Watching TV
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Chapter 6
Watching TV
Important
• Before watching broadcast channels, the built-in TV tuner must
be set up. See
Setting up TV channels
on page 26 for how to do
this.
Turning the power on
•
Press
a
on the plasma television when the POWER ON and
STANDBY indicators are off.
• The system is on.
• The POWER ON indicator lights up blue.
•
Press
a
or 0 to 9 on the remote control unit or STANDBY/ON
on the plasma television if the STANDBY indicator lights red.
• The POWER ON indicator lights up blue.
• If you press
0
on the remote control unit, images from INPUT 1
will be displayed.
• If you press
1
to
9
, TV images will be displayed.
Placing the system into standby
Press
a
on the remote control unit or STANDBY/ON on the
plasma television.
• The STANDBY indicator lights up red.
• The system enters the standby mode and the image on the
screen disappears.
Note
• When
a
on the plasma television is off, you cannot turn the
power on by pressing
a
or
0
to
9
on the remote control unit or
STANDBY/ON
on the plasma television.
• It is recommended not to unplug the plasma television from a
power outlet when it is not in use. When in the standby mode, the
plasma television automatically receives Electronic Programme
Guide and DTV Auto Update signals.
• When the system is placed into standby mode, the main power
flow is cut and the system is no longer fully operational. A minute
flow of power feeds the system to maintain operational readiness.
• If you are not going to use the plasma television for a long period
of time, be sure to remove the power cord from the power outlet.
• If you unplug the plasma television from a power outlet, the clock
inside the plasma television will reset with certain functions,
such as timer recording, are disabled. After plugging in the
plasma television again, clock information is automatically
obtained as you tune in a DTV programme.
If you unplug the plasma television from a power outlet when a
timer recording programme(s) has been registered, the plasma
television may automatically tune in to the DTV programme in
order to obtain clock information when you turn the power on the
next time.
It may take a short while until the clock information is obtained.
An alert will appear when you try to tune in an analogue
programme before obtaining the clock information.
Plasma television status indicators
The table below shows the operational status of the plasma
television. You can check the current status of the system with the
indicators on the plasma television.
For other than the above, see
Troubleshooting
on page 73.
Note
• You can select “High”, “Mid” or “Low” for the brightness of the
POWER ON indicator. For details, see
Blue LED Dimmer
on
page 54.
Indicator status
System status
POWER ON
STANDBY
The power cord of the plasma
television has been disconnected. Or,
the power cord of the plasma television
has been connected but the
a
button
of the plasma television is off.
Power to the system is on.
The system is in the standby mode.
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