Sanyo AVL-321 Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
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Channel Selection
Using the Channel up/down buttons (CH+ or CH-)
Press the CH+ or CH- to cycle among available channels found.
Using the direct select buttons (0-9 and dash buttons)
Press the number buttons (0-9) and the dash button (-) to go directly to a channel.
For example, if you want to select channel 8-3, just key in ‘8’, ‘-’, ‘3’ on the remote control.
Note:
Channel Selection
Using the button
Press this button to switch between the current channel and the last viewed channel.
=When you use the number buttons, you can directly select any channel within the channel range .
=In some situations virtual channel numbers have no correspondence to physical frequencies.
=To select an analog channel, you may directly input its major channel number. It is unnecessary to input the
minor channel number of zero.
Information about USA and Canadian channel numbering in the
digital era
=An ATSC channel has two part channel number:
Major channel number
Minor channel number
=In most situations the major channel number is same for both analog and digital channels (It is equal to the
NTSC channel number for existing broadcasters.)
=A minor channel number of zero is used for a broadcaster’s analog channel.
Channel Numbering Example
= Original NTSC Channels for Des Moines (via antenna):
5, 8, 11, 13, 17
= Possible NTSC + ATSC Channels for Des Moines (via antenna):
5-0, 8-0, 11-0, 13-0, 17-0 (channel numbers for existing analog channels)
5-1, 5-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3,8-4, 13-1 (channel numbers for digital channels)
In Canada, ATSC digital reception areas via antenna are limited. However digital coverage via cable or satellite
is widespread (digital cable or satellite receiver required).
For example
Channel: 5 1
Major channel number
Minor channel number