Table of Contents
Table of Contents ix
Table of Contents
Important Safeguards..................................... iii
Important Safety Instructions.............................iv
Important Information ....................................viii
Getting to Know Your TV................. 1
Identifying Items in the Box ....................................1
Locating TV Buttons and Connectors........................ 2
Cleaning .............................................................6
Cleaning precautions ...................................... 6
Cleaning the TV..............................................6
Setting Up....................................... 7
Selecting a Good Location..................................... 7
Unpacking.....................................................7
Lifting the TV ..................................................8
Removing or attaching the stand.......................8
Setting Up the TV................................................ 10
Attaching and connecting
the display speakers .....................................10
Connecting the TV signal sources....................11
Connecting the cable TV or the air
broadcast antenna........................................12
Using a CableCARD ..................................... 13
Connecting cable or satellite
with a set-top box ......................................... 15
Connecting a DVD player, VCR, DVR,
game console, or camcorder.......................... 17
Connecting a VCR for recording.....................23
Connecting a PC .......................................... 23
Connecting an external sound system..............24
Connecting power to the TV...........................25
Turning On the TV ......................... 27
Turning the TV On and Off (Standby)....................27
Using the First-Time Setup Wizard. 29
Initial Setup........................................................ 29
Using the Remote Control ..............31
Operating the TV or the Selected Device................31
Installing or replacing remote
control batteries............................................31
Identifying the remote control buttons...............32
Adjusting the Volume ..........................................34
Muting the sound ..........................................34
Changing Channels ............................................35
Selecting the last channel...............................35
Operating a DVD or other device ...................35
Displaying program information......................35
Selecting the Input Source....................................35
Changing the View with the Aspect Button .............35
Turning On Captions...........................................36
Setting SAP/MTS stereo mode..............................36
Turning On Dolby Virtual.....................................36
Setting the Sleep Timer ........................................36
Adjusting TV Settings...........................................36
Opening and exiting the OSD ........................36
Operating an i.LINK device .................................37
About i.LINK ................................................37
Setting the recording mode (i.LINK).................37
Setting the standby mode (i.LINK) ...................37
Selecting an i.LINK device .............................38
Disabling the TV’s operation of
an i.LINK device ...........................................38
Deleting registered i.LINK devices...................39
Controlling an i.LINK device...........................39
Automatic input switching to i.LINK .................41
Recording digital programs with a
D-VHS deck (i.LINK) ......................................42
Recording digital programs with an
AV-HDD recorder or Blu-ray Disc recorder..............42
Playing back using Rec List (i.LINK) .......................43