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TV Parental Guidelines ratings
Some of the age-based TV Parental Guidelines ratings also have
content-based ratings.
Using the on-screen menu
Your TV has an on-screen menu that lets you adjust TV settings, such as
video and audio settings.
To use the on-screen menu:
1 Press MENU. The on-screen display menu opens.
2 Press or repeatedly to select a menu item.
3 Press or to enter a sub-menu.
4 Press ENTER or to confirm an adjustment or toggle a setting.
5 Press MENU or EXIT to close the on-screen display menu.
On-screen menus
Rating Description
NONE Not rated.
TV-Y All children.
TV-Y7 Children over seven years.
TV-G General audiences.
TV-PG Parental guidance suggested.
TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned.
TV-MA Mature audiences only.
Rating Description
FV Fantasy violence.
LAdult language.
SSexual situations.
VViolence.
D Sexually suggestive dialog.
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On-screen menu Options
Setup Tuning Band–Selects the TV antenna source
(Air or Cable).
DTV Signal–Displays the digital TV signal
strength. For more information, see
“Checking the DTV signal strength” on page
9.
Auto Ch Search–Automatically sets up a list
of the channels available in your area. For
more information, see “Automatically setting
up channels” on page 8.
Add On Ch Search–Lets you add new
channels without going through the entire
list of available channels.
Manual Ch Set–Lets you add or delete
channels from the channel list. For more
information, see “Manually adding or
deleting channels from the channel list” on
page 8.
Channel Labels–Lets you add a label to a
channel. For more information, see “Adding a
channel label” on page 9.
Menu Language–Selects the language for
the on-screen menu. You can select English,
French, or Spanish.
Aspect Ratio–Selects the screen aspect ratio:
Normal, Wide1, Wide2, Zoom, or Cinema.
You can also press ZOOM to select the aspect
ratio.
Favorite Channel mode–Lets you edit your
favorite channel list. Press FAVORITE on the
remote to toggle this mode on or off.
Video
(Options may
vary in different
modes.)
Contrast–Increases the picture level to
adjust the white areas of the picture.
Decreases the picture level to adjust the
black areas of the picture. (0 ~ 100)
Brightness–Increases the brightness to add
more light to dark areas of the picture.
Decreases the brightness to add more dark to
light areas of the picture. (0 ~ 100)
Sharpness–Increases the sharpness for a
cleaner and clearer image. Decreases the
sharpness for a smoother picture. (-50 ~ 50)
Color–Adjusts the overall color of the picture.
(0 ~ 100)
Tint–Increases the color level to add more
green to skin tones. Decreases the color level
to add more purple to skin tones. (R50 ~ G50)
Backlight–Adjusts the backlight level (0 ~
10).
Settings–Restores the video settings to
factory default.
Audio
(Options may
vary in different
modes.)
Audio Language–Selects an alternate
language if the program has more than one
language available. Only available in ATSC TV
mode.
Bass–Adjusts the low sounds (bass).
Treble–Adjusts the high sounds (treble).
Balance–Adjusts the right and left speaker
volumes.
Digital Audio Output–Selects the audio
mode for the digital audio optical jack.
• RAW: AC-3 in - AC-3 out/PCM in - PCM out.
• PCM: AC-3 in - PCM out/PCM in - PCM out.
TV Speaker–Turns the internal TV speaker
On (default) or Off. Does not affect the digital
audio output, the headphone output, and
the composite audio output.
Settings–Restores the audio settings to
factory default.