AOC L42H961 User Manual

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TO USE THE MENUS
1.    Press the MENU/EXIT button to display 
or close the main menu
2.    Use the Navigation Ring to move around 
to select, adjust or confirm an item in the 
OSD (On Screen Display) menu.
Press the MENU/EXIT button to enter the 
main OSD. Adjust the items including Video 
menu, Audio menu, Feature menu, 
Channel menu and VGA menu. However, 
some function items in the menus may only be 
enabled in the particular source modes.
CHANNEL MENU
The Channel menu in TV mode shows as 
below.
Channel
VideoTuning Band
Channel Strength
Auto CH Search
Channels List Add on CH Search
Channel Labels
FAV Channel Setting
Move Select ReturnExit
Cable
Audio
Feature
Channel
VGA
1.
 Tuning Band: Select TV source signal 
from the Air (antenna) or Cable (CATV).
2. Channel Strength: Show the intensity of 
the received DTV signal.
3.  Auto CH Search: Automatically scan 
all NTSC / ATSC TV channels and then 
store in the channel table. In channel scan 
process, the OSD can display the number 
of channels which had been found.
4.  Add on CH search: Add channels which 
are new found.
5.   Channels List: Show the channel List. 
User can edit (add/delete) the channel 
numbers.
6.   Channel Labels: Show the NTSC / ATSC 
TV channel label menu for user modifying 
channel labels specifically.
7.   FAV Channel Setting: Show the Favorite 
Channel List. User can edit (add/delete) the 
favorite channels.
VIDEO MENU
The Video menu in most source modes shows 
as below. It provides several video adjustment 
items for user fine tuning the video display. 
Only in VGA source mode, the Video menu 
simply provides Picture Mode, Color Temp, 
Backlight, Aspect Ratio and Preset items.
Video
VideoPicture Mode
Brightness
Contrast
Color Sharpness
Tint
Color Temp
Move Select ReturnExit
Vivid
62
+10
41 42
0 Cool
Audio
Feature
Channel
VGA
1. Picture  Mode: Adjust  the  best  picture 
appearance from selecting the preset value 
of Vivid,  Standard,  PWR(Energy  savings), 
Theater, Sport, or Custom.
2. Brightness: Video  brightness  adjustment, 
the tuning range is 0 ~ 100.
3. Contrast: Video  contrast  adjustment,  the 
tuning range is 0 ~ 100.
4. Sharpness: Video  sharpness  adjustment, 
the tuning range is 0 ~ 100.
5. Color: Video  color  chroma  adjustment, 
the tuning range is 0 ~ 100.
6. Tint: Video  tint  adjustment,  the  tuning 
range is R50 ~ G50.
7. Color Temp: Three color temperature 
modes. (Normal / Warm / Cool)
8. Backlight:  Backlight  strength  adjustment, 
the tuning range is 0 ~ 30.
9. Aspect  Ratio:  Choose  the  display  aspect: 
Auto,  Normal,  Zoom, Wide ,  or  Cinema 
mode. (Auto: TV only)
10.  Preset: Restore the default video settings.
 
						

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10. SRS: Solution of processing surround 
sound effect for playback over two 
speakers.Select On for optimizing bass/
treble performance and intelligibility.Select 
Off for keeping current audio performance 
level.
11. Preset: Restore the default audio settings.
FEATURE MENU
The Feature menu in TV mode shows as below. 
This menu gives users the most flexibilities to 
satisfy their generally demands. According to 
the various requirements in different source 
modes, certain features should be hidden 
(disable) on the menu. The details footnotes 
will be described clearly below.
Feature
VideoMenu Language
Time
Advanced Video
Password Setting Transparency
0
Parental Control
Closed Captions 
Move Select ReturnExit
English
Off
Audio
Feature
Channel
VGA
1. Menu Language: Select the menu display 
language. (English / Français / Español)
2. Time: Set current time. The sub-menu 
includes Time Mode, Time Zone and 
Daylight Savings.
[Time Mode] – Choose from Auto or 
Manual.
[Time Zone] – Set current time zone. 
[Daylight Savings] – Set to On or Off.
Time Set
VideoTime Mode
Time Zone
Daylight Savings
Month
Day
Time Year
Move Select ReturnExit
Auto
HST Off
2007 Jan
1
4:32 PM
Audio
Feature
Channel
VGA
AUDIO MENU
The Audio menu in TV mode shows as below. 
It provides audio adjustment for user to modify 
the audio setting. Audio language setting is only 
available with ATSC TV source, the option is 
disable under other source modes.
Audio
VideoSound Mode
Bass
Treble
Audio Source Balance 30
30
0
SPDIF
Speaker
Move Select ReturnExit
Movie
Mono RAW
On
Audio
Feature
Channel
VGA
1. Sound Mode: Choose the sound mode: 
Standard, Movie, News, or Custom.
2. Bass: Bass tone adjustment, the tuning 
range is 0 ~ 63. (The default state is 
enabled)
3. Treble: Treble tone adjustment, the tuning 
range is 0 ~ 63. (The default state is 
enabled)
4. Balance: Audio balance adjustment, the 
tuning range is L50 ~ R50.
5. Audio Source: Select the audio source 
from Mono, Stereo, or SAP. (This function 
works in ATV only).
6. Audio Language: Change the audio 
language setting on ATSC TV programs. The 
number of the supported audio languages 
depends on the ATSC TV programs. (English 
/ Français / Español)
7. SPDIF: Digital audio output format. Select 
from RAW and PCM.
8. Speaker: Choose to turn on / off the TV 
internal speaker. The digital audio output 
signals and earphone output signals will not 
be turned off even though the TV speaker 
is off. The default setting is On.
9. AVL: Choose On or off to adjust volume 
to be consistent across programs and 
channels automatically. 
 
						

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3. Advanced Video: Provide the Noise 
Reduction, Adaptive Contrast, and DCR for 
enhancing video quality.
[Noise Reduction] – Gives four NR 
effect degrees, such as: Low, Mid, High and 
Off. The default setting is Mid.
[Adaptive Contrast] – Choose On or 
off to adjust the gamma after analyzing the 
input signal automatically.
[DCR] – Dynamic Contrast Ratio (DCR) 
auto adjusts the backlight of the screen. 
[Preset] – Restore the default advanced 
video option settings.
4. Transparency: Adjust the transparency of 
the on-screen menu from range 1 to 10.
5. Password Setting: Change the 4-numeral 
parental control password. Three steps are 
required for changing the password: Enter 
Old Password -> Enter New Password -> 
Confirm New Password. Note: This item is 
only available in TV, Composite and S-Video 
source modes. The default password is 『0 
0 0 0』.
Enter Old Password
Enter New Password
Confirm New Password
6.  Parental Control: provide the parental 
Control (V-chip) function setting. Before 
entering the Parental Control sub-menu, 
user has to key in the password first. Enter 
the Parental Locks item, then the user can 
modify the restricted table about MPAA or 
TV Rating respectively. While exiting the 
sub-menu, the parental control function is 
working. The inhibitive channels or source 
signals can be un-lock through pressing 
the V-CHIP key on the remote control 
and then key in the correct password. 
Note: This feature is only available in TV, 
Composite and S-Video source modes. 
(The default password is: 0 0 0 0.)
Enter Password
Parental Control
VideoButton Lock
Block Unrated TV
USA Parental Locks
Open V-Chip Canadian Parental Locks
Move Select ReturnExit
Off
Off
Audio
Feature
Channel
VGA
 [Button Lock] – Select On or Off to 
lock or unlock the control buttons on the 
side panel of the TV. When this function 
enables, the control buttons on your TV 
will be locked and TV will be controlled by 
remote control only.
 [Block Unrated TV] – When Block 
Unrated TV is set to on, your TV will block 
unrated program.
 [USA Parental Locks] – Set the parental 
control level by MPAA or TV Rating.
 [Canadian Parental Locks] – Set the 
parental control level by English Rating or 
French Rating. 
 [Open V-Chip] – Open V-Chip is an 
advanced V-Chip rating system for digital 
channels that are received.
The rating table will be updated by 
downloading the RRT5 data for blocking.
7.
 Closed Captions Display: Select a closed 
caption options. (Off / On /  With Mute)
 
						

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 [Phase] – Adjust Picture Phase to reduce 
Horizontal-Line noise. The tuning range is 
from 0 to 100. 
 [Preset] – Restore the default component 
setting values.
13. Reset to Default: Restore all the default 
settings.
VGA MENU
This option only shows and is available in VGA 
mode, which provides several items for the 
VGA display fine tuning.
1. H-Position: Adjust the horizontal position 
of the picture. (0-100)
2. V-Position: Adjust the vertical position of 
the picture. (0-100)
3. Clock: Adjust picture clock to reduce 
Vertical-Line noise. (0-100)
4. Phase: Adjust Picture Phase to reduce 
Horizontal-Line noise. (0-100)
5. Auto Adjust: Adjust the settings 
automatically.
6. Preset: Restore the default VGA setting 
values.
8. Analog Captions: Select an analog caption 
options. (CC 1-4 / TEXT 1-4)
9. Digital Captions: Select a digital caption 
options. (Service 1-6)
10.  Digital Captions Setup: Provide 
numerous options for setting the digital 
closed caption style in the sub-menu.
 [Style] – Set to Automatic or Custom 
mode. If Custom mode is selected, user can 
modify the detail styles described below. The 
setting result will be shown immediately on 
the bottom of the sub-menu OSD. Note: 
This feature is only available in Digital TV 
(ATSC) mode.
 [Size] – Digital closed caption font size, 
which can be set as Automatic, Small, 
Normal or Large.
 [Font] – Digital closed caption font style, 
which can be chosen as Automatic, Default 
or Font 1 ~ 7.
 [Text Color] – Automatic / White / Red 
/ Green / Blue / Yellow / Magenta / Cyan / 
Black
 [Text Opacity] – Automatic / Solid / 
Flashing / Transparent / Translucent
 [Background Color] – Automatic / 
Black / White/ Red / Green / Blue/ Yellow / 
Magenta / Cyan
 [Background Opacity] – Automatic / 
Solid / Flashing / Transparent / Translucent
 [Edge Effect] – Automatic / None / Raised 
/ Depressed / Uniform / Left Shadow / Right 
Shadow
 [Edge Color] – Automatic / Red / Green 
/ Blue / Yellow / Magenta / Cyan / Black / 
White.
11. Input Labels: User can edit the input 
labels.
12. Component Setting: This option only 
shows and is available in component mode, 
which provides fine tuning component 
display.
 
						

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TIPS
Care of the screen
Do not rub or strike the screen with anything 
hard as this may scratch, mar, or damage the 
screen permanently.
Unplug the power cord before cleaning the 
screen. Dust the TV by wiping the screen 
and the cabinet with a soft, clean cloth. If the 
screen requires additional cleaning, use a 
clean, damp cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners 
or aerosol cleaners.
Mobile telephone warning
To avoid disturbances in picture and sound, 
malfunctioning of your TV or even damage 
to the TV, keep away your mobile telephone 
from the TV.
End of life directives
We are paying a lot of attention to produce 
environmental friendly in green focal areas. 
Your new receiver contains materials, which 
can be recycled and reused.
At the end of its life, specialized companies 
can dismantle the discarded receiver to 
concentrate the reusable materials and to 
minimize the amount of materials to be 
disposed of.
Please ensure you dispose of your old 
receiver according to local regulations.
Dolby License Notice and Trademark 
Acknowledgement
Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories."Dolby" and the double-D 
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
SRS TruSurround HD
                         
is a trakemark of SRS Labs, Inc.
TruSurround HD technology is incorporated 
under license from SRS Labs, Inc.
Regulatory Notices – Federal 
Communications Commission Notice
This equipment has been tested and found 
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital 
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC 
Rules. These limits are designed to provide 
reasonable protection against harmful 
interference in a residential installation. 
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 turning the equipment off and on, the user is 
encouraged to try to correct the interference 
by one or more of the following measures:
   Reorient or relocate the receiving 
antenna.
   Increase the separation between the 
equipment and the TV.
   Connect the equipment into wall power 
outlet on a circuit different from that to 
which the receiver is connected.
   Consult the dealer or an experienced 
radio or television technician for help.
Modifications –
The FCC requires the user to be notified that 
any changes or modifications made to this 
device that are not expressly approved by 
our company may void the user’s authority to 
operate the equipment.
Cables –
Connections to this device must be made with 
shielded cables with metallic RF/EMI connector 
hoods to maintain compliance with FCC Rules 
and Regulations.
Canadian notice –
This Class B digital apparatus meets all 
requirements of the Canadian Interference-
Causing Equipment Regulations.
Avis Canadian –
Cat apparel numerous de la classed B 
respected toutes les exigencies du règlement 
sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada.
 
						

							
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
NOTE
*  This model complies with the specifications 
listed below.
*  Designs and specifications are subject to 
change without notice.
*  This model may not be compatible with 
features and/or specifications that may be 
added in the future.
* 42” LCD TV (42” viewable) Viewable image 
size: 1067mm diagonal
Television System:
NTSC standard
ATSC standard (8-VSB, Clear-QAM)
Channel Coverage:
VHF: 2 through 13
UHF: 14 through 69
Cable TV: Mild band (A - 8  through A - 1, A 
through I )Super band (J through W)Hyper 
band (AA through ZZ, AAA, BBB)Ultra band (65 
through 94, 100 through 135)
Power Source:
AC power supply: 100V~240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption
≤ 250 W

						

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BEFORE CALLING SERVICE
Please make these simple checks before calling service. These tips may save you time and money 
since charges for receiver installation and adjustments of customer controls are not covered 
under your warranty.
SymptomsItems to Check and Actions to follow
“Ghost ” or double image* This may be caused by obstruction to the antenna 
due to high rise buildings or hills. Using a highly 
directional antenna may improve the picture. 
No power* Check if the TV’s AC power cord is plugged into 
the mains socket.
* Unplug the TV, wait for 60 seconds. Then reinsert 
plug into the mains socket and turn on the TV 
again.
No picture* Check antenna connections at the rear of the TV 
to see if it is properly connected to the TV.
* Possible broadcast station trouble. 
Try another channel.
*Adjust the contrast and brightness settings.
* Check the Closed Captions control. Some TEXT 
modes could block the screen,
Good picture but no sound*Increase the VOLUME.
* Check if the TV is muted; press the MUTE button 
on the remote control.
Good sound but poor color* Adjust the contrast, color and brightness settings.
Poor picture* Poor picture quality may occur when an activated 
S-VHS camera or camcorder is connected to 
your TV and the other peripheral at the same 
time. Switch off one of the peripherals.
Snowy picture and noise*Check the antenna connection
Horizontal dotted line* This may be caused by electrical interference (e.g. 
hairdryer, nearby neon lights, etc.)
*Turn off the equipment.
Television not responding to remote control* Check whether the batteries are working. 
Replace if necessary
* Clean the remote control sensor lens on the TV.
* You can still use the buttons at the front of your 
TV.
* Select the TV mode to ensure your remote 
control is set in the TV mode.
 
						

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GLOSSARY
HDTV
HDTV displays are technically defined as being capable of displaying a minimum of 720p 
or 1080i active scan lines.
HDMI Inputs
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
Audio / Video Inputs
Located on the rear of the receiver, these connectors (RCA phono type plug) are 
used for the input of audio and video signals. Designed for use with VCRs (or other 
accessories) in order to receive higher picture resolution and offer sound connection 
options.
Menu 
An on-screen listing of features shown on the TV screen is made available for user 
adjustments.
MPAA
Motion Picture Association of America
Multichannel Television sound (MTS)
The broadcasting standard, which allows stereo sounds to be transmitted with the TV 
picture.
RF
Radio Frequency or modulated signal design used as the carrier for television broadcasts.
Second Audio Program (SAP)
Another or additional audio channel provided for in the Multichannel Television Sound 
(MTS) broadcast standard. A monaural soundtrack included within the recorded or 
video signal (usually containing a second language translation for the displayed program).
Sleep Timer
You can set a time period for which the TV will be turn off automatically.
S-Video Input
You can connect your TV set to a high-resolution video source (such as Super VHS 
video-cassette recorder, Laser Disc player and DVD Home Theater Set) in order to 
provide maximum consumer viewing satisfaction.
 
						

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