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Wide Mode (Continued)

Teletext function

Connecting a PC

Connecting a PC (Continued)

What is Teletext?

Teletext broadcasts pages of information and 
entertainment to specially equipped television sets. 
News, weather reports, sports information, stock 
exchange prices and programme previews are 
among the many services available.

Turning on and off Teletext

1

Select a TV channel or external input source 
providing the Teletext programme.

2

Press 

m

 to display the Teletext.

3

Each time you press 

m

, the screen switches 

as shown below.

• If you select a programme with no Teletext signal, “No 

Teletext available.” is displayed.

• The same message displays during other modes if 

no Teletext signal is available.

Button functions

Buttons

Description

CH (

r

/

s

)

Increase or decrease the page number.

Colour 
(Red/Green/
Yellow/Blue)

You can select a group or block of pages 
displayed in the coloured  brackets at 
the bottom of the screen by pressing 
the corresponding 

Colour (Red/Green/

Yellow/Blue)

 on the remote control unit.

0 — 9

Directly select any page from 100 to 899 
by using 

0 — 9

.

v

 (Top/

Bottom/Full)

Switch the Teletext image to Top, Bottom 
or Full. 

WIDE

 key also can operate.

k

 (Reveal 

hidden 
TELETEXT)

To reveal hidden information such as an 
answer to a quiz.

3

 (Hold)

To stop updating Teletext pages 
automatically or release the hold mode.

[

 (Subtitle 

for 
TELETEXT)

Display the subtitle or exit the subtitle 
screen.
• Subtitle will not be displayed when 

the service does not contain subtitle 
information.

1

 (Subpage)

Display the subpage or exit the subpage 
screen

TELETEXT

TELETEXT

PC Control of the TV

• When a programme is set, the TV can be controlled 

from the PC using the RS-232C terminal.

  The input signal (PC/video) can be selected, 

the volume can be adjusted and various other 
adjustments and settings can be made, enabling 
automatic programmed playing.

NOTE 

• This operation system should be used by a person who is 

accustomed to using PCs.

Communication conditions

Set the RS-232C communications settings on the 
PC to match the communications conditions of the 
TV. The communications settings of the TV are as 
follows:

Baud rate:

9,600 bps

Data length:

8 bits

Parity bit:

None

Stop bit:

1 bit 

Flow control:

None

Communication procedure

Send the control commands from the PC via the RS-
232C connector. 
The TV operates according to the received command 
and sends a response message to the PC.
Do not send multiple commands at the same time. 
Wait until the PC receives the OK response before 
sending the next command.

Command format

Eight ASCII codes 

e

 CR

C1   C2   C3   C4   P1   P2   P3   P4 

Command 4-digits: Command. The text of four characters.
Parameter 4-digits: Parameter 0 — 9, space, ?

Parameter

Input the parameter values, aligning left, and fi ll with 
space(s) for the remainder. (Be sure that four values 
are input for the parameter.)
When the input parameter is not correct, “ERR” 
returns. (Refer to “Response code format”.)

0 0 5 5 

1 0 0 

3 0 

0 0 0 9 

When “?” is input for some commands, the present 
setting value responds.

? ? ? ? 

Response code format

O K 

E R R 

PC compatibility chart

Resolution

Horizontal 
Frequency

Vertical 

Frequency

VESA 

Standard

VGA

640 

g

 480

31.5 kHz

60 Hz

SVGA

800 

g

 600

37.9 kHz

60 Hz

XGA

1024 

g

 768

48.4 kHz

60 Hz

WXGA 1360 

g

 768

47.7 kHz

60 Hz

SXGA 1280 

g

 1024

64.0 kHz

60 Hz

Power Management is a registered trademark of Sun 
Microsystems, Inc.
VGA and XGA are registered trademarks of International 
Business Machines Corp.

Return code (0DH)

Normal response

Return code (0DH)

Problem response (communication error or incorrect command)

NOTE 

• If an underbar (_) appears in the parameter column, enter 

a space.

• If an asterisk (*) appears, enter a value in the range 

indicated in brackets under CONTROL CONTENTS.

Command 4-digits

Parameter 4-digits

Return code

“4:3 Mode” menu

To set the type of the wide screen, select “Panorama” 
or “Normal” in the 4:3 Mode menu. (See page 11.)

4:3 Mode set to “Panorama”

4:3 Mode set to “Normal”

NOTE 

• If the broadcast signal contains no WSS information, Auto 

Selection will not function even when the WSS option is 
enabled.

Selected item

Description

Normal

For 4:3 “standard” pictures. A side bar 
appears on each side.

Zoom 14:9

For 14:9 letterbox pictures. A thin side 
bar appears on each side, and you may 
also see bars on the top and bottom with 
some programmes.

Panorama

In this mode the picture is progressively 
stretched toward each side of the screen.

Full

For 16:9 squeeze pictures.

Cinema 16:9

For 16:9 letterbox pictures. Bars may 
appear on the top and bottom with some 
programmes.

Cinema 14:9

For 14:9 letterbox pictures. Bars may 
appear on the top and bottom with some 
programmes.

Underscan

Display with an Underscan image only 
when receiving a 720p signal. Display 
with the High-Defi nition image adjusted 
optimally. Noise may appear on the edge 
of the screen with some programmes.

RS-232C commands list

Commands

• Commands not indicated here are not guaranteed 

to operate.

P

I

I

I

D

C

C

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

V

H

H

V

V

C

P

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

M

M

M

A

A

A

A

O

O

O

O

O

O

T

T

T

D

D

POWER SETTING

INPUT SELECTION A

POWER OFF (STANDBY)

INPUT SWITCHING (TOGGLE)

TV (CHANNEL FIXED)

INPUT1—6 (1—6)

TV DIRECT CHANNEL (1—99)

CHANNEL UP

CHANNEL DOWN

TOGGLE

STANDARD

MOVIE

GAME

USER

DYNAMIC (FIXED)

DYNAMIC

PC

VOLUME (0—60)

H-POSITION (AV) (

f

10—10)

H-POSITION (PC) (0—60)

V-POSITION (AV) (

f

10—10)

V-POSITION (PC) (0—20)

CLOCK (0—180)

PHASE (0—64)

TOGGLE

NORMAL

ZOOM 14:9

PANORAMA

FULL

CINEMA 16:9

CINEMA 14:9

UNDERSCAN

NORMAL (PC)

FULL (PC)

TOGGLE

MUTE ON

MUTE OFF

SURROUND TOGGLE

SURROUND ON

SURROUND OFF

TOGGLE

OFF

SLEEP TIMER 30 MIN 

SLEEP TIMER 1 HOUR

SLEEP TIMER 1 HOUR 30 MIN

SLEEP TIMER 2 HOUR

SLEEP TIMER 2 HOUR 30 MIN

TEXT OFF

TEXT CHANGE TOGGLE

0 to 1

DIRECT PAGE JUMP (100—899)

100 to 899 

CHANNEL

VOLUME

POSITION

WIDE MODE

MUTE

SURROUND

AUDIO CHANGE

SLEEP TIMER

TEXT

AV MODE
SELECTION

O

T

T

A

C

H

H

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

O

P

P

P

P

L

H

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

U

U

U

C

C

C

C

F

F

F

F

F

F

E

E

E

C

C

W

G

V

V

C

U

D

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

L

O

O

O

O

C

S

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

T

T

T

D

D

D

H

T

T

T

T

T

T

X

X

X

P

P

R

D

D

D

H

P

W

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

M

S

S

S

S

K

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

V

V

V

A

M

M

M

M

M

M

T

T

T

G

G

0

_

_

*

*

_

_

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

0

1

2

0

1

2

_

0

1

2

3

4

5

0

1

?

*

?

CONTROL ITEM

COMMAND

PARAMETER

CONTROL CONTENTS

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

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_

_

_

_

_

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_

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_

_

_

_

?

_

?

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

*

*

*

*

*

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

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_

_

?

*

?

_

_

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_

*

_

_

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_

_

_

_

_

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_

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

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_

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_

_

_

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_

_

_

_

_

_

_

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_

_

_

_

_

_

?

*

?

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8/24/2009   9:49:39 AM

Summary of Contents for Aquos LC-32A37M

Page 1: ... fall from the cart Ventilation The vents and other openings in the cabinet are designed for ventilation Do not cover or block these vents and openings since insufficient ventilation can cause overheating and or shorten the life of the product Do not place the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface since they can block ventilation openings This product is not designed for built in insta...

Page 2: ...y available AC cord AC outlet You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV like a VCR game console camcorder DVD player Digital TV STB Set Top Box and PC To view external source images select the input source from TV VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV VIDEO on the TV CAUTION To protect all equipment always turn off the TV before connecting to a VCR game console camcorder DVD pla...

Page 3: ...otion picture on the screen See page 12 7 a b c d Cursor Select a desired item on the setting screen ENTER Execute a command 8 EXIT Return to the default screen 9 Colour Red Green Yellow Blue TELETEXT mode Select a page See page 13 10 AV MODE Select an audio and video setting See page 8 11 SLEEP Set the Sleep timer 0hr 30min 1hr 00min 2hr 30min 1hr 30min 2hr 00min Off 12 e Mute Press s Mutes sound...

Page 4: ...ystem to receive Auto PAL SECAM NTSC 3 58 NTSC 4 43 PAL 60 H Sound System Broadcasting system Select the optimum sound system Broadcasting system to receive B G D K I M H Label When a TV channel sends its Network Name the auto installation detects the information and assigns a name to it However you can change individual channel names 1 Repeat steps 1 to 5 in Manual Adjust 2 Press a b c d to selec...

Page 5: ...e the same volume level for example the changing from movie to the advertisements The Automatic Volume Control Auto Vol solves this problem and equalises the volume levels H Clear Voice This function emphasises speech voice against the background noise for more intelligibility It is not recommended for music sources NOTE For resetting all adjustment items to the factory preset values press a b to ...

Page 6: ...e labelling menu NOTE You cannot change labels if the input source is TV H HDMI Setup HDMI input mode only 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Input Label 2 Press a b to select HDMI Setup and then press ENTER 3 Press a b to select Auto View or Audio Select and then press ENTER 4 Press c d to select the desired item and then press ENTER HDMI Setup items Description Auto View Set whether or not to use WIDE MOD...

Page 7: ... XGA 1024 g 768 48 4 kHz 60 Hz WXGA 1360 g 768 47 7 kHz 60 Hz SXGA 1280 g 1024 64 0 kHz 60 Hz Power Management is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc VGA and XGA are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp Return code 0DH Normal response Return code 0DH Problem response communication error or incorrect command NOTE If an underbar _ appears in the parameter column e...

Page 8: ...fore having the TV serviced Problem Possible Solution No power Check if you pressed POWER on the remote control unit See page 7 If the indicator on the TV lights up red press POWER Is the AC cord disconnected See page 3 Has the power been turned on See page 7 Unit cannot be operated External influences such as lightning static electricity etc may cause improper operation In this case operate the un...

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