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Westinghouse SK-40H520S manual

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    USER’S MANUAL MANUEL DE L ’UTILISA TEUR MANUAL DEL USUARIO SK-40H520S Widescreen HDTV TVHD à Écran Géant TVHD P antalla Grande[...]

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    I English Español Français TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS .................. ........................... .........................1 Important Information .................... .............................. ........................... .........................1 Safety Precautions ................... ........................... [...]

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    1 English Español Français IMPORTANT SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS This wid e active matrix TFT (t hin film tran sistor) liquid cry stal m onitor is desi gned for use as a stand alone TV as well as a disp lay devic e for video e lectronics applianc es and perso nal computers. Important Information Warning : To reduc e the risk of fi re or electric shock[...]

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    2 Safety Precautions 1. Cleaning : Unplug t he power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning th e product. Use a damp cloth to clean the product. Do not use liqu id cleaners or aerosol cleaners. 2. W ater and moistu re : Do not use the product near w ater or areas of high moisture content such as swimming po ols, bathtubs or wet basement s. 3. Ensu[...]

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    3 English Español Français 7. S tand : Do not place the p roduct on an unstable cart, st and, tripod or ta ble. Placing the product on an unstable base can cau se the product to fall, resulting in seri ous personal injuries as well as damage to the product. Use only a cart, stand, tr ipod, bracket or table reco mmended by the manufactu rer or sol[...]

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    4 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instru ctions. 2. Keep these instru ctions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all in structions. 5. Do not use this appa ratus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accorda nce with the manufactu rer ’s inst ructio ns. 8. Do not insta ll near any[...]

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    5 English Español Français 13. Unplug the a pparatus duri ng lightening storms or when unused fo r long periods of time. 14. Refer all servicing to qualifie d service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparat us has been damaged in an way , such as power-supply cord is damaged, liquid has been spilled or obj ects have fallen into app arat[...]

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    6 GENERAL INFORMATION Feature Your TV is designed with the latest technology and is a high -performance unit that includes the follow ing special feat ure :  Multi-sources input included RF IN, D-SU B, HDMIx2, Compositex2, S-Videox2, and Componentx2.  Built-in combo tu ner is able to rec eive ATSC, NT SC and Clear QAM Cable signals.  Built[...]

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    7 English Español Français Controls and Ports of the Panel F F r r o o n n t t P P a a n n e e l l V V i i e e w w s s FUNCTION KEYS 1. MENU : Display the ma in me nu. When OS D is appe ared, p ress the button to sele ct or ac cess th e sub-men u. 2. VOLUM E (+ / -) : Incre ase/decreas e the volume or be the left /right arr ow button for m enu. 3[...]

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    8 S S i i d d e e P P a a n n e e l l V V i i e e w w s s 1. HDMI1 input Connect to an external video device such as HD digital cable/satellite receiver , HD STB, Media center PC, or DVD player 2. HDMI2 input 3. HDMI Audio input( R/L) Connect th e audio input i f you using a DVI-to-HDMI conv erter . 4. VGA Using a 1 5-pin VGA cable, connect to a co[...]

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    9 English Español Français Accessories User’s Manual Remote Control & Ba tteries Power Cord Quick Connect Guide Warranty Card Screw driver & Sc rews x4(bas e) LCD - TV Quick connect Wa rranty Card[...]

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    10 Remote Control 1 Power Swit ch TV powe r on/off. 2 Mute T urn the sound on/of f. 3 Swap No support 4 PIP No support 5 Backlight Adjust the LCD Ba cklight leve l 6 Sleep Press to sele ct a preset time interv al for automatic power down. 7 CC Press to enable or disabled closed capti on. 8 Favorite Select, remo ve or add your fa vorite channel. Pr [...]

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    11 English Español Français 19 Guide Broadcast pro gram information. 20 Info . Display the sourc e and channel informati on. 21 YPbPr1 Select Y PbPr1 or 2 sourc e input. 22 TV Sele ct TV(NTS C/A TSC) so urce i nput . 23 PC Select VGA source inpu t. 24 HDMI Select HDMI 1 or 2source i nput. 25 YPbPr2 Select Y PbPr2 source input. 26 DVI No support. [...]

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    12 NOTES ． Dot : The Dot Drop List is menu list o f all the virt ual channels av ailable on t he current physical chann el for the user to select. The user can util ize this functi on for quick er access to all the availabl e virtual channels instead of channeli ng through eac h channel. Key command Function Dot Open dot list men u Up Move point [...]

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    13 English Español Français 2. Conne ctions[...]

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    14 3. Connect pow er cables Connect the power cord to th e LCD TV then to a pro per AC outlet. IMPORTANT: The power in put voltage for TV is 120Vac , before beginning ; make sure all devices are turned off. 4. Turn Pow er On Press the po wer button on the righ t side of the LCD TV, or press the power (Red) b utton on the remote contro l. 5. Sel ect[...]

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    15 English Español Français How to remove the BA SE a. Carefully place the TV face down on a soft clean su rface. b. Remove the four screws underneath the BASE. (See picture belo w) c. Pull out the BASE from the TV .[...]

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    16 Function adjustm ent There are four main Setup Men us; these ar e Settings, Cha nnels, Locks and Guide. All the functions ca n be adjusted ei ther by the rem ote control or by using the c ontrol keys on th e LCD TV’s right side. Viewing OS D Menu To display th e main menu, pre ss the Menu butto n on the right sid e of front control keys of the[...]

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    17 English Español Français Video settings: Press arrow keys to select or adjust your favorite picture settings. DONE button to close pictu re setting m enu. Screen Fit: Adjust your TV sc reen to hand le different pic ture formats. Standard/Fill/Oversc an Colo r Te mp.: Press arrow keys to s elect or adjust your preferred color temperature s etti[...]

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    18 Audio Setting Bass, Treble & Balance Use arrow ke ys to adjust the bass , treble and balanc e. Optical Out Select AC3/PCM Analog Preference Select an anal og audio pref erence if TV s ignal is analo g. Mono/Stereo/S AP Digital Preference Select langu age preference fo r digital channel s. English/French /Spanish Settings[...]

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    19 English Español Français Close Capti ons Basic Selection Choose the t ype of close d caption settings to use for programs bro adcast with basic caption. Advanced Selection Use arrow ke ys to adjust clos ed caption appear ance such as font and size, each c hange can be previewed on bottom of menu. Caption Pref erence Select Always Basic/Always [...]

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    20 Date & Time Set Date & Time. Menu Languag e Use arrow ke ys to adjust Menu Langua ge Input Autosource™ Autosour ce™ will det ect a new incoming sig nal and automaticall y switch the input sourc e to the conne ction of t he new source’s de vice.[...]

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    21 English Español Français Power Management Set TV power savin g modes(Normal/qu ick boot-up time , but large power consump tion; Energ y saving/longer bo ot-up time, b ut small power con sumption.) Power On Plug Set TV pow er on memory when un-pl ug power cord and re -plug it.(ON/aut omatic power-o n memory; OFF/ no automatic p ower-on) DVD Res[...]

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    22 RESET ALL Reset all settin gs back to fac tory defaults. Re set will delete all settings you have made including c hannel list. Channels Master Channel list To display whic h channels have been scanned. Scan Channels To auto scan c urrent availa ble channe ls by using “Ant enna or ca ble” scan.[...]

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    23 English Español Français Favorites To display which channels ha ve been s et for Favor ites. Find Channel Enter channel nu mber via numbe r key then press DONE button to find a channel. You may be required to enter four digit s pin numbe r if pin number was set before . Chan nel Nam e Edit Edit the chan nel name in channel lis t. Enter the edi[...]

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    24 Locks Lock feature prev ents vie wers from watching pr ograms that are not age-approp riate, such as programs c ontaining violenc e or adult lan guage. The pin num ber is required when y ou want to enter Locks me nu, just use the remote control to ke y in your pin num ber. The fac tory default pi n number i s 0000. Rating Lock s Select which USA[...]

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    25 English Español Français USA M ovie Rating G General audience PG Parental gui dance sugges ted PG-13 Parental strongl y cautioned R Restricted NC 17 No on 17 and und er admitted X Adult audience on ly C a n a d a - F r e n c h G General progra mming, suitable for all audien ce 8 ans+ Children eigh t years and ol der 13 ans+ Viewers 13 year and[...]

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    26 Guide Show program infor mation for the current chann el, such as sig nal strength, resolut ion, channel nu mber, V-chip, CC, and Program Titl e.[...]

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    27 English Español Français TROUBLESHOOTING There is no picture or sound. ▪ Make sure the AC adapter is connected . ▪ V erify that there is a valid source signal. ▪ Make sure the correct input mod e is selected. There is no picture from A V . ▪ Make sure the BRIGHTNESS is properl y adjusted. ▪ The florescent lamp ma y have reached the e[...]

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    28 Picture is light or improperly tinted. ▪ Check the Hu e, Saturation an d Color adjustm ents. ▪ Reset the TV to the factory default settin gs. The picture is too dark. ▪ Select a di fferent Video Pre set mode. ▪ Check the Brightnes s of Picture Setting s. ▪ The fluorescent lamp may have reach ed the end of its life. Contact an authorize[...]

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    29 English Español Français The picture is not sharp. ▪ The signal source ma y be weak. ▪ The provider ma y be experiencing d ifficulties. ▪ Check input co nnections. ▪ Check the Sharpnes s of Picture Settings . The picture moves. ▪ The source signal ma y be weak. ▪ The provider ma y be experiencing d ifficulties. ▪ Check input co n[...]

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    30 PC INPUT PRESET TIMMING TABLE * The resolution and the frequencies are displa yed on the screen may not exactl y same as this list. PC / Timing T able No. Mode Name Resolution H.Freq . V.Fre. H. Polarity V. Polarity Pixel CLK (MHz) Hor. Total CLK No. Hor. Display CLK No. Hor. Bck Porch CLK No. Hor. Syth CLK No. Vert. Total Line No. Vert. Display[...]

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    31 English Español Français PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ITEMS LCD - TV Screen Size 40” LCD Panel Aspect Ratio 16 ： 9 Resolution 1366 x 768 Display colors 16.7M colors Panel Viewing Angle (CR>10 ) 178 o Hor . / 178 o Ve r. Broadcasting System Analog : NTSC M / N Digital : A TSC/Clear QAM Receiving Channel Analog : PLL181Ch., CATV 125Ch Digital : [...]

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