User Mode

Adjust the picture appearance to suit your preference and viewing situations. This feature is disable in “Picture Mode-Intelligent Sensor”.

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard
	• Backlight	80		E
	• Contrast	90	• Backlight	80	E
	• Brightness	50
				E
	• Sharpness	60
	• Color	60
	• Tint	0 R	G
	• Advanced Control
	E

PICTURE	MENU
CONTROL		Select PICTURE.
	ENTER	Select Picture Mode.
	ENTER	Select Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Sport, or Game.
	ENTER	Select Backlight, Contrast, Brightness,
		Sharpness, Color, or Tint.
	ENTER	Make appropriate adjustments.

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RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

E

Enter

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Picture Mode - Expert Control

By segmenting categories, Expert1 and Expert2 provide more categories which users can set as they see fit, offering the optimal picture quality for users.

PICTURE		Move		Enter	PICTURE		Move	Enter
Aspect Ratio	: 16:9				Aspect Ratio	: 16:9	Fresh Contrast		F	Off	G
Picture Mode	: Standard			Intelligent Sensor	Picture Mode	: Standard	Noise Reduction			Off
				Vivid
	• Backlight	80				• Backlight	80			Medium
	• Contrast	90		Standard		• Contrast	Gamma
							90			Off
	• Brightness	50		Cinema		• Brightness	Black Level
							50
	• Sharpness	60				• Sharpness	Real Cinema			Off
				Sport			60
	• Color	60				• Color	60
										SD
				Game			Color Standard
	• Tint	0				• Tint	0 R
			R	G					G
	• Advanced Control			Expert1			White Balance			Normal
				Expert2		• Expert Control
	E					E	• Method			2 Points
								E
								Close

MENU	Select PICTURE.
ENTER	Select Picture	Mode.
ENTER	Select Expert1 or Expert2.
ENTER	Select Expert	Control.

ENTER	Select your desired menu option.
	Make appropriate adjustments.

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RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

CONTROL PICTURE

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PICTURE CONTROL

PICTURE IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY

Fresh Contrast: Optimizes the contrast automatically according to the brightness of the reflection.

Fresh Color: Adjusts the color of the reflection automatically to reproduce as close as possible natural colors. Noise Reduction: Removes interference up to the point where it does not damage the original picture. Gamma: High gamma values display whitish images and low gamma values display high contrast images.

CONTROL PICTURE

PICTURE		Move		Enter
Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard
	• Backlight	80
	• Contrast	90
	• Brightness	50
	• Sharpness	60
	• Color	60
	• Tint	0	R	G
	• Advanced Control
	E

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard	Color Temperature		Medium
	• Backlight
		80
	• Contrast	90Fresh Contrast	F	Off	G
	• Brightness	50		Off
		Fresh Color
	• Sharpness	60		Off
	• Color	Noise Reduction
		60
	• Tint	Gamma	G	Medium
		0 R
	• Advanced ControlBlack Level			Low
	E	Eye Care		Off
		Real Cinema		Off
			Close

MENU	Select	PICTURE.
ENTER	Select	Advanced Control.
ENTER	Select	Fresh Contrast, Fresh Color, Noise

Reduction, or Gamma.

Select your desired options.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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ADVANCED CONTROL - BLACK (DARKNESS) LEVEL

Adjusting the contrast and the brightness of the screen using the black level of the screen.

This feature is disabled in DTV and RGB-PC mode.

PICTURE

Move

Enter

PICTURE

Move

Enter

Aspect Ratio

: 16:9

Aspect Ratio

: 16:9

Picture Mode

: Standard

Picture Mode

: Standard

• Backlight

80

• Backlight

Color Temperature

Medium

80

• Contrast

90

• Contrast

90

Off

Fresh Contrast

• Brightness

50

• Brightness

50

Off

• Sharpness

60

• Sharpness

Fresh Color

60

• Color

60

• Color

Noise Reduction

Auto

60

• Tint

0

R

G

• Tint

0GammaR

G

Medium

• Advanced Control

• Advanced Control

F

Low

G

Black Level

Close

PICTURE

E

E

Eye Care

Off

Real Cinema

Off

MENU

Select PICTURE.

CONTROL

ENTER

ENTER

Select Advanced Control.

Select Black Level.

■Low: The reflection of the screen gets darker.

■High: The reflection of the screen gets brighter.

■Auto: Realizing the black level of the screen and set it to High or Low automatically.

4

Select Low or High.

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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PICTURE CONTROL

ADVANCED CONTROL - EYE CARE

Dims extremely bright pictures.

This feature is disabled in “Picture Mode-Vivid, Cinema”.

CONTROL PICTURE

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard
	• Backlight	80
	• Contrast	90
	• Brightness	50
	• Sharpness	60
	• Color	60
	• Tint	0	R	G
	• Advanced Control
	E

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard	Color Temperature		Medium
	• Backlight
		80
	• Contrast	90Fresh Contrast		Off
	• Brightness	50		Off
		Fresh Color
	• Sharpness	60		Off
	• Color	Noise Reduction
		60
	• Tint	Gamma	G	Medium
		0 R
	• Advanced ControlBlack Level			Low
	E	Eye Care	F	Off	G
		Real Cinema		Auto
			Close

MENU	Select PICTURE.
ENTER	Select Advanced Control.
ENTER	Select Eye	Care.

4

Select O n or Off.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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ADVANCED CONTROL - REAL CINEMA

Set up the TV for the best picture appearance for viewing movies.

When you operate Real Cinema (3:2 Pull-Down Mode or Cinema Correction Mode), the TV will adjust 24 fps video from movies to 30 fps video for display.

This feature operates only in TV (Analog TV/CATV, Digital DTV/CADTV), AV1, AV2, Component 480i/1080i, and HDMI 1080i mode.

This TV ouputs 48Hz in DTV, Component, and HDMI 1080p (24Hz).

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard
	• Backlight	80
	• Contrast	90
	• Brightness	50
	• Sharpness	60
	• Color	60
	• Tint	0	R	G
	• Advanced Control
	E

PICTURE

Move Enter

Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Picture Mode	: Standard	Color Temperature		Medium
	• Backlight
		80
	• Contrast	90Fresh Contrast		Off
	• Brightness	50		Off
		Fresh Color
	• Sharpness	60		Off
	• Color	Noise Reduction
		60
	• Tint	GammaR	G	Medium
		0
	• Advanced ControlBlack Level			Low
	E

Eye Care		Off
Real Cinema
	F	Off	G

Close

MENU	Select PICTURE.			4
				Select O n or Off.
ENTER	Select Advanced		Control.	RETURN
				Return to the previous menu.
	Select Real	Cinema.		MENU
ENTER				Return to TV viewing.

CONTROL PICTURE

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PICTURE CONTROL

PICTURE RESET

Settings of the selected picture modes return to the default factory settings.

PICTURE	Move		Enter	PICTURE		Move		Enter
E					E
• Backlight	80				• Backlight	80
• Contrast	90				• Contrast	90
• Brightness	50				• Brightness	50
• Sharpness	60			i	Resetting• Sharpnessvideo configuration60				...
• Color	60	R	G		• Color	60	R		G
• Tint	0				• Tint	0
• Advanced Control					• Advanced Control
• Reset					• Reset
Screen (RGB-PC)				Screen (RGB-PC)

CONTROL PICTURE

MENU

ENTER

ENTER

MENU

Select PICTURE.

Select Reset.

Initialize the adjusted value.

Return to TV viewing.

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POWER INDICATOR

OPTION	Move	Enter	OPTION	Move	Enter
Language	: English		Language	: English
Input Label			Input Label
SIMPLINK	: On		SIMPLINK	: On
Key Lock	: Off		Key Lock	: Off
Caption	: Off		Caption	: Off
Set ID	: 1		Set ID	: 1
Power Indicator			Power Indicator
Initial Setting	: Home		Initial Setting	: Home	Standby Light	F	Off	G
					Power Light		On
						Close

MENU	Select OPTION.
ENTER	Select Power Indicator.
3	Select Standby Light or Power	Light.
ENTER

Select your desired options.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

■Standby Light: You can set the brightness of the LED on the front side of the TV during power standby.

■Power Light: You can set the the LED on the front side of the TV to be turned on or off while watching the TV.

CONTROL PICTURE

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SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

AUTO VOLUME LEVELER (AUTO VOLUME)

Auto Volume makes sure that the volume level remains consistent whether you are watching a commercial or a regular TV program.

CONTROL LANGUAGE & SOUND

AUDIO		Move	Enter
Auto Volume	: Off
Clear Voice	: On
Balance		0 L	R
Sound Mode	: Standard
	• SRS TruSurround XT: Off
	• Treble	50
	• Bass	50
	• Reset
TV Speaker	: On

AUDIO

Move Enter

Auto Volume	: Off	Off
Clear Voice	: On
		On
Balance
		0	L	R
Sound Mode	: Standard
	• SRS TruSurround XT: Off
	• Treble	50
	• Bass	50
	• Reset
TV Speaker	: On

MENU	Select AUDIO.
ENTER	Select Auto	Volume.

ENTER	Select O n or Off.

4

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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PRESET SOUND SETTINGS (SOUND MODE)

Sound Mode lets you enjoy the best sound without any special adjustment as the TV sets the appropriate sound options based on the program content.

Standard, Music, Cinema, Sport, and Game are preset for optimum sound quality at the factory and are not adjustable.

AUDIO		Move	Enter
Auto Volume	: Off
Clear Voice	: On
Balance		0 L	R
Sound Mode	: Standard
	• SRS TruSurround XT: Off
	• Treble	50
	• Bass	50
	• Reset
TV Speaker	: On

AUDIO

Move Enter

Auto Volume	: Off
Clear Voice	: On
Balance		0	L	R
Sound Mode	: Standard			Standard
	• SRS TruSurround XT: Off
	• Treble	50		Music
				Cinema
	• Bass	50
				Sport
	• Reset
				Game
TV Speaker	: On

MENU

	Select AUDIO.
ENTER	Select Sound Mode.
	■ You can also adjust Sound Mode in
	the Q. Menu.
ENTER	Select Standard, Music,
	Cinema, Sport, or Game.

4

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

CONTROL LANGUAGE & SOUND

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SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

SOUND SETTING ADJUSTMENT - USER MODE

Adjust the sound to suit your taste and room situations.

AUDIO			Move	Enter	AUDIO			Move		Enter
Auto Volume	: Off				Auto Volume	: Off
Clear Voice	: On				Clear Voice	: On
Balance		0	L	R	Balance		0	L		R
Sound Mode	: Standard				Sound Mode	: Standard
	• SRS TruSurround XT: Off					• SRS TruSurround XT:			Off		Off
	• Treble	50				• Treble	SRS TruSurround XT
							50
	• Bass	50				• Bass	Treble		50	E	E
							50
	• Reset					• Reset	Bass		50
TV Speaker	: On				TV Speaker	: On			Close

CONTROL LANGUAGE & SOUND

MENU	Select AUDIO.
ENTER	Select Sound Mode.
ENTER	Select Standard, Music,
	Cinema, Sport, or Game.
ENTER	Select Treble or Bass.

SRS TRUSURROUND XT

MENU	Select AUDIO.
ENTER	Select SRS TruSurround XT
ENTER	Select O n or Off.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

ENTER	Make appropriate adjustments.

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RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

■SRS TruSurround XT: Takes advantage of any multi-channel format without needing to add extra speakers or equipment. Dialog clarity, bass enrichment, and the addition of stereo audio enhancement produces an immersive sound experience from standard stereo material.

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