Dynex DX-L32-10A manual

32" L CD T V D X -L32-10A USER GUIDE[...]

ii Co n te n t s CHILD SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Importan t safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the s tand or removing the stand column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installin g the stand . . . . . . . . . . [...]

iii Using closed captioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Turning clo sed captioning on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Selectin g the clos ed captioning mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Custom izing DTV clo sed capt[...]

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1 As y ou enjo y y our new pr oduct, keep these safety ti ps in mind The issue The hom e theater enter tainm ent e xperience is a g rowi ng trend, and la rger TVs ar e popular purcha ses. H ow e v er , TVs are not alw ays supp or ted on th e proper stands or insta lled accord ing to the manuf a cturer’ s r ecommend ations. W e and t he consume r [...]

2 Important saf ety instructions Impor tant safety instruct ions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these inst ructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow a ll instru cti ons. 5 Do not use this appa ra tus near water . 6 Clean only with dr y cloth. 7 Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions[...]

Important safet y instructions 3 Cau tio ns Damage requiring ser vice Unplug this TV f rom the pow er outlet and r efer servicing to qualified ser vice personnel under the fol low ing conditions: • Wh en the p ow er supply cor d or plug is da maged o r fra yed . • If liqu id has been spilled or objects have fallen into y our TV . • If your T [...]

4 Installing the stand or re moving the stand colu mn Installing the stand or removing the stand column Ca uti ons • Read these instruc tions caref ully before you try to assemble the stand or r emove th e stand column. • Make sure that you handle the TV carefully when attemp ting to assemble or remov e the stand. If you are not sure of your ab[...]

TV components 5 TV c o m p o n e n t s Fro nt Side Item Na me Description Remot e contr ol sensor Rece ives sign als fro m the remo te contr ol. Do not bloc k. For more inf ormatio n, see “Aiming the remo te cont r ol” on page 8. Power indicator Light s blue when your T V is turned on. Lights r e d whe n your TV is in stan dby mode . 1 2 1 2 It[...]

6 TV co mponen ts Back Item Name Descrip tion AC IN Plug the powe r cord into thi s jack and into a power out let. For more inf ormation, see “C onnecting t he power ” on page 9. (headph one) Plug headph ones into this jack. F or more info rmation , see “C onnecting headphon es” on page 13. HDMI 3 Connect an H DMI device t o this jack. AV 2[...]

TV components 7 Remote control No. Button Descr iptio n 1 POWER P ress t o turn on th e T V or put t he T V in standby m ode. Cau ti on : When the T V is in standby mode , pow er is st ill flo wing in to the T V . T o d isconne ct powe r , unplug the power cord. 2 C OMP P ress once to select a d evice conne cted to the CO M PO N EN T I N 1 jacks. P[...]

8 Using the remot e control Using the remote control Installing remote contr ol batteries T o install remote c ontrol b atteries: 1 Press down on the battery comp ar tment cover lo ck, then remove the remote control cover . 2 Inser t two AAA batteries into the battery com par tment. Make sure that the + and – symbols on th e batteries match the +[...]

Making conne ctions 9 Programming a univ ersal remote contr ol to w ork with yo ur T V Y ou can operate your TV with a new or existing universal remote cont r ol. T o program a uni versal remote control: 1 Find t he code for your univ e r sal remote contr ol by identifying its model (or your set-top box ’ s remote cont r ol m anufactu rer and mod[...]

10 Making conne ctions Connec ting an antenn a, cabl e T V , or satell ite T V box T o connec t an antenna, c able TV , or sat ellite TV box: • Connect one end of a 75-Ohm, coaxial cabl e to the RF jack on the back of the T V , then connec t the other end of t he cable to the antenna or cable T V wall jack. Notes: • We recomme nd us ing a 75- O[...]

Making conne ctions 11 Connecting a c amcorder or game console Note: If your game c onsole has an HDMI connection, you will get bett er quality using the HDMI co nnection instead o f the A V c onnection. T o connec t a camcorder or game console: • Connect o ne end of a s tandard A V c able into the AV 2 I N jacks on the side of the TV , then conn[...]

12 Making conne ctions Connec ting an S-V id eo device Note: The AV 1 VI DE O and S-VIDEO jacks share the same L and RA U D I O jacks. T o connec t an S-Video device: 1 Connect o ne end of an S-V i deo cable (not included) to th e S-VI DEO jack on the back of the TV , then connect the other end of the cab le to the S-VID EO OU T jack on the S -V id[...]

Turning o n your TV for the first time 13 Connectin g headph ones Wa rn i n g : W hen using headpho nes, adjust the headphone v olume to avoid ex cessively lou d volume which can damage your hear ing. T o connect headphones: • Plug the hea dphones (not included) into the (headphone) jack on the side of the TV . Connectin g an audio amplif ier Y o[...]

14 Unde rstand ing th e basi cs 6 Press to highl ight Air/Cable , then press or to s elect Air or Cable , depe nding on the type of antenna connection you have . 7 Press to highl ight Auto Scan , t hen press ENTER or to automatica lly scan for available cha nnels. Auto Scan may take a while to complete. A progr ess repor t is displayed wh ile your [...]

Understanding the basics 15 Setup menu Channel menu Notes: Depen ding on the signal s ourc e se lected , you ma y see differ ent options on your screen. The above menus are shown in TV m ode . Menu it ems tha t ar e not selectable are gr ayed out. Menus in this manual ar e described in T V mode, unles s other wise indic ated . The illustr ations an[...]

16 Adjusting t he picture Digital s ub- channels A digi tal TV signal tra nsmits mo r e d a ta th an an ana log signal. This increase in data pr ovides a better picture and sound with less static and inter ference. The increased data capac ity als o lets broad casters fit several channels into the same bandwidth as an analog signal. Broadcasters ma[...]

Adjust ing the pict ure 17 2 Press or to highlight an option, then press or to adjust the option. Y ou can select: • Pict ure Mode — Select s the picture mode. Y ou can select Viv id (a br ight and viv id pictu re), Standard (a st andard pic ture), Sports (a dynamic picture), Theater (a finely detaile d pic ture), Energy S a ving (the ba ckligh[...]

18 Adjusting the sound 4 Press or to highlig ht VGA Settings , then pr ess . T he V GA settings menu op ens . 5 Press or to highlight an option, then press or to adjust the option. Y ou can adjust: • H-Position — Moves the image right or left • V-Po si tio n —M ov es the im age up or down • Clock —Adjus ts the sam ple frequenc y • Pha[...]

Changing ch annel settings 19 Pl ayi ng T V audi o only Y ou can turn o f f the picture on your TV and listen to only the p r ogram audio. T o play only the TV audio: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or t o highlight Setup , then press . The Setup me nu opens. 3 Press or to highli ght Audio Only , then press or to selec t On . 4 Pr[...]

20 Changing channel settings 4 Press or to highli ght Auto Sc an , then press ENTER . A confirmation box opens . 5 Press or to se lect Ye s , th en press ENTER to st art the scan. A progress box sh ows the progress of the scan. Selec ting the signal source T o selec t the signal source: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or to highli[...]

Changing ch annel settings 21 Setting up a fav orite channel list Y ou can cr eate a favorite c hannel list so y ou can quick ly browse through your favorite chann els by p r essing F AVORITE , then selec ting a c hannel from the fav orite channel list. T o set up the favori te channel list: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or to h[...]

22 Setting p arental controls 7 Press or to selec t a character , then press or to move to the next posi tion. Repeat this step to add more characters. 8 Press MENU to exit to the previous menu. Check ing the D T V signal s trength Y ou can check the DTV s ignal strength to d etermine if you n eed to adjust your antenna or digita l cable inp ut . T[...]

Se tting p arent al con trol s 23 4 Press the number buttons to enter the four-digit pas swor d. The default passwor d is 0000 . T he Par ental Contr ols sub menu ope ns . 5 Press or to highlight System Lock , then pr ess or to selec t On (to ena ble the blocking sc heme you se t up and to set up the blocking scheme, otherwise the rating setting ca[...]

24 Setting p arental controls Setting parental control lev el s Y ou can set par ental controls for the U .S. and Canada. The following procedure sho ws how to set contr ols for U .S. TV ratings. Y o u use similar steps for controlling U.S. movie and Canadian T V ratin gs . T o set parental controls: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Pres[...]

Se tting p arent al con trol s 25 Downloading rating information Y ou can download r ating information to us e when setting p ar e ntal cont r ol s. T o down load ratin g informatio n: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or t o highlight Setup , then press . T he Setup me nu opens with P arental Controls se lected . 3 Press ENTER . Th[...]

26 Using closed captioning 5 Press or to highli ght System Lock , then press or to selec t On . 6 Press or to highli ght RRT Setting , then press ENTER . If the p r ogram i s broadcast wi th RRT5 rating info rmation, the information is do wnloaded automa tically and can be used for parental co ntrols. Note: If you want to clear the downloaded ratin[...]

Usi ng clo sed ca pti oning 27 3 Press or to highlight Closed C aptio n , then press or ENTER . The closed caption menu opens . 4 Press or to highli ght CC M ode , the n press or to sel ect On . 5 Press or to highlight Basic Sel ection . 6 Press or to select a closed captioning mode. Y ou can selec t: • CC1 thr ough CC4 —Closed capt ioning appe[...]

28 Adjust ing time set tings 7 Press or to highli ght Op tion , then pr ess ENTER . The D TV closed captioning styles menu opens. 8 Press or to highli ght Mode , then press or to select Custom . Note: T o reset the clos ed captioning styles to their defaults, set Mode to Default . 9 Press or to highli ght a st yle, then press or to adjust the st yl[...]

Adjust ing menu settings 29 2 Press or t o highlight Setup , then press . The Setup me nu opens. 3 Press or to highlight Time , then press ENTER . T he time setting menu opens. 4 Press or to highlight S leep Timer , then p r ess or to select the amount of time you wa nt your TV to wait b efore it aut omati cally tu rns off . Note: T o turn off the [...]

30 Adjusting menu setting s Labeling an in put sourc e Y ou can add a label to an input source to make it easier to identify . T o label an input source: 1 Press MENU . T he on-screen menu opens. 2 Press or to highl ight Setu p , the n press . The Setup menu opens. 3 Press or to highli ght I nput Label , then press ENTER . The Input Label screen op[...]

Troubleshootin g 31 T rou bleshooting Before calling for service, check the following information for possible solutions to problems you may experience. If none of t hese solutions work, turn off the TV , then turn it on again. Caut ion: Do not try t o repair the TV yourself . Refer all ser vicing to qualified r epair personnel . V ideo and audi o [...]

32 Maintenanc e Maintenanc e Cleaning • Clean your T V with a soft, dr y cloth. If sur faces ar e ex tremely dir ty , use a soft cloth dampened with a weak de tergent solution . • Use an ey eglass cleaner to clean the screen. N ever use alcohol , paint thinner , or benzine. • Before using a chemica lly treat e d cloth, read the instruc tions [...]

Legal notic es 33 One -year limited warr anty Dynex Products (“Dynex ”) warrants to y ou, the original purchaser of this new DX-L32-10A (“Pr oduct ”), that the P roduct shall be free of defects in the original manu facture of the m aterial or work manship for a period of one (1) year from the da te of you r purchas e of the Produc t (“War[...]

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