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• If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into your TV.
• If your TV has been exposed to rain or water.
• If your TV does not operate normally by following the operating 

instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the 
operating instructions because incorrect adjustment of other 
controls may result in damage and will often require extensive 
work by a qualified technician to restore your TV to its normal 
operation.

• If your TV has been dropped or damaged in any way.
• When your TV exhibits a distinct change in performance.

Safety check

After completing any service or repair to this TV, ask the service 
technician to perform routine safety checks to determine that your TV is 
in correct operating condition.

Power source

Operate your TV only from the type of power source indicated on the 
marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your 
home, consult your TV dealer or local power company.

Screen protection

Your TV’s screen is made of glass. Do not drop your TV or hit the glass 
screen. If the screen breaks, be careful of broken glass.

Outdoor antenna grounding

If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to your TV, make sure 
that the antenna or cable system is grounded to provide some 
protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 
810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70, provides 
information with respect to correct grounding of the mast and 
supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna 
discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of the 
antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and 
requirements for the grounding electrode.

Note to CATV system installer

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to 
Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for correct grounding 
and in particular, specifies that the cable ground must be connected to 
the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry 
as practical.

End of life directives

Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused. At 
the end of your TV’s life, specialized companies can dismantle the 
discarded TV to concentrate the reusable materials and to minimize the 
amount of materials to be disposed of. Dispose of your old TV according 
to local regulations.

Features

Accessories

Make sure that the following accessories are provided in the package:

• Remote control and batteries (2 × AAA)
• Composite video cable
• Audio  cable
• Power  cord
• User  Guide
• Quick  Start  Guide

Front and right side

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Electric service equipment

2

Power service grounding electrode system

3

Ground  clamps

4

Grounding conductors

5

Antenna discharge unit

6

Grounding  clamp

7

Antenna lead-in wire

6

7

5

2

1

3

4

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Item

Description

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VOL +/VOL -

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

2

CH 

/

CH 

Press to change to a higher or lower 
channel.

3

MENU button

Press to open the on-screen menu.

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2

3

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4

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Summary of Contents for DX-PDP42

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE 42 Plasma TV DX PDP42 09 ...

Page 2: ... 13 Memorizing receivable channels 14 Selecting the aspect ratio 14 Using the on screen menus 15 Changing the SETUP menu settings 15 Changing video settings 21 Changing audio settings 21 Changing TV settings 22 Maintaining your TV 22 Cleaning the screen 22 Cleaning the cabinet 22 Troubleshooting 22 Operation 22 Video problems 22 Audio problems 23 PC mode problems 23 Specifications 23 Legal notices...

Page 3: ...e watching a program especially on a larger than life TV Make sure that you place or install the TV where it cannot be pushed pulled over or knocked down Make sure that you route all cords and cables so that they cannot be pulled or grabbed by curious children Wall mounting If you decide to wall mount your TV One size of wall mount does not fit all Use only a wall mount rated for the weight of you...

Page 4: ...rpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a grounding prong The wide blade or grounding prong are provided for your safety If the plug does not fit contact an electrician to replace the obsolete outlet Power cord protection Routepowercordssothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonorpinched by items p...

Page 5: ... No 70 provides information with respect to correct grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of the antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to callthe CATV system installer s att...

Page 6: ...L R L R Y C R L R R L HDMI 1 IN HDMI 2 IN DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT N I 1 r P b P Y N I 1 O E D I V S N I 2 r P b P Y N I 1 O E D I V L VGA 11 9 10 1 2 3 5 8 7 4 6 12 6 VIDEO1 IN composite video and L R audio Connect a video cable analog composite video 480i to this jack yellow Connect left white and right red audio cables to the L and R jacks 7 YPbPr1 IN AUDIO L and AUDIO R Connect component vid...

Page 7: ...ss to cycle through the available preset times before your TV turns off Options include 0 5 10 15 30 45 60 90 120 180 and 240 minutes 6 Number buttons Press to enter channel numbers directly 7 RECALL Press to return to the previous channel 8 MUTE Press to mute the sound Press again to restore the sound 9 VOL Press to adjust the volume 10 INPUT Press to open the Input Source menu showing the availa...

Page 8: ... toa300 75 ohmadapter notincluded connecttheadaptertoa 75 ohm cable then connect the other end of the 75 ohm connector to the coaxial jack on the back of your TV Connecting cable TV Your TV has a 75 ohm AIR CABLE IN jack for connecting cable TV Some cable TV providers scramble the signals for premium pay channels To view these channels you need a converter descrambler box If you do not have a conv...

Page 9: ... Video cable AUDIO L white and AUDIO R red jacks on the back of your TV 3 Press to turn on your TV 4 Press INPUT press or to select VIDEO1 or S VIDEO1 then press ENTER to confirm Connecting a VCR for recording To connect a VCR for recording 1 Plug an RCA composite video cable yellow into the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the back of the TV then into the VCR s composite video input jack RF switch Cable conv...

Page 10: ...playermay belabeledYPbPror YCbCr Foranexplanation see yourDVD player s userguide To connect a DVD player 1 Plug component video cables green Y blue Pb and red Pr into the component out jacks of the DVD player then into the YPbPr1 IN or YPbPr2 IN jacks on the back of your TV 2 Plug RCA audio cables into the DVD player s audio output jacks then into the YPbPr1 IN or YPbPr2 IN AUDIO L white and AUDIO...

Page 11: ...nt then into the HDMI1 IN orHDMI2 IN jacks on the back of your TV 2 Press to turn on your TV 3 Press INPUT press or to select HDMI1 or HDMI2 rear then press ENTER to confirm Note The HDMIcableprovides bothvideoandaudiosignals soit is not necessary toconnectadditionalaudiocables forsound Y Y Pb Pr Pb Pr L R R L PC IN L R L R Y C R L R R L HDMI 1 IN HDMI 2 IN DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT N I 1 r P b P...

Page 12: ...ss Ifnoiseispresent change the PC outputtoanotherresolution change therefreshrate toanotherrate oradjust the brightness andcontrastontheVIDEOmenu untilthe picture isclear Avoidkeepingafixedimageonthescreenfor alongperiodoftime Thefixedimage couldbecomepermanentlyimprintedonthescreen Dependingonyourgraphics card some resolutionsettings maynot allow the image tobepositionedonthe screencorrectly The ...

Page 13: ... remote control To enter a channel number directly Press the number buttons on the remote control IndigitalTV mode amain major channelcan have oneormore sub minor channels Press the number buttons to enter the main channel press the button to the left of the 0 button then press the number button for the sub channel For example ifyouwanttowatchchannel5 2 press5 pressthe button then press 2 To selec...

Page 14: ...hat show programs at the same time press with 0 9 buttons to select digital channel for example 9 1 Selecting the aspect ratio TheWide Screenfeatureletsyouview4 3or16 9images inwidescreen mode Press ZOOM repeatedly to cycle through the available screen formats NORMAL Content with 4 3 aspect is displayed centered on screen with pillar bars on right and left Note NORMALis notavailablewhenyou arewatc...

Page 15: ...ets you set parental control options Gamma Lets you set the TV s gamma correction which fine tunes both brightness and the red green blue ratio Settings include Middle Dark and Bright Audio Only Lets you turn off the picture You can cancel Audio Only by pressing any button on remote control Reset Default Lets you reset the TV settings to factory default Press ENTER to reset 4 Press or to change th...

Page 16: ...tion selected includingnetworkname programname programlength and so on Digital Closed Caption Press or to select the type of digital closed captions that are shown Options include Service1 Service2 Service3 Service4 Service5 Service6 and Off Digital Caption Style Press ENTER to open this sub menu which lets you make changes to the closed captioning style Press or to cycle through the available set...

Page 17: ...atings Some of the age based TV parental guidelines ratings also have content based ratings US MPAA ratings Canadian English ratings OSD Language English Time Setup Closed Caption Parental Gamma Middle Audio Only Reset Default Setup Enter Select Exit Password Parental Back Program Block Channel Block Input Block Open V Chip Change Password Parental Enter Select Back Rating Description TV Y All chi...

Page 18: ...t are unrated Options are No and Yes Block TV Unrated Lets you block TV programs that are unrated Options are No and Yes 7 Ifyou open one ofthe ratings sub menus press or to select the rating you want to block then press ENTERto block the rating A lock icon appears in the box opposite any rating you block When you block a rating all ratings below that rating are also blocked 8 PressMENUtoexit asub...

Page 19: ...U The main Video menu opens 2 Press or to select SETUP The Setup menu opens 3 Press or to select Parental then pressENTER The password screen opens Picture Mode Normal Contrast 50 Brightness 50 Saturation 50 Hue 0 Sharpness 4 Color Temperature Natural Noise Reduction Medium Video Enter Select Exit OSD Language English Time Setup Closed Caption Parental Gamma Middle Audio Only Reset Default Setup E...

Page 20: ...l then pressENTER The password screen opens 4 Enter your four digit password the factory preset password is 0000 The Parental sub menu opens 5 Press or to select Open V Chip then press ENTER to enter the sub menu The OpenV Chipsub menu opens 6 Press or to select the downloadable rating you want to block then press ENTER to block that rating A lock icon appears in the box opposite any rating you bl...

Page 21: ... the audio settings 1 Press MENU The main Video menu opens 2 Press or to select the Audio menu icon The Audio menu opens 3 Press or to select the option you want to change Options include Bass Adjusts the relative intensity of the lower pitched sounds Treble Adjuststherelativeintensityofthehigher pitched sounds Balance Adjusts the relative volume of speakers left to right in a multi speaker system...

Page 22: ...n Video problems Picture Mode Normal Contrast 50 Brightness 50 Saturation 50 Hue 0 Sharpness 4 Color Temperature Natural Noise Reduction Medium Video Enter Select Exit Channel Scan Tuner Mode Cable Channel Skip Favorite List TV Enter Select Exit Problem Solution Remote control does not work Remove obstacles between the remote control and the player Point the remote control at your TV s IR sensor I...

Page 23: ...ver is connected Consult the dealeroran experienced technician for help Problem Solution Picture okay but no sound Press the volume control to increase the volume Press MUTE to make sure that your TV is not muted Try another channel The problem may be with the broadcast Make sure that the audio cables are installed correctly No output from one of the speakers Adjust the balance in the AUDIO menu U...

Page 24: ...24 Legal notices ...

Page 25: ...orlarger call 1 888 BESTBUY Call agents will diagnose and correct the issue over the phone orwill have an Insignia approved repair person dispatched to yourhome Where is the warranty valid This warranty is validonlytothe original purchaser of the product in the United States and Canada What does the warranty not cover This warranty does not cover Customer instruction Installation Set up adjustment...

Page 26: ...26 Legal notices ...

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Page 28: ...1 Penn Ave South Richfield MN 55423 U S A 2008 Best Buy Enterprise Services Inc All rights reserved DYNEX is a trademark of Best Buy Enterprise Services Inc Registered in some countries All other products and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners ENGLISH 08 1151 ...

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