Insignia NS-51P680A12 manual

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    51"/5 9" Pl as ma HD T V 600H z 1080p NS-51P 680A12/NS -59P680A12 Use r G ui de[...]

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    i www.in signiapro ducts.com Co n t e n t s CHILD SAFE TY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important safet y instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warning s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    ii Contents www.in signiapro ducts.com Adjusting advanced picture settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Improving the image from a game con sole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Adjusting the computer image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using Energy Savin g mode [...]

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    iii Contents www.in signiapro ducts.com[...]

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    1 www.insig niaproducts.co m As y ou enjoy y our new product, k eep these safety tips in mind The issue The home theater entertai nment experience is a growing trend, and larger T V s are popular purchas es. Howeve r , T V s are not alway s suppor ted on the proper stands or installed accord ing to the manufacturer ’ s recommendations. W e and th[...]

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    2 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Im por tan t saf ety inst ructions 1 Read these instr uctions. 2 Keep these instr uctions. 3 Heed all warnin gs. 4 F ollow all inst ructions . 5 Do not us e this app aratus near water . 6 Clean only with a dry cloth . 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install i n accordance wit h the ma[...]

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    3 www.insig niaproducts.co m Cau ti on s Damage r equiring servic e Unplug th is T V fro m the pow er outlet a nd ref er ser vicing to qualifie d ser vice perso nnel und er the fo llow ing condit ions: • When the po wer s upply c ord o r plug i s damaged or fra yed . • If liquid h as been spi lled or obj ects hav e fallen into your T V . • If[...]

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    4 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Introd uct ion Congratulations on your purchase of a high- quality Insignia p roduct. Y our NS-51 P680A12 or NS-59P680A1 2 repre sents the state of the art in plasma T V design and i s designed for reliable and troub le- free per form ance. Inst alling th e stand or w all-m oun t bra ck et Ins[...]

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    5 www.insig niaproducts.co m Instal ling a wall-mo unt brack et T o install a wall-mount brack et: 1 If the stand is installed , remov e the stand. 2 At tach the w all-mount brac ket to the back o f your TV using four M8 screw s (not included ). TV c o m p o n e n t s Access ori es Make sure that the follo wing accessories are provided in the pack [...]

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    6 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Fr on t B a ck # Item Descr ipti on (power) Pre ss to turn y our TV on or off (sta ndby mode). W hen you tur n off your TV , power still flows into it. T o disconnect power , turn off the su r ge protector (if you ar e using one) or unp lug the power c ord. SOURCE button Press to select the vi[...]

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    7 www.insig niaproducts.co m Remote c ontrol # Button Descr ipti on POWER Pre ss to turn y our TV on or off (sta ndby mode). W hen you tur n off your TV , power still flows into it. T o disconnect power , turn off the su r ge protector (if you ar e using one) or unp lug the power c ord. Numbers Press to change the channel. For more information, se [...]

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    8 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m U si ng th e remote control Instal ling re mote con trol ba tteries T o install r emote control batteries: 1 Pr ess the bat ter y cover la tch in, t hen lift th e cover . 2 Inser t two AAA batteries into t he battery comp ar tme nt. Make sure tha t you matc h the + and – symbols on t he batt[...]

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    9 www.insig niaproducts.co m Pr ogrammin g a differen t univ ersal remo te contro l Y ou can operate your Insignia T V with a new or exist ing univ ersal rem ote control. T o progr am a differen t universal r emote cont rol: 1 See the table in “C ommon univ ersal remot e control codes” on page 9 for commo n codes. If you have proble ms programm[...]

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    10 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Making c onnections What conn ect ion sh ould I use? Y our T V has sever al connection types for connec ting devi ces to you r T V . F or the best video q uality, you should c onn ect a device t o the best availab le connection. Use t he fol lowing tables to i dentify cables: Y ou can use the[...]

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    11 www.insig niaproducts.co m C onnecting the pow er T o co nnec t the power: • Connec t the powe r cor d to the power jack o n the ba ck of your T V , then conne ct the other end to a surge protec tor or po wer outl et. If you ar e using a surge prot ector , make sur e that it is turned on. Instal ling the ferri te cor e The f errite cor e shi e[...]

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    12 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Using DVI (same as HDMI but req uires a sound connection) T o connect a cable or satellite bo x using DVI: 1 T urn o ff your TV and all con nec ted equipment. 2 Con nect the ca ble fro m the cable wall jac k to the cab le -in jack on the cable box. 3 Connect an HDMI-DVI adapter (not included)[...]

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    13 www.insig niaproducts.co m Using compos ite vid eo (good) T o connect a cable or satellite bo x using composite video: 1 T urn o ff your TV and all con nec ted equipment. 2 Con nect the ca ble fro m the cable wall jac k to the cab le -in jack on the cable box. 3 Con nect an A/V cable (not included) b etween the A V IN 1 Y/VIDEO and A V IN 1 R- A[...]

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    14 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m C onnecting an antenn a or cable T V (no bo x) T o connect an an tenna or cable TV (no box): 1 T urn o ff your TV and all con nec ted equipment. 2 Connect a coaxial cable between th e ANT IN jack on the back of your T V and the antenna or cable T V wall jack. 3 Tu r n o n y o u r T V. 4 Go th[...]

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    15 www.insig niaproducts.co m Using DVI (same as HDMI but req uires a sound connection) T o co nnec t a D VD or Blu-ray player u sing DVI: 1 T urn o ff your TV and all con nec ted equipment. 2 Connect an HDMI-DVI adapter (not included) to one end o f an HDMI ca ble (not included). 3 Connect the HDMI-D VI adapte r to the DVI OU T jack on th e DVD or[...]

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    16 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Using compos ite vid eo (good) T o co nnec t a D VD or Blu-ray player u sing composite video: 1 T urn o ff your TV and all con nec ted equipment. 2 Con nect an A/V cable (not pro vided) betwe en the A V IN 1 (Y/VIDEO) and A V IN 1 R-A UDIO-L jacks on th e back of your T V and t he AV O U T ja[...]

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    17 www.insig niaproducts.co m C onnec tin g a camcorder or ga me console T o connect a camcor der or game console: 1 T urn o ff your TV and all con nec ted equipment. 2 Conn ect a video cable (not inclu ded) betw een the A V IN 1 (Y/VIDEO) jack on the back of y our TV a n d t h e AV V I D E O O U T jack on the camcorder . 3 Connect an audio cable ([...]

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    18 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Connec ting a DVI d evice T o co nnec t a D VI device: 1 T urn o ff your TV and all con nec ted equipment. 2 Connect an HDMI-DVI adapter (not included) to one end o f an HDMI ca ble (not included). 3 Connect the HDMI-D VI adapte r to the DVI OU T jack on the DVI de vice, the n connec t the o [...]

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    19 www.insig niaproducts.co m Connec ting a comp uter usi ng DVI T o co nnec t a c omputer using DVI : 1 Connect an HDMI-DVI adapter (not included) to one end o f an HDMI ca ble (not included). 1 Connect the HDMI-D VI adapte r to the DVI OU T jack on th e computer , th en connec t the othe r end of the c able to t he HDM I 1 (DVI) j a ck o n t h e [...]

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    20 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Tu r n i n g o n y o u r T V f o r t h e first time The first tim e you turn on your T V , the Plug & Pl ay wizar d opens. The Pl ug & Play wizard gui des you through set ting up basic settings including the menu l anguage, TV signal so urce , the chan nel list, and time. T o set up y[...]

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    21 www.insig niaproducts.co m When the se arch is complete, th e Se ts th e Clo ck Mode screen appears. 8 Pr ess ENTE R , then press S or T t o highli ght Aut o (to automati cally set the time using tim e information from a digit al channel) or Man ual (to man ually set the t ime), then pre ss ENTER . • If you select Au to , the S et to daylight [...]

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    22 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Selecting the vide o input sou rce T o select the video inpu t source: • Press INPUT on e or mor e times t o select: •T V •A V •C o m p o n e n t 1 •C o m p o n e n t 2 •H D M I 1 / D V I •H D M I 2 Y ou can a lso select the vide o input sour ce in the on-s creen m enu. T o sele[...]

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    23 www.insig niaproducts.co m On-screen menu ov erview Pic t ure me nu Sound menu Channel menu Setup menu Input menu Navigating the me nus T o na vigate the on-scr een menus: 1 Pr ess MENU to open the on -scr een menu. 2 Pr ess S or T to highli ght a men u, then press ENTE R to access t he menu. Y ou can select Pict ure , So und , Channel , Setup ,[...]

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    24 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Selecting a channel T o select a channel: • Press CH or CH to go to th e next higher or lower cha nnel in the ch annel list. • Press the number b uttons to di rectly selec t a channel. F or example, if you want to view channel 27, press 2 , t hen press 7 . Y our T V goes to the channe l i[...]

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    25 www.insig niaproducts.co m 4 Pr ess S or T , W or X to adju st the sett ing, then press ENTER to confir m. 5 Pr ess EXI T to close the menu. Ad justing advan ced picture sett ings T o adjust advanc ed picture settings: 1 On the Picture menu, press S or T to highli ght Pic t ure Op tio ns . 2 Pr ess ENTE R to access the Picture Optio ns menu. 3 P[...]

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    26 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m • Fil m M o d e —Automatically senses and processes film si gnals from all sources and adjusts the picture for optimum qualit y . Y o u can selec t Off or Auto . • Screen Burn Pr otection —Helps p rotect t he scr een from “burn-in. ” Wh en a scr een image remains in one posit ion [...]

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    27 www.insig niaproducts.co m Adjusting the c omputer ima ge T o adjust the c omputer image: 1 Right- click a blank space on the Windows desktop . The Display P roperties dialog box opens . 2 Click t he Sett ing s tab . 3 Drag the screen r esolution sl ider to t he corre c t resol ution. Th e best resol ution is 19 20 x 1080p . 4 If the di alog box[...]

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    28 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Ad j u s t i n g t h e s o un d Adjusting th e sound T o adjust the sound: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu op ens. 2 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Sound , then press ENTE R to acce ss the Sound menu. 3 Pr ess S or T to h ighlig ht an opt ion, th en press ENTE R to a ccess th e op tion. Yo u[...]

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    29 www.insig niaproducts.co m Changing channel sett ings Aut omatically searching for channels T o automa tically search f or channels: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu op ens. 2 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Channel , then press ENTE R to acce ss the Chann el menu . Ant enna is high lighted . 3 Pr ess ENTE R to access the Antenna option , press S[...]

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    30 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Clear Scrambled Chan nel , then press EN TER . Y our T V remo ves scrambled channe ls from the channel list. This process may take 20 to 30 minutes. The status of the process is sho wn on the screen. 4 Pr ess RETURN to return to th e previo us men u or EXIT to cl[...]

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    31 www.insig niaproducts.co m Reser ving prog rams Y ou can reserve (sc hedule) a program that you want to watch . When th e program t ime ar rives, you r T V switch es to the channel that is br oadcasti ng the program. T o reserve a pr ogram: 1 Pr ess CH.L IST . The channel l ist opens. 2 Pr ess S or T to hig hlight th e channe l you want to reser[...]

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    32 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Hiding channels T o hide channel s: 1 Pr ess CH.L IST . The channel l ist opens with A ll high lighted . 2 Pr ess S or T to hig hlight th e channe l you want to hi de (delete fr om the cha nnel list), t hen press ENTE R . 3 Pr ess OP TION to access the list of options . Delete is highli ghted[...]

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    33 www.insig niaproducts.co m Viewing a favorite chann el T o v iew a f avorite chan nel: 1 Pr ess FA V. C H . Th e Fa v o r i t e L i s t opens. 2 Pr ess S or T to hig hlight th e channe l you want to watch, the n press ENTER . Y our T V tune s to the cha nnel y ou selec ted. Check ing t he D T V s ignal strength T o check the D T V signal strengt[...]

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    34 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Settin g pare ntal c on tr ols Setting or cha nging the passw ord T o set up a passwor d: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu op ens. 2 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Setup , th en press ENTE R to acce ss the Setup menu. 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight V- Ch ip , then pr ess ENTE R to acce ss the [...]

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    35 www.insig niaproducts.co m T emporaril y unblocking a channel T o temporarily unblock a channel: • When you tune to a channe l or pr ogram t hat is blocked and the fo llowing scree n appears, P ress the num ber butto ns to enter th e pass word, then press ENTER . Setting U .S. T V parental cont rol levels Some of t he age -ba sed T V paren tal[...]

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    36 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Setting movie lev els T o set movie lev els: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu op ens. 2 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Setup , th en press ENTE R to acce ss the Setup menu. 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight V- Ch ip , then pr ess ENTE R to acce ss the V- C hi p me nu. T he V-C h ip pass word scre[...]

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    37 www.insig niaproducts.co m T o set Canad ian T V ra tings levels: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu op ens. 2 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Setup , th en press ENTE R to acce ss the Setup menu. 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight V- Ch ip , then pr ess ENTE R to acce ss the V- C hi p me nu. T he V-C h ip pass word scre en op ens. 4 Press the numb er b[...]

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    38 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight V- Ch ip , then pr ess ENTE R to acce ss the V- C hi p me nu. T he V-C h ip pass word scre en op ens. 4 Press the numb er buttons to enter the password, then press ENTER . The default password is 0000 . 5 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight V- Ch ip Lo c k , then press E[...]

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    39 www.insig niaproducts.co m 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Capti on , then press ENTE R to acce ss the Ca pti on me nu. 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Capti on M ode , then press ENTER . 5 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight a captio n mode, then press ENTER . Y ou can select: • Default , CC1 through CC4 , or Te x t 1 through Te x t 4 for an alog chann e[...]

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    40 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m • Background Opacity —Selects the opac ity of the caption backg round . • Return t o Default —Returns al l styles back to the de fault se ttings of the broad casting station. A dju sting t ime se ttings Setting th e clock To s e t t h e c l o c k : 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu [...]

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    41 www.insig niaproducts.co m Setting th e time zone 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu op ens. 2 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Setup , th en press ENTE R to acce ss the Setup menu. 3 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Tim e , then press ENTE R . The Time menu op ens. 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Cloc k , then press ENTE R . The Clock menu opens with Cloc[...]

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    42 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Cloc k , then press ENTE R . The Clock menu opens with Clock Mode high lighted. 5 If Clock Mode is s et to Manual , press S or T to high light Clock Mode , press ENTE R , press S or T to high light Aut o , then p ress ENTER . Yo u c a n o n l y c h a n g e t h e [...]

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    43 www.insig niaproducts.co m 4 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Tim er 1 , Ti m e r 2 , or Tim er 3 , then press ENTE R to acces s the Timer scr een. The cursor is on the fi rst time field under On Ti me . 5 Pr ess S or T to c hange an item. Pr ess W or X to move from it em to item . Y ou need t o set: • On Ti me —Se ts the time your T V tu rns on.[...]

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    44 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m 4 Pr ess S or T to highli ght a language , then p ress ENTE R to confirm . Y ou can selec t Englis h , Fre nc h , or Spanish . 5 Pr ess RETURN to return to th e previo us men u or EXIT to cl ose the m enu. Labeling an input sour ce T o change inpu t labels: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu[...]

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    45 www.insig niaproducts.co m V iewing the Open Sourc e Licens e Notice T o vi ew the O pen Source Li cense N otice: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu op ens. 2 Pr ess S or T to high light Setup . th en press ENTE R to acce ss the Setup menu. 3 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Op en So urce Licen se Notice . 4 Pr ess EN TER . The O pen Sou rc e L icen[...]

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    46 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m 5 Pr ess MENU . The on-scr een menu op ens. 6 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Setup , th en press ENTE R to acce ss the Setup menu. 7 Pr ess S or T to hi ghlight Software Upgrade , then press ENTER . Y ou may have to scroll down to see this opti on. The sof tware up grade begi ns. During the soft[...]

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    47 www.insig niaproducts.co m Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warni ng Do not tr y to repair your T V yourself . Refer all ser vice to a qualified servi ce technician. Problem Sol uti on Po or pi c tu re qu al i ty. • T r y another c hannel. • Adjust the antenna. • Che ck all wire connec tions. Poo r sound quality . • T r y another c hannel. ?[...]

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    48 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m Specifica tions Spec ificatio ns are subject to ch ange witho ut notic e. Wa r r a n t y Dimensions and weight Screen Disp lay re solu tions PC - H DMI/DVI scan rates Tu n e r Inputs Outputs NS- 51P680A1 2 NS-59 P680A12 Par ts : 2 years Labor : 2 years Par ts : 2 years Labor : 2 years NS-51P6[...]

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    49 www.insig niaproducts.co m Audio Powe r Miscellaneous Leg a l no t ice s FCC C la ss A N ot ic e This device complies with par t 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation is subject to th e following two condit ions: 1.This device m ay not cause har mful inter ference, and 2.This device must ac cept any in terference r eceived , including interference tha[...]

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    50 NS-51P680A12 /NS-59P680A12 www.insig niaproducts.co m SRS Labs, I nc. T ruSurround HD and SRS are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. T ruSurround HD technology is inco rporated under license fr om SRS Labs, Inc . Dolby Digital Manufactured und er license fr om Dolby Laboratori es. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratori es. HD[...]

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    51 www.insig niaproducts.co m T wo -y ear limited warr ant y - Insignia T elevisions US and C anada Mark ets Definitions : Insignia Products (“In signia ”) warrants to you, the origina l purchaser of this new I nsig nia-branded televi sion (“Product”), that the Product shall be f ree of defects in the origin al manufacturer of the material [...]

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    TM www.in signiaproducts .com US & Ca nada: 1 (877) 467-4289 Distr ibut ed by Best Bu y Pu rcha sing , LL C 7601 P enn A venue South, Richfiel d, MN USA 55 423-3645 © 2011 BBY Solutions, Inc. All righ ts reserved. INSIGN IA is a trademark of BBY Solutions, Inc. Registered in som e countries. All other pr oducts and brand names ar e trademarks [...]