LG Electronics USA RU50PY10 User Manual

48 Plasma TV

TV Guide On Screen System

General Default Options lets you set defaults for the following:

•The initial Info Box size when the TV guide on screen system is

entered.

Choices are No, Small, Large, and Last Used

(Default = Last Used).

•The Info Box size rotation when the Info key is pressed while in

the TV guide on screen system.

Choices are No only, Small only, Large only, No & Small, No &

Large, Small & Large, All (Default = All)

•Automatic entry into the TV guide on screen system (Auto-Guide)

when the TV is powered On.

Choices are On and Off (Default = On).

Highlight General Default Options, and press the Menu key to dis-

play the General Default Options menu.

Highlight Go to Service Bar to close the menu, change no infor-

mation, and return to the Setup Service Bar.

When finished, press ENTER to highlight Done. Press ENTER

again to close the menu and accept the changes.

Highlight Cancel to close the menu, change no information, and

return to the highlighted option.

• Change Default Options

Change Default Options lets you change default settings in the

following categories:

•General Default Options

•Record Defaults

•Remind Defaults

Highlight Change Default Options, and press ENTER.

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< Record Defaults>

Record Default Options lets you set defaults for the following:

• When to start the record event. Choices are 120 minutes early to

120 minutes late, to On time. (Default = On time)

• When to end the record event. Choices are 120 minutes early to

120 minutes late, to On time. (Default = On time)

• Recorder choice: Please choose the VCR only. This TV does not

provide other devices with a recording feature.

Highlight Record Defaults, and press the Menu key to display the

Record Default Options menu.

Highlight Go to Service Bar to close the menu, change no infor-

mation, and return to the Setup Service Bar.

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< Remind Defaults>

Remind Default Options lets you set defaults for the following:

•Power On the TV, if Off, when a Reminder is scheduled. Choices

are Yes and No.

(Default = No)

•Automatically tune the TV to the channel (TV must be On), when

a Reminder is scheduled. Choices are Yes and No.

(Default = No)

•When to display the reminder screen. Choices are 30 seconds to

15 minutes early, to 30 seconds to 15 minutes late, to On time.

(Default = 1 min early)

Highlight Remind Defaults, and press the Menu key to display the

Remind Default Options menu.

Highlight Go to Service Bar to close the menu, change no infor-

mation, and return to the Setup Service Bar.

When finished, press ENTER to highlight Done. Press ENTER

again to close the menu and accept the changes.

Highlight Cancel to close the menu, change no information, and

return to the highlighted option.

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TV Guide On Screen System

W Once —records the show one time

W Regularly —records the show every time the

show airs on the same channel and starts at the same

time

W Weekly —records the show each time the show

airs on the same day of the week, on the same channel

and starts at the same time

W Off (not cancel) —keeps the show in the list but

will not record this show until the frequency is changed

W Cancel (no icon displayed)—does not record

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Record

And Remind Features

V < Record >

You can set a show to Record in Listings, Search, and

Schedule or change Record settings for a show in Schedule.

There are 3 ways to set a show to Record:

1) Using the Record Button on the Remote

• Press the Record button on the remote to record the show

Once with current default settings (Start and End recording

On Time). Each time you press the Record button, you

change the record frequency (but not the default settings)

among Once (default), Regularly, Daily, Weekly and then

Cancel.

Note: The proper Record icon appears on the show tile, as the

Record button is pressed.

2) From a Panel Menu

•Highlight a show, and press Menu to display the Episode

Options menu.

•Highlight Set Recording, and press ENTER to display the

Record Options menu.

•Highlight the Frequency option, and use the left and right

arrows to choose among Once, Regularly, Weekly, and Off,

as previously described.

• Recorder choice: Please choose the VCR only. This TV does

not provide other devices with a recording feature.

•Note: Video Window Lock is operated to on or off using PIP

button in Listings mode.

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When finished, press ENTER to highlight Schedule Recording.

Press ENTER again to close the menu. You see a Record icon for

the selected frequency next to the show title.

Highlight Cancel to close the menu, change no information, and

return to the highlighted show.

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3) Manual Recording

•Highlight the Schedule Service label, and press Menu to display

the Schedule Options menu.

•Use the

D / E

/ F / G

buttons to move through the options. Use

the number or Use the

D / E

/ F / G

buttons to change the infor-

mation, as necessary.

•Highlight New Manual Recording and press ENTER to display the

Record Options menu.

•Current information (i.e., date, start and end times, channel,

input) is displayed.

• Recorder choice: Please choose the VCR only. This TV does

not provide other devices with a recording feature.

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TV Guide On Screen System

•Use the left and right arrows to choose between Once, Daily,

Weekly, and Off, as follows.

W Once —records the time, channel, input, recorder combi-

nation one time.

W Daily —records the time, channel, input, recorder combi-

nation Monday through Friday.

W Weekly —records the time, channel, input, recorder com-

bination once a week on this selected day of the week

W Off (not cancel) —keeps the time, channel, input, recorder

combination in the list without recording until the frequency is

changed.

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Record Conflict

A conflict message appears for the following reasons:

• a show set to Record overlaps with any part of another show pre-

viously set to Record,

• a show set to Record overlaps with a show previously set to auto-

tune

Select one of these options:

W record anyway - this show will override an existing show

set to Record or auto-tune

W don't record this show - cancel the Recording

Before a recording begins, a notification screen appears

if you are using a Cable box and your TV is On. At that

time, you can choose to start or cancel recording. If the

TV is not On, the recording occurs as scheduled. If there

is no activity for 3 minutes, the notification screen auto-

matically closes and completes the highlighted item.

When finished, press ENTER to highlight Schedule

Recording.

Press ENTER again to close the menu. You see a

Record icon for the selected frequency next to the show

title.

Note: Manual recording is listed by channel number.

Highlight Cancel to close the menu, change no informa-

tion, and return to the highlighted show.

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V < Remind >

You can set a show Reminder in Listings, Search, and Schedule

or change Reminder settings for a show in Schedule.

There are 2 ways to set a show Reminder:

1) From a Panel Menu

• Highlight a show, and press Menu to display the Episode

Options menu.

• Highlight Set Reminder, and press ENTER to display the Remind

Options menu.

•Highlight the Frequency option, and use the left and right arrows

to choose between:

W Once —sets a show reminder one time

W Regularly —sets a show reminder every time the show

airs on the same channel and starts at the same time

W Weekly —sets a show reminder each time the show airs

on the same day of the week, on the same channel and starts

at the same time

W Off —keeps the show in the list but will not remind until

the frequency is changed

•Power On the TV, if Off, when a Reminder is scheduled. Choices

are Yes and No. (Default = No)

•Automatically tune the TV to the channel (TV must be On), when

a Reminder is scheduled. Choices are Yes and No. (Default =

No)

•When to display the reminder screen. Choices are 30 seconds to

15 minutes early, to 30 seconds to 15 minutes late, to On time.

(Default = 1 min early)

When finished, press ENTER to highlight Schedule Reminder.

Press ENTER again to close the menu. You see a Remind icon for

the selected frequency next to the show title.

Highlight Cancel to close the menu, change no information, and

return to the highlighted show.

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2) Manual Reminder

•Highlight the Schedule Service label, and press the Menu key to

display the Schedule Options menu.

•Use the

D / E

/ F / G

buttons to move through the options. Use the

number or

D / E

/ F / G

buttons to change the information, as nec-

essary.

•Highlight New Manual Reminder and press the ENTER key to dis-

play the Remind Options menu.

•Current information (i.e., date, start and end times, channel, input,

frequency, etc.) is displayed.

•Highlight the Frequency option, and use the

F / G buttons to

choose among Once, Daily, Weekly, and Off, as follows.

W Once —sets a show reminder for the time, channel, input,

recorder combination one time

W Daily —reminds for the time, channel, input, recorder com-

bination Monday through Friday

W Weekly —sets a show reminder for the time, channel, input,

recorder combination once a week on this selected day of the

week

W Off (not cancel) —keeps the time, channel, input, destina-

tion combination in the list without reminding until the frequency

is changed

•Power On the TV, if Off, when a Reminder is scheduled. Choices

are Yes and No (Default =No).

•Automatically tune the TV to the channel (TV must be On), when

a Reminder is scheduled. Choices are Yes and No (Default = No).

When finished, press ENTER to highlight Schedule Reminder.

Press ENTER again to close the menu. You see a Remind icon for

the selected frequency next to the show title.

Note: Manual reminder is listed by channel number.

Highlight Cancel to close the menu, change no information, and

return to the highlighted show.

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Based on your option settings, a notification screen will

appear, if your TV is On at the reminder time. You can

then choose to hide the reminder, or highlight the show,

and press ENTER to tune to the show. If there is no activ-

ity for 3 minutes, the notification screen automatically

closes and completes the highlighted item (hide

reminders).

If you choose Hide Reminders, the window closes for the

show or shows, but does not affect other Reminders you

set.

Note: If more than 2 reminders are set for the same time,

arrows appear on the Reminder screen. Use the

D/E

buttons to view the shows.

Remind Conflict

A conflict message appears for the following reasons:

• a show set with an Auto-Tune Reminder has the same

start time as an existing Auto-Tune Reminder.

• If you are using a cable box, a show set with an Auto-

Tune Reminder overlaps with a Recording already

scheduled.

Select one of these options:

W auto-tune anyway - this show will override an exist-

ing show set to auto-tune

W proceed, no auto-tune - set the show as a Reminder

but do not auto-tune

W don't set this reminder - cancel the Reminder

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Operation

- Be sure to select the RGB-PC/RGB-TV SET source before operation. (For RGB-DTV input source, Position and Reset are available.)

- In RGB-PC/DVI-PC input source, setting are available.

- You can manually adjust picture position and minimize image shaking for the PC input source.

1. Press the ADJUST button and then use

D / E

button to select POSITION, SIZE,

PHASE.

2. Press ENTER button and then use

D / E

/ F / G

buttons to make appropriate

adjustments.

• The

PHASE adjustment range is -16 ~ +16.

• The

SIZE adjustment range is -30 ~ +30.

3. Press ENTER button.

•Note: In HDMI/DVI-PC mode, screen

PHASE is not available.

Adjustment for screen Position, Size, and Phase

Screen Setup for PC mode

1. Press the ADJUST button and then use

D / E

button to select the RESET option.

2. Press ENTER button and then use

F / G button to select Yes.

3. Press ENTER button

Initializing (Reset to original factory values)

- To initialize the adjusted values

POSITION G

SIZE

PHASE

RESET

Adjust

POSITION

SIZE

PHASE

RESET

Adjust

Initialize Settings

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Operation

On-screen Menus Language Selection

TTurning the TV On

urning the TV On

1. First, connect power cord correctly. At this moment, the TV switches to standby mode.

In standby mode to turn TV on, press the power, TV/VIDEO, CH (

D/E

) button on the TV or press

the POWER, TV/VIDEO, COMP/RGB/HDMI, CH (+,-), Number (0 ~ 9) button on the TV .

- The menus can be shown on the screen in the selected language. First select your language.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D/E

button to select the OPTION menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D/E

button to select Language.

3. Press the

G button and then use

D/E

button to select your desired language.

From this point on, the on-screen menus will be shown in the selected language.

4. Press EXIT button to return to TV viewing or press MENU button to return to the

previous menu.

Notes:

• If you intend to be away on vacation, disconnect the power plug from the wall power outlet.

• After turning on the TV, it takes time to be initialized for the TV Guide On Screen System.

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

Aspect Ratio

Cinema

Caption

Caption/Text

Caption Option

Language

Demo

ISM Method

Low Power

English

Español

Français

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2. Select the viewing source by using TV/VIDEO, COMP/RGB/DVI button on the remote control.

This TV is programmed to remember which mode it was last set to, even if you turn the TV off.

3. When finished using the TV, press the POWER button on the remote control. The TV reverts to

standby mode.

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Operation

- Automatically finds all channels available through antenna or cable inputs, and stores them in memory on the channel list.

- Run EZ Scan again after any Antenna/Cable connection changes.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the SETUP menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select EZ Scan.

3. Press the ENTER button to begin the channel search.

Allow EZ Scan to complete the channel search cycle for TV, DTV, CATV, and CADTV.

EZ Scan (Channel Search)

Setup Menu Options

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the SETUP menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select Manual Scan.

3. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select TV, DTV, CATV, and

CADTV.

4. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select channel number you want

to add or delete.

5. Press the ENTER button to add or delete for the channel number.

6. Press EXIT button to return to TV viewing or press MENU button to return to the

previous menu.

Manual Scan

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

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EZ Scan

Manual Scan

Channel Edit

DTV Signal

Channel Label

Main Input

Sub Input

Aux. Label

Set ID

Select channel type and

RF-channel number.

Notes:

•This channel number is different from normal channel showed Channel Edit.

•When Cable Box connect to RF2,3,4 in TV Guide Setup, CATV, CADTV is not working in EZ Scan.

Note:

•When Cable Box connect to RF2,3,4 in TV Guide Setup, CATV, CADTV is not working in EZ Scan.

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Operation

- Create two different types of channel lists in memory: “Custom list” and “Surf" (Favorite) channel list” from the default channel list created from the EZ Scan channel search.

- A custom list can be created by toggling each channel on or off with ENTER button. Once a channel is highlighted, you will be able to see whether the channel is currently added or deleted by referring to the small window at the top-left corner of the screen. You can create your own Surf channel with all channels. Use the SURF button on the remote control when a channel is highlighted and then you can create your Surf channel.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the SETUP menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select Channel Edit.

3. Press the

G button. You will now see a screen filled with channel numbers and

a preview picture.

4. Use

D / E

/ F / G

utton to select a channel and then use the ENTER button to

add or delete it. Press SURF to add the channel to the Surf List.

5. Press EXIT button to return to TV viewing or press MENU button to return to the

previous menu.

Channel Edit

- Shows how strong your DTV signal is and whether you need to adjust your antenna or digital cable input. The higher the signal strength, the less likely you are to experience picture degradation.

- DTV Signals: When input signals are DTV, CADTV, this function is available.

1. Press the SIGNAL button.

2. View the on-screen signal strength monitor to see the quality of the signal being received.

• You can also check the

DTV Signal strength with the SETUP menu.

DTV Signal Strength

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

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EZ Scan

Manual Scan

Channel Edit

DTV Signal

Channel Label

Main Input

Sub Input

Aux. Label

Set ID

Selection ( Gor ) leads you

to the channel edit screen.

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- Changes the picture source so you can watch your off-air TV, cable TV, VCR, DVD, or any other devices that are connected to your TV.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the SETUP menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select Main Input.

3. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select the source: Antenna, Cable, Video, Front Video, Component1, Component2, RGB-DTV (or RGB-PC), HDMI/DVI.

4. Press EXIT button to return to TV viewing or press MENU button to return to the

previous menu.

Main Picture Source Selection

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

EZ Scan

Manual Scan

Channel Edit

DTV Signal

Channel Label

Main Input

Sub Input

Aux. Label

Set ID

Antenna

Cable

Video

Front Video

Component1

Component2

RGB-DTV

HDMI/DVI

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the SETUP menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select Aux. Label.

3. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select the source: Video, Front

Video, Component1, Component2, RGB, HDMI/DVI.

4. Press EXIT button to return to TV viewing or press MENU button to return to the

previous menu.

Aux. Label

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

EZ Scan

Manual Scan

Channel Edit

DTV Signal

Channel Label

Main Input

Sub Input

Aux. Label

Set ID

Video Cable Box

Front Video VCR

Component1 DVD

Component2 Set Top Box

RGB PC

HDMI/DVI Game

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

EZ Scan

Manual Scan

Channel Edit

DTV Signal

Channel Label

Main Input

Sub Input

Aux. Label

Set ID

Selection ( Gor ) leads you

to the channel logo screen.

- Choose preset labels for your channels.

- If a channel label is provided on the signal from the broadcasting station, the TV displays a short name for a channel even if you didn't preset a label for the channel.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the SETUP menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select Channel Label.

3. Press the

G button. You will now see a screen filled with Labels and a preview screen.

4. Use the CH +/- button to select a channel to Label.

5. Use

D / E

/ F / G

button to select the appropriate label for the channel, then press ENTER button to set the Label to

the selected channel.

- If you press ENTER button, you will see the channel banner. • For example:

Channel Label Setup

CABLE

CADTV

27-1

CNN

DOLBY DIGITAL

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Operation

- Adjust the picture appearance to suit your preference and viewing situations.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the VIDEO menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select the desired picture option

(

Contrast, Brightness, Color, Sharpness, or Tint ).

3. Press the

G button and then use F / G button to make appropriate adjustments.

4. Press EXIT button to return to TV viewing or press MENU button to return to the

previous menu.

1. Press the VIDEO button repeatedly to select the picture appearance setup option as shown below:

Off (your own settings), Daylight, Normal, Night Time, Movie, Video Game, and Sports.

• You can also use the

VIDEO menu to adjust EZ Picture.

2. Press the EXIT button to save and return to TV viewing.

EZ Picture

Manual Picture Control (

Off

option)

- 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.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the VIDEO menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select Color Temperature .

3. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select either Cool, Medium or

Warm.

4. Press EXIT button to return to TV viewing or press MENU button to return to the

previous menu.

Color

ColorTT

emperature Control

- EZ Picture adjusts the TV for the best picture appearance. Select the preset value in the EZ Picture menu based on the program category.

- When adjusting Video menu options (contrast, brightness, color, sharpness, tint, and color temperature) manually, EZ Picture automatically changes to Off.

Daylight, Normal, Night Time, Movie, Video Game, and Sports settings are preset for optimum picture quality at

the factory and are not adjustable.

VVideo Menu Options

ideo Menu Options

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

EZ Picture

Contrast

Brightness

Color

Sharpness

Tint

Color Temperature

Video Preset

Cool

Medium

Warm

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

EZ Picture

Contrast 85

Brightness 50

Color 50

Sharpness 50

Tint 0

Color Temperature

Video Preset

R G

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Operation

- Use to quickly reset all the Video menu options to their original factory preset values.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the VIDEO menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select Video Preset .

3. Press the

G button to reset the Video menu options to original values.

VVideo Preset

ideo Preset

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

EZ Picture

Contrast

Brightness

Color

Sharpness

Tint

Color Temperature

Video Preset

Selection ( Gor ) presets

the video configuration.

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

TIME

OPTION

LOCK

EZ Picture

Contrast

Brightness

Color

Sharpness

Tint

Color Temperature

Video Preset

Off

- XD is LG Electronic’s unique picture improving technology to display a real HD

source through an advanced digital signal processing algorithm.

- When selecting EZ Picture options (Daylight, Normal, Night Time, Movie, Video

Game, and Sports), XD is automatically change to On.

1. Press the MENU button and then use

D / E

button to select the PICTURE menu.

2. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to select XD.

3. Press the

G button and then use

D / E

button to set On or Off.

4. Press EXIT button to return to TV viewing or press MENU button to return to the

previous menu.

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