Chapter 4. TV Menu Settings 47
Timer (Setup Menu)
Figure 4. Timer submenu
TheTimerfeatureallowsyoutosetadayandtimeforthe
TVtoturnonautomaticallyandthedeviceandchannelto
displaywhenitswitcheson.IftheTVisalreadyonatthe
requestedtime,theTVautomaticallytunestothechannel
youdesignatedintheTimermenu.
WhentheTimerturnsontheTV,thefollowingmessageis
displayed:“PressabuttonfortheTVtostayon.”Press
anybuttonontheremotecontrolwithinfiveminutesifyou
wishtheTVtoremainon.
Note: TheTVclockmustbesetbeforeyoucanusethe
Timerfeature(seeprecedingpagetosettheclock).
On/Off
Press toenableordisabletheTimer.
Set Day
SelectthedayordaysthattheTVwillturnonautomati-
cally.Press or toselectDaily, Mon-Fri(Monday
throughFriday),orindividualdaysoftheweek.
Set Time
Withthehourhighlightedinyellowcharacters,press
repeatedlytoslowlyincrementthehourandassociated
AM/PM indicatororpressandholdtoquicklyincrement
thehour.Press
ENTER
tohighlighttheminutes.Press
tosettheminutes.
Device
Press or toselectthedevicetousewhentheTimer
turnsontheTV.IftheTVisalreadyonattheselected
time,theTimerwillswitchtheTVtothisdevice.
Channel
Whentheselecteddeviceisanantenna,youcanselecta
channelfortheTVtotunetowhenitcomeson.Highlight
theChannelboxand
• press
CH /
or tochoosefrommemorized
channels.
•
Enterachannelnumberfromtheremotecontrol.You
canalsoentersub-channelnumbersfordigitalchannels.
Energy Mode (Setup Menu)
TheEnergyModeoptionletsyouselecttheTV’slevelof
powerconsumptionwhiletheTVisturnedoff.Choose
eitherLow PowerorFast Power On.TheLow Power
settinguseslessenergy,butTVpower-ontakeslonger.
ThedefaultisFast Power On.KeepthissettingatFast
Power Onifyou:
• Needfasterpoweron.
• WishtoturnofftheTVwhilerecordingtoanIEEE
1394device.
• WishtoschedulefutureIEEE1394recordingsfora
timewhentheTVwillbeoff.
• ExpecttousetheTVTimerfunctiontoturnonthe
TVatapreselectedtime.
• NeedtheTVClocktoremainaccuratefortheTV
Timerandforschedulingrecordings.Withthe
Low Powersetting,youmustresettheTVClockif
theTVisleftturnedoffforover48hours.
• WishtoreceiveupdatestotheChannelView™
channellistings.
Note: CableCARD™requirestheFast Power Onsetting.
IfyouinsertaCableCARD™,theTVwillautomati-
callyoverrideaLow Powersettingandchangeto
theFast Power Onsetting.
Demo Mode Off (Setup Menu)
SomeTVsareshippedfromthefactorywithDemoMode
activeforuseinretailstores.IfDemoModeisactive,
highlighttheDemo Mode Off buttonandpress
ENTER
.
Software Version (Setup Menu)
Forservicingpurposesitmaybenecessarytoknowthe
softwareversioninyourTV.Thisinformationisdisplayed
attherightsideoftheSetupmenuscreen.
Setting the Clock Automatically
SelecttheTime ZoneandtheDaylight Savings(DST)
optionsforyourstate.Press toselectAppliesor
Ignore.Youmaythentunetoachannelon
ANT 1
or
ANT 2
thatusesExtendedDataService(XDS)timedata,
typicallyaPBSchannel.WithAutoselected,theTVauto-
maticallyretrievesthecorrecttimeanddateinformation
fromthischannel.
Beawarethatifachanneldisplaysincorrecttimeinfor-
mation,itisbecauseofinformationsentfromthebroad-
casterandisnotadefectoftheTV.
Note: Youmayfindthatsomechannelssendtheincor-
recttimeandtheTVclockisreseteverytimeyou
tunetothosechannels.Topreventunwanted
clockresets,firstusetheAutomethodtosetthe
clockfromachannelsendingthecorrecttime,
thenchangethemethodtoManual.
Setup Menu, continued