User manual SANYO AVL-261

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL 26" and 32"* LCD High-definition Colour TV with ATSC Digital Tuner AVL-261/263/ 321/323 * Diagonal measure For best TV picture quality and channel selection connect to a digital cable or satellite receiver Help Line: 1-800-263-224 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (Eastern) www. sanyo. ca Thank you for choosing SANYO. This product incorporates latest-generation features including an ATSC digital tuner. Please read all instructions carefully to obtain maximum benefit of your product. Our toll-free number is 1-800-263-2244, 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday (Eastern time). Table of Contents Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Identification of Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Channel Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Memorizing the Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Screen Set-up for inputs other than Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Screen Setup for Component Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Setting Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Time Set and Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Viewing Closed Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Setting Parental Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Programming the Universal Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Important Information WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] Press 5or 6 repeatedly to select Setup menu. Press 5or 6 to select Tuning Band item. Tuning Band Video DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Audio Add On Ch Search Manual Ch Set Channel Labels To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Air Setup Feature Press OK or 4 to select the Tuning Band. Air, Cable, Cable HRC, Cable IRC and Cable Auto can be selected. If using antenna, select Air; If using cable, select one of Cable/Cable HRC/Cable IRC/Cable Auto according to your local area's cable system. (For further band information, contact your cable service provider. ) Tuning Band Air Auto Channel Search Video DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Audio Add On Ch Search Manual Ch Set Channel Labels To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit 1 2 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight Auto Ch Search. Press OK or4 to begin the auto channel search. The unit will automatically search for all available TV/DTV (if using antenna), CATV/CADTV (if using cable) program. Note: if you want to stop the auto-search, press EXIT button. Digital (CADTV) cable systems may cause several unviewable channels to be memorized. Setup Feature Autoprogram Menu Channel 12 Channels Found Progress (%) 7 Found 3 Add On Channel Search After initial auto channel search, you can make use of Add On Channel Search option to search for new programs and add them to 1 2 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight Add On Ch Press OK or4 to begin the add on channel search. The unit will automatically search for new programs and add them to the program list. Note: If you want to stop the search, press EXIT button. Tuning Band Video DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Audio Air Add On Ch Search Manual Ch Set Channel Labels To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Setup Feature Manual Channel Set After setting channels into memory, you can add or delete channels from the default channel list as follows: Tuning Band Video DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Audio Add On Ch Search Auto On Ch Search Air 1 2 3 4 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight Manual Ch Set. Use 5 or 6 button to select a channel, then press the OK button to add or delete the channel. Now when you use CH+/- buttons to cycle among the channels, the deleted channels can not be selected. Press OK or 4 to open Manual Channel Set Menu sub-menu. Manual Ch Set Setup Channel Labels To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Feature 15 Memorizing the Channels (continued) DTV Signal Strength You can make use of DTV signal strength monitor to check how strong your DTV signal is and whether you need to adjust your antenna or digital cable input. The higher the signal strength, the less likely you are to experience picture degradation. Video Audio Tuning Band Air DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Add On Ch Search Manual Ch Set Channel Labels To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Setup 1 2 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight DTV Signal. Press OK or4 to view the on-screen signal strength monitor to see the quality of the signal being received. Feature Weak Normal Good 96 No Signal Channel Label Setup If required, you can give a name to the programs. Note: if a channel label is provided on the signal from the broadcasting station, the TV displays a short name for a DTV channel even if you didn' t setup a label for the channel. Tuning Band Video DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Audio Add On Ch Search Manual Ch Set Setup Air Channel Labels To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit 1 2 3 4 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight Channel Labels. Press OK or4 to open Channel Labels Menu. Within the menu, use 3/4 to move the highlight or cursor. Use 5/6 to select channel number, or select character. You may use OK button to return to the previous level menu. To quit, press EXIT button. Feature Channel Labels Menu Ch0005-0001 ------- To Move OK To Change Exit To Exit 16 Channel Selection 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 For example: Channel: 5-1 Minor channel number Major 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. [. . . ] This warranty only applies in favor of the original retail purchaser of the warranted product. SANYO CANADA INC. 'S RESPONSIBILITY During the warranty period, SANYO Canada Inc. will repair, or at our option, replace a Color Television product which shows evidence of a manufacturing defect in materials or workmanship. Replacement PARTS are warranted for the remaining portion of the warranty period. [. . . ]