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Contents
Channel Setting
• UsingtheINFObutton(Now&Nextguide)1
• UsingtheChannelmenu(WatchTV) 2
• Memorizingchannels 16
• OtherFeatures 19
Basic Features
• PictureMenu 21
• SoundMenu 38
Preference Features
• NetworkforLCD550series 47
• SystemMenu 74
• SupportMenu 95
Advanced Features
• MyContents 104
• Anynet+(HDMI-CEC) 132
• AllShare™forLCD550series 145
Other Information
• Troubleshooting 150
• Anti-theftKensingtonLock 169
• License 171

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❑❑Using❑the❑INFO❑button❑(Now❑&❑Next❑guide)
The display identifies the current channel and the status of certain audio-video
settings.
The Now & Next guide shows daily TV program information for each channel
according to the broadcasting time.
●Scroll ◄, ► to view information for a desired program while watching the
current channel.
* It may differ depending on the country.
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❑❑Using❑Channel❑menu❑(Watch❑TV)
❑
MENUm❑→❑Support❑→ Contents❑Home❑→ ENTERE
Press the CONTENT button to select Watch❑TV, then select the desired menu.
Each screen will be displayed.
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■Guide
The EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
information is provided by broadcasters.
Using program schedules provided by
broadcasters, you can specify programs
you want to watch in advance so that
the channel automatically changes to
the selected program channel at the
specified time. Program entries may
appear blank or out of date depending
on a channel status.
Guide
Schedule❑Manager
Channel❑List
Channel❑Manager
My❑Contents
Watch TV
Source

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Using❑Guide
A
C B D
Schedule❑Mgr
AC
B
D
-2❑Hours
A
C
B D
+2❑Hours
AC B
D Exit j Information k Page E Schedule
DTV Air 08.1 Rede TV!HD
Home and Away
9:48 pm - 12:05 am
ATLÉTICO MG X CORINTHIANS(HD)
Today 12:00❑am❑ 12:30❑am 1:00❑am 1:30❑am
No❑Information
No❑Information
❑QVC❑Selection
No❑Information
05.1❑❑❑❑❑❑❑Globo❑HD
05.1❑❑❑❑❑❑❑Globo❑HD
08.1❑❑❑❑❑❑❑Rede❑TV!HD
07.1❑❑❑❑❑❑❑TVN❑DIGITAL❑HD
09.1❑❑❑❑❑❑❑QVC
11.1❑❑❑❑❑❑❑R4DTT
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Tine❑Team
❑No❑Information
JORNAL❑DA❑GLOBAL
08.1 Rede TV!HD
Guide ❑Wed,❑6❑Oct❑10:54❑pm
Channel❑View❑-❑All
1 2 3 54 6 7
Home and...
* It may differ depending on the country.

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1 A
C B D
Red (Schedule❑Mgr): Moves to the Schedule❑List in Schedule❑Manager.
2
AC
B
D
Green (-2❑Hours): Viewing the list of programs to be broadcasted before 2 hours.
3
A
C
B D
Yellow (+2❑Hours): Viewing the list of programs to be broadcasted after 2 hours.
4
AC B
D Blue (EXIT): Exits the guide.
5 j (Information): Displays details of the selected program.
6 k (Page): Move to previous or next page.
7 E (Watch❑/❑Schedule)
●When selecting the current program, you can watch the selected program.
●When selecting the future program, you can reserve to watch the selected pro-
gram. To cancel the schedule, press the❑ENTERE button again and select
Cancel❑Schedules.

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■Schedule❑Manager
Cancel or set the Timer❑Viewing to display the channel you want at the intended
time.
Using❑Timer❑Viewing
You can set a desired channel to be displayed automatically at the intended time.
Set the current time first to use this function.
1. Press the ENTERE button on the Schedule❑Manager screen.
2. Press the ENTERE button to add manual booking.
3. Press the ◄/►/▲/▼ button to set the Antenna, Channel, Repeat, Date,
Start❑Time.
●Antenna: Select the desired broadcasting signal.
●Channel: Select the desired channel.

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●Repeat: Select Once, Manual, Sat~Sun,❑Mon~Fri or Everyday to set at
your convenience. If you select Manual, you can set the day you want.
The (c) mark indicates the day is selected.
●Date: You can set desired date.
It is available when you select Once in Repeat.
●Start❑Time: You can set start time you want.
If you want to edit or cancel the schedule, select the reserved schedule on
the Schedule❑List, and select the Edit or Cancel❑Schedules.

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■Channel❑List
You can view channel information, Added❑Channels or Favorites❑1-5.
When you press the CH❑LIST button on the remote control, Channel❑List
screen will be displayed at once.
●Added❑Channels: Shows all
added channels.
●Favorites❑1-5: Shows all favorite
channels.
Favorites❑1-5 will be
displayed when you set Add❑
to❑Favorites.
If you want to view Favorites
channels you added, press the
CH❑LIST button and use 
(CH❑Mode) button to move Favorites❑1-5.❑
Air
AC B D
Antenna
AC B D
Program View  CH Mode E Watch k Page
Channel❑List
Added❑Channels
02 Air
04.1 TV#4
a
05 Air
07.1 TV#7
09.1 TV#9
11.1 TV#11
a
13 Air
a
14 Air
* It may differ depending on the country.

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Using the color buttons with the Channel❑List.
●A
C B D
Red (Antenna): Switches to Air or Cable.
●
A
C
B D
Yellow (Program❑View❑/❑Channel❑View):
Displays the program when digital channel is selected. Returns to the
channel view.

● (CH❑Mode❑/❑Channel): Move to the Favorites❑1-5 when Add❑to
Favorites❑is set.
When you press the
AC B D
(Program❑View) button, you can move to
other channels using L(Channel) button.
●
●E (Watch❑/❑Information): Watches the channel you select. / Displays
details of the selected program.
●k●(Page): Move to next or previous page.

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Channel❑Status❑Display❑Icons
Icon Operations
aAn analog channel.
)A reserved program.
\A locked channel.

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How❑to❑use❑Timer❑Viewing❑in❑Channel❑List❑(digital❑channels❑only)❑
When you set the Timer❑Viewing in Channel❑List, you can only set the program in
Program❑View.
1. Press the CH❑LIST button, then select a desired digital channel.
2. Press the
A
C
B D
(Program❑View) button.
3. Press the ▲ / ▼ buttons to select the desired program, then press the
ENTERE●or INFO button.
4. Select Timer❑Viewing, then press the ENTERE button when done.
If you want to cancel Timer❑Viewing, follow steps 1 through 3. Select Cancel❑
Schedules.

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■Channel❑Manager
Add or edit the Favorites channel and set the channels to Delete, Deselect❑All or
Select❑All. You can edit the channel name only for analog channels.
●( ) Added❑Ch.: Shows all
added channels.
●( ) All❑Channels: Shows all
currently available channels.
●( ) Favorites❑1-5: Shows
Favorites channels.
Using the color buttons with the
Channel❑Manager.
●A
C B D
Red (Antenna): Switches
to Air or Cable.
●
AC B
D Blue (Sorting): Changes the list ordered by number or name.
Air❑
AC B D
❑Antenna❑
AC B D
❑Sorting❑❑❑E❑Select❑❑❑T❑Tools❑❑❑R❑Return
Channel❑Manager Added❑Ch.
Selected❑items:❑4❑ Channel❑Number
a3 ----❑Air
a4 ----❑Air
a5 ----❑Air
6.1 TV❑#6
7.1 TV❑#7
a8 ----❑Air
9.1 TV❑#9
a10 ----❑Air
a11 ----❑Air
11.1 TV❑#11
a12 ----❑Air
a13 ----❑Air
14.1 TV❑#14
a15 ----❑Air
a16 ----❑Air
a17 ----❑Air
* It may differ depending on the country.

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Channel❑Status❑Display❑Icons
Icon Operations
aAn analog channel.
cA channel selected.
A channel set as a Favorites.
\A locked channel.
TDisplays the Channel❑Manager option menu.
Channel❑Manager❑Option❑Menu❑t
Set each channel using the Channel❑Manager menu options (Watch, Add❑to❑
Favorites❑/Edit❑Favorites,❑Lock/Unlock,❑Channel❑Name❑Edit,❑Add/Delete,❑
Deselect❑All,❑Select❑All). Option menu items may differ depending on the channel
status.

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1. Select a channel and press the TOOLS button.
2. Select a function and change its settings.
●Watch: Watch the selected channel.
●Add❑to❑Favorites❑/❑Edit❑Favorites: Set channels you watch frequently as
Favoritess.
1. Select the Add❑to❑Favorites❑/ Edit❑Favorites, then press the ENTERE
button.
If the channel is already added to Favorites channel, Edit❑Favorites❑will
be shown.
2. Press the ENTERE button to select Favorites❑1-5, then press the OK
button.
One Favorites channel can be added in several of Favorites among
Favorites❑1-5.

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●Lock❑/❑Unlock: Lock a channel so that the channel cannot be selected and
viewed.
This function is available only when the Channel❑Lock is set to On.
The PIN input screen appears. Enter your 4-digit PIN, the default of which is
“0-0-0-0”. Change the PIN using the Change❑PIN option.
If you want to lock the channel you are currently watching, select the Lock❑
Current❑Channel in Tools menu.
●Channel❑Name❑Edit (analog channels only): Assign your own channel name.

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●Add❑/❑Delete: Delete or add a channel to display the channels you want.
NOTE
●All deleted channels will be shown on the All❑Channels menu.
●A gray-colored channel indicates the channel has been deleted.
●The Add menu only appears for deleted channels.
●Deselect❑All: Deselect all the selected channels.
You can only select Deselect❑All when one or more channels are selected.
●Select❑All: Select all the channels in the channel list.

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❑❑Memorizing❑channels
❑
MENUm❑→❑Channel❑→❑ENTERE
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■Antenna❑(Air❑/❑Cable)❑t
Before your television can begin memorizing the available channels, you must
specify the type of signal source that is connected to the TV (i.e. an Air or a
Cable system).

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■Auto❑Program❑
Scans for a channel automatically and stores in the TV.
●Air: Air antenna signal.
●Cable: Cable antenna signal.
NOTE
●Automatically allocated program numbers may not correspond to actual
or desired program numbers. If a channel is locked, the PIN input window
appears.
●If the antenna is connected to ANT 2 IN (CABLE), select Cable and if it is
connected to ANT 1 IN (AIR), select Air.
●If both ANT 1 IN and ANT 2 IN are connected, select both Air and Cable.

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How❑to❑Stop❑Auto❑Programming
1. Press the ENTERE button.
2. A message will ask Stop❑Auto❑Program? Select Yes by pressing the  or 
button.
3. Press the ENTERE button.