32 HP Plasma HDTV User’s Guide
Searching for channels automatically
In the Auto Search menu, start an automatic search for
channels by choosing the scan source of Antenna or
Cable, selecting the Search button on the screen,
and then pressing OK.
The scan continues until each channel is found or
confirmed as no signal. You can stop the search by
choosing the Cancel button on the screen and
pressing OK.
Searching for channels manually
In the Manual Search menu, start a manual search
for a channel: enter a channel number, press the
down arrow to select the OK button on the screen,
and press OK.
The scan continues until the channel is found or
confirmed as no signal. You can stop the search
by choosing the Cancel button on the screen and
pressing OK.
Editing the channel listing
Use Edit Program to lock or skip a channel. In the Edit
Program menu, you see a table of all the channels with
columns labeled: Music, Ch. No., Name, Lock and
Skip. Move the cursor into a column (Lock, or Skip)
and press OK to change the item for that channel. In
the Lock column, press OK to require the parental
control password to unlock and view the channel. In
the Skip column, press OK to skip the channel when
using the Channel adjust buttons.
Displaying channel information
In the Information menu, the TV shows the program
number and name. Use this menu to edit the display
name of analog channels; digital channel names are
included in the program information and cannot be
changed.
To change the display name for an analog channel:
1 In the Channel menu, select Information and
press OK. The current TV channel information
displays.
2 To change the name for the current channel, press
the down arrow to highlight the name.
To select a different channel, press the number
buttons on the remote control to select the channel,
press OK to display the channel information, and
then press the down arrow to highlight the name.
3 Use the number buttons on the remote control to
enter a name for the channel. Each button
provides different characters; refer to the table
that follows for a complete list of characters. To
edit the name, press the number button repeatedly
to scroll through the characters, stopping on the
character you want. Press the right arrow button to
move to the next character position. Press OK to
enter the name.
Number
button Characters (in sequence)
2 a, b, c, @, 2
3 d, e, f, #, 3
4 g, h, i, $, 4
5 j, k, l, %, 5
6 m, n, o, ^, 6
7 p, q, r, s, 7
8 t, u, v, 8
9 w, x, y, z, 9
0 *, #, (, ), 0