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SOUND SETTING
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MAIN:
You can listen to the sound of the main-picture with 
your headphones.
SUB:
You can listen to the sound of the sub-picture with 
your headphones.
• When the sub-picture is a television programme, 
the sound becomes monaural.
3 Press the a
aa a button
Hint:
When a sub-picture is displayed, the sound of the sub-
picture can be listened to with the headphones while 
listening to the sound of the main-picture with the TV 
speakers. To do this, set TV SPEAKER to ON and 
OUTPUT to SUB.
• Headphones do not work with sound adjusted for BASS 
and TREBLE, BBE effect sound, and CINEMA 
SURROUND effect sound.
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VIDEO SETTING
Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 23) for details of 
displaying the menu.
ID LIST
You can have a name corresponding to the devices 
connected for each VIDEO terminal. Giving a name to a 
VIDEO terminal makes the VIDEO terminal number appear 
on the screen, together with the name.
1 Choose a VIDEO terminal
The image from the chosen external equipment is 
displayed in the background on the menu. The image on 
the TV is displayed if the TV is chosen.
2 Press the blue button to display the name list 
(ID LIST)
3 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a name. Then 
press the a
aa a button
The ID LIST disappears and the name is assigned to the 
VIDEO terminal.
• You cannot assign a VIDEO terminal name not found 
in the name list (ID LIST).
To erase a name assigned to the VIDEO 
terminal:
Choose a blank space.
4 Press the a
aa a button to complete the setting
VIDEO-1
VIDEO-3
BACK VIDEO SETTING
TV OK
VIDEO-2
VIDEO-4
ID LIST VIDEO-5
TV
D0020-EN
ID LIST
VHS
S-VHS
DVC
SAT
STB
GAME
LD
DVD
8mm
Hi-8
VIDEO-1
VIDEO-3
BACK VIDEO SETTING
TV OK
VIDEO-2
VIDEO-4 VIDEO-5
TV
D0021-EN
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FEATURES
Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 23) for details of 
displaying the menu.
SLEEP TIMER
You can set the TV to automatically turn off after a 
specified period of time.
1 Choose SLEEP TIMER, then press the a
aa a 
button
A Sub-menu of the SLEEP TIMER function appears.
2 Press the 5
55 5 buttons to set the period of time.
Then press the a
aa a button
You can set the period of time a maximum of 120 
minutes (2 hours) in 10 minute increments.
• One minute before the SLEEP TIMER function turns 
off the TV, “GOOD NIGHT!” appears.
• The SLEEP TIMER function cannot be used to turn 
off the TV’s main power.
• When the SLEEP TIMER function is on, you can 
display the Sub-menu of the SLEEP TIMER function 
again to confirm and/or change the remaining period 
of time of the SLEEP TIMER function. Press the a 
button to exit the menu after confirming and / or 
changing the remaining time.
To cancel the SLEEP TIMER function:
Press the 2 button to set a period of time to “OFF”.
BLUE BACK
You can set the TV to automatically change to a blue screen 
and mute the sound if the signal is weak or absent, or when 
there is no input from an external device.
ON:
This function is turned on.
OFF:
This function is turned off.
CHANNEL GUARD
When there is a TV channel you wish your children not to 
watch, you can use the CHANNEL GUARD function to 
lock out the TV channel. Even when a child chooses a 
Programme number (PR) in which a locked TV channel has 
been registered, the screen will change to blue and displays 
n (CHANNEL GUARD) so the TV channel cannot be 
viewed. Unless you enter a pre-set ID number by a special 
operation, the lock cannot be released and the child cannot 
view the TV channel programmes.
„To set the CHANNEL GUARD function
1 Choose CHANNEL GUARD, then press the 
o
oo o button
“SET ID NO.” (ID number setting screen) appears.
2 Set the ID number to your liking
1 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a number.
2 Press the 5
55 5 buttons to move the cursor.
3Press the a
aa a button
The Sub-menu of CHANNEL GUARD appears.
4Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a TV channel
Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme 
number (PR) changes, and the picture of the TV channel 
registered in the Programme number (PR) is displayed 
on the screen.
5 Press the blue button and set the CHANNEL 
GUARD function.
Then press the a
aa a button
n (CHANNEL GUARD) appears and the TV channel is 
locked.
To reset the CHANNEL GUARD function:
Press the blue button again.
n (CHANNEL GUARD) disappears.
To disable easy resetting of the CHANNEL GUARD 
function, the menu disappears by choosing the 
CHANNEL GUARD function and pressing the a 
button as in the ordinary menu operation.
„To view a locked TV channel
1 Choose a Programme number (PR) in which a 
TV channel locked with the Number buttons or 
PR LIST
The screen changes to blue and the n (CHANNEL 
GUARD) appears. You cannot view the TV channel.
2Press the 
h
hh h (Information) button to display “ID 
NO.” (ID NO. input screen)
D0023-EN
SLEEP TIMER
BLUE BACK
CHANNEL GUARD
SNOW NOISEOFF ON
BACK FEATURES
TV OK
D0024-EN
OFF0 120
BACK SLEEP TIMER
TV OK
D0025-EN
BACK SET ID NO.
0 000TV OK
D0026-EN
CHANNEL GUARD
CH / CC
PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03
BBC1
LOCKBACKTV OK
5D0027-EN
5
ID NO . :
D0028-EN
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3 Press the Number buttons to enter the ID 
number
The lock is temporarily released so you can view the TV 
channel.
If you have forgotten the ID number:
Perform step 1 of “To set the CHANNEL GUARD 
function”. After confirming the ID number, press the 
b button to exit the menu.
• Even if you reset the lock temporarily, it does not 
mean that the CHANNEL GUARD function set for 
the TV channel is cancelled. The next time anyone 
attempts to view the TV channel, it will be locked 
again.
• When you would like to cancel the CHANNEL 
GUARD function, you must perform the operation 
“To set the CHANNEL GUARD function” again.
• To disable easy choosing of a Programme number 
(PR) in which a locked TV channel has been 
registered, the Programme number (PR) has been set 
that it cannot be chosen by the 6 buttons or the 
operation buttons at the TV.
• To disable easy resetting of the lock, “ID NO.” (ID 
NO. input screen) is set so that it cannot appear unless 
you press the 
h (Information) button.
SNOW NOISE
When burn-in is minimal, burn-in and residual images may 
be softened with the SNOW NOISE function.
1 Choose SNOW NOISE
2 Press the a
aa a button
Snow appears on the screen. Leave the TV in this 
condition for a few hours.
3 After a few hours, press the TV, number 
buttons, or #
## # button
Press the A button for the TV.
The SNOW NOISE function has no effect if used only for a 
short time.
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INSTALL
Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 23) for details of 
displaying the menu.
LANGUAGE
You can choose the language you want to use for the on-
screen display from the language list in a menu.
1 Choose LANGUAGE, then press the a
aa a button
A sub-menu of the LANGUAGE function appears.
2 Press the 5
55 5 and 6
66 6 buttons to choose a 
language. Then press the a
aa a button
AUTO PROGRAM
You can automatically register the TV channels which can 
be received well at your residence in the TV’s Programme 
numbers (PR) by performing the following.
1 Choose AUTO PROGRAM. Then press the a
aa a 
button
The TELETEXT LANGUAGE menu appears as a sub-
menu of the AUTO PROGRAM function.
2 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose the  teletext 
language group that corresponds to the 
language of teletext programme that you want 
to watch
3Press the a
aa a button to start the AUTO 
PROGRAM function
The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears and received TV 
channels are automatically registered in the Programme 
numbers (PR).
• To cancel the AUTO PROGRAM function, press the 
b button.
After the TV channels have been registered in 
the Programme numbers (PR), the EDIT menu 
appears.
• You can proceed to edit the Programme numbers 
(PR) using the EDIT/MANUAL function. For details, 
see “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 33.
• If you do not need to use the EDIT/MANUAL 
function, go to the next step.
4Press the a
aa a button
EDIT/MANUAL
The EDIT/MANUAL functions are divided into two types: 
editing of the current Programme numbers (PR) (EDIT 
functions) and manual registration of a TV channel you 
want to view to the Programme number (PR) (MANUAL 
function). The details about these functions are as follows:
Caution
• Using the MOVE, DELETE or INSERT function 
rewrites the current Programme numbers (PR) list. 
Resultingly, the Programme number (PR) of some of 
the TV channels will change.
• Using the MANUAL function for a TV channel for which 
the CHANNEL GUARD function has been set cancels 
the CHANNEL GUARD function for the TV channel.
• When a TV channel has already been registered in PR 
99, using the INSERT function deletes the TV channel.
1 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the a
aa a 
button
• For Programme number PR 0, “AV” appears in the 
Programme numbers (PR) list.
• A VIDEO terminal number does not appear in the 
Programme numbers (PR) list.
• The CH/CC number is a number unique to the TV 
and corresponding to the Channel number of a TV 
channel. For the relationship of a Channel number 
and a CH/CC number, see “CH/CC numbers” on 
page 39. Group Languages
GROUP-1 Turkish, Hungarian, English, German, 
French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, 
Greek, Swedish, Finnish
GROUP-2 Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, 
Czech, Slovak, Rumanian, Hungarian, 
German, French, Italian, Swedish, 
Finnish
GROUP-3 Russian, Bulgarian, Lettish, Lithuanian, 
Estonian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian, 
Slovenian, Czech, Slovak, English, 
German
GROUP-4 Arabic, Czech, Slovak. Hungarian, 
English, German, French, Italian, 
Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish
TV OKBACK
D0029-EN
INSTALL
LANGUAGE
AUTO PROGRAM
EDIT / MANUAL
D0002(E)-EN
BACK LANGUAGETV OK
D1003-EN
TELETEXT LANGUAGE
GROUP-1
GROUP-2
GROUP-3
GROUP-4
BACKTV OK
BACKTV OK
EDIT
CH/CC
PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
CH
CH CH
CH CH CH
CC
CC
CC21
23 22
26 25 24
01
02
03
ID
INSERT
DELETE
MANUAL
CH 10 AUTO PROGRAM20%
D0004-ENMOVEBACKTV OK
D0038-EN
MOVE
EDIT
CH / CC
PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03
ID
INSERT
DELETE
MANUALBACKTV OK
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2 Follow the operation description of a function 
you want to use and operate the function
MOVE:
This function changes a Programme number (PR) of a 
TV channel.
ID:
This function registers a Channel name (ID) to a TV 
channel.
INSERT:
This function adds a new TV channel in the current 
Programme numbers (PR) list by using the CH/CC 
number.
• You cannot use the INSERT function if you do not 
know a Channel number of a TV channel. Use the 
MANUAL function to register a TV channel in the 
Programme number (PR).
DELETE:
This function deletes an unnecessary TV channel.
MANUAL:
This function manually registers a new TV channel in a 
Programme number (PR).
3 Press the a
aa a button
„MOVE
1 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a TV channel
Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme 
number (PR) is changed over, and the picture of the TV 
channel registered in the Programme number (PR) 
appears on the screen.
2 Press the 3
33 3 button to start the MOVE function
3 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a new 
Programme number (PR)
To cancel the MOVE function:
Press the 
h (Information) button.
4 Press the 2
22 2 button to change the Programme 
number (PR) of a TV channel to a new 
Programme number (PR)
„ID
1 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a TV channel
Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme 
number (PR) is changed over, and the picture of the TV 
channel registered in the Programme number (PR) 
appears on the screen.
2 Press the red button to start the ID function
3 Enter a channel name (ID).
Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a character.
Press the 5
55 5 buttons to move the cursor.
To cancel the ID function:
Press the 
h (Information) button.
4Press the a
aa a button to register a Channel name 
(ID) to a TV channel
„INSERT
Preparation:
• A CH/CC number unique to this TV and corresponding 
to the Channel number of a TV channel is required. Find 
the corresponding CH/CC number from a table “CH/CC 
numbers” on page 39 based on the Channel number of 
the TV channel.
1Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a Programme 
number (PR) for which you will register a new 
TV channel
2 Press the green button and start the INSERT 
function
3Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose “CC” or “CH” 
according to the CH/CC number of the TV 
channel
To cancel the INSERT function:
Press the 
h (Information) button.
D0030-EN
EDIT
CH / CC
PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC21
22
23
24
25
26
02
03
CC 01
BACKTV OK
STORE
D0031-EN
EDIT
CH/CC
PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03
BACKTV OK
D0032-EN
EDIT
CH/CC
PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03
M
BACKTV OK
D0034-EN
EDIT
CH/CC
CH / CC PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC21
22
23
24
25
26
02
03
BACKTV OK09
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4 Press the Number buttons to enter the 
remaining CH/CC number
The TV shifts to registration mode.
When the registration is completed, the picture of the TV 
channel appears on the screen.
• The CH/CC number is a number indicating the 
broadcast frequency to the TV. If the TV cannot 
detect the TV channel corresponding to the broadcast 
frequency indicated by the CH/CC number, a picture 
in the no-signal state appears.
„DELETE
1 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a TV channel
Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme 
number (PR) is changed over, and the picture of the TV 
channel registered in the Programme number (PR) 
appears on the screen.
2 Press the yellow button to delete the TV 
channel
The TV channel is deleted from the Programme numbers 
(PR) list.
„MANUAL
1 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a Programme 
number (PR) to which you want to register a 
new TV channel
2 Press the blue button to activate the MANUAL 
function
At the right side following the CH/CC number, the 
SYSTEM (broadcasting system) of the TV channel 
appears.
To cancel the MANUAL function:
Press the 
h (Information) button.
3 Press the 3
33 3 button to choose the SYSTEM 
(sound system) for a TV channel you want to 
register
Refer to the following table for the various international 
sound systems.Sound system
4 Press the green or red button to search for a TV 
channel
Scanning stops when the TV finds a TV channel. Then 
the TV channel is displayed.
5 Press the green or red button repeatedly until 
the TV channel you want appears
If the TV channel reception is poor:
Press the blue or yellow button to fine-tune the TV 
channel.
If you cannot hear the normal sound even when 
the picture of the TV channel appears normally:
The SYSTEM setting is wrong. Press the 3 button and 
choose a SYSTEM that has normal sound.
6Press the a
aa a button and register the TV 
channel to a Programme number (PR)
The normal EDIT menu is resumed.
D0035-EN
MANUAL
CH/CC
PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03(
B/G)
BACKTV OKSYSTEM
SEARCH+
SEARCH-FINE+
FINE-
Area Country or region System
Asia, 
Middle 
EastBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United 
Arab Emirates, Yemen, etc.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, 
Thailand, India, etc.B/G
China, Vietnam, etc. D/K
Hong Kong, etc. I
Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, 
Saudi Arabia, etc.B/G
EuropeRussia, etc. D/K
Czech Republic, Poland, etc. D/K
Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc. B/G
UK, etc. I
Oceania Australia, New Zealand, etc. B/G
AfricaRepublic of South Africa, etc. I
Nigeria, etc. B/G
Egypt, Morocco, etc. B/G
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Changing the TELETEXT LANGUAGE 
setting
After the AUTO PROGRAM function is completed, you 
can change the country you have already set by using the 
AUTO PROGRAM function.
1 Display the INSTALL menu
When the EDIT menu is currently being 
displayed:
Press the 
h (Information) to return to the INSTALL 
menu.
2 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose AUTO 
PROGRAM. Then press the a
aa a button
A TELETEXT LANGUAGE menu appears as a sub-
menu of the AUTO PROGRAM function.
3 Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a group
4 Press the b
bb b button to complete the setting
The menu disappears.Group Languages
GROUP-1 Turkish, Hungarian, English, German, 
French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, 
Greek, Swedish, Finnish
GROUP-2 Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, 
Czech, Slovak, Rumanian, Hungarian, 
German, French, Italian, Swedish, 
Finnish
GROUP-3 Russian, Bulgarian, Lettish, Lithuanian, 
Estonian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian, 
Slovenian, Czech, Slovak, English, 
German
GROUP-4 Arabic, Czech, Slovak. Hungarian, 
English, German, French, Italian, 
Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish
D1003-EN
TELETEXT LANGUAGE
GROUP-1
GROUP-2
GROUP-3
GROUP-4
BACKTV OK
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Additional preparation
Connecting the external devices
Connect the devices to the TV, paying attention to the 
following connection diagram.
Before connecting anything:
• Read the manuals provided with the devices. Depending 
on the devices, the connection method may differ from 
the figure. In addition, the device settings may be 
changed depending on the connection method to secure 
proper operation.
• Turn off all the devices including the TV.
• The “Specifications” on page 42 contains the details of 
the VIDEO terminals. If you are connecting a device not 
listed in the following connection diagram, see the table 
to choose the best VIDEO terminal.
• Note that connecting cables are not supplied.1VCR (composite signal)
2VCR (S-VIDEO signal; Y/C)
3VCR for recording (composite signal)
4DVD player (composite signal)
5DVD player (S-VIDEO signal; Y/C)
6DVD player (component video signals; Pr/Pb/Y)
7TV game (composite signal/S-VIDEO signal; Y/C)
8Headphones
9Camcorder (composite signal/S-VIDEO signal; Y/C)
0Audio/Video cable
-Video cable
=Audio cable
~S-VIDEO cable
!Component cable
AUDIO
OUT OUT IN
RL L AUD IO
COMPONENT(IDEO-4)VIDEO
R
L RL AUDIO
VIDEO-1
VIDEO-2
VIDEO-3VIDEO S-VIDEO
R
L/MONOR
Pr
R-AUDIO-LPb Y
R
IN(VIDEO-5)L S VIDEOAUDIO
R LAUDIO
S
VIDEO
Back of the receiver Front of the receiver
OUT
IN OUT OUT
OUT OUT
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„Connecting devices to the OUT terminal
The signals of the images and sound you are currently 
viewing with this TV are output through the OUT terminal. 
By connecting a VCR to the OUT terminal, you can record 
the currently shown image and sound to that VCR. To do 
this, connect the VCR and OUT terminal following the 
steps below.
1 Connect the VIDEO in the OUT terminals and 
the VCR’s VIDEO IN (video input) terminal with 
a video cable
2 Connect the AUDIO (L and R) in the OUT 
terminals and the VCR’s AUDIO IN (audio L/R 
input) terminals with an audio cable
• When you turn off the TV, the signals from the OUT 
terminal are also turned off.
• No signal is output when VIDEO-4 is chosen.
„Connecting headphones
Connect the headphones with a stereo mini-jack (of 3.5 mm 
in diameter) to the headphone jack at the receiver.
• The headphone volume is adjusted with the 
“HEADPHONE” menu (see page 28).
„Connecting Speakers/Amplifier
See the Audio equipment connection diagram, then connect 
the audio equipment you desire to the TV.
You can use external front speakers to listen to the TV 
sound instead of the TV speakers.
Before connecting anything:
• Read the manuals provided with the amplifier and 
speakers.
• Turn the TV and amplifier off.
• To prevent magnetism from the speakers adversely 
affecting the TV screen, use magnetically-shielded 
speakers for the front speakers.
• Note that connecting cables are not supplied.
• The output from the AUDIO OUT terminal is not 
interrupted by headphone connection to the TV. You 
cannot cut the sound from the front speaker even if you 
connect a headphone to the TV.
• Adjust the volume of the external speakers with the 
amplifier.
AUDIO
OUTRL
DEO-4)VIDEO
Y
LR
Back of the receiver
1Amplifier
2External speakers (Magnetic-shielded type)
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