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Contents
SETTING UP
Safety Precautions ..................................................4
Installation and important information ....................5
The remote control .................................................6
Inserting batteries and effective range of the
remote ..........................................................6
Connecting external equipment ..............................7
Connecting an HDMI™ or DVI device to the HDMI
input ...................................................................8
To connect an HDMI device ..............................8
To connect a DVI device ...................................8
Connecting a computer ..........................................9
To connect a PC to the HDMI terminal ..............9
Using the controls ................................................10
Switching on ..................................................10
Using the remote control ...............................10
Using the controls ..........................................10
TUNING THE TELEVISION
Tuning the television ............................................11
Quick Setup ...................................................11
Manual tune ..................................................12
Programme skip ............................................13
Using Auto tuning ..........................................14
CONTROLS AND FEATURES
General controls ...................................................15
Selecting programme positions ......................15
The Time Display ...........................................15
Stereo and Bilingual transmissions .................15
Sound controls .....................................................15
Volume controls and mute sound ...................15
Bass, Treble and Balance ...............................15
Bass boost .....................................................15
Dual ..............................................................15
Widescreen viewing ..............................................16
Picture controls .....................................................18
Picture position ..............................................18
Backlight .......................................................18
Picture preferences ........................................19
Black stretch ..................................................19
MPEG NR – Noise Reduction ..........................19
DNR – Digital Noise Reduction .......................19
Colour temperature .......................................19
Colour management ......................................20
Base colour adjustment ..................................20
Active backlight control ..................................20
Cinema mode ................................................20
Automatic format (Widescreen) ......................21
Blue screen ....................................................21
Side panel adjustment ...................................21
Picture still .....................................................21
Panel lock ............................................................22
Sleep timer ...........................................................22
Input selection and AV connections .......................23
Input selection ...............................................23
INPUT signal selection ...................................23
HDMI1 audio .................................................24
TEXT SERVICES
Text services ......................................................... 25
Selecting modes ............................................ 25
Text information ............................................ 25
Navigating pages using Auto ......................... 25
Navigating pages using LIST .......................... 25
Control buttons ............................................. 26
PROBLEM SOLVING
Questions and Answers ........................................ 27
INFORMATION
Notes ................................................................... 29
Specifications and accessories .............................. 30
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