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WD-52631WD-57731WD-65731OWNER’S GUIDE• Forquestions:

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• ForinformationonDemo ModeandSystem Reset,pleaseseethebackcover.

• Toorderreplacementoradditionalremotecontrols,lampcartridges,orOwner’sGuides,visitourwebsiteatwww.mitsuparts.comorcall800-553-7278.

• GuidelinesforsettingupandusingyournewwidescreenTVstartonpage13.

Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbolwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheuserofthepresenceofuninsulated“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct’senclosurethatmaybesufficientmagni-tudetoconstituteariskofelectricshock.

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CAUTIONCAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).NOUSERSER-VICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.

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FCC Declaration of ConformityProduct: ProjectionTelevisionReceiver

Models: WD-52631,WD-57731,WD-65731

ResponsibleParty: MitsubishiDigitalElectronicsAmerica,Inc. 9351JeronimoRoad Irvine,CA92618-1904

Telephone: (800)332-2119

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

(1) Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

(2) thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterfer-encetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencour-agedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.

• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Mitsubishi could cause harmful interference and would void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

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Our Thanks...Thank you for choosing Mitsubishi as your premier Home Entertainment provider

This Owner’s Guide describes the features and functions of your Mitsubishi widescreen, high definition TV. We urge you to examine this Owner’s Guide to become familiar with the innovative features and operations this unique television offers.

The very core of our corporate philosophy is to provide our customers with the very best. Our development team at Mitsubishi has worked to provide you with a television that defines “state-of-the-art,” with the capability to meet your needs now and in the future.

Whether this is your first Mitsubishi electronic product, or an addition to your Mitsubishi collection, we believe you and your family will continue to enjoy your Mitsubishi home theater for many years.

Thank you,

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.

ContentsImportant Information About Your TV

GeneralWarningsandCautions,NotesonInstallationandOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6CleaningRecommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7ImportantSafeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 1: Television OverviewPackageContents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12SpecialFeaturesofYourTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12GuidelinesforSettingUpandUsingYourNewWidescreenTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13TVFrontPanel

ControlPanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15SystemResetButton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15A/VReset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Input3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Front-PanelIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CableCARD™Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17TVBackPanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 2: TV ConnectionsBeforeYouBegin

ChoosingaLanguageforMenus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22ClearThought®EasyConnectAutoInputSensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22DigitalVideoandHomeRecording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23ConnectionTypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

HDTVCableBoxorSatelliteReceiverwithComponentVideo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25StandardCableBox,SatelliteReceiver,orOtherDevicewithS-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25WallOutletCable(nocablebox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26AntennawithaSingleLead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27AntennaswithSeparateUHFandVHFLeads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27VCRtoanAntennaorWallOutletCable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28VCRtoaCableBox(Audio&Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29HDMIDevice(CableBox,SatelliteReceiver,DVDPlayer,orOtherDevice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30DVIVideoDevice(CableBox,SatelliteReceiver,DVDPlayer,orOtherDevice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30DVDPlayerwithComponentVideo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31A/VReceiver(StereoSystem). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31OlderCableBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 3: TV OperationRemoteControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34ChoosingaProgramSource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36ChannelView™ChannelListings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36StatusDisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37TVSignalsandDisplayFormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38SplitScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Chapter 4: TV Menu Settings3DGraphical MenuSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44MainMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SetupMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46InputNameMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48IconOrderMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48ChannelMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49CaptionsMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51ParentalLockMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

SettingaPassCode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53LockTVbyTimeandFront-PanelLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53RatingMenus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53BypassingtheRatingsLockandLockbyTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55V-ChipSignalInformation

TVRatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56MovieRatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Audio/VideoMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57AudioSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58VideoSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 5: Operating Other Devices with the Remote ControlFunctionsAvailableforOtherA/VDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62ProgrammingtheRemoteControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63ProgrammingCodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 6: Using the TV with a Personal ComputerSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74VideoAdjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74ConnectingaComputertotheTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75AdjustingImageResolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77ComputerDisplayFormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Chapter 7: Using IEEE 1394 DevicesOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80RecordingtoIEEE1394RecordableDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82TheTVRemoteControlandIEEE1394Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84A/VDiscs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85SwitchingBetweenAnalogandDigitalIEEE1394Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

AppendicesAppendixA:BypassingtheParentalLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89AppendixB:Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91AppendixC:LampCartridgeReplacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93AppendixD:Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Trademark and License Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Mitsubishi TV Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Mitsubishi DLP™ Projection Television Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

6 Important Information About Your TV

WARNING:ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand/orbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.

CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDEBLADEOFPLUGTOWIDESLOT,FULLYINSERT.

TV WEIGHT:ThisTVisheavy!Exerciseextremecarewhenliftingormovingit.LiftormovetheTVwithaminimumoftwoadults.TopreventdamagetotheTV,avoidjarringormovingitwhileitisturnedon.AlwayspoweroffyourTVbeforemovingit.

Installation Notes

Stand RequirementCAUTION:UsetheseMitsubishiTVmodelsonlywiththeMitsubishistandmodelsshownhere.Otherstandscanresultininstabilityandpossiblycauseinjury.

TV Model Stand Model

WD-52631 MB-52B

WD-57731 MB-57DS

WD-65731 MB-65DS

Custom cabinet installation must allow for proper air circulation around the television.

NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER: THISREMINDERISPROVIDEDTOCALLTHECATVSYSTEMINSTALLER’SATTENTIONTOARTICLE820-40OFTHENECTHATPROVIDESGUIDELINESFORTHEPROPERGROUNDINGAND,INPARTICULAR,SPECIFIESTHATTHECABLEGROUNDSHALLBECONNECTEDTOTHEGROUNDINGSYSTEMOFTHEBUILDING,ASCLOSETOTHEPOINTOFCABLEENTRYASPRACTICAL.

Operating Notes

Standby FanWhentheTVisoff,youmayhearalow-powerstandbyfan.Thisisnormaloperation.ThefancoolsadvancedcircuitryinthisTVthatmustcontinuetooperateevenwhentheTVisturnedoff.

Demo ModeThisTVhasademomodeforuseinretailstores.Toturnoffdemomode:

1. PressMENU.

2. WhentheMainmenuappearswithSetuphighlighted,pressENTER.

3. WhentheSetupmenuopens,press tohighlighttheon-screenDemo Mode Offbutton.

4. PressENTER.

Lamp ReplacementPleaseseeAppendixCfordetailsonlampreplacement.Replace the lamp yourself and save the cost of a service call.

To Order a Replacement Lamp Under WarrantyCall(800)553-7278.Pleasehavemodelnumber,serialnumber,andTVpurchasedateavailable.

Important:AlllampsreplacedunderwarrantymustbereturnedtoMitsubishiforinspectiontoverifydefects.

To Purchase a Replacement Lamp After WarrantyVisitourwebsiteatwww.mitsuparts.comorcall(800)553-7278.Orderlamppartnumber915P049010.

Important Information About Your TV 7

TV Software

Unauthorized Software DonotattempttoupdatethesoftwareofthisTVwithsoftwareorcardsthatarenotprovidedbyorauthorizedbyMitsubishiDigitalElectronicsAmerica,Inc.Non-autho-rizedsoftwaremaydamagetheTVandwillnotbecoveredbythewarranty.

Cleaning RecommendationsNormally,lightdustingwithadry,non-scratchingdusterwillkeepyourTVclean.Ifcleaningbeyondthisisneeded,pleaseusethefollowingguidelines:

First,turnofftheTVandunplugthepowercordfromthepoweroutlet.

Top and Sides of the TV• GentlywipedownyourTVwithasoft,non-abrasive

clothsuchascottonflanneloracleanclothdiaper,lightlymoistenedwithwater.Drywithaseconddry,soft,non-abrasivecloth.

• Foroilydirt,addafewdropsofmildliquiddetergent,suchasdishwashingdetergent,tothewaterusedtomoistenthecloth.Rinsewithasecondclothmoist-enedonlywithwater.Drywithathirddry,soft,non-abrasivecloth.

Screen• Followtheinstructionsforthetopandsides,wiping

gentlyinanupanddownmotion,followingthegroovesinthescreen.

• Cleantheentirescreenevenly,notjustsectionsofthescreen.

• Donotallowliquidtodripdownthegroovesofthescreen,assomeliquidmayentertheTVthroughthegapbetweenthescreenandscreenframe.

• YoumaypurchaseMitsubishiScreenCleaner,partnumberCLEANER-VSS,bycalling(800)553-7278.

General Cleaning Warnings

• DONOTallowliquidtoentertheTVthroughtheventi-lationslotsoranycrevice.

• DONOTuseanystrongorabrasivecleaners,asthesecanscratchthesurfaces.

• DONOTuseanycleanerscontainingammonia,bleach,alcohol,benzene,orthinners,asthesecandullthesurfaces.

• DONOTsprayliquidsorcleanersdirectlyontheTV’ssurfaces.

• DONOTscruborrubtheTVharshly.Wipeitgently.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT use any kind of abrasive cleaner on the surface of the TV screen.

8 Important Information About Your TV8 Important Information About Your TV

Important SafeguardsPleasereadthefollowingsafeguardsforyourTVandretainforfuturereference.Alwaysfollowallwarningsandinstruc-tionsmarkedonthetelevision.

1. Read, Retain and Follow All InstructionsReadallsafetyandoperatinginstructionsbeforeoperatingtheTV.Retainthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsforfuturereference.Followalloperatinganduseinstructions.

2. Heed WarningsAdheretoallwarningsontheapplianceandintheoperatinginstructions.

3. CleaningUnplugtheTVfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquid,abrasiveoraerosolcleaners.Cleanerscanpermanentlydamagethecabinetandscreen.Usealightlydampenedclothforcleaning.

4. Attachments and EquipmentNeveraddanyattachmentsand/orequipmentwithoutapprovalofthemanufacturerassuchadditionsmayresultintheriskoffire,electricshockorotherpersonalinjury.

5. Water and MoistureDonotusetheTVwherecontactwithorimmersioninwaterispossible.Donotusenearbathtubs,washbowls,kitchensinks,laundrytubs,swimmingpools,etc.

6. AccessoriesDonotplacetheTVonanunstablecart,stand,tripod,ortable.TheTVmayfall,causingseriousinjurytoachildoradultandseriousdamagetotheTV.Useonlywithacart,stand,tripod,bracketortablerecommendedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeTV.AnymountingoftheTVshouldfollowthemanufacturer’sinstructions,andshouldusemountingaccessoriesrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Anapplianceandcartcombinationshouldbemovedwithcare.Quickstops,excessiveforce,andunevensurfacesmaycausetheapplianceandcartcombinationtooverturn.

7. VentilationSlotsandopeningsinthecabinetareprovidedforventilationandtoensurereliableoperationoftheTVandtoprotectitfromoverheating.DonotblocktheseopeningsorallowthemtobeobstructedbyplacingtheTVonabed,sofa,rug,orothersimilarsurface.Norshoulditbeplacedoveraradiatororheatregister.IftheTVistobeplacedinarackorbookcase,ensurethatthereisadequateventilationandthatthemanufacturer’sinstruc-tionshavebeenadheredto.

8. Power SourceThisTVshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarkinglabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersuppliedtoyourhome,consultyourappliancedealerorlocalpowercompany.

9. Grounding or PolarizationThisTVisequippedwithapolarizedalternatingcurrentlineplughavingonebladewiderthantheother.Thisplugwillfitintothepoweroutletonlyoneway.Ifyouareunabletoinserttheplugfullyintotheoutlet,tryrevers-ingtheplug.Iftheplugshouldstillfailtofit,contactyourelectriciantoreplaceyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedplug.

10. Power-Cord ProtectionPower-supplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonorpinchedbyitemsplaceduponoragainstthem,payingparticularattentiontocordsatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheTV.

11. LightningForaddedprotectionforthisTVduringalightningstorm,orwhenitisleftunattendedandunusedforlongperiodoftime,unplugitfromthewalloutletanddisconnecttheantennaorcablesystem.ThiswillpreventdamagetotheTVduetolightningandpower-linesurges.

Important Information About Your TV 9 Important Information About Your TV 9

Important Safeguards, continued

12. Power LinesAnoutsideantennasystemshouldnotbelocatedinthevicinityofoverheadpowerlinesorotherelectriclightorpowercircuits,orwhereitcanfallintosuchpowerlinesorcircuits.Wheninstallinganoutsideantennasystem,extremecareshouldbetakentokeepfromtouchingsuchpowerlinesorcircuitsascontactwiththemmightbefatal.

13. OverloadingDonotoverloadwalloutletsandextensioncordsasthiscanresultinariskoffireorelectricshock.

14. Object and Liquid EntryNeverpushobjectsofanykindintothisTVthroughopeningsastheymaytouchdangerousvoltagepointsorshort-outpartsthatcouldresultinfireorelectricshock.NeverspillliquidofanykindonorintotheTV.

15. Outdoor Antenna GroundingIfanoutsideantennaorcablesystemisconnectedtotheTV,besuretheantennaorcablesystemisgroundedsoastoprovidesomepro-tectionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt-upstaticcharges.

Article810oftheNationalElectricCode,ANSI/NFPANo.70-2002,providesinformationwithrespecttopropergroundingofthemastandsupportingstructure,groundingoftheleadinwiretoanantennadischargeunit,sizeofgroundingconductors,locationofantennadis-chargeunit,connectiontogroundingelectrodes,andrequirementsforthegroundingelectrode.

16. ServicingDonotattempttoservicethisTVyourselfasopeningorremovingcoversmayexposeyoutodangerousvoltageorotherhazards.Referallservicingtoqualifiedserviceperson-nel.

17. Damage Requiring ServiceUnplugtheTVfromthewalloutletandreferservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowingcondi-tions:

(a) Whenthepower-supplycordorplugisdamaged.(b) Ifliquidhasbeenspilled,orobjectshavefallenintotheTV.(c) IftheTVhasbeenexposedtorainorwater.(d) IftheTVdoesnotoperatenormallybyfollowingtheoperatinginstructions,adjustonlythosecontrolsthat

arecoveredbytheoperatinginstructionsasanimproperadjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamageandwilloftenrequireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechniciantorestoretheTVtoitsnormaloperation.

(e) IftheTVhasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged.(f) WhentheTVexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance-thisindicatesaneedforservice.

18. Replacement PartsWhenreplacementpartsarerequired,besuretheservicetechnicianhasusedreplacementpartsspecifiedbythemanufacturerorhavethesamecharacteristicsastheoriginalpart.Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshockorotherhazards.

19. Safety CheckUponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairtotheTV,asktheservicetechniciantoperformsafetycheckstodeterminethattheTVisinsafeoperatingcondition.

20. HeatTheproductshouldbesituatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stovesorotherprod-ucts(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

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Television OverviewPackage Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Special Features of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Guidelines for Setting Up and Using Your New Widescreen TV . . . 13TV Front Panel

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15System Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15A/V Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Input 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Front-Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CableCARD™ Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17TV Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Package ContentsPleasetakeamomenttoreviewthefollowinglistofitemstoensurethatyouhavereceivedeverything.

1. Remote Control

2. Two AA Batteries

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3. Product registration card (not pictured)

4. Owner’s Guide (not pictured)

5. Quick Reference Guide (not pictured)

Special Features of Your TVYournewhigh-definitionwidescreentelevisionhasmanyspecialfeaturesthatmakeittheperfectcenterofyourhomeentertainmentsystem,including:

High Definition DLP™ Display SystemYourwidescreenMitsubishiHDTVusesTexasInstrumentsmostadvancedDigitalLightProcessing™technologyforrear-projectiontelevisions.ThisTVistrulyahigh-performancemultimediamonitoruniquelycapableofbothstunninghigh-definitionvideoimagesandclear,detailed,high-resolutionimagesfromapersonalcomputer.

16:9 Widescreen Picture FormatEnjoyafulltheatricalexperienceinthecomfortofyourhome.Viewpicturesasfilmdirectorsintendedthem.DigitalTVbroadcasts,DVDsandnewervideogameconsolessupportthiswidescreenformat.

Integrated HDTV TunerYourwidescreenMitsubishiHDTVhasaninternalHDTVtunerabletoreceivebothover-the-airHDTVbroadcasts(receivedviaanantenna)andnon-scrambleddigitalcablebroadcasts,includingnon-scrambledHDTVcableprogram-ming.

High-Definition Video Inputs

Two Component Video Inputs,alsocalledY/Pb/Prinputs.Theseinputsreceivestandardanalogvideoformatsof480i,480p,720p,and1080ihigh-definitionsignals.ThisprovidesahighlevelofflexibilitywhenconnectingDVDplayers/recorders,cableboxes,andsatellitereceivers.

Two HDMI Inputsthatacceptdigital480i,480p,720p,1080i,and1080pvideosignalsplusPCMdigitalstereosignals.Usedwithanadapter,theseinputsalsoacceptcompatibleDVIvideosignals.HDMIinputsprovideaddi-tionalhigh-performance,high-definitionconnectionsformaximumflexibilityinyourchoiceofhometheaterprod-ucts.TheHDMIinputsareHDCPcopy-protectioncompatible.

Two IEEE 1394 Digital Interfaces thatreceiveandsendcompresseddigitalsignals,includinghigh-definitionsignals,alongwithdigitalaudioandcontrolsignalsbetweendevicessuchastheTV,digitalcableboxes,andD-VHSdigitalvideorecorders.

ClearThought® Easy Connect Auto Input SensingClearThought®automaticallyrecognizeswhenyoupluginaninputandpromptsyoutoassignanametoit.TheTVignoresanyunusedinputs,sotheresultisanunclutteredInputSelectionmenuwhereyoucaneasilyfindandselectconnecteddevicesbyname.

Chapter 1. Television Overview 13

Guidelines for Setting Up and Using Your New Widescreen TV

Getting Started

1. Readthesectionentitled“Important Information About Your TV”startingonpage5.

2. ChoosealocationforyourTV.

• AllowatleastfourinchesofspaceonallsidesoftheTVtohelppreventoverheating.OverheatingmaycauseprematurefailureoftheTVaswellasshortenedlamplife.

• Avoidlocationswherelightmayreflectoffthescreen.

• Seethestandrequirementsunder“Important Information About Your TV.”

3. Installthebatteriesintheremotecontrol.Seechapter 3, “TV Operation,”forinformationonuseandcareoftheremotecontrol.

4. PlugyourTVintoapoweroutlet.ThePOWERindicatoronthefrontoftheTVwillstartblinkingrapidly.AfterthePOWERindicatorstopsblinking,pressthePOWERkeytopowerontheTV.

5. WhentheWelcomescreenappearsthefirsttimeyoupowerontheTV,selectalanguageforTVmenus.YoucanlaterchangethelanguagethroughtheSetup menu.

6. SomeTVsareshippedfromthefactorywithdemomodeactiveforuseinretailstores.IfdemomodeisactivewhenyoufirstturnontheTV:

a. PressMENU.b. WhentheMainmenuappearswithSetuphigh-

lighted,pressENTER.c. WhentheSetupmenuopens,press tohighlight

theon-screenDemo Mode Offbutton.d. PressENTER.

7. ConnectyourotherA/VdevicestotheTVandassigndevicenamestotheTVinputswhenprompted.Seechapter 2, “TV Connections,”forconnectiondiagrams.Youcanreassigndevicenameslaterifneeded.See “Input Name Menu”inchapter 4, “TV Menu Settings.”

8. Memorize channelsifyouplantowatchover-the-airchannelsorprogrammingoverdirectcable.Channelmemorizationmaytakeupto15minutestocomplete.See“Setup Menu”inchapter 4, “TV Menu Set-tings,”

9. YoucannowstartwatchingTVoryoucanperformadditionalsetupandcustomizationthroughtheTVmenus.

Additional TV Setup

1. ToprogramtheremotecontroltooperateyourotherA/Vdevices,seechapter 5, “Operating Other Devices with the Remote Control.”

2. Reviewchapter 4, “TV Menu Settings,”tocustom-izeTVoperation.PresstheMENUkeytoenterthemenusystem.Someexamplesofsettingsyoumaywishtochangeinclude:

• Energy Mode.Forfasterpower-on,keeptheEnergyModesettoFast Power On.ForlowerpowerconsumptionwhiletheTVisoff,usetheLow Powersetting.See“Setup Menu.”

• Input Name.ChangethedevicenamesthatappearintheInputSelectionmenu.See“Input Name Menu.”

• Icon Order.RearrangethedeviceiconsintheInputSelectionmenutoputfrequentlyusediconsnearthefront.See“Icon Order Menu.”

• FAV.Createlistsofyourfavoritechannelssoyoucanfindthemquickly.See“Channel Menu.”

• Clock.IfyouwishtoschedulefuturerecordingsorusetheTimerfeaturetohavetheTVcomeonautomatically,youmustfirstsettheTVclocktothecorrecttime.See“Setup Menu.”

• Parental Lock.YoucanrestrictTVviewingbyprogramratingorbytimeofday.Youcanalsodisablethefront-panelbuttons—usefulifyouhavesmallchildren.See“Parental Lock Menu.”

• Video Settings.Changethevideoadjustmentstogetthebestpictureforyourviewingconditions.See“Audio/Video Menu.”

YoumaywishtochangethePictureModefromthedefaultBrillianttoeitherBrightorNatural, whicharesuitableformosthomeviewingenviron-ments.

Digital Cable Ready (CableCARD™), Models WD-57731 and 65731YourwidescreenMitsubishiHDTVis“Plug-and-Play”digitalcableready.Itcandescrambleacableprovider’sone-waydigitalsignalswiththeuseofaCableCARDsecuritymodule.TheCableCARDisusedinplaceofatraditionalcableboxtoaccessdigitalcableprogramming(includinghighdefinition).Contactyourlocalcableproviderforavailabilityinfor-mationandservicedetails.

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3. IfyouhaveIEEE1394A/Vdevices,seechapter 7, “Using IEEE 1394 Devices,”fordetailsonoperatingsuchdevicesandusingtheTVtocontrolrecording.

TV Operation

Review chapter 3, “TV Operation,”forTVfeaturesincluding:

• Input Selection (viewing source).Selectacon-nectedprogramsourcetowatch,suchasaVCR,DVDplayer,orantenna.PressINPUTontheremotecontroltoselectfromiconsfortheTVinputs.See“Input Selection Menu.”

• Channel Listings.PressGUIDEtoviewChannelView™channellistings.See“ChannelView™ Channel Guide.”

• Picture Formats.PressFORMATtocyclethroughtheavailablepicturesizesandshapestofindtheonebestsuitedtotheprogramyou’rewatching.See“TV Signals and Display Formats.”

• SPLIT.PressSPLITtoviewtwoprogramsatthesametime.See “Split Screen Mode.”

Guidelines for Setting Up and Using Your New Widescreen TV, continued

TV Tips

Turning the TV On or OffToturntheTVonoroff,pointtheremotecontrolatthefrontoftheTVandpressthePOWERbutton.Alternatively,pressthePOWERbuttononthefrontpaneloftheTV.

If You Turn Off the TV by Mistake

1. PressPOWERagainwithinabout30seconds,whilethelampisstillhot,tohavetheTVcomebackonimmediately.

2. IftheLAMPindicatorstartsblinking(about30secondsafteryoushutoffpower),wait about one minute for the LAMP indicator to stop blinking and press POWER to turn the TV on again.

Controlling Sound VolumePressVOL / toadjustthesoundlevel.

Changing ChannelsTochangechannels:

• EnterthechannelnumberusingthenumberkeysontheremotecontrolandpressENTER.Foratwo-partdigitalchannel,suchas3-1,press3 —/CANCEL 1 toenteradash(separator).

• PressCH / tochangechannelsonechannelatatime.

• PressandholdCH / tomovequicklythroughchannels.

• PressQV(QuickView)toswitchbacktotheprevi-ouslytunedchannel.

• UsetheFAV(Favorites)featuretosetuplistsoffavoritechannelsandtunetothemwiththeFAVkey.See“ChannelMenu”inchapter4.

NOTE:Memorizechannelstomakefindingchannelseasier.See“SetupMenu”inchapter4,“TVMenuSettings.”

TV Care CaringforyourTV:

• Lamp Cartridge.Whenthelampcartridgeneedsreplacement,replace the lamp yourself and save the cost of a service call.SeeAppendix Cforinstructions.

• General Cleaning.TokeepyourTVlookingitsbest,seethecleaningrecommendationsunder“Important Information About Your TV.”

Assistance IfyouneedassistancewiththisTV:

• Fortroubleshooting,service,andproductsupport,seeAppendix D.

• Forwarrantyinformation,seetheTVwarrantyinthebackofthisbook.


Lift cover to use the control panel and INPUT 3 front A/V jacks.

TV Front Panel

A/V ResetIfyouwishtoresettheA/V(Audio/Video)settingsbacktothefactorydefaults:

• Toresetallsettingsatonce,pressGUIDEandFORMATonthefrontpanelatthesametime.

• Toresetthedefaultsforindividualdevices,usetheA/V Memory ResetselectionontheAudio/Videomenu.

Above and Below:

1. Shadedbuttonsareduplicatesofkeysontheremotecontrol

2. POWER/TIMERindicator—litduringnormaloperation;flashingwhenauto-onTVTimerisset

3. LAMPindicatorshowslampcondition(usuallyoffduringnormalTVoperation)

4. STATUSindicator(offduringnormalTVopera-tion)

5. SYSTEM RESET(seedescriptionthispage)

Control PanelTheshadedbuttonsonthefrontcontrolpanelduplicatekeysontheremotecontrol.TheupperlabelsshowcontrolfunctionswhennoTVmenusaredisplayed;thelowerlabelsindicatefunctionswhenTVmenusaredisplayedorwhenaspecialfunctionhasbeenactivated.See“RemoteControlOverview”inchapter3,“TVOperation,”forfurtherdetailsonthefunctionsofthesebuttons.

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System Reset ButtonIftheTVdoesnotrespondtotheremotecontrol,frontpanelcontrols,orwillnotpoweron/off,presstheSYSTEM RESETbuttononthefrontpanelwithapointedobject,suchasthepointofapencilorendtipofapaperclip.ThegreenLEDwillflashquicklyfor

aboutoneminute.WhenthegreenLEDstopsflashing,youmayturnontheTV.

Models WD-57731 and WD-65731

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INPUT 3 and controls on front panel of WD-57731 and WD-65731

Input 3INPUT 3providesaneasilyaccessiblesetofstandardaudio/videojacks.Thesejacksallowforconvenientcon-nectionofacamcorderorotheraudio/videodevice.NotethatifyouconnecttotheS-VIDEOjack,theVIDEOjackisdeactivated.

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Front-Panel Indicators

POWER/TIMER Indicator

LED Color TV Condition Additional Information

None TVispoweredoff. Normaloperation.

Green TVispoweredon. Normaloperation.

Green 1. TVjustpluggedintoACoutlet.

Waituntilblinkingstopsbeforeturningon(approximately1minute).Normaloperation.

2. ACjustrestoredafterpowerfailure.

3. TVRebootingafterSystemResetused.

4. TVRebootingafterpowerfluctuationorreceivingabnor-maldigitalsignalsfromdigitalchannel,CableCARD™,ordigitaldevice.

5. Youhavebeguntheproceduretoupdatesoftwarefromanauthorizedflashmemorydevice.

Fordetailedinformation,seetheinstructionsthataccompanytheauthorizedsoftwareupdate.Important:Donotuseunauthorizedsoftwareatanytime.

Green TVispoweredoffandauto-ontimerisset.

Normaloperation.TVcanbeturnedonatanytime.

STATUS Indicator


None NormalTVonorstandbycondition. Normaloperation.

Yellow Roomtemperatureistoohigh.TVwillnotoperatewhentheambientroomtemperatureistoohigh.TurnofftheTVandwaituntiltheroomtemperaturedrops.

Red

TVmayrequireservice. TurnofftheTVandunplugthesetfromtheACpowersource.Waitoneminuteandthenplugthesetbackin.

IftheLEDisstillon,contactyourdealeroraMitsubishiAuthorizedServiceCenter.Seewww.mitsubishi-tv.comorcall1-800-332-2119toreceiveAuthorizedServiceCenterinformation.

LAMP Indicator


None NormalTVonorstandbycondition. Normaloperation.

Green TVjustpoweredoffandlampiscooling.

Startstoblink30secondsafterturningoffTV.TVcanbeturnedonbeforeblinkingstartsorafterblinkingstops,butnotwhiletheindicatorisblinking.Normaloperation.

Yellow 1. Lampaccessdoorisopenornotsecure.

TVwillnotoperateuntillampaccessdoorissecure.SeeAppen-dixCforinstallationinformation.

2. Nolampinstalled.TVwillnotoperatewithoutalamp.SeeAppendixCforinstallationinformation.

Red Lampnolongerilluminatesandhasreachedtheendofthelamplife.

Replacethelamp.TheTVwillnotoperatewhenthelampnolongerilluminates.SeeAppendixCforinstallationinformation.

Off SteadyOn SlowBlinking FastBlinking


CableCARD™ Technology(models WD-57731 and WD-65731)

CableCARDisanationwidesystemstandardthatallowsyourlocalcableTVprovidertosupplyyouwithanaccesscardcustomizedtoyouraccount.ThiscardallowsyourTVtoreceive,decode,andunscramblethepremiumdigitalchannelsincludedinyourcableTVsubscriptionwithouttheuseofacablebox.Whenyoumovetoanewcableprovider’sarea,returntheCableCARDtotheoriginalcableproviderandgetanewcardfromyournewprovider.

PleasenotethatCableCARDisarelativelynewtechnologyandyourlocalcableprovidermaynotcurrentlybeoffer-ingthisservice.Astimepasses,thissystemwillbecomebroadlysupportedbymostcableproviders.

TheCableCARDsystemisunidirectional,meaningyourcableprovidercansendupdatestotheTV,buttheTVcannotsendsignalsback.Asaresult,certainadvancedandinteractivedigitalcableservices,suchasrequestsforvideo-on-demandandpay-per-viewprograms,acableoperator’senhancedprogramguide,anddata-enhancedtelevisionservicesmayrequireuseofaset-topboxinstead.Formoreinformation,callyourlocalcableopera-tor.

DigitalcablechannelsauthorizedbytheCableCARDareavailableontheFirewire®IEEE1394networkandcanbesharedbyotherproductsonthenetwork.Youmaybeunabletorecordorcopysomedigitalprograms,however,becauseofcopyrestrictionssetbythecontentorcopy-rightowners.

Using a CableCARD™PowerontheTVandinserttheCableCARDintotheCableCARDslotwiththetopofthecardorientedasindi-catedbyCARD TOP .Whentheinitialscreendis-plays,writedowntheinformationthatappearsandhaveitreadywhencallingyourcableprovider.

In order to start cableservice for this device, please contactyour cable provider1-800-xxx-xxxxCableCARD(tm): xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xHost: xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xData: xxx-xxx-xxx-xxUnitAddress: xx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxx

Press EXIT to exit.

Sample CableCARD initial screen. Record the information before contacting your cable provider.

Toreviewtheinformationlater,pressMENUandwhentheMainmenuappears,press9 9 9tore-displaythescreen.

Note: CableCARD™requirestheTV’sFast Power On setting.IfyouinsertaCableCARD™,theTVwillautomaticallyoverrideaLow PowersettingandchangetotheFast Power Onsetting. IMPORTANT

To use a CableCARD, connect the primary incoming cable to ANT 1/MAIN on the TV.

CableCARD™ Menu

Press ENTER to select an application. Press EXIT key to exit.

CableCARD menu

Network SetupCableCARD(tm) StatusCableCARD(tm) PairingConditional Access

Sample CableCARD menu

TodisplaytheCableCARDmenuwithlinkstoapplicationsfromyourcableprovider:

1. WhilewatchingCableCARD,pressINPUTtoopentheInputSelectionmenu.

2. WiththeCableCARDiconhighlighted,pressMENUtoopentheCableCARDmenu.

3. Press tohighlightalink(bluetext),thenpressENTERtoaccessthelinkedpage.

4. ToredisplaytheCableCARDmenu,repeatsteps1and2.

5. PressEXITtoreturntoTVviewing.

IftherearetechnicalproblemswiththeCableCARD,anerrorscreenautomaticallydisplayswithinformationthatmaybeneededbyyourcableproviderwhenyoucallthemforassistance.

Moving Through Other CableCARD Screens

InadditiontoCableCARDmenus,otherCableCARDapplicationscreensmaydisplayandrequireyoutomakeadditionalselections.WhenusingthesescreensonyourMitsubishitelevision:

• Bluetextdenotesalinktoanotherscreen.PressENTER tomovetothenextapplication.Screenswithoutbluetextcontainnolinks.

• Youcannotmovebackwardthroughthelinks.ToexittheCableCARDsystem,pressEXIT.TheCANCELkeymaynotworkwithsomeCableCARDscreens.

Allinformationontheseapplicationscreensisprovidedbyyourlocalcablecompany.Contactyourcableproviderifyouhaveanyproblemswiththeapplicationscreendisplays.

IMPORTANTMost CableCARD screens show only status or diagnostic information and do not allow you to make changes. These screens are mean-ingful only to your local cable provider.


TV Back Panel

1. ANT 1/MAIN, ANT 2/AUX (Antenna)Ifyouareconnectinganantenna,directcablewithoutacablebox,orareusingcablewithaCableCARD™,connectthemainantennaorcablesourcetoANT 1/MAIN.

ANT 1/MAINandANT 2/AUXcaneachreceivebothdigitalandanalogover-the-airchannelsfromaVHF/UHFantennaornon-scrambleddigital/analogcablesource.

ANT 1/MAIN and CableCARD™ (models WD-57731 and WD-65731)

UseANT 1/MAINtoreceivepremiumsubscriptioncableTVserviceauthorizedbytheCableCARD™accesscard.TheCableCARDaccesscardisprovidedbyyourlocalcablecompany.ANT 2/AUXcancontinuetoreceiveover-the-airornon-scrambledcablesignalswhenANT 1 isusedforCableCARD™service.

2. CableCARD™ Slot(models WD-57731 and WD-65731)

TheCableCARDaccesscardfromyourcableTVserviceproviderisinsertedintothisslot.Wheninserting,ensurethatthetopofthecardfacesinthedirectionindicatedbyCARD TOP .

IfyourcablecompanyisnotcurrentlyofferingCableCARDaccesscards,usethecableboxprovidedandauthorizedbyyourlocalcablecompanytoviewscrambledchannels.

3. INPUT 1 and 2 Inputs(Audio and Video)INPUT 1and2canbeusedtoconnectaVCR,SuperVHS(S-VHS)VCR,DVDplayer,standardsatellitereceiver,orotherA/VdevicetotheTV.INPUT 3isathirdsetofjackslocatedonornearthefrontoftheTVforconve-nience.PleasenotethatifS-VIDEOandVIDEOarebothavailable,youmustchoosetoconnectonlyone.

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4. COMPONENT 1 and 2 Inputs(Audio and Video)Y Pb Pr (480i/480p/720p/1080i)Usethesejackstoconnectdeviceswithcomponentvideooutputs,suchasDVDplayers,externalHDTVreceivers,orcompatiblevideogamesystems.PleaseseeAppendixBforsignalcompatibility.

5. HDMI™ 1 and 2Do not connect a computer to either HDMI jack.

TheHDMI(HighDefinitionMultimediaInterface)supportsuncompressedstandardandhigh-definitiondigitalvideoformatsandPCMdigitalaudioformat.ForPCvideo,usethePC-DVIinputinstead.

UsetheseinputstoconnecttoEIA/CEA-861compliantdevicessuchasahigh-definitionreceiverorDVDplayer.Theseinputssupport480i,480p,720p,1080i,and1080pvideoformats.

TheseinputscanalsoacceptDVIvideoinputs.ToconnectaDVIinput,useanHDMI-to-DVIadapterorcableplusanalogaudiocables.ConnecttheanalogaudiocablestotheHDMI/DVI AUDIOinputsontheTVtoreceiveleftandrightstereoaudiofromyourDVIdevice.

TheseinputsareHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalCopyPro-tection)compliant.

Theseinputsare certifiedforproperinteroper-abilitywithotherproductscertifiedbySimplay™.

6. HDMI/DVI AUDIOUsetheseanalogaudioinputswhenconnectingDVIvideodevicestotheTV’sHDMIjacks.UnlikeHDMI,DVIdoesnotcarryaudioinformationonthesamecable. For analog audio from a personal computer, use the PC-DVI AUDIO jacks instead.

7. PC-DVIDo not connect a TV video source to the PC-DVI input.

PC-DVIisaDVI-IinputcompatiblewithbothDVI-A(analog)andDVI-D(digital)inputs.Connectyourpersonalcomputer’sHDMI,DVI,orVGAvideooutputtothisjack.Anadapterorconvertercablemayberequired.PleaseseeAppendixBforsignalcompatibility.Tohearaudiofromthecomputer,connectanalogaudiocablesfromthecomputertothePC-DVI AUDIOjacks.

8. PC-DVI AUDIOUsethePC-DVI AUDIOjacksinconjunctionwiththePC-DVIvideoinputfromapersonalcomputer.ThesejacksallowyoutosendleftandrightanalogaudiofromyourcomputertotheTV.

9. DTVLINK™/IEEE 1394ThesejacksallowtheTVtoconnecttoexternalIEEE1394digitalproductsbymeansofasinglecable.Seechapter7,“UsingIEEE1394Devices”fordetailedinformationregard-ingIEEE1394connectionsandrecording.

10. MONITOR OUTUsethesecompositevideoandleft/rightaudiojackstosendanalogvideoandaudiosignalstoanexternalrecordingdevicesuchasaVCR.ThesignalsfromthesejacksarefromtheprogramcurrentlybeingviewedontheTVscreen.To make recordings from this output, the TV must be in normal full-screen mode rather than in mode.

• FromthisoutputyoucanrecordaudioandvideosignalsfromANT 1, ANT 2, INPUT 1-3,andIEEE1394devices.

• DigitalsignalsfromANT 1, ANT 2,andIEEE1394devicesareconvertedtoanalogvideoandaudiosignals.

• Somesignalscannotberecordedbecauseofcopy-protectionflagsinthecontent.

11. AUDIO OUT LEFT/RIGHTAUDIO OUT LEFT/RIGHTjackssendanalogaudiooftheprogramcurrentlyshownonthescreentoanA/Vsur-roundsoundreceiverorstereosystem.Digitalaudiofromdigitalchannels,FireWire®(DTVLink/IEEE1394)devicesandHDMIdevicesisconvertedtoanalogaudiobytheTV.IfusingananalogA/Vreceiverorstereosystem,thisistheonlyaudioconnectionneededbetweenitandtheTV.

12. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTThisoutputsendsDolbyDigitalorPCMdigitalaudiotoyourdigitalA/Vsurroundsoundreceiver.AnalogaudiofromanalogchannelsanddevicesisconvertedbytheTVtoPCMdigitalaudio.IfyouhaveadigitalA/Vreceiver,inmostcasesthisistheonlyaudioconnectionneededbetweentheTVandyourA/Vreceiver.

TV Back Panel, continued

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TV ConnectionsBefore You Begin

Choosing a Language for Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22ClearThought® Easy Connect Auto Input Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Digital Video and Home Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

HDTV Cable Box or Satellite Receiver with Component Video . . . . 25Standard Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, or Other Device withS-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Wall Outlet Cable (no cable box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Antenna with a Single Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Antennas with Separate UHF and VHF Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27VCR to an Antenna or Wall Outlet Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28VCR to a Cable Box (Audio & Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29HDMI Device (Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, DVD Player, orOther Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30DVI Video Device (Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, DVD Player,or Other Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30DVD Player with Component Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31A/V Receiver (Stereo System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Older Cable Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Before You Begin

Choosing a Language for MenusWhenyoupowerontheTVforthefirsttime,youcanselecteitherEnglishorSpanishforallmenus.YoucanlaterchangethelanguagethroughtheSetupmenu.

Figure 1. The Welcome screen lets you change the menu language when you first power on the TV.

ClearThought® Easy Connect Auto Input SensingThisTV’sClearThought®autoinputsensingfeatureallowsittodetectmostconnectionsautomatically.Thefirsttimeyouconnecteachdeviceyouwillbepromptedtoidentifyitbyselectingfromapre-setlistofdevicenames.ThetablebelowdefineshowconnectionsoneachTVjackarehandled.

Auto Detection Active No Auto Detection

INPUT 1, 2, 3videojacks ANT 1/ANT 2

COMPONENTvideojacks MONITOR OUT(alljacks)HDMI*

PC-DVI*AllAUDIOjacks

IEEE 1394

Ifthedeviceispoweredoffwhenconnected,detec-tionwilloccurwhenthedeviceisnextpoweredon.

1. ConnectyourdevicestotheTV.TheTVandthedevicescanbeeitheronoroffwhenconnecting.IftheTVispoweredoff,thedetectionprocesswilloccurthenexttimeyouturnontheTV.

2. WhentheAutoInputSensingscreenopens(figure2),youcanacceptthedefaultnameorpress toselectfromalistofdevicenames(e.g.,cablebox,DVD,Satellite,VCR).

ChooseanamethatwillhelpyouwhenselectinginputsintheInputSelectionmenu.

3. PressEXITtoclosethescreen.Ifyouconnectedseveraldevicesatthesametime,thescreenforthenextconnectionwillopen.

Figure 2. The Auto Input Sensing screen appears when a device is first detected. Select a name for the connected device in this screen.

More About Auto Input Sensing

• YoucanchangetheinputnameatalatertimeusingtheInputNamemenu.

• Ifyoudisconnectadeviceandthenlaterconnectadifferentdevicetotheunusedjack,opentheInputNamemenutoupdatethedevicename.

• Antennainputs(ANT 1/ANT 2)andTVoutputsareneverdetected.

• Becarefultochoosedifferentnamesforeachinput.

IEEE 1394 ConnectionsThescreeninfigure3appearswhenyoumakeanIEEE1394connection,TheTVcanrecognizeuptosevenIEEE1394devicesatonetime.Ifyouconnectmorethanonedeviceofthesametype,auniqueidentifierisaddedtothenameforeachone.Forexample,ifyouconnectthreeA/Vdiscs,youmayseeAV Disc, AV Disc1, AV Disc2.

IEEE 1394 Device with an Analog Connection.

SomeIEEE1394deviceshavebothdigitalandanalogoutputstotheTV.Ifyouhavesuchadevice,placeacheckmarkintheAnalog Connectioncheckboxto:

• Allowacableboxwithbothanaloganddigitaloutputstoswitchautomaticallybetweenthem.

• AllowyoutouseaTVmenutoselecteithertheanalogordigitaloutputfromthedevice.

Forinstructionsonswitchingbetweenanaloganddigitaloutputs,seechapter7,“UsingIEEE1394Devices.”

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Name assigned to the device

Figure 3. The ClearThought Auto Input Sensing screen for IEEE 1394 devices includes a check box for an associated analog connection.

IfyourIEEE1394devicehasananalogconnectiontotheTV,followtheinstructionsbelow.

1. ConnectthedevicetotheTVwith an IEEE 1394 cable first.

2. WhentheNew1394DevicescreenappearswiththeAnalog Connectioncheckboxhighlighted,pressENTERtoenteracheckmark.Seefigure3,New1394Devicescreen.

Note: It is important to check mark the box when this screen appears upon first connecting the

Digital Video and Home RecordingThetablebelowwillhelpyoudecidewhichtypeofconnectiontousefordigitalvideo.Digitalvideocomestoyourhomeinacompressedstate,whetherreceivedonrecordedmedia(e.g.,disc)orbroadcastovertheair,overcable,orviasatellite.Somecompresseddigitalvideoisavailableforrecordingasnotedinthetable.

Connection Type into the TV Effect on Home Recording

HDMI or DVICompressedvideoisconvertedtouncompressedformbyanexternaldevicesuchasacablebox,satellitereceiver,orDVDplayerbeforeitissenttotheTVonanHDMIorDVIcable.

YoucannotrecordtheresultantuncompressedvideosenttotheTVviaHDMIorDVI.

IEEE 1394 (FireWire®) ConnectionsYourTVcanreceiveanddecodedigitalchannels,MPEG2compresseddigitalvideo,andDolbyDigitalaudio.

Youcanrecordcompresseddigitalvideoeither• oncompatibledigitalrecordersasdigitalsignalsusingIEEE1394

connections• convertedtoanalogsignalsandrecordedasstandard-definition

compositevideofromtheMONITOR OUTjackYoumaybeunabletorecordsomeprogrammingbecauseofcopyrestric-tionsaddedbythecontentowners.

device,aslaterchangescanonlybemadeafterreturningallTVsettingstotheirdefaults.

3. IntheNew1394Devicescreen,notethenameassignedtothedevice,asyouwillneedtousethesamenameinalaterstep.Seefigure3.

4. ConnectthedevicetotheTVwiththesupplementalanalogcables.

5. ThenextscreenistheAutoInputSensingscreen(seefigure2)inwhichyoucanselectanameforthedevice.SelectthesamenameyounotedintheNew1394Devicescreen(seefigure3).

• Ifyouselectthewrongnameforthedevice,youwillbeunabletoswitchbetweentheanaloganddigitalinputstotheTV.

• IfyouconnectanIEEE1394cableboxanditisdetectedasCABLEintheNew1394Devicescreen,besuretoselectthenameCABLE asthenamefortheanaloginputand notcablebox.

To Add an Analog Connection at a Later Time (not recommended)

1. DisconnecttheIEEE1394devicefromtheTV.

2. ResetallTVsettingstotheirdefaultsusingtheTVResetservicemenuasfollows:

a. PressMENUtodisplaytheMainmenu.b. Press1 2 3toopentheResetservicemenu.c. PressENTER.

3. ReconnecttheIEEE1394devicetotheTV,usingtheIEEE1394cablefirst.

4. WhentheTVrecognizesthedevice,placeacheckintheAnalog Connectioncheckbox.

5. PressEXIT.

Before You Begin, continued


Connection Types

Video and Combined Audio/Video ConnectionsThesedescriptionsapplytoTVvideoonlyanddonotcoversignalsfrompersonalcomputers.

Picture Quality(most sources)

Name Signal TypeFigures

(not to scale)Additional Information

Best(carryhigh-definitionvideowhenavailable)

HDMIDigitalaudioandvideo

Carriesdigitalaudioanduncompresseddigitalvideoonasingleone-waycable.

DVIDigitalandanalogvideo

Carriesuncompresseddigitaloranalogvideoonasingleone-waycable;requiressepa-rateaudioconnections.

ComponentVideo Analogvideo

Carriesanaloghigh-definitionandstandard-definitionsignals.YPbPrRCA-styleconnectorsarecoloredgreen,blue,andred.

Good S-Video Analogvideo

Carriesanalogstandard-defi-nitionsignals.ProvidesbetterqualityvideothancompositeorRFcoaxialvideo.

Fair CompositeVideo Analogvideo Carriesanalogstandard-defini-

tionsignals.RCA-styleconnec-tor,usuallycoloredyellow

FairtoBest(dependingonsource;carryallqualitiesofsignals)

IEEE1394(FireWire®)

Digitalaudioandvideo

Carriescompresseddigitalvideoandaudioaswellasdevicecontrolsignalsonasingletwo-waycable.

RFCoaxialVideoAnaloganddigitalaudioandvideo

Carriesaudioandvideoonasinglecable.

Note: OnlysomeTVsignalsarehigh-definitionsignals.Toviewhigh-definitionprogrammingfromyourcableorsatelliteprovider,youmustsubscribetotheprovider’shigh-definitionservice.Someover-the-airbroadcastsareinhigh-definitionandcanbereceivedwithahigh-qualityantennasuitedtoyourlocation.

Audio-Only ConnectionsTherearetwotypesofaudioconnectionsusedonthisTV.Refertothetablebelow.

Audio ConnectionFigures

(not to scale)Additional Information

Left/RightAnalogStereoAudio

RCA-styleconnectorsusuallycoloredwhiteforleftandredforrightstereoaudio.Formonauralsound(allspeak-ersplayingthesamesound),useonlythewhiteconnector.

DigitalAudio(Coaxial)

RCA-styleconnectorusuallycoloredorange.UsetosenddigitalaudiofromtheTVtoyourdigitalA/Vreceiverforsurround-soundeffects.Usuallytheonlyaudioconnec-tionrequiredbetweentheTVandtheA/Vreceiver.


HDTV Cable Box or Satellite Receiver with Component VideoIfyourcableboxorsatellitereceiverhasHDMIorDVIoutputs,usetheconnectionsforHDMIorDVIvideodevicesdescribedlaterinthischapter.

Required:RCAcomponentvideocables,left/rightanalogaudiocables.Acoaxialsplitter,availableatmostelectronicsupplystores,mayberequiredtocompletethisinstallation.

1. Connectthecablefromtheoutsidecableorsatel-liteservicetoCABLE INorSATELLITE INonthecableboxorsatellitereceiver.Seeyourdevice’sowner’sguideforinstructionsandcablecompatibility.

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Figure 4. Connecting an external HDTV receiver with component video connections

2. ConnectRCA-typecablesfromtheYPbProutputsontheHDTVcableboxorsatellitereceivertoCOM-PONENTontheTVbackpanel,matchingthecoloredconnections.

3. Connectleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromtheHDTVcableboxorsatellitereceivertoCOMPO-NENT /AUDIO LEFTandAUDIO RIGHTontheTVbackpanel.

4. Optional:ToallowuseoftheSplitScreenfeaturewithchannelsfromANT 1andthecableboxorsatellitereceiver,connecttheincomingterrestrialantennaor

cableservice(notsatellite)toANT 1/MAINontheTVbackpanel.Acoaxialsplitter,availableatmostelectronicssupplystores,mayberequiredtocom-pletethisinstallation.

Note: Toreceivethebenefitsofdigitalsurroundsound,con-nectthedigitalaudiooutputfromyourcableboxorsatellitereceiverdirectlytoyourdigitalA/Vreceiver.

Standard Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, or Other Device with S-VideoRequired:S-Videocableandleft/rightanalogstereoaudiocables.

1. ConnectthecablefromtheoutsidecableorsatelliteservicetoCABLE INorSATELLITE INonthecableboxorsatellitereceiver.

2. ConnectanS-VideocablefromVIDEO OUTonthecableboxorsatellitereceiverbackpaneltoINPUT S-VIDEOontheTVbackpanel.

3. Connectleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromAUDIO OUTonthecableboxorsatellitereceivertoINPUT/AUDIO LEFTandAUDIO RIGHTontheTVbackpanel.

Note: RefertothecableboxorsatellitereceiverOwner’sGuideforcableordishantennaconnectionstothereceiver.

Figure 5. Connecting a device with S-Video


Wall Outlet Cable (no cable box)(can be used with a CableCARD™, models WD-57731 and 65731)

ItisveryimportanttoconnecttheincomingcableforyourprimaryviewingsourcetoANT 1/MAIN,especiallyforCableCARD™use.

1. ConnecttheprimaryincomingcoaxialleadcabletoANT 1/MAINontheTVbackpanel.

2. Foranoptionalsecondaryantennasource,connectanantenna(orcable)toANT 2/AUX.

3. IfyouhavesubscribedtoaCableCARD™service,InserttheCableCARDintotheCableCARDslot.ThetopofthecardmustfaceinthedirectionindicatedbytheCARD TOParrow.

Seechapter1,“TelevisionOverview,”foradditionalCableCARDinformation.

Figure 6. Wall Outlet Cable


Antennas with Separate UHF and VHF LeadsRequired:UHF/VHFcombinerThisisnotincludedwiththeTV,butisavailableatmostelectronicsstores.

1. ConnecttheUHFandVHFantennaleadstotheUHF/VHFcombiner.

2. PushthecombinerontoANT 1/MAINontheTVbackpanel.

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Figure 8. Connecting separate UHF and VHF Antennas

Mitsubishi strongly recommends you avoid using antennas with flat twin leads. Flat twin lead antenna wires are subject to interference which may adversely affect the performance of the TV. We recommend using coaxial antenna cable.

Antenna with a Single LeadA. For an antenna with flat twin leadsA300-ohm-to-75-ohmtransformerisrequired.ThisisnotincludedwiththeTV,butisavailableatmostelectronicsstores.

A1. Foranantennawithflattwinleads,connectthe300-ohmtwinleadstothe300-ohm-to-75-ohmtrans-former.

A2.Pushthe75-ohmsideofthetransformerontoANT 1 ontheTVbackpanel.

B. For cable or antenna with coaxial lead

ConnectthecoaxialleaddirectlytoANT 1ontheTVbackpanel.

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Figure 7. Connecting a Single Antenna


VCR to an Antenna or Wall Outlet CableRequired:Two-wayRFsplitter,3coaxialcables,rightandleftanalogaudiocables,eitherS-videoorvideocable.ThesearenotincludedwiththeTVbutareavailableatmostelectronicsstores.

1. ConnecttheincomingcableorantennatoINontheRFsplitter.

2. ConnectonecoaxialcablefromOUTontheRFsplit-tertoANTENNA INontheVCRbackpanel.

3. ConnectonecoaxialcablefromOUTontheRFsplit-tertoANT 1/MAINontheTVbackpanel.

4. TousetheTVspeakerswiththeVCR,connectleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromAUDIO OUTontheVCRtoINPUT/AUDIO LEFTandAUDIO RIGHTontheTVbackpanel.IfyourVCRismono(non-stereo),connectonlythewhite(left)cable.

Figure 9. Connecting a VCR to an Antenna or Wall Outlet Cable

5. ConnecteitheranS-VideoorcompositevideocablefromVIDEO OUTontheVCRbackpaneltoINPUT/VIDEOorS-VIDEOontheTVbackpanel.Connectonlyonetypeofvideocable;S-Videoisrecommended,ifavailable.

Optional

Torecordhigh-definitiondigitalchannelsconvertedtoanalogstandard-definitionvideoandanalogstereoaudio,performthesetwoadditionalsteps.

6. Connectleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromAUDIO INontheVCRtoMONITOR OUT LEFT/RIGHTontheTVbackpanel.IfyourVCRismono(non-stereo),connectonlythewhite(left)cable.

7. ConnectacompositevideocablefromVIDEO INontheVCRbackpaneltoMONITOR OUT/VIDEOontheTVbackpanel.


VCR to a Cable Box (Audio & Video)Required:Two-wayRFsplitter,4coaxialcables,rightandleftaudiocables,S-Videoorcompositevideocable,pluscomponentorS-VideocablesandaudiocablesrequiredtoconnecttheTVtothecablebox.

1. ConnecttheincomingcabletoINontheRFsplitter.

2. ConnectonecoaxialcablefromOUTontheRFsplit-tertoCABLE INonthecablebox.


4. ConnectonecoaxialcablefromOUTonthecableboxtoANTENNA INontheVCRbackpanel.

5. ConnectthecableboxoutputstotheTVasshownineitherfigure4orfigure5,earlierinthischapter.ThisconnectionallowstheTVtoreceivethebestavailablesignaldirectlyfromthecablebox.

Figure 4:ComponentvideooutputtotheTV’sCOMPONENT Y Pb Prjacks;analogstereoaudiototheassociatedAUDIOjacks.

Figure 5:S-VideooutputtotheTV’sINPUT/S-VIDEOjack;analogstereoaudiototheassociatedAUDIOjacks.

6. TousetheTVspeakerswiththeVCR,connectleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromAUDIO

Figure 10. Connecting a VCR to a cable box

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OUTontheVCRbackpaneltoINPUT/AUDIO LEFTandAUDIO RIGHTontheTVbackpanel.IfyourVCRismono(non-stereo),connectonlythewhite(left)cable.

7. ConnecteitheranS-VideoorcompositevideocablefromVIDEO OUTontheVCRbackpaneltoINPUT/VIDEOorINPUT/S-VIDEOontheTVbackpanel.Connectonlyonetypeofvideocable.S-Videoisrecommended,ifavailable.

Optional

8. ToallowrecordingfromtheTVtotheVCR:

a. Connectleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromAUDIO INontheVCRbackpaneltoMONITOR OUT/LEFT andRIGHTontheTVbackpanel.

b. ConnectavideocablefromVIDEO INontheVCRbackpaneltoMONITOR OUT/VIDEOontheTVbackpanel.

Note: Whenusingthisconnectionconfigurationwiththeconnectionsusedinstep5,itispossibletoviewlivecableprogramsthroughtheVCRDevice.Forbestpicturequalityalwaysviewlivecablepro-gramsdirectlyfromthecableboxdevice.


DVI Video Device (Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, DVD Player, or Other Device)AnalogstereoaudiocablesandaDVI-to-HDMIcableorDVI/HDMIadapterandHDMIcablearerequired.ThesearenotincludedwiththeTV.Theymaybeavailableatyourlocalelectronicsretailer.

1. ConnecttheDVI-to-HDMIcable(recommended)orHDMIcablewithDVI/HDMIadapterfromtheDVIdevice’sbackpaneltotheTVbackpanel.

NOTE: IfyouareusingaDVI/HDMIadapter,itisimpor-tanttoconnecttheadaptertotheDVIdeviceforbestperformance.

2. ConnectasetofaudiocablesfromAUDIO OUT ontheDVIdevicebackpaneltotheHDMI/DVI AUDIOontheTVbackpanel.ConnecttheredcabletotheRIGHTjackandthewhitecabletotheLEFTjack.

NOTE: TheHDMIconnectionsupportscopyprotection(HDCP).

Somedevicesrequireconnectingtoananaloginputfirst,inordertoviewon-screenmenusandtoselectDVIastheouput.PleasereviewyourequipmentinstructionsforDVIconnectivityandcompatibility.

Figure 12. Connecting a DVI device

HDMI Device (Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, DVD Player, or Other Device)Required:HDMI-to-HDMIcable.ThisisnotincludedwiththeTV.

ConnectanHDMIcablefromtheTVbackpaneltotheHDMIdeviceoutput.HDMIdevicesprovidevideoandaudiothroughthiscable,sonootherconnectionisrequired.TherearetwoHDMIinputsontheTVbackpanel.

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Figure 11. Connecting an HDMI device.

Note: HDMIinputsare certifiedforproperinteroperabilitywithotherproductscertifiedbySimplay™.

IMPORTANTTo connect a personal computer to the TV, see chapter 6, “Using the TV with a Personal Computer.”

The HDMI input processes signals as standard motion video and is not designed to process computer resolutions.

IMPORTANTFor sound from your devices, note that the HDMI inputs can receive digital stereo audio signals only. To use digital surround sound for an HDMI or DVI device, connect that device’s digital audio output directly to your A/V receiver. See the Owner’s Guides for those devices for instructions.


DVD Player with Component VideoComponentvideocablesandanalogaudiocablesarerequired.ThesearenotincludedwiththeTV.

1. ConnectthecomponentvideocablesfromY PB PR VIDEO OUTonthebackoftheDVDplayertotheCOMPONENTjacksontheTVbackpanel,matchingthered,green,andbluecoloredconnec-tions.

2. Connectleft(white)andright(red)stereoaudiocablesfromAUDIO OUTonthebackoftheDVDplayertoCOMPONENT/AUDIO LEFTandRIGHTontheTVbackpanel.

Figure 13. Connecting a DVD player with component video

IMPORTANTSee Appendix B for component video signal compatibility information.For digital audio connections to your A/V receiver, see your DVD player and A/V receiver Owner’s Guides.

A/V Receiver (Stereo System)Mostsetupsrequireeitheradigitalaudiocableoranalogstereoaudiocables.

TheTVmakesallaudioavailableindigitalandanalogformats.AnalogaudiocomingintotheTVisavailableindigitalformatontheDIGITAL AUDIO OUTjack.DigitalincomingaudioisavailableinanalogformatontheAUDIO OUT LEFT/RIGHTjacks.Usually,onlyoneofthefollowingconnectionsisrequired:

• ToconnectananalogA/VreceiverConnectleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfrom AUDIO OUT/LEFTandRIGHTontheTVbackpaneltotheTV AUDIO INPUTontheA/Vreceiver.

• ToconnectadigitalA/VreceiverwithDolby Digital surround sound and PCM audio supportConnectoneendofthedigitalaudiocabletoDIGITAL AUDIO OUTonthebackoftheTV.ConnecttheotherendtotheCOAXIAL DIGITAL INPUTonthebackoftheA/Vreceiver.

Figure 14. Connecting audio from the TV to an A/V receiver

Note:

Onrareoccasions,anHDMIsignalmaybecopy-restrictedandcannotbeoutputfromtheTVasadigitalsignal.Tohearthesecopy-protectedsignalsthroughtheA/Vreceiver,useconnectionsforanalogA/Vreceivers.

ChecktheA/Vreceiver’sOwner’sGuideforinformationconcerninguseofthedigitalinputandswitchingbetweendigitalsoundandanalogstereosoundfromtheTV.


Older Cable BoxRequired:3coaxialcables,onetwo-wayRFsplitter.ThesearenotincludedwiththeTV.

Whenthissetupiscomplete,youcanusetheTVremotecontrol,whenprogrammed,tochangechannelsonthecablebox.

Note: Thisconnectionisnotrecommended.Theotherconnectionsdescribedinthischapterprovidebet-terqualityaudioandvideototheTV.

1. ConnecttheincomingcabletoINontheRFsplitter.


3. ConnectonecoaxialcablefromOUTontheRFsplit-tertoINonthestandardcablebox.

4. ConnectonecoaxialcablefromOUTonthecableboxtoANT 2/AUXontheTVbackpanel.

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Figure 15. Connecting an older cable box

CamcorderRequired:AnalogstereoaudiocablesandeitheranS-Videoorcompositevideocable.

NOTE: ForIEEE1394camcorders,seealsochapter7,“UsingIEEE1394Devices.”

1. ConnecteitheranS-VideoorcompositevideocablefromVIDEO OUTonthecamcordertoINPUT 3/VIDEOorS-VIDEOontheTV.Connectonlyonetypeofvideocable;S-Videoisrecommended,ifavail-able.

2. Connectleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromAUDIO OUTonthecamcordertoINPUT 3/AUDIO LandAUDIO RontheTV.

Figure 16. Analog connections for a camcorder

TV OperationRemote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Choosing a Program Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36ChannelView™ Channel Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37TV Signals and Display Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Split Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Remote Control

OverviewFigure 1, next page

1. Slide Switch:SelectstheA/Vdevicetobecontrolledbytheremotecontrol.SettheslideswitchtoTVforoperationoftheTVandIEEE1394devices.Controlofotherdevicetypesrequiresprograming(seechapter3,“TVOperation”).

2. SLEEP:SetstheTVtoturnoffwithin2hours.Seethenextpageforinstructions.

3. Digits/Letters:Allowyoutotunetoachannelbyenteringchannelnumbers;pressENTERforfastertuning.Usenumbersandthe CANCEL keytoenterdigitalsub-channels.Alsouseforenteringinformationintomenus.

Toselectletterswhennamingchannels,repeatedlypresstheassociatednumberkey.Thefollowingspecialcharactersareavailablewiththe1and0keys:

1 !&blankspace0 / * -

4. —/CANCEL (SUB-CHANNEL/CANCEL):Whenenteringdigitalchannelnumbers,addsaseparatorbetweenmainandsub-channelnumbers.ClearsFAVandsomemenuentries.

5. POWER:TurnsTVpoweronandoff.

6. QV (QuickView™):Switchesbetweenthecurrentchannelandthelastchannelviewed.

7. MUTE:TurnsTVsoundofforon.

8. SPLIT:TurnsSplitScreenmodeonandoff.

9. VOL / (Volume Up/Down):Changessoundlevel.

10. CH/PAGE / (Channel or Page Up/Down):Scansupordownthroughmemorizedchannels.PagesupanddownthroughscreenswhenusedwithChannelView™.

11 FAV (Favorites):Scansthroughmemorizedlistsoffavoritechannels.See“ChannelMenu”inchapter4,“TVMenuSettings,”formoreinformation.

12. FORMAT:ChangestheshapeandsizeofthemainTVpicture.WheninSplitScreenmode,changesthe

sizeofthesplitimageswhilemaintainingtheiraspectratios.

13. INPUT:DisplaystheInput Selectionmenufromwhichyoucanselectaninputsourcetoview,suchasanantennainput(ANT 1/2)oraconnecteddevice.

14. (Adjust Up/down/Left/Right):Navigatemenusandchangesettings.

15. ENTER:Selectsachannelnumberormenuitem.

16. GUIDE:DisplaysorremovesChannelView™on-screenchannellistingforANT 1andANT 2.

17. INFO:Displaysanon-screensummaryofthecurrentdeviceinuseandanybroadcastinformationavailable,includingcurrentV-Chipinformation.Seechapter3,“TVOperation,”fordetails.

18. AUDIO:Selectsindividualaudiosettingsforadjustment.

19. VIDEO:Selectsindividualvideosettingsforadjustment.

20. MENU:DisplaysthemainTVmenuusingthe on-screenmenusystem.Whenasub-menuisopen,backsuponelevel.

21. EXIT:ClosesallTVon-screenmenusanddisplaysandreturnstonormalTVviewing.

22. F1–F4:Whenprogrammed,workliketheA,B,C,Dbuttonsonsomecableboxesandsatellitereceiv-ers.Programtheremotecontrolforyourequipmentandtestthekeys.Seechapter5,“OperatingOtherDeviceswiththeRemoteControl.”

24. (PAUSE): FreezesabroadcastTVpicturewhennoSplitScreenimageisdisplayed.WhenSplitScreenisdisplayed,freezesthesub-picture.Seebelowforusewithrecordablemedia.

Record/Playback KeysToenabletherecordingandplaybackfunctions,programtheremoteforyourVCR,DVR,orDVDplayer/recorderandsettheslideswitchtoVCRorDVD.Seechapter5forinstruc-tionsonprogrammingtheremote.IfyouhaveanIEEE1394device,seechapter7onIEEE1394devices.

23. (RECORD):RecordswithaVCR,DVR,orDVDrecorder.

24. (PAUSE): PausesaVCR,DVR,orDVD.SeeaboveforuseduringTVviewing.

25. (STOP):StopsplayofaVCR,DVR,orDVD.

26. (REVERSE): RewindsaVCR.Reversescansa DVR orDVD.

27. (PLAY):PlaysaVCR,DVR,orDVD.

28. (FAST FORWARD):FastforwardsaVCR.ForwardscansaDVRorDVD.

Note: TheTV’sremotecontrolcanoperateotheraudio/videodevices.

• Seechapter5,“OperatingOtherDeviceswiththeRemoteControl”for: instructionsonprogrammingtheremote. alistoffunctionsavailableforcontrollingother

devices.

• ForcontrolofIEEE1394devices,seechapter7.

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Battery InstallationFigure 2

1. Removetheremotecontrol’sbackcoverbygentlypressinginthetabandliftingoffthecover.

2. Loadthebatteries,makingsurethepolarities(+)and(-)arecorrect.Forbestresults,insertthenegative(-)endfirst.

3. Snapthecoverbackinplace.

Sleep TimerSetting the Sleep Timer

1. PressSLEEPontheremotecontrol.

2. PressSLEEPadditionaltimestoincreasethetimein30-minuteincrementsuptothemaximumof120minutes.

3. PressEXITorwaitfivesecondswithoutpressinganybuttonsforthemessagetodisappear.

4. PressSLEEPtoviewthetimeremainingbeforethesleeptimerturnsofftheTV.

Cancelling the Sleep Timer

1. PressSLEEPtodisplaytheon-screenmessage.

2. PressSLEEPrepeatedlyuntilOFF isdisplayed.

Note: Afterfivesecondsofinactivity,themessageboxwilldisappear.

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Figure 2. The remote control requires two AA alkaline batteries.

CareFor Best Results from the Remote Control:

• Useonlyalkalinebatteries.

• Bewithin20feetoftheequipment.

• Donotpresstwoormorebuttonsatthesametimeunlessinstructedtodoso.

• Donotallowunittogetwetorbecomeheated.

• Avoiddroppingonhardsurfaces.

• Donotuseharshchemicalstoclean.Useonlyasoft,lightlymoistenedcloth.

• Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.

• Donotheat,takeapart,orthrowbatteriesintofire.

Resetting the Remote ControlIftheslideswitchissettoTVandtheTVdoesnotrespondproperly,dothefollowingtoresettheremotecontrol.

1. PressandholdPOWERforseveralsecondsuntilthebuttonblinkstwiceandgoesoff.

2. ReleasethePOWERbutton.

3. Presskeys0 0 9 3 5andthePOWERbuttonwillblinktwicewhenyoufinishenteringthecode.Whileenteringthecode,pauseforamomentbetweeneachkeypresstoensureitisrecognized.

Low-Battery IndicatorIfyoupressakeyandthePOWERindicatorblinksfivetimes,replacetheremotecontrol’sbatteries.

Remote Control, continued


Choosing a Program SourceNOTE: Ifyouronlyviewingsourcesareconnectedtothe

ANT 1andANT 2antennajacks,youcanswitchinputswithouttheInputSelectionmenu.PressINPUTtoswitchbetweenANT 1andANT 2.ToverifywhichisthecurrentsourcewhilewatchingTV,pressINFOtoseetheon-screenstatusdisplay.

Selecting from Multiple Sources: The Input Selection MenuTheInputSelectionmenuallowsyoutoselectaninputtowatchontheTV.Thecurrentinputappearsasagold-coloredicon.

1. PressINPUTontheTV’sremotecontroltodisplaytheInputSelectionmenu(Figure2).

2. Toselectadifferentinput,press ontheTV’sremotecontroltomovethehighlightthroughiconsintheinputsection.

3. PressENTERtoswitchtothedeviceandclosethemenu.

More About the Input Selection Menu

• Toassignmeaningfullabelstotheicons,suchas“VCR”or“DVD,”seethe“InputName”sectionofchapter4,“TVMenuSettings.”

• Torearrangetheicons,seethe“IconOrder”sectionofchapter4,“TVMenuSettings.”

• TousewithIEEE1394devices,seeadditionalinforma-tioninchapter7,“UsingIEEE1394Devices.”

Input Section

Figure 2. Input Selection menu

ChannelView™ Channel ListingsChannelViewprovideslistings,assentbythebroadcast-ers,formemorizedchannelsonANT 1orANT 2.Digitalchannelsareindicatedwitha“D”andanalogchannelswithan“A.”Digitalchannelsareshownwiththemajorchannelandsub-channels(orbitstreams).TheanalogchannelnameisdisplayedifyouenteredanameintheChannedlmenu.

Note: Iflimiteddataisshownornoprogramdataap-pears,itisbecausethebroadcasterisnotsendingtheinformation. This is not a defect of your TV.

Using ChannelView

Feature Instructions

ViewlistingswhileviewingANT 1orANT 2.

PressGUIDE.

Scanthroughmemorizedchannelsonebyone.

Press or .

Scanquicklythroughmemo-rizedchannels.

PressPAGE / .

Viewdetailedinformationfordigitalchannels.

Press or tohighlightachannelandpress .

Returntoviewingbasiclist-ingsinformation Press .

Figure 3. ChannelView screen, current programs. Use to exchange displays for current and future programs.

Figure 4. ChannelView screen, future programs on the selected channel (digital channels only)

IMPORTANTTo receive ChannelView updates: Set the Energy Mode to Fast Power On and leave the TV powered off for a while each day. If the TV loses power, program listings will be lost until the next update.


Status DisplayTheon-screenstatusdisplayappearswhenyouturnontheTV,changeinputs,changechannels,orpresstheINFO buttonontheremotecontrol.Themostcommondisplays

areshownbelow.Seldomorneverdoallthestatusindi-catorsappearatthesametime.

Analog Program

1. SourceAntennaorInput2. AnalogChannelbeingreceived(Ifanantenna

source)3. ChannelName(ifornamedintheChannelmenu)4. SignalTypeBeingReceived.Possible:

FromANT-1, ANT-2,orINPUTjacks:480iFromCOMPONENTjacks:480i,480p,720p,1080i

5. ScreenFormatinusePossible:Analog480i/480psignals:Standard,Expand,Zoom,Stretch,StretchPlus,Narrow720p/1080isignals:Standard,WideExpand

6. Stereoand/orSAPbeingbroadcast.InSplitScreenmode,thespeakericonisontherighttoindicatethesub-pictureisthesoundsource.

7. V-ChipRatings

Ant-1 3 XXXX ANT-1 3480i Standard

Stereo SAP

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Digital Program

1. DigitalMajorandSub-ChannelNumber2. DigitalChannelName(onlyifbroadcast)3. SignalTypeBeingReceived

Possible:SD4:3,SD16:9,HD4. ScreenFormatinUse

Possible:SD4:3:Standard,Expand,Zoom,Stretch,StretchPlus,NarrowSD16:9orHD16:9:Standard,WideExpand

5. Language(s)beingbroadcast6. ProgramName(ifbroadcast)7. Copy-ProtectionStatus.Possible:

CopyOnce:ProgramcanberecordedCopyNever:Programcanneverberecorded.

Ant-1 42-1 XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXHD Standard

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1. StatusofD-VHSVCRorIEEE1394device2. CounterofD-VHSVCR3. Specialmessageline(showsonlywhenaspecial

messageisneeded;maybeseenwithanalogsignals)

4. Copy-ProtectionStatus.Possible:CopyOnce:ProgramcanberecordedCopyNoMore:Programcanneverberecorded;programmaybemoveable.

DVCRHD Standard

EnglishTV-PG DLSV Copy No MorePlay 01:20:15Monday 11:00 AMSleep: 30

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TV Signals and Display FormatsThisisawidescreenTV,alsoknownasa16:9TV.ThisshapereflectsthenewtypesofimagesavailablefromHDTVandmanyDVDs.Therearestillmanyolderstylenarrow-screenimages(called4:3aspectratio)youwillencounter.Whilethereisnoperfectsolutionfordis-playingasquarish,narrowerimageonawidescreen,Mitsubishioffersseveraldisplayformatsfromwhichyoucanchoose.

PressFORMATontheTVremotecontroltocyclethroughtheavailabledisplayformats.Thelast-usedformatforeachdeviceisusedwhenyoureturntothatdevice.

Note: • OnlystandardformatisavailableforSplitScreen.• PCformatsvarydependingonthePCsignal.• For1080psignalsfromanHDMIinput,see“Com-

puterDisplayFormats”inchapter6,“UsingtheTVwithaPersonalComputer.”

Signal Definitions480i Signals:TraditionalanaloginterlacedsignalsfromorthroughANT-1and2, INPUT 1–3, COMPONENT 1 and2, HDMI 1and2.

480p Signals: Progressive-scanDVDsignalsonCOM-PONENTinputsandHDMI 1and2.

720p and 1080i Signals:High-definitionsignalsreceivedthroughCOMPONENTinputsandHDMI 1and2. Thesesignalsarealways16:9(widescreen).

SD 4:3:Standard-definitionnarrow-screenformatsignalsfromdigitalchannelsandIEEE1394devices.

SD 16:9: Standard-definitionwidescreenformatsignalsfromdigitalchannelsandIEEE1394devices.

HD: High-definitionwide-screenformatsignalsfromdigitalchannelsandIEEE-1394devices.Thesesignalsarealways16:9(widescreen).

DVD DefinitionsAnamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)TheseDVDsarerecordedinaspecialwaytoproperlyshowwidescreenimageson16:9TVsetsusingtheStandardformatmode.Thisistherecommendedviewingchoice.

Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1:33:1, Letter Box, or Full Screen)TheseDVDsarerecordedforusewithtraditionallyshaped,squarishTVs.Theymaybefullscreen(4:3or1:33:1)whichcropsmoviestofitthenarrowTV,orletterbox,whichaddsblacktopandbottombars.

ThisinformationmaybelistedontheDVDcase.SomeDVDssupportbothtypesofrecordings.

TV Display Format DefinitionsStandard: Thisisthefull-screenformat.HDTVsignalsusethisformat.ThisformatisusefulfordisplayingAnamorphicDVDsthathave1.78:1or1.85:1aspectratios.AnamorphicDVDsthathavea2.35:1aspectratioaredisplayedwithblackbarsatthetopandbottom,butshowtheentireimagecorrectly.Narrow(4:3)imagesarestretchedevenlyfromsidetoside.Availableforallsignals.

Expand:Thisenlargesthepicturetofillthescreen,crop-pingoffsomeoftheimageatthetopandbottom.Thisisusefulforreducingtheletterboxtopandbottombarsofnon-anamorphicDVDimages.Availablefor480i,480p,anddigitalSD4:3signalsonly.

Zoom: Thisenlargesthepicture,croppingoffsomeoftheimageateachsideandtopandbottom.ThisisusefulforremovingorreducingtheblacktopandbottombarsonanamorphicDVDswitha2.35:1aspectratio.Availablefor480i,480p,andSD4:3signalsonly.

Stretch:Thisformatstretchesanarrow(4:3)imageacrossthescreen;thereislessstretchinthecenterthanatthesides,however.ThisallowstheentirenarrowimagetobedisplayedacrossthescreenwithlessdistortionthanisseenintheStandardformat.Availablefor480i,480p,andSD4:3signalsonly.

Stretch Plus: Similartostretchmode,buttominimizedistortionsontheside,thepictureisexpandedtocropoffportionsofthetopandbottom.ExceptwhendisplayingmenusorSplitScreen,press toadjustthepositionofthepicturevertically.Availablefor480i,480p,andSD4:3signalsonly.

Narrow: Thisformatdisplaysnarrow(4:3)imagesintheiroriginalshape,andaddsstationaryblacksidebarstofillthescreen.Availablefor480i,480p,andSD4:3signalsonly.

Wide Expand: Enlargesthepicture,croppingsomeoftheimageonbothsides.ThisExpandformatisusefultoremoveorreduceblacksidebarsaddedtonarrowimagesthatareconvertedto16:9signalsfordigitalbroadcast.Availablefor1080i,720p,digitalSD16:9anddigitalHDsignals.

Note: Allhigh-definitionchannelssendwidescreen(16:9)signals,butnotallprogrammingsentonthesechannelswascreatedforthisformat.Asaresult,thebroadcastermustconvertsuchprogrammingforbroadcast,andmaystretchtheimageoraddsidebarstofillthewidescreenarea.


TV Display FormatsSeedescriptionsontheprecedingpage.


Split ScreenSplitScreenallowsyoutoviewpicturesfromtwodifferentsourcesatthesametime.SplitScreenisavailablewhenyouhavevideosourcesconnectedtotheTVinadditiontoaconnectiontoANT 1orANT 2.

Operation

IMPORTANTSplit Screen is unavailable if:

• YouronlyinputsareANT1andANT2.

• Eitherpicturesourceisa1080psignalfroman HDMI jack.

• Eitherpicturesourceisfromapersonalcomputer.

Split Screen Operations Instructions

TurnSplitScreenonoroff PressSPLIT.

Switchthesoundsourcebetweenmainandsub-pictures.

Press or .Thespeakericonappearsbrieflytoindicatethesoundsourceaseitherthemainpicture(left)orsub-picture(right).Thesoundsourceisthesideyoucancontrolwiththeremotecontrol.

Checkwhichpictureisthesoundsource.PressINFO.Thespeakericonappearsinthestatusdisplaytoindicatethesoundsource.

Changethesourceofthesub-picture.

1. Press tomakethesub-picturethesoundsource.

2. PressINPUTandmovethehighlighttotheiconfortheinputyouwishtoviewasthesub-picture(seefigure5).

3. PressENTERtomakethechange.

Grayed-outinputiconsareunavailableasSplitScreensourcesorwiththecurrentsource.

Changechannels(whentheinputsourceisANT 1orANT 2).

Press tomakethesub-picturethesoundsourcethenpressCH / .

Freezeorunfreezethesub-picture. Press (PAUSE).Press againtoreturntonormalmovingvideo.

Changethesizeofthemainandsub-pictures.

RepeatedlypressFORMATtocyclethroughpicturesizes.Seethefollow-ingpageforsampledisplays.

Makethesubpicturefillthescreen.1. Press tomakethesub-picturethesoundsource.

2. PressSPLITtocloseSplitScreenmode.

Figure 5. Change the source of the sub-picture with the Split Screen Input Selection menu.

Choice of Split Screen sub-Picture Sources

“SPLIT” appears under the Video icon to distinguish this menu from the Input Selection menu.


TV Inputs for Split ScreenTheavailableSplitScreenpicturesourcesarelistedbelow.

Available as either main picture or sub-picture

• Analogchannels• DevicesonVIDEO/S-VIDEO inputs• DevicesonCOMPONENTinputs• DevicesoneitherHDMIinput

Available as main picture only• DigitalchannelsreceivedfromCableCARD™oreitherAntennainput• IEEE1394devices

Display choices. Press the FORMAT key repeatedly while in Split Screen mode to view different displays.

Split Screen Displays

Combinations of picture sources you can view with Split Screen. Check marks indicate available combinations.

Sub- PictureMainPicture

ANT 1(analog only)

ANT 2(analog only)

INPUT COMPONENTHDMI 1

(no 1080p)HDMI 2

(no 1080p)

ANT 1

ANT 2

INPUT *

COMPONENT **

HDMI 1 (no 1080p)

HDMI 2 (no 1080p)

IEEE 1394

PC-DVI

*Onlywhenmainpictureandsub-picturearefromdifferentINPUTjacks**Onlywhenmainpictureandsub-picturearefromdifferentCOMPONENTjacks

16:9 Main Picture

16:9 Main Picture

16:9 Main Picture

16:9 Main Picture

16:9 Main Picture

16:9 Main Picture

4:3 Sub-Picture

4:3 Sub-Picture

4:3 Sub-Picture

4:3 Main Picture

4:3 Main Picture

4:3 Main Picture

16:9 Sub- Picture

16:9 Sub- Picture

16:9 Sub- Picture

4:3 Main Picture

4:3 Main Picture

4:3 Main Picture

4:3 Sub-Picture

4:3 Sub-Picture

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TV Menu Settings3D Graphical Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Input Name Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Icon Order Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Channel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Captions Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Parental Lock Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Setting a Pass Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Lock TV by Time and Front-Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Rating Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Bypassing the Ratings Lock and Lock by Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55V-Chip Signal Information

TV Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Movie Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Audio/Video Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Menu Screens

Apicture(icon)ishighlightedonthemenuscreenwhenselectedwiththedirectionalarrows .Youmaythenmakechangeswithinthemenuoraccesssub-menus,ifavailable.

Youcanalsoopensub-menusfromabutton.Sometimeswhenyouselectabutton,anautomaticfunctionbegins.

3D Graphical Menu SystemYourTVhasMitsubishi’sexclusive3DGraphical on-screenoperatingsystem,whichprovideson-screeninformationformenuchoicesandchangesusingtheTV’sremotecontrol.

The systemincludesthefollowingspecialfea-tures:

• Thecurrentlyselectediconorbuttonishighlightedwithayellowoutline;thetextcolorisyellow.

• On-screeninstructions,showninthemessagelineatthebottomofthemenu,providefeatureselectionandadjustmentinformation.

• Someon-screenmenuoptionsmustbesetbeforeotheroptionsareavailable.

Remote Control ButtonsThefollowingbuttonsontheremotecontrolhelpyounavigatewithinthe

system:

Key Function

1 MENU DisplayorclosetheMainmenuormovebackonemenuscreenatatime.

2 EXIT CloseallmenusandreturntoTVviewing.

3 (AdjustLeft/RightKeys)

toselectamenuitemtochange.

4 (AdjustUp/DownKeys)

• tochangethesettings.• toscrollthroughpre-settext-boxentries.

5 ENTER Openamenu,startanautomaticfunction,orselectacheckbox.

6 Numbers,Letters Entercustomnamesinsometextboxes.

7 CANCEL Clearasettingorstopanautomaticfunction.

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Setup SelectEnglishorSpanishformenusand

on-screendisplays. Memorizetheavailablechannelsforthe

antennaorcableserviceconnectedtotheANT 1andANT 2jacks.

SettheTV’sinternalclockeithermanuallyorhavetheTVsettheclockautomatically.

SettheTVTimertoturnontheTVauto-maticallyatadesignatedtime.

• Settheenergymodeforpowerconsump-tionwhentheTVispoweredoff.

• TurnoffDemoMode. ViewtheTV’ssoftwareversion.

Input NameAssignusefulnamestoTVinputssothatyoucaneasilyfindthemintheInputSelectionmenu.

Icon OrderRearrangeiconsintheInputSelectionmenutoputfrequentlyusediconsfirst.

Channel EditchannelsfortheANT 1andANT 2

inputs. Manuallyaddordeletechannelsfrom

memory,nameanalogchannels,oraddyourfavoritechannelstoaFAV(Favorites)list.

Viewsignalstrengthofacurrentlytuneddigitalchannel.

Main MenuPressMENUontheremotecontroltoopentheMainmenu,figure1.SeebelowforanoverviewoftheoptionsavailablethroughtheMainmenu.

Figure 1. Main menu.

Captions Displayclosedcaptions(ifsentbythe

broadcaster). Selectsettingsforanalogordigitalcap-

tions.

Parental Lock Blockorallowprogrammingbasedon

ratingsignalssentbythebroadcaststation. LocktheTVbytime. Lockthefront-panelbuttons.

Audio/Video Resetaselectedinput’sA/Vmemorytothe

originalfactorysettings. Customizeindividualaudioandvideoset-

tings. Displayabluescreenwhenviewinga

devicewithnovideosignalorapoorvideosignal.

Enable/disableFilmMode. TurntheTVspeakersonoroff.


channelsfrommemory,namingchannels,andsavingfavoritechannelsincustommemorybanks.

Note: IfusingaCableCARD™,thecompletelistofavailablechannelsisprovidedthroughtheCableCARDandtheANT 1optionisgrayedout.

Clock (Setup Menu)SettheclockifyouwishtousetheTV’sTimerfunctionorscheduledelayedrecordings.Youcanuseeitherthemanualorautomethodtosettheclock.

Figure 3. Clock submenu

Setting the Clock Manually

TimeWiththehourhighlightedinyellowcharacters,press repeatedlytoslowlyincrementthehourandassociatedAM/PM indicatororpressandholdtoquicklyincrementthehour.PressENTERtohighlighttheminutesinyellow.Press tosettheminutes.

DateWiththemonthhighlightedinyellowcharacters,press toselectthecorrectmonth.PressENTERtohighlightthe

day.Press toselectthecorrectday.PressENTERtohighlighttheyear.Press toselectthecurrentyear.

Time ZoneSelectyourcorrecttimezone.Press or toselectthetimezoneforyourarea(Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, AlaskaorHawaii).Press tomovetotheDaylight Savingsoption.

Daylight SavingsPress or toselecteitherAppliesorIgnore,depend-ingonwhetherornotdaylightsavingstimeisusedinyourarea.

Note: IfClock SettingissettoManual,eachtimethetimechangeoccurs,youmustopenthismenuandsettheTV’sclockaheadorback.

IfyouhaveselectedAutoforClock Setting,theTV’sclockadjustsautomaticallytodaylightsavingstime.

Setup Menu

Figure 2. Setup menu

Language (Setup Menu)Choosetodisplaytheon-screenmenusineitherEnglishorSpanish(Español).

Tolistentoaudioinotherlanguages(whenavailable),seethe“AudioSettings”sectioninthischapterandreferto“SAP”(analogsignal)or“Language”(digitalsignal).

Memorize Channels (Setup Menu)For ANT 1/MAIN and ANT 2/AUX

ThememorizationprocessperformstwoscansofallpossiblechannelsontheselectedANTinput.Analogchannelsarescannedfirst,thentheprocessisrepeatedfordigitalchannels.Channelmemorizationmaytakeupto15minutestocomplete.

To start channel memorization

1. Highlightaninputselectionbasedonyourconnec-tions:

Input Condition

Ant1Air,Ant2Air

Whenconnectedtoanindoor/outdoorantenna

Ant1Cable,Ant2Cable

Whenconnectedtodirectcable(nocablebox)

2. PressENTERtostartautomaticchannelmemorization.

To stop channel memorization before completion

PressCANCEL.

ChannelsmemorizedbeforeyoupressedCANCELareretainedinmemory.Ifyourestartmemorization,allprevi-ouslymemorizedchannelsfortheselectedantennainputareerasedandtheprocessstartsoverfromthebegin-ning.

Afterchannelmemorization,pressCH / totunetomemorizedchannels.SelecttheChannelmenuforfurtherchannelediting,suchasaddinganddeleting


Timer (Setup Menu)

Figure 4. Timer submenu

TheTimerfeatureallowsyoutosetadayandtimefortheTVtoturnonautomaticallyandthedeviceandchanneltodisplaywhenitswitcheson.IftheTVisalreadyonattherequestedtime,theTVautomaticallytunestothechannelyoudesignatedintheTimermenu.

WhentheTimerturnsontheTV,thefollowingmessageisdisplayed:“PressabuttonfortheTVtostayon.”PressanybuttonontheremotecontrolwithinfiveminutesifyouwishtheTVtoremainon.

Note: TheTVclockmustbesetbeforeyoucanusetheTimerfeature(seeprecedingpagetosettheclock).

On/OffPress toenableordisabletheTimer.

Set DaySelectthedayordaysthattheTVwillturnonautomati-cally.Press or toselectDaily, Mon-Fri(MondaythroughFriday),orindividualdaysoftheweek.

Set TimeWiththehourhighlightedinyellowcharacters,press repeatedlytoslowlyincrementthehourandassociatedAM/PM indicatororpressandholdtoquicklyincrementthehour.PressENTERtohighlighttheminutes.Press tosettheminutes.

DevicePress or toselectthedevicetousewhentheTimerturnsontheTV.IftheTVisalreadyonattheselectedtime,theTimerwillswitchtheTVtothisdevice.

ChannelWhentheselecteddeviceisanantenna,youcanselectachannelfortheTVtotunetowhenitcomeson.HighlighttheChannelboxand

• pressCH / or tochoosefrommemorizedchannels.

• Enterachannelnumberfromtheremotecontrol.Youcanalsoentersub-channelnumbersfordigitalchannels.

Energy Mode (Setup Menu)TheEnergyModeoptionletsyouselecttheTV’slevelofpowerconsumptionwhiletheTVisturnedoff.ChooseeitherLow PowerorFast Power On.TheLow Power settinguseslessenergy,butTVpower-ontakeslonger.ThedefaultisFast Power On.KeepthissettingatFast Power Onifyou:

• Needfasterpoweron.• WishtoturnofftheTVwhilerecordingtoanIEEE

1394device.• WishtoschedulefutureIEEE1394recordingsfora

timewhentheTVwillbeoff.• ExpecttousetheTVTimerfunctiontoturnonthe

TVatapreselectedtime.• NeedtheTVClocktoremainaccuratefortheTV

Timerandforschedulingrecordings.WiththeLow Powersetting,youmustresettheTVClockiftheTVisleftturnedoffforover48hours.

• WishtoreceiveupdatestotheChannelView™channellistings.

Note: CableCARD™requirestheFast Power Onsetting.IfyouinsertaCableCARD™,theTVwillautomati-callyoverrideaLow PowersettingandchangetotheFast Power Onsetting.

Demo Mode Off (Setup Menu)SomeTVsareshippedfromthefactorywithDemoModeactiveforuseinretailstores.IfDemoModeisactive,highlighttheDemo Mode Off buttonandpressENTER.

Software Version (Setup Menu)ForservicingpurposesitmaybenecessarytoknowthesoftwareversioninyourTV.ThisinformationisdisplayedattherightsideoftheSetupmenuscreen.

Setting the Clock AutomaticallySelecttheTime ZoneandtheDaylight Savings(DST)optionsforyourstate.Press toselectAppliesorIgnore.YoumaythentunetoachannelonANT 1orANT 2thatusesExtendedDataService(XDS)timedata,typicallyaPBSchannel.WithAutoselected,theTVauto-maticallyretrievesthecorrecttimeanddateinformationfromthischannel.

Beawarethatifachanneldisplaysincorrecttimeinfor-mation,itisbecauseofinformationsentfromthebroad-casterandisnotadefectoftheTV.

Note: Youmayfindthatsomechannelssendtheincor-recttimeandtheTVclockisreseteverytimeyoutunetothosechannels.Topreventunwantedclockresets,firstusetheAutomethodtosettheclockfromachannelsendingthecorrecttime,thenchangethemethodtoManual.

Setup Menu, continued


Input Name MenuUsetheInputNamemenutoassignusefullabelstotheTVinputsthatappearintheInputSelectionmenu.Thecurrentviewingdeviceandanyunusedinputsappeargrayedoutandunselectable.

UsethePC DVIoptiontospecifythetypeofvideosignalcomingfromyourcomputer,eitherAnalogorDigital.Formoreaboutthisoption,seechapter6,“UsingtheTVwithaPersonalComputer.”

Detected Inputs that Can Be Renamed

Type of Video Signal from Personal Computer

Figure 5. Input Name menu

To rename an input

1. Ifyouarecurrentlywatchingtheinputyouwishtorename,changetoanotherinput.Todoso,pressINPUT toopentheInputSelectionmenu,highlightadifferentinput,andpressENTER.

2. WiththeInputNamemenudisplayed,press tomovethehighlighttotheboxfortheinputyouwishtorename.

3. Press toselectfromthefollowinglist.

Cable Box GameCamcorder HD DiscDVD SatelliteDVD2 VCRDVR(digitalvideorecorder,recordableDVD)

OnlyoneVCRlabelisavailable,soIfyouhaveasecondVCRconnected,leavethenameasthedefaultname.

Icon Order MenuTheIconOrdermenuallowsyoutorearrangethedeviceiconsthatappearintheInputSelectionmenu.Changethesequencetoputfrequentlyusediconsatthestartofthelist.

To change the icon order

1. Press tohighlighttheicontobemovedandthenpressENTER.

2. Press todragtheicontothedesiredposi-tion.PressENTERtosetthenewposition.

Figure 6. Icon Order menu

IMPORTANTIt is possible to use the same name for more than one input. To avoid confusion, be sure to use different names for each input.

To Remove the Icon for an HDMI DeviceWhenyoudisconnectanHDMIdevice,theiconremainsintheInputSelectionmenuuntilyouchoosetoremoveit.

1. IntheInputNamemenu(seefigure5),highlighttheboxforthedisconnectedHDMIinput.

2. Press toselectOff.

3. PressEXITtocloseallmenus.


Channel Menu

Settings for the Channel Number Shown

FAV Memory Banks

Signal-Strength (digital channels only)

Figure 7. Channel menu

Antenna (Channel Menu)Selecteither1(ANT 1 MAIN)or2(ANT 2 AUX)astheantennasourceforthechannelsyouwishtoedit.

Channel (Channel Menu)Selecttheaffectedchannelnumber(shownintheChannelbox)inanyofthreeways:

• PressCH / toselectfromchannelsalreadyinmemory.Ifyoualsowishtotunetothechannel,pressENTER.

• Highlightthechannelboxandpress tomovethroughallchannelnumbers,oneatatime.Ifyoualsowishtotunetothechannel,pressENTER.

• Highlightthechannelbox,enterthenumberdirectly,andpressENTER.Notethatwiththismethod,youmustpressENTERforthescreentodisplaysettingsfortheselectedchannel.

Channelnumberscanbeonepart,analogordigital(uptofivedigitslong),ortwopartfordigitalchannels.Fora

two-partdigitalchannel,press—

CANCEL ontheremotetoenteraseparatorafterthefirst,second,orthirdnumber,dependingonthebroadcaster’schannelinformation.

Fordigitalchannels,whenthebroadcasterhassentavirtualchannelnumber,thevirtualchannelnumberisshowninthetextboxandtheoriginalphysicaldigitalchannelisshownbelowonscreenasareference.Oneoriginalchannelnumbercanbeassociatedwithseveraldifferentvirtualchannels.

Memory (Channel Menu)AftertheavailablechannelshavebeenmemorizedwithMem-orize ChannelsontheSetupmenu,youcanaddweakerchannelsordeleteunwantedchannelsusingthisoption.Forexample,ifyouwishtoseeonlydigitalchannelslisted,usethismenutodeleteanalogchannelsfrommemory.

PressCH / toreviewthechannelsinmemory.Press toselectAddedorDeletedforthechannelshownin

theChannelbox.

To Add a New Digital Channel

1. Inthechannelmenu,enterthephysicalchannelnumberinthe Channelbox,includingthesub-channelnumber(press —

CANCEL andthenenterthesub-chan-nelnumber).Ifnosub-channelisspecified,press

—CANCEL and1.

2. PressENTERtotunetothechannel.

3. HighlighttheAddedradiobuttontoaddthechanneltomemory.

NameAnalogchannelsfromANT 1andANT 2canbenamedwithuptofourcharacters.ThenameyouenterherewillappearontheTVscreenaspartoftheon-screenstatusdisplay.Digitalchannelsmayalreadybenamedifthebroadcastersendstheinformation.

1. Pressanumberkeyrepeatedlytocyclethroughthecharactersassociatedwiththekey.Youcanalsouse

tochangeahighlightedcharacter.

2. PressENTERtosettheletterandmovetothenextletterposition.PressCANCELtomovebackoneposition.

Signal Strength (Channel Menu)

Displaystheapproximatesignalstrengthofthecurrentlytuneddigitalchannel.Usethisindicatortohelpyouadjusttheantennadirectionforbestsignalreception.Thetallerthebar,thestrongerthesignal.Thisindicatorappliesonlytodigitalchannels.

Toviewtheeffectsofantennaadjustmentsondigitalchannels,tunetothedigitalchannelyouwishtomeasurewhileremaininginthismenu.Totunetoachannel,either:

• Highlightthechannelbox,pressCH / or todisplaythedesiredchannelnumber,andpressENTER.

• EnterthechannelnumberontheremotecontrolandpressENTER.

TerminologyVirtual Channel NumberAchannelnumberusedbyalocalbroadcastertohelpyouidentifytheirdigitalchannel.Usuallythisisassociatedwiththeirtraditionalanalogchannelnumber.Forexample,abroadcastermayassociatedigitalchannel2-1withanalogchannel2.

Physical Digital Channel NumberThechannelnumberofficiallyassignedtotheactualbroadcastfrequency.


FAV (Channel Menu)

TheFAVfeatureletsyoustoregroupsoffavoritechannelsinuptoninedifferentFAVmemorybanks.Forexample,eachhouseholdmembercanstorefavoritechannelsintheirownbankoryoucanstoregroupsofchannelsbycontent,e.g.,news,sports,children’sprogramming,etc.YoucanstorethesamechannelinmultipleFAVbanks.

FAV Setup Using the Channel Menu

Initial Setup of a FAV Bank and Adding FAV Channels Using the Menu

1. WiththeChannelmenudisplayed,selectachannelusingoneofthemethodsdescribedontheprecedingpage,forexample,pressCH / foramemorizedchannel.

2. Highlightthedesiredbank(FAV1–FAV9)andpressENTERtocheckmarktheselectedFAVmemorybank.ThechannelnumberdisplayedhasnowbeenaddedtothecheckedFAVbank.

3. WiththeFAVbankstillhighlighted,pressCH / todisplaythenextchannelyouwishtoaddtotheFAVbank.

4. PressENTERtoaddacheckmarknexttothehighlightedFAVbank.

5. Repeatsteps2–4foradditionalchannelsandFAVbanks.

Removing FAV Channels Using the Menu

1. WiththeChannelmenudisplayed,pressCH / todisplaythememo-rizedchannelyouwishtoremove.

2. HighlightthedesiredFAVmemorybank(FAV1–FAV9).

3. PressENTERtoremovethecheckmark.

Channel Menu, continued

OnceyouhaveaddedachanneltoFAVmemory,FAV andthememorybanknumberappearunderthetunedchannelnumberontheTVscreen.YoucanaccesstheFAVfeaturethroughtheChannelmenuoryoucanbypassthemenuanduseonlytheremotecontrol.

Using FAV Channels

Viewing FAV Banks 1. PresstheFAVkey.WaitfortheTVtotunetoachannelinthecurrentFAVbank.

2. PresstheFAVkeyrepeatedlytocyclethroughthechannelsavailableinthecurrentFAVbank.

Changing FAV Banks 1. PresstheFAVkey.WaitfortheTVtotunetoachannelinthecurrentFAVbank.

2. WhentuningiscompleteandwhiletheTVstatusdisplayisstillvisibleonscreen,pressthenumberkeyforthedesiredbank.

Note: Waitforthechannelchangetofinishbeforepressingthenumberkey.Otherwise,theTVmayignoretheFAVnumber.

If No FAV Banks Are Set Up TheFAVkeyswitchestothepreviouslytunedchannel;worksliketheQVkey.

FAV Setup Using Only the Remote Control

Adding FAV Channels 1. WhilewatchingTV,tunetothechannelyouwanttoaddtothecurrentFAVmemorybank.SeetheinstructionsaboveifyouneedtofirstchangetoadifferentFAVbank.

2. PressandholdtheFAVbuttonforabout2seconds.WhenFAVandthememorybanknumberappearunderthechannelnumber,thechannelhasbeensuccessfullyadded.

Removing FAV Channels

Thisprocedureremovesthechannelonlyfromtheselectedbankandleavestheotherbanksunchanged.

1. WhilewatchingTV,presstheFAVbutton

2. WhiletheTVstatusdisplayisstillvisibleonscreen,pressthenumberkeyforthememorybank.

2. PresstheFAVbuttonrepeatedlyuntilyouseethedesiredchannel.

3. WhilethechannelnumberandFAVindicator(withcorrectbanknumber)arestilldisplayedonthescreen,pressCANCEL.YoumustpressCANCEL beforetheindicatordisappears.WhentheFAVindicatordisappears,thechannelhasbeensuccessfullyremoved.


Captions MenuForanalogchannels,broadcasterscansendeitherstan-dardclosedcaptionsortextservice.Standardclosedcaptionsfollowthedialogueofthecharactersonscreenanddisplayinasmallsectionofthescreen.Text-serviceclosedcaptionsoftencontaininformationsuchasweatherornewsandcoveralargeportionofthescreen.

Fordigitalchannels,broadcasterscansenduptosixdif-ferentcaptioningselectionsorcansendanalogcaptionsthatarethesameasthosesentbytheanalogstation.EachTVstationmaybroadcastonlyoneortwotypesofcaptionsornoneatall.TheTVcannotdecodeclosedcaptionsreceivedoncomponentorHDMIinputs.

Figure 8. Captions menu

IMPORTANTWhen analog text closed captioning is selected, a large black or gray box appears on your TV screen if no signal is broadcast.

Analog CaptionsTheTVcandisplayoneofthefollowingcaptionsforanalogsources:

• CC1, CC2, CC3, or CC4: standardclosed-captionsignals

• Text1, Text2, Text3, or Text4:Text-servicesignals

• On if mute:Closedcaptionsappearwhenaudioismuted.Whenselected,pressMUTEontheTVremotecontroltoturnon/offthestandardclosed-captionsignalCC1.

• Off:Noclosedcaptions.

BackgroundTomaketheanalogclosedcaptionseasiertoread,youcanchoosetodisplaythebackgroundcoloraseitherblackorgraybehindthetext.

Digital CaptionsThefollowingdisplayoptionsareavailablefordigitalsources:

• Captions 1–6:Sentbybroadcaster.

• On if Mute:Closedcaptionsaredisplayedwhenaudioismuted.Whenselected,pressMUTEontheTVremotecontroltoturncaptioningon/off(Caption1).

• Off: Noclosedcaptions.

Note:Fordigitalprograms,ifthebroadcasterissendingonlyanalogcaptionsconvertedtodigitalformat,thentheanalogcaptionsettingsapply.

AppearanceTheclosed-captionsproviderselectsthedefaultoptionswhensendingdigitalclosedcaptions.SelectCustomtooverridedefaultsandcustomizetheappearanceofclosedcaptions.Thesesettingsdonotapplytoanalogclosedcaptioningconvertedtodigital.

Digital SettingsTheDigitalSettingsmenuallowsyoutocustomizetheappearanceoftheclosedcaptionssentbythebroad-caster.Digitalsettingsdonotapplytoanalogclosedcap-tionsconvertedtodigital.

ToopentheDigitalSettingsmenu,select CustomfortheAppearanceoption.MovethehighlighttotheDigital SettingsiconandpressENTER.

Figure 9. Closed Captions, Digital Settings sub-menu

FontTheavailablefontoptionsareasfollows:

• Default:Selectedbytheclosed-captionspro-vider

• Font 1:Monospacedfontwithserifs• Font 2:Proportionallyspacedfontwithserifs• Font 3:Monospacedfontwithoutserifs• Font 4:Proportionallyspacedwithoutserifs• Font 5:Casualfont• Font 6:Cursivefont• Font 7:Smallcapitals


Captions Menu, continued

SizeSelectthedesiredfontsize.Largeistherecommendedfontsize.

ColorTheavailablefontcolorsarelistedbelow.Textandback-groundcannotbesettothesamecolor.

White YellowBlack GreenMagenta CyanRed Blue

BackgroundYoucanchangethebackgroundcolortomakethedigitalclosedcaptionseasiertoread.Theavailablebackgroundcolorsarelistedbelow.Textandbackgroundcannotbesettothesamecolor.

White YellowBlack GreenMagenta CyanRed Blue

IMPORTANTMitsubishi recommends you use contrasting colors for captions and background. Black translucent background combined with a white font makes an easy-to-read combination.Use care when selecting custom colors. Your choice may affect the readability of captions.

IMPORTANTThe content of captions is determined by the broadcaster. If your captions show strange characters, misspellings, or odd grammar, it is not a malfunction of the TV.

Opacity (Font)Youcancustomizethevisibilityofyourfontsusingthefol-lowingsettings:

• Translucent:TVprogramisdimmedbehindthetext

• Transparent:InvisibletextrevealstheTVprogrambehind.

• Opaque:SolidtextblocksviewoftheTVprogram

• Flashing:Textflashesatintervals

Background OpacityYoucancustomizethebackgroundfordigitalcaptionsusingthefollowingsettings:

• Translucent:TVprogramisdimmedbehindthebackground

• Transparent:Novisiblebackground

• Opaque:SolidbackgroundcoversTVprogram

• Flashing:Backgroundflashesatintervals


Parental Lock MenuTheParentalLockmenugivesyoucontroloverthreedif-ferenttypesofparentalcontrols.Youmustuseapasscodetoopenthismenutoenable/disablethelockoptions.Thethreeparentalcontrolsavailableare:

• Ratings (U.S. Ratings/Other Ratings)V-Chiptechnologyletsyourestrictaccesstoprogrammingbasedonprogram-ratingsignalssentbythebroadcaster.ForU.S.ratings,youcanalsosetthetimeofdayfortheserestrictionstobeineffect.

• Lock by TimeLetsyourestrictTVusebytimeofday.

• Front Panel LockLetsyoudisablethecontrolsonthefrontoftheTV.UsethisoptioniftherearesmallchildrenneartheTVwhomaybetemptedtopressthebuttons.

Access to Ratings Menus

Lock TV by Time

TV Front Panel Lock On/Off

Figure 10. Parental Lock menu

Setting a Pass CodeYouarepromptedtoenterapasscodewheneveryouselectParentalLockontheMainmenu.Tosetapasscodeforthefirsttime:

1. PressMENU,highlightParental Lock,thenpressENTER. Ascreenpromptingyouforapasscodewilldisplay.

2. Inputafour-digitpasscodeusingthenumberkeysontheremotecontrol.

• PressCANCELtodeleteanumberandmovebackonespace.

• PressMENUorEXITtoclosethemenuwithoutsettingapasscode.

3. PressENTERtosetthepasscodejustinput.

Toresetthepasscode,seetheprocedureinAppendixA.

IMPORTANTIf you forget your four-digit pass code, see Appendix A.

Lock TV by Time and Front-Panel Lock

Lock by Time (Parental Lock Menu)Lock by TimeallowsyoutoblockalluseoftheTVduringspecifiedhours.Duringthelocktime,youmustuseyourpasscodetoviewtheTV.TolocktheTVbytime:

1. Press toselectOnorOffforLock by Time.

2. Press tomovetotheLock Timebox.

a. Withthehournumberhighlightedinyellow,press repeatedlytochangethehourandassoci-

atedAM/PM indicator.Youcanalsojustpressandholdtochangethehour.

b. PressENTERtomovethehighlighttotheminutes.

c. Withtheminutesnumberhighlightedinyellow,press repeatedlytochangetheminutes.Justpressandholdtomovequicklythroughthenumbers.

d. Press tomovetotheUnlock Timeandsetthetimeasdescribedabove.

NOTE: TomakeLock by Timeactive24hoursaday,setLockandUnlocktothesametime.

Front Panel Lock (Parental Lock Menu)Front Panel LockletsyoudisablecontrolsonthefrontpaneltopreventinadvertentchangestoTVsettings.SelectOntodisablethebuttonsandselectOfftorestoretheiroperation.

Toreleasethefrontbuttonlockwithoutusingtheremotecontrol:

• WhenEnergyModeissettoFast Power On,pressandholdtheMENUbuttononthefrontpanelforovereightseconds.IftheTVison,amessagewilldisplayconfirmingreleaseoftheFrontPanelLock.

• WhenEnergyModeissettoLow Power,pressPOWER onthefrontpaneltoturnontheTV.Pressandholdthe MENUbuttononthefrontpanelforovereightseconds.

Rating MenusTheratingmenusallowyouto:

• Turnratingrestrictionsonoroff

• Changethepermittedratinglevel

• Setthetimeofdaytoenforceratingrestrictions(U.S.ratingsonly)

TheTVcomesfromthefactorywithpre-setU.S.V-Chipratingsandwiththeratinglocksturnedoff.Thepre-setratingsareTVratingTV-PGandmovieratingPG.IfyouturnonV-Chipblocking,thesepresetsallowonlypro-


gramsratedTV-PG/PGorloweruntilyouchangetheratinglevel.

Afterchangingthechannelordevice,theremaybeadelayofuptofivesecondsbeforetheratingrestrictionstakeeffect.

U.S. Ratings MenuUsethismenutoturnU.S.ratingrestrictionsonoroffandtochangethepermittedratinglevels.

U.S. Restric-tions On/Off

TV Rating and Supplemental Restrictions

Restriction Hours

Movie Rating

TV Content Categories

Figure 11. U.S. Ratings menu

1. HighlighttheU.S. Ratingsicon ontheParentalLockmenu(figure10)andpressENTERtoopentheU.S.Ratingsmenu(figure11).

2. Press toselectOnorOff.

3. IfyouselectedOn,press tomovetotheTV Rating box.

4. Press toselecttheTVratinglevelyouwanttoallow.

5. Press tomovetotheTVcontentcategories.Thissectionallowsyoutospecifycontentblockinginaddi-tiontothatblockedbytheTVrating.SeethesectiononV-ChipratingsforanexplanationofTVcontentcatego-ries.

• Press tomovethehighlightamongthecategories.

• PressENTERtoaddacheckmarkto,ortoremoveitfrom,eachTVcontentcategoryyouwanttoblock.

6. Press tomovetothePrograms Not Ratedbox.PressENTERtoaddorremoveacheckmarktoalloworblockprogramsthatarenotrated.

Note: Usecarewhenchoosingtoblockunratedpro-gramming.Newsprogramsandemergencybul-letinscarrythe“None”or“NR”(NotRated)V-Chipsignal,andtheyareblockedwiththisoptionac-

tive.

7. Press tomovetotheMovie Ratingbox.Press toselectthemovieratinglevelyouwanttoallow.

DetailedinformationonratingguidelinesfollowsthisdiscussionoftheParentalLockmenu.

8. Tosetthetimeofdayfortheserestrictionstobeineffect,press tomovetotheStartbox.Tomaketheratingrestrictionsactivetwenty-fourhoursaday,setStartandStoptothesametime.Tosetthetime:

a. Withthehournumberhighlightedinyellow,press repeatedlytochangethehour.Youcanalso

justpressandholdtochangethehour.

b. PressENTERtomovethehighlighttotheminutes.

c. Withtheminutesnumberhighlightedinyellow,press repeatedlytochangetheminutes.Justpressandholdtomovequicklythroughthenumbers.

d. RepeatthesestepsfortheStoptime.

9. PressMENUtoreturntotheParentalLockmenuorpressEXITtocloseallmenus.

Other Ratings MenuThisTVcanrecognizenewratingsystemsthatmaycomeintoeffectinthefuture.TheOtherRatingsmenuallowsyoutoblockdigitalprogrammingbasedonsuchalternateratingsystems.Thealternateratingsystemswillapplytodigitalbroadcastprogrammingonly.

Note: TheOther RatingsbuttonremainsinaccessibleuntiltheTVreceivessignalsforanalternateratingsystem.

Thefirsttimeyoutunetoachannelbroadcastinganalter-nateratingsystem,theTVdefaultstothemostrestrictivesetting.Usethismenutochangetheallowedratingifyouareunabletowatchaprogrambroadcastwithanalternatesystem.

Parental Lock Menu, continued

IMPORTANTNew rating systems recognizable by the TV may be new U.S.-based systems not included in the original V-Chip rating system. The use of “Canadian” in the sample screen is just one possibility.


Parental Lock Menu, continued

Figure 12. The Other Ratings menu is available only if the TV receives broadcast signals carrying an alternate rating system.

1. HighlightthebuttonlabelledOther RatingsontheParentalLockmenu(figure10)andpressENTERtoopentheOtherRatingsmenu(figure12).

2. Press toselectOnorOff.

3. IfyouselectedOn,press tomovetotheRating Groupbox.

Notethatyoucanchangesettingsonlyfortheratingsystemavailableonthecurrentlytunedchannel.Inthefigureabove,forexample,theCanadianratingsystemisineffect.TochangesettingsatalatertimefortheCanadianratingsystem,youmustagaintunetoachannelbroadcastingtheCanadiansystem.

4. Press toselectfromthesubgroupsavailablefortheratingsystem—EnglishorFrenchinthisexample.

5. Press tomovetotheRatingbox.

6. Press toselecttheprogramratinglevelyouwanttoblock.

7. PressENTERtoaddacheckmarktoindicateblockingisineffectfortherating.Whenaratingshowsacheckmark,pressENTERtoremovethecheckmarkandallowprogramswiththisrating.

8. Repeatsteps3through7foreachadditionalratingsystemyouwouldliketosetup.

9. PressMENUtoreturntotheParentalLockmenuorpressEXITtocloseallmenus.

Bypassing the Ratings Lock and Lock by TimeIfyoutrytowatchblockedprogramming,anoticeappearspromptingyouforapasscode.TousetheTV:

• Inputyourfour-digitpasscodeandpressENTER.

• Changetoachannelairinganallowedprogramorchangetoanotherdevice.

IfyoutrytousetheTVwhenitislockedbytime,asimilarscreenappears,promptingyouforyourpasscode.

ToreactivatetheratinglockorTVLockbyTimeafterusingthepasscode,powertheTVoffandthenon.


IMPORTANTIf you enable blocking with the Programs Not Rated option, you may block news or emergency bulletins carrying the “None” or “NR” Not Rated V-Chip rating. Use care when blocking programming that is not rated.

TV RatingsTVratingsapplytoTVprogramsandmade-for-TVmovies.YoucanapplysupplementalblockingtoTVratingsbasedontheTVcontentcategoriesdescribedbelow.TVratingsare:

TV-Y Youth.Forchildrenundertheageof7.TV-Y7 Youth7andolder.TV-G GeneralAudience.Fortheentirefamilytoview.TV-PG ParentalGuidance.ParentalGuidanceis

recommended;maynotbesuitableforsomechildren.

TV-14 Adolescent14andolder.Notrecommendedforchildrenundertheageof14.

TV-MA MatureAudience.Foradultsonly.

TV Content CategoriesUsedinassociationwiththeTVratingsabove,TVcontentcategoriesallowyoutoapplysupplementalblocking.ApplysupplementalblockingusingtheU.S.Ratingsmenu.

FV Fantasy Violence.AppliestoTV-Y7only.D Sexual Dialog.AppliesindifferentdegreestoTV-PG

andTV-14.L Adult Language.Appliesindifferingdegreesto

TV-PG,TV-14,andTV-MA.S Sexual Situations.Appliesindifferingdegreesto

TV-PG,TV-14,andTV-MAV Violence(graphicorrealistic).Appliesindiffering

degreestoTV-PG,TV-14,andTV-MA.

TV Rating FV D L S V

TV-YNot Applicable

TV-Y7 X

TV-PG Not Appli-cable

X X X X

TV-14 X X X X

TV-MA X X X

TV content categories. Boxes marked with an “X” indicate supplemental blocking you can apply to each rating level.

TheTVratingyouselectisfortheleast-restrictiveprogramlevelallowed.Forexample,ifyouselectTV-PG,programsratedTV-Y,TV-Y7,andTV-PGcanbeviewed,butpro-gramsratedTV-14andTV-MAareblocked.

WhenyouselectaTVcontentcategorytoblock,allTVprogramswiththesamecontentcategorylistingareblocked.Forexample,ifyouselecttoblockV(Violence)attheTV-14level,anyprogramswiththeVcategorylistingratedTV-PGarealsoblocked.

V-Chip Signal InformationV-ChipratingsletyoucontrolthetypesofprogrammingthatcanbeviewedontheTV.V-Chipratingsaredis-playedwhenyouchangethechannelorpressINFOontheremotecontrol.

Movie RatingsMovieratingsaretheMPAAratingsusedfortheater-releasedanddirect-to-videomovies.Movieratingsare:

G General Audience.Designedfortheentirefamilytoview.

PG Parental Guidance.ParentalGuidanceisrecommended,maynotbesuitableforsomechildren.

PG-13 Parental Guidance, 13 and Older.Notrecommendedforchildrenundertheageof13.

R Restricted.Restrictedintheatersto17yearsoldandolderunlessaccompaniedbyanadult.

NC-17 No Children 17 or Under.Restrictedintheatersto18yearsoldandolder.

X Adult.Designedforandrestrictedintheaterstoadultaudiencesonly.

Themovieratingyouselectisfortheleast-restrictiveprogramlevelthatcanbeviewed.Forexample,ifyouselectthePG-13rating,moviesratedG,PGandPG-13canbewatched,butmoviesratedR,NC-17,andXareblocked.

Programs Not Rated:Thisreferstoprogramsthatcarrynorating,suchasnews,sports,weather,emergencybul-letins,ormoviespriortoorwithoutMPAAratings.ThisdoesnotincludeprogramswithoutV-Chipsignals.

V-CHIP EXCEPTIONS

• V-ChipblockingisineffectiveforprogramsviewedondevicesconnectedtocomponentorHDMIinputs.Manyofthesedevices,however,havetheirownparental-controlsystems.

• Videotapes,laserdiscs,andDVDsmaynotcontainV-Chipratingsignals.V-ChipcannotblockplaybackofrecordingswithoutV-Chipratingsignals.


Audio/Video Menu

Figure 13. Audio/Video Menu

A/V Memory ResetA/VMemoryResetallowsyoutoresetaspecificinput’sA/Vsettingstotheoriginalfactorysettings.Highlighttheboxandpress toselecttheinputname.NextpressENTER.

TheaudiosettingsofBalance, Listen to,andLanguage aregeneralTVsettingsunaffectedbyA/VMemoryReset.

ToresetallA/Vsettingsatonce,includingthethreegeneralsettings,performanA/VResetbypressingthefront-panelbuttonsGUIDEandFORMATsimultaneously.

Settings (Audio and Video)EachinputordevicehasitsownA/Vmemory.Press toselecttheinputordeviceintheA/V Memory Reset

box,thenselectAudioorVideotoadjustindividualsettings.PressENTERtoclosethemenuanddisplaytheindividualsettings.

Use tocyclethroughtheindividualsettings.Use tochangethesettingvalues.PressEXITtoreturnto

normalTVviewing.FordescriptionsoftheindividualA/Vsettings,seethefollowingpages.

Video MuteThedefaultisOn,whichdisplaysabluebackgroundwhennosignalisbeingreceivedontheINPUT, COMPO-NENT,orHDMIjacks.

Film Mode (480i signals only)Autoisthedefaultsetting.WithAutoselected,theTVautomaticallydetectsandappliesfilm-decodingcorrec-tionforimagesthatoriginatedon24-frame-per-secondfilmcamerasandwereconvertedto30-frame-per-secondvideoforbroadcast(3:2pulldownconversion).TrytheOffsettingiftheTVaddsnoticeablejaggededgestotheimages.

Whentheoriginalvideowasfilmedon30-frame-per-sec-ondcameras,theAutosettingautomaticallyappliesvideodecoding,thesameasusedwiththeOffsetting.

FilmModeisnoteffectiveforhigh-definitionsignals.

TV SpeakersThisselectionturnstheTV’sinternalspeakersonoroff.SelectOffwhensendingthesoundthroughaseparatestereosystemorsurroundsoundA/Vreceiver.

Note: Topreventdamagefromasuddenincreaseinvol-ume,turntheTVvolumedownlowbeforechang-ingthisoptiontoOn.

Audio/Video Settings and the Remote ControlToadjustindividualaudioorvideosettingsdirectlywiththeremotecontrol:

1. PressAUDIOorVIDEO repeatedlytocyclethroughtheavailablesettings.

2. Press toadjustthesetting.Thesettingdisplaywilldisappearafterfivesecondsofinactivity.


Audio/Video Menu, continued

Audio Settings

Analog and Digital Audio SettingsEntertheaudioadjustmentmodeusingeithertheAudio/VideomenuortheAUDIOkey.Use tochangesettings.Theadjustablesettingsdisplayasliderandcorrespondingnumericvalueonscreen.Valuescanbeadjustedfrom0to63,with31asthemidpoint.

Note: TheeffectsoftheaudiosettingsofBass, Treble, Balance,andSurroundaffectonlythesoundheardthroughtheTVspeakers.

◊ BassEnhancesorreduceslow-pitchedsound.

◊ TrebleEnhancesorreduceshigh-pitchedsound.

◊ BalanceAdjuststhelevelofsoundbetweentheleftandrightTVspeakers.

◊ Surround CreatessimulatedstereoandsurroundeffectsthroughtheTVspeakers.Yourchoicesare:

• Off:Nosurroundeffects(default).

• Simulated Stereo:TheTVcreatesasimulatedstereoeffectwhenwatchinganon-stereoprogram.

• Surround Sound:TheTVcreatesasimulatedsurroundeffectwhenwatchingastereoprogram.

◊ Level Sound Whenon,automaticallyequalizesthevolumelevelwhentherearesignificantsound-leveldifferencesbetweenprogramsegments,suchasbetweenregularprogrammingandcommercials.

• Toreceivethebestfidelitywithmusicprograms,changethissettingtoOff.

• WhenconnectingtoanA/Vreceiver,setLevel SoundtoOffandturnofftheTVspeakerstosendfulldynamicstotheA/Vreceiver.

Analog-Only Audio SettingsYoucansetanalog-onlyaudiosettingswhileviewingeitheranalogordigitalsources,butthesettingsaffectonlybroadcastanalogcontent.

◊ Listen ToDetermineshowyourTVreceivesabroadcastaudiosignalandplaysthesoundyouhear.

Yourchoicesare:

• Stereo:Defaultsetting.TheTVplaysstereobroadcastsinstereoandmonobroadcastsinmono.ThewordStereoisdisplayedwhenyoutunetoachannelbroadcastinginstereo.

• SAP(SecondAudioProgram):Additionalmon-auralsoundtrackthatyoucannothearduringnormalTVviewing.TheSAPsignalmightberelatedtotheprogramyouarewatching,(suchasasoundtrackinaforeignlanguage),oritmightbeunrelated(suchasaweatherreport).IfanSAPsignalisbroadcast,thelettersSAParedisplayedwhenyoutunetothechannel.

• Mono:Reducesbackgroundnoise.Usewhenreceivingaweakstereoaudiosignal.Allaudioisplayedmonowiththissetting.

Listen Toisnotavailablefor1394devicesordevicescon-nectedtotheINPUT, COMPONENTandHDMIjacks.

Digital-Only Audio SettingsYoucansetdigital-onlyaudiosettingswhileviewingeitheranalogordigitalsources,butthesettingsaffectonlybroadcastdigitalcontent.\

◊ LanguageDetermineswhatpossiblelanguageyoucanhear.TheLanguageoptionisavailablefor ANT 1/ANT 2 andIEEE1394devicesbutnotfordevicesconnectedtotheINPUT, COMPONENT,orHDMIjacks.Languagechoicesare:

English PortugueseFrench SpanishGerman OtherItalian

IEEE 1394 Amplifier SettingsSettingsavailableforsomeMPEG2amplifiersare:

◊ BalanceAdjuststhelevelofsoundbetweentheleftandrightspeakers.Thesliderrangeis0–254,with127asthemidpoint.

◊ LoudnessWhenon,makestheaudiolevelmoreuniform.

◊ PresetSelectthemodethatmatchestheaudiosource.Yourchoicesare:

Off Classical MusicJazz MovieRock Speech

◊ EqualizerEqualizesthesound.


Audio/Video Menu, continued

Video SettingsEnterthevideoadjustmentmodeusingeithertheAudio/VideomenuortheVIDEOkey.PresstheVIDEOkeyrepeatedlytocyclethroughthevideooptionstotheoneyouwanttochange.Use tochangesettings.

Note: Asliderdisplaysonscreenforsomesettings.Whenthesliderisdisplayed,itrepresentsnumericvalues,with63asthemaximum,31asthemid-point,and0astheminimum.

◊ Picture Mode: SetthePictureModefirstbeforeadjustingothersettings,aseachPictureModestoresitsownvaluesforContrast,Brightness,andColorTemperature.PictureModesallowyoutooptimizetheimagefordifferentlightingconditions.ThePictureModesare:

• Bright:Suitedformostdaytimeviewing.• Natural:Suitedformostnighttimeviewing.• Brilliant:Thedefaultsetting.Foruseunder

stronglight.

◊ Contrast (Bright/Natural/Brilliant):Providesaslidertoadjustthewhite-to-blacklevel.Lowcontrastshowsavarietyofshadesindarkerimages,whilehighcontrastshowsdarkerimagesmoreuniformlyblackandmakescolorsappearmorevibrant.Inmosthomelightingsituations,amediumcontrastlooksbest.Highcon-trastisgoodforbrightlylitenvironments.

◊ Brightness (Bright/Natural/Brilliant):Providesaslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessofthepicture.

◊ Color: Providesaslidertoadjustcolorintensity.

◊ Tint: Providesaslidertoadjustthered-to-greenratio.

◊ Sharpness: Providesaslidertoadjustthedetailandclarity.

◊ Color Temperature (Bright/Natural/Brilliant):Allowsyoutoadjusthowwhiteisdisplayed.

• Low:Whiteimageshaveawarmcast.Thisadjustmentisanaverageandcanvaryduetoambientroomlighting,videoscenebrightness,andtheTV’sage.Natural/ColorTempatthelowsettingdisplaysvideoatthe6500KindustrystandardforNTSCpictures.

• High:Whiteimageshaveacoolcast.Thissettingmayprovidethemostrealisticpictureunderbrightlighting.

◊ PerfectColor™: Letsyouadjusttheintensityofanyorallofsixcolors(Magenta,Red,Yellow,Green,CyanandBlue)tocreatecolorbalanceforthecurrentimagesource.PerfectColorsettingsarememorizedforeach

TVinputordevice.SelectthePerfectColoroptionandpressENTERtoopentheadjustmentscreen.

Individualslidersforeachcoloraredisplayed.Highlightedtextshowswhichslideryouareadjusting.PressCANCEL whileinthePerfectColorscreentoresetallcolorstothedefaultsettings.

Name of affected input

Figure 14. Set PerfectColor adjustments independently for each TV input.

◊ Video Noise: Reducesminornoise(graininess)inthepicture.UsetheLowsettingwithgood-qualitysignals.UseHighwithpoor-qualitysignals.Turnofftoleavethepictureunaltered.

Personal Computer Video SettingsVideosettingsavailableforimagesfromapersonalcom-puterare:

◊ Contrast

◊ Brightness

◊ PerfectColor™.Theadjustmentscreendisplayswithouttheverticalcolorbarswhenusedforacom-puterimage,

◊ Auto Position: PressENTERtoautomaticallycenterthepositionofthePCvideo.

◊ HorizPosition (Horizontal Position): ManuallyadjustthehorizontalpositionofPCvideo.ThisselectionoverridestheAutoPositionselection.

◊ VertPosition (Vertical Position): ManuallyadjusttheverticalpositionofPCvideo.ThisselectionoverridestheAutoPositionselection.

◊ Fine Detail: ManuallyadjustthepicturequalityofPCvideo,analogsignalsonly.ThisselectionoverridestheAutoPositionselection.


5

Operating Other Devices with the Remote Control

Functions Available for Other A/V Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Programming the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Programming Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

62 Chapter 5. Operating Other Devices with the Remote Control

Functions Available for Other A/V DevicesTheTV’sremotecontrolcanbeprogrammedtooperateothertypesandbrandsofA/Vproducts.Tousetheremotewhenprogrammed,settheslideswitchtothepositionlabelledfortheproducttype.Thefunctionsper-formedineachswitchpositioncanvarydependingontheproduct.Notallfunctionsworkforallmodels.Themostcommonfunctionsavailablearelistedonthispage.

IMPORTANTSome manufacturers may change their products or they may use more than one remote control system. The TV’s remote control may be unable to operate your A/V equipment in these cases.

Set the remote control’s slide switch to the type of device you wish to program for or control.

VCRs and DVRs

• CH /• POWER• SLEEP• (FAST FORWARD)• (PAUSE)• (PLAY)

• (RECORD)• (REVERSE)• (STOP)• GUIDE(DVRonly)• MENU (DVRonly)• 0–9NumberButtons

MitsubishiVCRsarecompatiblewithsomeadditionalbuttons.

Cable Boxes and Satellite Receivers

• AUDIO (PAGE UP)• CANCEL(onsome

models)• CH /• ENTER(onsomemodels)• GUIDE(onsomemodels)• POWER• (onsome

models)• VIDEO (PAGE DOWN)• QV(ENTERforchannels

onsomemodels)

• 0–9NumberButtons(onsomemodels)

• F1–F4(A,B,C,Dkeysonsomemodels)

Therecord/playbackkeys(onsomemodels):• (FAST FORWARD)• (PAUSE)• (PLAY)• (RECORD)• (REVERSE)• (STOP)

A/V Receivers

• MUTE• POWER• SLEEP• VOLUME• 0–9NumberButtons

• DirectInputSelectionbuttons:numbers,FAVandQV(onsomeMitsubishimodels)

CD Players

(notallfunctionsforallmodels)

• SLEEP• (FAST FORWARD)• (PAUSE)• (PLAY)

• (REVERSE)• (STOP)• 0–9NumberButtons

DVD and Laser Disc Players

(notallfunctionsforallmodels)

• CANCEL(onsomemodels)

• CH / (fortrackskiponsomemodels)

• ENTER• MENU• POWER• SLEEP• (onsome

models)

• (FAST FORWARD)• (PAUSE)• (PLAY)• (RECORD)• (REVERSE)• (STOP)• 0-9NumberButtons(on

somemodels)

Chapter 5. Operating Other Devices with the Remote Control 63

IMPORTANTYou may need to reprogram the remote control after changing the batteries.

Programming the Remote Control

Method 1: Code Entry

1. Movetheslideswitchatthetopoftheremotetothepositionfortheproductyouwanttocontrol.Refertothetablebelow.Onlyoneofeachdevicetypecanbecontrolledineachslide-switchposition.

Switch Position Affected Device

CABLE/SAT CableBoxDTVReceiverSatelliteReceiver

VCR VCRDVRLaserDiscPlayerDVDPlayer/Recorder

DVD DVDPlayer/RecorderDVRLaserDiscPlayerVCR

AUDIO A/VReceiverAudioAmplifierCDPlayer*

2. PressandholdPOWERontheremotecontrolforseveralsecondsuntilthebuttonblinkstwiceandgoesoff.


4. Enterthefirstfive-digitcodelistedforyourequipment.

• ThePOWERbuttonblinkstwicewhenyoustarttoenterthecodeandthenonceforeachadditionalkeypress.

• ThePOWERbuttonblinkstwicewhenyoufinishenteringavalidcode.

• Movetheslideswitchtoanotherpositionifyouneedtostartoverorwishtoexitprogrammingmode.

5. PointtheremotecontrolattheequipmentandpressPOWER. Iftheproducthasnopoweron/offfunction,pressadifferentkey,suchas (PLAY), (STOP), VOL ,or MUTE.

• Iftheequipmentresponds,theremotecontrolisproperlyprogrammedtooperatetheequipment.

• Iftheequipmentdoesnotrespond,repeatsteps2–4withthenextfive-digitcodelistedforyourequipment.

6. Onceyouhavefoundthecorrectcode,writeitinthespacebelowforfuturereference.

Switch Position Device Type Code

CABLE/SAT

VCR

DVD

AUDIO

Method 2: Code SearchInthismethodofprogramming,youstepthroughtheremotecontrol’sinternalcodelibrarytofindthecorrectcodeforyourA/Vproduct.

1. Movetheslideswitchatthetopoftheremotecontroltothecorrectpositionfortheproduct.Seethetableunder“Method1.”


3. Presskeys9 9 1

4. Pressthenumber1, 2,or3dependingontheslide-switchpositionandthetablebelow.

Switch Position Number

CABLE/SAT 1

DVD, VCR 2

AUDIO 3

5. PressCH andPOWERrepeatedlyuntiltheproductrespondsbypoweringonoroff.YoucanpressCH tomovebackwardthroughthecodelibraryifneeded.

NOTE: Iftheproducthasnopoweron/offfunction,checkforaresponseusingadifferentfunction.Press

(PLAY), (STOP), VOL ,or MUTEandthenre-peatedlypress CH / tocheckforaresponse.

6. Whentheproductresponds,pressENTERtosetthecode.

Code VerificationTodeterminethecodeprogrammedforanypositionoftheslideswitch:

1. Movetheslideswitchtothepositionyouwishtoverify.


3. Presskeys9 9 0

4. Press1andcounttheblinksofthepowerbutton.Writedownthenumberofblinksasthefirstdigitofthecode.

5. Repeatstep4forthesecond,third,fourth,andfifthdigitsofthecode.


Audio AmplifiersBrand CodeAcurus 30765Adcom 31100, 30577AltecLansing 31742Aragon 30765BelCantoDesign 31583Bose 30674Carver 30892Classe 31462,31461CurtisMathes 30300Durabrand 31561Elan 30647GE 30078Harman/Kardon 30892JVC 30331Klipsch 30765LeftCoast 30892Lenoxx 31561Lexicon 31802Logitech 31408Marantz 30892 MarkLevinson 31483McIntosh 30251Mondial 30765Optimus 30823, 30395, 30300Philips 30892Pioneer 30823, 30300, 30257, 30013 PolkAudio 30892RCA 30823, 30300Realistic 30395Sharp 30226Sony 30815Soundesign 30078Technics 30374,30372Toshiba 30353Victor 30331Wards 30078, 30013Yamaha 30354

A/V Receivers Brand CodeADC 30531Adcom 31617,31616Aiwa 31641,31405,31388,31347,

31321,31243,30189,30121Akai 31255Alco 31390AMC 31077AmplifierTechnologies 31584Anam 31609,31074ApexDigital 31774,31430,31257Arcam 31189AtlanticTechnology 31487Audiophase 31387

Audio Lock: Universal A/V Receiver Control

WithAudioLockactive,theremotecontroloperatesthevolumeandmutefunctionsoftheA/Vreceiverinallpositionsoftheslideswitch.ActivateAudioLockifyounormallyuseanA/VreceiverwithyourTVandotherA/Vequipment.

1. ProgramtheAUDIOpositionforyourA/Vreceiverasdescribedearlierinthissection.

2. MovetheslideswitchtotheAUDIOposition.


4. Presskeys9 9 3 ENTER

ThePOWERbuttonwillblinktwicetoindicateAudioLockisactive.

To Reset the Remote Control to Operate Volume and Mute for the TV Speakers


2. Presskeys9 9 3 VOL .

ThePOWERbuttonwillblinkfourtimestoindicateAudioLockhascleared.

Programming Codes

Resetting the Remote ControlIftheslideswitchissettoTVandtheTVdoesnotrespondproperly,dothefollowingtoresettheremotecontrol.



3. Presskeys0 0 9 3 5andthePOWERbuttonwillblinktwicewhenyoufinishenteringthecode.Whileenter-ingthecode,pauseforamomentbetweeneachkeypresstoensureitisrecognized.


A/V Receivers Brand CodeAudiotronic 31189Audiovox 31627,31390B&K 30840,30820,30701BelCantoDesign 31584BK 30702Bose 31253,31229,30639Brix 31602CambridgeSoundworks 31477Capetronic 30531Carver 31289, 31189, 30189, 30121Coby 31263Curtis 30797Delphi 31414Denon 31360,31311,31142,30121,Fisher 31801,31409Fosgate 31487GloryHorse 31263GPX 31299Harman/Kardon 31306,31304,31289,30891,

30189, 30110Hitachi 31801, 31273Integra 31320, 31298, 30135JBL 31306,30110JVC 31811,31643,31495,31374,

31282,31263,31058Kenwood 31570,31569,31313KLH 31428,31390Koss 31497,31366Linn 30189LiquidVideo 31497Magnavox 31514,31269,31189,30531,

30189Marantz 31289,31269,31189,30200,

30189, McIntosh 31289Micromega 31189Mitsubishi 31957, 31922, 31921, 31920,

31393,30176Myryad 31189Nakamichi 31555, 31313, 30097Onkyo 31320,31298,30842,30135Optimus 31074,31023,30849,30797,

30670,30531Oritron 31497,31366Outlaw 31487Panasonic 31764,31763,31633,31548,

31518,31509,31363,31350,31316,31308,31288,30309

Philips 31368,31365,31283,31269,31268,31266,31189,30189

Pioneer 31384,31343,31023,30630,30531,30150,30014

PolkAudio 31414,31289,30189Proscan 31254RadioShack 31263

A/V Receivers Brand CodeRCA 31609,31511,31390,31254,

31074,31023,30531Rio 31869Samsung 31500, 31295Sansui 31189, 30189Sanyo 31801Sharp 31386,31361SharperImage 31416,31411,31410,31409,

31385,31263,30797Sherwood 31077Sirius 31811,31627,31602SonicBlue 31869Sony 31858,31759,31758,31658,

31622,31558,31529,31503,31458,31441,31406,31382,31371,31367,31258,31131,31058

Soundesign 30670Stereophonics 31023Sunfire 31313Sylvania 30797Teac 31528,31390,31267,31074Technics 31633,31518,31308,30309Thorens 31189Toshiba 30135Venturer 31390,30849Wards 30189,30014XM 31414,31406Yamaha 31375,31331,31276,31176,

30176

CD PlayersBrand CodeAiwa 30157Akai 30156Arcam 30157Audio-Technica 30170Burmester 30420CaliforniaAudioLabs 30303, 30029Carver 30437,30299,30179,30157Classic 31297Denon 30873,30034,30003DKK 30000DMXElectronics 30157Emerson 30305Fisher 31325,30179,30174Garrard 30420,30393Gemini 30625Genexxa 30305, 30032GPX 31296Harman/Kardon 31202, 30173, 30157, 30083Hitachi 30032Integra 30101

Programming Codes, continued


Cable BoxesBrand CodeABC 10017,10014,10013,10011,

10008, 10007, 10003, 10001Allegro 10315, 10153Americast 10899Antronix 10207, 10022Archer 10797, 10207, 10153, 10022BBT 10267Belcor 10056Bell&Howell 10014BellSouth 10899CableStar 10056Cabletenna 10022Cableview 10022Century 10153Citizen 10315, 10153Clearmaster 10883ClearMax 10883ColourVoice 10031, 10025Comtronics 10040Contec 10019Coolmax 10883Digeo 11187Digi 10637Director 10476Dumont 10637Eastern 10002Emerson 10797Everquest 10040,10015Focus 10400Garrard 10153GCElectronics 10207,10056Gemini 10797, 10015GeneralInstrument 10810,10476,10276,10011,

10003GoldStar 10144,10040Goodmind 10797

CD PlayersBrand CodeSymphonic 30305TAGMcLaren 30157Tascam 30420TDK 31208Teac 30420,30393,30378,30180,

30174Technics 30303, 30029TivoliAudio 31553Toshiba 30299, 30019Victor 30072Wards 30157, 30053Yamaha 31292,30888,30490,30261,

30187,30170,30036,YBA 30625Yorx 30461

CD PlayersBrand CodeJVC 31294,30072Kenwood 30826,30681,30626,30190,

30037, 30028, KLH 31711, 31373, 31372, 31318Koss 31317Krell 30157LG 31208Linn 30157LXI 30305Magnavox 30305, 30157, 30038Marantz 30626,30435,30180,30157,

30038, 30029MarkLevinson 31484McIntosh 30660,30290,30256MCS 30029MGA 30083Miro 30000Mission 30157Mitsubishi 30098, 30083MTC 30625,30420NAD 30299, 30019Nikko 30625,30174,30170NSM 30157Onkyo 31327,30868,30102,30101Optimus 31075,31063,30468,30437,

30420,30305,30179,30145,30087, 30037, 30032, 30000

Panasonic 30752, 30388, 30303, 30029Parasound 30420Philips 30626,30274,30157Pioneer 31087,31063,31062,30551,

30468,30305,30032PolkAudio 30157Proceed 30420Proton 30157QED 30157Quad 30157Quasar 30029RadioShack 31075RCA 31062,30764,30468,30420,

30305, 30179, 30053, 30032Realistic 30420,30180,30179Rotel 30420,30157SAE 30157Sansui 30305, 30157Sanyo 30179, 30087Scott 30305Sears 30305Sharp 30861,30265,30180,30037Sherwood 31067,30180SonicFrontiers 30157Sony 31364,30673,30605,30604,

30490,30185,30100,30000Soundesign 30145Sugden 30157



DVD Players/RecordersBrand CodeAdcom 21094Aiwa 20641Akai 21089, 20770 Alco 20790Allegro 20869AmphionMediaWorks 20872AMW 20872ApexDigital 21100,21061,21056,21020,

21004,20797,20796,20794,20755,20717,20672

AspireDigital 21407,21168Audiologic 20736Audiovox 21072,21041,20790Axion 21072B&K 20662,20655BelCantoDesign 21571Blaupunkt 20717BlueParade 20571Broksonic 20695CaliforniaAudioLabs 20490CAVS 21057Cinea 20831CineVision 20876,20869,20833Citizen 21277Coby 21351,21177,21165,21107,

21086,20852,20778Craig 20831

Cable BoxesBrand CodeHamlin 10273,10259,10034,10020,

10009Hitachi 10011Hytex 10007i3Micro 11602Jasco 10315, 10153, 10015Jerrold 10810,10476,10276,10024,

10015,10014,10012,10011,10003

Linsay 10440Magnavox 10027Memorex 10000Motorola 11376,11254,11187,11106,

10810,10476,10276,10014MovieTime 10156,10063Multitech 10883Myrio 11602Novaplex 10618NSC 10156,10063Oak 10019, 10007Optimus 10021Pace 11877, 10237, 10008Panasonic 10107, 10021, 10000Panther 10637Paragon 10000Philips 11305, 10317, 10153, 10031,

10027, 10025Pioneer 11877,10877,10533,10144,

10023PopularMechanics 10400Pulsar 10000Quasar 10000RadioShack 10883, 10797, 10315, 10015RCA 11256,10021Realistic 10207Recoton 10400Regal 10279, 10273, 10259, 10020Regency 10002Rembrandt 10011Runco 10000Samsung 10144,10040ScientificAtlanta 11877,10877,10477,10017,

10008, Seam 10510Sejin 11602Signal 10040,10015Signature 10011SLMarx 10040Sony 11006Sprucer 10021Starcom 10015, 10003Stargate 10797,10040,10015Starquest 10015StarSight 10422Supercable 10276Supermax 10883

Cable BoxesBrand CodeSylvania 10001Tandy 10258TeleCaption 10221Teleview 10040Texscan 10001TFC 10310Thomson 11256Timeless 10418,10040Tocom 10013, 10012Torx 10003Toshiba 10000Tristar 10883Tusa 10015TV86 10063Unika 10207, 10153, 10022UnitedArtists 10007Universal 10207,10191,10153,10056,

10022,V2 10883Viewmaster 10883Viewstar 10258,10063,10027Vision 10883VortexView 10883Zenith 10899,10525,10054,10000Zentek 10400



DVD Players/RecordersBrand CodeMcIntosh 21533, 21273Memorex 21270,20831,20695Microsoft 20522Mintek 20839, 20717Mitsubishi 21521, 20521Momitsu 21082Myryad 20894NAD 20741,20692,20591Nakamichi 21222NEC 20785Nesa 20717NextBase 20826NexxTech 21402Norcent 21265,21107,21003,20872Onkyo 20792,20627,20503OptoMediaElectronics 20896Oritron 20651Panasonic 21762,20703,20632,20503,

20490Philips 21354,21267,20675,20646,

20539, 20503, PianoDisc 21024Pioneer 21571,20632,20631,20571,

20525Polaroid 21086,21061,21020PolkAudio 20539Portland 20770Princeton 20674Proceed 20672Proscan 20522ProVision 20778Qwestar 20651RCA 20822, 20790, 20717, 20571,

20522Rio 20869RJTech 21360Rotel 21178,20623Rowa 20823Sampo 20752,20698Samsung 21075,21044,20820,20744,

20573,20490Sansui 20695Sanyo 20873,20695,20670SensoryScience 21158Sharp 21256,20752,20675,20630SharperImage 21117Sherwood 21077,21043,20770,20633Shinsonic 20839, 20533SigmaDesigns 20674SonicBlue 21099,20869Sony 21533,21431,21033,20864,

20533Sungale 21074SVA 21105,20860Sylvania 21268,20675Symphonic 21268,20675TAGMcLaren 20894Teac 20809, 20790

DVD Players/RecordersBrand CodeCurtisMathes 21087CyberHome 21129,21117,21024,21023,

20874,20816Daewoo 21242,21234,21172,21169,

20869,20833,20784,20705Daytek 20872Denon 20634,20490Desay 21407Disney 21270,20675Dual 21085,21068Durabrand 21127DVD2000 20521Emerson 21268,20675,20591Enterprise 20591Fisher 20670Funai 21334,21268,20675Gateway 21158, 21077, 21073GE 20815, 20717, 20522GoVideo 21730,21304,21158,21144,

21099,21075,21044,20869,20833,20783,20744,20741,20715

GoVision 21072GoldStar 20741GPX 20769,20699Gradiente 20490Greenhill 20717Grundig 20539Harman/Kardon 20702, 20582Hitachi 20664,20573Hiteker 20672iLo 21348Initial 20717Integra 20627,20571Jaton 21078JBL 20702JSI 21423JVC 21275,21164,20867,20623,

20558jWin 21051,21049Kawasaki 20790Kenwood 20737,20682,20534,20490KLH 21149,21020,20790,20717Konka 20721, 20711Koss 21423,20896,20651Landel 20826Lasonic 21173, 20798Lecson 21533Lenoxx 21127LG 20869,20801,20741,20591LiteOn 21440,21416,21158,21058Loewe 20511Magnavox 20675,20646,20539,20503Malata 21159, 20782Marantz 20539



Laser Disc PlayersBrand CodeAiwa 20203Carver 20323,20194,20064Denon 20243,20241,20172,20059DiscoVision 20023Funai 20203Harman/Kardon 20194Hitachi 20023Kenwood 20258Magnavox 20243,20241,20217,20194Marantz 20194,20064Mitsubishi 20059NAD 20059Optimus 20059Panasonic 20204Philips 20194,20064Pioneer 20059, 20023PolkAudio 20194Quasar 20204Realistic 20203Samsung 20323Sega 20023Sony 20270, 20201, 20193Technics 20204ThetaDigital 20194Yamaha 20451,20217

DVD Players/RecordersBrand CodeTechnics 20703,20490Technosonic 20730Techwood 20692Terapin 21031ThetaDigital 20571Toshiba 21154,20695,20503Tredex 20804,20803,20800,20799UrbanConcepts 20503USLogic 20839Venturer 20790Vizio 21226,21064Vocopro 21027Xbox 20522Xwave 21001Yamaha 20545,20539,20490Yamakawa 20872Zenith 20869,20741,20591,20503Zoece 21265

Satellite ReceiversBrand CodeDirecTV 11856,11749,11640,11639,

11609,11444,11443,11442,11414,11392,11377,11142,11109,11108,11076,10819,10749,10724,10639,10566,10392,10247,10099

DishNetworkSystem 11775, 11505, 11170, 11005, 10775,

Dishpro 11775, 11505, 11005, 10775Echostar 11775, 11505, 11170, 11005,

10775Expressvu 11775, 10775GE 10566,10392GeneralInstrument 10869GOI 11775, 10775Goodmans 11246Hisense 11535Hitachi 11250, 10819HTS 11775, 10775HughesNetworkSystems

11749,11444,11443,11442,11142,10749

iLo 11535Jerrold 10869JVC 11775, 11170, 10775LG 11414,11226Magnavox 10724,10722Memorex 10724Mitsubishi 10749Motorola 10869,10856NEC 11270NextLevel 10869Panasonic 10701,10247Paysat 10724Philips 11749,11442,11142,11076,

10819,10749,10724,10722,10099

Pioneer 11442Proscan 10566,10392Proton 11535RadioShack 10869RCA 11392,10855,10566,10392,

10143,Samsung 11609,11442,11377,11276,

11142,11109,11108Sanyo 11219Sony 11640,11639,10639StarChoice 10869Tivo 11444,11443,11442,11142Toshiba 11749,11285,10819,10790,

10749UltimateTV 11640,11392Uniden 10724,10722USDigital 11535USDTV 11535Voom 10869Zenith 11856


Satellite ReceiversBrand CodeAlphaStar 10772Chaparral 10216Crossdigital 11109


VCRs and DVRsBrand CodeHarleyDavidson 20000Harman/Kardon 20081, 20075, 20038Harwood 20072,20068Headquarter 20046HewlettPackard 21972HI-Q 20047Hitachi 20105,20089,20042,20041,

20000HowardComputers 21972HP 21972HughesNetworkSystems 20739,20042Humax 20739Hush 21972iBUYPOWER 21972Jensen 20041JVC 21162,20067,20041,20008KEC 20278, 20037Kenwood 20067,20041,20038KLH 20072Kodak 20037, 20035LG 21037Linksys 21972Lloyd’s 20208, 20000Logik 20072LXI 20037Magnasonic 20593Magnavox 20593,20563,20149,20110,

20081, 20039, 20035, 20000Magnin 20240Marantz 20081, 20035Marta 20037Matsushita 21162,20162,20035MediaCenterPC 21972MEI 20035Memorex 21262,21162,21037,20479,

20307,20240,20209,20162,20104,20048,20047,20046,20039, 20037, 20035, 20000

MGA 20240,20061,20043MGNTechnology 20240Microsoft 21972Mind 21972Minolta 20105,20042Mitsubishi 20443,20242,20214,20173,

20075,20067,20061,20043Motorola 20048,20035MTC 20240,20000Multitech 20072, 20000NEC 20104,20067,20041,20040,

20038Nikko 20037Nikon 20034NiveusMedia 21972Noblex 20240Northgate 21972Olympus 20035Onkyo 20222

VCRs and DVRsBrand CodeABS 21972Admiral 20479,20209,20048Adventura 20000Aiko 20278Aiwa 20307,20124,20037,20000Akai 20242,20175,20106,20061,

20041Alienware 21972AmericaAction 20278AmericanHigh 20035Asha 20240Audiovox 20278, 20037Beaumark 20240Bell&Howell 20104Broksonic 20479,20295,20209,20184,

20121, 20002Calix 20037Canon 20035Capehart 20020Carver 20081CCE 20278, 20072Citizen 20278, 20037Colt 20072Craig 20271,20240,20072,20047,

20037CurtisMathes 20760,20162,20060,20041,

20035Cybernex 20240CyberPower 21972Daewoo 20637,20561,20278,20045,

20020Daytron 20020Dell 21972Denon 20042DirecTV 20739Durabrand 20039, 20038Dynatech 20000Electrohome 20043,20037Electrophonic 20037Emerex 20032Emerson 21593,20637,20593,20561,

20479,20295,20278,20212,20209,20208,20184,20121,20068,20061,20043,20037,20036,20002,20000

Fisher 20104,20066,20054,20047Fuji 20035, 20033Funai 21593, 20593, 20000Garrard 20000Gateway 21972GE 20761,20760,20240,20202,

20060,20035GoVideo 20643,20526,20432,20240GoldStar 20038, 20037Gradiente 20000



VCRs and DVRsBrand CodeOptimus 21262,21162,21062,21048,

20593,20432,20162,20104,20048,20037

Optonica 20062Orion 20479,20295,20209,20184,

20002Panasonic 21262,21162,21062,20616,

20225,20162,20077,20035Penney 20240,20054,20042,20040,

20038, 20037, 20035Pentax 20105,20042Philco 20035Philips 21181,21081,20739,20618,

20110,20081,20062,20035Pilot 20037Pioneer 20067PolkAudio 20081Portland 20020Profitronic 20240Proscan 20761,20760,20202,20060Protec 20072Pulsar 20039Quarter 20046Quartz 20046Quasar 21162,20162,20077,20035RadioShack 21037, 20000Radix 20037Randex 20037RCA 20880,20761,20760,20240,

20202,20149,20106,20105,20077,20060,20042

Realistic 20104,20066,20062,20048,20047,20046,20037,20035,20000

ReplayTV 20616,20614Ricavision 21972Ricoh 20034Runco 20039Salora 20075Samsung 20739,20240,20045Samtron 20643Sanky 20048,20039Sansui 20479,20271,20209,20067,

20041,20000Sanyo 20240,20159,20104,20047,

20046Scott 20212,20210,20184,20121,

20045,20043Sears 20105,20104,20066,20054,

20047,20046,20042,20037,20035, 20000

Sharp 20848,20062,20048Shintom 20072Shogun 20240

VCRs and DVRsBrand CodeSinger 20072SonicBlue 20616,20614Sony 21972,21032,20636,20035,

20034,20033,20032,20000Stack9 21972STS 20042Sylvania 21593, 20593, 20110, 20081,

20043,20035,20000Symphonic 21593, 20593, 20000Systemax 21972TagarSystems 21972Tatung 20041Teac 20041,20000Technics 20162,20035Teknika 20037, 20035, 20000Thomas 20000Tivo 21503,20739,20636,20618TMK 20240,20208,20036Toshiba 21972, 21503, 21008, 20212,

20210,20209,20066,20045,20043

Totevision 20240,20037Touch 21972Unitech 20240Vector 20045VectorResearch 20040,20038VideoConcepts 20061,20045,20040Videomagic 20037Videosonic 20240Viewsonic 21972Villain 20000Voodoo 21972Wards 20760,20240,20212,20149,

20081,20072,20062,20060,20048,20047,20042,20035,20000

WhiteWestinghouse 20637,20209,20072XR-1000 20072, 20035, 20000Yamaha 20038Zenith 21139,20637,20479,20209,

20039,20034,20033,20000ZTGroup 21972


Using the TV with a Personal ComputerSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Video Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Connecting a Computer to the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Adjusting Image Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Computer Display Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Setup1. SeetheTVspecificationsinAppendixBtoconfirm

thatyourcomputervideosignaliscompatiblewiththeTV.

2. Notewhetherthecomputersuppliesadigitaloranalogvideosignal.Youwillneedthisinformationduringthesetupprocedure.

• Digitalvideosignal:Comesfromthecomputer’sDVIorHDMIoutput.

• Analogvideosignal:Comesfromthecomputer’sVGA15-pinoutputandrequiresaVGA-to-DVIcableoraVGAcableandVGA/DVIadapter.

3. PowerontheTV.

IMPORTANT

In the next step, select the correct video signal type (analog or digital) in the Input Name menu. Otherwise, the TV will be unable to display a picture from the computer.

4. PressMENUtoopentheMainmenu,highlighttheInput NameiconandpressENTER.

5. HighlightthePC-DVItextboxandpress tochangethesettingtomatchyourcomputer’svideosignaltype,eitherDigitalorAnalog.

Figure 1. Specify your computer’s video signal type (analog or digital) in the Input Name menu.


7. Connectthecomputer’svideooutputtotheTV’sPC-DVI jack.Seetheconnectiondiagramsinthischaptertofindthemethodbestsuitedtoyourequip-ment.

8. Connectthecomputer’saudiooutputusingoneoftheseoptions:• Connectanalogleft/rightaudiototheTV’s

PC -DVI AUDIOjack.• Ifyourcomputeroffersdigitalaudiooutput,

connectittoadigitalA/Vreceiverinstead.

IMPORTANTSeeAppendixBforsignalcompatibility.

Note

• ThePC-DVIinputontheTVcanaccepteitheranalog(DVI-A)ordigital(DVI-D)signals.

• YoumustspecifythePC-DVIsettingintheInputNamemenuaseitherAnalogorDigital,depend-ingonthesignaltypesentbyyourcomputer.

• Ifyourcomputeroffersdigitalaudiooutput,youcanconnectyourcomputer’sdigitalaudioouttoadigitalinputonadigitalA/Vreceiver.

Video Adjustments1. Poweronthecomputerifitisnotalreadyon.

2. SelectPCfromtheInputSelectionmenu.Todothis,pressINPUTtoopentheInputSelectionmenu,movethehighlighttothePCicon,andpressENTER.

3. Changetheresolutionofthecomputerimage.Thegoalistomaximizethecomputerresolutionwhilemaintainingasuitableaspectratiofortheimage.Seetheexplanationlaterinthischapter.

4. PerformTVvideoadjustments.PressVIDEOrepeat-edlytocyclethroughthevideo-adjustmentoptions.Thefollowingadditionaladjustmentsareavailableforcomputervideo:

Auto Position. PressENTERtoautomaticallycenterthepositionofthePCvideo.

HorizPosition(HorizontalPosition).ManuallyadjustthehorizontalpositionofthePC.ThisselectionoverridestheAuto Positionselection.

VertPosition(VerticalPosition).ManuallyadjusttheverticalpositionofthePC.ThisselectionoverridestheAuto Positionselection.

Fine Detail(analogDVI-Asignalsonly).ManuallyadjustthepicturequalityofthePC.ThisselectionoverridestheAuto Positionselection.

5. ChangetheTVpictureformattosuittheimage.PressFORMATtocyclethroughtheavailablepictureformats.SeethechartlaterinthischaptershowinghowvariouscomputerresolutionsaredisplayedontheTV.

To Remove the Computer Icon from the Input Selection MenuWhenyoudisconnectananalogvideoconnectionofapersonalcomputer,thecomputericonremainsintheInputSelectionmenuuntilyouremoveit.

1. IntheInputNamemenu,highlightthePC DVI Inputbox.

2. Press toselectDigital.


ThenexttimeyouopentheInputSelectionmenu,thecomputericonwillnolongerappear.

Chapter 6. Using the TV with a Personal Computer 75

Computer with HDMI Monitor OutputRequired:HDMI-to-DVIcableoranHDMIcablewithanHDMI/DVIadapter,stereoaudiocables

Ifthecomputer’saudiooutputisasingleminijack,aminiaudio-to-RCA-male“Y”adaptercableisalsorequired.

1. Connectthecomputer’sHDMIoutputtotheTV’sPC-DVIjack.UseeitheranHDMI-to-DVIcableoranHDMIcablewithanHDMI/DVIadapter.

2. Connecttheleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromthecomputer’sAUDIO OUT toPC-DVI AUDIOontheTVbackpanel.

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Figure 3. Connecting a personal computer with an HDMI monitor output

Connecting a Computer to the TV

Computer with DVI Monitor OutputRequired:DVI-to-DVIcable,stereoaudiocables

Ifthecomputer’saudiooutputisasingleminijack,aminiaudio-to-RCA-male“Y”adaptercableisalsorequired.

1. ConnecttheDVI-to-DVIcablefromthecomputerDVI outputtothePC-DVIjackontheTVbackpanel.

2. Connecttheleft(white)andright(red)audiocables fromAUDIO OUTonthePCbackpaneltoPC-DVI AUDIOontheTVbackpanel.

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Figure 2. Connecting a personal computer with DVI Monitor Output

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Computer with VGA 15-Pin Monitor Output (Analog Video)Required:15-pincomputerVGA-to-DVI/VGA-to-DVI-DcableoraVGAcomputercableandaDVI/VGAadapter,stereoaudiocable.Ifthecomputer’saudiooutputisasingleminijack,aminiaudio-to-RCA-male“Y”adaptercableisalsorequired.

IMPORTANTTo use this connection, you must first select the Analog setting in the PC DVI box of the Input Name menu. See the “Setup” section for more.

. Connectthecomputer’sPC MONITOR OUTtoPC-DVIontheTVbackpanel.UseeitheraVGA-to-DVImonitorcableoraVGAcomputercablewithaVGA/DVIadapter.

2. Connecttheleft(white)andright(red)audiocablesfromthecomputer’sanalogaudioouputtoPC-DVI AUDIOontheTVbackpanel.

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Figure 4. Connecting a computer with a VGA 15-pin monitor output.

Connecting a Computer to the TV, continued

Chapter 6. Using the TV with a Personal Computer 77

Adjusting Image ResolutionYourMitsubishiTVcandisplayresolutionsfromstandardVGA(640x480)through1920x1080signalsatarefreshrateof60Hz.Notethat1280x1024and1920x1080signalsaresupportedonlyfordigitalcomputersignals,and1920x1080at24,30,and60Hz.SeeAppendixBinthisbookformoreoncompatiblescreenresolutions.

Whenconnectingacomputerprovidingdigitalvideo,inmostcasesthecomputerwillselectthebestresolutionmatchtodisplayontheTV.Youcanoverridethissettingifyouwish.Foracomputerprovidinganalogvideo,youmayneedtosettheresolutionmanually.Theinstruc-tionsbelowareforsettingtheresolutiononmostpersonalcomputers.

1. InthePC’sStartmenu,selectSettings.

2. SelectControl Panel.

3. SelectDisplay.

4. ChoosetheSettingstab.

5. Changetheresolutiontothehighestresolutionwiththeaspectratiobestsuitedfortheimage.SeethetableonthenextpageshowingpossiblePCformats. Dependingonyourcomputer’soperatingsystem,adjusttheresolutionwitheither:

NOTE: WhenevertheTVispoweredon,thelampisinuse,eveniftheTVscreenappearsdark.AsareminderthattheTVispoweredonandthattimeisbeingaddedtothelamp’selapsedhours,setthecomputer’sscreensavertoapatternthatwilldisplayafterseveralminutesofinactivity.

Figure 5. Computer resolution, XGA selection

• theScreenareaslider.• theScreenResolutionslider

6. Tochangetherefreshrate,clickontheAdvanced button.

7. OntheMonitor tab,selectasettingfromtheScreen refresh ratedrop-downlist.Theresolutionof1920x1080issupportedat24,30,and60Hz;otherresolu-tionsaresupportedat60Hz.

Youmayneedtorestartthecomputerforthischangetotakeeffect.

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Computer Signal As Displayed on TV Screen

Format 16 X 9 Standard 4 X 3 Standard

VGA

640X480

WVGA

848X480

SVGA

800X600

WSVGA

1064X600

Format Standard Zoom

XGA

1024X768

PC 720p

1280X720

WXGA

1365X768

(DVI-Dsignalsonly)

Format Reduced Standard

SXGA

1280X1024

(DVI-Dsignalsonly)

PC 1080p

1920X1080(DVI-Dsignalsonly)

Computer Display Formats

RepeatedlypresstheFORMATkeytocyclethroughtheTVdisplaysavailableforyourcomputer’svideosignal.

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Using IEEE 1394 DevicesOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Recording to IEEE 1394 Recordable Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82The TV Remote Control and IEEE 1394 Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84A/V Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Switching Between Analog and Digital IEEE 1394 Outputs . . . . . . 86

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Overview

Compatible IEEE 1394 DevicesCompatibleA/Vdevicesincludesome,butnotall,cableboxes,D-VHSVCRs,A/Vdiscs,andfutureproducts.SomedevicesmayhaveIEEE1394connectorsbutarenotcompatiblewiththeTV.Areasofcompatibilitytoconsiderare:

1. Digital Video SignalsTheTVcandecodeMPEG2videoasprovidedbycableboxesandsomecamcorders.ManycamcordersprovideDVvideo,whichtheTVcannotdecode.ConnectaDVcamcordertotheTVusinganalogaudiopluscompositevideo,S-video,orcomponentvideo,oruseHDMIaudio/video.Othertypesofdigitalvideo,suchasPCvideoprovidedbysomecomputers,mustbedecodedbythesourcedeviceandsenttotheTVasanalogvideo,S-video,orDVI/HDMIvideo.

2. Digital Audio SignalsWhenreceivedwithvideosignals,theTVcandecodeDolbyDigitalsignalsandMPEGaudiosignals.Othertypesofdigitalaudioasprovidedbysomedigitalrecord-ingdevices,suchasMP3audioandDTSaudio,cannotbedecodedbytheTVwhenreceivedoverIEEE1394con-nections.

TheTVmaynotbeabletopassincompatibledigitalaudiosignalsonthecoaxialdigitalaudiooutput.Thesesignalsmaypasstootherdevices,however,ontheIEEE1394cable.

3. Digital Control SignalTheTVcanserveasthecontrolcenterforIEEE1394audio/videodevices,suchasVCRs,A/VDiscs,tuners,cableboxes,andamplifiersthatarecompatiblewiththefollowingIEEE1394controlstandards.

• EIA-775. Designedfortuningdevicessuchascableboxes,allowingthedevicetosendsimplegraph-ics.Thisstandarddoesnot,however,allowtheTVtocontrolthecableboxbyIEEE1394.

• AV/C (Audio Video Control). Designedtoprovidebasiccontrolssuchasplay,stop,channelselection,andvolume,asappropriateforthedevice.

Four-Pin and 6-Pin ConnectionsTherearetwodifferenttypesofconnectorsusedforIEEE1394terminalsandcables:a4-pinanda6-pintype.Bothtypessendthesamedigitalaudio,video,andcontrolsignals,butthe6-pinconnectorscanalsosupplylow-voltageelectricalpowertoconnecteddevices.ThisTVusesonly4-pintypeconnectors.

A6-pinconnectorcannotbeconnecteddirectlytoa4-pinjack,andviceversa.Toconnecta6-pindevicetoa4-pindevice,usea6-pin-to-4-pinadapteroradaptercable.Thesecablesareavailablefromelectronicsandcomputerstores.

4-pin connector 6-pin connector 6-pin-to-4-pin adapter

Ifyouwishtoconnecta6-pindevicetotheTV(suchasacamcorder),andthedeviceisdesignedtoreceiveelectri-calpowerfromanother6-pindevice,thereareseveralwaystoprovideelectricalpowertothedevice:

• ConnectthecamcorderdirectlytothehouseholdAC.• Usethecamcorder’sbatteryforpower.• Connectthecamcorderdirectlytoanother6-pin

deviceinthenetworkthatcanprovidepower.

Connection MethodsTherearetwoconnectionmethodsforIEEE1394devices.Usethemethodthatfitsyournetworkofaudio/videoproducts.

Direct Device-To-Device MethodTheIEEE1394interfaceallowsyoutochaindevices,unlikeaudioandvideoconnectionsthatrequireyoutoconnecteachindividualdevicedirectlytotheTV.Forexample,youcanconnectyourD-VHStoyour1394A/Vdiscandthenconnectthe1394A/VdisctotheTV.TheresultingIEEE1394chainallowsyoutoaddmoredevicestothechain.YouwillseeaniconforeachdeviceintheTV’sInputSelectionmenuandcanalsosendinformationfromanyIEEE1394devicetoothercompatibledevices.

Hub Connection MethodTheIEEE1394standardallowsyoutousetheTVasahubwithintheaudio/videonetwork.Eachdevicecansendinformation,whichmayincludeaudioandvideo,toanyotherdeviceinthenetwork.

Chapter 7. Using IEEE 1394 Devices 81

IEEE 1394 Devices and the Input Selection MenuSelectanIEEE1394devicetowatchfromtheInputSelec-tionmenujustasyouwouldanyotherdevice.Seefigure3,InputSelectionmenu.

WhenyouconnectanIEEE1394devicetotheTVnetworkandpoweriton,thenewdeviceisautomaticallydetected.Somenon-audio/videoorincompatibleIEEE1394devices,suchaspersonalcomputers(PCs),maynotbedetectedbytheTVanddonotappearintheInputSelectionmenu.Suchdevicescan,however,coexistandarestillavailabletootherdevicesontheIEEE1394networkthatarecom-patiblewiththesenon-audio/videodevices.

Somedevicesmaybeacombinationoftwoormoretypesofdevices,suchasarecordingdevicethatisalsoatuningdevice.Eachportionofthedeviceiscalledasub-unit.WhenyouselectadeviceontheInputSelectionmenu

Overview, continued

Tips for Connecting IEEE 1394 Devices

• DonotloopthelastdeviceinthechainbacktotheTV.Whenthedevicechainislooped,theTVmaynotbeabletoworkwiththeotherdevices.

• Placedevicesthathaveonlyamechanical(two-position)powerswitchattheendofthechainorleavethepowerswitchintheonposition.Whenturnedoff,IEEE1394signalsmaynotbeabletopassthroughthedevicetootherdevices.

• Placedeviceswiththeslowestcommunicationspeedattheendofthechain.Sometimesthecommunica-tionspeedismarkedneartheIEEE1394connectorwithan“S”number.Thehigherthenumber,thefasterthecommunicationspeed.ThisTVhasacommunica-tionspeedofs400.Deviceswithslowcommunica-tionspeedscaninterferewithIEEE1394signalsfromfasterdevices.Whensettingupadigitalrecordingbetweenafasterdeviceandaslowerdevice,maketheslowerdevicethesourceandmakethefasterdevicetherecorder.

• UseIEEE1394cables15feetorlessinlengthbetweendevices.

• ThisTVisanIEEE1394adevice.ItcanbeusedwithanIEEE1394bsystemwhenanIEEE-1394a-to-1394bconvertorisused.1394bsystemsarecapableofgreaterdistancesandmulti-roomapplications.

• TheTVcanrecognizeamaximumofsevenIEEE1394devicesatonetime.

thathassub-units,apop-upmenuwillappeartoallowyoutoselectthesub-unityouwishtouse.

IEEE 1394 AmplifiersForsomeIEEE1394MPEG2amplifiers,youcanusetheTVtocontrolswitchingbetweentheTVspeakersandspeakersconnectedtotheamplifier.

1. PressINPUTtoopentheInputSelectionmenu.ThescreenwillshowaniconforaconnectedIEEE1394amplifier.SeetheInputSelectionmenu,figure3.

2. PressAUDIOtomovethehighlighttotheaudiosection.

3. Press toselecteithertheTVspeakersortheIEEE1394amplifier.

4. PressENTERtoselectandhearthenewaudiosource.

IEEE 1394 Camcorders

• Control Functions.ConnectthecamcordertotheTV’sIEEE1394jackontherearoftheTVandtestusingtheTV’sremotecontroltooperatethecam-corder.Ifyourmodeldoesnotoperateproperly,usethecamcorder’scontrolbuttonsinstead.

• MPEG Camcorder.IfyouareunabletoplaybackovertheIEEE1394interface,usetheanalogaudio/videoconnectionsdescribedinchapter2,“TVCon-nections.”

• DV Camcorder.Connectthecamcorderusingtheanalogaudioandvideoconnectionsdescribedinchapter2,“TVConnections.”

You can connect an IEEE 1394 camcorder with an IEEE 1394 cable or with analog audio/video cables. In either case, test using the TV’s remote control to operate the camcorder over the IEEE 1394 cable.


Recording to IEEE 1394 Recordable DevicesYoucanusetheTVtocontrolrecordingtoIEEE1394devices.Whilerecording,youcanviewaprogramonadifferentinputorpowerofftheTV.ThefollowingtableletsyouseewhatsignalscanberecordedtoanIEEE1394digitalVCRorA/Vdisc.

Recording Availability

Signal Type TV Input

Canberecorded

Digitalchannels,includinghigh-defini-tionchannels

ANT 1, ANT 2

Digitalsignals,includ-inghigh-definitionsignals

IEEE1394devices

Cannotberecorded

Analogchannels ANT 1, ANT 2

Analogsignals INPUT 1-3, COMPONENT 1 and2

Digitalsignals HDMI 1and2, PC-DVI

Summary of signal inputs and recording to an IEEE 1394 digital VCR or A/V disc.

TherearetwowaystorecorddigitalcontenttoanIEEE1394recordableA/VdiscorDVCR:

• FromtheTV’sRecordingSetupmenu

• FromtheTV’sChannelView™channelguide

Immediate Recording from the Recording Setup Menu

Recording Now from the Menu

1. Press (RECORD)toopentheRecordingSetupmenu.

Figure 1. The Recording Setup menu

2. Reviewtherecordingsetupinformation.Movethehighlighttoeachboxyouneedtochange.

• Withtheleftmosticonhighlighted(thesource),press tochangethesourceinputifneeded.

• Channel. Ifthesourceisanantenna,selectamemorizeddigitalchannelusing , CH / ,orenterthechannelnumberfromtheremotecontrol.

• Record To.IfyouhavemorethanonerecordableIEEE1394deviceconnected,use toselectitfromthelistintheRecord Tobox.

• Duration.Use toselectarecordingdura-tionoffrom30minutestosixhoursin30-minuteincrements.Thedefaultisonehour.

3. Press asecondtimetostartrecording.

Time-Delayed Recording from the Menu

1. EnsurethatTVEnergyModeissettoFast Power On andtheTVclockissettothecorrecttimeandday.See“SetupMenu”tomakechanges.

2. Press (RECORD)toopentheRecordingSetupmenu.

3. Reviewtherecordingsetupinformation.Tochangethesource,recordingdevice,orduration,followthestepsdescribedaboveunder“RecordingNow.”

4. Specifywhentostarttherecording.• Start Time

a. Withthehourhighlightedingoldcharacters,press toselectthehour,includingAMorPM.PressENTERtomovethehighlighttotheminutes.

b. Withtheminuteshighlighted,press toselecttheminutes.

• Day.Use toselectadayoftheweek.

5. SelectAddandpressENTERtoaddtherecordingtotheRecordList.Aconfirmationmessagewillbedisplayedifyourselectionissuccessful.Ifyoupickoverlappingtimes,day(s),ordestinationdevices,youwillseeamessagestatingthereisaconflict.

6. WhiletheRecordingSetupmenuisdisplayed,pressGUIDEtoviewalistofscheduledrecordingsandverifytheadditionoftherecordingtotheRecordList,figure2.

7. FromtheRecordListyoucan:• PressGUIDEtoreturntotheRecordingSetupmenu.• PressEXITtoreturntoTVviewing,

Figure 2. Record List screen. From the Record menu, press GUIDE to open the Record List to review or cancel scheduled recordings.


Recording from the ChannelView™ Channel GuideChannelViewprovidesprogramlistings,assentbythebroadcasters,formemorizedchannelsonANT 1andANT 2.PresstheGUIDEkeywhilewatchingANT 1orANT 2toviewChannelViewlistingsandtosetupimme-diateorfuturerecordingsasdescribedhere.

Immediate Recording from ChannelView

1. PressINPUTtoopentheInputSelectionmenu.High-lightanANT 1orANT 2programsourceandpressENTER.

2. PressGUIDEtoopentheChannelViewchannelguideforthecurrentinput.

3. Use tohighlightthechannelandprogramyouwishtorecordfromthelistofchannels.

4. Press (RECORD).Ared“R”temporarilydisplaysnexttotheprogramlistingtoindicatetheprogramwillberecorded.


Time-Delayed Recording from ChannelViewSet Up the Recording

1. EnsurethatTVEnergyModeissettoFast Power On andtheTVclockissettothecorrecttimeandday.See“SetupMenu”inchapter4,“TVMenuSettings.”

2. Performsteps1and2describedabove.

3 Press tohighlightthesourcechannelyouwishtorecordfrom.

4. Press toviewalistoffutureprogramsonthatchannel.

5. Press tohighlightafutureprogram.

6. Press (RECORD).Ared“R”temporarilydisplaysnexttotheprogramlistingtoindicatetheprogramwillberecorded.Youcanscheduleamaximumof32recordings.

7. PressEXITtoclosethemenu.

Confirm the Recording Setup

1. Press (RECORD)toopentheRecordmenu.

2. PressGUIDEtoopentheRecordList(figure2)andviewallscheduledrecordings.PressCH / topagequicklythroughthelist.

3. Verifythattheprogramyouwishtorecordappearsinthelist.


Recording to IEEE 1394 Recordable Devices, continued

Cancelling Recordings

To Cancel a Recording in Progress

1. PressINPUTtoopentheInputSelectionmenu.

2. Movethehighlighttothesourceinputicon.ThereisnoneedtopressENTER.TheInputSelectionmenudisplaysaniconforanactiverecordingconnectiontoarecordableIEEE1394device.SeetheIEEE1394connectioniconinfigure3.

3. PressCANCEL.Theconnectioniconwilldisappeartoindicateterminationoftherecordingconnection.

4. PressEXIT toreturntoTVviewing.

Connection Icon

Audio Icons

Figure 3. The Input Selection menu displays specialized icons for IEEE 1394 devices. The audio icons are displayed only when an IEEE 1394 amplifier is connected.

To Cancel a Scheduled Recording

1. Press (RECORD)toopentheRecordmenu.

2. PressGUIDEtoopentheRecordList(figure2)andviewallscheduledrecordings.PressCH / topagequicklythroughthelist.

3. HighlighttheprogramyouwishtoremovefromtheRecordListandpressCANCEL.



The TV Remote Control and IEEE 1394 Devices• Forsatellitereceiversandcableboxes,youmay

alsobeabletousethenumbersorotheradditionalbuttons.

• ForanIEEE1394cableboxorsatellitereceiver,youcanalsotryusingtheCABLE/SATpositionoftheTVremotecontroltoseeifitcanoperatethedevice.Ifnot,usetheremotecontrolthatcamewiththedevice.

Operation of IEEE 1394 Devices with the TV’s Remote Control(slide switch set to TV position)

Device CABLE/SAT A/V DISC DVCR

AMPLIFIER(some MPEG2 models only)

Remote Con-trol Key

POWER Powerthedeviceon/offwhenhighlightedintheInputselectionmenu.Seetheinstructionsabove.

CH / Channelup/down Pageup/down(whentracklistisdisplayed)

Indexsearchforward/re-verse(ifsupportedbyDVCR)

VOL / VolumeUp/Down

MUTE MuteOn/Off

0-9 (DIGITS) Numberfunctions Searchbytime(whenfollowedby ENTER)

QV LastChannelRecall

EXIT Exitmenus/displays Exitmenus/displays Exitmenus/displays

ENTER Enterorselect Enterorselect Enterorselect

CANCEL Cancelfunction DeleterecordingfromTrackList Cancelfunctionorcounterreset

GUIDEDigital-channelguide(mayneedtopresstwice)

DisplayTrackList.

Up/down/left/right

Skiptobeginningorendofprogram

Up/downintracklist SkipBackwards12seconds

duringplayback SkipForward30seconds

duringplayback

Up/down/left/right

PLAY Play Play

STOP Stop Stop

RECORD Record Record

REV ReversepicturescanorSlowPlay ReverseorSlowPlay

FFWD FastpicturescanorFastPlay FastPlay

PAUSE Pause Pause

To Power On or Off a Compatible IEEE 1394 Device

1. PressINPUTtoopentheInputSelectionmenu.

2. Movethehighlighttotheiconforthedevice.ThereisnoneedtopressENTER.

3. PressPOWER.



Copying A/V Disc RecordingsTracksyourecordtodiscmayhavecopyrestrictionsassignedtothem.Tolearnatrack’scopystatus,high-lightthetrackintheTrackListandpressINFO.Tracksareassignedoneoftheseratings:

Copy Free (ornostatusshown)

Nocopyrestrictionsapply.

Copy Never Thetrackcannotbetransferredtoanotherrecordingdevice.Tracksofthistypemayhaveanassignedretentionperiod.Seebelowformoreinformation.

Retention PeriodSomeCOPY NEVERtrackshavearetentionperiodassignedbythecontentprovider.Theretentionperiodisthelengthoftimeyoucankeepandviewtherecord-ing.Theinitialretentionperiod,ifany,isshownnexttothecopystatusintheTrackListINFOdisplay(seefigure4).Tocheckhowmuchtimeremainsoftheretentionperiod,startviewingtherecordingandpressINFO.

Note: TheretentionperiodforalltracksonthediscexpiresifthereisanylossofpowertotheTV,evenmomentary.Forexample,expirationofthereten-tionperiodwilloccurifyou:

• UnplugtheTVfromtheACpowersource.• Experienceapoweroutageorpower

fluctuation.

RememberthatyoucansafelyturnoffTVpowerusingthePOWERbuttonwithoutaffectingthereten-tionperiod.

To Copy a Track to Another IEEE 1394 Device

1. PressINPUTontheremotecontrolandpress toselectthesourceA/Vdisc.PressENTERtoopentheTrackList.

2. Press or toselectatrack.ThenpressENTERtostartplayback.

3. Press (PAUSE)topauseplayback.

4. Press (RECORD)ontheTVremote.TheRecordmenuwilldisplay.

5. IntheRecord Tosection,reviewthedestinationdevice(A/VDisc,DVCR).Changeifnecessary.

6. Setthedurationtothelengthoftheoriginaltrackorlonger.

7. Press asecondtimetostartrecording.

A/V Disc Search by TimeWhileplayinganIEEE1394A/Vdiscyoucansearchtoaspecifictimeintherecording.

1. StartplayingthedesiredtrackontheA/Vdisc.

2. Usethenumberbuttonstoenterthetimecodeposi-tionofhoursfollowedbyminutes.Forexample,toenteronehourandtwenty-twominutes(1:22)intothetrack,enter1, 2, 2.

3. PressENTERtoskiptothetimecodeposition.Tocanceltherequestortostartover,pressCANCEL insteadofENTER.

A/V Discs

A/V Disc Track List ScreenWhenviewinganA/VDisc:

• PressGUIDEtodisplayitsTrackList(seefigurebelow).• Press or tonavigatethroughtheTrackList.• Toplayatrack,selectitonthelist,thenpressENTER.• PressINFOtoviewdetailsforahighlightedtrack.• Tomovethroughlistingsquickly,pressPAGE / .• Todeleteatrack,highlightitandpressCANCEL.

Figure 4. A/V Disc Track List screen


Switching Between Analog and Digital IEEE 1394 OutputsToenableswitchingbetweenanaloganddigitaloutputs,youmusthavecheckmarkedtheAnalog Connection boxwhentheNew1394Devicescreendisplayedwhenyoufirstconnectedthedevice.Seethesection“BeforeYouBegin”inchapter2,“TVConnections.”

Figure 5. The ClearThought Auto Input sensing screen for IEEE 1394 devices. Place a check in the Analog Connection box if your device has both analog and digital outputs.

1. PressINPUTtodisplaytheInputSelectionmenu.

2. HighlighttheiconfortheIEEE1394deviceandpressENTER.

3. Press toswitchbetweeniconsrepresentingtheanaloganddigitaloutputsofthedevice.Seefigure6.

Figure 6. The Input Selection menu shows icons for the analog and digital outputs of the IEEE 1394 device.

4. PressENTERtoselectthedeviceoutput.

AppendicesAppendix A: Bypassing the Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Appendix B: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Appendix C: Lamp Cartridge Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Appendix D: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Appendices 89

Bypassing the Parental LockAfteryousetthelock,youmustuseyourpasscodetoviewalockedprogram,viewthelockedTV,cancelthelock,orentertheParentalLockmenus.

Ifyouforgetyourpasscode,youcanviewthelockedTVwithoutenteringyourpasscode.Whenyouarepromptedforyourpasscode,pressthenumber9andQV buttonsontheTVremotecontrolatthesametime.ThisprocesstemporarilyunlockstheTV

WhenenteringtheParentalLockmenu,thisprocessdeletesyouroldpasscodeandpromptsyoutoenteranewpasscode.

• YoucaneitherenteranewpasscodetoopentheParentalLockmenuandmakechangesorpressEXIT toclosethemenu.

• Ifanyofthelocksareturnedonandyouexitthemenuswhenpromptedforanewcode,theoldcodeandalllocksettingsareretained.

• Ifalllocksareturnedoffandyouexitthemenuswhenpromptedforanewcode,thenthepreviouscodeiserased.

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IMPORTANTWhen changing or deleting your pass code, you must use the remote control included with this TV. You cannot use a Mitsubishi remote control from another component or a “universal” remote.

Appendix A: Bypassing the Parental Lock

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Appendix B: Specifications

Picture Technology

Projection System DLP,0.65”chip,1920x1080pixelswithSmoothPicture™

Lamp 150-wattVIPtype

Reception

Channel Frequency ReceptionOver-the-Air:VHF2–13,UHF14–69AnalogCable:1–125DigitalCable:1–135

Channel Type*

OvertheAir:AnalogNTSC,DigitalATSCwithsub-channels(all18videoformats)

Cable:AnalogNTSC(non-scrambled)DigitalQAM64and256withsub-channels(non-scrambled)

CableCARD™:(WD-57731,WD-65731)

Authorizedscrambledandnon-scrambleddigitalchannels

*NoteforDigitalChannels:Thechannelnumbersdisplayedonscreenaredeterminedbythebroadcasterorcablecompanyandcanvaryfromthestandardfrequencynumber.Ifthereisnochannel-numberinformationprovidedbythebroadcasterorcablecompany,theTVcreatesachannelnumber.Thecreatedchannelnumberusesthefrequencynumberasthemainchannelnumberandtheprogramnumberasthesub-channelnumber.WhenusinganauthorizedCableCARD,thechannelnumbersaredeterminedbythecablecompany.

Inputs

Description Qty. Signal Type Input Specifications

Antenna/Cable input 2 RF Fconnector,75-ohm

HDMI (digital video/audio) 2HDMIEIA-861Bstan-dardfordigitalaudioandvideo

HDMIstandardconnectorVideo: 60Hz:480i,480p,720p,1080i 24Hz,30Hz,60Hz:1080pAudio:PCMstereoNote:Notforusewithpersonalcomputers.

Video/S-Video(onefront,tworear)

3 NTSC480ionly

Video: RCAPinPlug,1.0Vp-p,75ohmS-Video: Four-PinDINPlug Y:1.0Vp-p75-ohm C:0.286Vp-p(burstsignal),75-ohm

Component Video (Y/Pr/Pb) 2

EIA-770.1&EIA770.2480i,480p,EIA770.3720pand1080i(videostandards)

RCAPinPlug(EIA-770.3StandardLevelsandTiming)Y: 1.0Vp-p(includessync),75-ohmPr: 700mVp-p,75-ohmPb: 700mVp-p,75-ohm

Audio Inputs8

pairsanalogleftandrightaudio

RCAPinPlug500mV(fullscale),43-kohm

PC DVI-I Input 1 analoganddigitalcomputervideo(notforusewithotheraudio/videoproducts)

VGA(640x480,60Hz)W-VGA(848x480,60Hz)SVGA(800x600,60Hz)W-SVGA(1064x600,60Hz)XGA(1024x768,60Hz)1280x720,60Hz

digitalvideoonly SXGA(1280x1024,60Hz)1920x1080(24Hz,30Hz,60Hz)WXGA(1360x768,60Hz)


Appendix B: Specifications, continued

IEEE 1394 System Compatibility• ThistelevisionisdesignedtoconformtoIEEE1394AV/CSoftwarestandardsineffectatthetimeofdevelopment.

Thisnetworkingandcontroltechnologyisdesignedtoprovidehigh-performancedigitalconnectionsandproductcontrol,makingtheproducteasiertouse.

• MitsubishiD-VHSVCRsarefullycompatiblewiththisTVinaudio,video,andcontrol.• AsothermanufacturersdistributeproductsthatusetheIEEE1394AV/Cstandards,theywillberesponsiblefor

developingproductsthatmeetthestandardsofthetechnology,aswellascompatibilitytestingwithotherproducts.Mitsubishicannotberesponsiblefortheirefforts,andthereforecannotpromisecompatibilitywiththeseotherprod-ucts.Anycompatibilityproblemswithothermanufacturers’productsshouldbebroughttotheattentionofthosemanufacturers.

HDMITheHDMIinputiscompliantwithEIA-861Bstandardsforstandard,extended,andhigh-definitionvideo;digitalaudio,andHDCPcopyprotection.TheHDMIinputsonthisTVarenotintendedforusewithpersonalcomputersordevicesoutputtingvideosignalswithcomputerresolutions.

Outputs

Description Qty. Output Specifications

Video 1Video:RCAPinPlug1.0Vp-p,75-ohmSignalType:NTSC480ionly

Audio (Signal)2

pairsRCAPinPlug,500mVrms+200mV(fullscale)foranalogsources,1.5Vrms+0.5Vrms(fullscale)fordigitalsources.

Audio (Speakers) 2 5.5"x2.2"

Digital Interfaces

Digital Audio Output 1 RCAPinPlug,SignalType,DolbyDigital,PCM

IEEE 1394 (input/output)(2rear)

2 IEEE1394Four-Pin-TypeTerminal,S400

Physical Characteristics and Power Consumption

ModelDimensions (inches)

Weight Power ConsumptionHeight Width Depth

WD-52631 335/16 471/8 171/8 77.5lbs. 250w

WD-57731 363/16 511/2 1715/16 85.8lbs. 250w

WD-65731 403/4 581/2 1913/16 99.0lbs. 250w


CAUTIONBURN DANGER!

During normal operation, the surfaces inside the TV near the lamp are extremely hot.

TOUCH THE LAMP CARTRIDGE BY THE HANDLE ONLYDo not touch the glass parts of the lamp cartridge.

CAUTION: If the television is on, press POWER to turn it off. Unplug the television and allow it to cool for at least one hour before attempting to replace the lamp cartridge.

LampThelightsourceforthistelevisionisalamp,whichispartofalampcartridgeassembly.Thelifeofthelampcanvary,basedonthelampitself,theairtemperaturearoundtheTVwhileitisoperating,andyourviewingpatterns.Warmerairorpoorventilationshortenthelamplife,asdoesturningthetelevisiononandofffrequently.Mitsubishiwarrantsthelampforone(1)yearfromthedateoforiginalTVpurchaseatretail.

To Order a New Lamp

To Receive a Replacement Lamp Under WarrantyCall(800)553-7278.Pleasehavemodelnumber,serialnumber,andTVpurchasedateavailable.

Important:AlllampsreplacedunderwarrantymustbereturnedtoMitsubishiwheretheywillbeinspectedfordefectverification.

To Purchase a Replacement Lamp After WarrantyVisitourwebsiteatwww.mitsuparts.comorcall(800)553-7278.Orderthenewlamppartnumbershownbelow.

Appendix C: Lamp Cartridge Replacement

WARNING• Donotremovethelampcartridgeimmediatelyafterturningoffthetelevision.Youmaygetburnedbecausethe

lampisveryhot.Allowthetelevisiontocoolforatleastonehourbeforereplacingthelampcartridge.

• Donotremovethelampcartridgeexceptwhenreplacingit.Carelesstreatmentcanresultininjuryorfire.

• Donottouchthelampglasselement.Itmaybeveryhotandbreak,causinginjuriesorburns.

• Besurenottoinsertanymetalorflammableobjectintothelampcartridgeopening,asitmaycausefireorelectri-calshock.Ifaforeignobjectisinsertedintotheopening,unplugtheACcordoftheTVandcontactyourdealerforservice.

• Installthelampcartridgesecurely.Failuretodosomaycauseafire.

• Donottouchthelampglasselements.Oilsfromyourfingersmaycauseprematurelampfailure.

Hg =MERCURY

THELAMPINSIDETHISPRODUCTCONTAINSMERCURYANDMUSTBERECYCLEDORDISPOSEDOFACCORDINGTOLOCAL,STATEORFEDERALLAWS.Fordisposalorrecy-clinginformation,pleasecontactyourlocalauthoritiesortheElectronicIndustriesAllianceatwww.eiae.org

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Appendix C: Lamp Cartridge Replacement, continued

Figure 1.WARNING

THECOVERISPROVIDEDWITHANINTERLOCKTOREDUCETHERISKOFEXCESSIVEULTRAVIOLETRADIATION.DONOTDEFEATITSPURPOSEORATTEMPTTOSERVICETHETVWITHOUTREMOVINGTHECOVERCOMPLETELY.

Removing the Old Lamp Cartridge

1. TurnoffTVpowerandallowthelamptocoolforatleastonehourbeforeproceeding.

2. Afterthelamphascooled,removethecover.Refertofigure1.Usea#2(large)Phillipsscrewdrivertoremovethetwoscrewssecuringthecover.Keepthescrewsandcoverforre-installation

3. Withalargeflat-bladescrewdriver,loosenthetwoshinyscrewssecuringthelampcartridgeuntiltheydisengagefromthematingthreads.Thesearecaptivescrewsandcannotbeseparatedfromthelampcartridge.

4. Fullyopenupthebagsuppliedwiththereplacementlampandsettheopenedbagaside.

5. Gentlygraspthehandleofthelampcartridgeandpulltheoldcartridgestraightout.Seefigures1and2.

CAUTION: Donottiltorrotatethecartridge,assmallglassfragmentsmayfallout.

6. Withouttiltingorputtingdownthelampcartridge,insertitintotheopenedbag.Closethebagwhilebeingcarefulnottoletanyglassparticlesfallout.

Installing the New Lamp Cartridge

1. Donottouchtheglasspartsofthenewlampcar-tridge.InsertthenewcartridgeintotheTVusingthefollowingguidelines:

a. Refertofigures3and4andnotethelocationofthetopandbottomguidesinsidethelampcom-partmentandthecorrespondinggroovesonthetopandundersideofthelamp.

b. Holdthelampcartridgelevelwiththelampcom-partment,orientedasshowninfigure5.

c. Alignthegroovesonthecartridgewiththetopandbottomguidesinthelampcompartment.Seefigure5.

Handle

(step 5)

d. Carefullypushinthecartridgeuntilitisfullyseated.Ifthecartridgedoesnotslideinsmoothly,gentlywigglethehandlefromsidetosidewhilepushingin.

Figure 5

Guide in lamp compartment

2. Witheitheryourfingersorthescrewdriver,gentlytightenthetwoshinyscrews.Ifusingascrewdriver,useonlytwofingersforfinaltightening.AVOIDOVER-TIGHTENING!

3. Replacetheplasticcoverandretainingscrews.

4. WASHYOURHANDSTHOROUGHLY,ASTHISLAMPCONTAINSMERCURY.

Disposal of the Old Lamp CartridgeLamp under warranty:AlllampsreplacedunderwarrantymustbereturnedtoMitsubishi.UsethereturnshippinglabelprovidedandsendtoMitsubishiDigitalElectronics,America,1001CherryDrive,Suite2,Braselton,GA30517.

IMPORTANT: Lamps found to be without defect will be returned and charged back to the sender.

Lamp no longer under warranty: ContactyourlocalauthoritiesortheElectronicIndustriesAllianceatwww.eiae.comforlamp-disposalorrecyclinginstructions.Donotdisposeoftheoldlampwithcommontrash.

Figure 3

Figure 2

Figure 4

Guides inside the lamp compartment

Grooves are on the top and underside of the lamp cartridge

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Appendix D: Troubleshooting

Reset Name When to Use How to Use Resulting Action

Demo Mode Turn-Off

Toturnofftheretaildemomodeslideshow.

1. WhileviewingtheTV,pressMENUtodisplaytheTVMainmenuwiththeSetupiconhighlighted.

2. PressENTERtodisplaytheSetupmenu.3. WhentheSetupmenuisdisplayed,

use tohighlighttheDemo Mode Off buttonandpressENTER.

Thedemomodewillbeturnedoff.TheDemo Mode Offbuttoninthesetupmenuwillturngrayandbeunselectable.Thedemomodeslideshowcannotbeturnedonagain.

Format Whenthepictureshapeseemincorrect,useFORMATtochangetheshapeofthepicture.

PresstheFORMATkeytocyclethroughtheavailableformatstofindthebestformatforthecurrentpicture.

Thelast-usedformatforasignaltypeismemorizedforeachinput.Thenexttimethesameinputandthesamesignaltypeisviewed,thelast-usedformatwillberecalled.

PerfectColor™ Reset(forthesingleinputcurrentlybeingwatched)

Whenthecolorintensitiesseemoutofbalance,usethePerfectColorresettoresetthecolorbalancestotheoriginalfactorysettings.

1. Whileviewingtheinputtobereset,pressVIDEOrepeatedlytocycletothePerfectColor™option.

2. PressENTERtodisplaythePerfectColormenu.

3. PressCANCELtoresetthecolors.

AllPerfectColorslidersareresettotheoriginalcenterposition.ThePefectColorsettingsforotherinputsremainunchanged.

A/V Memory Reset(forthesingleinputcurrentlybeingwatched)

Whenaudioand/orvideosettingsforasingleinputseemincorrect,useA/VMemoryResettoreturntheinputtotheoriginalfactorysettings.

1. Whileviewingtheinputtobereset,pressMENUtodisplaytheTVMainmenu.

2. Use tohighlighttheAudio/VideoiconandpressENTER.

3. WhentheAudio/VideomenuisdisplayedwiththeAV Memory Resettextboxhigh-lighted,press ENTERtoreset.

4. PressEXITtoexitthemenu.

AllAudioandVideosettingsfortheindividualinputareresetexceptfortheListenTo,Language,audioBalance,andClosedCaptionsettings.

A/V Reset(forallinputs)

Toresetaudioandvideoadjustmentsforallinputstotheoriginalfactorysettings.

WhileviewingtheTV,pressthefrontpanelbuttonsGUIDEandFORMATatthesametime.

AllAudioandVideosettingsarereturnedtotheoriginalfactorysettings,includingListenToandLanguage,plusClosedCaptionssettingsandFormatsettings.

Channel Memorization

Toeraseandre-memorizechannelsonANT 1orANT 2.

1. WhileviewingtheTV,pressMENUtodisplaytheTVMainmenuwiththeSetupiconhighlighted.

2. PressENTER todisplaytheSetupmenu.3. WhentheSetupmenuisdisplayed,use

tohighlighttheantennaandreceptionmodebuttonandpressENTER tostartmemorization.

Allpreviouslymemorizedchannelsfortheselectedantennainputareerasedandanewsetofmemorizedchannelsiscreated.Toaddordeleteindividualchannels,seetheChannelMenuinstructionsinchapter5,“TVMenuSettings.”

TV Reset FunctionsYoucanresolvemanycommonTVproblemsusingtheresetfunctionsdescribedinthefollowingtable.Seealsotheadditionaltroubleshootingsuggestionslaterinthisappendix.

IMPORTANT

Before you change sound or picture settings: Ifpictureorsoundsettingsseemwrongforabroadcastchannel

(achannelfromANT 1, ANT 2,acablebox,orsatellitereceiver),firstcheckotherchannelsfromthesameinputbeforechangingsettings.Ifmostotherchannelsfromthesameinputseemcorrect,thereislikelyaproblemwiththebroadcastratherthanwiththeTV.Usecareinthiscase,aschangesyoumaketofixproblemsonindividualchan-nelsalsoaffectallotherchannelsonthesameinput.

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Reset Name When to Use How to Use Resulting Action

Parental Lock Pass Code

TochangeyourParentalLockPassCode

ThisinformationislistedonthecutoutpageinAppendixA.Pleaserefertothatpage.

Allowsanewcodetobeestablished.

Front-Panel Lock Release

Tore-enablethefront-panelcontrolsafteractivationoftheFront-PanelLock

• WhenEnergyModeissettoFast Power On,pressandholdtheMENU buttononthefrontpanelforovereightseconds.

• WhenEnergyModeissettoLow Power,pressPOWER onthefrontpaneltoturnontheTV.Pressandholdthe MENU buttononthefrontpanelforovereightseconds.

Allowsthefrontpaneltobeunlockediftheremotecontrolismisplaced.

System Reset IftheTVdoesnotturnonoroff,doesnotrespondtotheremotecontrolorfrontpanelbuttons,orhasaudiobutnovideo.

PresstheSYSTEM RESETbuttononthefrontpanelwithapointedobjectsuchasthepointofpencilorendtipofapaperclip.

TheTVwillturnoffandthegreenLEDwillflashquicklyforaboutoneminute.WhenthegreenLEDstopsflashing,youmayturnontheTV.Thechangesyoumademostrecently,beforeusing SYSTEM RESET,maybelost.Changesyoumadepreviously,however,arenotlost.

TV ResetIMPORTANT: Usethisresetonlyifallotherresetshavebeenunsuccessful.

Toresetallconsumer-accessiblesettingsandallmemoriestotheoriginalfactorydefaults.

CAUTION:Allowner-performedsetupsandadjustmentswillbeerased.

1. WhileviewingtheTV,pressMENUtodisplaytheTVMainmenu.

2. WiththeMainmenudisplayed,pressnumberkeys1 2 3todisplaytheResetMenu.

3. READ THE ON SCREEN WARNING AND INSTRUCTIONS.• Ifyoudonotwishtousethisreset,

pressEXITorMENUtobackout.• Ifyoudowishtousethereset,

pressENTERtoeraseallmemoriesandsettings.

TheTVwillstarttheinitializationprocess.TheTVwillthenturnoffandthefrontgreenLEDwillstartflashing.WhentheLEDstopsflashing,youcanturntheTVonagain.TheParentalLockAccesscodewillremainunaffected,butallothermemoriesandsettingsoutlinedinthisOwner’sGuidewillneedtobesetagain.

Service and Support

ServiceIfyouareunabletocorrectaproblemwithyourTV,consultyourMitsubishidealerorMitsubishiConsumerRelationsat(800)332-2119.

• DONOTadjustanycontrolsotherthanthosedescribedinthisOwner’sGuide.

• DONOTremovetheprotectivebackcoverofyourTV.

Support

• Toorderreplacementoradditionalremotecontrols,lampcartridges,orOwner’sGuides,visitourwebsiteatwww.mitsuparts.comorcall(800)553-7278.

• Forquestions:

CallConsumerRelationsat800-332-2119.

E-mail:[email protected]

Website:www.mitsubishi-tv.com

Important

AlllampsreplacedunderwarrantymustbereturnedtoMitsubishiwheretheywillbeinspectedfordefectverification.

Appendix D: Troubleshooting, continued



TV Channels

Symptom Remarks

1. TheTVtakesseveralsecondstorespondtochannelchanges.

• Itisnormalfordigitalchannelstotakelongertotunein.• PressENTERafterachannelnumbertoavoiddelays.• Usea4-digitnumberforanover-the-airdigitalchannel.• Usea6-digitnumberfordigitalcablechannelsifyourcable

serviceisabletorecognize6-digitchannelnumbers.

2. Youcannotaccessachannel. • UsenumberkeysinsteadofCH / .• Besurethechannelyouwanttoviewisinmemory.See

“ChannelMenu”inchapter4,“TVMenuSettings.”• CheckthattheTVisturnedtothecorrectdeviceorantenna

forthatchannelbypressingtheINPUTbutton.• MakesuretheParentalLockisoff.• Ifyoucannottunetoavirtualdigitalchanneleventhoughthe

TVhasalreadymemorizeddigitalchannels,tunetotheactualchannelnumberusedbythebroadcaster.Thevirtualchannelwillthenbeautomaticallyaddedtomemory.

3. Nameoptionsarenotavailableforsomechannels. Onlymemorizedanalogchannelscanbenamed.

4. WhenChannelView™listisdisplayed,infor-mationappearsincomplete

Availableinformationissentfromthebroadcasterorcablepro-vider.Nootherdataisavailable.

General TV Operation

Symptom Remarks

1. AfanisrunningevenwhiletheTVispoweredoff.

NormalTVoperation.WhentheTVisoff,internalcomponentscontinuetodrawpowerandmustbecooledbythefan.

2. TheTVremotecontroldoesnotwork. • Checkthatthebatteriesarefreshandinstalledcorrectly.• CheckthattheslideswitchissettoTV.• Benomorethan20feetfromtheTVwhenusingtheremotecontrol.• ProgramtheremotecontroltooperatetheTVorotherdevice

(seechapter5).• Resettheremotecontrol.Seechapter5.

3. WhenItrytousetheremotecontrol,thePOWERkeyblinksfivetimes.

Replacethebatteries.

4. TVdoesnotrespondtotheremotecontrolortofrontpanelcontrolandTVwillnotpoweronoroff.

UsetheSystemResetbutton.

5. WhenadeviceisselectedfromtheInputSelec-tionmenu,thescreenisblue(nosignalsource).

• Makesuretheselecteddeviceisturnedon.• BeginplayoftheVCR.

6. DevicesaregrayedoutintheInputSelec-tionmenuortheSplitScreenInputSelectionmenu.

• Arecordingisinprogress.Canceltherecordingtoselectthedevice.• Digitalchannels,IEEE1394digitaldevices,andPCscannot

displayintheSplitScreensub-picture.

7. YouhaveforgottenyourParentalLockpasscode. SeeAppendixA,BypassingtheParentalLock.

8. Ratingrestrictionsarenotworking. OpentheParentalLockmenuand:• VerifythattheU.S.RatingsorOtherRatingssettingisOn.• ChecktheLockTime/UnlockTimetocheckifratingrestric-

tionsaredisabled.• RatingrestrictionsapplyonlytocontentonANT1andANT2,

INPUT1–3,andIEEE1394inputs.

9. On-screendisplaysappeareachtimeyouchangeafunction.

NormalTVoperation.

10. CableproviderneedsinformationtostartCableCARD™service.

Ontheremotecontrol,pressMENUandthenenterthenumbers999todisplaytheHostIDandCableCARD™IDinformation.


Picture

Symptom Remarks

1. Picturedoesnotlooklikeahigh-definitionpicture.

Notallsignalsarehigh-definitionsignals.Toreceivehigh-defini-tionprogrammingfromyourcableorsatelliteprovider,youmustsubscribetotheprovider’shigh-definitionservice.Someover-the-airbroadcastsareinhigh-definitionandcanbereceivedwithahigh-qualityantennasuitedtoyourlocation.

2. Picturehasbecomenoticeablydimmer. • Adjustpicturebrightnessandcontrasttomaximumlevels.• Thelampisnearingtheendofitslife.Orderanewlamp.See

AppendixCfororderinginformationandreplacementinstructions.

3. SplitScreendoesnotdisplayasub-picture. • MakesuretheParentalLockisoff.• Notallinputscanbedisplayedasasub-picture.

4. CableCARDchannelisnotshownasSplitScreensub-picturewhenCableCARDchannelisthemainimage.

CableCARDallowsonlyonechannelatatimetobeused.

5. Thereisalargeblackorgrayrectangleonthescreen.

TheTV’sanalogclosedcaptioninghasbeensetto“text”modeintheCaptionsmenu.Turnoffbecausethereisnotextinformationbeingbroadcast.

6. YoucannotviewapicturewhenplayingaVHStape.

CheckyourVCR’sowner’sguideforfurthertroubleshooting.

7. VCRorDVDplayer’son-screenmenusjitterupanddown.

Possiblecause:ManyVCRsandDVDplayersprovideon-screenmenusatonlyhalf-resolution.Theselower-resolutiongraphicsmayappeartojitterupanddownwhentheTVconvertsthemtohigh-definitiongraphics.


TV Power On/Off

Symptom Remarks

1. TVtakesanexcessivelylongtimetopoweron.

• Whenswitchedon,theTVneedstimetobootup,justasacomputerdoes.TheTV’slampalsorequiresafewmomentstoheatuptofullbrightness.

• TVEnergyModeissettoLowPower.TochangeTVEnergyModetoFastPowerOn:PressMENU,opentheSetupmenu,highlighttheFastPowerOnradiobutton.

2. YoucannotprogramtheTVtoturnonauto-matically(Timerfunction)

• TheTVmaybelocked.• Theclockmaynotbeset.• Atime-delayedrecordingmayhavestarted.• TVEnergyModeissettoLowPower.ChangetoFastPower

OninSetupmenu.

3. TheTVwillnotturnonafterbeingpluggedin. Ifgreenlightonfrontpanelisblinking,waitforatleastoneminuteforthelighttoturnoff,thenpressPOWERagain.

4. TVturneditselfoffandthelightonthefrontpanelstartedtoblink.

• MomentarypowerfluctuationcausedtheTVtoturnofftopreventdamage.WaitforthegreenlighttostopflashingandturntheTVonagain.

• IftheTVdoesnotstayon,usetheSystemResetbuttononthefrontpanel.Ifthishappensfrequently,obtainanAClinepowerconditioner/surgeprotector.

• Anunusualdigitalsignalmayhavebeenreceived,triggeringaprotectioncircuit.WaitforthelighttostopflashingandturnTVon.

5. TVwillnotpoweroff. UsetheSystemResetbutton.


Sound

Symptom Remarks

1. Thereisnosoundevenwhenthevolumeisturnedup.

• CheckiftheMUTEbuttonison.• TheTV’s“Listento:”settingmaybesettoSAP.• CheckthattheTVSpeakerssettingisOnintheAudio/Videomenu.• IfusinganIEEE1394amplifier,checkaudiosourceinInputSelection

menu.• UsetheSYSTEMRESETbuttontoperformsystemreset.

2. Thesounddoesnotmatchthescreenpicture.

• TheTV’sListento:settingmaybesettoSAP.• IfusingstereoorA/Vreceiverspeakers,checktheirinputselec-

tion.• IfusingstereoorA/Vreceiver,checkthatAUDIOOUTLEFT/

RIGHTonTV’sbackpanelisconnectedtotheA/Vreceiver.


Indicators

Symptom Remarks

1. Lampindicatorlightisaconstantred. TurntheTVoffforatleast2minutes.Turnitbackon.Iflightisstillred,thelamphasfailed.Replaceit.SeeAppendixCforlampreplacementinformation.Forquestions,callMitsubishiConsumerRelationsat800-332-2119.

2. Lampindicatorlightisaflashingyellow. Lampcoverdoorisopenorlampcartridgeisnotsecure.SeeAppendixCforlampreplacementinformation.

3. Statusindicatorlightisasteadyyellow. Roomtemperaturehasexceededproperlevels.Cooltheroom.

4. Statusindicatorlightisasteady/flashingred. Serviceisrequired.ContactyourdealeroraMitsubishiAutho-rizedServiceCentertoarrangeforaserviceevaluation.ListingsofMitsubishiAuthorizedServicelocationscanbeobtainedfromourwebsite,www.mitsubishi-tv.comorbycalling1-800-332-2119.

Picture

Symptom Remarks

8. WhenviewingastoppedVCR,whitelinesarerollingonthescreen.

• TurnoffvideomutefortheVCR.• Beginplayingthetape.• ChangetheVCRinputtotheantennainput.

9. ScreenisblackwhentryingtoviewdigitalchannelsorIEEE1394device.

ThePerfectColor™colorbalancehasbeenincorrectlyset.PressVIDEOrepeatedlyuntilyouseethePerfectColoroptionandpressENTERtoopenthePerfectColor™menu.

10. DVCRanalog/digitalproblems. Ifthetapeiscurrentlyplayingbutnopicturedisplays,theremaybeamismatchofthemediawiththedisplay.PressINPUTtodisplaytheInputSelectionmenu.PressENTERfortheDVCRdevice.Ifdigitalisselected,tryanalog,orifanalogisselected,trydigital.


IEEE 1394 Devices

Symptom Remarks

1. ExcessivedigitalartifactsappearwhenviewinganIEEE1394device.

• TheIEEE1394cableistoolong;15feetbetweendevicesisthemaximum.

• TheremaybeaslowdeviceinthemiddleoftheIEEE1394network.Movetheslowdevicestotheendsothatconnec-tionsforfasterdevicesdonotpassthroughthem.

2. D-VHSrecordingsfordigitalcablehavedrop-outs(lossofpictureorsound),ornoplayback.

DigitalcablesignalsonIEEE1394canexceedthedataratestan-dardssupportedbyDVCR.

IEEE 1394 Recording

Symptom Remarks

1. ProgramtoberecordedwascorrectlyselectedfromChannelView,however,incor-rectprogramwasrecorded.

Thebroadcastersuppliedprograminformationthatwasincorrectand/orwaschangedafterarecordingwasaddedtotheRecordList.

2. IncompleteChannelViewprogramrecorded. Recordingdevicemaylacksufficientblankspacetomakeafullrecording.

3. ChannelViewprogramrecordingfailed. • ConnectionandcompatibilityissueswithIEEE1394(FireWire®)digitaldevices.ThismayincludetoomanyFirewiredevicesinuseatonetime,ortherecordingdevicenotunderstandingtherecordcommand.

• Televisionlostpowerlongenoughtolosecurrentclocktime.• TVenergyModewassettoLowPower.ChangeTVEnergy

modetoFastPowerOn.PressMENU,opentheSetupmenu,highlighttheFastPowerOnradiobutton,pressENTER.

4. CannotrecordtoorfromtheIEEE1394device,includingdubbedrecordings.

• ToinitiatearecordingtoIEEE1394device,pressthe (RECORD)key.TheRecordmenudisplaysallowingsetupoftherecording.

• Thesourcedevicefortherecordingisnotpoweredon.• Whendubbing,thedestinationdevicefortherecordingisnot

poweredon.• Thewrongmedium(analogtapefordigitalrecording,or

digitaltapefortheanalogrecording)isinthedevice.• Theprogramiscopyprotected.• Theprogramhasalreadybeenrecordedonceandthecopy

protectiononlyallowsonerecording.• Unapprovedsourcedeviceforcopyprotectedmaterial.• Therecordingdevicecannotdecodethecopyrightsignal

includedinthesignalsource(tryanotherdeviceifavailable).• Theplayingdevice(fordubbing)doesnotsupportcopy-

rightedmaterial.• Sourceforrecordingiscopyrighted• ToomanyIEEE1394devicesinnetwork.Insufficientband-

widthavailable.Disconnectunuseddevices.• SourceDevicehashigherspeed(S400)thanrecorddevice.

Ifpossible,reversedevices,playintheslowerdeviceandrecordinthefasterdevice.




IEEE 1394 Devices

Symptom Remarks

3. ThereisnoaudioandvideofromtheIEEE1394device.

• Thedeviceisnotturnedon.Turnthedevicepoweron.• Nomedia(tapeordisc)isinsertedintothedevice.• Themediaisblank(hasnorecording).• Theplaycommandfailed-Trypressingplayagainonthe

device’sremotecontrolorfrontpanel.• Thedeviceisalreadyinuse(forexample,thedeviceiscur-

rentlyrecording).• Thesourceiscopy-protectedorviolatescopyprotection.• Thedevice’sdigitalvideosignalisnotsupportedbytheTV,

asmaybethecasewithanIEEE1394signalfromacom-puter.Useanalogconnectionsinstead,ifavailable.

• Thedeviceisnotanaudio/videodevice.• ToomanyotherdevicesarealreadycommunicatingoverIEEE

1394.Removeorstopsomedevicesandtryagain.

4. TheIEEE1394DeviceisnolongerlistedintheInputSelectionmenu.

• TheIEEE1394plugisdisconnectedorloose.• TheIEEE1394devicehasnotbeenpoweredon.Turnon.• Thedevicehasnotbeendiscovered.• Thedeviceisnotanaudio/videodevice

5. TheIEEE1394devicecannotbeselected(isgrayedout).

• Thedevicemaybebusywitharecording.Canceltherecord-ing.

• YouhaveconnectedmorethansevenIEEE1394devices.Unplugtheeighthdeviceandoneotherdevice.Plugtheeighthdevicebackin.

6. MENUbuttondoesnotdisplayamenu. • TheIEEE1394devicedoesnotprovideamenu.• TheTVcannotsupportIEEE1394menus.

7. AllIEEE1394devicesdisappear. • TheconnecteddevicesmustnotbeinaloopthatreturnstotheTV.Makesureadeviceisconnectedattheend.

• DisconnectallthecablesanddevicesfromtheTV.Replacethemonebyonetolocatetheproblemdeviceorcable.

• UseSystemReset(frontcontrolpanel).

8. CannotrediscoveradeletedIEEE1394device.

Thedevicehasbeendisconnected.Plugitin.

9. AnIEEE1394devicehasbeenpluggedinbutdoesnotappearintheInputSelectionmenu(notdiscovered).

• TheIEEE1394connectiontotheTVoranotherdeviceisnotsecureorisloose.

• TheIEEE1394deviceisnotpoweredon.• AdeviceintheIEEE1394chainisnotpoweredon.Turnon

allthedevices.• Thedevicediscoverycantakeaslongasaminutetoinitiate.• IEEE1394cableistoolong(maximumof15feetbetween

devices).• TheIEEE1394deviceusesanincompatibleprotocolandwill

notbediscovered

10. CannotviewvideofromanIEEE1394DV camcorder.

Useanalogconnectionsforvideoandaudio.YoucanstillusetheIEEE1394connectionforcontrolfunctions,however.

11. AnIEEE1394deviceisnotrespondingproperly.

• Unplugthedevice’spowercord.Waitatleasttensecondsandplugitinagain.

• SomeIEEE1394devicesarenotsupportedbytheTVbecauseofincompatiblestandards.

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LICENSOR’SSUPPLIERSDONOTMAKEORPASSONTOENDUSERORANYOTHERTHIRDPARTY,ANYEXPRESS,IMPLIEDORSTATUTORYWARRANTYORREPRESENTATIONONBEHALFOFSUCHSUPPLIERS,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTOTHEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,TITLE,MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.

CableCARD™isatrademarkofCableTelevisionLaboratories,Inc.

CompactFlash®andCFaretrademarksoftheCompactFlashAssociation.

DCR™CertificationLogoisatrademarkoftheConsumerElectronicsAssociation.

DigitalLightProcessing™andDLP™aretrademarksofTexasInstruments.

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.DolbyisatrademarkofDolbyLaboratories.

DTVLink™CertificationLogoisatrademarkoftheConsumerElectronicsAssociation.

Firewire®isatrademarkofAppleComputer,Inc.registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.

HDMI™theHDMIlogoandHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC.

ThisproductincorporatescopyrightprotectiontechnologythatisprotectedbyU.S.patentsandotherintellectualprop-ertyrights.UseofthiscopyrightprotectiontechnologymustbeauthorizedbyMacrovision,andisintendedforhomeandotherlimitedpay-per-viewusesonlyunlessotherwiseauthorizedbyMacrovision.Reverseengineeringordisas-semblyprohibited.

ThisproductincludestechnologyownedbyMicrosoftCorporationandcannotbeusedordistributedwithoutalicensefromMicrosoftLicensing,Inc.

MultiMediaCard™istrademarkofInfineonTechnologiesandlicensedtotheMultiMediaCardAssociation.

The logoandthewords“Simplay™”and“SimplayHD™”arethetrademarksofSiliconImage,Inc.

XBox™isatrademarkoftheMicrosoftCorporation.

ChannelView™,ClearThought®,NetCommand®,PerfectColor™,QuickView™,ViewPoint®aretrademarksofMitsubishiDigitalElectronicsAmerica,Inc.

Trademark and License Information

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IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY:ThisLicenseAgreementisalegalagreementbetweenyou(eitheranindividualoranentity)andMitsubishiDigitalElectronicsAmerica,Inc.(MDEA)forallsoftwarepreinstalledand/orprovidedalongwiththistelevision(“Software”).ByutilizingthistelevisionandSoftware,youagreetobeboundbythetermsofthisLicenseAgreement.

TheSoftwareisprotectedbyUnitedStatescopyrightlawsandinternationaltreatyprovisions,aswellasotherintellectualpropertylawsandtreaties.TheSoftwareislicensed,notsold.

1. LICENSE GRANT. MDEAgrantsyouanon-exclusive,non-transferable,limitedrightandlicensetouseonecopyoftheSoftwareonlywiththeMitsubishitelevisionmodelthatincludedthisowner’sguideandownedbyyou.

2. RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.SoftwareNotforResale.YoumaynotresellorotherwisetransferforvaluetheSoftware,exceptinconjunctionwithasaleoftheTVthatSoftwarehasbeenpreinstalled.

ProhibitiononReverseEngineering,DecompilationandDisassembly.TheSoftwarecontainstradesecretsorotherproprietarymaterialinitshumanperceivableformandtoprotectthem,youmaynotreverseengineer,decompile,ordisassemble,orotherwisereducetheSoftwaretoanyhumanperceivableform,excepttotheextentthattheforegoingrestrictionisexpresslyprohibitedbyapplicablelaw.

SeparationofComponents.TheSoftwareislicensedasasingleproduct.ItscomponentpartsmaynotbeseparatedforuseonmorethanoneTV.

NoRental.Youmaynotrent,lease,lend,orsublicensetheSoftware.

Trademarks.ThisLicenseAgreementdoesnotgrantyouanyrightstoanytrademarksofMDEA.

3. VIOLATIONS.Youunderstandthatanyuse,copyingortransferoftheSoftware,exceptaspermittedpursuanttothisLicense,maysubjectyoutoseriouscriminalandcivilpenaltiesincludingdamagesandanawardtoMDEAofattorneys’feesinconnectionwithanyviolationofthisLicense.Youfurtherunderstandthatyoumaybeheldlegallyresponsibleforanycopyrightinfringementorotherviolationofintellectualpropertyrightsthatiscaused,encouraged,orinducedbyyourfailuretoabidebythetermsoftheLicense.Thislicenseiseffectiveuntilterminated,andwillterminateimmediatelywithoutnoticefromMDEAorjudicialresolutionifyoufailtocomplywithanyprovisionofthisLicense.

4. COPYRIGHT. AlltitleandintellectualpropertyrightsinandtotheSoftware(includingbutnotlimitedtoanyimages,photographs,animations,video,audio,music,text,and“applets”incorporatedintotheSoftware),andanyaccompanyingprintedmaterialsareownedbyorlicensedtoMDEA.AlltitleandintellectualpropertyrightsinandtothecontentwhichmaybeaccessedthroughuseoftheSoftwareisthepropertyoftherespectivecontentownerandmaybeprotectedbyapplicablecopyrightorotherintellectualpropertylawsandtreaties.ThisLicenseAgreementgrantsyounorightstousesuchcontent,exceptthatyouownthemediaonwhichtheSoftwareisrecorded,butMDEAanditslicensorsretainownershipoftheSoftwareitself.AllrightsnotexpresslygrantedarereservedbyMDEA.

5. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. MDEAislicensingtheSoftwareforusewithintheUnitedStates.Youagreethatyouwillnotexportorre-exporttheSoftware.Youspecificallyagreenottoexportorre-exporttheSoftware:(i)toanycountrytowhichtheU.S.hasembargoedorrestrictedtheexportofgoodsorservices,whichcurrentlyinclude,butarenotnecessarilylimitedtoCuba,Iran,Iraq,Libya,NorthKorea,Sudan,andSyria,ortoanynationalofanysuchcountry,whereverlocated,whointendstotransmitortransporttheSoftwarebacktosuchcountry;(ii)toanypersonorentitywhoyouknoworhavereasontoknowwillutilizetheSoftwareinthedesign,development,orproductionofnuclear,chemical,orbiologicalweapons;or(iii)toanypersonorentitywhohasbeenprohibitedfromparticipatinginU.S.exporttransactionsbyanyfederalagencyoftheU.S.government.YouwarrantandrepresentthatneithertheBXAnoranyotherU.S.federalagencyhassuspended,revoked,ordeniedyourexportprivileges.

6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS LICENSE OR IN THE LIMITED WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THE TV, MDEA MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE SOFTWARE AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY MDEA. IN NO EVENT SHALL MDEA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES, IN CONTRACT, IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. MDEA SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, WHETHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOOD WILL OR EXPENDITURES MADE OR COMMITTED FOR IN RELIANCE ON THE CONTINUATION OF THIS LICENSE. YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER MDEA’S BREACH OF THIS LICENSE NOR ITS FAILURE TO REPAIR A DEFECT, ERROR OR BUG SHALL CONSTITUTE A FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THIS LICENSE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. MDEA’s liability to you for direct damages for any cause whatsoever and regardless of the form of the action, will be limited to the money paid by you for the TV (based on fair market value of the TV) that caused the damages.8. GENERAL.ThisLicenseAgreementwillbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateofCalifornia.

WARNING:ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand/orbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.

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Mitsubishi DLP™ Projection Television Limited Warranty

MITSUBISHIDIGITALELECTRONICSAMERICA,INC.(“MDEA”)warrantsasfollowstotheoriginalpurchaserofthistelevisionfromanauthorizedMITSUBISHIAudio/VideoDealer,shoulditprovedefectivebyreasonofagainstdefectsarisingfromimproperworkmanshipand/ormaterial:

a. Parts.Thelenticular(i.e.frontpicture)screeniswarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforaperiodofthirty(30)daysfromthedateoftheoriginalpurchaseatretail.Thelampandallotherparts(exceptanysoftwareincorporatedintothistelevision)arewarrantedforaperiodofone(1)yearfromthedateoftheoriginalpurchaseatretail.Wewillrepairorreplace,atouroption,anydefectivepartwithoutchargeforthepart.Partsusedforreplacementmaybereplacedwiththoseoflikekindandqualityandmaybeneworremanufactured.Partsusedforreplacementarewar-rantedfortheremainderoftheoriginalwarrantyperiod.

b. Embedded Software.MDEAwarrantsthatallsoftwareincorporatedintothistelevisionset(the“EmbeddedSoft-ware”)willperforminaccordancewiththefunctionaldescriptionofEmbeddedSoftwareinallmaterialrespects,butMDEAdoesnotwarrantthattheEmbeddedSoftwareiserror-free.MDEAalsodoesnotwarrantthattheEmbeddedSoftwarewillbecompatibleunderIEEE1394AV/CandHAVisoftwarestandardswithproductsproducedbyanyothermanufacturer.Thelimitedwarrantycontainedinthissectionshallcontinueforaperiodofone(1)yearfromthedateoftheoriginalpurchaseatretail.If,afterpromptnoticewithinthewarrantyperiod,MDEAdeterminesthattheEmbeddedSoftwarehasfailedtoperforminaccordancewithsuchfunctionaldescriptioninallmaterialrespectsandifsuchfailureisnotduetoaccident,misuse,modificationormisapplicationoftheEmbeddedSoftware,thenMDEAshallmodifyorreplacethenonconformingEmbeddedSoftwareatnochargetoyou,whichatMDEA’ssolediscretionmaybefulfilledbymeansofmodificationorreplacementsoftwarecontainedonareplacementmemorycardforCustomerinstallation.TheforegoingshallbeMDEA’ssoleobligationtoyouunderthislimitedwarranty.AllrightsunderthislimitedwarrantyontheEmbeddedSoftwarealsosubjecttoyouracceptanceofandcompliancewiththetermsoftheSoftwareLicenseAgreementapplicabletothistelevision,andthislimitedwarrantyontheEmbeddedSoftwareshallbenullandvoidiftheEmbeddedSoftwareismodifiedorchangedinanymannerexceptasspecificallyauthorizedbyMDEA.

c. Labor.Forthirty(30)daysaftertheoriginalpurchaseatretail,wewillrepairorreplace,atouroption,thelenticularscreenifitprovesdefective.Forcertainitemsthataredesignedtobereplacedbytheconsumer,including(butnotlimitedto)someEmbeddedSoftware,theconsumerissolelyresponsibleforanyreplacementlabor.Forallotherparts,wewillprovidethelaborforawarrantyrepairbyanauthorizedMITSUBISHIservicecenterwithoutchargeforone(1)yearfromtheoriginaldateofpurchaseatretail.

d. Notice.Toobtainwarrantyservice,youmustnotifyanauthorizedMITSUBISHIservicecenterofanydefectwithintheapplicablewarrantytimeperiod.

e.ThisDLPProjectionTelevisionusesasingleDLPchiptocreatethescreenimage.Thistechnologycreatestheimageusingsmalldots,orpictureelements(pixels).YourDLPProjectionTVismanufacturedtoahighlevelofperformanceandquality,infact,99.99%perfectinthenumberofproperlyfunctioningpixels.Asinotherdisplaytechnology,some-timesapixeliscontinuouslyactive,inactiveortheincorrectcolor.Ourstandardisclear;MDEAwarrantsonlythatthepercentageofproperlyfunctioningpixelswillbenotlessthan99.99%ofallpixels.

BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE, please review the instruction booklet to insure proper installation and correct customer control adjustment. If the problem persists please arrange for warranty service.

1.TOOBTAINWARRANTYSERVICE:

a.ContactyournearestauthorizedMITSUBISHIservicecenter,whosenameandaddresscanbeobtainedfromyourMITSUBISHIdealer,bywritingattheaddressprovidedbelow,callingMDEAatthe800-332-2119,orbyusingthesupportfeatureofourwebsiteatwww.Mitsubishi-tv.com.

b.Warrantyservicewillbeprovidedinyourhomeor,ifrequired,atanauthorizedserviceshop,providedthatyourtelevisionislocatedwithinthegeographicterritorycustomarilycoveredbyanauthorizedMITSUBISHIservicecenter.Ifnot,youmusteitherdeliveryourtelevisiontoanauthorizedservicelocationatyourownexpense,orpayforanytraveland/ortransportationcoststheservicecentermaychargetoandfromyourhome.Actualservicelaborwillbeprovidedwithoutcharge.

c.ProofofpurchasedatefromanauthorizedMITSUBISHIdealerisrequiredwhenrequestingwarrantyservice.Presentyoursalesreceiptorotherdocumentwhichestablishesproofanddateofpurchase.THERETURNOFTHEOWNERREGISTRATIONCARDISNOTACONDITIONOFCOVERAGEUNDERTHISLIMITEDWARRANTY.However,pleasereturntheOwnerRegistrationCardsothatwecancontactyoushouldaquestionofsafetyarisewhichcouldaffectyou.

105 105

d.Toobtainareplacementlamp,orderthelampdirectlyfromtheMDEAPartsDepartmentat(800)553-7278.

2.THISLIMITEDWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVER:

a.Upto.01%pixeloutages(smalldotpictureelementsthataredarkorincorrectlyilluminated).

b.DamagetothelenticularscreenorFresnellens,screenframe,cosmeticdamageortoanyotherdamagewheresuchdamageiscausedbyunauthorizedmodification,alteration,repairstoorserviceoftheproductbyanyoneotherthananauthorizedMITSUBISHIservicecenter;physicalabusetoormisuseoftheproduct(includinganyfailuretocarryoutanymaintenanceasdescribedintheOwner’sGuideincludingairfiltercleaningoranyproductdamagedbyexces-sivephysicalorelectricalstress);anyproductsthathavehadaserialnumberoranypartthereofaltered,defacedorremoved;productuseinanymannercontrarytotheOwner’sGuide;freightdamage;oranydamagecausedbyactsofGodorotherfactorsbeyondthereasonablecontrolofMDEA,suchaspowersurgedamagecausedbyelectricalsystemorlightning.Thislimitedwarrantyalsoexcludesservicecallswherenodefectintheproductcoveredunderthiswarrantyisfound,servicecallsrelatedtounsatisfactoryaudioorvisualreceptionorsignalunlesscausedbyadefectintheproductthatiscoveredunderthislimitedwarranty,allcosts,expensesoranyotherdamagesarisingfromproductinstallation,orset-ups,anyadjustmentsofusercontrols(includingcontrast,brightness,color,tint,finetuning,sharp-ness),otheradjustmentnecessarytopreparetheunitfordisplayoruse,connectionwithanyexternalaudioreceiver,antenna,cableorsatellitesystems,orserviceofproductspurchasedorservicedoutsidetheU.S.A.PleaseconsulttheoperatinginstructionscontainedintheOwner’sGuidefurnishedwiththeproductforinformationregardingusercon-trols.

3.ANYEXPRESSWARRANTYNOTPROVIDEDHEREIN,ANDANYREMEDYWHICH,BUTFORTHISPROVISION,MIGHTARISEBYIMPLICATIONOROPERATIONOFLAW,ISHEREBYEXCLUDEDANDDISCLAIMED.THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDOFFITNESSFORANYPARTICULARPURPOSEAREEXPRESSLYLIMITEDTOATERMOFONEYEAR.

4.UNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCESSHALLMDEABELIABLETOPURCHASERORANYOTHERPERSONFORANYINCIDENTAL,SPECIALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,WHETHERARISINGOUTOFBREACHOFWARRANTY,BREACHOFCONTRACT,OROTHERWISE.

5.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationsonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylasts,ortheexclusionorlimitationofincidental,special,orconsequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationsorexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.

6.Thislimitedwarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

MITSUBISHIDIGITALELECTRONICSAMERICA,INC.9351JeronimoRoadIrvine,CA92618-1904

106 Index

Index

AA/VDiscs85A/VMemoryReset.SeeResetA/VReceiver

Connecting31A/VReset.SeeResetAdjustKeys(Up/Down/Left/Right)34, 44

AnamorphicPictureFormatDVDDefinnitions38

AntennaAdjustingandtheSignalStrengthMeter49

Connecting27AntennaInputs(ANT1/MAIN,ANT2/AUX)18

Audio/VideoMenu45, 57AudioSettings58AutoInputSensing22

BBackPanel(illustrated)18, 19Batteries.SeeRemoteControl

CCableCARD™13, 17, 18, 46CableBox

andtheRemoteControl34, 62Connecting25, 29, 32IEEE139480

CamcorderConnecting(Analog)32DV(DigitalVideo)81, 101IEEE1394Camcorders81Power80

CaptionsMenu45, 51Channels.See alsoFAV

andTVTimer47Changing14DigitalChannelNumbers91Memorizing46Naming49StatusDisplay37

ChannelView™ChannelListings36ChannelMenu45, 49Cleaning7ClearThought®AutoInputSensing

22Clock,SetDateandTime46ClosedCaptions.SeeCaptionsMenuColorAdjustments59ComponentInputs(YPbPr)19, 58Computer.SeePersonalComputerConnectionTypes23CopyRestrictions85

andStatusDisplay37

DDate.SeeClockDaylightSavingsTime46DigitalAudioOut19DisplayFormatDefinitions38DolbyDigital19, 31, 92

andIEEE139480DTVLink™19DV 81DVDs

andtheRemoteControl34, 62andV-ChipRatings56

DVDPlayerwithComponentVideo,Connecting31

DVIDevice,Connecting30DVIJack(forPersonalComputer)19

EEnergyMode47

FFanNoise6FastPowerOn(EnergyMode)47FAV50FilmMode57FireWire®.SeeIEEE1394FreezePicture.SeePauseFrontPanelLock53

GGUIDEKey(button)34

HHDMI

HDMIDevice30HDMIInputs12HDMIJack58HDMIJack,Description19PersonalComputerwithHDMIOutput75

RemovetheIconforanHDMIDevice48

HDTVReceiverwithComponentVideo,Connecting25

HD(High-DefinitionSignal)38

IIconOrderMenu45, 48IEEE1394Devices

andAnalogOutputs22, 86andRecording82andStatusDisplay37CompatibleIEEE1394Devices

80ConnectingIEEE1394Devices

81HAViAmplifiers58, 81

InputsonTV19TVConnectionSpeed81

INFOKeyStatusDisplay37InputJacksonTV(StandardAudio/Video)18, 58

InputNameMenu45, 48InputSelectionMenu

RemovetheComputerIconfromtheInputSelectionMenu74, 75

RemovetheIconforanHDMIDevice48

LLampCartridgeReplacement93LAMPIndicator.SeeLEDIndicatorLights

LanguageAudioSetting(DigitalChannels)

58forTVMenus46

LEDIndicatorLightsLAMPIndicator16POWER/TIMERIndicator16STATUSIndicator16Troubleshooting99

LockTV.SeeParentalLockLowPower(EnergyMode)47

MMemorizingChannels46MONITOROUTJacks19MP3Audio80Mute

AudioandClosedCaptions51andstatusDisplay37

MUTEkey34VideoMute57

NNoiseReduction(Video)59

PParentalLock

Bypassing89FrontPanelLock53V-ChipRatings56

PassCodeResetting89Setting53

PAUSEKey34PerfectColor59PersonalComputer81

andDisplayFormats38Connecting75RemovetheComputerIcon74,

75

Index 107

Setup74PictureQuality

andConnectionTypes24andFilmMode57Troubleshooting98

PowerConsumption47, 92PowerOn/Off14, 98

QQV(QuickView™)34

RRecording

andMONITOROUTJacks19andSplitScreen19CancellingRecordings

IEEE1394devices83RecordingSetupMenu

andIEEE1394Devices82RECORDButton100RecordList

andIEEE1394Devices82SignalsAvailableforRecording

23RemoteControl

Batteries35KeysandFunctions34ProgrammingCodes(referencechart)64

ProgrammingInstructions63Reset35, 64

ResetA/V(allsettings)15A/VMemory(forindividualde-vices)57

DVCRCounter84PassCode89PerfectColor59RemoteControl35, 64SummaryTable95SystemResetButton15

SS-Video

Connecting25ConnectorIllustration24

Safeguards8SAP(SecondAudioProgram)58SatelliteReceiver

andtheRemoteControl62Connecting25

SD(Standard-DefinitionSignal)38SearchA/VDisc.SeeA/VDiscsServiceandSupport96SetupMenu45, 46SignalDefinitions38

SleepTimer35Speakers,TurningTVSpeakersOnorOff57

Specifications,TV91SplitScreen

andRecordingfromMONITOROUT 19

Description40Stand,TV6Standard-DefinitionSignal38StatusDisplay37STATUSIndicator.SeeLEDIndicatorLights

StereoSystem.SeeA/VReceiverSystemReset15, 96

T3:2pulldown57Time.SeeClockTimer(TVTimer)47TimeZone.SeeClockTroubleshooting95

VVCR

Connecting18, 28, 29IEEE139480Troubleshooting99

VideoNoiseReduction59VideoSettings59ViewingDevice.SeeInputSelectionMenu

WWallOutletCable26

©2006MitsubishiDigitalElectronicsAmerica,Inc. WrittenandPrintedinU.S.A.853B542B10v2 V33

Website:www.mitsubishi-tv.com

E-mail:[email protected]

For questions, call Consumer Relations at

800-332-2119

To order replacement or additionalremote controls, lamp cartridges, or Owner’s Guides

Visit our website at www.mitsuparts.com

or call

800-553-7278

Demo ModeThisTVhasademomodeforuseinretailstores.DemomodecausestheTVtodisplayaseriesofscreensoutliningtheTV’sfeatures.

Toturnoffdemomode:

1. PressMENU.2. WhentheMainmenuappearswithSetuphigh-

lighted,pressENTER.3. WhentheSetupmenuopens,press tohighlight

theon-screenDemo Mode Offbutton.4. PressENTER.

System ResetIftheTVdoesnotrespondtotheremotecontrol,frontpanelcontrols,orwillnotpoweron/off,presstheSYSTEM RESETbuttononthefrontpanelwithapointedobject,suchasthepointofapencilorendtipofapaperclip.ThegreenLEDwillflashquicklyforaboutoneminute.WhenthegreenLEDstopsflashing,youmayturnontheTV.

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