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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................. 1
Chapter 1: Connections & Setup
Things to Consider Before You Connect ........................................................................................ 8
Protect Against Power Surges .................................................................................................. 8
Protect Components from Overheating .................................................................................. 8
Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference ........................................................... 8
Use Indirect Light ...................................................................................................................... 8
Using a Stand ............................................................................................................................ 8
Cables You May Need to Connect Components to Your TV .................................................. 8
Choose Your Connection ................................................................................................................. 9
Removing the Front Panel Piece ................................................................................................... 10
Accessing the Jack Panel ............................................................................................................... 10
Explanation of Jacks and Cables .................................................................................................. 11
The Front of Your TV ..................................................................................................................... 15
Front Panel Buttons ................................................................................................................ 15
How to Connect: TV + VCR + DVD Player ............................................................................. 16
How to Connect: TV + Satellite Re VCR .................................................................... 17
How to Connect: TV + DTVLink Components ....................................................................... 18
How to Connect: TV + Component with DVI or HDMI ......................................................... 19
How to Connect: TV + CableCARD ........................................................................................ 20
Setting Up Digital Cable Television Service ........................................................................... 20
Audio Connections ................................................................................................................. 21
How to Connect: TV + Router via the HDTV’s ETHERNET Jack ............................................ 23
Plug in the TV ................................................................................................................................. 24
Put Batteries in the Remote .......................................................................................................... 24
Turn on the TV ............................................................................................................................... 24
Use the Remote Control to Complete the Assisted Setup .......................................................... 24
Complete the Assisted Setup ........................................................................................................ 25
Set the Menu Language ......................................................................................................... 25
Complete Channel Search ...................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 2: Using the Remote Control
The Buttons on the Remote Control ............................................................................................ 28
Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components ........................................................ 30
Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote ..................................................................... 30
Programming the Remote ..................................................................................................... 30
How to Use the Remote After You’ve Programmed It ............................................................... 31
The Learning Feature .................................................................................................................... 32
Adding a Learned Function ................................................................................................... 32
Clearing a Learned Function .................................................................................................. 33
Deleting ALL Learned Functions ............................................................................................ 33
Volume Punchthrough Feature ..................................................................................................... 34
Deleting ALL Volume Punchthrough Commands ................................................................. 34
Using the INPUT Button ................................................................................................................ 35
Remote Code List ........................................................................................................................... 35
Chapter 3: Using the TV’s Features
About the Channel Banner ........................................................................................................... 38
Digital or Analog TV Channels ..................................................................................................... 39
Direct Tuning to a Channel .................................................................................................... 39
Parental Controls ........................................................................................................................... 40
Lock/Unlock TV ....................................................................................................................... 40
Channel Lists (Video Input List, Cable Channel List, Antenna Ch. List) ............................... 40
How V-Chip Works for the USA and Canada ............................................................................... 41
USA V-Chip TV Ratings ........................................................................................................... 41
Canada V-Chip ........................................................................................................................ 45
Auto Tuning Feature ...................................................................................................................... 47
Summary of Contents for ScreenPlay 50md10
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