AOC L42H961 manual

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    T ABLE OF CONTENT DIGIT AL TELEVISION TRANSITION NO TICE ....................................... 1 FOR Y OUR SAFETY ........................................................................................ 2 PREC A UTIONS AND REMINDERS ........................................................... 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS ....................[...]

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    1 DIGIT AL TELEVISION TRANSITION NO TICE This device contains a digital tele vision tuner , so it should receiv e digital ov er the air TV programming, with a suitable antenna, after the end of full-power analog TV broadcasting in the United States on J une 12, 2009. Some older television receiv ers, if they rel y on a TV antenna, will need a TV Co[...]

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    2 NO TICE 1. The changes or modifications not expr essly appr oved b y the par ty responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 2. Shielded interface cables and AC po wer cord, if any , must be used in or der to comply with the emission limits. 3. The manufactur er is not responsible for an y radio or TV [...]

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    3 PRECA UTIONS AND REMINDERS Place unit on ev en surfaces. Unplug immediately if is malfunction lik e no picture, no video/audio ,smoke and bad odor fr om TV . Don't thr ow an y object inside the TV box lik e metals or other flammable materials. Don't place the TV in confined spaces or in a box when using it. Unplug immediately if other f[...]

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    4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read befor e operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur ers inst[...]

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    5 digital-to-analog conv er ter box es. CONSUMER ALER T – This television r eceiv er has only an analog br oadcast tuner and will requir e a conv er ter box after J une 12,2009,to r eceive o ver -the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation's transition to digital br oadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to w ork as before [...]

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    6 PREP ARA TION IMPOR T ANT : Do not apply pr essur e to the scr een displa y area which ma y compr omise the integrity of the displa y . The manufactur er’ s war ranty does not cover user abuse or impr oper installations. A TT A CHING THE BASE IMPOR T ANT : The Base of the HDTV must be assembled prior to usage. 1. Place TV unit face down on a so[...]

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    7 3. Remote contr ol: Remov e the cov er of the batter y compartment. Inser t the 2 batteries supplied (T ype AAA 1.5V). 4. P ow er : Inser t the pow er cord in the wall sock et with A C power supply . Y ou can see LED states at the fr ont panel. If the LED color is Blue , means the TV set is pow er on. If the LED color is Red, which means this TV [...]

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    8 PERIPHERAL CONNECTION GUIDE 3 4 AC POWER 1. HDMI – Connect the primar y source f or digital video such as a D VD multimedia pla yer or set top box thr ough this all digital connector . The white color band on the r ear of the TV indicates this connection. 2. PC IN – Connect the video and audio cables fr om a computer here. 3. A V IN (A V/S-VI[...]

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    9 OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS T O USE THE FRONT P ANEL CONTROL 1 2 3 5 6 4 7 1 V OL + V OL + : Pr ess to incr ease the sound v olume lev el. 2. V OL - V OL - : Pr ess to decr ease the sound v olume lev el. 3. CH ▲ CH + : Press to select the next higher Pr ogram number . 4. CH ▼ CH - : Press to select the next low er Program n umber . 5. MENU Menu [...]

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    10 T O USE THE REMO TE CONTROL PO WER Pr ess t o t urn ON /OF F (st and by ) the TV . (Note: 1.TV is nev er completely pow ered off unless ph ysically unplugged. 2. Press to turn on TV after the pow er on status, LED had changed to the Blue color and stopped flashing.) SOURCE Press r epeatedly to choose the various input sour ces. MUTE Switch the s[...]

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    11 VIEWING MODELS ILLUSTRA TIONS Normal Mode The original content w ould be at the center of the scr een. 16:9 Content 4:3 Content Wide Mode The original content in this mode has to fill the entir e screen of the displa y . 16:9 Content 4:3 Content ZOOM Mode For those wide f ormat images which ar e originally pr ogrammed into 4:3 frames with black [...]

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    12 CONNECTING EQUIPMENT Coaxial (RF) Using Y our Antenna or Digital Cable for DTV . 1. T urn off the HDTV . 2. Connect the coaxial (RF) connector fr om your antenna or digital cable (out-of- the-wall, not from the Cable Bo x) to the ANTENNA/C ABLE DIGIT AL/ANALOG connector . 3. T urn on the HDTV . 4. Select TV using the SOURCE button on the remote,[...]

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    13 Connecting Y our HDTV Set-T op Bo x Using HDMI HDTV Set-T op Box es that ha ve a HDMI digital interface should be connected to the HDMI input of the LCD HDTV for optimal r esults. Connecting y our HDTV Set-T op Box (Best) 1. T urn off the HDTV and HDTV Set-T op Box. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your HDTV Set-T op Box and the oth[...]

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    14 Using Component Video Connecting y our HDTV Set-T op Box (Better): 1. T urn off the HDTV and HDTV Set-T op Box. 2. Connect the Pr (red color) connector on your HDTV Set-T op Box to the corr esponding Pr (red color) connector in the Component gr oup . 3. Connect the Pb (blue color) connector on your HDTV Set-T op Box to the corr esponding Pb (blu[...]

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    15 Using Coax (RF) 1. T urn off the HDTV and Set-T op Box. 2. Using a Coax (RF) cable , connect one end to the TV OUT (RF) on your Set T op Box and the other end to the TV input at the rear of the HDTV . 3. T urn on the HDTV and Set-T op Box. 4. Select TV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pr essing the TV button[...]

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    16 Using Component Video Connecting y our D VD Pla y er (Better) 1. T urn off the HDTV and D VD pla yer . 2. Connect the Pr (red color) connector on your D VD play er to the corr esponding Pr (red color) connector in the Component at the r ear of the HDTV . 3. Connect the Pb (blue color) connector on your D VD play er to the corr esponding Pb (blue[...]

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    17 Using Composite (A V) Video Connecting y our D VD Pla y er (Good) 1. T urn off the HDTV and D VD pla yer . 2. Connect the Video (yellow color) connector on y our D VD pla yer to the Video (yello w color) connector in the A V gr oup . 3. Connect the R (red color) and L (white color) audio connectors on y our D VD pla yer to the cor r esponding R [...]

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    18 Connecting to a PC 1. T urn off the HDTV and PC . 2. Connect a 15-pin D-Sub RGB (V GA) cable to the RGB output of y our PC and the other end to the V GA input at the rear of the HDTV . 3. Connect the Audio Out on your computer to the AUDIO input at the r ear of the HDTV . 4. T urn on the HDTV and PC . 5. Select V GA using the SOURCE button on th[...]

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    19 T O USE THE MENUS 1. Press the MENU/EXIT button to displa y or close the main menu 2. Use the Na vigation Ring to move ar ound to select, adjust or confirm an item in the OSD (On Screen Displa y) men u. Press the MENU/EXIT button to enter the main OSD . Adjust the items including Video menu, Audio menu, Featur e menu, Channel menu and V GA men u[...]

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    20 10. SRS: Solution of pr ocessing surr ound sound effect f or pla yback ov er two speak ers.Select On for optimizing bass/ treble perf ormance and intelligibility .Select Off for k eeping curr ent audio performance lev el. 11. Pr eset: Restor e the default audio settings. FEA TURE MENU The Featur e menu in TV mode shows as below . This menu giv e[...]

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    21 3. Advanced Video: Pro vide the Noise Reduction, Adaptiv e Contrast, and DCR f or enhancing video quality . [Noise Reduction] – Gives f our NR effect degr ees, such as: Low , Mid, High and Off. The default setting is Mid. [Adaptiv e Contrast] – Choose On or off to adjust the gamma after analyzing the input signal automatically . [DCR] – Dy[...]

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    22 [Phase] – Adjust Picture Phase to r educe Horizontal-Line noise. The tuning range is fr om 0 to 100. [Preset] – Restore the default component setting values. 13. Reset to Default: Restore all the default settings. V GA MENU This option only sho ws and is a vailable in V GA mode, which pro vides sev eral items for the V GA displa y fine tunin[...]

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    23 TIPS Care of the scr een Do not rub or str ik e the sc r een wi th an ything hard as this ma y scratch, mar , or damage the screen permanentl y . Unplug the pow er cord befor e cleaning the screen. Dust the TV by wiping the scr een and the cabinet with a soft, clean cloth. If the screen r equires ad ditional cleaning, use a clean, damp cloth. Do[...]

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    24 PRODUCT SPECIFICA TION NO TE * This model complies with the specifications listed below . * Designs and specifications ar e subject to change without notice. * This model ma y not be compatible with featur es and/or specifications that ma y be added in the futur e . * 42” LCD TV (42” viewable) Viewable image size: 1067mm diagonal T elevision[...]

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    25 BEFORE CALLING SER VICE Please mak e these simple checks before calling service . These tips ma y sav e you time and mone y since charges for r eceiver installation and adjustments of customer contr ols are not cov ered under your war ranty . Symptoms Items to Check and Actions to follow “Ghost ” or double image * This ma y be caused b y obs[...]

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    26 GLOSSAR Y HDTV HDTV displa ys are technicall y defined as being capable of displa ying a minimum of 720p or 1080i activ e scan lines. HDMI Inputs High-Definition Multimedia Interface Audio / Video Inputs Located on the r ear of the r eceiv er , these connectors (RC A phono type plug) are used for the input of audio and video signals. Designed fo[...]

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