Mitsubishi Electric Wd 82838 Owners Guide

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of this TV.  Follow the Support link to the Product Documents page.
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FCC Declaration of Conformity
Product:Projection Television Receiver
Models:WD-60738, WD-65738, WD-73738, 
WD-82738
WD-65838, WD-73838, WD-82838
Responsible 
Party:
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics 
America, Inc.
9351 Jeronimo Road
Irvine, CA 92618-1904
Telephone:(800) 332-2119
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, 
and
(2)  This device must accept...

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Contents
1  Basic Setup and Operation
Remote Control .........................6
The STATUS Indicator .....................7
Setting Up and Using TV Inputs ..............7
Basic TV Operation.......................9
2   TV Connections
Main Connection Panel ...................10
838 Series Side Inputs  ...................10
Connection Types and Audio/Video Quality  ....10
HDMI Device .............................11
DVI Video Device  .......................11
Y Pb Pr...

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Important Safety Instructions
Please read the following safeguards for your TV and 
retain for future reference.  Always follow all warnings 
and instructions marked on the television.
1) Read these instructions.
2) Keep these instructions.
3) Heed all warnings.
4)  Follow all instructions.
5) Do not use this apparatus near water.
6)  Clean only with dry cloth.
7)  Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in 
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions....

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Basic Setup and Operation
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Remote Control
Two A A BatteriesAA
A A
Basic Owner’s Guide
HDTV Quick Setup 
Guide
Product Registration 
Card
838 Series.  Calibration 
Microphone
Package Contents
Please take a moment to review the following list of 
items to ensure that you have received everything.
Installing the Remote Control 
Batteries
Remove the remote control’s back cover by 1.  
gently pressing in the tab and lifting off the cover.
Load the batteries, making sure...

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Remote Control
Powers TV on or off.
Number/letter keys
Channel tuning, page 8
Pass code entry, page 26
Sleep Timer
Emitter End
TV  CAB/SAT  DVD  AUDIO  VCR
Press the key for the device type to 
control.  Leave in TV mode for normal 
TV viewing.
The TV’s remote control can operate other 
audio/video devices using any of these 
methods:
•	 Program	the	remote	control	for	the	device	(page 
30).
•	 Set	up	HDMI	Control	for	HDMI	devices...

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The STATUS Indicator
Key   Off   Steady On 
   Slow Blinking   Fast Blinking
LED ColorTV Condition
None TV is powered off.  Normal operation.
Green TV is powered on.  Normal operation.
Green TV powered off, auto-on TV Timer is 
set.
Normal operation.  TV can be turned on 
at any time.
Green TV just powered off and lamp is 
cooling.
Sixty seconds after turning off TV, LED 
will start to blink.  TV can be turned back 
on before blinking...

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 Setting Up Other Inputs
Power on the TV.1. 
Power on the devices to ensure detection.2. 
Connect one device to the TV, making note of the 3. 
TV input jack.
The TV will display the New Device Found screen if 
the connection type is detectable.
Highlight the device type in the on-screen list and 4. 
press ENTER.  The name you select here will appear 
in the Input Selection menu.
Sample New Device 
Found screen.
Press 5. EXIT to close the...

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Picture Settings
To get the best picture under different viewing con-1. 
ditions, set the Picture Mode first before changing 
other video settings.  See page 21 for a description 
of the options.
a. Press VIDEO.
b.  Press  until the Picture Mode 
option displays.
c. Press  to make one of these selections:
Name When to Use
Brilliant
Under bright light
GameWith gaming consoles (inputs 
named 
Game or PC only)
Bright For most daytime...

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TV Connections
Auto Input Sensing
The TV’s Auto Input Sensing 
feature automatically recog-
nizes many connections and 
prompts you to identify the 
type of device connected.  
See page 8 for more on Auto 
Input Sensing.
Component
GOOD
BEST GOOD
BEST
VIDEO QUALITY
AUDIO QUALITY
HDMI-to-DVI
HDMI VideoVideo
Composite
L/R Analog
Audio
Audio
Digital
HDMI
Connection Types and Audio/Video Quality 
1 2
3
HDMI
 AUDIO
OUTPUT
P b Pr
INPUT 2
INPUT 1
DIGITAL
AUDIO...