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LCD User’s Guide

Changing Entertainment. Again.

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Summary of Contents for L32WD12 - 32in Widescreen LCD

Page 1: ... com television Find Inside Connections page 6 Remote page 18 Features page 19 Menus page 26 FAQs page 34 Troubleshooting page 35 LCD User s Guide Changing Entertainment Again Changing Entertainment Again ...

Page 2: ...reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Important This television is a table model and is ...

Page 3: ...sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has bee...

Page 4: ...ns 17 Right Side Input Jacks when facing back of TV 17 The Buttons on the Remote Control 18 Chapter 2 Using the TV s Features Channel Banner 19 Parental Controls and V Chip 20 How V Chip Works for USA and Canada 20 Lock Unlock Parental Controls 20 US V Chip TV Ratings 21 Blocking Canadian V Chip Ratings 22 V Chip Movie Rating Limit 23 Block Channels 23 Block Digital Channels 23 Front Panel Block 2...

Page 5: ...place it on the top shelf so the heated air from it won t flow around other devices Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference Insert each cable firmly into the designated jack If you place devices above the TV route all cables down the side of the back of the TV instead of straight down the middle If your antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cables do not coil the cables Also keep the twin le...

Page 6: ... screen in the Initial Setup make sure you set the options for using a digital signal source To complete a channel search now go to page 14 When you are ready to watch channels make sure you are tuned to the Digital Input Press the ANTENNA button to tune to the Digital Input look for D at the bottom of your channel banner Go to page 15 for more information Getting Regular Analog Channels What You ...

Page 7: ...HDMI HDMI DVI adapter Choose Your Connection There are several ways to connect your TV Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you Proceed to the appropriate page and connect your TV R AUDIO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO VGA VIDEO VGA Audio page 12 Audio VGA Audio These jacks are located on the right side of the TV when facing the back R AUDIO COMPONENT INPUT CMP1 Y Pb Cb Pr ...

Page 8: ... antenna or cable to get a picture Go to page 6 for instructions 2 3 These jacks are located on the side of your TV COMPONENT VIDEO Y Pb Pr VIDEO INPUT L R AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO S VIDEO L R AUDIO L R AUDIO R AUDIO COMPONENT INPUT CMP1 Y Pb Cb L Pr Cr Component Video Advanced Connection This is an example of a connection using the Component Video jacks Go to the middle of page 9 for specific i...

Page 9: ... use the Component Video Advanced Connection instead See instructions below Using the example of a DVD player 1 If necessary connect your cable and or off air antenna as described on page 6 2 Connect your yellow video cable to the side of the TV Connect a video cable to the VIDEO Input jack on the side of the TV and to the Video Output jack on the DVD player 3 Connect your red and white audio cabl...

Page 10: ...HDMI Audio Out DVI Out Pb Y Video Out Pr HDMI Out L R Audio Out R AUDIO HDMI DVI VIDEO L B HDMI DVI Connection This is an example of a connection using the HDMI DVI jack A Don t forget If necessary connect antenna or cable to get a picture Go to page 6 for instructions C ...

Page 11: ... Plug in the TV see page 13 for details and the device if they aren t already plugged in 2 Turn on the TV and the device you want to view for example a set top box 3 Repeatedly press the INPUT button on the remote control to scroll through the Video Input Channels until you see HDMI displayed at the bottom of the TV s screen To go back to viewing TV channels press the ANTENNA button Using the exam...

Page 12: ... referred to as 1 8 stereo mini pin to the VGA AUDIO jack on the back of the TV and the other end to the Audio Output jack on the PC Notes The maximum panel resolution is 1280 x 1024 Be sure to set your PC to the correct monitor output setting The MultiTask Audio feature allows you to listen to the sound from the TV while the PC is connected Go to page 24 for more information Viewing the PC 1 Plug...

Page 13: ...e Power button on the front of the TV or ON OFF on the remote control Tip To access the setup menus manually press MENU and choose Setup Arrows OK button How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Initial Setup The technical term is Navigation how you move through the on screen menus The theory is the same throughout the menu screens highlight your choice and select it To highlight a menu item ...

Page 14: ...ou connect a signal to only the ANTENNA CABLE ANALOG INPUT If not go to step 1C If so press the right arrow button to select Analog and then press the down arrow button to highlight Ana signal type Go to step 2 C Did you connect a signal to only the ANTENNA CABLE DIGITAL INPUT If not go to step 3 If so press the right arrow button to select Digital and then press the down arrow button to highlight...

Page 15: ...ogress Channels found 10 Ch search in progress Press CLEAR to cancel Any channels already found will be stored Look for the A at the bottom of the screen to make sure you re on the Analog Input Look for the D at the bottom of the screen to make sure you re on the Digital Input A 10 CBS D 10 1 CBS Remember If you have a digital signal connected to your ANTENNA CABLE DIGITAL INPUT then look for a D ...

Page 16: ...or a DVI output HDMI DVI INPUT High Definition Multimedia Interface Digital Visual Interface Provides an uncompressed digital connection that carries both video and audio data by way of an integrated mini plug cable Since HDMI technology is based on Digital Visual Interface DVI the jack on the back of your TV is also compatible with DVI devices L AUDIO used for DVI only Provides left audio connect...

Page 17: ...CH Scans down through the channel list In the TV menu system acts like the down arrow button on the remote control and adjusts menu controls POWER Turns the TV on and off Right Side Input Jacks when facing back of TV L MONO and R AUDIO Receives audio from another device such as a camcorder video game console VCR or DVD player Use when connecting to the VIDEO or S VIDEO Input VIDEO Input Receives v...

Page 18: ...O BACK Returns you to the previous channel INFO Brings up the channel banner press again to clear the screen INPUT Accesses the available video input channels VID SVID CMP1 CMP2 VGA and HDMI Press the CH or CH or ANTENNA button to resume TV viewing MENU Displays the menu system If in a sub menu takes you back to the previous menu MUTE Reduces the TV s volume to its minimum level Press again to res...

Page 19: ...ting in stereo Mono appears when the current channel is broadcasting in mono Thur 09 29 05 Current date A 10 CBS analog The A means it s an analog channel The channel and program you re currently viewing are displayed D 10 1 CBS digital The D means it s a digital channel The channel sub channel if available and program you re currently viewing are displayed 4 3 or 16 9 format Current screen format...

Page 20: ... Chip Works for USA and Canada V Chip reads the program s age based rating TV MA TV 14 etc and content themes Violence V Adult Language L etc If you have blocked the rating and or content themes that the program contains you will receive the message This channel is blocked Change channel or press OK to enter your password and temporarily deactivate the parental controls Broadcasters are not requir...

Page 21: ... enter your password 2 Highlight and select US V Chip Then select TV ratings 3 Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch 4 Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block The status for the rating and all higher ratings automatically changes to Block 5 Use the up down arrow buttons to highlight Go back and...

Page 22: ...d ratings You must remember to lock Parental controls for rating limits to take effect To view content theme after you ve locked them follow the same steps as above to unlock Note that if you unlock the language corresponding with TV 14 the language for TV MA doesn t unlock You have to unlock the content theme status for each rating separately Blocking Canadian V Chip Ratings If you receive Canadi...

Page 23: ...k in the Block all dig channels box to block all channels When you tune to a digital channel you ll need to enter a password to view the channel if the TV is locked Front Panel Block Select this option to block disable or unblock enable the TV s front panel buttons so that they can t be used by someone like a young child The remote still tunes to any channel If you re using this to keep children f...

Page 24: ...51 MTV Block channel Block all dig channels Front panel block Lock TIME menu US V Chip Canada V Chip Unrated Exempt View Future Rating Region You might notice an option in your Parental control menu that wasn t there before This is because broadcasters have the capability to add a new rating system for TV programs These ratings let you define additional parameters for parental controls This option...

Page 25: ...the bottom of the screen Analog video is sent in a 4 3 format which your TV displays in a 16 9 format Most digital video is sent in a 16 9 format which does fill your screen but sometimes is sent in 4 3 which does not fill your screen It depends on how the station or device connected to your TV is formatting the video If there are bars on screen press the ZOOM button to try a different format that...

Page 26: ...enu are discussed in the order they appear There are two ways to exit a menu Press the CLEAR button The menus are cleared from the screen and you return to TV viewing Press the MENU button repeatedly until the menus disappear Channel Guide Menu The Channel Guide menu allows you to view all the channels available in your channel list The Analog and Digital Inputs display their own Channel Guide men...

Page 27: ...io The word Stereo appears in the channel banner when you tune to a program that is broadcast in stereo Sound mode Provides special processing through your speakers depending on the setting you chose as your Sound type The available audio modes are Normal Does not give any special processing simply provides the mono or stereo sound provided by the signal you re watching Wide available only for mon...

Page 28: ... remote control for controlling the volume VGA sound source Allows you to listen to the TV s audio while in PC mode Also known as MultiTask Audio Go to page 25 for more information Dig Ch Aud Preset Choose the language you prefer for dialog on digital channels If your preferred language is being broadcast with a program then the TV plays it If not then the TV plays the default audio for the progra...

Page 29: ...ter smoother picture than the other settings the picture detail is somewhat decreased When you change any of these picture settings the Picture Preset changes to Personal Use the left or right arrow button to make adjustments To return to the Picture menu press the up or down arrow button Advanced picture settings not available on VGA Film mode 3 2 Pulldown Automatically detects video sources that...

Page 30: ...tenna for analog TV signals Dig signal type available for the digital tuner only The digital signal type was set during the initial setup If you change how you receive broadcasts through the ANTENNA CABLE DIGITAL INPUT you must change the Signal type setting Choose Cable if you are using cable or a cable box for TV signals Choose Antenna if you are using an off air antenna for digital TV signals A...

Page 31: ...See Chapter 2 for more information about the channel banner The closed caption options are CC setting Lets you choose the way closed captioning information appears on the screen Off No captioning information displayed On always Captioning information shown always when available On when muted Displays captioning information when available whenever the TV s sound is muted by pressing the MUTE button...

Page 32: ... settings will not have an effect Preferences Ch No Display Turn this feature on if you want the channel number displayed on screen Language Lets you select your preferred language for the menus English Español or Français Maximum TV volume This feature is intended to stop volume from being turned up too loudly Set the volume at the loudest level you d want to hear Press and hold OK to hear the ma...

Page 33: ...trol Menu The Parental control menu was explained in Chapter 2 Go to page 20 for more information Time Menu Sleep timer Lets you set the TV to turn off after a given amount of time Time ref channel Choose your PBS station to have the TV set the time for you Wait about one minute for the time to be set Time If you didn t set the time reference channel enter the current time manually If it is eight ...

Page 34: ... analog channel A D is displayed for a digital channel Why are there bars on my screen and can I get rid of them Most digital video is sent in a 16 9 format which does fill your screen but sometimes is sent in 4 3 which does not fill your screen It depends on how the station or device connected to your TV is formatting the video If there are bars on screen press the ZOOM button to try a different ...

Page 35: ... A yellow Video cable connects to the yellow VIDEO input jack on the side of your TV three yellow video cables or bundled component video cables red blue and green connect to the COMPONENT INPUT jacks on the back of your TV If you re getting no picture from a device you ve connected to your TV you might have your video cable connected to the MONITOR OUT jacks on the back of your TV These jacks are...

Page 36: ...reen Closed captioning might be on Check Closed Caption in the Setup menu Go to page 31 for more instructions TV picture keeps switching between screen formats abruptly Switch the Automatic format feature off See page 29 for more information Problems with HDMI DVI Connection Make sure the HDMI or DVI device is turned on and the cables are firmly connected If problems still occur turn off your devi...

Page 37: ... VOL on the front panel and CLEAR on the remote for 10 seconds Next time you enter the Parental control menu enter a new password The V Chip won t let me watch a program even though it s not rated as violent Maybe the movie was given an NR Not Rated status After you block movie ratings you must set NR to View separately in order to view movies with an NR rating What Else Can I Do If you ve been th...

Page 38: ...urchase a VESA MIS F 400 200 6 400 200 means the mounting measurements are 400mm horizontally and 200mm vertically 6 means M6 type screws need to be used 1 You need to remove the base first before attaching the wall mount A Place the TV facedown on a surface that is soft yet strong enough to hold the TV B Use a screwdriver to remove the screws from the four holes on each side of the TV s base as t...

Page 39: ...s not expected to frighten younger children Canadian English V Chip Rating System 18 Adults Programming intended for adults 18 and older It may contain elements of violence language and sexual content which could make it unsuitable for viewers under 18 Violence Guidelines May contain violence integral to the development of the plot character or theme intended for adult audiences Other Content Guid...

Page 40: ...y or sexual content Canadian French V Chip Rating System 18 Adults Programming is for adults only This program contains sustained violence or extremely violent scenes 16 Viewers 16 and over Programming is not suitable for those under age 16 This program contains frequent scenes of violence or intensely violent scenes 13 Viewers 13 and over Programming may not be suitable for children under the age...

Page 41: ...t DVD Channel Lets you set up the channel the TV tunes to when you press the DVD button 5 Press the right arrow button to select the choice that matches the way you have the device connected to this TV and press OK You can select from the following inputs or channels N A Choose this if you don t have this particular device connected to the TV or if you don t want the TV to automatically tune to th...

Page 42: ...ok in the Yellow Pages or call 1 800 951 9582 Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service For rental firms proof of first rental is also required Product Registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your TV or register on line at ...

Page 43: ...ice calls are the sole responsibility of the purchaser Care and Cleaning CAUTION Turn OFF your TV before cleaning You can clean the TV as required using a soft lint free cloth Be sure to occasionally dust the ventilation slots in the cabinet to help assure adequate ventilation IMPORTANT Never use strong cleaning agents such as ammonia based cleaners or abrasive powder These types of cleaners will ...

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Page 48: ...llation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by ...

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