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his section shows you how to make a basic TV connection

using a cable TV or antenna signal.

If you have cable TV service, you’ll simply connect the coaxial
cable lead-in from the cable TV company to your TV. If you intend
to connect a VHF/UHF antenna, you may need a 300- to 75-ohm
adapter, which is not supplied with your TV.

NOTE:You should be able to buy optional accessories such as a
VHF/UHF antenna or a 300- to 75-ohm adapter at most stores
that sell electronics. Or you can call our Customer Care Center at
1-800-531-0039.

1

Connect the Cable TV or antenna signal to the
ANTENNA IN 75Ω jack on the rear of the TV.

NOTE: If you are using an antenna with a round coaxial

cable (75Ω), then you are ready to connect to the back of
the TV. If your antenna has a flat, twin-lead wire (300Ω),
you must first attach the antenna wires on a 300- to 75­ohm adapter. Then push the round end of the adapter onto
the ANTENNA IN 75Ω jack on the rear of the TV.

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Insert the TV’s power plug into the wall power outlet.

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he major benefit of this projection television is its large view-

ing screen. To see this large screen at its best, test various

locations in the room to find the optimal spot for viewing.

NOTE: Be sure to allow a free flow of air to and from the perfo­rated back cover of the set.

To avoid cabinet warping, cabinet color changes,
and increased chance of set failure, do not place
the TV where temperatures can become excessively
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CABLES AND CONNECTORS

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f you are new to making TV hookups, you may want to read

this section. (The cables and connectors discussed are not sup­plied with your set. You can buy them at most stores that sell
audio or video products. Or call our Customer Care Center at 1­800-531-0039.)

This publication provides you with examples of basic connections.
See pages 6–17 in the Directions for Use manual for more infor-

A 75-ohm coaxial cable connects signals

from an antenna or a cable TV company
to the antenna jack on the back of the TV.
Coaxial cables use “F” connectors.

A two-way signal splitter enables you to

take a single antenna or cable TV signal
and supply it to two different inputs.

A 300- to 75-ohm twin-lead
adapter accepts the antenna

cables (called twin-lead wires)
from an antenna, allowing you
to connect the antenna signal to
the TV.

Video and audio cables

with standard RCA
(phono) connectors con­nect the video and audio
jacks of accessory
devices such as VCRs
and DVD players to the
jacks on the TV.

To simplify making connections, the connectors
are usually color coded. The jacks on your TV are
likewise color coded to match the colors of the
connectors. The coding is as follows: yellow for
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change some of the basic picture and sound settings with the
buttons on the TV. Follow the steps below to familiarize yourself
with the functions of the TV buttons.

1

Press POWER/STANDBY to turn the TV on (or off).

Allow about 10 seconds for the TV to power on.

2

Press the VOLUME + or – buttons to decrease or

increase the sound level.

Press the VOLUME + and – buttons simultaneously to dis­play the onscreen menu. After the menu appears, use these
buttons to enter submenus and make selections or adjust­ments. (Use the CHANNEL buttons to move up and down
in the menu or submenus.) Press both VOLUME buttons
simultaneously to back out of the onscreen menus.

3

Press SOURCE SELECT to choose from among the sig-

nal inputs you have connected to the TV.

4

Press the CHANNEL buttons to select TV channels.

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1

Gently press and hold the indention on the back of the

remote and slide the battery cover off the remote.

2

Place the two “AA” size batteries in the remote’s bat­tery case. Ensure that the (+) and (–) ends of the batteries

line up correctly with the (+) and (–) inside the case.

3

Slide the battery cover back into place.

POINTING THE REMOTE

Press the TV mode button on the remote to ensure that the

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button once when an onscreen display is showing removes
the onscreen display.

Cursor Ring

Up/Down: allows you to select the next or previous menu
item in the menu. Left/Right: allows you to access the sub­menus and adjust the settings. When no onscreen displays or
menus are present, use the Cursor Ring Left/Right to select
a picture format for a video source connected to the
ANTENNA, AV1, CVI, AV2, or AV3 (side panel inputs) on
the TV.

Volume +/–

Press to adjust the TV sound level.

Number Buttons

Press to select TV channels. When selecting single-digit
channels, press the number of the desired channel. The TV
will pause for a few seconds and then tune to the selected
channel.

TV/VCR

Press while in VCR mode to view the playback of a video­tape. Press again to return to TV mode.

A/CH

Press to alternate between the currently viewed channel and
the previously viewed channel.

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Press this button simultaneously with the 3 button when in
VCR mode to record.

SAP

Press to select between main sound and SAP (Second Audio
Program) when you tune to a program offering SAP. (See

page 39 in the Directions for Use manual.)

AV

Press repeatedly to select the different signal sources con­nected to the TV: TV, AV1, CVI, AV2, AV3 (side jack

panel), AV4, and AV5. (See page 24 in the Directions for
Use manual.)

Clock

Press to access the onscreen Timer menu, where you can set
the time for the TV’s clock or set the TV’s Timer features,
such as channel switch over, power on set, and power off
set. (See page 6 in this publication for setting the time man-

ually. See pages 41–45 in the Directions for Use manual for

information on using the TV’s Timer feature.)

Position

Press to move the PIP picture to any of the four corners of
the screen.

Back Light button

Press to light the buttons on the remote control.

PIP

Press to turn PIP (picture-in-picture) on or off or control the
size of the PIP window. (See page 8 in this publication for
more information on PIP.)

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USING THE INSTALLATION FEATURES

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he menu LANGUAGE control enables you to set the TV’s

onscreen menu and onscreen displays to be shown in English,
French, or Spanish. Follow the steps in this section to set the
control.

1

Press the MENU/SELECT button. The onscreen menu

appears.

2

Press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeatedly until

INSTALL is highlighted. Then press the CURSOR RING
RIGHT to enter the INSTALL submenu.

3

Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to highlight the

menu LANGUAGE options list.

4

Press the CURSOR RING DOWNor UP to select your

menu language.

Instantaneously, the onscreen displays appear in the lan­guage that you choose.

5

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit the menus.

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want to watch.

1

Press the MENU/SELECT button. The onscreen menu

appears. Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeated­ly until INSTALL is highlighted. Press the CURSOR
RING right to enter the INSTALL submenu.

2

Press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeatedly until

CHANNEL EDIT is highlighted. Then press the CURSOR
RING RIGHT or LEFT to access the CHANNEL EDIT
list.

3

Press the CURSOR RING UP or DOWN to scroll

through the list of channels. Or press the NUMBER but­tons on your remote control to select a specific channel.

4

With the channel you want to edit selected, press the
CURSOR RING RIGHT to mark the channel as

SKIPPED. (Channels you mark SKIPPED will not appear
when you use the CH[annel] +/– buttons to change chan­nels while watching TV.)

When you want to add a channel that has been marked
SKIPPED, press the CURSOR RING UP or DOWN to
highlight the channel. Then press the CURSOR RING
RIGHT to remove the word SKIPPED.

5

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit the menu.

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he AUTO PROGRAM feature will scan for channels with

active broadcast signals and store those channels in the TV’s
memory. It will tune up to 69 channels for antenna, and up to 125
channels for cable. After you run AUTO PROGRAM, you can use
the CH(annel) +/– buttons to quickly and easily select stations.
You can also press the PROG. LIST (Program List) button on your
remote to see a list of the channels.

1

Press the MENU/SELECT button. The onscreen menu

appears. Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeated­ly until INSTALL is highlighted.

2

Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the INSTALL

submenu. Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeat­edly until AUTO PROGRAM is highlighted.

3

Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to begin the automatic

search for channels. The progress of autoprogramming is
displayed.

4

When the programming is done, press the STATUS
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1

Follow steps 1–3 in the section “Setting Time
Automatically” above, then press the CURSOR RING
DOWN to highlight MANUAL and CURSOR RING

RIGHT to enter the MANUAL time input area.

2

Use the number buttons on your remote control to input

the first digit for the time. You can also press the CURSOR
RING UP or DOWN to select a digit. Press the CURSOR
RING RIGHT to move to the next digit input slot and input
the time.

If you should need to change a number you have input, you
can cursor left or right to the digit input slot to make the
correction.

3

After you have input the time, press the CURSOR
RING RIGHT to enter the AM/PM area. Then press the

CURSOR RING UP or DOWN to select AM or PM.

4

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit the menu.

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Daylight Savings Time appears on screen.

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If the Daylight Savings Time option you want to select
is not highlighted, press the CURSOR RING UP or
DOWN to highlight the option. Then press the CURSOR

RING RIGHT to activate your selection.

7

Press the number buttons on your remote to enter the

channel number for your PBS station (02, 15, or 121, for
example). Wait until the TV completes its search. If the
time was not found, you will need to locate the correct
channel number for your PBS station and input that num­ber.

8

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit the menu.

PBS station.You will need
to input the correct num­ber for the time to be
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name. You can input up to five characters for the name.
When finished, press the MENU/SELECT button.

Or
To choose from the list of preset names, press the CUR-

SOR RING UP or DOWN to highlight your choice for the

channel name. Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to select
the name. Then press the MENU/SELECT button.

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Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit the menu.

When you press the STATUS/EXIT button when no
onscreen display is present or change to the channel you’ve
named, the name will appear on screen next to the channel
number or signal source name.

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our projection TV has three color projection tubes: one for red,

one for green, and one for blue. When mixed in proper proportion,
the beams of light coming from the tubes can produce any color. To
create a clear picture, however, these color beams must be precisely
aligned. This alignment is called conv ergence. Bumps and vibrations,
moving the set, or the presence of magnetic fields can cause the color
beams to become improperly aligned, or misconverged, resulting in a
fuzzy picture. Using the Auto IntelliSense™ feature, you can automati­cally adjust convergence in 20 seconds or less.

NOTE: Allow the TV to warm up for 20 minutes before using Auto
IntelliSense™.

ACTIVATING AUTO INTELLISENSE™ USING THE TV BUTTONS

With the TV on, press the VOL – and SOURCE SELECT but­tons simultaneously.

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To select a video source to watch in the PIP window, press
the PIP CH(annel) DN/UP buttons.

If you press and hold the PIP CH UP button for three sec­onds, the set will automatically perform a forward scan for
channels. Press and hold the PIP CH DN button for three
seconds, and the set will automatically perform a back­ward scan for channels. Auto scanning will stop if you
press any key, and it will also stop upon reaching the
channel at which scanning began.

5

To turn PIP off, press the PIP button a fourth time.

ADJUSTING

PIP TINT AND COLOR

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the PIP picture to obtain natural skin tones. The COLOR con-

trol allows you to fine tune the color.

1

Press the MENU/SELECT button. The onscreen menu

appears. Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to
highlight FEATURES.

2

Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEA-

TURES submenu. Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN
repeatedly until the PIP item is highlighted. Press the CUR­SOR RING RIGHT to enter the PIP submenu.

3

Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT or LEFT to adjust the

TINT or COLOR to the desired level.

4

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit the menu.

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Press the POSITION button. Each time you press this button, the

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Press the FREEZE button. The picture in the PIP screen stands

still. Stopping motion allows you to write down onscreen phone
numbers or addresses.

SWITCHING THE MAIN AND PIP SCREENS

Press the SWAP button. The main screen and PIP screen change

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