User manual POLAROID PLA-5048

[. . . ] 50" HD Plasma TV with ATSC Tuner PLA-5048 20060306 Polaroid. Add a little color to your life. Since 1937, America has turned to Polaroid for their photography needs. Today, families look to Polaroid for consumer electronics that define the digital age: plasma and LCD TVs, portable and standard DVD players, digital cameras. And while our selection has changed, you'll still receive the same friendly, helpful service that made Polaroid an American icon. [. . . ] If using cable, select one of Cable/Cable HRC/Cable IRC/Cable Auto according to your local area's cable system. (For further band information, contact your cable service provider. ) Tuning Band Air Auto Channel Search Video DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Audio Manual Ch Set Channel Labels 1 2 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight Auto Ch Search. Press OK or4 to begin the auto channel search. The unit will automatically search for all available TV/DTV (if using antenna), CATV/CADTV (if using cable) program. Note: if you want to stop the auto-search, press EXIT button. Setup To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Feature Autoprogram Menu NTSC Channel 12 Found 3 7 Channels Found Progress (%) Manual Channel Set After setting channels into memory, you can add or delete channels from the default channel list as follows: 1 2 3 4 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight Manual Ch Set. Tuning Band Video DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Audio Air Press OK or 4 to open Manual Channel Set Menu sub-menu. Use navigation buttons (5, 6, 3or4) to navigate and select, use OK button to add (the added channel will have a mark) or delete the channel. (If you want to toggle between NTSC and ATSC, use navigation buttons to highlight it, and then use OK to toggle. ) Press EXIT button to exit. Now when you use CH+/- buttons to cycle among the channels, the deleted channels can not be selected. Note: l For DTV program, you can only delete the programs from the list, you can not add it. l You can make use of Manual Channel Set Menu to know whether an ATSC channel exists as a sub channel. Manual Ch Set Channel Labels Setup To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Feature Use OK button to toggle between NTSC and ATSC after highlighted. Manual Channel Set Menu Tuning Band 31 41 51 32 42 52 33 43 53 34 44 54 35 45 55 36 46 56 37 47 57 38 48 58 NTSC 39 49 59 40 50 60 To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit 18 Memorizing the Channels (continued) DTV Signal Strength You can make use of DTV signal strength monitor to check how strong your DTV signal is and whether you need to adjust your antenna or digital cable input. The higher the signal strength, the less likely you are to experience picture degradation. Video Audio Tuning Band Air DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Manual Ch Set Channel Labels Setup 1 2 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight DTV Signal. Feature To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Press OK or4 to view the on-screen signal strength monitor to see the quality of the signal being received. No Signal Weak Normal Good 96 Channel Label Setup If required, you can give a name to the programs. Note: if a channel label is provided on the signal from the broadcasting station, the TV displays a short name for a DTV channel even if you didn't setup a label for the channel. Tuning Band Video DTV Signal Auto Ch Search Manual Ch Set Air Audio Channel Labels Setup 1 2 3 Navigate to the Setup sub-menu and highlight Channel Labels. Feature To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Press OK or4 to open Channel Labels Menu. Use 5/6 to toggle between NTSC and ATSC, or select channel number, or select character. To quit, press EXIT button. Channel Labels Menu NTSC Ch005 ---- To Move OK To Change Exit To Exit 4 19 Channel Selection Information about USA channel numbering ?ATSC PSIP channel has two part channel number: -- Major channel number Þ Frequency -- Minor channel number Þ Sub channel on frequency ?In USA, the major channel number is same for both analog and digital frequencies. (It is equal to the NTSC channel number for existing broadcasters. ) ?In USA, a minor channel number of zero is used for a broadcaster's analog channel. Channel Numbering Example ?Possible NTSC + ATSC Channels for Des Moines: -- 5-0, 8-0, 11-0, 13-0, 17-0 (channel numbers for existing analog channels, all on original NTSC analog frequencies) -- 5-1, 5-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 13-1 (channel numbers for digital channels on three new digital frequencies) Channel Selection Using the Channel up/down buttons (CH+ or CH-) Press the CH+ or CH- to cycle among available channels found. Using the direct select buttons (0-9 and dot buttons) Press the number buttons (0-9) and the dot button (l) to go directly to a channel. For example, if you want to select channel 8-3, just key in `8', `l', `3' on the remote control. Note: =When you use the number buttons, you can directly select any channel within the channel range . =In some situations virtual channel numbers have no correspondence to physical frequencies. Using the LAST button Press this button to switch between the current channel and the last viewed channel. 20 Setting Picture Customizing the Picture Video 1 2 3 4 5 Press MENU to display the menu main page. Picture Mode Contrast 50 Brightness 50 Color Sharpness Aspect Ratio Advanced Video Menu 50 0 User Press 5or6 repeatedly to select Video menu. Press OK or4 to access the submenu. Audio Setup Wide Feature Within the menu, use 5, 6, 3or4 to navigate or adjust. Press OK or 4button to confirm, enter sub-menu or toggle Notes: the settings of the selected menu item. The menu items may be different when the unit works in different mode. To Move OK To Select Exit To Exit Option Function Choice/remarks User/Nature/Soft/Bright Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Selects a desired picture mode. Adjusts screen brightness for easier viewing of dark picture such as night scenes and black hair. Adjusts tint for image. Selects one of three automatic color adjustments. Sets to warm to enhance hotter colors such as red, or set to cool to see less intense colors with more blue. Note: you may directly press PICTURE MODE button on the remote control to select. 4: stronger 3: weaker 4: lighter 3: darker 4: stronger 3: weaker 4: sharper 3: softer Color Sharpness Aspect Ratio Noise Reduction--Spatial Wide/Cinema/Normal/Zoom Note: you may directly press ASPECT button on the remote control to select. Advanced Video Menu Noise Reduction--Speckle Noise Reduction--Temporal On/Off 4: greenish 3: purplish Tint Color Temperature 3D Y/C Cool/Warm/Normal Selects 3D comb filter on/off, normally please select On. On/Off To still the picture Press the STILL button to hold on the image on the screen (the video sources are still operating). Note: For the sake of protecting the screen, please do NOT still a picture for a long time. 21 Setting Sound Adjusting the Volume Using the volume buttons (VOL+ and VOL-) Press the VOL + or VOL- to increase or decrease the volume. Using the Mute At any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound using the MUTE button. 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 Press the MUTE button and the sound cuts off. [. . . ] If you cannot find a code that works, see "Searching for Your Code". For future reference, write down each working device code below: 5. 6. AUX Code: CBL Code: CD Code: DVD Code: SAT Code: TNR Code: VCR Code: 7. Press set to save and exit Searching for your Code If your device does not respond to the remote after trying all codes listed for your brand, or if your brand is not listed, try searching for your code: 1. [. . . ]