Dynex DX-42E250A12 manual

Dy n e x 4 2 ” L E D- L C D T V D X -42E250A12 USER GUIDE DX-42E250A12_11-06 18_MAN.book Page 0 Wed nesday, August 31, 201 1 8:31 AM[...]

ii Dynex D X -42E250A12 42” LED -L CD T V Co n t en ts CHILD SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iii Setting parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Setting or changing the password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Locking control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Setting parental [...]

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1 As y ou enjo y y our new pr oduct, keep these safety tips in mind The issue The home theater enter tainment experience is a g rowing trend, and larger TVs are popular purchases . How ev er , TVs are not alwa ys sup por t ed on the proper stands or installed according to the manuf acturer’ s recommenda tions. W e and the consumer electronics ind[...]

2 Important safety instructions DX-42E250A12 Impor tant saf ety instructions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instruc tions. 3H e e d a l l w a r n i n g s . 4 F ollow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatu s near water . 6 Clean only with a dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacture[...]

Important safety instructions 3 DX-42E250A12 Cautions Damage re quiring ser vice Unplug this TV f rom the pow er outlet and refer ser vicing to qualified ser vice personnel under the following conditions: • When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed . • If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into y our T V . • If your [...]

4 Installing the stand or wall-mount bracket DX-42E250A12 Installing the stand or wall-mount brack et Installing the stand T o install the stand: 1 Inser t the stand column into the base plate , aligning the ridges on the column with the g roov es in the base plate. 2 Secure the stand column t o the base plate with the six screws (SJ4, 16 mm) provi[...]

TV components 5 DX-42E250A12 TV c o m p on e n t s Pa ckage contents Remote contr ol and batteries (2 AAA) Stand with ten scr ews Composit e video cable Audio cable Quick Setup Guid e Fro n t Back # Item Description MENU Press to open the on-screen menu. F or more information, see “Navigating the menus” on page 17. INPUT Press t o open the Sou [...]

6 TV components DX-42E250A12 Remote c ontrol # Button Description INPUT Press t o open the Source List, then press  or  to cycle through the available input sources. F or more information, see “Selec ting the video input source” on page 16. Numbers Press t o enter channel numbers and the parental control passwor d. Press t o enter a digit[...]

Making connections 7 DX-42E250A12 Making connections What connection should I use? Y our TV has sever al connection types for connecting devices to y our T V . For the best video quality , you should c onnect a de vice to the best avai la b le con ne c t io n. Use the follo wing tables to ide ntify cables: Y ou can use an HDMI jack to connect a DVI[...]

8 Making connections DX-42E250A12 C onnecting a cable or satellit e bo x Many cable or satellite TV box es hav e more than one connection t ype. T o get the best video , you should use the best connection t ype available . For more information, s ee “What connection should I use ?” on page 7. Notes: • " If the signal level for a channel [...]

Making connections 9 DX-42E250A12 Using component video (better) T o connec t a cable or satellite bo x using component video: 1 T urn off your TV and all connected equipment. 2 Con nect the incoming cable fr om the cable w all jack to the cable-in jack on the cable box. 3 Connect a component video cable (not included) to the Y , P B , and P R jack[...]

10 Making connections DX-42E250A12 Using coax ial (good) T o connec t a cable or satellite box using coaxial: 1 T urn off your TV and all connected equipm ent. 2 Conn ect the incoming cable fr om the cable wall jack to the cable-in jack on the cable or satellite bo x. 3 Connect a coaxial cable (n ot included) to the ANT /CABL E IN jack on the side [...]

Making connections 11 DX-42E250A12 C onnecting a DVD or Blu-r ay pla yer Using HDMI ( best) T o connec t a DVD or Blu-ray play er using HDMI: 1 Make sure that your TV’ s power cor d is unplugged and the DVD or Blu-ray player is turned off . 2 Connect an HDMI cable (not included) to an HDMI jack on the back of your TV and to the HDMI OUT jack on t[...]

12 Making connections DX-42E250A12 Using component video (better) T o connec t a DVD or Blu-ray pla yer using component video: 1 Make sur e that your TV ’ s power cor d is unplugged and the DVD or Blu-ray pla yer is turned off. 2 Connect a component video cable (not included) to the Y/P B /P R (component video) jacks on the side of your TV and to[...]

Making connections 13 DX-42E250A12 C onnecting a VCR T o connec t a VCR: 1 Make sur e that your TV’ s power cor d is unplugged and the VCR is turned off . 2 Connect an A V cable (included) to the AV I N jacks on the back of your TV and to the AV O U T jacks on the VCR. 3 T urn on your TV , then press INPUT to open the Input So urc e list. 4 Pr es[...]

14 Making connections DX-42E250A12 C onnec ting a comput er Using HDMI T o connec t a computer using HDMI: 1 Make sur e that your TV’ s pow er cord is unplugged and the computer is turned off . 2 Connect an HDMI cable (no t included) to an HD MI jack on the back of your TV and t o the HDMI OUT jack on the co mputer . 3 T urn on your TV , then tur[...]

Using the remote control 15 DX-42E250A12 Usin g t h e rem o te co ntro l Installing remote c ontrol batt eries T o install the remote control ba tteries: 1 Remove the battery cover . 2 Inser t two AAA batteries into the battery compar tment. Make sure that you mat ch the + and – symbols on the batteries with the + and – symbols in the ba ttery [...]

16 Understanding the basics DX-42E250A12 Understanding the basics T u rning your T V on or off T o turn your TV on or off : 1 Make sure tha t the power cord is connected to a power outlet. 2 Press (power) to turn on your TV . The power indicat or LED turns off . 3 Press (pow er) again to turn off your TV . Y our TV enters Standby mode and the powe [...]

Adjusting the picture 17 DX-42E250A12 Navigating the menus Selec ting a channel T o select a channel: • Pr ess CH+ or CH – to go to the nex t or previous channel on the memorized channel list . • Pr ess the number buttons to ent er the channel number y ou want, then wait for the channel t o change or press ENTER to immediately change the chan[...]

18 Adjusting the sound DX-42E250A12 • Advanced V ideo —O pens t he PICTURE-Advanc ed Video menu where you can adjust additional vi deo options. • Noise Reduction —S elects the noise reduct ion mode to reduce picture noise (snow). Y ou can selec t Low , Middle , Stro ng , or Off . • Adaptive Contras t —Automatically adjusts picture detai[...]

Changing channel settings 19 DX-42E250A12 If you selected Antenna or Cable , y our TV searches automatically for av ailable channels in your ar ea and stores the channel information in the channel list. T his may take several minut es. While searching , the T V displays a progress rep o r t. If you selected Cable/S atellite Bo x , the channel searc[...]

20 Setting parental controls DX-42E250A12 4 Press  or  to highlight the channel you w ant to add to the fav orites list, then pr ess ENTER . A check mark appears next to the channel . 5 Press EXIT t o close the menu. V iewing a favorite channel T o view a favorite channel: 1 Press FAV O R I T E on the r emote control . The fav orite channel l[...]

Setting parental controls 21 DX-42E250A12 T o set or change the password: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-screen menu opens. 2 Pr ess  or  to hig hlig ht Setup , then pr ess  . The Setu p men u opens. 3 Pr ess  to hig hl i ght Par en ta l , then press ENTER . The Input Pa s s wo rd screen opens . 4 Press the number buttons to en ter the four- di[...]

22 Setting parental controls DX-42E250A12 4 Press the number buttons to ent er the four- digit password. T he Setup -P are ntal menu opens. 5 Press  or  to highlight Button L ock , then press  or  to select On (locks the buttons), or Off (unlocks the button s). 6 Press EXIT t o close the menu. Setting parental control lev els Y ou can s[...]

Setting parental controls 23 DX-42E250A12 T V/Movie ratings cha r ts Downloading ra ting information Y ou can download rating informatio n to use when setting par ental contr ols by enabling the optional Ope n V-Ch ip setting in parental contr ols. If the program is br oadcast with Open V-Chip rating information, th e informatio n is downloa ded au[...]

24 Using closed captioning DX-42E250A12 5 Press  or  to highlight Program Block . The Pr ogram Block menu ope ns. 6 Press  or  to highlight Op en V -Chi p , then press ENTER . The Op en V- C hi p menu opens. Y ou can set the rating lev el accor ding to the Open V-Chip rating information. 7 Press EXIT t o close the menu. Blocking unrat e[...]

Using closed captioning 25 DX-42E250A12 2 Pr ess  or  to hig hlig ht Setup , then pr ess  . The Setu p men u opens. 3 Pr ess  or  to highlight Caption , then pr ess ENTER . The Setup- Caption menu opens. 4 Pr ess  or  to highlight Analog Closed Caption , then pr ess  or  to select an analog caption setting. Y ou can selec[...]

26 Adjusting the aspect ratio DX-42E250A12 • Background Opacity —Selects the opacity level for the backg round . • Window Color —Selects the edge c olor . • Window Op aci ty —Selects the edge st yle. 8 Press EXIT t o close the menu. Adjusting the aspect ratio Setting the aspec t ratio T o set the aspec t ratio: 1 Press MENU . The on-scr[...]

Adjusting time settings 27 DX-42E250A12 2 Pr ess  or  to hig hlig ht Setup , then pr ess  . The Setu p men u opens. 3 Pr ess  or  to highlight Time Setup , then press ENTER . The Setup- T ime menu opens. 4 Pr ess  or  to highlight Tim e Zone , then pr ess  or  to select your time zone setting . Y ou can select: Alask a, H[...]

28 Adjusting menu settings DX-42E250A12 4 Press  or  to highlight Slee p Timer , then press  or  to select the amount of time before your TV turns off au tomatically . T o turn off the sleep timer , select Off . 5 Press EXIT t o close the menu. Adjusting menu settings Selec ting the menu language T o selec t the menu language: 1 Press M[...]

Troubleshooting 29 DX-42E250A12 T roubleshooting V ideo and audio War ni ng Do not tr y to repa ir your T V yoursel f . Contact authorized service personnel. Problem So lut ion Pic t ure do es no t fi ll the screen. There are black bars around the picture. • Change the aspect ra tio. A n increasing amount of digita l T V and movies are presented [...]

30 Troubleshooting DX-42E250A12 Remote c ontrol Gene r al Poor pictur e • Make sure tha t the room is not too bright. Light reflecting off the screen can make the picture difficu lt to see. • If an S-VHS camera or a camcorder is connected while another connected device is turned on, the picture may be poor . T urn off one or more devices. Good [...]

Specifications 31 DX-42E250A12 Specifications Specifications ar e subjec t to change without notice. Wa r r a n t y Dimensions and weight Screen Display resolutions/VGA sc an rates Tu n e r Inputs Outputs Audio Power Miscellaneous Pr ogramming univ ersal remote con tro l s Progr amming a universal remote c o ntrol Y ou can operat e your Dynex TV wi[...]

32 Legal notices DX-42E250A12 2 Follo w your univ ersal remote con trol’ s instructions to enter the TV code you found in Step 1. F or add itional help and information… 1. V isit http://w ww.dynexpr oduc ts.com/remotecodes 2. Call technical support for the universal remote con trol or cable/satellite c ompany of the remot e/set-top box y ou are[...]

Legal notices 33 DX-42E250A12 One -year limited warr ant y - Dynex T elevisions Definitions: Dynex Products (“Dynex”) warrants to y ou, the original purc haser of this new Dynex-branded television (“Pr oduc t”), that the Product shall be free of defects in the original manufacturer of the ma terial or wo rkmanship fo r a period of one (1) y[...]

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