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BASIC OPERATION (continued)
First Time Setup
When you turn ON the TV for the fi rst time, your TV automatically leads to the settings 
of “Language” and “Auto Tuning.”
1. The fi rst screen appeared will ask you to choose the language of your TV’s display. 
2. Select the language you preferred from the list and press 
OK button.
3.  Once selecting the language, “Auto Tuning” screen appears to start scanning 
channels.
NOTE
If you want to change the setting after completing this fi rst time setup, press  MENU  
button and set up individually. Refer to 
21 22 .
Volume UP/DOWN
1.  To increase the sound volume, press  button on the remote control, 
or Volume Up button on the control panel.
 
The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift right. 
2. To decrease the sound volume, press 
 button on the 
remote control or Volume Down button on the control panel.
 
The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift left.
Mute
1. To mute the sound, press  button on the remote control.
 
The sound of the unit is temporarily turned Off.
 
The color of the Volume Indicator will turn into magenta 
  while muting the volume. 
2.  To turn the sound back, press 
 button again, or Volume Up button on 
either remote control or the control panel.
 
The color of the Volume Indicator will turn back to green.
NOTE 
You can decrease the volume by pressing  button 
  while muted the volume.
Setup
  Auto Tuning
  
    Scanning Channel Number: 33
     
             Cancel
OK
Cancel
P
P
SD MEMORY
CARD
PUSH-EJECT
OK
PH35814
Volume Up button
Volume Down button
The Volume Indicator
Volume  15
Language
  
“““““English
  
““““““
Õ
¥
  
“““““e7
¥
  
“““““Руссkий
  
“““““
  
“““““ãÄ.†
   Select           Return           Exit
Volume Up/Down buttonMute button
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BASIC OPERATION (continued)
Input Switching to TV/AV1~5, HDMI, and RGB
By pressing Input Select button, you can switch the input.
 To watch actual broadcast, press Input Select button on the control panel, 
the numeric buttons or Channel Up/Down button on the remote control.
 To display the image outputting from the external equipments 
connected to each terminal (AV1~5, HDMI 1, 2, and RGB), select 
corresponding mode.
1. Press Input Select buttons on the remote control.
2. The Input modes can be also switched by using Input Select button 
on the control panel. 
Each time this button is pressed, the screen displays corresponding 
mode by following order. 
TVAV1AV2AV3 AV4
AV5 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 RGB
 3.  To directly go back to TV mode, pressing channel Up/Down buttons on 
either remote control or the control panel.
  Also, you can use the numeric buttons on the remote control.
Input Signal Screen Display
The input signal status can be displayed on the screen by 
pressing the
 
+ button 
of the remote control.
 The display will go out in approximately 6 seconds.Channel Up button
Channel Down button
Input Select 
P
P
SD MEMORY
CARD
PUSH-EJECT
OK
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Input Select buttons
Channel 
Up/Down button
1
ABCDE
      -- -- Min.
-- -- : -- --OFFOff-timer
On-timerTV position
Name
Sound mode TV
AV 1
Composite
      -- -- Min.
-- -- : -- --OFFOff-timer
On-timerInput mode
Signal mode VIDEO
RGB
 H :   48.4kHz
V :   60.1  Hz
      -- -- Min.
-- -- : -- --OFFOff-timer
On-timerInput mode
Input horizontal frequency
Input vertical frequency RGBRECALL 
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MENU OPERATION
How to use the On-Screen Display (OSD) system
With the On-Screen Display system, you can access the various kinds of the features and functions in this product.
 Basic Operation
1. Press MENU button on the remote control or Menu button on the control panel 
of the unit. The Main Menu is displayed on the screen as shown on the right. 
  
2. To select the item, press ▲ or ▼ buttons. 
The selected item will be highlighted in Green.
3. Press 
OK button to set your selection.
The selected menu page will be displayed on the screen.
4. Use ▲ or ▼ buttons to choose the item on the MENU page.
Press 
OK button to set your selection.
5. Use ◄ or► buttons to adjust the item values or choose options.
Press 
OK button to set your selection.
6. To exit from the menu, press 
MENU button.
NOTE
The OSD menu screen will be closed automatically when no operation has 
been made for about one minute.
Language Menu
Select the language from the list so that you can display the OSD menu in the selected language.
How to set Language
1. Enter the “Language” menu from the Main Menu.
2. Select the appropriate language with ▲ or ▼ button from the list.
The selected item will be highlighted in Green.
3. Press 
OK button to set your selection.
The black dot is marked inside of the circle when the selection is fi xed.
4. Press 
MENU button to exit from the entire OSD menu. 
Picture
Audio
Timer
Function
Setup
Language
   Select     OK   Set
P
P
SD MEMORY
CARD
PUSH-EJECT
OK
PH35814
Menu button 
Language
  
“““““English
  
““““““
Õ
¥
  
“““““e7
¥
  
“““““Руссkий
  
“““““
  
“““““ãÄ.†
   Select           Return           Exit
Menu button
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 MENU OPERATION (continued)
Setup Menu (TV mode)
With this menu, you can access various kinds of features relating to TV channel settings. 
Selected Items Setup hint
Auto TuningModePositionSelect the way to display the channels on the screen.
The position numbers are displayed on the screen. 
(1~199, AV00)
DirectThe channel number 0~99 are displayed as C , and the 
channel number 100~199 are displayed as S .
SearchTune the local channels automatically.
Press 
OK button to start searching.
Manual TuningPositionPress channel up (+)down(-) buttons to input position 
number (1~199, AV00) or channel number (C  or S ).
FrequencyWhen Auto Tuning Mode is set to [position], search the 
frequency by using ◄► buttons.
When Auto Tuning Mode is set to [Direct], this function is 
not available (grayed out). 
Name1. Move the cursor to the fi rst digit and select the letters 
with ▲▼ buttons. 
2. Move to the next digit with ► button.  
3. Press 
OK button again when you fi nish inputting all the 
letters.
 The selectable letters are as follows: “0”~”9”, “A”~”Z”, “+”, 
“ ” (blank), “-” (displayed as blank), “,” (comma), and “.” 
(period).
Sound 
SystemAuto
Select the sound system from 5 different modes. M
BG
I
DK
 
 Information
 
AV00 is useful when connecting to equipments such as VCR which its antenna terminal can output the specifi ed 
channel frequency.
Setup
  Auto Tuning
  Manual Tuning
  Fine Tuning
  Sort
  Teletext Language
  Auto Off  Off
   Select    OK  Set            Return
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MENU OPERATION (continued)
Setup Menu (TV mode)  (continued)
Selected Items Setup hint
Manual TuningColor 
SystemAuto
Select color system from 5 different modes. PA L
SECAM
NTSC4.43
NTSC3.58
SkipOffIt allows you to skip unregistered channels automatically 
when you use channel up (+) down (-) buttons to select 
channels. 
Regarding the unavailable channels, this function will be 
set to [On] automatically to skip. On
NROff
The noise on the screen or interference could be reduced, 
especially at the area of weak electric fi eld.
On
Antenna Att.OffThe noise on the screen or interference could be reduced 
in case that the receiving airwaves are too strong.
 The selection on this item is applied to all the channels. On
Fine Tuning-56~+56► : Increase the frequency data for the main tuner.
◄ : Decrease the frequency data for the main tuner.
SortYou can change the order of channels as follows.
1. Move the cursor to the Channel row you want to 
change order and then, press 
OK button.  
2. The color of the letters on the designated line will be 
turned into green bracket and with [ ].  
3. Move the designated row by using▲▼buttons.  
4. Press 
OK button to fi x the position. 
 This function is not available (grayed out) when the Auto 
Tuning Mode is set to [Direct]. 
Teletext LanguageSelect Teletext Language from 4 different categories (West 
Europe, East Europe, Cyrillic, and Arabic) according to 
the area.
Example:
West Europe  :  Asian countries where the Teletext 
is broadcasting in English such as 
Singapore, Australia,  and  Malaysia.
East Europe  : Poland, Sweden, Hungary 
Cyrillic : Russia
Arabic : Arab countries
Auto OffOffWhen no airwave has been received and no operation 
has been made for 10minutes in TV mode, it turns to 
standby mode automatically. On
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Setup Menu (AV mode)
With this menu, you can select or adjust the condition of the input signals from each terminal. 
Selected Items Setup hint
SystemSystem 1 Do not change the original setting.
(System1: Europe/Asia, System2:North America)
 Composite and S-video input only. System 2
Color
systemAV1~AV5System 1Auto
Select the color system depending on the input signal.
 Generally, select [Auto].  
 In case that the input signal has too much noise, the 
signal level is too low, or the operation is unstable in 
[Auto], select the system according to the color system 
of the input signal.
 Composite and S-video input only. PA L
SECAM
NTSC4.43
NTSC3.58
System 2Auto
NTSC-M
PAL-M
PAL-N
Video 
InputAV1, AV2AutoSelect the colorimetry depending on the input signal.
 Generally, select [Auto].  
 In case that the input signal has too much noise, the 
signal level is too low, or the operation is unstable in 
[Auto], set this to match the input signal.
 Component Input only. HDTV
SDTV/DVD
Setup
  System  System 1
  Color System
  Video Input
   Select          Set             Return
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MENU OPERATION (continued)
Setup Menu (RGB mode)
With this menu, you can adjust the display condition of the image which is inputting from the RGB terminals. 
By pressing ▼button at the bottom of the 1st Setup menu page, the 2nd Setup menu page will appear on the screen.
Selected Items Setup hint
Auto AdjustAdjust Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal 
Clock, and Clock Phase automatically.
 Press 
OK button to start auto adjustment.
 
The message “Auto Adjusting” is displayed.
 Depending on the type of the signal, there is a possibility 
that the display may not be adjusted in its optimum 
condition with this function.  In that case, please adjust 
each item manually.
Horizontal Position*-63~+63Adjust the display position horizontally.
 When the position exceeds the possible range, the 
display color will turn into Magenta.
Vertical Position*-31~+31Adjust the display position vertically.
 When the position exceeds the possible range, the 
display color will turn into Magenta.
Horizontal Clock*-31~+31 Minimize the vertical stripes on the screen.
Clock Phase*0~63Minimize the blurring of the letters and stripes on horizon-
tal row.
 Make sure to adjust Horizontal Clock fi rst before 
adjusting Clock Phase.
ResetReset all the set values on this Menu page to original fac-
tory settings.
Setup
  Auto Adjust  Adjust
  Horizontal Position       0
  Vertical Position        +31
  Horizontal Clock         –20
  Clock Phase                10
  Reset  Reset
   Select                Return        ExitSetup
  Input Level  0.7V
  Frequency Display  Off
  WVGA Type  Off
  WXGA Mode  Off
  Vertical Filter  On
  Frequency Mode PC
   Select          Set             Return
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MENU OPERATION (continued)
Setup Menu (RGB mode) (continued)
Selected Items Setup hint
Input Level0.7V
 Normally, select [0.7V].
 Select [1.0V] only when the whole display becomes too 
white.
1.0V
Frequency DisplayOff
Select whether indicating the PC signal frequency infor-
mation on Input Signal Screen Display or not.
On
WVGA TypeOffIt allows you to switch display size to [Full] and [Real]. (See 
“Size Switching” on 
39 for the details.)
 This function is available only for WVGA signal.
 Refer to “Recommended Signal List” on 
59. On
WXGA ModeOff
 This function is available only for WXGA signal.
 Refer to “Recommended Signal List” on 
59. 1280x768
1366x768
Vertical FilterOff
Reduce the fl ickers on the screen when set to [On].
On
Frequency ModePC
Select [Movie] when you see the moving image on PC.
Movie
 
 Information
 
The items indicated by “
*” can be automatically stored the setting depending on the signal mode. 
 The signal mode is identifi ed by the Horizontal/Vertical frequency and the sync. signal polarity, which has almost 
same values in all the above items might be regarded as the same signal.
 
The item “Auto Adjust” cannot be stored. Press 
OK to start auto adjustment as needed.
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MENU OPERATION (continued)
Function Menu
This menu provides various ways to protect your panel, reduce power consumption, and set up utilizing the useful 
functions, such as Freeze Mode and Photo Input.
Selected Items Setup hint
Screen SaverOff
This is one of the initiatives to reduce image retention by 
moving the displaying screen slightly at set interval. You 
can select the interval with cursor button.  5Min.
10Min.
20Min.
40Min.
60Min.
Screen WipeOn
This displays the white pattern to recover from the image 
retention.
 On : Continuous Operation
 60Min. : Limited Operation for 60 minutes. 60Min.
Black Side PanelOffThis can change the color of sidebars showing up in 
normal mode. (Off:gray, On:black)
It is recommended to set Off to reduce image retention. 
Please note that it is not available while operating Photo 
Input function. On
Video Power SaveOffDuring AV input, this helps to reduce power consumption 
when there is no video signal. In case of selecting AV 
input terminal which does not have signal input, it changes 
the power status to power save mode in AV1/AV2 and 
standby mode in other AV input. (See 
52 in details.) On
Freeze ModeSplit
This is the useful function to watch the program in both 
still and active pictures. (See 
44 in details.)
 Split: half sized images
 Strobe: thumbnail sized images Strobe
Default ZoomPanoramic
You can set the display size for TV / AV input screen 
appearing fi rst when turning the main power On. 4:3
Full
Eco ModeOff
This can reduce the power consumption.
On
Function
  Screen Saver  Off
  Screen Wipe             On 60Min.
  Black Side Panel  Off
  Video Power Save  Off
  Freeze Mode  Split
  Default Zoom  Panoramic
  Eco Mode  On
  Luminance Manager  Off
  Picture Size  1
  Reset  Reset
   Select          Set             ReturnFunction
  Background  1
  Slide Effect  1
  Slide Interval  5Sec.
  Slide Music  Off
  Slide Mode  1
  Reset  Reset
   Select          Set             Return
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MENU OPERATION (continued)
Function Menu (continued)
Selected Items Setup hint
Luminance ManagerOff
This helps to avoid the image retention such as station 
logo by lowering the brightness of 4 corners.
On
Picture Size1
In case that the image from TV signal (especially CATV) has 
a blackened gap in either or both side during Panoramic 
mode, select [2] so that it can make up for the gap.
This is 
not available when displaying “Cinema” size.
This is not available except RF, composite, and 
component (576i,480i) input. (gray out) 2
ResetEach item on this menu screen can be restored to the 
original factory settings by pressing
 
OK button.
Background1
This is available only for Photo Input function. Switch the 
pattern of background. See details on 
49.
2
Slide EffectOff
This is available only for Photo Input function. You can 
select the method of switching slides during slide show. 
See details on 
47.  1
2
Slide Interval5Sec.
This is available only for Photo Input function. You can 
select the interval time for switching slides during slide 
show. See details on 
47. 10Sec.
30Sec.
Slide MusicOff
This is available only for Photo Input function. You can 
select the preferred Background Music during slide show. 
See details on 
47. 1
2
Slide Mode1
This is available only for Photo Input function. You can 
select where to start the slide show. See details on 
47.
2
ResetEach item on this menu screen can be restored to the 
original factory settings by pressing
 
OK button.
 Information
 The item “Screen Wipe” cannot be stored.
Select “On” or “60 Min.” to conduct this function as needed. 
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