Chapter 3
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Chapter 3: Using the TV's Features
Channel Banner
There are several indicators that might appear when you press the TV or INFO button on the
remote. This display is called the Channel Banner. The following list describes the items on the
Channel Banner screen (left to right and top to bottom).
Sample displays on a Channel Banner.
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Your remote's component buttons
Autotuning
The autotuning feature automatically tunes the TV to the correct channel/input for different
components you have connected to your TV (like a VCR, DVD Player, etc.) When you set up
autotuning in the menu system you don’t have to remember to change your TV to the VID1
input, for example, when you want to watch a DVD on your DVD player.
4/3 format
Current screen format.
Mono
Mono
appears when the current channel is broadcasting in
(or Stereo)
mono.
Stereo
appears when the current channel is broadcasting
in stereo.
SAP
The current channel is broadcasting SAP (Second Audio
Program) information.
Parental Controls are locked.
CC
Closed Captioning is available on the current channel.
03:45 pm
Current time.
15 NBC
Current channel and label assigned to the channel.
Commercial
Shows the time remaining on the commercial skip (SKIP)
skip 0:30
timer.
Sound is muted.
Why You Should Use the Autotuning Feature
With the autotuning feature, you can set up the TV to tune to the channel/input
you need to watch by pressing that component’s button.
