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    TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR YOUR SAFETY …………………………………………………….... 2 PRCAUTIONS AND REMINDERS ………………………………………. 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INST RUCTIONS ……………………………….. 6 Package Contents ………………………………………………… 8 Attaching the Base ……?[...]

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    1 SYMBOL SYMBOL DEFINITION SA 1965 DA NGEROUS VOLTA GE: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, w ithin an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock to persons. SA 1966 INS[...]

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    2 FOR YOUR SAFETY Before operating the TV please read this manual thoroughly. This manual should be retained for future reference. FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: (FOR FCC CERTIFIED MODELS) NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC[...]

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    3 This device contains a digital television t uner, so it should receive digital over the air TV programming, with a suitable antenna, after the end of full-power analog TV broadcasting in the Unit ed States on February 17, 2009. Some older television receivers, if they rely on a TV antenna, w ill need a TV Converter to receive over the air digital[...]

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    4 Place unit on even surfaces. Don't place the TV in confined spaces or in a box when using it. Unplug immediately if is malfunction like no picture, no video/audio,smoke and bad odor from TV. Unplug immediately if other foreign materials are put inside TV box or if the TV fell down. Don't throw any object inside the TV box like metals or[...]

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    5 Remember to unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners to clean the display. Avoid direct sunlight, dusty, high humidity and smoky areas. Make sure to unplug the unit w hen not in use for a long period of time (days). Call service personnel to clean the internal part of the TV once a year[...]

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    6 Read before operating equipme nt 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 a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. 8. Do not install near any h[...]

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    7 18. Tilt/Stability – All televisions must comply with recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stab ility properties of it s cabinets design. y Do not compromise these design standards by apply ing excessive pull force to the front, or top, of the c abinet, w hich could ultimately overturn the product. y Also, do not endan[...]

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    8 Package Contents ◎ AOC L42H861 TV unit ◎ Remote Control ◎ Two (AAA) Batteries for the Remote Control ◎ Base ◎ Four screws (to attach the Base to the stand) ◎ Power Cord ◎ User Manual ◎ Quick Setup Guide IMPORTA NT: Do not apply pressure to the screen display area w hich may compromise the integrity of the displa y. The manufacture[...]

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    9 Preparing Your LCD HDTV for Wall Mounting We suggest that you keep your TV at least 2.36 inches (60 mm) from the wall to prevent cable interference. Before mounting your TV on the wa ll, you need to remove the base. To attach a wall mount bracket to y our TV: 1 Remove the two T4 and tw o M4 screws holding y our TV to the stand. 2 Secure the w all[...]

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    10 Please, make sure to connect the power plug to the wall outlet socket after connecting the TV to the power cord! 1 . Install the base stan d ; place the TV on a solid su rface. Ensure that the TV is plac ed in a position to allow free flow of air. Do not cover the ventilation openings on the back cover. To prevent any unsafe si tuations, no nake[...]

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    11 3. Remote control: Remove the cover of the battery com partment. Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type AAA 1.5V). 4. Power: Insert the power cord in the w all so cket having an AC pow er supply. You can see LED states at the front panel. If the LED color is Blue, means the TV set is power on. If the LED color is Red , wh ich means this TV set is[...]

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    12 HDMI S-Video Composite Pr Pb Y PC Audio in 15-pin D- Sub 1. HDMI – Connect the primary source for digital video such as a DVD multimedia player or set top box th rough this all digital connector. The white color band on the rear of t he TV indicates this connection. 2. RGB PC – Connect the video and audio c ables from a computer here. 3. A V[...]

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    13 4. COMPONENT (YPb/CbPr/Cr w ith A udio L/R) – Connect the primary source for component video devices such as a DVD Play er or set top box here. From left to right, use red for Pr, blue for Pb, green for Y, red for right audio (R) and white for left audio (L) inputs. 5. DTV – Connect to an antenna or digita l cable (out-of-the-w all, not from[...]

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    14 TO USE THE FRONT PANEL CONTROL 1. VOL + VOL +: Press to increas e the sound volume level. 2. VOL - VOL - : Press to decr eas e the sound volume level. 3. CH ▲ CH +: Press to selec t the next higher Pr ogr am number. 4. CH ▼ CH - : Press to selec t the next lower Pr ogr am number. 5. MENU Menu key: Press to open or exit the OSD menu. 6. INPUT[...]

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    15 TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL POWER Press to power ON/OFF (standby) TV.(Note:1.TV is never completely power off. unless physically unplugged. 2.Press to turn on TV after the power on status LED had changed to the red color and stopped flashing. ) VIDEO Press repeatedly to choose S- Video/Composite source mode (Video 1 ~ 2). COMP Press repeatedly to [...]

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    16 VIEWING MODES ILLUSTRATIONS Normal Mode on 16:9 Display screen The original content would be at the center of the screen. Wide Mode on 16:9 Disp lay screen The original content in this mode has to fill the entire width of the display horizontally. Wide Mode on 16:10 Disp lay screen Wide1 and Wide2 are applied: Wide1: T he original content would [...]

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    17 ZOOM Mode on 16:10 Display screen For those wide format images w hich are originally programmed into 4:3 frames with top and bottom black bars, this m ode has to stretch the image in both wide and high directions to the full display w ith active data. Little cropping on sides is necessary for full display. CINEMA Mode on 16:9 or 16:10 Display sc[...]

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    18 CONNECTING EQUIPMENT Coaxial (RF) Using Your A ntenna or Digital Cable for DTV 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV. 2. Connect the coaxial (RF) connector from your antenna or digital cable (out-of-the-wall, not from the Cable Box) to the ANTENNA/CABLE DIGITAL/ANALOG connector. 3. T urn on the power to the HDTV. 4. Select DTV using the INPUT butt [...]

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    19 Using the A ntenna or Cable for your VCR 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and VCR. 2. Connect the “Output to TV”, “RF Out” or “Antenna Out” connector on the rear of your VCR to the ANTENNA/CABLE DIGITAL/ANALOG connector at the rear of the HDTV. 3. T urn on the power to the HDTV and VCR. 4. Select TV using the INPUT butt on on the r[...]

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    20 Connecting Your HDTV Set-Top Box Using HDMI HDTV Set-Top Boxes that have a HDMI digital interface should be connected to the HDMI input of the L CD HDTV for optimal results. Connecting your HDTV Set-Top Box (Be st) 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-T op Box. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your HDTV Set-Top Box and th[...]

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    21 For HDTV Set-Top Boxes w i th DVI 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-T op Box. 2. Using a HDMI-DVI cable, connect t he DVI end to your HDTV Set-Top Box and the HDMI end to the HDMI Input at the rear of the HDTV. 3. T urn on the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-T op Box. 4. Select HDMI using the INPUT button on the remote, side of the [...]

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    22 6. T urn on the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-T op Box. 7. Select Component (Video 3) using the INPUT button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressi ng the Component button on the Remote Control. Connecting Your Basic Set-Top Box Using Composite Video 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and Set-Top Box. 2. Using an AV Cable, connec[...]

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    23 Using Coax (RF) 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and Set-Top Box. 2. Using a Coax (RF ) cable, connec t one end to the TV OUT (RF ) on your Set Top Box and the other end to the DT V/T V input at t he rear of the HDTV. 3. T urn on the power to the HDTV and Set-Top Box. 4. Select TV using the INPUT butt on on the remote, side of the HDTV or dire[...]

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    24 Connecting Your DVD Player Using HDMI DVD players that have a digital inte rface such as HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) should be connec ted to the HDMI input of the LCD HDTV for optimal results. Connecting your DVD Play er (Best) 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your D[...]

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    25 Using Component Video Connecting your DVD Play er (Better) 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the Pr (red color) connec tor on your DVD play er to the corresponding Pr (red color) connector in the Component at t he rear of the HDTV. 3. Connect the Pb (blue color) connector on your DVD player to the corresponding Pb (bl[...]

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    26 Using S-Video (AV) Connecting your DVD Play er (Good): 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the S-Video jack on the rear of your DVD player to the S-Video jack in the AV group on t he rear of the HDTV. 3. Connect an audio cable (white and red connectors) to the audio output connectors associated with the S- Video output [...]

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    27 5. Select Composite (Video 1) using the INPUT button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing t he AV button on the Remote Control.[...]

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    28 Connecting Your VCR or Video Camera 1. T urn off the HDT V and VCR or Video Camera. 2. Connect the S-Video jack on the rear of your VCR or Video Camera to the S-Video jack in the AV group on the rear of the HDTV. 3. Connect an audio cable (white and red connectors) cable to the audio output connectors associated with the S-Video output on y our [...]

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    29 Connecting to a PC Computer 1. T urn off the power to the HDTV and PC Computer. 2. Connect a 15-pin D-Sub RGB (VGA) c able to the RGB out put of your pc computer and the other end to the RGB PC input at the rear of the HDTV. 3. Connect the Audio Out on your pc com puter to the RGB PC Audio input at the rear of the HDTV. 4. T urn on the HDT V and[...]

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    30 TO USE THE MENUS 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu 2. Use the cursor up / dow n to select a menu item. 3. Use the cursor left / right to enter a submenu. 4. Press the ENTER button to enable/dis able the function. 5. Press the MENU or EXIT button to exit the menu. Press the MENU button to enter the main OSD (On Screen Display). Ad[...]

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    31 6. Channel Labels : Show the NTSC / AT SC TV channel label menu for user modifying channel labels specifically. 7. Menu Language : Select the menu display language. (English / Espanol / Francais) 8. Aspect Ratio : Select the display aspect rati o. (Normal/Zoom/Wide/Cinema) 9. Favorite Channel Mode : When favorite channel mode on user can edit fa[...]

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    32 A UDIO MENU The Audio menu in TV mode shows as below. It provides audio adjustment for user to modify the audio setting. Audio language setting is only available w ith ATSC TV source, the option is disable under other source modes. 1. Audio La nguage :Change the audio language setting on ATSC TV programs The number of the supported audi o langua[...]

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    33 FEA TURE MENU The Feature menu in TV mode show s as below. It provides certain optional control functions such as time set, sleep timer, advanced video menu, Password Set, parental control (V-chip) and Digtal closed caption setting. This menu gives users the most flexibilities to satisfy their generally demands. According to the various requirem[...]

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    34 【 Dynamic Contrast 】 user can choose 0n or Off. 【 Setting 】 restores the default adv anced video option settings. 4. Passw ord Set : Change the 4-numeral parental c ontrol password. Three steps are required for changing the password: Enter Old Password -> Enter New Password -> Confirm New Password. Note: This item is only available[...]

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    35 6. Digital Caption s: Select the close caption options ( Service 1-6, Text 1-4 and CC 1-4) in digital TV mode. When select service 1 to service 6 you canmodulate parameters in the Digital Close Caption. 7. Digital Close Caption : Provide numerous options for setting the digital close caption style. In the sub-menu. 【 Style 】 item can be set [...]

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    36 【 Edge Effect 】 : The text edge effects, which gives None / Raised / Depressed / Uniform / Left Shadow / Right Shadow modes. 【 Edge Color 】 : The colors of text edge effects, which provides Red / Green / Blue / Yellow / Magenta / Cy an / Black / White Colors. 8. A udio only : press this item for those TV programs w ith audio only and w i[...]

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    37 TIPS Care of the screen Do not rub or strike the screen with any th ing hard as this may scratch, mar, or damage the screen permanently. Unplug the power cord before cleaning t he screen. Dust the TV by w iping the screen and the cabinet with a soft, clean cloth. If the screen requires additional cleaning, use a clean, damp cloth. Do not use liq[...]

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    38 Regulatory Notices – Federal Co mmun i cations Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of t he FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha rmful interference in a residential installation. This equipm ent generat[...]

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    39 NOTE: *This model complies with the specifications listed below . *Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. *This model may not be compatible with f eatures and/or specif ications that may be added in the future. *42” LCD TV (42.02” viewable) View able image size: 1067mm Television Sy stem: NTSC standard ATSC standard[...]

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    40 Please make these simple checks before calling service. These tips may save you time and money since charges for re ceiver installation and adjustments of customer controls are not covered under your w arranty. Symptoms Items to Che ck and Actions to follow “Ghost ” or double image *This may be caused by obstruction to the antenna due to hig[...]

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    41 GLOSSARY HDTV HDTV displays are technically defined as being capable of displaying a minimum of 720p or 1080i active scan lines. HDMI Inputs High-Definition Multimedia Interface A udio / Video Inputs Located on the rear of the receiver, these connecto rs (RCA phono type plug) are used for the input of audio and video signal s. Designed for use w[...]