Samsung PCK 6115R manuel d'utilisation

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    Owner’ s Instructions COLOR TELEVISION ................................................................................................................ ............. ELECTRONICS PCJ532RF/PCJ533RF PCJ534RF/PCJ61 1RF PCJ614RF/PCK5315R PCK61 15R AA68-00583F(ENG) 00583F(E)-FRONT COVER 7/19/05 10:37 AM Page 1[...]

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    Wa rning! Important Safety Instructions CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates high voltage is present inside. It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside par t of this product. This symb[...]

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    S AFETY 1 Thank Y ou for Choosing Samsung Thank you for choosing Samsung! Y our new Samsung Projection TV represents the latest in television technology . W e designed it with easy-to-use on-screen menus and closed captioning capabilities, making it one of the best products in its class. W e are proud to of fer you a product that will provide conve[...]

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    •P r otect the power cor d. Power supply cords should be routed so that they won’ t be walked on or pinched by objects placed on or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, con- venience receptacles, and the point where they exit fr om the unit. • Unplug the TV from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system d[...]

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    S AFETY 3 n- m- p - he 20) 21) DING User Instructions The Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the follow- ing warning: NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur- suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r eas[...]

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    C ONTENTS 1 C ONTENTS Chapter 1: Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Familiarizing Y ourself with Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Front Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    C ONTENTS 2 C ONTENTS Chapter 4: Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Customizing Y our Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Setting Up Y our Remote Control to Operate Y our VCR or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Setting Up Y our Remote Control to Operate Y our [...]

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    1 .1 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV List of Features Y our Samsung TV was designed with the latest technology . This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special features: • Easy-to-use remote contr ol • Easy-to-use on-screen menu system • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off • Adjustable picture and sound settings [...]

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    C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .2 1 Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV Front Panel Buttons The buttons on the front panel contr ol your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu. T o use the more advanced features, you must use the remote contr ol. Y OUR N EW TV Œ POWER Press to turn the TV on and off. ´ TIMER indicator When the TV i[...]

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    2 1 .3 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Y OUR N EW TV Œ SUPER VIDEO IN jack Used to connect an S-Video signal from a camcorder or a video game. ´ VIDEO IN jack Used to connect a video signal from a camcorder or a video game. ˇ AUDIO IN jacks Used to connect the audio signals from a camcorder or video game. Front Panel Jacks Y ou can use the front p[...]

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    C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .4 1 Y OUR N EW TV Rear Panel Jacks Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected continuously , such as a VCR or a laser disc player . Because there are two sets of input jacks, you can connect two dif ferent A/V components (i.e., a VCR and a laserdisc, 2 VCRs, etc.) For more informatio[...]

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    4 1 .5 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control Y ou can use the remote control up to about 23 feet fr om the TV . When using the r emote, always point it directly at the TV . Y ou can also use your remote control to operate your VCR and cable box. See page 4.1 for details. Œ POWER Tu rns the TV on and off. ´ ADD/ERASE Press to [...]

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    1 Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control (continued) ¸ VCR controls REC Press to begin recording. (Note: A VCR must be connected.) P AUSE Press to pause the tape. REW (Rewind) Press to rewind a tape STOP Press to stop a tape in your VCR. PLA Y Press to play the tape FF (Fast Forwar d) Press to fast forward a tape ˛ SET Used during set up of this Samsung re[...]

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    1 .7 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 6 Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control (continued) Œ DTV Press to activate a Digital TV Set- T op Box. (When the DTV mode is active, all channel selections must be made using a separate remote control that is supplied with the set-top box.) When pressing the DTV button, the DTV mode is selected after approximately 5 seco[...]

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    C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .1 Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas If your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat T win Leads,” below . If your antenna has one lead that looks like this, see “Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads,” on page 2.2. If you have two antennas, see “Separate VHF and UHF Antenn[...]

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    2 .2 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION Connecting Cable TV To connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below . Cable without a Cable Box ▼ 1 Plug the incoming cable into the VHF/UHF antenna terminal on back of the TV . Because this TV is cable-ready , you do not need a cable box to view unscrambled cable channels. 2 Plug the combiner in[...]

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    C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .3 I NST ALLA TION Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels ▼ 1 Find the cable that is connected to the ANTENNA OUT terminal on your cable box. This terminal might be labeled “ANT OUT ,” “VHF OUT ,” or simply , “OUT .” 2 Connect the other end of this cable to the VHF/UHF antenna terminal[...]

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    2 .4 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 4 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the cable box and the B–IN terminal on the A/B switch. 5 Connect another cable between the other OUT terminal on the splitter and the A–IN terminal on the RF (A/B) switch. 6 Connect the last coaxial cable between the OUT terminal on the RF (A/B) sw[...]

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    C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .5 le g. u- I NST ALLA TION 3 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the VCR and the antenna terminal on the TV . 4 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR and the AUDIO jacks on the TV . 5 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the VIDEO jac[...]

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    2 .6 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION I NST ALLA TION 3 Connect an S-video cable between the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the S-VIDEO INPUT jack on the TV . Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV Y our TV can send out signals of its picture and sound to be recorded by a second VCR. To do this, connect your second VCR as follows: 1 Connect a[...]

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    C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .7 2 Connect an audio cable between the AUDIO OUTPUT jack on the camcorder and the AUDIO terminals on the front of the TV . 3 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the camcorder and the VIDEO terminal on the front of the TV . I NST ALLA TION 1 Locate the A/V output jacks on the camcorder . They are [...]

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    2 .8 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION I NST ALLA TION ▼ 3 Replace the cover . Remove the batteries and store them in a cool, dry place if you won’ t be using the remote contr ol for a long time. The remote contr ol can be used up to about 23 feet from the TV . (Assuming typical TV usage, the Batteries last for about one year .) ▼ 2 Install two [...]

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    Chapter Three O PERA TION Adjusting Basic Convergence If the color appears spread out or “smeared” on the scr een, the convergence pr obably needs alignment. Be sure to use the remote contr ol for the convergence adjustments. (The Convergence Adjustment cannot be made by using the contr ol buttons on the front panel.) First steps: 1 Press MENU [...]

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    3 .2 C HAPTER T HREE :O PERATION O PERA TION 4 While “Red” is highlighted (letters are blue color), press the VOL+ button: A crosshair pattern will appear on the screen. If either a vertical or a horizontal red line is visible, then the convergence needs alignment. 5 If a horizontal red line is visible, use CH ▲ and CH ▼ buttons to move the[...]

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    C HAPTER T HREE :O PERATION 3 .3 O PERA TION V iewing the Display The display identifies the current channel and the status of certain audio-video settings. ▼ The on-screen displays disappear after about ten seconds. V iewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays V iewing the Menus ▼ 1 With the power on, press MENU . The main menu appears on the scr[...]

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    3 .4 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Selecting a Menu Language 3 Press VOL + to select the appropriate language: English, Spanish, or French. Note: Language is selected depending on model (English and Spanish or English and French). 4 Press MENU twice to exit. 2 Press VOL + to display the “SET UP” menu. Press CH ▼ four times to h[...]

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    C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .5 O PERA TION Memorizing the Channels Y our TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both “off-air” (antenna) and cable channels. After the available channels are memorized, use the CH ▲ and CH ▼ buttons to scan through the channels. This eliminates the need to change channels by enteri[...]

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    3 Press VOL + again. The TV will begin memorizing all of the available channels. 4 After all the available channels are stored, the Auto program menu reappears. Press Menu three times to exit. 3 .6 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) ▼ The TV automatically cycles through all of the available [...]

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    C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .7 O PERA TION Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons 1 Press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ button to change channels. When you press CH ▲ or CH ▼ , the TV changes channels in sequence. Y ou will see all the channels that the TV has memorized. (The TV must have memorized at least three channels.) Y ou will not see[...]

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    3 .8 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Setting the Clock 1 Press the MENU button to display the on-screen menu. 2 Press CH ▼ twice to highlight “SET UP .” Press VOL + . 3 Press CH ▼ twice to highlight T ime menu. Press VOL + : The T ime menu will appear on the screen, and “Clock” will be highlighted (blue color). 4 Press VOL [...]

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    C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .9 O PERA TION Adjusting the V olume 1 Press VOL + or – VOL to increase or decrease the volume. 1 Press MUTE and the sound cuts off. The word “Mute” will appear in the lower -left corner of the screen. 2 To turn mute off, press MUTE again, or simply press either the VOL – or VOL + button. Using Mute At any[...]

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    3 .10 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION 1 Press MENU to access the main menu. The VIDEO icon will be highlighted (starts blink- ing). Customizing the Picture Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the contrast, brightness, tint, color , and sharpness according to personal pr eference. (Alternatively , you can use one of the “automa[...]

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    C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .11 O PERA TION Using Automatic Picture Settings Y our Samsung TV has two automatic picture settings (“Standard” and “Mild”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate either Standard or Mild by pr essing P .Mode (or by making a selection from the menu). Or , you can select “Custom” which autom[...]

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    3 .12 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION 2 Press VOL - or VOL + repeatedly , until the word “Custom” is high- lighted. (When Custom is highlighted, the words “Bass,” “T reble,” and “Balance” will appear on the screen. 3 Press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ buttons to highlight a particular item to be changed. 1 Press MENU to display[...]

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    Using Automatic Sound Settings Y our TV has four automatic sound settings (“Standard,” “Music,” “Speech,” and “Movie”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate any of them by pressing the S.MODE button (or by making a selection from the on-scr een menu). Or , you can select “Custom,” which automatically recalls your pe[...]

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    3 .14 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION 2 Press TV/VIDEO on the remote control, and the following on- screen menu will appear: TV/Video Menu ANT/CA TV V ideo1 V ideo2 V ideo3 S-Video1 S-Video2 DVD 1 Make sure that the remote control is controlling the TV set. (Press the MODE button and make sure that the “TV” LED is illuminated.) V i[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .1 Chapter Four S PECIAL F EA TURES Customizing Y our Remote Control Y our Samsung TV comes equipped with a “universal” remote control. In addition to controlling the TV , the universal remote can also operate a VCR, DVD and a cable box (even if your VCR and cable box are made by manufacturers other than Sam[...]

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    4 .2 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES VCR Codes Admiral Aiwa Akai Audio Dynamics Bell & Howell Broksonic Candle Cannon Citizen Colortyme Craig Curtis-Mathes Daewoo DBX Dimensia Dynatech Electrohome Emerson Fisher Funai GE Go Video Harman Kardon Hitachi Instant Replay JC Penney JCL JVC Kenwood KLH LG Lloyd Logik LXI Magnavo[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .3 , 9 7 6 2 8 , 8 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 9 0 9 8 1 7 9 9 7 6 6 6 7 , 5 6 9 S PECIAL F EA TURES Cable Box Codes ▼ 4 Enter 3 digits of the cable box code listed below for your brand of cable box . Make sure you enter 3 digits of the code, even if the first digit is a “0.” (If more than one code listed, try the first[...]

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    4 .4 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the On/Off T imer 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ twice to highlight the “SET UP” sub-menu. ▼ Before using the timer , you must set the TV’ s clock. (See “Setting the Clock” on page 3.8) When any of the timers are set, the “T imer” LED will illuminate[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .5 S PECIAL F EA TURES 5 Press VOL + to highlight “On/Off.” Press CH ▲ (or CH ▼ ) to turn the on-timer “On.” (Repeatedly pressing CH ▲ or CH ▼ will alternate between on and off.) 6 When finished, press VOL + . ▼ To deactivate the “On time,” select “Off” during this step. 7 To set the Of[...]

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    4 .6 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES ▼ Misspellings and unusual characters sometimes occur during closed caption transmissions, especial- ly those of live events. There may be a small delay before captions appear when you change channels. These are not malfunctions of the TV . 3 Press VOL + or VOL – to turn closed caption[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .7 S PECIAL F EA TURES Fine T uning Channels Use fine tuning to manually adjust a particular channel for optimal reception. 1 Select the appropriate channel. 2 Press MENU . Press CH ▼ two times to highlight “SET UP .” 3 Press VOL + to select Setup menu. (Channel set up” will be highlighted.) Press VOL + [...]

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    4 .8 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) If the TV is operating in a weak-signal area, sometimes the LNA function can impr ove the r eception (a low-noise preamplifier boosts the incoming signal). 2 Press VOL + to select “Channel set up.” Press CH ▼ twice to highlight “LNA.” 3 Press VOL - or VO[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .9 S PECIAL F EA TURES 2 If Dolby Prologic is selected, fol- low the instructions below . For “3D Phonic,” see next page. 1 Press MENU , then press the CH ▼ button three times. The DOLBY SURROUND icon will be highlight- ed (starts blinking). Press VOL + as often as neces- sary to select the appropriate sur[...]

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    4 .10 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES 3 Follow steps one and two (previous page). Select 3D Phonic. Then press VOL + to select one of these three modes: “Drama,” “Action,” or “Theater”. S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 Press MENU twice to exit. Next, press the CH ▼ button so that “Ef fect” is highlighted (the letters t[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .11 S PECIAL F EA TURES Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) Soundtrack Depending on the particular program being br oadcast, you can listen to stereo, mono, or a Separate Audio Program. (SAP audio is usually a for eign-language translation. Sometimes SAP has unrelated information like news or weather .) 2 Press[...]

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    4 .12 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES Setting up Wireless Headphones with Picture-in-Picture (See page 4.13 for information about the various options for picture-in-picture.) 1 Press MENU and press CH ▼ once to highlight the AUDIO icon. Press VOL+ , then press CH ▼ to highlight “Headphone.” S PECIAL F EA TURES Using Wireless Headphones 1[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .13 S PECIAL F EA TURES V iewing Picture-in-Picture Y ou can use the PIP feature to simultaneously to watch two video sources. Note: The PIP feature does not work with DVD or DTV signals. The DTV mode is not available on model PCJ533RF . Activating Picture-in-Picture 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ?[...]

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    4 .14 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ four times to select the PIP menu. Press VOL + to select the PIP menu. Selecting a Signal Source (Antenna or Cable) for PIP 2 Press CH ▼ four times to select “ANT/CA TV .” If an antenna is connect- ed, the setting is “ANT .” If a Ca[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .15 S PECIAL F EA TURES Press PIP CH ▲ or CH ▼ to change the channel that appears in the PIP window Changing the PIP Channel When you press the ROT A TE button repeatedly, the PIP win- dow moves from corner to corner on the TV screen. Changing the Location (Rotating) the PIP Window Press STILL to stop the ac[...]

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    4 .16 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES Setting Up Y our Personal ID Number (PIN) Using the V -Chip The V -Chip feature automatically locks out programming that is deemed inappr opriate for children. The user must first enter a PIN (personal ID number) before any of the V -Chip r estrictions can be set up or changed. Note : When the V -chip featur[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .17 How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines” First, set up a personal identification number (PIN), and enable the V -Chip. (See previous section.) Parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The TV guide- lines or the MP AA rating. How to Enable/Disable the V -Chip 1 Press ME[...]

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    4 .18 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 2 Press CH ▼ six times to highlight the “V- chip” menu. Press VOL+ . The “Enter pin” screen will appear . Enter your 4-digit PIN number . 3 The “V-chip mode” screen will appear . Press the CH ▼ button, and highlight the field for “TV Guidelines.” (Note: When a particular field is highligh[...]

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    C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .19 How to Set up Restrictions using the MP AA Ratings: G, PG, PG- 13, R, NC-17, X The MP AA rating system uses the Motion Picture Association of America (MP AA) system, and its main application is for movies. (Eventually , movie videocassettes will be encoded with MP AA ratings.) When the V -Chip lock is on, th[...]

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    4 .20 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES How to Reset the TV after the V -Chip Blocks a Channel (“Emergency Escape”) If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. The screen will go blank and the following message will appear: “Excessive rating.” To resume normal viewing, tune to a different channel using the number [...]

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    If the TV seems to have a problem, first try this list of possible pr oblems and solutions. If none of these troubleshooting tips apply , then call your nearest service center . Identifying Problems Note: If you watch a still image or the screen in the 16:9 aspect ratio format for a long time, some burning images may be seen on the screen. C HAPTER[...]

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    Cleaning and Maintaining Y our TV W ith proper car e, your TV unit will give you many years of service. Please follow these guidelines to get the maximum performance from your TV . Placement • Do not place the TV near extremely hot, cold, humid or dusty places. • Do not place the TV near appliances with electric motors that create magnetic fiel[...]