Dynex DX-L321-10A manual

32" L CD T V D X -L321-10A USER GUIDE DX-L321-10A_09-0407_MAN_E NG_V3.book Page 1 Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:38 AM[...]

ii Dy ne x D X -L321-10A 32" L CD T V Co n t en t s CHILD SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iii Settin g or changin g the PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Settin g parental control le vels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Blockin g unrated TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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1 As y o u enjo y y our new pr oduct, keep these safety ti ps in mind The issue The hom e theater enter tainment e xperience is a gro wing tre nd, and la rger TVs ar e popular purcha ses. Ho we v er , TVs are not alw a ys suppor ted on th e proper stan ds or instal led accord ing to the manufacturer’ s rec ommend ation s. W e and the consume r el[...]

2 Important saf ety instructions Impor tant safety instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these inst ruc tions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow a ll inst ruc ti ons. 5 Do not use this appa ratus near wa ter . 6 Clean only with a d r y cloth. 7 Do not block any v entilation openings. Instal l in acc ordance with the manufacturer's instr[...]

Installing and removing the st and 3 co nt ro ls m ay re s ul t in da ma g e an d w i ll o f ten re qu ir e e x te n s ive wo rk by a qu alified tec hnician to r estore y our TV to its normal operation. • If y our TV has been droppe d or damaged in any wa y . • When your TV exhibit s a distinc t change in per formance. Outd oor an tenn a gr oun[...]

4 TV co mponen ts 3 Align the base with the bottom of the TV , then secu re the base to the T V with the three M4 x L10mm s crews provide d. 4 Set your T V u pright on a sta ble sur fa ce. Remo ving the st and T o remove the stand from the stand column: 1 Lay your TV fa ce down on a tab le or bench. Make sure that you put down a sof t cushion or cl[...]

TV components 5 Side connec tions Remote control 4 HDMI 1 and 2 jacks Connect an HDMI device, such as a cable box or DVD play er , to one of these jacks. An HDMI cable car ries both vide o and audio, so you do not ne ed to make an audi o co nn e ct io n . For m o re i n fo rm at io n , se e “Connec ting a n HDMI dev ice” on p age 9. 5 COM PONE [...]

6 Using the remot e control Using th e rem ote cont rol Installing remote contr ol batteries T o ins tall re mote contro l batter ies: 1 Open the batter y compar tment cove r by lifting it off when you press the rele ase button. 2 Inser t t wo AAA batter ies into the batter y comp ar tment. Make sure that the + and – sym bols on th e batteries m [...]

Making conne ctions 7 Programming a univ ersal remote contr ol to w o rk with your TV Y ou can operate your TV with a new or existing un iversal remote cont rol. T o program a univ ersal remote control: 1 Find t he code for your univ ersal r emote contr ol by identi fying its model (or your set -top box ’ s remote co ntrol manufa ctu rer and mode[...]

8 Making conne ctions 2 Connect o ne end o f a coaxial c able (not included ) to the RF OUT jack on the a ntenna or on the cable or satellite T V box. If you are using an antenna w ith t win-lead cabl e, you may need a 300-75 ohm adapter (not provided) to connect it to the back of y our TV . Like wise , if you ar e usin g sever al ant ennas , you m[...]

Making conne ctions 9 Connec ting a cam corder or gami ng con s ol e Tip : Some game consoles have an HDMI connector , wh ich can be used for a better pictur e. T o connect a camcorder or game: 1 Make sure t hat your T V’ s power cord is unp lugg ed an d the camcorder or gaming console is turned off . 2 Connect an A V cable to the AV OU T V I D E[...]

10 Making conne ctions Note : A n HDMI picture can be displayed only when a 640 x 480, 480P , 720P , or 1080i signal is rec e ived . When you connect to the HD MI terminal with a DVI-HDMI con version cabl e, there is a p ossibility that the picture may not display correctly . Connec ting a comp onent vide o device A component ( Y , Pb, Pr) picture [...]

Turning o n your TV for th e first time 11 Connec ting an ex tern al audio dev ice T o connec t an external audio device: 1 Make sure t hat your T V’ s power cord is unp lugg ed an d the component video device is turned off. 2 Connect a digi tal optical ( T oslink) cable to t he SPDIF IN jack on the dig ital audi o device. - or - Connect audio ca[...]

12 Unde rstandi ng the basics Understanding the basics T urning your T V on or off T o turn your TV on or o ff (standby m ode): 1 Plug th e power cord into an AC power outl et. 2 Press (Power). Y our T V tur ns on. 3 Press (Po wer) aga in to turn off your T V . When you turn off y our TV , it goes i nt o standb y mode . Wa r n i n g : When your TV [...]

Understanding the basics 13 1 These settings apply to the TV speakers only , no t to any co nnec ted audio dev ice. 2 This menu is only visible when ther e is an analog TV connection. 3 This menu is only visible when ther e is a digital TV connection. 4 This menu is only visible when ther e is a digital T V or an HDMI c onnection. 5 This menu is on[...]

14 Adjusting t he picture Adj u s t i n g t h e p i c t u r e Choosing the displa y format T o choose the display format: •P r e s s ZOOM repeatedly to c ycle throug h the availab le display formats . O ptions include: • Normal –Picture is display ed in a 4:3 aspec t rati o. • Zoom –Pic ture is dis played to cover the entire screen. • W[...]

Adjust ing the sound 15 Press or to choose your preferred setting. • Coo l – Pictures ap pear with a bluish tint. • Nor ma l –P i c t u res ap pe a r m o re w hi te. • Wa rm – Pic tures app ear m ore redd ish. F reezin g the picture There may be instan ces when you want to jot down inform ation displayed on the T V but you have no pen h[...]

16 Setting p arental controls 2 Press or to highlight Channels , then p ress ENTER . The Channels menu opens. 3 Press or to highlight Cable S ca n , then press ENTER . Y ou will be prompted to confirm the channel scan. 4 Select Ye s , then pres s ENTER . Y our TV auto matica lly sc ans for av ailabl e chan nels . Hiding chan nels Y ou can hide chan[...]

Se tting p arenta l contr ols 17 4 Enter the PIN again. The Lo cks menu opens. T o change the parental controls PIN: 1 Press MENU on the remote con trol, or MENU on the control panel of your T V . The on-screen menu bar opens. 2 Press or to highlight Locks , then p ress ENTER . The Enter PIN bo x op ens. 3 Using the number keys , enter the original[...]

18 Setting p arental controls 9 When you are finished, select Done , then press ENTER . Blo ck ing unrated T V T o block unrated T V: 1 Press MENU on the remot e control , or MENU on the control panel of your TV . The on-scr een menu bar open s. 2 Press or to highl ight Loc ks , then press ENTER . The Ente r PIN bo x opens . 3 Using the nu mber key[...]

Usi ng clo sed ca ption ing 19 3 Using the numb er keys, enter the PIN number you s et. The Lo ck s menu o pens. 4 Press o r to highlight B utton Lock , t hen press ENTER until the setting ch anges to ON . On ce the panel is locked, all buttons are disabled. Note : Locking co ntrol panel butt ons does not lock the buttons on the r emote contr ol. T[...]

20 Adjust ing time setting s 4 Press or to highlight Ca ption Preference , th en press ENTER . The Closed C aption Pr efer enc e menu opens. 5 Press or to select an option. Options includ e: • Alwa ys Basic –Use the CC Basic Se lection se tting. T his setting can show either captions (CC ) – a n on-s creen displ ay of the program’ s d ialog[...]

Adjust ing menu sett ings 21 4 Press or to se lect Se t D ate or Set T ime , then press ENTER . The Set Date or Set T ime bo x opens . 5 Press or to selec t the date or time segment you want to change, then press or to a djust the se tting. For Da y , Hour , and Minute set tings you can use the number k eys to input the numer ica l valu es. 6 Press[...]

22 Troubl eshooting 4 Pr e s s o r t o s e l e c t t h e i n p u t s o u rc e yo u w a nt to a s s i g n a l a b e l to , t hen press ENTER . The Cust om Input Label sc reen fo r th at input sourc e opens. 5 Pr ess , , , or to select a label for the input sour ce, then press EN TER to appl y the new label. 6 Repeated Steps 3 – 5 to ap ply labels [...]

Maintenance 23 Notes : If the problem is not solv ed by using these tr oubleshooting instructions, turn off you r T V , then turn it on again. Co ntact us by logging on to ww w .dynexproducts.c om or by calling DYNEX C ustomer Ser vice at (800) 304-22 04 (USA and Canada only). Mai nte na nce Just like with any other household ap pliance, the per fo[...]

24 Legal notice s Leg al no ti ces FCC Par t 15 This device complies with P a r t 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation of this prod uc t is subject to the following two c onditions: (1) this device may not ca use h armf ul inter fe rence, and (2 ) th is de vice mu st acce pt any interf erence r ece ived, including interf erence that may cause undesired [...]

One-year limited warranty 25 One -year limited warranty Dynex Products (“Dynex ”) warrants to you, the original pur chase r of this new DX-L321-10A (“Pr oduc t”), that the Pr oduct shall be free of defects in the or iginal manu fact ure of the mat erial or w orkmansh ip for a period of one (1) y ear from th e date of you r purcha se o f the[...]

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