10
Rating
Description
18+
Adult programming
X
Adults only.
TV Parental Guidelines ratings
Rating
Description
NONE
Not rated.
TV-Y
All children.
TV-Y7
Children over seven years of age.
TV-G
General audiences.
TV-PG
Parental guidance suggested.
TV-14
Parents strongly cautioned.
TV-MA
Mature audiences only.
Some of the age-based TV Parental Guidelines
ratings also have content-based ratings.
Rating
Description
FV
Fantasy violence.
L
Adult language.
S
Sexual situations.
V
Violence.
D
Sexually suggestive dialog.
Using the on-screen menu
Your TV has an on-screen menu that lets you adjust
TV settings, such as video and audio settings.
To use the on-screen menu:
1 Press the MENU button.
2 Press the
or
menu item.
3 Press the
or
4 Press the ENTER or
adjustment or toggle a setting.
5 Press MENU or EXIT to close the on-screen
menu.
button repeatedly to select a
buttons to enter a sub-menu.
ENTER
button to confirm an
On-screen menus
On-screen
Options
menu
Setup
Tuning Band–Selects the TV antenna source
(Air or Cable).
DTV Signal–Displays the digital TV signal
strength. For more information, see "Checking
the DTV signal strength" on page 7.
Auto Ch Search–Automatically sets up a list of
the channels available in your area. For more
information, see "Automatically setting up
channels" on page 7.
Add On Ch Search–Lets you add new channels
without going through the entire list of
available channels.
Manual Channel Set–Lets you add or delete
channels from the channel list. For more
information, see "Manually adding or deleting
channels from the channel list" on page 7.
Channel Labels–Lets you add a label to a
channel. For more information, see "Adding a
channel label" on page 8.
Menu Language–Selects the language for the
on-screen menu. You can select English,
French, or Spanish.
Aspect Ratio–Selects the screen aspect ratio:
Normal, Wide, Zoom, or Cinema. You can also
press the ZOOM button to select the aspect
ratio.
Favorite Channel mode–Lets you edit your
favorite channel list. Use the FAVORITE button
on the remote to toggle this mode on or off.
Video
Contrast–Increases the picture level to adjust
the white areas of the picture. Decreases the
(Options may vary
picture level to adjust the black areas of the
in different
picture. (0 ~ 100)
modes.)
Brightness–Increases the brightness to add
more light to dark areas of the picture.
Decreases the brightness to add more dark to
light areas of the picture. (0 ~ 100)
Sharpness–Increases the sharpness for a
cleaner and clearer image. Decreases the
sharpness for a smoother picture. (-50 ~ 50)
Color–Adjusts the overall color of the picture.
(0 ~ 100)
Tint–Increases the color level to add more
green to skin tones. Decreases the color level
to add more purple to skin tones. (R50 ~ G50)
Backlight–Adjusts the backlight level (0 ~ 10).
Settings–Restores the settings to factory
default.
Audio
Audio Language–Selects an alternate language
if the program has more than one language
(Options may vary
available. Only available in ATSC TV mode.
in different
modes.)
Bass–Adjusts the low sounds (bass).
Treble–Adjusts the high sounds (treble).
Balance–Adjusts the right and left speaker
volumes.
Digital Audio Output–Selects the audio mode
for the digital audio coaxial jack.
• RAW: AC-3 in - AC-3 out/PCM in - PCM
out.
• PCM: AC-3 in - PCM out/PCM in - PCM
out.
TV Speaker–Turns the internal TV speaker On
(default) or Off. Does not affect the digital
audio output, the headphone output, and the
composite audio output.
Settings–Restores the settings to factory
default.
Using your TV