Samsung PN51E450A1FXZA, PN43E450 User Manual

Plasma TV

user manual

Figures and illustrations in this User Manual are provided for reference only and may differ from actual product appearance. Product design and speciﬁcations may be changed without notice.

Important Warranty Information Regarding Television Format Viewing

✎ See the wa rrant y card for m ore information on warra nty terms.

Wide screen format PDP Displays (with 16:9 aspect ratios, the ratio of the screen width to height) are primarily designed to view wide screen format full-motion video. The images displayed on them should primarily be in the wide screen 16:9 ratio format, or expanded to ﬁll the screen if your model offers this feature, with the images constantly in motion. Displaying stationary graphics and images on the screen, such as the dark sidebars on non-expanded standard format television video and programming, should be limited to no more than 5% of the total television viewing per week.

Additionally, viewing other stationary images and text such as stock market crawls, video game displays, station logos, web sites or computer graphics and patterns, should be limited as described above for all televisions. Displaying stationary images for more than 5% of total viewing time can cause uneven aging of your PDP display and leave subtle, but permanent burned-in ghost images in the PDP picture. To avoid this, vary the programming and images, and primarily display full screen moving images, not stationary patterns or dark bars. On PDP models that offer picture sizing features, use these controls to view different formats as a full screen picture.

Be careful in the selection of television formats you use for viewing and the amount of time you view them. Uneven PDP aging as a result of format selection and use, as well as burned in images, are not covered by your Samsung limited warranty.

• SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICAN LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

Subject to the requirements, conditions, exclusions and limitations of the original Limited Warranty supplied with Samsung Electronics (SAMSUNG) products, and the requirements, conditions, exclusions and limitations contained herein, SAMSUNG will additionally provide Warranty Repair Service in the United States on SAMSUNG products purchased in Canada, and in Canada on SAMSUNG products purchased in the United States, for the warranty period originally speciﬁed, and to the Original Purchaser only.

The above described warranty repairs must be performed by a SAMSUNG Authorized Service Center. Along with this Statement, the Original Limited Warranty Statement and a dated Bill of Sale as Proof of Purchase must be presented to the Service Center. Transportation to and from the Service Center is the responsibility of the purchaser. Conditions covered are limited only to manufacturing defects in material or workmanship, and only those encountered in normal use of the product.

Excluded, but not limited to, are any originally speciﬁed provisions for, inhome or on-site services, minimum or maximum repair times, exchanges or replacements, accessories, options, upgrades, or consumables.

For the location of a SAMSUNG Authorized Service Center, please call toll-free: – In the United States : 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) – In Canada : 1-800-SAMSUNG

Important User Information

• Screen Image retention

Do not display a still image (such as that from a video game) on the plasma display panel for more than a few minutes. Still images can cause screen image retention (burn in). To avoid such image retention, reduce the degree of brightness and contrast of the screen when displaying a still image.

• Heat on the top of the Plasma TV

The top side of the TV may become hot after long periods of use as heat dissipates from the panel through the vent hole in the upper part of the TV.

This is normal and does not indicate any defect or operational failure of unit. However, children should be prevented from touching the upper part of

the TV.

• The TV is making a ‘cracking’ noise.

A ‘cracking’ noise may occur when the TV contracts or expands due changes in the surrounding environment such as temperature or humidity.

This is normal and not a defect.

• Cell Defects

Your plasma TV has a panel containing 2,360,000 (HD-level) to 6,221,000 (FHD-level) pixels which require sophisticated technology to produce. However, there may be a few bright or dark pixels on the screen. These pixels will have no impact on the performance of the product.

• Avoid operating the TV at temperatures below 41°F (5°C)

• A still image displayed too long may cause permanent damage to the

PDP Panel.

• After-images on the Screen.

Displaying still images from Video games or a PC for longer than a certain period of time may produce partial after-images. To prevent this effect, reduce the ‘brightness’ and ‘contrast’ when displaying still images for a

long time.

• Warranty

Warranty does not cover any damage caused by image retention. Burn-in is not covered by the warranty.

• Caution

Your Samsung Plasma TV is a high quality television that has been carefully packaged to protect the integrity of its glass panel and component parts during shipment. It is, nonetheless, a fragile piece of electronics that requires careful handling. Refrain from putting undue stress on any part of the packaging when shipping or unpacking the TV. Use care when installing the TV. Avoid placing the TV in a location where it may be struck, exposed to sharp impacts, or fall. Panel breakage caused by a fall or impact strike is not covered under the manufacturer’s warranty.

Contact SAMSUNG WORLDWIDE

If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care center.

Country CANADA U.S.A.

Address

Customer Care Center

Web Site www.samsung.com

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Watching the Plasma TV in 4:3 format for a long period of time may leave traces of the borders on the left, right, top, or bottom of the screen. Playing a DVD or a game console may have a similar effect. Damage caused by the above effect is not covered by the warranty.

The glass screen of your PDP TV can break if you accidently drop the TV. Handle the TV with care. When moving the TV, always have two or more people pick it up and carry it as a safety precaution. Do not lay the TV ﬂat on its face or back.

Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Customer Service 55 Standish Court Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4B2 Canada

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1-800-SAMSUNG(726-7864)

BN68-04214C-02

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 85 Challenger Road Ridgeﬁeld Park, NJ 07660-2112

The On Screen Menus

Your TV has two kinds of menus, the Main menu and the various Tools menus. The Main menu gives you access to most or all of the menu options available on your TV. The Tools menus display a selected number of frequently used menu options that change depending on the screen you are viewing. A Tools menu symbol (T) in the lower right side of the screen indicates that a Tools menu is available.

The Main menu has seven primary categories:

y Picture y Input

y Sound y Application

y Channel y Support

y Setup

To view the Main menu, press the MENU button on your remote. To view a Tools menu, press the TOOLS button on your remote.

✎ The menu options that appear in the Main menu depend

on the Source you have selected. For example, if you have selected the HDMI source, the Channel categor y will not appear. To see the Channel category, you must first select T V in the Source List.

The Menu options are presented below, arranged by Main menu categories. A Tools button symbol (

name indicates the option is also available in one of the Tools menus.

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Picture Menu

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Mode

Select your preferred picture mode.

✎ When your TV is connected to a PC, you can only select

Enter tain and Standard.

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Dynamic: Brightens the screen. Suitable for a bright room.

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Standard: Suitable for a normally lit room.

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Movie: Darkens the screen, making it less glary. Suitable for watching movies in a darkened room.

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Entertain: Sharpens the picture. Suitable for games.

✎ Only available when the T V is connected to a PC.

Cell Light / Contrast / Brightness / Sharpness / Color / Tint (G/R)

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Cell Light: Adjusts the brightness of the screen by adjusting the brightness of the individual pixels.

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Contrast: Increases or decreases the contrast between dark and light areas of the picture.

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Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of the screen. Not as effective as Cell Light.

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Sharpness: Sharpens or dulls the edges of objects.

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Color: Adjusts the color saturation. The higher the Color setting, the more intense the color. Low settings remove color and the picture becomes black, white, and gray.

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Tint: Adjusts the amount of green and red in the picture. As you increase the amount of green, the amount of red decreases and vice versa.

✎ When the T V is connected to a PC, you can only make

changes to Cell Light, Contrast, Brightnes s, and

Sharpness.

Advanced Settings

Available in Standard and Movie mode only.

Compared to previous models, new Samsung TVs offer a more precise picture with more precise controls.

✎ When your TV is connected to a PC, you can only make

changes to Gamma and White Balance.

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Color Space (Auto / Native): Auto automatically matches the range of colors available to create pictures to the color range of the video source. Native provides a color range wider than the color range of the video source.

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White Balance: Adjusts the color temperature of the picture so that white objects look white (instead of, for example, slightly pink or slightly yellow) and the overall color of the picture looks natural.

R-Offset / G-Offset / B-Offset: Adjusts each color’s (red, green, blue) darkness.

R-Gain / G-Gain / B-Gain: Adjusts each color’s (red, green, blue) brightness.

Reset: Resets the White Balance to it’s default settings.

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Gamma: Adjusts the primary color intensity.

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Dynamic Contrast (Off / Low / Medium / High): Adjusts the screen contrast.

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Black Tone (Off / Dark / Darker / Darkest): Selects the black level to adjust the screen depth. Darker settings make blacks look darker.

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Flesh Tone: Adjusts the amount of red in skin tones.

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Motion Lighting (Off / On): When on, the TV automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen in response to the brightness of the room. In bright light, the screen brightens. In dim light, the screen dims.

✎ Available in Standard mode only.

Picture Options

✎ When the T V is connected to a PC, you can only make

changes to the Color Tone, Size and HDMI Black Level.

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Color Tone (Cool / Standard / Warm1 / Warm2): Cool makes the picture bluer (cooler). Warm 1 and Warm 2 make the picture redder (warmer).

✎ Warm1 and Warm2 are de activated when the picture

mode is set to Dynamic.

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Size: Set the size and aspect ratio of the picture on the screen. Your cable box or satellite receiver may have its own set of

screen sizes as well. However, we highly recommend you use the TV's 16:9 mode most of the time.

16:9: Sets the picture to the 16:9 wide screen format. Zoom1: Provides moderate magniﬁcation of the picture. Sides,

top, and bottom are cut off. Zoom2: Provides larger magniﬁcation of the picture. Sides, top,

and bottom are cut off. Wide Fit: Enlarges the aspect ratio of the picture so the picture

ﬁts the entire screen. 4:3: Sets the picture to the old, 4:3 format and puts black or gray

borders on the right and left of the picture.

✎ Do not watch your TV in the 4:3 format for a long time.

Traces of borders displayed on the left, right and center of the screen may cause image retention (screen burn) which is not covered by the warranty.

Screen Fit: Displays the full image without any cut-off when your TV is inputting HDMI (720p / 1080i / 1080p) or Component (1080i / 1080p) HD signals.

✎ HD (High Definition) has a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i/1080p

(1920x1080) or 720p (1280x720) resolution.

✎ You can adjust and store set tings for each external device you

have connected to an input on the T V. Picture Sizes available by Input Source are listed above and to the right:

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Input Source Picture Size

ATV, AV, Component (480i, 480p)

DTV (1080i, 1080p), Component (1080i, 1080p), HDMI (720p, 1080i, 1080p)

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Digital Noise Filter (Off / Low / Medium / High / Auto) : If the broadcast signal received by your TV is weak, you can activate the Digital Noise Filter feature to reduce any static and ghosting that may appear on the screen.

16:9, Zoom1, Zoom2, 4:3

16:9, Wide Fit, 4:3, Screen Fit

✎ When the signal is weak, try all the Digital Noise Filter

options until the T V displays the best picture.

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HDMI Black Level (Normal / Low) : For HDMI signals, select the black level to adjust the screen depth. Low make blacks look darker.

✎ Available only in HDMI mode (RGB signals).

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Film Mode (Off / Auto) : Sets the TV to automatically sense and process ﬁlm signals from all sources and adjusts the picture for optimum quality.

✎ Available in ATV, DTV (interlace), AV, COMPONENT (480i /

1080i) and HDMI (480i / 1080 i).

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Screen Burn Protection : To reduce the possibility of screen burn, this unit is equipped with Pixel Shift screen burn prevention technology. Pixel Shift moves the picture slightly on the screen. The Time function setting allows you to program the time between movement of the picture in minutes.

x Pixel Shift (Off / On) : Using this function, you can set the T V

to move pixels minutely on the PDP scre en in a hor izontal or vertical dir ection to minimize after images on the screen.

Available Pixel Shift Settings and Optimum Settings

Available Settings Optimum Settings

Horizontal 0~4 (pixels) 4

Vertical 0~4 (pixels) 4

Time

(minute)

1~4 min 4 min

✎ The Pixel Shift value may differ depending on the

monitor size (inches) and mode.

✎ This function is not available in the Screen Fit mode.

Your TV also has the following additional screen burn protection functions:

x Scrolling: This function removes after-images on the screen

by illuminating all the pixe ls on the PDP according to a pattern. Use this function when the re are af ter images or symb ols on the screen, espe ciall y when you d isplaye d a still image on the screen for a long time.

✎ The after-image removal function has to run a long time

(approximately 1 hour) to remove af ter-images on the screen effectively. If the af ter-image is not removed after you run the f unction, run the function again.

✎ Press any key on the remote control to cancel this

feature.

x Side Gr ay (Dar k/Light): Lets you sele ct the color of the

sidebars your T V displays when you set the screen si ze to 4:3.

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Picture Reset (Reset Picture Mode/Cancel): Resets the picture settings to their factory defaults.

Sound Menu

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Mode

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Standard: Selects the normal sound mode.

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Music: Emphasizes music over voices.

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Movie: Provides the best sound for movies.

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Clear Voice: Emphasizes voices over other sounds.

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Amplify: Increase the intensity of high-frequency sounds to allow a better listening experience for the hearing impaired.

Equalizer

Available in Standard sound mode only.

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Balance L/R: Adjusts the balance between the right and left speaker.

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100Hz / 300Hz / 1KHz / 3KHz / 10KHz (Bandwidth Adjustment): Adjusts the loudness of speciﬁc bandwidth frequencies.

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Reset: Resets the equalizer to its default settings.

SRS TruSurround HD (On/Off)

Available in Standard sound mode only.

SRS TruSurround HD is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content through two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats.

Preferred Language

Digital channels only.

Digital-TV broadcasts can transmit many audio tracks simultaneously (for example, simultaneous translations of a program into foreign languages).

✎ You can only select a language from among the ones being

broadcast.

Multi-Track Sound (MTS)

Analog channels only.

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Mono: Select for channels that are broadcasting in mono or if you are having difﬁculty receiving a stereo signal.

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Stereo: Select for channels that are broadcasting in stereo.

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SAP: Select to listen to the Separate Audio Program, which is usually a foreign-language translation.

✎ Depending on the program being broadcast, you can listen to

Mono, Stereo or SAP.

Auto Volume

Because each station has its own broadcasting conditions, the volume may ﬂuctuate each time you change the channel. This feature automatically adjusts the volume of a channel by lowering the sound output when the modulation signal is high or by raising the sound output when the modulation signal is low.

SPDIF Output

The SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital InterFace) outputs an uncompressed digital audio signal when you connect the digital audio jack on the back of the TV to a digital audio in jack on a receiver or home theater.

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Audio Format (PCM/Dolby Digital): You can select the Digital Audio output (SPDIF) format. The available Digital Audio output format may differ depending on the input source.

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✎ By connecting the TV to a receiver or home theater with

Dolby Digital and 5.1ch speakers and selecting Dolby Digital, you can maximize your interactive 3D sound

experience.

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Audio Delay: Lets you correct timing mismatches between the audio track and the video when you are watching the TV and listening to digital audio output from the TV through an external device such as an AV receiver. When you select Audio Delay, a slider appears. Use the left and right arrow buttons to adjust the slider. Press ENTER when done (0ms ~ 250ms).

Speaker Settings

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Speaker Select (External Speaker / TV Speaker)

If you are listening to the sound track of a broadcast or movie through an external receiver, you may hear a sound echo caused by the difference in decoding speed between the TV’s speakers and the speakers attached to your audio receiver. If this occurs, set the TV to External Speaker.

✎ When you set Speaker Select to External Speaker, the

TV’s speakers are turned of f. You will hear sound through the external speakers only. When you set Speaker Select to T V Speaker both the T V’s speakers and the ex ternal speakers are on. You will hear sound through both.

✎ When Speaker Select is set to External Speaker, the

VOLUME and MUTE buttons will not operate and the sound

settings will be limited.

✎ If there is no video signal, both the TV’s speakers and the

external speakers will be mute.

Sound Reset

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Reset All: Resets all sound settings to the factory defaults.

Channel Menu

❑ Memorizing Channels

When you ﬁrst set up your TV using Plug & Play, the TV memorized the channels that were available over the air or through your cable system and added them to the Channel List. The Antenna and Auto program functions described below let you re-run the channel memorization function without having to re-run the Plug & Play procedure.

Antenna (Air / Cable)

Before your television can memorize the available channels, you must select your TV's signal source, Air (using an antenna) or Cable. Select Menu >Channel > Antenna > Air or Cable. After you have selected the signal source, go on to the Auto Program function.

✎ Selecting the signal source using the Antenna function also

determines the signal source the T V is tuned to. For example, if you receive your T V signal over the air, and you select Cable, you will se e only snow. You must select Air to see a picture.

Auto Program

The Auto Program function memorizes all channels that are available over the air or through your cable system and adds them to the Channel List.

To start Auto Program, follow these steps:

1. Push MENU → Channel → ENTER on your remote. The

Antenna Source screen appears.

2. On the Antenna Source screen, select the source of your TV signal.

Air If your TV is connected to an antenna choose Air, and then press

ENTER. The TV will automatically start memorizing channels.

Cable

If your TV is connected to a cable outlet, choose Cable, and then press ENTER. Go to Step 3.

Auto

If you choose Auto, and then press ENTER, the TV will automatically select the correct Antenna source. Go to Step 3.

3. On the Cable Type screen, use the ◄/►/▲/▼ buttons to select

the type of digital and analog cable systems you have: STD, HRC, or IRC. Most systems are STD (Standard). When done, select Start, and then press ENTER. The TV will start memorizing channels.

✎ Channel memorization can take up to 45 minutes, depending

on your cable system.

✎ Memorized channels are added to the Added Channel

list. These are the channels you will see when you use the Channel buttons on your remote.

Clear Scrambled Channel

This function ﬁlters out scrambled channels after Auto Program is completed. This process may take up to 20~30 minutes.

✎ Press the ENTER

Channel.

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button to stop the Clear Scrambled

✎ This function is only available in Cable mode.

❑ Managing Channels

Channel List

See your list of Added channels, Favorite channels, or channels you've scheduled for viewing. Add or delete Favorite channels, add or delete channels from the Added Channels list, schedule channels or programs for viewing. Watch a channel by selecting the channel in the All Channels, Added Channels, or Favorite screen, pressing the ▲ / ▼ buttons, and then pressing the ENTER button.

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Added Channels

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Channel List Screens icons are listed on the left side. Select an icon using the ▲/▼ buttons to view each list.

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All Channels: Shows all currently available channels including

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Added Channels: Shows all Added channels. These are the

channels that appear when you press the CH button.

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Favorite: Shows all favorite channels.

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Programmed: Shows all channels and programs currently

those you deleted from the Added channels list.

scheduled using Timer Viewing.

✎ Remote control buttons active on the Channel List screen.

x Green (Zoom): Enla rges or shrinks a c hannel number. x Yellow (Sele ct): Move the cursor to a ch annel. Press the Yellow

button to select the chann el. A  mark ap pears. Repeat to select additional cha nnels. Then, open the Tools menu and app ly a functi on to the cha nnels yo u selected.

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(Tools): Displays the Channel List Tools me nu. (Th e Tools

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Display Icons Used in the Channel List Screens

Icons Meaning

A selected channel.

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A Favorite channel.

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A reserved program.

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A program currently being broadcast.

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❑ The Channel List Tools Menu

The Channel List Tools menu contains most of the functions you can use on the screens. To view, select a list screen, select a channel, and then press the

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Add / Delete: Delete a channel from or add a channel to the Added Channels list.

To delete channels from the Added Channels list, follow these steps:

1. Select one or more channels in the Added Channels list

using the ▲/▼ buttons and the Yellow Select button on your remote.

2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote. The Tools menu appears.

3. Select Delete in the Tools menu, and then press the

ENTER button.

To add channels to the Added Channels list, follow these steps:

1. Select one or more channels in the All Channels list using the ▲/▼ buttons and the Yellow Select button on your remote.

2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote. The Tools menu appears.

3. Select Add in the Tools menu, and then press the ENTER button.

All Channel, Added Channels

TOOLS

button.

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Favorite List

✎ All deleted channels will be shown on the All Channels list.

You add channels back to the Added Channels list on the All Channels list.

✎ A gray-colored channel indicates the channel has been

deleted f rom the Added Channels list.

✎ The Add menu option only appears for deleted channels.

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Add to Favorite/Delete from Favorite: Lets you add channels to and delete channels from your Favorites list.

To add channels to the Favorites list, follow these steps:

1. Select one or more channels in the All Channels list using the ▲/▼ buttons and the Yellow Select button on your remote.

2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote. The Tools menu appears.

3. Select Add to Favorite in the Tools menu, and then press the

ENTER button.

To delete channels from the Favorites list, follow these steps:

1. Select one or more channels in the Favorite Channels list using the ▲/▼ buttons and the Yellow Select button on your remote.

2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote. The Tools menu appears.

3. Select Delete from Favorite in the Tools menu, and then press the ENTER button.

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Timer Viewing: You can schedule a channel to be displayed automatically at a set time, even when you are watching another channel. You must set the current time ﬁrst in the Time > Clock function to use Time Viewing.

To schedule a channel, follow these steps:

1. Select a channel in the Added Channels list using the ▲/▼

buttons and the Yellow Select button on your remote.

2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote. The Tools menu appears.

3. Select Time Viewing in the Tools menu, and then press the

ENTER button. The Time Viewing screen appears.

Timer Viewing

Antenna Channel Repeat

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DTV Air 6-1 Once

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4. Use the ◄/► buttons to move from entry ﬁeld to entry ﬁeld and the ▲/▼ buttons to change the entries. Where numbers are displayed, you can also enter numbers directly using the number keypad on your remote.

✎ If you sele ct Everyday or Ever y Week, the date you

select in the Date field becomes the start date for your scheduled viewing. For Everyday, the T V will tur n on every day, at the time you selected, starting from that date. For Ever yweek, the TV will turn on every week, on the same day of the week as the start date you selected, at the time you selected, from that day on. If you select Once, the TV will turn on once, on the date and time you selected.

5. Press the ENTER button on your remote when done.

✎ Only Added channels can be scheduled. ✎ Scheduled programs and channels are displayed in the

Programmed List.

✎ When you select a digital channel, press the ► button to

view the digital program list. If you highlight a program in the list, and then press the ENTER(Schedule) button, you set Timer Viewing for that program directly.

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Select All: Select all the channels in the displayed channel list.

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Deselect All: Deselect all the selected displayed channels.

✎ You can only select Deselect All when one or more

channels are selected.

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Channel Name Edit: Analog channels only. Lets you assign a name of up to ﬁve characters to an analog channel. For example, Hist, Food, Golf, etc. This makes it easier to ﬁnd and select a channel .

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Auto Program: See Auto Program under Memorizing Channels.

Programmed List (on the Channel List Screen)

The Programmed list displays the channels and programs you have scheduled for viewing using the Time Viewing function. You can view, modify, or delete a show you have scheduled using the functions on the Programmed List screen Tools menu.

Programmed List Screen Tools Menu

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Change Info: Change the scheduling information for a show or channel you have scheduled.

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