lt-46249, lt-52249 owner’s guide - mitsubishi...

Guidelines for setting up and using your new widescreen TV start on • page 7.

Forquestions:•Visitourwebsiteatwww.mitsubishi-tv.com.-E-mailusatMDEAservice@mdea.com.-CallConsumerRelationsat- 800-332-2119.

Forinformationon• System Reset,pleaseseethebackcover.

Toorderreplacementoradditionalremotecontrols,visitourwebsiteatwww.mitsuparts.comorcall•800-553-7278.

153 and 249 Series.• IRemittercablesforNetCommandhome-theatercontrolareavailableforpurchasefromMitsubishi.Call800-553-7278andrequesteitherpartnumber242D483020(two-endedcable)orpartnumber299P254020(four-endedcable).

IMMERSIVESOUNDLCDHDTVwithIntegratedSoundProjector

MODELS

151 SeriesLT-40151, LT-46151, LT-52151

153 SeriesLT-40153, LT-46153, LT-52153

249 SeriesLT-46249, LT-52249

OWNER’SGUIDE

FCC Declaration of Conformity

Product: LCDFlatPanelHDTV

Models: LT-40151,LT-46151,LT52151LT-40153,LT-40153,LT-52153LT-46249,LT-52249

ResponsibleParty:

MitsubishiDigitalElectronicsAmerica,Inc.9351JeronimoRoadIrvine,CA92618-1904

Telephone: (800)332-2119

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

(1) Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

(2) Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

Note: ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstal-lation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunica-tions.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterfer-encewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.-

Increasetheseparationbetweentheequip--mentandthereceiver.

Connecttheequipmentintoanoutleton-acircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

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.

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.

TV WEIGHT:ThisTVisheavy.Exerciseextremecarewhenliftingormovingit.LiftormovetheTVwithaminimumoftwoadults.TopreventdamagetotheTV,avoidjarringormovingitwhileitisturnedon.AlwayspoweroffyourTV,unplugthepowercord,anddiscon-nectallcablesbeforemovingit.

WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotexposethisapparatustorainormoisture.

WARNING:ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand/orbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.

WARNING:ThisproductshallbeconnectedtoaMAINSsocketoutletwithaprotectiveearthingconnec-tion.

MAINS DISCONNECTION:Themainsplugisusedasthedisconnectdevice.Themainsplugshallremainreadilyoperable.

Featuresandspecificationsdescribedinthisowner’sguidearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbolwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheuserofthepresenceofuninsulated“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct’s

enclosurethatmaybeofsufficientmagnitudetoconsti-tuteariskofelectricshocktopersons.

Theexclamationpointwithinanequilat-eraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofimportantoperatingandmaintenance(servicing)instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingtheproduct.

For Your Records

Recordthemodelnumber,serialnumber,andpurchasedateofyourTV.ThemodelandserialnumbersareonthebackoftheTV.RefertothispagewhenrequestingassistancewiththeTV.

MODEL NUMBER

SERIAL NUMBER

PURCHASE DATE

RETAILER NAME

LOCATION

ContentsImportantSafetyInstructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ImportantInformationAboutYourTV. . . . . . . . . . 5SpecialFeaturesofYourTV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1 Basic Setup and OperationPackageContents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7StandInstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Wall-Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8BeforeYouBegin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9First-TimePower-On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9TVControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10SettingUpTVInputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12BasicTVOperation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 TV ConnectionsBeforeYouBegin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16CableManagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16InputsandOutputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17YPbPrComponentVideoDevice . . . . . . . . . . . 20HDMIDevice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20DVIVideoDevice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21CompositeVideoDevice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21AntennaorCableTVService. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21VCRorDVDRecordertoanAntennaorWallOutletCable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

VCRorDVDRecordertoaCableBox . . . . . . . . 22A/VReceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A/VReceiverwithHDMIOutput. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Subwoofer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Audio-OnlyDevice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3 Using TV FeaturesSelectinganInput . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25SleepTimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25ChannelViewChannelListings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26RedirectingAudioOutput . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26ControllingA/VReceiverVolume. . . . . . . . . . . . 26StatusDisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27TVSignalsandDisplayFormats. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28UsingtheTVwithaPersonalComputer . . . . . . . 29CameraImagesandMusicFiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 31SoundProjector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34StreamingInternetMovieswithVUDU . . . . . . . . 37IntroductiontoHome-TheaterControl . . . . . . . . 39

4 TV MenusMainMenu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40MenuNavigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Initial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

5 NetCommand IR ControlAboutNetCommandIRControl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55IREmitterPlacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56InitialNetCommandSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57OperatingNetCommand-ControlledDevices . . . 58

6 NetCommand IR Control of an A/V ReceiverControllinganA/VReceiverafterNetCommandSetup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

SettingUpA/VReceiverControlPowerandVolume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62AutomaticSwitching(AudioorAudio/Video) . 63

AppendicesAppendixA:ProgrammingtheRemoteControl . 68AppendixB:HDMIControlofCECDevices . . . . 75AppendixC:TVCare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78AppendixD:BypassingtheParentalLock . . . . . 79AppendixE:Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Trademark and License Information . . . . . . . . . . 88

Network Service Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

4

Important Safety InstructionsPleasereadthefollowingsafeguardsforyourTVandretainforfuturereference.Alwaysfollowallwarningsandinstructionsmarkedonthetelevision.

1) Readtheseinstructions.

2) Keeptheseinstructions.

3) Heedallwarnings.

4) Followallinstructions.

5) Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

6) Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

7) Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.

8) Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

9) Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

10) Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

11) Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

12) Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.

13) Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

14) Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.

ANT E NNALE AD IN WIR E

ANT E NNADIS C HAR G E UNIT(NE C AR T IC LE 810-20)

G R OUNDINGC ONDUC T OR S(NE C AR T IC LE 810-21)

G R OUND C LAMP S

P OWE R S E R V IC E G R OUNDINGE LE C T R ODE S Y S T E M(NE C AR T 250, P AR T H)

G R OUND C LAMP

E LE C T R ICS E R V IC EE QUIP ME NT

NE C — NAT IONAL E LE C T R IC AL C ODE

E XAMP LE OF ANT E NNA G R OUNDING

Outdoor Antenna GroundingIfanoutsideantennaorcablesystemisconnectedtotheTV,besuretheantennaorcablesystemisgroundedsoastoprovidesomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt-upstaticcharges.

Replacement PartsWhenreplacementpartsarerequired,besuretheservicetechnicianhasusedreplacementpartsspeci-fiedbythemanufacturerorhavethesamecharacter-isticsastheoriginalpart.Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshockorotherhazards.

5

Important Information About Your TV

Installation NotesForstandinstallationandwall-mounting,seepage8.

Use with other than the authorized accessories may cause the TV to become unstable, which can cause damage to the product or possible injury.

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

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

TV SoftwareDonotattempttoupdatethesoftwareofthisTVwithsoftwareorUSBdrivesnotprovidedbyorauthorizedbyMitsubishiDigitalElectronicsAmerica,Inc.Non-authorizedsoftwaremaydamagetheTVandwillnotbecoveredbythewarranty.

If Your TV Gets DamagedCrystallineliquidmayleakfromtheLCDpanelandbrokenglassmaybescattered.

CAUTION: The crystalline liquid is toxic. Avoid contact with your skin, eyes, or mouth.DONOTtouchthebrokenglassorcrystallineliquid.DONOTgetglassfragmentsorcrystallineliquidintoeyesormouth.Should either contact your eyes or mouth, rinse the contacted area thoroughly with water and consult your doctor.

Disposal of Your TV TheLCDpanelcontainsasmallamountofcrystallineliquidandthefluorescenttubeinthepanelcontainsmercury.Botharetoxicandshouldnotbetouched.

DO NOT dispose of the TV with general household waste.THELAMPSINSIDETHISPRODUCTCONTAINMERCURYANDMUSTBERECYCLEDORDISPOSEDOFACCORDINGTOLOCAL,STATE,ANDFEDERALLAWS.Fordisposalorrecyclinginformation,contactyourlocalauthoritiesortheElectronicIndustriesAlli-anceatwww.eiae.org.

6

Special Features of Your TV

Yournewhigh-definitionwidescreentelevisionhasmanyspecialfeaturesthatmakeittheperfectcenterofyourhomeentertainmentsystem,including:

1080p High-Definition LCD Display SystemYourMitsubishiLCDFlatPanelHDTVusesafull1920x1080LCDpaneltocreatethepictureyouseeonthescreen.Allimagesaredisplayedat1080p.TheTVusesnewPlush1080p®5Gdigitalvideoprocessingtoconvertlower-resolutionsignalsto1080pfordisplay.

Smooth120Hz™ Film MotionSmooth120Hz™FilmMotionmakesfast-movingimagesappearsmootherandmorefluid,freefrommotionblur.Itdoesthisbydoublingthetraditionalprogressivescanframerateandcreatesnewframesofvideobetweenthetraditionalframestocreatesmoothermovingimages.Smooth120Hz™FilmMotionalsosmoothsfilmjudder(imagevibration)thatmaybepresentinfilm-basedcontentsuchasmovies.

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

Integrated HDTV TunerYourwidescreenMitsubishiHDTVhasaninternalHDTVtunerabletoreceivebothover-the-airHDTVbroad-casts(receivedviaanantenna)andnon-scrambleddigitalcablebroadcasts,includingnon-scrambledHDTVcableprogramming.

High-Definition Video Inputs

Component Video Inputs.• AlsocalledY/Pb/Prinputs,theseinputsreceivestandardanalogvideoformatsof480i,480p,720p,and1080ihigh-defini-tionsignals.ThisprovidesahighlevelofflexibilitywhenconnectingDVDplayers/recorders,cableboxes,andsatellitereceivers.

HDMI Inputs.• Theseinputsacceptdigital480i,480p,720p,1080i,and1080pvideosignalsplusbitstreamandPCMdigitalstereosignals.TheHDMI™inputscanalsoacceptavarietyofPCsignalsandresolutions.TheseinputssupportHDMI1.3DeepColor(upto36bits)andthex.v.Color extendedcolorgamut.

Usedwithanadapter,theseinputsalsoacceptcompatibledigitalDVIvideosignals.HDMIinputsprovideadditionalhigh-performance,high-definitionconnectionsformaximumflexibilityinyourchoiceofhometheaterproducts.TheHDMIinputsareHDCPcopy-protectioncompatible.

Easy Connect Auto Input SensingEasyConnect™AutoInputSensingautomaticallyrec-ognizeswhenyoupluginadeviceandpromptsyoutoassignanametoit.

Home-Theater Control

HDMI Control

Available for all models.HDMIdeviceswithConsumerElectronicsControl(CEC)capabilitiesmaybecompatiblewiththeTV’sHDMIControlfeature.CompatibledevicescanreceivecontrolsignalsthroughtheHDMIconnection,allowingtheTV’sremotecontroltooperatesomefunc-tionsofthesedevices.

NetCommand with IR Learning

153 and 249 Series.YourMitsubishiHDTVoffersanewlevelofnetworkingthatseamlesslyintegratesselectedolderA/Vproductswithnewandfuturedigitalproducts.NetCommand®supportsIR(infrared)controlofproductssuchasVCRs,DVDplayers,cableboxes,andsatel-litereceivers.NetCommandcan“learn”remotecontrolsignalsdirectlyfrommanydevices,allowingyoutocreateacustomizedNetCommand-controlledhome-theatersystem.

Sound ProjectorSoundProjectortechnologyusestheTV’sbankofspeakerstocreateasimulatedsurroundsoundeffectbyreflectingsoundofftheroomwalls.

Internet Video Streaming with VUDU™249 Series.VUDUoffersthelargeston-demandHDmovieselectionanywhere,featuringfull1080pand5.1surroundsound.VUDUallowsyoutoenjoymovieswithnostorevisits,nomailing,nolatefeesandnosubscriptions.

ENERGY STAR®

ThisisanENERGYSTAR®qualifiedTV.ProductsthatearntheENERGYSTARpreventgreenhousegasemis-sionsbymeetingstrictenergyefficiencyguidelinessetbytheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy.ThisTVconsumespowerinexcessofENERGYSTARguidelinesunderthefollow-ingconditions:

TV Feature ActiveTV Power

Status

PictureModesettoBrilliant On

Fast Power Onenabled

Off153 and 249 Series.ExternalControllerInputenabled

7

Basic Setup and Operation1Package Contents

Pleasetakeamomenttoreviewthefollowinglistofaccessoryitemstoensurethatyouhavereceivedeverything.

Remote Control BatteriesRemovetheremotecontrolbackcover.1.

Emitter Bulb

Loadthebatteries,makingsurethepolarities2. (+)and(-)arecorrect.Insertthenegative(-)endfirst.

Slidethecoverbackintoplace.3.

Remote Control1.

GUID

EME

NUIN

FOBA

CK

ACTI

VITY

Two AA Batteries2. AA

AA

Basic Owner’s 3. Guide

HDTV Quick Setup 4. Guide

Product Registra-5. tion Card

Power Cord6.

Cable Tie7.

Stand Screws8.

153 and 249 Series. 9. Calibration Micro-phone

8 1. Basic Setup and Operation

1

Back

Extension pieces on back of stand

2

3TV

CAUTION. Place the stand in the foam insert with the extension pieces facing away from the TV. Otherwise, the TV will be damaged in transit.

Protect the TV and stand with the original packing material.

DON’T place your hand where it can get caught between the TV and stand.

DO support the TV under the corners.

TV in protective wrapping

Extension pieces on stand must face out, away from TV.

Repacking the Stand

Two adults are required to lift the TV.

Wall-Mounting

Stand Installation

1

Back

Extension pieces on back of stand

2

3TV

CAUTION. Place the stand in the foam insert with the extension pieces facing away from the TV. Otherwise, the TV will be damaged in transit.

Protect the TV and stand with the original packing material.

DON’T place your hand where it can get caught between the TV and stand.

DO support the TV under the corners.

TV in protective wrapping

Extension pieces on stand must face out, away from TV.

Repacking the Stand

Two adults are required to lift the TV.

Ifplanningtowall-mounttheTV,donotinstallthestand.Toorderawall-mountkit,pleasecontactPeerlessIndustries,Inc.at(800)473-3753orvisitwww.peerlessmounts.com.Orderwall-mountkitmodelST650.

CAUTION: Using this TV with other than the authorized accessories may cause the TV to become unstable, which can cause damage to the product or possible injury.

Toorderawall-mountkitfromMitsubishiDigitalElec-tronicsAmerica,Inc.,pleasevisitwww.mitsuparts.comorcall(800)553-7278.

Completeinstallationinstructionsareincludedwiththekit.

Required:PhillipsScrewdriver

CAUTIONAt least TWO PEOPLE are

required to install the stand. Support the TV near the corners as shown. Failure to follow these recommendations may result in

personal injury and damage to the product.

1. Basic Setup and Operation 9

Before You BeginReviewtheimportantsafety,installation,andoper-1. atinginformationatthebeginningofthisbook.

ChoosealocationforyourTV.2. • See the stand-installation or wall-mounting

requirements on the opposite page.

• AllowatleastfourinchesofspaceonallsidesoftheTVtohelppreventoverheating.Over-heatingmaycauseprematurefailureoftheTV.

• Avoidlocationswherelightmayreflectoffthescreen.

Installthebatteriesintheremotecontrol.3. PlugtheTVintoanACpoweroutlet.4.

TV power connection

Welcome Screen Energy Options

Mitsubishirecommendsthe• Homesetting,whichusespowerwithinENERGYSTAR®guidelines.

Home Fast Power On• allowstheTVtopowerupquickly.Whilepoweredoff,however,theTVusespowerinexcessofENERGYSTARguidelinesforapowered-downdevice.

The• Retailsettinglooksbestunderbrightlight-ing.Inthismode,theTVusespowerinexcessofENERGYSTARguidelines.

ThistablecomparesenergychoicesofferedintheWelcomescreen.

HomeHome Fast Power On Retail

Picture Mode Bright Bright Brilliant

Backlight Level

ReducedBrightness

ReducedBrightness

FullBrightness

Time to Power On

Normal Fast Normal

First-Time Power-On

Confirmthattheremote1. controlisinTVmode.

Pressthesidebutton•oncetolightthemodeindicatorandconfirmthatTVmodeisactive.Tochange,pressthe•sidebuttonadditionaltimestoactivateTVmode.

GUIDE MENU INFO BACK

TV

Aimtheremotecontrol2. attheTVandpressthePOWERkey .WaitfortheWelcomescreen.


Press3. ifyouwishtochangethemenulanguagetoEspañol.

Press4. tomovetotheenergy-modeselections.Seetheinformationboxfordetails.

Press5. tohighlightEXIT. PressENTERtoclearthemenu.


Remote Control

F1 F3 F4F2

FAVON

DEMAND


ACTIVITY

PowersTVonoroff

Sidebuttonsetsthecontrolmodeforthetypeofdevicetooperate.SetmodetoTVfornormalTVviewing.

Number/letterkeysChanneltuning,page14

MORE Displaysamenushowingaddi-tionalfunctionsforthenumberkeys.

Forthe• MOREmenuinTVmode,seebelow.Withremotecontrolprogrammed•foranotherdevice,theMOREmenuisspecifictothedevice.Seepage68.ForCEC-enableddevices,• page75

CHANNEL UPVOLUME UP

Record/PlaybackcontrolsforexternaldevicesWhenremotecontrolisprogrammed,page68

HDMIcontrol,page77153 and 249 Series:NetCommand,page58

VCRCABL/SATTVDVDAUDIOControl-modeindicatorfordevicetypetocontrol.Usethesidebuttontochange.

MUTE

VOLUME DOWN

LAST.Returnstothepreviouslytunedchannel.

CHANNEL DOWN

TV Controls

Note: Tooperateotheraudio/videodevicesusingtheTV’sremotecontrol:

• SeeAppendixA,“ProgrammingtheRemoteControl.”

• ForHDMIdevicescompatiblewiththeTV’sHDMIControlfeature,seeAppendixB.

• 153 and 249 SeriesSee- page55forNetCommandIR“Learn-ing”ofdevicekeys.ForuseofspecifickeyswithNetCom--mand-controlleddevices,see“SpecialOperationMethods,”page58.

The MORE menu in TV mode

GUIDE ChannelViewlistings,page26.

MENU TVmainmenu,page40

INFO TVstatus(page27)orTVhelp.

BACK Stepsbackonemenu;clearsthetopmenuorStatusDisplay.

(PAUSE)FreezesabroadcastTVpicture.

Addsaseparatorwhenenteringdigitalchannelnumbers.Clearssomemenuentries.

PresstoselectaTVactivityandinput.Seepage25.

249 Series:Seepage68.

249 Series:Seepage68.

PAGE UP

ENTERSelectsachannelnumberormenuitem.

Navigationcontrols

PAGE DOWN

SLEEP SleepTimer,page25FORMAT Pictureshape(aspectratio),page28MORE ClearstheMOREmenu.

CC ClosedCaptions,page46VIDEO Videoadjustments,

page41AUDIO Audioadjustments,

page42


TV Control PanelButtonsonthecontrolpanelduplicatesomekeysontheremotecontrol.

ACTIVITY• ,CH,andVOLareavailablewhennoTVmenusaredisplayed.

• andENTERareavailablewhenusingTVmenusorafteractivatingaspecialfunction.

System Reset

IftheTVfailstorespondtotheremotecontrol,thecontrol-panelbuttons,orwillnotpoweron/off,performSystemReset.RecentsettingchangesmadebeforeusingSystemResetmaybelost.

ToperformSystemReset,pressandholdthePOWERbuttononthecontrolpanelfortenseconds.

Panel-Lock Release

To• releasethePanelLockusingtheTVcontrolpanel,pressandholdtheACTIVITYbuttononthecontrolpanelfortenseconds.IftheTVisoff,pressthePOWERbuttontohaveitpoweron.ToactivatethePanelLock,usethe• Lockmenu,page54.

TV Controls, continued

Key

OffSteadyOnSlowBlinking

LED Color TV Condition Additional Information

None TVispoweredoff. Normaloperation.

Green TVispoweredon. Normaloperation.

Green TVpoweredoff,auto-onTVTimerisset.

Normaloperation.TVcanbeturnedonatanytime.

Red TVmayrequireservice. TurnofftheTVandunplugthesetfromtheACpowersource.Waitoneminuteandthenplugthesetbackin.SeeAppendixE.

IftheredLEDisstillon,contactyourdealeroraMitsubishiAuthorizedServiceCenter.Gotowww.mitsubishi-tv.comorcall1-800-332-2119toreceiveAuthorizedServiceCenterinformation.

POWER Indicator

POWER

The TV control panel is located on the side.

TheTV’sIR(infrared)sensorreceivessignalsfromtheremotecontrol.Donotcoverthesensor.

IR Sensor


Setting Up Other Inputs

ConnectyourdevicestotheTV,makingnoteof1. whichTVinputjackisusedforeachdevice.See“TVConnections,”page16,forrecommendations.

Poweronthedevicestoensuredetection.2. PowerontheTV.3. TheTVwilldisplaytheNew Device FoundscreenforeachnewconnectionitdetectsLearnmoreaboutAutoInput/AutoOutputSensingontheoppositepage.

Selectthedevicetypeifthedeviceisnotrecog-4. nizedautomatically.

Sample New Device Found screen.

153 and 249 Series. 5. YoucanperformNetCom-mandIR“learning”afterselectingthedevicetypeoratalatertimewhenconvenient.Toperformnow,highlightNetCommandandpressENTER.See“InitialNetCommandSetup,”page57or“SettingUpA/VReceiverControl,”page62.

Important Note for NetCommand IR Users

153 and 249 Series. Besuretoselectthecorrectdevicetypehere.AlthoughyoucanchangethedevicetypelaterintheInputs>Namemenu,any“learned”NetCommandIRcodeswillbeerasedwhenyoumakethechange.

Press6. BACKtoclosetheNew Device Foundscreen.TheTVwillthendisplaytheNew Device Foundscreenforthenextconnectionitfinds.

Channel Scan for Digital ChannelsIf you skip this step, the TV cannot receive digital channels.

Ifusinganantennaordirectcableservice(nocablebox),connecttheincomingcoaxialcabletotheTV’sANTinput.Refertopage21.

Youmustperformachannelscantoenablereceptionofallavailablehigh-definitionandstandard-definitiondigitalchannels.Thechannelscanwillsearchforchannelsavailablelocallyandsavethemtomemory.Memorizing Channels with Channel ScanFor the ANT input

To start channel memorization

PowerontheTV.1. Press2. MENUandopentheInitial > Channelmenu.

Start channel memorization from the Initial > Channel menu.

Press3. ENTERtoenterthemenu.

Select4. Ant Airifconnectedtoanover-the-airantenna.SelectAnt Cablefordirectcable(servicewithoutacablebox).

Highlight5. ScanandpressENTER.Channelmemorizationmaytakeupto15minutestocomplete.

To stop channel memorization before completion, press CANCEL.

UsetheInitial > Channel>Editmenu(page48)foradditionalchanneloptions,suchasaddingordeletingchannelsfrommemory.

Setting Up TV Inputs


About Auto Input Sensing/Auto Output SensingThisTV’sEasyConnect™AutoInputSensingfeaturedetectsmostconnectionsautomatically.Theexcep-tionsare:

Aconnectiononthe• ANTinputAnHDMIdevicethatispoweredoff.Poweron•thedevicetoensuredetection.

Auto Sensing for Most Devices

Whenyoufirstconnectadevice,theTVwill:

a. Detecttheconnecteddeviceandautomaticallyswitchtoit.

b. Promptyoutoidentifythedevicetype.c. 153 and 249 Series.Promptyoutoperform

NetCommandset-upforthedevice,ifavailable.d. Repeatthesestepsforanyothernewlydetected

devices.

When You First Connect a Device

Most Device Types.• Selectthedevicetypefromtheon-screenlist.ThedevicetypeyouselectherewillappearasadeviceiconintheActivitymenu.

A/V Receiver•

TheTVdetectsaudioconnectionsonthe- DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTjackandtheright(red)AVR AUDIO OUTPUTjack.

ForanHDMIA/Vreceiver,select- AVRfromthelistofdevicetypesiftheA/Vreceiverisnotrecognizedautomatically.

HDMI CEC Devices Compatible with the TV’s •HDMI Control Feature.CompatibleCEC-enabledHDMIdevicesareoftenrecognizedauto-maticallybytheTV.HDMIControlmayallowyoutocontrolsomefunctionsofaCEC-enableddevice.SeeAppendixB,“HDMIControlofCECDevices.”

New Device Found screen for a device with HDMI control enabled. Select On to enable the TV’s CEC control of the device. In some cases, as in the example above, you will also be prompted to select a device name.

Tips on Auto Sensing

Chooseadifferentnameforeachinput.•Theantennainput(• ANT)isneverdetected,althoughyoucanturnofftheunusedantennainputintheInputs>Namemenu.Changethedevicetypedisplayedinthe• Activity menuintheInputs > Namemenu(page50).Youmustswitchtoadifferentinputbeforechangingthedevicetype.153 and 249 Series.• Any“learned”NetCom-mandIRcodeswillbeerasedifyouchangethedevicetypeintheInputs > Namemenu.

Reactivating Auto Sensing for an HDMI Input

WhenyoudisconnectanHDMIdevice,AutoSensingisdisableduntilyouperformthesesteps.

Switchtoanyinputotherthantheonetobedis-1. connected.

DisconnecttheHDMIdevice.2.

DeletetheremovedHDMIdeviceinthe3. Inputs>Namemenu(see“RemovinganHDMIDevice,”page77).

ConnectthenewHDMIdeviceandthe4. New Device Foundscreenwilldisplay.

Setting Up TV Inputs, continued


Watching Broadcast TVTV Connected to an Antenna, Direct Cable Service, Cable Box, Set-Top Box, or Satellite Receiver

Press1. ACTIVITY.

Press2. and toselectabroadcastsource.IfyounameddevicesduringAutoInputSensing,selectaninputfromtheWatch TVgroup.Note:YourTVmayhaveonlyonegroup(Watch TV).

Note: FormoreabouttheActivitymenu,seepage25.

Activity menu, antenna input selected

Press3. ENTERtoswitchtotheinput.

TunetoachannelontheANTinputusinganyof4. thesemethods.

Enterthechannelnumberusingthenumber•keysontheremotecontrolandpressENTER.

Foratwo-partdigitalchannel,suchas3-1,press3 —

CANCEL 1toenteradash(separator).

Press• CHANNEL UP/CHANNEL DN(+,–)tochangechannelsonechannelatatime.

Press• (LAST)toswitchbacktotheprevi-ouslytunedchannel.

Antenna or Direct Cable Only.• PressGUIDEtodisplayChannelViewchannellistings,highlightachannelnumber,andpressENTERtotune.

Watching DVDs or VideosTV Connected to a DVD Player, DVR, or VCR

Press1. ACTIVITY.

Press2. and toselectamoviesource.IfyounameddevicesduringAutoInputSensing,selectaninputfromtheWatch Moviegroup.

Activity menu, DVD input selected


Basic TV Operation


Making Picture AdjustmentsTogetthebestpictureunderdifferentviewingcondi-tions,setthePictureModebeforechangingothervideosettings.Basicpictureadjustmentsaredescribedonpage41.

Press1. MORE.

Press2. 8(VIDEO).

Press3. todisplaythePicture Modeadjust-ment.

Press4. toselectaPictureModeusingtheseguidelines:.

Name When to UseBrilliant UnderbrightlightGame WithgamingconsolesBright FormostdaytimeviewingNatural Formostnighttimeviewing

Press5. todisplaythenameofthenextadjust-mentyouwant.

Press6. tomaketheadjustment.

Press7. BACKtoclearorjustwaitforthedisplaytoclearafterafewsecondsofinactivity.

Additionalpictureadjustmentsaredescribedonpages44and45.

Audio Settings

Changing Audio Settings

Press1. MORE.

Press2. 9(AUDIO).

Press3. todisplaythenameoftheadjustmentyouwant.

Press4. tochangethesetting.

Changing the Audio Output

ToswitchaudiooutputfromtheinternalTVspeakerstoaconnectedexternalsoundsystemorheadphones:

Press1. MORE.

Press2. 9(AUDIO).

Press3. untiltheSpeakersoptionisdisplayed.TheSpeakersoptionwilldisplayonlyifanA/Vreceiverconnectionhasbeendetected.

Press4. toswitchbetweenTVandeitherAV ReceiverorHeadphones.

Other TV Features

TosettheTVClocksee• page47.SettheTVClockifyouplantousetheTVTimer(page47)orChannelView(page26)features.

Tosetparentalcontrols,seethe• Lockmenu,page52.

Note: 249 Series.TosetparentalcontrolsforVUDU™service,usetheVUDUInfo & Settingsmenu.

Tochangetheinputnamesthatappearinthe•Activitymenu,seeInputs>Nameoptions,page50.

Toprogramtheremotecontroltooperateother•A/Vdevices,seeAppendixA,“ProgrammingtheRemoteControl,”page68.

ToactivateAudioLocktocontrolanexternalsound•systemwiththeTV’sremotecontrolleftinTVmode.Seepage69.

TocontrolcompatibledevicesusingHDMICEC•control,seeAppendixB,“HDMIControlofCECDevices,”page75.

Toviewstillandmovingdigitalcameraimageson•theTV,see“CameraImagesandMusicFiles,”page31.

153 and 249 Series.• TocontrolA/VdeviceswithNetCommand,seechapter5,“NetCommandIRControlforMostDevices”on(page55).

249 Series.• Seepage37forinternetvideostream-ingwithVUDU™.

Basic TV Operation, continued

Other Information

General Cleaning.• See“CleaningRecommenda-tions,”page78.

Troubleshooting, Service, and Product Support.• SeeAppendixE,page81.

Warranty Information.• SeetheTVwarrantyonpage92.

16

2 TV Connections

Auto Input/Auto Output Sensing

TheTV’sAutoSensingfeatureautomaticallyrecognizesmostconnectionsandpromptsyoutoidentifythetypeofdeviceconnected.Seepage13formoreonAutoSensing.

Connection Types

Usetheconnectiontypesavailableonyourinputdevicesthatwillgivethebestvideoquality.Forexample,chooseHDMIovercomponentvideo,andchoosecomponentvideoovercompositevideo.

Picture Quality

Forbestpicturequality,routesignalsdirectlyfromtheinputdevicetotheTVwheneverpossible.

Surround Sound

Forbestsurroundsoundaudioquality,routeaudioorHDMIcablesfromthesourcedevicedirectlytoyourTV(forSoundProjector)ordirectlytoyourA/Vreceiverifusinganexternalsoundsystem.

IMPORTANTAccessory items such as cables, adapters, splitters, or combiners required for TV connections are not supplied with the TV. These items are available at most electronics stores.

Before You Begin

Cable Management

1

2

Install the cable tie (supplied) in one of

the four mounting holes on the back.

Lock the cable tie in place by pushing the end into the mounting hole.

To remove the cable tie, squeeze the side tabs and pull out.

Sample cable routing. Secure the cable bundle with the release tab facing out.

Press the release tab to loosen the cable tie.

2. TV Connections 17

Inputs and Outputs

13

4

14

2

HDMI(page20)

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT(page23)

SUBWOOFER OUTPUT(page24)

IR–NetCommand Output/External Controller Input 153 and 249 seriesNetCommand,page56ExternalControllerInput,page19

VIDEO(compositevideo,

page22)

VIDEO(compositevideo,page22;withanaudio-onlydevice,page24)

Y Pb Pr (componentvideo,

page20)

Y Pb Pr (componentvideo,page20)

ANT(page21)

USB(page31)

USBa, USBb(poweronly,page37)

VIDEO (compositevideo,page22)

Y Pb Pr (component

video,page20)

RS-232CAVR AUDIO OUTPUT

R L

Connector Panels

2

HDMI(pages20,23)

9

DVI/PC AUDIO INPUT

(page21)

AVR AUDIO OUTPUT(page23)

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT(page20)

5

6

8

10

3 4

7

3

4

11

Calibration Microphone Input,153 and 249 series(page 36)

RS-232C249 series

12

LAN(Ethernet,port

page37)

LAN USBa USBb

13

249 Series. Additional ports are located in the central recessed area.

18 2. TV Connections

Inputs and Outputs, continued

1. ANT (Antenna)Connectyourmainantennaordirectcableservice(nocablebox)toANT.TheANTinputcanreceivedigitalandanalogover-the-airchannelsfromaVHF/UHFantennaornon-scrambleddigital/analogcablesource.

2. HDMI™ Inputs (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)TheHDMIinputssupportuncompressedstandardandhigh-definitiondigitalvideoformats,PCMdigitalstereoaudio,anddigital5.1surroundsound.TheseinputsareHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalCopyProtection)compliant.

Mitsubishi recommends you use category 2 HDMI cables,alsocalledhigh-speedHDMIcables,toconnectHDMI1.3sourcedevices.High-speedcat-egory2cablesbringyouthefullbenefitsofDeepColorandx.v.Color.

TheTV’sHDMIinputsarecompatiblewithmanyDVI-DandHDMIcomputervideosignals.

UsetheHDMIinputstoconnecttoCEA-861HDMIcompliantdevicessuchasahigh-definitionreceiverorDVDplayer.Theseinputssupport480i,480p,720p,1080i,and1080pvideoformats.

TheseHDMIinputscanalsoacceptdigitalDVIvideosignals.Toconnectadevice’sDVIoutputtotheTV’sHDMIinput,useanHDMI-to-DVIadapterorcableplusanalogaudiocables.ConnecttheanalogaudiocablestotheDVI/PC INPUT AUDIOjacksontheTVtoreceiveleftandrightstereoaudiofromyourDVIdevice.

3. Y Pb Pr (Component Video)Connectdeviceswithcomponentvideooutputstothisjack.UsetheadjacentAUDIO RandLjacksifyouwishtosendaudiototheTV.

4. VIDEO (Composite Video)ConnectaVCR,DVDplayer,standardsatellitereceiver,orotherA/VdevicetotheTV.UsetheadjacentAUDIO RandLinputsifyouwishtosendaudiototheTV.

5. AVR AUDIO OUTPUTUseAVR AUDIO OUTPUTtosendanalogaudioofthecurrentprogramtoananalogA/Vsurroundsoundreceiverorstereosystem.DigitalaudiofromdigitalchannelsandHDMIdevicesisconvertedtoanalogaudiobytheTVforoutputonthisjack.ThisistheonlyaudioconnectionneededtotheTVifusingananalogA/Vreceiverorstereosystem.

Headphones.Thesejackscanalsobeusedforhead-phonesthatacceptstandardlinelevelaudiosignals.Anadaptermaybeneeded.

6. DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTThisinputsendsdigitalsurroundsoundtotheTV’sspeakerarrayfromadevice,suchasaDVDplayer,connectedtoINPUT 2.

7. SUBWOOFER OUTPUTConnectapoweredsubwoofertocomplementSoundProjectorspeakereffects.

8. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTThisoutputsendsDolbyDigitalorPCMdigitalaudiotoyourdigitalA/Vsurroundsoundreceiver.Incom-inganalogaudioisconvertedbytheTVtoPCMdigitalaudio.IfyouhaveadigitalA/Vreceiver,inmostcasesthisistheonlyaudioconnectionneededbetweentheTVandyourA/Vreceiver.

9. DVI/PC AUDIO INPUTWhenconnectingaDVIdevicetooneoftheTV’sHDMIinputs,usethesejackstosendleftandrightanalogaudiototheTV.

HDMI Cable Categories

HDMIcablesareavailableasCategory1andCategory2types.

Category 2 Cables• (alsocalledhigh-speedHDMIcables).Newer,HDMI1.3-compliantDVDplayers,videogames,andset-topboxesrequireCategory2cables,suitableforclockfrequenciesupto340MHzordataratesofupto10.2gigabitspersecond.Usecategory2cablesforhigh-speed1080pHDsignalscarryingextendedcolorencodings(i.e.,30ormorebits,alsocalledDeepColor).Category2cablesarealsosuitableforstandardHDTVsignals.

Category 1 Cables• (alsocalledstandardHDMIcables).Category1cablesmaybeunmarked.TheyaresuitableforstandardHDTV720p,1080i,and1080psignalswith8-bitcolordepth.Usecategory1cablesforclockfrequenciesupto74.25MHzordataratesofupto2.23gigabitspersecond.


Inputs and Outputs, continued

10. IR–NetCommand Output/External Controller Input153 and 249 Series.UseanIRemittercablewiththisjacktosendcontrolsignalstoexternalIRremote-con-trolleddevices.Alternatively,yourprofessionalinstallercanusethisjackastheinputforanexternalcontroller.

ConnecttothisjackandwhentheNew Device Foundscreenappears,selectoperationofthejackaseitheraninput(foranexternalcontroller)orasanoutput(forNetCommandIRcontrol).Seepage56.

11. USBTheTVcanreadJPEGphotofilesandmp3musicfilesfromaUSBdevice.

12. RS-232C249 Series.UsetheRS-232Cinterfacetoreceivecontrolsignalsfromcompatiblehome-theatercontroldevices.Seewww.mitsubishi-tv.comforalistofcontrolsignalsforthisinterface.

13. LAN249 Series.UsetheLANEthernetjackforstreaminginternetvideototheTV.Seepage37forsetup.Visitwww.VUDU.comfordetailsaboutVUDU™service.

14. USBa, USBb249 Series.StandardUSB5-volt,500-milliamppoweroutputsyoucanusetosupplypowertoanaccessorydevice.ForusewiththeVUDUwirelessadapter,seepage37.


HDMI DeviceHDTV Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, DVD/Blu-ray PlayerSuitable for use with Sound Projector surround sound

Required:HDMI-to-HDMIcable.

ConnectanHDMIcablefromtheTVbackpaneltotheHDMIdeviceoutput.HDMIdevicesprovidevideoandaudiothroughthesinglecable.ThisconnectionsendsdigitalsurroundsoundfromthesourcedevicetotheTV’sspeakerarray.

Mitsubishirecommendsyouusecategory2(high-speed)HDMIcablestoconnectHDMI1.3sourcedevices.High-speedcategory2cablesbringyouthefullbenefitsofDeepColorandx.v.Color.See“HDMICableCategories”onpage18formoreonHDMIcabletypes.

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

Pb YPrAUDIO OUTVIDEO OUT

LR

TV

Any device with HDMI output

HDMI-to-HDMI cable

Y Pb Pr Component Video DeviceHDTV Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, DVD/ Blu-ray Player

Suitable for use with Sound Projector surround sound.

IfyoursourcedevicehasanHDMIoutput,usetheconnectionsforHDMIdevicesdescribedonthispageinsteadofcomponentvideo.

Required:1. RCA-typecomponentvideocables2. Audiocable(s)

2a.Digitalaudiocable or2b.Left/rightanalogstereoaudiocables.

Note:ToheardigitalsurroundsoundfromtheTV’s•SoundProjectorspeakerarray,connectthedigitalaudiooutputfromthedevicetotheTV’sDIGITAL AUDIO INPUTjack.

Toheardigitalsurroundsoundfromanexternal•soundsystem,connectthedigitalaudiooutputfromthedevicedirectlytoyourdigitalA/VreceiverinsteadoftheTV.

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

Pb PrY/ VIDEO

– AUDIO –LR

Pb YPrAUDIO OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTVIDEO OUT

LR

Incoming from cable service or

satellite dish

Any device with component video output

TV

1.

2a.

2b.

or

CABLE IN or SATELLITE IN


DVI Video DeviceCable Box, Satellite Receiver, DVD PlayerConnectDVIdevices(digitalonly)totheTV’sHDMIinputjacks.

Required:1. DVI-to-HDMIcableorDVI/HDMIadapterandHDMI

cable2. Left/rightanalogaudiocables.

Somedevicesrequireconnectiontoananaloginputfirstinordertoviewon-screenmenusandtoselectDVIastheouput.Pleasereviewyourequipmentinstruc-tionsforDVIconnectivityandcompatibility.

Note: TheHDMIconnectionsupportscopyprotection(HDCP).

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

Pb YPrAUDIO OUTVIDEO OUT

LR

DVI OUTANALOG

AUDIO OUTR

L

TV1.

Any device with DVI output

2.

Antenna or Cable TV ServiceConnecttheincomingcabletotheTV’sANTinput.

ANT

INOUT

Cable TV service

UHF antenna

VHF antenna

TV

Not recommeded. Other connection types provide

better quality audio and video.

Dire

ct c

able

(no

cabl

e bo

x)

or

or

Older cable

box

300-ohm-to75-ohm combiner

(side view)

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

AUDIO OUT

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT

L

R

AUDIOR L

TV

1.

2.

VCR or other

device with composite

video output

Composite Video DeviceVCR or other device with composite video outputRequired:1. Compositevideocable(usuallyyellow)2. Analogstereoaudiocables.


VCR or DVD Recorder to an Antenna or Wall Outlet Cable

Required:1. Videocables

1a. Componentvideocables(red/blue/green) or1b. Compositevideocable(usuallyyellow)

2. Left/rightanalogaudiocables.

3. Two-wayRFsplitter

4. Twocoaxialcables

Note:

Usecompositevideoonlyifcomponentvideoor•HDMIareunavailable.ForanHDMIconnectionbetweentheTVandrecorder,seepage20.

Ifyourrecordingdevicehasananalog-onlytuner,•youmustuseadigitalconverterboxtoenablerecordingofdigitalbroadcasts.

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

1 2 3

HDMI

AVR AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

PbY/ VIDEO Pr

Pb Pr

INP

UT

2IN

PU

T 1

DIGITALAUDIO

OUTPUT

DVI/PC

AUDIO (480i / 480p / 720p / 1080i)LR

LRINPUT

AUDIO

Y/ VIDEO

3DGLASSESEMITTER

ANT

IR-NetCommand Output

R

ANT

Y/ VIDEO

AUDIO OUTCOMPOSITE VIDEO OUT COMPONENT

VIDEO OUTLR ANTENNA

IN

TV

1a. 2.

3.

4.

4.

1b. or

DVD Recorder or VCR

Incoming cableRF Splitter

VCR or DVD Recorder to a Cable Box Required:. Videocables

1a. Componentvideocables(red/blue/green) or1b. Compositevideocable(usuallyyellow)

2. Left/rightanalogaudiocables.

3. Two-wayRFsplitter

4. Threecoaxialcables

5. VideoandaudiocablesrequiredtoconnecttheTVtothecablebox.

Notes: UsecompositevideoifonlyifcomponentvideoorHDMIareunavailable.ForanHDMIconnec-tionbetweentheTVandrecorder,seepage20.

Whenusingthisconnectionconfiguration,itispossibletoviewlivecableprogramsthroughtherecordingdevice.ForbestpicturequalityalwaysviewlivecableprogramsdirectlyfromtheTVinputconnectedtothecableboxdevice.

1 2 3

HDMI

AVR AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

PbY/ VIDEO Pr

Pb Pr

INP

UT

2IN

PU

T 1

DIGITALAUDIO

OUTPUT

DVI/PC

AUDIO (480i / 480p / 720p / 1080i)LR

LRINPUT

AUDIO

Y/ VIDEO

3DGLASSESEMITTER

ANT

RS-232C

IR-NetCommand Output

R

ANT

Y/ VIDEO

AUDIO OUTCOMPOSITE VIDEO OUT COMPONENT

VIDEO OUTLR

INOUT

ANTENNA IN

Cable Box

TV

1a. 2.

5.

3.

4.

4.

4.

1b. or

DVD Recorder or VCR

Incoming cable

RF Splitter

Audio and video from cable box directly to TV


A/V ReceiverMostsetupsrequireeitheradigitalaudiocableoranalogstereoaudiocables.TosendaudiofromTVchannelsreceivedontheANTinputordevicescon-necteddirectlytotheTV,youmustuseoneoftheconnectionsshownbelow.Usually,onlyoneoftheseconnectionsisrequired.

TheTVmakesallaudioavailableindigitalandanalogformats:

AnalogaudiocomingintotheTVisavailableas•outputindigitalstereoformatontheDIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTjack.

Digitalincomingaudioisavailableasanalogoutput•ontheAVR AUDIO OUTPUT L andRjacks.

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

AUDIO OUT

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT

L

R

COAXIAL INPUT

OPTICAL INPUT

COAXIAL INPUT

AUDIOR L

TV

or

Digital coaxial cable (for a digital A/V receiver)

Stereo analog cables(for an analog A/V

receiver)

A/V receiver back panel

Note:

Onrareoccasions,anHDMIsignalmaybe•copy-restrictedandcannotbeoutputfromtheTVasadigitalsignal.Tohearthesecopy-protectedsignalsthroughtheA/Vreceiver,usetheconnectionforananalogA/Vreceiver.

ChecktheA/Vreceiver’sOwner’sGuidefor•informationconcerninguseofthedigitalinputandswitchingbetweendigitalsoundandanalogstereosoundfromtheTV.

A/V Receiver with HDMI OutputRequired:OneHDMI-to-HDMIcable

ThisoptionallowsyoutoviewcontentfromdevicesconnectedtoanA/VreceiveroverasingleHDMIcablegoingtotheTV.TheHDMIcablecantransmitbothaudioandvideototheTV.

YoucanuseanHDMIconnectionasdescribedhereinadditiontoanaudioconnectionfromtheTV’saudiooutput.Theoptionalaudioconnectionallowsyoutohear,throughtheA/Vreceiver,devicesconnectedtotheTVonly,e.g.,anantennaontheANTinput.

YoumaybeabletousetheTV’sremotecontrol(inTVmode)tooperateconnectedCEC-enabledHDMIdevices.ExperimentwithyourequipmenttodeterminewhichfunctionsareavailabletotheTV’sremotecontrol.SeeAppendixB,page75.

153 and 249 Series:ThissetupallowsyoutouseNetCommand-controlledaudioandvideoswitchingovertheHDMIcable.See“Case3:AutomaticAudioandVideoSwitchingviaHDMI”onpage65.

TouseNetCommandtosupplementHDMIcontrolofaCEC-enabledA/Vreceiver,notetherecommendationsunder“MoreAboutUsinganHDMIConnection,”page65.

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

HDMI OUT DIGITALAUDIO INANALOG AUDIO IN

L R

High-definition DVD player DVD player

Cable box

VCR

AUDIOR L

TV

A/V receiver with HDMI output

Any connection types

Optional analog or

digital audio connection

HDMI cable


Subwoofer

Required:AudiocablewithRCA-styleplug

AVR AUDIO OUTPUTR L

AUDIOR L

TV

Subwoofer

L

R

Y

VIDEOAudio-only device

Unused RCA-style plug

(plug in first)

Audio-Only Device

KeepanunusedRCA-stylecon-nectorintheY/VIDEOjackwhileusinganaudio-onlydevicesuchasanMP3orCDplayer.

25

Using TV Features3Selecting an Input

TheActivitymenuletsyouswitchTVinputs.IfyounameddevicesduringAutoInputSensing,theinputsareorganizedintogroupsbasedonpossiblewaystouseeachdevice.

Pressthe1. ACTIVITYkey.

Use2. tomovethroughgroupsofTVinputs.

Use3. toselectaninput.


Tochangethelistofinputsshownineachactivity•group,seeInputs > Activity,page50.

Toassignorchangethenamesofinputicons,use•theInputs>Namemenu,page50.

Sleep TimerTheSleepTimerturnstheTVoffafterthelengthoftimeyouset.TosettheTVtoturnonatacertaintimeofday,seetheInitial > Timermenuonpage47.

Setting the Sleep Timer

Press1. MOREontheremotecontrol.TheTV’sMOREmenuwilldisplay.

Press2. CANCEL(SLEEP)repeatedlytoincreasethetimein30-minuteincrements.Themaximumis120minutes.

Press3. BACK orwaitfivesecondswithoutpressinganykeysforthemessagetodisappear.

Viewing or Changing the Sleep Timer

Press1. MORE.

Press2. CANCEL (SLEEP).

Press3. CANCEL(SLEEP)additionaltimestochangethenumberofminutesbeforetheTVpowersoff.

SLEEP

With the MORE menu displayed, press the CANCEL key on the remote control to activate or deactivate the Sleep feature.

26 3. Using TV Features

ChannelView Channel Listings

ChannelView. Programs for the tuned channel are listed on right side of screen.

ChannelView™showsmemorizedchannelsontheANTinput.Itdisplayschannelnamesandprograminforma-tionfordigitalchannelsassentbybroadcastersoryourlocalcableserviceprovider(informationmaybeincom-plete).Noprograminformationisdisplayedforanalogchannels.

Note: YoumustsettheTVClock(page47)toreceiveChannelViewlistingsforthecurrentchannel.

Using ChannelView

Feature Instructions

Receiveupdatesforadigitalchannel.

Press1. tohighlightachannelnumber.Pressthe2. INFOkey(thescreenmaybrieflygoblank).

Display/hideChannelViewlistingsfromtheANTinput.

GUIDE

Scanchannelsonebyone. Hold or .

Scanchannelsquickly. HoldPAGE UP/PAGE DN

Jumptolistingsforaspe-cificchannel.

Enterthechannel1. number.Press2. ENTER.

Seemoreoftheprogramdescriptionforthecurrentchannel(ifavailable).

INFO

Tunetothehighlightedchannel.

ENTER

Redirecting Audio Output

Selecting an Audio Output Device

Press1. MOREandthen 9 (AUDIO).

Press2. toshowtheSpeakersoption.TheSpeak-ersoptionwilldisplayonlyifthereisarecognizedaudiodeviceonanaudioorHDMIoutput.

Press3. toselecteitherAV Receiver, Head-phones,orTV.

Adjusting an External Subwoofer

Playsamplevideoormusiccontaininglow-fre-1. quencybasssound.

Press2. MOREandthen9(AUDIO).Use todisplaytheSubwooferoption.

With3. SubwoofersettoOn,pressENTERtodisplayasliderforvolume.

Press4. toadjustthesubwoofervolumelevel.

Disconnecting an Analog A/V ReceiverWhenyoudisconnectananalogA/Vreceiver,changetheSpeakerssettingtoTVtohearsoundfromtheTVspeakers.Changethesettingusingtheremotecon-trol’sMORE> 9(AUDIO )keyortheAdjust> Audio > Speakersmenu.

Controlling A/V Receiver Volume

With a Standard TV SetupRecommended Method:• ProgramtheTV’sremotecontrolforyourA/VreceiverandenabletheAudioLockfeature.Seepage69.

ProgramtheTV’sremotecontrolforyourA/V•receiverandsettheTVremotecontrol’smodetoAUDIO.ReturnthecontrolmodetoTVtocontroltheTV.

UsetheremotecontrolthatcamewiththeA/V•receiver.

With HDMI Control (CEC-Enabled HDMI A/V Receiver)TheTV’sremotecontrolmaycontrolsomefunctionsoftheA/Vreceiver.SeeAppendixB,“HDMIControlofCECDevices,”page75.

With NetCommand IR Control153 and 249 Series.SetupNetCommandcontroloftheA/Vreceiver’svolumefunctionsintheInputs>AVRmenu.TheTV’sremotewillthencontrolA/Vreceivervolume.Seepage62.

3. Using TV Features 27

PresstheINFOkeytoseetheon-screenstatusdisplay.Themostcommondisplaysareshownhere.

Sample information from the on-screen

status display

1. CurrentInput

2. AudioIndicator.Key:

TVspeakers Externalsoundsystem

Headphones Mute

3. Channelnumber(antennasourceonly)Digitalchannelincludesmajorandsub-channelnumbers.

4. Digitalchannelname(ifbroadcast);antennasourceonly.

5. V-ChipratingAntennasourceonlyfordigitalsignal•Antennaor• VIDEOcompositejackforanalogsignal

6. Programname(ifbroadcast);digitalsourceonly

7. Programdescription(ifbroadcast);digitalsource,antennaonly.PresstheINFOkeyadditionaltimestoseemoreofthedescription.

8. SleepTimerremainingtime

9. Dayandtime

10. Signaltypebeingreceived

11. Screenformatinuse

12. Program Audioindicator(antennasourceonly)Digit• alsource:Stereo,SurroundAnal• ogsource:Stereo,StereoSAP,SAP

13. Availablelanguage(digitalsource,antennaonly)

14. Signal-strengthindicator(digitalsource,antennaonly)

Status Display

INFOAbout Channel NumbersChannel Numbers for Over-the-Air Reception or Reception by Direct Cable

Note: Allsignalsareautomaticallyconvertedto1080pfordisplay.

Standard-Definition Analog Channels

Cable 3

480i Stretch

Receiving Standard-Definition Analog Signal (480i)

Cable Reception Channel 3

Standard-Definition Digital Channels

Ant 7-1 KABC-SD

SD 4:3 Stretch

Receiving Standard-Definition Digital Signal (SD)

Over-the-AirAntenna Reception

Main Channel 7Sub-Channel 1

High-Definition Digital Channels

Ant 7-1 KABC-HD

HD 16:9 Stretch

Receiving High-Definition Digital Signal (HD)

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TV Signals and Display Formats

Signal Definitions480i:OldertypeofinterlacedsignalsfromtheANTinput,compositeVIDEO,componentY Pb Pr,orHDMIjacks.

480p:Progressive-scanDVDsignalsoncomponentY Pb ProrHDMIjacks.

720p and 1080i:High-definitionsignalsreceivedthroughcomponentY Pb Pr orHDMIjacks.Thesesignalsarealways16:9(widescreen).

1080p:High-definitionsignalsfromaPCorBlu-rayplayer,HDMIinputsonly.

SD 4:3:Standard-definitionsquarish-screen-formatsignalsfromdigitalchannelsontheANTinput.

SD 16:9: Standard-definitionwidescreen-formatsignalsfromdigitalchannelsontheANTinput.

HD 16:9:High-definition16:9widescreensignalsfromdigitalchannelsontheANTinput.

Thisisa16:9widescreenTVsuitableforimagesavailablefromHDTVandmanyDVDs.Youcanviewolder-style,squar-ishimages(4:3aspectratio)usingoneofthedisplayformatsdescribedonthispage.PresstheMOREkeyandthenthe0key(FORMAT)tocyclethroughavailabledisplayformats.TheTVrememberstheformatyoulastusedforeachinput.

DVD Image DefinitionsImageinformationmaybestatedontheDVDcase.SomeDVDssupportbothformatsdescribedbelow.

Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV). IndicatesDVDsrecordedtoshowwidescreenimagesproperlyon16:9TVsetsusingtheTV’sStandardformatmode(recommended).

Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1.33:1, Letter Box, or Full Screen). IndicatesDVDsrecordedforviewingonsquarishTVscreens.Theymaybefullscreen(4:3or1.33:1)whichcropsmoviestofitthenarrowTV,orletterbox,whichaddsblacktopandbottombars.

TV Display Format DefinitionsStandard: Thefull-screenformatusedbyHDTVsignals.UsethisformattodisplayanamorphicDVDswitha1.78:1or1.85:1aspectratio.AnamorphicDVDswitha2.35:1aspectratioaredisplayedcorrectlybutwithtopandbottomblackbars.Squarish(4:3)imagesarestretchedevenlyfromsidetoside.Availableforallsignals.

Expand:Enlargesthepicturetofillthescreenbycroppingthetopandbottom;usefulforreducingtheletterboxtopandbottombarsofnon-anamorphicDVDimages.

Zoom: Enlargesthepicturetofillthescreenbycroppingthesides,top,andbottomtoeliminateblackbars.

480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals:• EliminatestopandbottombarsonanamorphicDVDswitha2.35:1aspectratio.720p, 1080i, SD 16:9, and HD signals:• Eliminatesbarsaddedtosquarish4:3images.

Stretch:Stretchessquarish4:3imagesacrossthescreentodisplaytheentireimagewithlessdistortionthanStan-dard.

Stretch Plus: SimilartoStretch,butminimizesdistor-tiononthesidesbyexpandingthepicturetocropoffportionsofthetopandbottom.Use toadjusttheverticalpositionofthepicture.

Narrow: Displaysnarrow4:3imagesintheiroriginalshape.Addsblacksidebarstofillthescreen.

Wide Expand: Enlargesthepicture,croppingtheimageonbothsides.Removesorreducesblacksidebarsaddedtonarrowimagesconvertedto16:9signalsfordigitalbroadcast.

Note:Allhigh-definitionchannelssendwidescreen(16:9)signals,butnotallprogrammingwascreatedforthewidescreenformat.Thebroadcastermaystretchtheimageoraddsidebarstofillthewidescreenarea.

Full Native:Displaysallpixelsintheoriginalimage

Non-anamorphic or SD 4:3 Anamorphic DVD

Standard Distorted.Notrecom-mended.

Recommended

Expand Recom-mendedforletterbox.SeeNote1.

Distorted;notrecommended.SeeNote1.

Zoom Distorted.Notrecom-mended.SeeNote1.

Recommendedforanamorphic2.35:1images.SeeNote1.

Stretch Recom-mendedforstandardbroadcasts.SeeNote1.


Stretch Plus

Recom-mendedforstandardbroadcasts.SeeNote1.


Narrow SeeNote1 Distorted;notrecommended.SeeNote1.

Note 1: Availablefor480i,480p,anddigitalSD4:3signalsonly.

Original Signal Display Formats

SD 16:9 or HD Digital 720p, 1080i, 1080p Signal

Wide Expand

Recommendedtore-movesidebars.

Zoom Recommendedtore-movebarsfromthetop,bottom,andsides.

(except720p)

Full Native

Bestforcomputerorgameimages(compo-nentandHDMIonly)

TV Display Formats. Press MORE and then 0(FORMAT)to see the displays available for the current program. Press INFO to see the name of the display format in use.

Original Signal

TV Display


Connecting a Computer to the TVUseoneoftheconnectionmethodslistedbelowbasedonyourcomputer’svideooutput.

Computer Video Output

Video ConnectionAudio

Connection

Digital DVI DVI-to-HDMIcableoranHDMIcablewithanHDMI-to-DVIadapter

Stereoaudiocables

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

HDMI HDMI-to-HDMIcable

Noadditionalaudioconnec-tionisrequired.

IMPORTANTThis TV accepts digital computer signals only.

Connectthecomputer’sdigitalsignaloutputtoone1. oftheTV’sHDMIjacks.Seetheconnectiondia-gramsforthemethodsuitedtoyourequipment.

Connectthecomputer’saudiooutputusingoneof2. theseoptions:

• FordigitalDVIsignals,connectanalogleft/rightaudiototheTV’sDVI/PC INPUT AUDIO jacks.

• ForHDMIsignals,noadditionalaudioconnec-tionisrequired.

PowerontheTVandcomputer.TheTVwilldetect3. theconnectionanddisplaytheNew Device Foundscreen.

Inthe4. New Device Foundscreen,press tohighlightPCinthelistofdevicetypes.Itisimpor-tanttousethenamePCsothattheTVprocessesthevideosignalcorrectly.

Press5. BACKtoclosetheNew Device Foundscreen.

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Analog audio cables

Computer with DVI and analog audio outputs

A DVI connection from a personal computer requires a separate audio connection.

Note: Ifyourcomputerprovidesdigitalaudioout-put(coaxialoroptical),youcanconnectitdirectlytoadigitalA/VreceiverandbypasstheTV.

Using the TV with a Personal Computer


Tip

Setthecomputer’sscreensavertodisplayapatternafterseveralminutesofinactivity.ThisactsasareminderthattheTVispoweredon

Computer Video Adjustments

Poweronthecomputer.1. Select2. PCfromtheActivitymenu.Todothis,pressACTIVITYtoopentheActivitymenu,movethehighlighttothePCicon,andpressENTER.

Workingfromthecomputer,changetheresolution3. ofthecomputerimage.ViewthecomputerimageontheTVandmaximizethecomputerresolutionwhilemaintainingasuitableaspectratiofortheimage.

PerformTVvideoadjustments.4. PressMOREthenpress8(VIDEO)repeatedlytoaccessvideo-adjustmentoptions.

Press5. MOREthenpress0(FORMAT)repeatedlytofindthepictureformat(aspectratio)bestsuitedtotheimage.SeethechartonthispageshowinghowdifferentcomputerresolutionscanbedisplayedontheTV.

Image ResolutionYourMitsubishiTVcandisplaytheresolu-tionsshowninthechartfromstandardVGA(640x480)through1920x1080signalsatarefreshrateof60Hz.

Inmostcases,thecomputerwillselectthebestresolutionmatchtodisplayontheTV.Youcanoverridethissettingifyouwish.Refertoyourcomputeroperatingsystem’sinstructionsforinformationonchangingthescreenresolution.

Youmayneedtorestartthecomputerforchangestotakeeffect.

Using the TV with a Personal Computer

Distortion in Computer Images

Computerimagesmayshowdistor-tionwhenviewedontheTV,e.g.,linesthatshouldbestraightmayappearslightlycurved.

Computer Display FormatsPressMOREthenpress0(FORMAT)repeatedlytocyclethroughtheTVdisplaysavailableforyourcomputer’svideosignal.

Computer Signal As Displayed on TV Screen

Original Format4 X 3

Standard16 X 9

StandardZoom

VGA640X480

WVGA848X480

SVGA800X600

WSVGA1064X600

Original Format Standard Zoom

XGA1024X768

PC720p1280X720

WXGA1360X768

SXGA1280X1024

Original Format Standard

PC1080p1920X1080


The USB Media Player Menu

Displaying the Menu

BackupthedataonyourUSBdrivebeforecon-1. nectingittotheTV.Mitsubishiisnotresponsibleforanyfiledamageordataloss.

ConnectyourUSBdrivetotheTV’sUSBport.2. TheUSB Media Playermenudisplayswhilefilesarebeingread.WaituntilthePlayiconappearshighlightedandinfullcolor.

The TV can read photo and music files from the USB port.

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FromtheUSBMenuyoucan:3.

Activateanyofthemenuoptions

HighlightaniconandpressENTER.

DisplaytheActivitymenu.

PressACTIVITY. Pressagaintoclear.

Displaythemainmenu.

PressMENU. Pressagaintoclear.

Displaystatusforthefilesource.

PressINFO. PressBACKtoclear.

ToresumeuseoftheUSBportafterswitchingthe4. TVtoadifferentinput,pressACTIVITY,chooseView Photos,andselecttheUSBport.

Playing a Slide Show or PlaylistUsethesekeyswhileplayingaslideshoworplaylist.

orENTER

Replaystheslideshoworplaylist.

Pausesaslideshoworplaylist.

Stopsaslideshoworplaylist.

Displaysthepreviousornextslide.Playsthepreviousornexttrack.

GUIDERotatesanimageclockwisein90˚incre-ments.

BACK DisplaystheUSB Media Playermenu.

MENU Displaysthemainmenuandstopsplay.

ACTIVITY DisplaystheActivitymenuandstopsplay.

INFODisplaysslidenameortrackname.PressBACKtoclear.

IMPORTANTAlways stop playback with (STOP)or change to a different TV input before disconnecting your USB device.

TheTVcanreadphotoormusicfilesfromaUSB•drive.PhotosmustbeinJPEGformatandmusicfilesmustbeinmp3format.Toplaymusicfileswhiledisplayingaphotoslideshow,see“USBMediaSetupMenu”onthenextpage.

TheTVcandisplayfilesofstillormovingimages•fromacamerathroughtheY/VIDEOport.

Camera Images and Music Files

The TV can read JPEG files as created by the camera. If you edit a picture file on a computer and resave the image, the TV may be unable to read the resaved file.


Thumbnail and Playlist Menus

JPEG Thumbnail Menu

UsethesekeyswhileviewingJPEGthumbnailimagesorthemusictracksinaplaylist.

Movesthehighlightfromitemtoitem.

GUIDERotatesathumbnailclockwisein90˚increments

orENTER

Playstheslideshoworplayliststartingwiththehighlighteditem.

Selectsthelastitemonthecurrentpage.

Selectsthefirstitemonthecurrentpage.

PAGE UP/DN

Displaysthenextorpreviouspageofitems.

BACK DisplaystheUSB Media Playermenu.

MENU Displaysthemainmenu.

ACTIVITY DisplaystheActivitymenu.

Notes on Using the USB Port

• TheTVignoresallcommandswhilereadingfiles.WaituntilthePlayiconappearshighlightedandinfullcolorbeforecontinuing.

• Largefilesorhigh-capacitystoragedevicesmaytakealongtimetodisplay.

• TheTVcanreadfilesupto10MBinsizewithamaximumof2,500filesstoredonthedevice.TheFAT16orFAT32filesystemisrecommended.

• UseaUSBdriveinsteadofacardreader.

• BackupthedataonyourUSBdrivebeforecon-nectingittotheTV.Mitsubishiisnotresponsibleforanyfiledamageordataloss.

• Somemanufacturers’devicesmaybeincompat-iblewiththeTV.IftheTVisunabletodisplayyourphotos,youcan:

Transfer- filestoadifferentUSBdrive.Useyourdigitalcamera’scompositevideo-output.Seepage33.

USB Media Setup Menu

UsetheUSBMedia Setupmenusetupplayofaslideshoworplaylist.

• IfJPEGimagefilesandmp3filesareontheUSBdevice,choose:

Slideshow + Music-Slideshow-Music only-

Slideshow.• SelecteitherAutoorManualadvancefortheslideshow.Duringmanualoperation,pressENTERtoadvancetothenextslide.

Interval.• Forautomaticadvance,selectthetimeintervalfordisplayofeachslide.Theintervalyouselecthereistheminimumtimebetweenslides;actualtimemaybelongerforlargerfiles.

Frequency.• Forautomaticadvance,selectthenumberoftimes(frequency)toplaythecompleteslideshowand/orplaylist:Once,Twice,orContinuous.

Press• BACKtoclosetheMedia SetupmenuandreturntotheMedia Playermenu.

Picture Files Compatible with the USB Port

• StillimagesrecordedondigitalcamerasusingtheExchangeableImageFileFormat,version2.1(EXIF2.1)standardfordigitalstillcamerasandDesignRulesforCameraFileSystemsversion1.0(DCF1.0)

• Someimagesopenedandresavedonacomputermaynotplaybackormaynotdisplayinthethumb-naillist.Thishappensifthefileswereresavedinanincompatibleformat.

• Fullpathfilenamescanbenolongerthan50char-actersandmustendina.jpgextension.Onlythefirst20ofthe50characterswilldisplay.

Camera Images and Music Files, continued


Photos and Moving Video as Composite VideoConnectthecameratotheTVusingacompositevideocableif:

• YouareunabletoseeimagesusingtheUSBport.• Youwishtoviewmovingvideofromthecamera.

ControltheslideshowormoviethroughthecameraastheTV’sUSB Media Playermenuwillbeunavailable.Thedisplayresolutionwillbestandard-definition(480i).

Refertotheowner’smanualsuppliedwiththe1. cameraforinstructionsneededforthissetup.

Setthecamera’soutputsignaltypeto2. NTSCandputthecameraintoplaybackmode.

Withthecamerastillturnedon,connectyourdigital3. camera’scompositevideocable(usuallyyellow)totheTV’sY/VIDEOjack.Tohearaudio,connectthecamera’saudiooutputcabletotheAUDIOLjack.

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Optional Audio Cable

Camera connection using a composite video cable

Whenthe4. New Device Foundscreendisplays,assignthenameCamcorder.

Press5. BACKtoclosetheNew Device Foundscreen.

Press6. ACTIVITY,selectWatch Movie > Cam,andpressENTER.

Ifviewingphotos,advancethroughtheimages7. manuallyorsetthecameratoadvanceautomati-cally.


Sound Projector TechnologyTheTV’sbankofspeakerscanbeadjustedtoreflectsoundofftheroomwallstocreateasurroundsoundeffect.

Setupcanbeperformedmanuallyand/orautomatically,dependingonyourTVmodel:

Manualsetuponly 151series

ManualorAutosetup 153and249series

Tocreatethesurroundsoundeffect,theroomwalls•mustreflectsoundandnotbecoveredwithsound-absorbentmaterial.

Repeatthesetupprocedureifyoureconfigurethe•room’swallsorfurnishings.

Before You Begin

Positioning the TV

CentertheseatingareainfrontoftheTVandat•leastsixfeetawayfromit.

Arrangementsthatgivegoodresults:•

Iftheroomisanoddshape,locatetheTVtotake•bestadvantageofwallreflections.

Avoidlocationsthatmaydistortsoundreflections.•

Connecting the TV

TogetthefullbenefitoftheTV’sSoundProjector,theTVmustbeconnectedtoasourceinputprovidingdigitalsurroundsound.TheTVcanreceivedigitalsur-roundsoundon:

AnyHDMIjack•The• DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTjack(whenusedinconjunctionwithINPUT 2)The• ANTinput(fromsomedigitalbroadcasts)

Seepage20forsuggestionsonconnectingyourdevices.

Basic Setup

Note: 153 and 249 Series.Ifyouhavealreadyper-formedAutosetup,anymanualadjustmentswilleraseallsettingscreatedduringAutosetup.

Press1. MENUandgotoInitial > SoundPro. PressENTERtoenterthemenu.

Entertheroomdimensionsandlayoutinformation2. requestedinthescreen.Tochangemeasure-ments,press .

Press3. MENUtoexit.

Playsomesampleaudiotochecksoundquality.4. Iffurtheradjustmentisneeded,usetheCustommenuasdescribedbelow.

Custom MenuUsetheCustommenuafterdefiningtheroomlayout.

Foraroomwithlargeareasofcurtainsthatmightaffectsoundreflection,dothefollowing:

Openthecurtainsfullytoimprovesoundreflec-a. tion.Setanglesbyperformingtheprocedureinb. “AdjustingBeamAngles.”

Sound Projector


Closethecurtains.c. Setlevelsbyperformingtheprocedureind. “AdjustingLevels.”

Fromthe1. Initial > SoundPromenugototheCustommenu.

Positionyourselfinyourusualviewinglocation.2. Remaininthisposition,lookingattheTV,whilemakingthefollowingadjustments.

Adju3. sting Beam Angles

a. AdjustCenter Beam Angleuntilsoundisaboutequalinbothears.

b. AdjustLeft Beam Angletomaximizesoundheardfromthefrontleftside.

c. AdjustRight Beam Angletomaximizesoundheardfromthefrontrightside.

d. AdjustLeft Surround Beam Angletowherethesoundseemstocomefromtheleftrearside.Ifthiscannotbeachieved,makethesettingthesameasthatforLeftBeamAngle.

e. AdjustRight Surround Beam Angletowherethesoundseemstocomefromtherightrearside.Ifthiscannotbeachieved,makethesettingthesameasthatforRightBeamAngle.

Adjus4. ting Levels

a. AdjustCenter Leveltothemidlevel.

b. Adjustthefollowinglevelsoneatatimesothateachonesoundsaboutthesameasthecenterlevel:

Left LevelRight LevelLeft Surround LevelRight Surround Level

c. Checkallsoundlevelsbyquicklyswitchingbetweenthemusing .

d. Readjustindividuallevelsinsmallincrementsandrecheckasaboveuntilallsoundlevelsseemaboutthesame.

Adjusting an External Subwoofer5. a. Playsamplevideoormusiccontaininglow-

frequencybasssound.

b. PressMOREandthen9(AUDIO).Use todisplaytheSubwooferoption.

c. WithSubwoofersettoOn,pressENTERtodisplayasliderforthevolume.

d. Press toadjustthesubwoofervolume.

How to Make Adjustments in the Custom Menu

Press• toselectanaudiobeam;colorsoftheadjusterscorrespondtoaudiobeamsintheon-screendiagram.Press• toredirecttheaudiobeamorchangethesoundlevel.

Controls in the SoundPro > Custom menu adjust the direction and focus of the TV’s sound output.

At extreme beam angles, adjustment may be limited and the image on screen may not accurately represent the sound beams.

Adjust the volume level of individual audio beams using sliders in the SoundPro > Custom menu.

Resetting Angle and Level Values in the Custom Menu

Press1. BACKtoclearallmenus.

Press2. MENU.GototheInitial > SoundPromenuandpressENTER.

Changeanysetting(e.g.,3. TV Location).

Press4. BACKtoclearallmenus.

Press5. MENU.GototheInitial > SoundPromenuandpressENTER.

Enterthecorrectvaluesfortheroomlayout.6. Returntothe7. Custommenutoadjustanglesandlevels.

Sound Projector, continued


Auto Setup153 and 249 Series

AutosetupusesacalibrationmicrophonetooptimizeSoundProjectorperformanceformostroomcondi-tions.Iftheroomisverylargeorhasmanyobstaclesaffectingthesoundbeams,youmaywishtotrymanualsetup,whichisdonewithoutthemicrophone.

Initial Preparation

PositionandconnecttheTVasdescribedunder1. “BeforeYouBegin,”page34.

PowerontheTVandexternalsubwoofer,ifany.2. PlugthemicrophonecableintotheTV’s3. INPUT 3leftaudiojack.

Placethemicrophoneasdescribedintheguide-4. linesonthispage.

Start Auto Setup

Press1. MENUandgotoInitial > SoundPro.

Press2. ENTER. SetModetoAuto.

Highlight3. STARTandpressENTER.

Quietlyexittheroomrightaway.Thecalibration5. sequencewillstartinafewsecondsandmaybeloud.Itisimportanttoleavetheroomasyourpres-encewillinterferewiththecalibrationprocess.

Waitforcompletionofsetupbeforereturningtothe6. room.

Playsomesampleaudiomaterialtocheckthe7. soundquality.

Note: Donotperformmanualadjustmentsafterrun-ningAutosetup,asdoingsowilleraseallset-tingsdefinedduringAutosetup.

Storethemicrophoneoutofdirectsunlightand8. awayfromheat.

Microphone Placement

Makesuretherearenolargeobstaclesbetween•theTVandmicrophone.

Placethemicrophone•

Onaflat,levelsurfaceatleastsixfeetaway-fromthefrontoftheTV.

Onatripodoronthebackrestofyour-seating.

Atthesameheightyoursearswouldbe-whenwatchingTV.Theheightmustbewithin3verticalfeetoftheheightoftheTV’sspeakerarray.

CenteredinfrontoftheTV,notofftothe-side.

Be sure the height of the microphone is within three feet of the speaker height.

Center the micro-phone in front of the TV.

Set the microphone on a level surface at ear height at least six feet from the TV. Use a seat backrest or tripod so as to pick up sound from all directions.

Maximum height above speakers

MicrophoneTV

6 ft. minimum

Microphone

Height of TV speakers

3 ft.

Sound Projector, continued


Streaming Internet Movies with VUDU

249 Series.ThisTV’sbuilt-inVUDU™capabilitiesallowyoutoaccessyourownpersonalhomevideostorerightonyourTV.VUDU’sserviceoffersyou:

Thelargeston-demandHDmovieselectionany-•where,featuringfull1080pand5.1surroundsound.

AllofHollywood’slatesthitsandclassics.Movies•areavailabletorentorbuythesamedaythemoviecomesoutonDVD.

VUDUallowsyoutoenjoymovieswithnostore•visits,nomailing,nolatefeesandnosubscriptions.

Parentalcontrolsallowyoutorestrictaccessto•contentaccordingtoMPAAratings.SeetheVUDUInfo & Settingsmenu.

VUDUfeaturespopularinternetapplicationslike•Pandora,Picasa,andmanyothers.

Visitwww.VUDU.comtolearnmoreaboutavailabletitles,prices,recommendedbandwidth,andservicesoffered.Atthetimeofthiswriting,VUDUrequiresaninternetbandwidthof4.0MbpsorhigherforinstantHDvideoand2.0MbpsorhigherforinstantSDvideo.Thesespecificationsaresubjecttochange.Foralistofrecommendedroutersandswitches,seetheSupport > FAQsectionatVUDU.com.

Required for VUDU Service

Broadbandinternetservice•

Ethernetcable• ortheVUDUwirelesskit.

ComputeraccesstotheVUDU.comwebsite•(requiredforone-timeaccountactivation).

Acreditcardforrentalandpurchasetransactions.•

Standard ConnectionConnecttheTVtoyournetworkrouterordirectlytoahigh-speedinternetmodemusinganEthernetcable(notsupplied).

Ethernet cable

Router or modem providing high-speed internet service

LAN USBa USBb

Standard VUDU connection via Ethernet

VUDU Wireless KitTheVUDUwirelesskitisavailableforpurchasefromVUDU.com.Thekitincludesthetwowirelessboxes,twopowercables,andtwoEthernetcablesshowninthediagrambelow.VUDUcapabilitiesarebuiltrightintotheTV,soconnectVUDUWirelessBox2directlytotheTVasshown.

TheLEDindicatorsfor• POWERandETHERNETwilllightuponcepowerisappliedtotheboxes.

Afterafewseconds,theLEDindicatorfor•WIRELESSwillstarttoblink,indicatingthewirelessadaptershavebeensetupsuccessfully.

TheLEDindicatorsfor• WIRELESSandETHERNETwillblinkwhendataisbeingtransmitted.

LAN USBa USBbTV

AC-to-DC power cable

USB-to-DC power cable

Routeror modem

Ethernet cable

Ethernet cable

VUDU Wireless Box 1

VUDU Wireless Box 2

Connecting the VUDU wireless kit. Connect VUDU Wireless Box 2 directly to the TV.


F1 F3 F4F2

FAVON

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GUIDE BACK

ACTIVITY

ReturnstotheVUDUhomemenuwhileinVUDU.

VUDUPLUS.Displaysmoreoptionsforthecurrentselection(ifavailable).PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN

Jumpstotheprevious/nextpageofmenuitems.

ACTIVITY ToexitVUDU,pressACTIVITYandselectadifferentTVinput.

DisplaystheTV’sMOREmenuwiththesespecialVUDUoptions:

Displaysnetworkinformationusefulfortroubleshooting.

ResetsVUDUifVUDUstopsrespondingtocommands.

Goestothepreviousscreen.•Stopsvideoplaybackandreturnstothe•previousmenu.

PLAY/PAUSEStartsorpausesvideoplayback.

FAST FORWARD/REVERSEPresstosearchscenesforward•orback.Pressadditionaltimestospeed•upsearch.Pressoppositekeytoslowand•pausesearch.

STOPStopsvideoplaybackandreturnstothepreviousmenu.

ENTER Selectsamenuitem.•Pausesvideoanddisplaysascene-•selectionstripforframe-by-framesearch.Pressagaintoresumeplay.

Directionalnavigation

Getting StartedTostartusingVUDU,connectyourTVtotheinter-1. netasdescribedintheprevioussection.

PowerontheTV.2. Press3. ACTIVITYtodisplaytheActivitymenu.

Inthe4. Watch Movieactivity,highlighttheVUDUiconandpressENTER.

BrowsetheVUDUcatalogandofferings.5. Whenyouarereadytorentorbuyamovie,you6. willbepromptedtoactivateyourVUDUaccount.Followtheon-screeninstructionsanduseacom-putertogotowww.VUDU.com/activation.Acreditcardisrequiredforactivation.

Onceyouraccountisactivated,youcanrentandbuymoviesusingonlytheTVandtheTV’sremotecontrol.

Troubleshooting

If the VUDU Screen Is Not RespondingPressMOREandthen2(RESET)toresetVUDU.ThisresetsVUDUonlyanddoesnotaffectTVsettings.

If You Are Unable to Connect to VUDU

Checkallpoweranddataconnections.•Ifyoucanreachtheinternetwithacomputeror•otherdeviceonthesameinternetserviceusedbytheTV,consulttherouterormodemowner’sguideforresetinstructions.Ifyoucannotreachtheinternet,contactyour•serviceprovider.YoumaybeaskedfornetworkinformationsuchastheTV’sIPaddress.PresstheMOREkeyandthenpress1(NETWORK).

For Further AssistanceIfyouarehavingtroubleconnectingyourTVor•accessinginternetapplications,contactMitsubishiCustomerCareat1-800-332-2119.IfyouarehavingdifficultywithyourVUDU•account,contactVUDUCustomerCareatwww.VUDU.com/support.Seemoretroubleshootingtipsinthe• TVResetComparisonGuidestartingonpage81.

Streaming Internet Movies with VUDU, continued

Using VUDU NavigateVUDU’smenuswiththekeysontheTV’sremotecontrol.Browsethemoviecatalog,watchmoviepreviews,setparentalcontrols,andrentorbuymovies.


Introduction to Home-Theater ControlThissummaryofferssomeexamplesofcontrolmethodsavailableusingtheTV’s remote control.YoumaywishtouseoneormoreofthesemethodsinyourhometheateraftercompletingAutoInputSensing.

Source device connected directly to the TVRemote Control Programming (Any Connection Type)ProgramtheremotecontroltooperatetheA/Vdevice.Tocontrolthedevice,settheremotecontroltothecorrectmodeforthedevicetype.SeeAppendixA,“Pro-grammingtheRemoteControl.”InthecaseofanA/Vreceiver,usetheAudioLockfeature,page69.

Any Connection Type

TVA/V Device

CEC-Enabled HDMI Device (HDMI Connection Only)SeeAppendixB,“HDMIControlofCECDevices,”page75.

TVCEC-Enabled A/V Device

HDMI Cable

153 and 249 Series: NetCommand IR Control (Any Connection Type)SetupNetCommandIRcontrolofthedevice’skeysasdesired.See“IREmitterPlacement,”page56,and“InitialNetCommandSetup,”page57.

Any Connection Type

TVA/V Device

Source device connected to an A/V receiver connected to the TV

CEC-Enabled HDMI A/V ReceiverTheTV’sremotecontrolmayoperatesomefunctionsofaconnectedA/Vdevice.YoucanswitchtothedevicebyselectingitsiconintheTV’sActivitymenu.SeeAppendixB,“HDMIControlofCECDevices,”page75.

HDMI Cable

HDMI Cable

TV

CEC-Enabled Source Device

A/V Receiver

153 and 249 Series: A/V Receiver with HDMI Output (no CEC)

SetupNetCommandIRcontrolofthe1. A/V receiver’skeysasdesired.See“IREmitterPlacement,”page56,and“SettingUpA/VReceiverControl,”page62.

SetupNetCommandIRcontrolofthe2. source device’skeysasdesired.See“NetCommandControlofaDeviceConnectedtoanHDMIA/VReceiver,”page66.

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Source Device

A/V ReceiverHDMI Cable

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Displaysorclearsthemainmenu.

Movesnavigationintothe•optionsarea.Selectsanitem.•

Movesuponemenulevel.•Clearsthecurrentmenu.•

Movesthehighlightwithinmenus.

Makesadjustmentsinsomemenus.

Look for the key guide at the bottom of each menu.

Main MenuPressMENUontheremotecontroltoopenthemainmenuandthenselectfromoneofthesecategories.

Adjust Customizepictureandsoundsettings. 41

Captions Turnclosedcaptionsonandoff;customizecaptiondisplays. 46

InitialPerformbasicTVsetup.Setlanguage,scan(memorize)channelsandeditchanneloptions,settheTVclock,setEnergyMode,setauto-onTVTimer,setupSoundProjector.

47

Input AssignnamestoTVinputs,enableHDMIControl,assignactivitiestoinputs.153 and 249 Series.PerformNetCommandIR“learning.”

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Lock RestrictTVuse.Disablethecontrol-panelbuttons.Setapasscode. 52

Menu Navigation

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Adjust

Picture

AssignnamestoTVinputsbeforemakingvideoadjustments(New Device FoundorInputs > Namemenu).Adjustmentswillberesettothedefaultsifyounameorrenameinputsafterwards.Tomakepictureadjust-ments:

From the • Adjust > Picture menu:Press1. tohighlightanoption.Press2. toadjust.

While watching TV:• PresstheMOREkeyandthen8(VIDEO)intheon-screenmenu.Press toselectthevideooptionyouwanttochange.Press tochangesettings.

Note: ChangingPicturesettingsfromthedefaultval-uesusedinHomemodemayincreaseenergyuseaboveENERGYSTAR®guidelines.

Picture Mode

Brilliant Foruseunderbrightlight;unavailablewhenthecurrentinputisnamedGameorPC.WhenPictureModeisBril-liant,energyuseisgreaterthanENERGYSTAR®guidelines.

SetthePictureModefirstbeforechangingothervideosettings,assomesettingsarestoredindependentlyforeachPictureMode.UsePictureModestogetthebestimageunderdifferentviewingcondi-tions.

Game Optimizespictureandvideoprocessingforgamingconsoles.AvailableonlywhenthenameoftheinputisGameorPC.

Bright Formostdaytimeviewingandx.v.Colorsources

Natural Formostnighttimeviewingandx.v.Colorsources

Special AdvancedPictureModes.Contactyourprofessionalinstallerforsetuporseepage45.151, 153 series: Special/ADV249 series: ISF Day/ADV1, ISF Night/ADV2

ISF Day, ISF Night

Contrast

Lowcontrastshowsavarietyofshadesindarkerimages•Inmosthomelightingsituations,mediumcontrastlooksbest.•Highcontrastshowsdarkerimagesmoreuniformlyblackand•makescolorsappearmorevibrant.Highcontrastisgoodforbrightlylitenvironments.

Adjuststhewhite-to-blacklevelSettingsarestoredindepen-dentlyforeachPictureMode.

Brightness Adjustsoverallpicturebrightness.SettingsarestoredindependentlyforeachPictureMode.

Color Adjustsoverallcolorintensityfromnocolortofullysaturated.

Tint Adjuststhered-to-greenratio.

Sharpness Adjustspicturedetailandclarity.

Color Temp

High Giveswhiteimagesacoolcast.Mayprovidethemostrealisticpictureunderbrightlighting.

Adjuststhewhitebalance.Settingsarestoredindepen-dentlyforeachPictureMode.Low Giveswhiteimagesawarmcast.Natural/ColorTemp

atthelowsettingdisplaysvideoatapproximatelythe6500KindustrystandardforNTSCpictures.

Video Noise

High, Medium, Low, Off

Reducesminornoise(graininess)inthepicture.Savedbyinput.ThisadjustmentisnotavailableifthecurrentinputisnamedPCorGame.

UseHighwithpoor-qualitysignals.UseMediumformoderatenoisereduction.UseLowwithgood-qualitysignals.UseOfftoleavethepictureunaltered.

SharpEdgeOn, Off SharpEdge™addsspecialedgeenhancementstomaketheimageappearsharper.

Savedbyinput.

DeepField Imager

On, Off 153, 249 Series. DeepField™Imagerdynamicallyenhancesblacklevelsinportionsofthescreentoprovidestrongcontrastwithdetailovermixedscreencontent.

Demo Forcomparison,displaysasplitpicturetoshowOn(rightside)andOff(leftside).

Backlight Adjustspeakbrightnessofthebacklight.PressENTERtoturnoffthebacklight.

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Speakers TheSpeakersoptiondisplaysonlyifanA/Vreceiverorheadphoneconnectionhasbeendetected.DetectionoccursontherightAVR AUDIO OUTPUTjackortheDIGITAL AUDIO OUTjack.AnA/VreceivercanalsobedetectedonanHDMIjack.

TV TurnsontheinternalTVspeakers.

AV Receiver TurnsofftheTVspeakerssoyouhearsoundonlyfromaconnectedA/Vreceiver.Note:WhenyoudisconnectananalogA/Vreceiver,besuretochangetheSpeakerssettingtoTVtohearsoundfromtheTVspeakers.

Headphones TurnsofftheTVspeakerssoyouhearsoundonlyfromconnectedheadphones.Seepage18.ThisoptionisnotavailableifDIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTisconnected.

Subwoofer Off,On

TheSubwooferoptiondisplaysonlyifasubwooferconnectionhasbeenidenti-fiedontheSUBWOOFER OUTPUTjack.ThesettingyouselectisappliedtoallTVinputs.UseOfftoturnoffaudiotoaconnectedsubwoofer.

[Subwoofer level adjust-ment]

Toadjustthesubwoofervolumelevel,highlightSubwooferandpressENTERtodisplayanadjustmentslider.

Bass Controlsvolumeoflow-pitchedsoundfromtheTVspeakers.

Treble Controlsvolumeofhigh-pitchedsoundfromtheTVspeakers.

BalanceControlsaudiobalancebetweentheleftandrightTVspeakers;availableonlywhenSoundModeisStereo.

Sound Mode Stereo NospecialaudioeffectsfromtheTVspeakers;monauralprogramsareplayedasmono,stereoandsurroundsoundareplayedasstereo.

Surround ProgramswithsurroundsoundareplayedwithSoundProjectorsurround•sound.Otheraudioismodified:•

Formonaural(non-stereo)programs,createsasimulatedstereoeffect.-Forstereoprograms,createsasimulated- surroundsoundeffect.

Music 153 and 249 Series.OptimizesSoundProjectorspeakersformusiclistening.

Night Directssoundtoaspecificareatolessenthedisturbancetoothersoutsidetheroom.SettingsareresettothedefaultwhenyoupowerdowntheTV.

Positionyourselfintheseatingarea.1. Press2. ENTERtodisplayanadjustmentslider.Press3. toadjustthedirectionofthesoundbeamsuntilsoundseemstheloudest.

Audio

Tomakeaudioadjustments:

From the • Adjust > Audio menu:Press1. tohighlightanoptionPress2. toadjust.

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While watching TV:• PresstheMOREkeyandthen9(AUDIO)intheon-screenmenu.Press toselecttheaudiooptionyouwanttochange.Press tochangesettings.

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Listen To

Appliesonlytoanalogchan-nelsfromtheANTinput

Stereo TheTVplaysstereobroadcastsinstereoandmonobroadcastsinmono.ThewordStereoisdisplayedwhenyoutunetoachannelbroadcastinginstereo.

Mono Reducesbackgroundnoise.Usewhenreceivingaweakstereoaudiosignal.Allaudioisplayedasmonowiththissetting.

SAP(SecondAudioProgram)

SelectsanadditionalmonauralsoundtracknotaudibleduringnormalTVviewing.TheSAPsignalmightberelatedtotheprogram(suchasasoundtrackinaforeignlanguage),oritmightbeunrelated(suchasaweatherreport).IfanSAPsignalisbroadcast,thelettersSAParedisplayedwhenyoutunetothechannel.

Language SelectsthecurrentlanguageforadigitalprogramfromtheANTinput.Eachdigitalprogrammayincludefromzerotosevenlanguagechoices.

AppliesonlytodigitalchannelsfromtheANTinput.

Level Sound On, Off Reducesdifferencesinsoundvolumebetweenprogrammingsegments,suchasthedifferencebetweenregularbroadcastprogramsandcommercialsegments.

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Reset Resetsaudioandpictureadjustmentsforthecurrentinput.Highlightthe• ReseticonandpressENTERtwice.Reset• hasnoeffectonglobalsettings(Balance,Listen To,Language,Film Mode,and Advanced Picture).

Global Globalsettingsapplytoallinputs.

Video Mute(non-antennainputsonly)

On Displaysasolidcoloredbackgroundwhenthereisnovideosignalfromthecurrentinput.ThecoloredscreenremindsyouthattheTVispoweredonwhenthereisnopicture.TheTVwillpoweroffafterfiveminuteswithoutreceivingavideosignal.

Off Thescreenappearsblackwhenthereisnovideosignalfromthecurrentinput.

Screensaver On, Off SelectOntodisplayarandompatternwhileplayinganaudio-onlyinput.Tousethisfeature,theinputmustbeeither

Namedasanaudiosource(e.g.,• CDorMP3 Player) or

Bethe• ANTinput.

Film Mode(480iand1080isignalsonly)

Auto, Off InAuto,theTVautomaticallydetectsandappliesfilm-decodingcor-rectiontomoviesfilmedat24framespersecond.TrytheOffsettingifimagesshowmanyjaggededges.

Smooth 120 Film Motion(151series)

Standard, High, Off

Standard:• Removesjudder(imagevibration)andsmoothsmotionscenesinfilm-basedcontentsuchasmovies.High:• Removesmorejudderinmotionscenesinmovies.Off:• UsethissettingifStandardorHighcreateimagenoise.

Smooth 120 Film Motion(153and249series)

Removesjudder(imagevibration)andsmoothsmotionscenesinfilm-basedcontentsuchasmovies.

Highlighttheiconandpress1. ENTERtodisplayanadjustmentscreen.

Press2. tochangetheamountofcorrectionorsettozerototurnoffthecorrection.

Press3. BACKtoreturntonormalTVviewing.

Blue Glow(249series)

On, Off SelectOntoseeblueaccentlightingwhentheTVispoweredon.

Test Picture

DisplaysatestpictureforusebyTVservicers.Pressanykeyontheremotecontroltoclearthetestpicture.

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Picture+

PerfectColor

PerfectColor Sliders Adjuststhesaturation(intensity)ofsixcolorsforthecurrentimagesource.

PerfectTint Sliders(153or249series)

Adjustssixhuesforthecurrentimagesource

Using PerfectColor:HighlightthePerfectColor™iconandpressENTERtodisplaythePerfectColormenu.SettingsareretainedindependentlyforeachTVinput.

• Press tomovefromonecolorbartothenext.• Press tochangesettings.• PressCANCEL torestoredefaultsettings.• PressMENUtoreturntothemainmenu.

Using PerfecTint (153 or 249 Series):ToswitchbetweenPerfectColor™andPerfecTint™adjustments,highlightAdjust Modeandpress .

Advanced Picture

Advanced Pictureallowsyoutosavehighlycustomizedpictureadjustmentsforeachinput.Mitsubishi recommends these adjustments be made by a professional installer.

Press1. MENU.UnderPicture+,highlighttheAdvanced PictureiconandpressENTER.

With2. Picture Modehighlighted,pressENTERtochangefromblank(undefined)toADV.249 Series:ChooseADV1(daytimesettings)orADV2(nighttimesettings)

Use3. tohighlightanoptionyouwishtochangeandpressENTERtoseetheadjustmentdisplay.

Sample adjustment display for Advanced Picture options

Press4. tochangesettings.

Use5. tonavigatetoadditionaloptionsandpress tochangesettings.

Press6. MENUtoreturntotheAdvanced Picturemenu.TheAdvanced Pictureadjustmentswillbeineffectforthecurrentinput.

To use the custom Picture Mode at a later time

PressMENUandgotoAdjust > Picture > Picture Mode and:

151 or 153 Series 249 Series

Select• SPECIALifsettingsweresavedbyyourprofessionalinstaller.

Otherwiseselect• ADV.

Sele• ctISF DayorISF Nightifsettingsweresavedbyyourprofessionalinstaller.

Otherwiseselect• ADV1orADV2.

To return to the default values for Advanced Picture

DisplaythePicture+ > Advanced Picturemenuand:

151 or 153 Series 249 Series

HighlightRESET Pic ModeandpressENTER. Highlightthe1. Advanced Picture modetochange.

H2. ighlightRESET Pic ModeandpressENTER.PerformthisstepindividuallyforbothADV1andADV2.

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Captions

Captions on Analog ChannelsTheTVcandecodecaptionsfromtheANT INPUT andthecompositeVIDEOjacks.Broadcasterscansendeitherstandardclosedcaptionsortextservice.Standardclosedcaptionsfollowthedialogueoftheprogramanddisplayinasmallsectionofthescreen.Text-serviceclosedcaptionsoftencontaininformationsuchasweatherornewsandcoveralargeportionofthescreen.

IMPORTANT• Analog text-service options display a large

black or gray box on the screen when no signal is being broadcast.

• Thecontentofcaptionsisdeterminedbythebroadcaster. If captions show strange char-acters, misspellings, or odd grammar, it is not a malfunction of the TV.

• Closed-caption signals are not available through HDMI or component jacks. See the menus for devices connected to these inputs for closed-caption decoding.

Captions on Digital ChannelsTheTVcandecodecaptionsfromtheANTinputonly.Broadcasterscansenduptosixdifferentcaptioningselectionsorcansendanalogcaptionsforaprogramthatoriginatedinanalogformat.ATVstationmaybroadcastonlyoneortwotypesofcaptionsornoneatall.

Services Digital On if MuteCaption 1–Caption 6Off

On if Mute:• Displaysdigitalclosed-captionsignalCaption1whenaudiofromtheTVspeakersismuted.WhenwatchingTV,pressMUTEtoturnclosedcaptionson/off.Caption 1–Caption 6: • Captionsignalssentbythebroad-caster

Analog On if MuteCC 1–CC 4Text 1–Text 4Off

On if Mute: • DisplaysanalogclosedcaptionssignalCC1whenaudiofromtheTVspeakersismuted.WhenwatchingTV,pressMUTEtoturncaptionson/off.CC 1–CC 4:• Standardclosed-captionsignalsText 1–Text 4: • Text-servicesignals

Analog Back-ground

Gray, Black Selectseitheragrayorblacktextbackgroundtomakeanalogclosedcaptionseasiertoread.

Effects

(forcaptionsfromdigitalchannels)

Font DefaultFont 1–Font 7

Defaultchangessettingstothoseselectedbythecaptionspro-vider,or,ifnone,totheTV’sowncaptiondefaults.UseFonts1through7togivecaptionsondigitalchannelsacustomappear-ance.

Font Size LargeMediumSmall

Largeistherecommendedsize.

Font Color White, Black, Magenta, etc. Guidelinesforsettingdigitalcaptions:

• A white font on a black translucent background makes an easy-to-read combination.

• Usecontrastingcolorsforcaptionsandbackground.

Font Opacity Translucent, Opaque, Flashing, Transparent

Background Color

White, Black, Magenta, etc.

Background Opacity

Translucent, Opaque, Flashing, Transparent

Note: 249 Series.TheTV’sCaptionsmenudoesnotcontrolclosedcaptionsforcontentreceivedfromtheVUDU™internetservice.

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Language EnglishSpanish

Displayson-screenmenusineitherEnglishorSpanish.

Note:Tolistentoaudioinotherlanguages(whenavailable),seeAdjust > Audio > Listen To > SAP(analogsignal)orLanguage(digitalsignal)onpage43.

Clock

SettheTVclockto:

UsetheTVTimertopowerontheTVautomaticallyatapresettime•ReceivecorrectupdatestoChannelViewlistings•

Note:WhentheDaylightSavingsTimechangeoccurs,youmustopenthismenuandsettheTV’sclockaheadorback.

Time Withthehourhighlighted,press1. tochangethehourandtheAM/PMindicator.Pressandholdtochangethehourdisplayquickly.Press2. ENTERtosetthehour.Withtheminuteshighlighted,press3. tochangetheminutes.Pressandholdtochangetheminutesdisplayquickly.

Date Withthemonthhighlighted,press1. toselect.PressENTERtoset.Withthedayhighlighted,press2. toselect.PressENTERtoset.Withtheyearhighlighted,press3. toselectthecurrentyear.

Time Zone Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific,etc.ThecorrecttimezoneisrequiredforaccurateChannelViewupdates.

DST On, Off DaylightSavingsTime.Selectthesettingforyourarea.ThecorrectDSTsettingisrequiredforaccurateChannelViewupdates.

Timer Timer On, Off SelectOntoenabletheTimer.

TheTimertellstheTVtopoweronautomaticallyatatimeyouset.Usethismenutosetaday,time,input,andchannelfortheTimer.IftheTVisalreadyonattherequestedtime,theTVwillautomati-callychangetothedesignatedchannelorinput.

• TheTVclockmustbesetbeforeyoucanusetheTimerfeature.

• ToremindyouthattheTVTimerhasbeenset,thePOWERindicatoronthefrontoftheTVflashesslowlywhiletheTVispoweredoff.

• WhentheTimerturnsontheTV,pressanykeyontheremotecontroltokeepiton.Otherwise,theTVwillturnoffafterfiveminutes.

Day Daily, Mon-Fri, (every) Sunday, (every) Monday, (every) Tuesday,etc.

SelectthedayordaysoftheweekfortheTimertoturnontheTV.

Time TosetthetimefortheTVtocomeon:Withthehourhighlighted,press4. repeatedlytochangethehourandtheAM/PM indicator.Pressandholdtochangethehourdisplayquickly.Press5. ENTERtohighlighttheminutes.Press6. tochangetheminutes.Pressandholdtochangetheminutesdisplayquickly.

Input Ant, DVD, VCR,etc.

SelecttheinputyouwantdisplayedwhentheTVcomeson.ChoosefromthedefinedandenabledinputsthatappearintheActivitymenu.

Channel IfthesourceistheANTinput,selectachannelnumberbypressing orpressandholdtoscrollthroughchannels.

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Energy Energy Usage

Standard, Fast Power On

OptionsforpowerconsumptionwhiletheTVispoweredoff.

Standard• keepstheTV’senergyusewithinENERGYSTAR®guide-lineswhilepoweredoff.

Fast Power On• letstheTVpowerupquickly.TheTVusespowerwhileintheoffstateinexcessofENERGYSTARguidelinesforapowered-downdevice.

Channel

(Channel Manage-ment)

Ant Air, Ant Cable

You must perform a channel scan to receive digital channels.Scansearchesforbroad-castchannelsandaddsthemtoTVmemory.Tostartchannelscan:

Highlightoneoftheinputselectionsbasedonyourconnectiontothe1. ANT input:Air• whenconnectedtoanindoororoutdoorantenna.Cable• whenconnectedtodirectcable(nocablebox)

Press2. tohighlightSCAN.Press3. ENTERtostartchannelmemorization.

Scan

Edit Afterchannelscan,Editletsyouaddanddeletememorizedchannels.• PressPAGE DN/UPtojumptothenextorpreviouspageofchannelnumbers.• Press tomovethroughallchannelnumbers,oneatatime.

Notes on Scan and channel memorization

• Channelmemorizationmaytakeupto15minutestocomplete.

• Tostopchannelmemorizationbeforecompletion,pressCANCEL.Channelsalreadyaddedareretained.

• WhenwatchingTV,pressCH tomovethroughmemorizedchannels.

• ToaddadigitalchannelthatdoesnotappearintheEditmenuwithoutrepeatingchannelmemorization:

Lookupthe1. physicalchannelnumberforthenewdigitalchannel.Seethewebsitewww.antennaweb.orgforhelp.

Press2. ACTIVITYandselecttheANT input.

Usethenumberkeysand3. CANCELkeytoenterthephysicalchannelnumberfollowedby“-1”andENTER.Forexample,forphysicalchannel36,press

3 6 1 ENTER.

TheTVwillsearchforadigitalchannelonthechannel36frequency.Whenitfindsthechannel,itwill:

a. Addthechanneltomemory.b. Changethechannelnumbertothevirtual

channelnumbersentbythebroadcaster.c. Addtomemoryanyassociatedsub-

channels.

RememorizechannelsifyoumovetheTVtoadiffer-•entgeographicareawithadifferentchannelline-up.

Adding/Deleting Channels Using the Channel Edit MenuChannelsmarkedwithacheckareinmemory.•Toaddordeleteachannelfrom• memory,highlightthechannelnumberandpressENTER.Toaddasingledigitalchannelnotinthelist,seethenotesunder• Scanonthispage.Digitalchannelsarelistedbyvirtualchannelnumberwiththephysicalchannelnumbershowninsmallgraytext.•Seebelowforanexplanationoftheseterms.

Virtual - Channel Number(digitalchannelsonly).Achannelnumbersentbyalocalbroadcaster.Usuallythevirtualnumberisassociatedwiththecorrespondinganalogchannelnumber.Forexample,abroadcastermayassociatedigitalchannel2-1withtheiranalogchannel2.Physical Digital Channel Number.- Thechannelnumberofficiallyassignedtotheactualbroadcastfrequency;shownonscreeningraytext.

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Initial, continued

Basic Screen

SoundPro

Mode(153, 249 series)

Auto START PerformAutosetupusingthesuppliedcalibrationmicrophone.Seepage36.

Manual Custom Toperformmanualsetup,seepage34.

Note: DonotperformmanualadjustmentsafterrunningAutosetup.DoingsowilleraseallsettingscreatedduringAutosetup.

TV Location Center, Left, L Corner, Right, R Corner

HighlighttheitemthatbestdescribestheTV’sloca-tionrelativetothewall.RequiredforManualsetup.

TV Wall Length(infeet)

[Enter digits] Press tochangethenumberorenterdigits.RequiredforManualsetup.

Other Wall Length (infeet)

[Enter digits] Press tochangethenumberorenterdigits.RequiredforManualsetup.

TV to Sofa(infeet)

[Enter digits] Press tochangethenumberorenterdigits.EnterthedistancefromtheTVtotheprimaryseatingarea.RequiredforManualsetup.

Custom(all models)

Afterdefiningtheroomlayout,highlightCustomandpressENTER.Usethisoptiontofine-tuneSoundProjectortoyouruniqueroomlayout.Seedetailsonpage35.

Adjustments in the Custom Menu

Left Beam AngleRight Beam AngleCenter Beam AngleLeft Surround Beam AngleRight Surround Beam Angle

Left LevelRight LevelCenter LevelLeft Surround LevelRight Surround Level

Press• toselectanaudiobeam;colorsoftheadjusterscorrespondtoaudiobeamsintheon-screendiagram.Press• toredirecttheaudiobeamorchangethesoundlevel.Toresettheseadjustments,•see“ResettingAngleandLevelValuesintheCustomMenu,”page35.

Sound ProjectorForfullsetupinstructions,seepage34.

Controls in the SoundPro > Custom menu adjust the direction and focus of the TV’s sound output.

At extreme beam angles, adjustment may be limited and the image on screen may not accurately represent the sound beams.

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Inputs

Name Cablebox, Cam(corder), CD, DVD (DVD, DVD2, Blu-ray), DVR, Game (Game, PS, Xbox, Wii), MP3 Player, PC, Satellite, VCR, AVR

Delete (deactivatedHDMIonly)

On/Off (ANTonly)

Letsyouassignor• changenamesofinputsappearingintheActivitymenu.

Press- tomovebetweeninputs.Press- toselectaname.Youcannotchangethenameofthecurrentinput;you-mustfirstswitchtoanotherinput.Ifyouhaveonlyoneinput,suchasacablebox,makesuretheAntinputisOnandswitchtoAntennaintheActivitymenubeforerenamingthesingleinput.

Letsyouturnthe• AntinputOn/Off(todisplay/hideitintheActiv-itymenu).LetsyoudeleteunusedHDMIinputsfromthe• Activitymenu.ACEC-enabledtunercanbenamedeither• Cable BoxorSatellite.ACEC-enabledDVDplayercanbenamed• DVD,DVD2,orBlu-ray.

General NotesWhenyouchangeaninputnameintheNamemenuandthenexittheNamemenu:

Thenameischanged•Theiconinthe• ActivitymenuischangedAudioandvideosettingsarechangedtothedefaultsforthenewdevicetype.•153 and 249 Series:• AllpreviousNetCommandIR“learning”fortheinputiserased.

Notes for HDMI devicesDisconnecting an HDMI device:• WhenyoudisconnectanHDMIdevice,theiconremainsintheActivitymenuuntilyouremoveit.SelectDeleteintheInputs > NamemenutoremoveanunwantediconforanHDMIinput.

Ifthe• New Device FoundscreendoesnotdisplayasexpectedwhenyouconnectanHDMIdevice,seetheresetinstructionsunder“ReactivatingAutoSensingforanHDMIInput,”page13.

HDMI Control and CEC-Enabled Devices:• SeeAppendixB,“HDMIControlofCECDevices,”page75.

If case of CEC conflicts:• TurnoffCECsignalsinoneoftheseways:

TurnofftheTV’sHDMIControlsignalstothedevice(seebelowfor- HDMI Control).Turnoffeachdevice’sinternalCECcapability.-

SeeAppendixBfortheTV’sHDMIControlor,toturnon/offaspecificdevice’sresponsetoCECsignals,seethedeviceowner’smanual.

Learn 153 and 249 SeriesSetsuporchangesNetCommandIRcontrolofthecurrentviewingdevice.

See“AboutNetCommandIRControl,”page55.

AVR 153 and 249 SeriesSetsuporchangesNetCommandIRcontrolofanA/Vreceiver.

See“NetCommandIRControlofanA/VReceiver”onpage61.

HDMI Control On, Off SelectOnorOfftoenableordisabletheTV’scontrolofaCEC-enableddevice.SeeAppendixBforuseofthisfeature.

Activity Letsyou• customizetheActivitymenuchoicesforthecurrentinput.

Highlighttheactivitynameandpress• ENTERtomakechanges.

See• “HowistheActivityMenuGenerated?”ontheoppositepage.

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How is the Activity Menu Generated?TheTVautomaticallygeneratestheActivitymenu.TheTVgroupsrecognizeddevicetypesbasedonhowtheycanbeused.Thedevicenamesusedforthegroup-ingsarethoseyouassignedintheNew Device FoundmenuortheInputs > Namemenu,orinsomecases,thenamethedeviceitselfcommunicatedtotheTV.ThetablebelowsummarizesthedevicegroupingsthatcanappearintheActivitymenu.

Key

ActivityassignmentsmadeautomaticallybytheTV.X Activityassignmentsyoucanmakeusingthe

Inputs > Activitymenu.

Watch TV

Watch Movie

Play Game

View Photos

Listen Music

Antenna AV Receiver Blu-ray X X

Cable Box Camcorder CD/Audio DVD X

DVD2 X

DVR Game MP3 Player PC X X X

PS X

Satellite USB X

VCR VUDU (249 Series) X X

Wii X Xbox X

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TV Locks

Parental Lock by Program RatingsRestrictsaccessusingU.S.-basedratingssentbybroadcasters.

Time Lock by TimeRestrictsTVusebytimeofday.

Panel Lock Control PanelDisablesthebuttonsontheTV’scontrolpanel.Usethisoptionifsmallchildreninthehometrytopresscontrol-panelbuttons.

Other Lock by Other Program RatingsRestrictsaccessusingnon-U.S.-basedratingssentbybroadcasters.

Pass Codes

Setting a Pass Code

YouarepromptedtoenterapasscodewheneveryouselectLockonthemainmenu.Tosetapasscodeforthefirsttime:

Press1. MENUandhighlightLock.Ascreenprompt-ingyouforapasscodewilldisplay.

Inputafour-digitpasscodeusingthenumberkeys2. ontheremotecontrol.

Press• CANCELtodeleteanumberandmovebackonespace.

Press• MENUorBACKtoclosethemenuwithoutsettingapasscode.

Press3. ENTERtosetthepasscode.

Resetting a Pass Code

SeetheprocedureinAppendixD.

Bypassing TV Locks

IfyoutrytowatchablockedprogramortheTVis•lockedbytime,anoticewillappearpromptingyouforapasscode.TousetheTV,inputyourfour-digitpasscodeandpressENTER.

Toreactivatethelocksafterusingapasscode,-powertheTVoffandthenon.Toreactivateonlytheparentratingslock,-changetoadifferentchannelordevice.

Ifaprogramisblocked,youcanstillusetheTV•withoutenteringapasscode.Changetoachannelairinganallowedprogramorchangetoanotherdevice.

Parental MenuTheTVcomesfromthefactorywiththeratinglocksturnedoffandwithpre-setU.S.ratingsTV-PGandmovieratingPG.TurnonblockingforU.S.ratingstoactivatetheseratingrestrictions.UsetheLock>ParentalmenutochangethelevelofblockingwithU.S.ratings.

Anytimeyouchangethechannelordevice,itmaytakeuptofivesecondsfortheratingrestrictionstotakeeffect.

Note: 249 Series.TosetparentalcontrolsforVUDU™service,usetheVUDUInfo & Set-tingsmenu.TheTV’sParentalmenudoesnotcontrolcontentaccessiblethroughVUDU.

Other Menu (Alternate Rating System)ThisTVcanrecognizenewratingsystemsthatmaycomeintoeffectinthefuture.TheOthermenuallowsyoutoblockdigitalprogrammingwhensuchsystemscomeintoeffect.

Thefirsttimeyoutunetoachannelbroadcastinganalternateratingsystem,theTVdefaultstothemostrestrictivesettingiftheLockmenu>OtherLockoptionissettoOn.Usethismenutochangetheallowedratingifyouareunabletowatchaprogramratedwithanalternatesystem.

Lock

Important Notes on Rating Locks

• Parentalmenuratinglocksapplyonlytochan-nelsandsignalsreceivedontheANTandcom-positeVIDEOjacks.

• Othermenuratinglocksapplyonlytodigitalchan-nelsreceivedonANT.

• Whenviewingacablebox,satellitereceiver,orotherdeviceconnectedtothecomponentY Pb ProrHDMIinputs,checkthedevice’sowner’sguideforparentallocks.

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Parental

Lock Off, On DisablesorenablesblockingbasedonV-ChipsignalsandtheU.S.ratingsystem.

Start Time

SetsthetimeofdayforenforcementofratingrestrictionssetintheParentalmenu.

Highlightthehourdigitsfor1. Start Time.

Press2. repeatedlytochangethehourandassociatedAM/PMindicator.Youcanalsojustpressandholdtomovequicklythroughthenumbers.

Press3. ENTERtohighlighttheminutes.

Withtheminutesdigitshighlighted,press4. repeatedlytochangetheminutes.Youcanalsojustpressandholdtomovequicklythroughthenumbers.

Highlightthe5. Stop Timedigitsandsetthetimeasdescribedabove.

Note: Tomakeratingrestrictionsactive24hoursaday,makeStart TimeandStop Timethesame.

Stop Time

TV Rating

TV-Y Youth.Forchildrenunder7. HighlighttheratinglevelyouwishtochangeandpressENTERtoblockit( )orallowit( ).

Youcanapplysupple-mentalcontentblockingtotheage-basedratingsbyusingtheTVcontentcategorieslistedbelow.

TV-Y7 Youth 7andolder.

TV-G General Audience.Fortheentirefamily.

TV-PG Parental Guidance.ParentalGuidancerecommended;maynotbesuitableforsomechildren.

TV-14 Adolescent 14 and older.Notrecommendedforchildrenunder14.

TV-MA Mature Audience.Foradultsonly.

FV Fantasy Violence.AppliestoTV-Y7only.

TV Content Categories

D Sexual Dialog.AppliesindifferingdegreestoTV-PGandTV-14.

L Adult Language.AppliesindifferingdegreestoTV-PG,TV-14,andTV-MA.

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

V Violence(graphicorrealistic).AppliesindifferingdegreestoTV-PG,TV-14,andTV-MA.

Movie Rating

G General Audience.Designedfortheentirefamily.

PG Parental Guidance.ParentalGuidancerecommended;maynotbesuitableforsomechildren.

PG-13 Parental Guidance, 13 and Older.Notrecommendedforchildrenunder13.

R Restricted.Restrictedintheatersto17yearsoldandolderunlessaccompaniedbyanadult.

NC-17 No Children 17 or Under.Restrictedintheatersto18yearsoldandolder.

X Adult.Designedforandrestrictedintheaterstoadultaudiencesonly.

Not Rated NoMPAAratingassigned

54 4. TV Menus

Lock, continued

Time

BlocksalluseoftheTVduringthetimeperiodyouspecify.YoumustenterapasscodetousetheTVwhenthetimelockisineffect.

Lock by Time Enables/disablesLock by Time.

Lock Time, Unlock Time

Tosetthelockandunlocktimes:

Highlightthehourdigitsforthe1. Lock Time.

Press2. repeatedlytochangethehourandassociatedAM/PMindicator.Tomovequicklythroughthenumbers,justpressandhold.

Press3. ENTERtosetthehourandhighlighttheminutes.

Withtheminuteshighlighted,press4. repeatedlytochangetheminutes.Tomovequicklythroughthenumbers,justpressandhold.

Highlightthe5. Unlock Timedigitsandsetthetimeasdescribedabove.

Note: TomakeLockbyTimeactive24hoursaday,makeStart TimeandStop Timethesame.

Panel

Off, On OnlocksandOffunlocksthebuttonsontheTV’scontrolpanel.UsethisoptionifsmallchildrentrytopressTVbuttons.

To• releasethePanelLockfromtheTV’scontrolpanel,pressandholdtheACTIVITYbuttonfortenseconds.IftheTVispoweredoff,pressPOWERafterthelockreleasestomaketheTVpoweron.Toreactivatethelock,returntothismenuandchangethesettingto• On.

Other

Other Menu Options (alternate rating system)ThisTVcanrecognizenewratingsystemsthatmaycomeintoeffectinthefuture.TheOtheroptionremainsgrayedoutuntiltheTVreceivesasignalusinganalternateratingsystem.SuchalternateratingsystemswillapplyonlytodigitalprogrammingreceivedontheANTinput.

Lock On, Off Enables/disablesprogramblocking.

System Name Theratingsystemavailableforthechannel

Group Ratinggroupsavailableintheratingsystemshownonthescreen.Ratinggroupsaredefinedbytheratingsystemineffect.

Rating Ratingrestrictionsavailableintheselectedratingsystemandgroup.HighlighttheratingandpressENTERtocheck(block)oruncheck(allow)ratedcontent.

55

5 NetCommand IR Control

NetCommand IR home-theater control is avail-•able on 153 and 249 series TVs.

IR emitter cables are available for purchase •from Mitsubishi. Visitwww.mitsuparts.comorcall800-553-7278andrequestoneofthefollowing:

242D483020- (two-endedcable)

299P254020- (four-endedcable).

NetCommandsetupisoptional.•

YoucanperformNetCommandsetupwhentheTV•firstrecognizesadeviceduringAutoInputSensingoratanyconvenienttimeafterward.

Important Note on NetCommandBe sure to connect the IR emitter cable to the TV and properly place the emitters so that NetCommand can control your devices.

NetCommandoperatesbysendingremotecontrol•signalsfromtheTVtoyourotherdevicesviatheIR(infrared)emitters,tellingthedevicestoplay,record,changeinputs,adjustvolume,changechan-nels,orperformotherfunctions.Allthisisaccom-plishedwiththeTV’sremotecontrolleftinTVmode.

YoumaywishtouseNetCommandIRcontrolto•supplementcontrolofCEC-enableddevices.

About NetCommand IR Control

56 5. NetCommand IR Control

TheNetCommandsystemusesemittersconnectedtotheIR–NetCommand OutputjacktocontrolotherdevicessuchasDVDplayers,cableboxes,satellitereceivers,andVCRs.

IR emitter cables are available for purchase from Mitsubishi.Call(800)553-7278andrequesteitherpartnumber242D483020(two-endedcable)orpartnumber299P254020(four-endedcable).

ConnecttheplugendoftheIRemittercabletothe1. IR—NetCommand OutputjackontheTVbackpanel.

Whenthe2. New Device Foundscreendisplays,leaveIR—NetCommand Output selected.

Highlight3. EXITandpressENTER.

The New Device Found screen displays when you connect the IR emitter.

Positiontheemitterendwiththeemitterbulbfacing4. thedevice’sremotecontrolsensor.Thebulbemitsinfraredlightinacone-shapedpattern.Placethebulbfarenoughfromthesensortoallowtheconepatterntoreachthesensor.

Insomecases,theemitterworksbetterfacingdownwardfromthetopofthedevice.Experimenttofindwhatworksbest.

Securetheemitterendsinplaceusingdouble-5. sidedtape.

Placeanyunusedendsbehindthedevicesto6. preventstraysignalsfromreachingtheIRsensors.

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IR sensor

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IR sensor

IR sensor



In front, shared by two average-sized devices

IR sensor

IR sensor

IR sensor

IR sensor

IR sensor



In front, shared by two average-sized

devices

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IR sensor

IR sensor

IR sensor

IR sensor

Place IR emitters so the signal can be “seen” by the IR sensor on each device.

If You are Unable to Locate a Device’s IR Sensor

TheIRsensorisusuallybehindtheplasticwindow•ofthefrontdisplaypanel.Usingaflashlight,youmaybeabletoseeitasaroundorsquarecutout.

Ifyoucannotseethesensorandthedevice’s•Owner’sGuidedoesnotspecifythelocation,dothefollowingusingthedevice’sremotecontrol.

Startingatoneendoftheplasticwindow,hold1. thedevice’sremotecontrolaboutone-halfinchfromthefrontofthedeviceandpressthePOWERkey.

Ifthedevicedoesnotrespond,movethe2. remotecontroloneinchtowardthecenterandtryagain.Repeatuntilthedeviceresponds.

Repeatthepreviousstepsstartingattheother3. endofthewindow.Thesensorwillbebetweenthesetwopoints.

IMPORTANTPosition IR emitters so that each device’s sensor “sees” the signal from only one emitter. Otherwise, a device receiving signals from multiple sources (remote controls, IR emitters) may not respond at all.

IR Emitter Placement

5. NetCommand IR Control 57

Toperformthisprocedure,youneed:

TheremotecontrolsforboththeTVandthe•deviceyouwanttocontrol.

AnIRemittercableavailablefromMitsubishi• .

Note: TosetupanA/Vreceiver,see“SettingUpA/VReceiverControl,”page62.

ConnectandpositiontheIRemittersforthe1. devicesyouwishtocontrol.See“IREmitterPlace-ment”ontheoppositepage.

Setthe2. TV’sremotecontroltoTVmodeandpowerontheTV.

OpentheNetCommand3. Learnscreenasfollows:

Ifworkingfromthe• New Device Foundscreenafterthedeviceisfirstdetected,highlightNetCommandandpressENTERtoopentheLearnscreenforthedevice.

IfperformingNetCommandsetupatanytime•afterthedevicehasbeenrecognizedthroughAutoInputSensing:

a. PressACTIVITY.b. Highlightthedesiredinputiconandpress

ENTERtoswitchtothatinput.c. PressMENU,highlightInputs,andhighlight

LearntoopentheInputs > Learnscreenforthedevice.

Thefirstfunctionhighlightedinthe4. LearnscreenisalwaysPower On.AimtheTV’sremotecontrolattheTVandpressENTERtobeginlearningforthatfunction.

Whenthe5. Power Ontextstartsflashing,aimthedevice’sremotecontrolattheTVandholdthePOWERkeyuntilacheckmarkappearsnexttoPower On.

Ifthetextstopsflashingbeforethecheckmark•appears,repeatthepreviousstep.

ToremovethekeyfromNetCommandcontrol,•presstheCANCELkeywhilethekeynameishighlighted.

Pressthe6. keysontheTV’sremotecontroltohighlightotherkeysonthelist.Repeatsteps4and5foreachadditionalfunctionyouwishtocontrolthroughNetCommand.

Note: Devicekeysinthefarrightcolumnwillbeasso-ciatedwiththeremotecontrol’sMOREkeywhen“learned.”Seethetableonpage59.

Ifthedevicehasaseparate7. POWER OFFkey,press ontheTV’sremotetohighlightPower Off.

Repeattheearlierstepsto“learn”thePOWER OFFkey.If the device has no POWER OFF key, skip this step.

Press8. BACKtofinishNetCommand“learning”forthecurrentdevice.

From the New Device Found screen, highlight NetCommand and press ENTER to open the Learn screen.

Initial NetCommand Setup

Inputs > Learn screen

Key names marked with a check have been “learned.”

Device-specific keys in the rightmost column can be accessed with the MORE key after “learning.”

Adding or Removing Device Keys from NetCommand Control

SwitchtheTVtothedevice.Press1. ACTIVITY,high-lightthedevice’sicon,andpressENTER.

Openthe2. InputsmenuandhighlighttheLearnicon.

Whenthe3. Learnscreendisplays:

To add keys: • Continueasdescribedearlierunder“InitialNetCommandSetup”onthispage.

To delete keys:• HighlightthenameofthekeyyouwishtodeleteandpressCANCELontheTV‘s remotecontroltoclearthecheckmark.


Special Operation MethodsKey Name in Learning Screen Special Operation Description and Setup How to Use

Power On Manual Power On/Off

UsefordevicesthathaveonlyonePOWERkey.

Press1. ACTIVITY.

Press2. tohighlighttheiconforthedevicetobepoweredonoroff.

Withthe3. Activitymenustilldisplayed,pressPOWERtosendthepowersignal;youmayneedtopressPOWERtwice.

Note: IfyoupressPOWERwithouttheActivitymenudisplayed,theTVwillturnoff.

Press4. ENTER toswitchtheTVtothedevice.

Power On

Power Off

Automatic Power On/Off

ThisfeatureisonlyfordevicesthathaveseparatePOWER ONandPOWER OFFkeysontheiroriginalremotecontrols.IfyourdevicedoesnothaveaseparatePOWER OFFkey,donotusethePower Offlearningposition;useonlytheManualPowerON/OFFmethoddescribedabove.

IntheNetCommandLearnscreen:

a. “Learn”thePower OncommandinthePower Onlearningposition.

b. “Learn”thePower OffcommandinthePower Offlearningposition.

To Power On the Device•

Press1. ACTIVITY.

Press2. tohighlighttheiconforthedevicetobepoweredonoroff.

Press3. ENTER toswitchtheTVtothedeviceandNetCommandwillsendthePower Oncommandtothedevice.

To Power Off the Device•WhenyouturntheTVoff,theTVsendsalllearnedPower Offcommandstoalldevices.

Menu Displaying a Menu for the Current Device

“Learn”theMENUkeyontheoriginalremoteintheMenulearningposition.

PressMOREandthen1tosendthemenucommandtothecurrentdevice.

Guide Displaying the On-Screen Program Guide (cable box or satellite receiver)

“Learn”the1. GUIDEkeyontheoriginalremoteintheGuidelearningposition.

Learnthe2. PAGEUPandPAGEDOWNkeysoftheoriginalremoteinthePage UpandPage Downlearningpositions.

Whilewatchingthedevice,press1. GUIDEtodisplaytheguide.

Press2. PAGEUP/DOWN( )tosendthePage Up/Dncommandsfortheguide.

Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices

Controlling Most Device TypesAsanexampleofNetCommandcontrol,ifyouarewatchingyourcableboxandyouwishtotunetothenextchannelhigher,pressCHANNEL UP.NetCommandthensendsthe“learned”channel-upcontrolsignaltothecablebox.

PerformNetCommandsetupforthedeviceas1. describedinthischapter.

Whenyouwishtousethedevice,press2. ACTIVITY.

Press3. tohighlighttheiconforthedevice.

Press4. ENTERtoswitchtheTVtothedevice.

Note: ifyouhavesetupautomaticinputswitchingfortheA/Vreceiver,theA/Vreceiverwillautomati-callyswitchtothecorrectinputforthedevice.

Tooperatethedeviceusingthe5. TV’sremotecontrol,pressthesidebuttontoputtheremotecontrolintoTVmode.

Pointtheremotecontrolatthe6. TV(notthedevice)andpressthekeyforthedesiredfunction.

Pressthe7. MOREkeytoaccessadditionalkeyfunc-tionsyoumayhave“learned”forthedevice.

5. NetCommand IR Control 59

Key Name in Learning Screen Special Operation Description and Setup How to Use

Enter ENTER-Key Functions (cable boxes, satellite receivers, etc.)

Somedeviceshavetwokeysthathave“enter”functions.OnekeyisformenusandisoftenlabelledSELECTorOK.Asecondkeyisforusewithnumberkeysfordirectchannelselection.NetCommandusesthesameENTERkeyforbothoperations.

WhenENTERhasamenuorguidefunctionorwhentheoriginalremotecontrolusesthesamekeyformenusandchannelselection:

LearntheENTER,SELECT,orOKkeyintheNetCommandEnterlearningposition.

Press1. MENUorGUIDE todisplaythedevice’smenuorguide.

Press2. ENTERwithinthemenuandNetCommandwillsendtheEntersignalformenus.

Enter (digits) WhenENTERisforchannelchanges,i.e.,theorigi-nalremotecontrolhasaseparateENTERkeyforthisfunction):

LearntheENTERkeyforchannelselectionintheNetCommandEnter (digits)learningposi-tion.UsethislearningpositiononlyiftheoriginalremotecontrolhasseparatekeysforEnter inmenusandEnterforchannelselection.

Pressdigitkey(s)andthenpressENTER.NetCommandwillsendtheEntersignalforchannelselection.

Cancel CANCEL as the Cancel or Exit Function

“Learn”theCancelorExitfunctionintheNetCommandCancellearningposition

Press1. MENUorGUIDEtodisplaythemenuorguide.

Press2. CANCELandNetCommandwillsendtheCancelorExitsignal.

— (separator)

Thesymbol“—”canserveastheseparatorbetweenadigitalchannel’smainandsub-channeldigits,e.g.,digitalchannel12-1(mainchannelis12,sub-channelis1).

“Learn”thechannelseparatorfunctionintheNetCommand– (separator)learningposition.

Pressdigitkey(s)andpressCANCEL.NetCommandwillsendthechannel-separatorsignal.

The MORE Key Menu and NetCommandPerformNetCommandsetupforthesedevice-specifickeysandthenaccesstheirfunctionswiththeMOREkey.

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NetCommand Specialized Device KeysRefertothischartwhen“learning”devicekeys.“Learn”some,all,ornoneofthekeysusedforeachdevicetype.

Seepage58formoreonkeysmarkedinthe“SpecialOperationMethod”column.

Key Name in Learning Screen

FunctionName on TV Remote Control

See Special Operation Method Table

Power On PowerOnorPowerON/OFF(toggle) Guide On-ScreenProgramGuideorDVDDiscMenus Channel +/Skip + NextChannelHigher/

SkipForward(Disc)

Channel –/Skip - NextChannelLower/SkipBackward(Disc)

Page Up PageUpinGuides

Page Dn PageDowninGuides

Up Arrowup

Down Arrowdown

Left Arrowleft

Right Arrowright

Enter EnterorSelect(menus) Cancel Cancelorerase(menus) Play Startplayback

Stop Stopplayback

Forward FastForward

Rewind Rewind/FastReverse

Pause Pauseplayback

Record StartRecording

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 Digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0

Enter (digits) Useafterenteringdigitstotunedirectlytoachannelbynumber

- (separator) Adddigitalchannelseparatorbetweenmainchannelnumberandsub-channelnumber

Last LastChannelRecall

Info On-screenstatusdisplayorinformationdisplay Mayrequiretwokeypresses

Power Off PowerOff

Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices, continued

61

6 NetCommand IR Control of an A/V Receiver

Controlling an A/V Receiver after NetCommand Setup

Switching Audio to and from the A/V Receiver


Press2. toshowtheSpeakersoption.

Press3. toselecteitherAV ReceiverorTV.

Controlling A/V Receiver Power

With Any Connection Type


Press2. toshowtheSpeakersoption.

Press3. toselectAV Receiver.

Pointtheremotecontrolatthe4. TV(nottheA/Vreceiver)andpressPOWERtopowertheA/Vreceiveronoroff.

With an HDMI Connection

Press1. ACTIVITY.

HighlighttheA/Vreceivericon.2. Press3. POWER.

Controlling Other A/V Receiver FunctionsWiththeA/Vreceiverpoweredonandselected,theTV’sremotecontroloperatesthevolumeandmutefunctions.Also,whenyouswitchtoadeviceintheActivitymenu,theA/Vreceiverautomaticallyswitchestothecorrectaudioinputforthedevice.

NetCommand IR home-theater control is available on 153 and 249 series TVs.

SeveraltypesofA/VreceivercontrolcanbesetupusingtheInputs> AVRmenu.

Power and volume.• Seethenextpage.

Audio switching.• Formostequipmentsetups,see“Case1:AutomaticA/VReceiverSwitchingtotheTVAudioInput”page63.

Audio switching and surround sound.• Tosetupswitchingtoasurroundsounddevice,see“Case2:AutomaticA/VReceiverSwitchingtoaSurroundSoundDevice”page64

Audio and video switching over HDMI• .IfyourA/VreceiverhasanHDMIoutput,itmaybecon-venienttosendaudioandvideototheTVoverasingleHDMIcablethroughtheA/Vreceiver.See“Case3:AutomaticAudioandVideoSwitchingviaHDMI,”page65.

Note: Tosetupcontrolofotherdevicetypes,see“InitialNetCommandSetup,”page57.

62 6. NetCommand Control of an A/V Receiver

IMPORTANTTo hear audio sent from the TV to the A/V receiver, you must have:

Physically connected the TV to the A/V •receiver.

Assigned, if needed, the name AVR if using an •HDMI A/V receiver.

“• Learned” the IR codes for the A/V receiver inputs.

Assigned the TV’s audio output to the correct •input in the NetCommand Inputs > AVR menu.

Selected the A/V receiver as the audio source. •Press MORE then 9 (AUDIO), then to show the Speakers option, then to select the A/V Receiver.

Setting Up A/V Receiver Control

Power and VolumePerformthissetuptocontroltheA/VreceiverpowerandvolumewiththeTV’sremotecontrol.

Toperformthissetupyouneed:TheremotecontrolsforboththeTVandthe•A/Vreceiver.AnIRemittercableavailablefromMitsubishi.•

Before You Begin

ConnectyourA/VreceivertotheTVandanyaddi-1. tionaldevices.See“SettingUpTVInputs,”page12and“TVConnections,”page16.

ConnecttheIRemittercabletotheTVandposition2. theIRemitterwhereitcansendsignalstotheA/Vreceiver.See“IREmitterPlacement,”page56.

Setthe3. TV’sremotecontroltoTVmodeusingthesidebutton.

Setup to Control A/V Receiver Power and Volume

Openthe1. Inputs >AVR screeninoneoftwoways:

Ifusingthe• New Device FoundscreenfortheA/Vreceiver,highlightNetCommandandpressENTERtoopentheAVRscreen.

IfperformingNetCommandsetupatanytime•afterAutoSensing:

PressMENU,highlightInputs,andhighlightAVRtoopentheAVRmenu.

Thefirstfunctionhighlightedinthe2. AVRscreenisalwaysPower.AimtheTV’sremotecontrolattheTVandpressENTERtobeginlearningforPower.

Inputs > AVR screen. Perform NetCommand IR “learning” for A/V receiver power and volume keys.

Whenthe3. Powertextstartsflashing,aimtheA/V receiver’sremotecontrolattheTVandholdthePOWERorPOWER ONkeyuntilacheckmarkappearsnexttoPower.

Ifthetextstopsflashingbeforethecheckmark•appears,repeatthisstep.

ToremovethekeyfromNetCommandcontrol,•presstheCANCELkeywhilethekeynameishighlighted.

Pressthe4. keyontheTV’sremotecontroltohigh-lightotherkeysinthelist.Repeatsteps2and3foreachadditionalfunctionyouwishtocontrolthroughNetCommand.

IftheA/Vreceiverhasaseparate5. POWER OFFkey,press ontheTV’sremotetohighlightPower Off.Repeatsteps2and3to“learn”thePOWER OFFkey.If the device has no POWER OFF key, skip this step.

Whenfinished“learning”thepowerandvolume6. keys,either

TowatchTV,press• BACK.TocontinuewithNetCommandsetuptocontrol•switchingofA/Vreceiverinputs,highlightNEXTandpressENTER.

6. NetCommand Control of an A/V Receiver 63

Automatic Switching (Audio or Audio/Video)ThefollowingsetupsenabletheA/VreceivertoswitchautomaticallytothecorrectinputwhenyouselectadeviceintheTV’sActivitymenu.

Threedifferentconnectionarrangementsaredescribedhere.Reviewthedescriptionstofindthesetupneededforyourequipment.

To hear digital surround sound from a source device you must use the setup described for Case 2.

TosetupcontrolofanA/Vreceiveryouneed:

TheremotecontrolsfortheTVandA/Vreceiver.•AnIRemittercableavailablefromMitsubishi.•Connectingcables•

IMPORTANT

All audio from what you are watching on the TV is always available from both the TV’s AVR AUDIO OUTPUT and DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jacks.

To use the digital surround sound capabilities of your A/V receiver however, you must connect the audio output from your DVD player, satellite receiver, or cable box directly to the A/V receiver.

Before You Begin

ConnectyourA/VdevicestotheTVandconnect1. yourA/VreceivertotheaudiooutputsontheTVandtheDVDplayer.NotethenameofthedeviceconnectedtoeachA/Vreceiverinput.Seeinitialsetup,page12,and“TVConnections,”page16.

PositionNetCommandIRemittersasdescribedin2. “IREmitterPlacement,”page56.

SettheTV’sremotecontrolto3. TVmodeusingthesidebutton.

Openthe4. Inputs>AVRmenu,highlightNEXTandpressENTERtodisplaythedevice-key-learningmenu.

Case 1: Automatic A/V Receiver Switching to the TV Audio Input

MostdevicesaresetuptousetheTV’saudiooutputliketheVCRinthisexample;analogaudiofromthedeviceissentthroughtheTVtotheA/Vreceiver’sTVaudioinput.

Usethissetupfor:

Analog Stereo Audio. • Audiofromsourceswithonlyanalogstereooutput(suchasaVCR)canbesenteitherdirectlytotheA/VreceiverorthroughtheTVfirst.

MitsubishirecommendsyousendaudiothroughtheTVasshownintheexample.TheTVconvertsanalogaudiotodigitalformattosendtoadigitalA/Vreceiver.

Setting Up A/V Receiver Control, continued

Audio Available from TV only. • SendaudiofromtheANTinputtotheA/VreceiverfromtheTV’sanalogordigitalaudiooutput.

UsethissetuptomaketheA/VreceiverswitchtoitsdesignatedTVaudioinputwhenviewingprogrammingfromtheANTinput.

HDMI Digital Stereo Audio. • DigitalstereoaudiofromanHDMIconnectionisavailablebothindigitalandanalogformatfromtheTV’sanaloganddigitalaudiooutputjacks.

TV

audi

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vide

o Incoming Coaxial Cable to TV’s ANT input

A/V Receiver

TV audio input TV audio out

audio output from TV (digital or analog)

vid

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VCR with Analog Audio Output

Important:Tousethissetup,youmustconnecttheTV’saudiooutputtotheA/Vreceiver’sTVaudioinputjack.

Inthe1. Inputs > AVRmenu,press tohighlightTV audio outastheA/Vreceiverinputtocontrol.

Press2. ENTERontheTV’sremotecontrol.

Whilethetext3. TV audio outisflashing,pressandholdtheTV INPUTkeyontheA/V receiver’sremotecontrol.

Whenacheckappearsnextto4. TV audio out,releasetheTV INPUTkey.

Ifthetextstopsflashingbeforethecheckmark•appears,repeatthisstep.ToerasetheIRcodejust“learned,”press•CANCELwhilethenameishighlighted.

Press5. MENUiffinishedorcontinuewithCase2setupifyouwanttocontrolsurroundsoundswitchingforanotheraudiosource.

Case 1: NetCommand setup for controlling A/V receiver switching to the A/V receiver’s audio input from the TV. The list displayed represents inputs in use. The device names are those you assigned in the New Device Found screen or in the Inputs > Name menu.



Case 2: Automatic A/V Receiver Switching to a Surround Sound Device

Note: Use this setup to send digital surround sound from a source device directly to your external sound system. For non-surround sound source devices, Mitsubishi recommends using the setup for Case 1, in which audio is sent through the TV.

AdevicecansenddigitalsurroundsoundsuchasDolbyDigitalorDTSdirectlytotheA/Vreceiver.ThedevicemightbeaDVDplayer,cablebox,orsatellitereceiver,andcouldhaveHDMIoutput.ADVDplayerisusedinthisexample.

YoursetupmayincludeadditionaldeviceswithdigitalsurroundsoundconnecteddirectlytotheA/Vreceiver.ThesedevicesmightbeaDVDplayerplusacableboxorsatellitereceiver.

TVaudio + videoIncoming Coaxial

Cable

A/V Receiver

DVD audio input

DVD Player with Digital Surround Sound

video

video

digital surround sound


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Case 2: A/V receiver audio from a device providing surround sound directly to the A/V receiver

Inthe1. Inputs > AVRmenu,press tohighlightthenameoftheA/Vreceiverinputtocontrol.Inthisexample,itistheDVDinput.


Case 2: NetCommand setup for controlling A/V receiver switching to the A/V receiver’s DVD input. The list contains connected inputs with names assigned during Auto Input Sensing.

Whilethetext3. DVDisflashing,pressandholdtheDVD INPUTkeyontheA/V receiver’sremotecontrol.

Whenacheckappearsnextto4. DVD,releasetheDVD INPUTkey.


Iffinished,highlight5. EXITandpressENTERorcontinuetosetupadditionalA/Vreceiveraudiosources.

6. NetCommand Control of an A/V Receiver 65

Multiple video inputs through a single HDMI cable. You can connect multiple video devices to an A/V receiver that has an HDMI output. The optional audio connection allows you to hear, through the A/V receiver, devices connected to the TV only, e.g., an antenna on the ANT input.

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Any connection types

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digital audio connection

HDMI cable

Before You Begin

Tocompletethesestepsyouwillneed:

TheremotecontrolsforboththeTVandthe•A/Vreceiver.

AnIRemittercableavailablefromMitsubishi.•

AnHDMI-to-HDMIcabletoconnecttheA/V•receivertotheTVandcablesnecessarytoconnectdevicestotheA/Vreceiver.

ConnecttheA/VreceivertotheTVwithanHDMI-1. to-HDMIcable.Donotconnecttheoptionalaudiocableatthistime.

Ifdesired,enableHDMIControlofaCEC-enabled2. A/Vreceiver.SeeAppendixB,“HDMIControlofCECDevices.”

Connectyouraudio/videodevicestotheA/V3. receiver.NotethenameofthedeviceconnectedtoeachA/Vreceiverinput.ThisinformationwillbeneededlatertosetupNetCommand’sautomaticinputswitching.


Case 3: Automatic Audio and Video Switching via HDMI

IfyourA/VreceiverhasanHDMIoutput,itmaybeconvenienttoroutevideosignalsfrommultipledevicesoverasinglecabletotheTV.UsethisproceduretosetupNetCommandcontroloftheA/Vreceiver’saudioandvideoswitchingoverasingleHDMIcable.Theconnectedsourcedevicescanbeanalog,digital,oramixtureorthetwo.Whenthissetupiscomplete,youcanusetheTV’sActivitymenutoselectavideodeviceconnectedtotheA/Vreceiver.

VCR with Analog Audio Output

A/V Receiver

HDMI Output


HDMI Cable

Blu-ray player

DVD playerCable box

VCR

TV

More About Using an HDMI Connection

AudiofromdevicesconnecteddirectlytotheTV•canbeheardfromtheTVspeakersonly.TosendaudiototheA/Vreceiverfromsuchdevices,useoneoftheoptionalaudioconnectionsshowninthediagramonthispage.Forexample,useanoptionalaudioconnectionifyouwishtousetheA/Vreceiverspeakerstohearaudiofrom:

The- ANTinputAgameorcamcorderconnectedtotheconve--nienceinput(INPUT 3).

TouseNetCommandtosupplementHDMIcontrol•ofaCEC-enabledA/Vreceiver,therecommendedsetupsequenceis:

ConnecttheHDMIcable.1. EnableHDMIcontrol(2. New Device Foundscreen).Connectthesecondarydigitalaudiocable,if3. desired.PerformNetCommandsetup.4.

IfyouconnecttoHDMIafterperformingNetCommandsetupfortheA/Vreceiver,theNetCommandsetupwillbelost.

Insomecircumstances,audiofromadevicecon-•nectedtotheA/VreceivermaynotbepassedovertheHDMIcabletotheTVspeakers.InthesecasesyoumustusetheA/Vreceiverspeakerstohearaudio.


IfusinganoptionalaudiocablebetweentheTVand4. A/Vreceiver,connectit.

ConnecttheIRemittercabletotheTVandposition5. theIRemitterwhereitcansendsignalstotheA/Vreceiver.See“IREmitterPlacement,”page56.

Setup to Control Automatic Audio and Video Switching via HDMI

Whenthissetupiscomplete,the“learned”A/VreceiverinputwillappearintheTV’sActivitymenuasaselect-ableinput.

PowerontheA/Vreceiver.1. Setthe2. TV’sremotecontroltoTVmodeusingthesidebutton.

PowerontheTV.3. Whenthe4. New Device Foundscreendisplays,selectdevicenameAVRifitisnotrecognizedauto-matically.

Navigatetothe5. Inputs > AVRmenuor,fromwithintheNew Device Foundscreen,highlightNetCommandandpressENTER.

To set up A/V switching over HDMI, choose your devices from a list. Unlike the device list described for Case 2, this is a generic list containing more than just the devices detected in your setup.

Inthe6. Inputs > AVRmenu,press tohighlightthenameoftheA/Vreceiverinputtocontrol.Inthisexample,itistheDVDinput.


Whilethetext8. DVDisflashing,pressandholdtheDVD INPUTkeyontheA/V receiver’sremotecontrol.

Whenacheckappearsnextto9. DVD,releasetheDVD INPUTkey.


Iftherearenomoredevicestosetup,highlight10. EXITandpressENTERorcontinuetosetupaddi-tionalA/Vreceiveraudio/videosources.


NetCommand Control of a Device Con-nected to an HDMI A/V Receiver

UsethissetuptohaveNetCommandcontroladevicesendingaudioandvideothroughtheA/VreceivertotheTVviaHDMI.

Youmusthavealreadycompletedtheprocedureunder“SetuptoControlAutomaticAudioandVideoSwitchingviaHDMI”onthispage.ThatprocedureplacesaniconintheActivitymenuforthedevice(input)connectedtotheA/Vreceiver.

HDMI Cable

TV

Any Connection Type

Source Device

A/V Receiver

SetupNetCommandcontrolofA/Vreceiveraudio/1. videoswitchingviaHDMIasdescribedonthispage.

Press2. BACKtocloseanyopenmenusandreturntonormalTVviewing.

Press3. ACTIVITY.

HighlighttheiconfortheA/Vreceiverinputyou4. wishtocontrol.

Press5. ENTERtoswitchtheTVtotheA/VreceiverandtheA/Vreceivertotheinput.

Openthe6. Inputs > Learnmenu.

PerformNetCommand“learning”forthecon-7. necteddevicebyfollowingthestepsin“InitialNetCommandSetup,”page57.

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Appendix A: Programming the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Appendix B: HDMI Control of CEC Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Appendix C: TV Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Appendix D: Bypassing the Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Appendix E: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Appendices

68 Appendices

ThisappendixexplainsprogrammingtheTV’sremotecontroltooperateotherA/Vdevices.ThisisdistinctfromNetCommandcontrol.

Functions Available for Other A/V DevicesTheTV’sremotecontrolcanbeprogrammedtooperateothertypesandbrandsofA/Vproducts.Thefunctionsperformedineachswitchpositionvarydependingontheproduct.Notallfunctionsworkforallmodels.Themostcommonfunctionsavailablearelistedonthispage.

Control modes

VCRs and DVRs

• CHANNEL UP/DN• POWER• SLEEP(fromMOREmenu)• (FAST FORWARD)• (PAUSE)• (PLAY)

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

MitsubishiVCRsarecompatiblewithsomeadditionalkeys.

Cable Boxes and Satellite Receivers

(notallfunctionsforallmodels)

• PAGE UP/DOWN• CANCEL• CHANNEL UP/DN• ENTER• GUIDE• POWER• • LAST(ENTER;forchan-

nelsonsomemodels)• 0–9NumberKeys

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

249 Series Keys for Cable Boxes

FAV•ON DEMAND•F1–F4•

A/V Receivers

• MUTE• POWER• SLEEP(fromMOREmenu)• VOLUME• 0–9NumberButtons

• DirectInputSelectionbuttons:numbersandLAST(onsomeMitsubishimodels)

CD Players


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

• (REVERSE)• (STOP)• 0–9NumberButtons

DVD Players


• CANCEL(onsomemodels)

• CHANNEL UP/DN(fortrackskiponsomemodels)

• ENTER• MENU• POWER• SLEEP(fromMOREmenu)•

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

Appendix A: Programming the Remote Control

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.


ACTIVITY

To use the remote after programming, press the side button to change the control mode to match the device type.

The MORE MenusPresstheMOREkeytodisplayamenushowingaddi-tionalkeyfunctionsavailableafterprogrammingtheremotecontrolforadevice.

249 Series Supplemental KeysThesupplementalcableboxkeysofferedwiththe249seriesmayprovideadditionalcontrols.Programtheremotecontrolforyourcableboxandtestthekeys.

TheTV’sremotecontrolmayoperatetheFavoritesandOnDemandfeaturesofyourcablebox.

TheF1–F4keysworkliketheA,B,C,Dbuttonsonsomecableboxes.

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Programming the Remote ControlPressthesidebuttonontheremotecontrolto1. changetothecorrectmodefortheproductyouwanttocontrol.Refertothetablebelow.Onlyoneofeachdevicetypecanbecontrolledineachmode.

Mode Affected Device

CABLE/SAT CableBoxDTVReceiverSatelliteReceiver

VCR VCRDVRDVDPlayer/Recorder

DVD DVDPlayer/RecorderDVRVCR

AUDIO A/VReceiverAudioAmplifierCDPlayer

Pressandhold2. POWERontheremotecontrolforseveralsecondsuntilthemodeindicatorblinkstwiceandgoesoff.

Releasethe3. POWERkey.

Enterthefirstfive-digitcodelistedforyourequip-4. ment.

Themodeindicatorblinkstwicewhenyou•starttoenterthecodeandthenonceforeachadditionalkeypress.

Themodeindicatorblinkstwicewhenyoufinish•enteringavalidcode.

Ifyouneedtostartoverorwishtoexitpro-•grammingmode,temporarilychangetoadifferentmodeusingthesidebutton.

Pointtheremotecontrolattheequipmentand5. pressPOWER.Iftheproducthasnopoweron/offfunction,pressadifferentkey,suchas (PLAY),

(STOP), VOLUME UP,or MUTE.

Iftheequipmentresponds,theremotecontrol•isproperlyprogrammed.

Iftheequipmentdoesnotrespond,repeat•steps2–4withthenextfive-digitcodelistedforyourequipment.

Onceyouhavefoundthecorrectcode,writeitin6. thespacebelowforfuturereference.

Mode Device Type Code

CABLE/SAT

VCR

DVD

AUDIO

IMPORTANTYou may need to reprogram the remote control after changing the batteries. Record the codes for each mode in the space provided to make this faster.

Code Verification

Todeterminethecodeprogrammedforanymode:

Setthemodetotheoneyouwishtoverify.1. Pressandhold2. POWERontheremotecontrolforseveralsecondsuntilthemodeindicatorblinkstwiceandgoesoff.

Presskeys3. 9 9 0

Press4. 1andcounttheblinksofthepowerkey.Writedownthenumberofblinksasthefirstdigitofthecode.

Repeatstep4forthesecond,third,fourth,andfifth5. digitsofthecode.

Audio Lock: Universal A/V Receiver ControlWithAudioLockenabled,theremotecontroloperatesvolumeandmuteontheA/Vreceiverinallmodessetbythesidebutton.ActivateAudioLockifyounormallyuseanA/VreceiverwithyourTVandotherA/Vequipment.

Program1. AUDIOmodeforyourA/Vreceiverasdescribedin“ProgrammingtheRemoteControl”onthispage.

Withtheremotecontrolin2. AUDIOmode,holdPOWERontheremotecontrolforseveralsecondsuntilthemodeindicatorblinkstwiceandgoesoff.

Presskeys3. 9 9 3 ENTER

ThemodeindicatorwillblinktwicetoindicateAudioLockisactive.

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

Pressandhold1. POWERforseveralsecondsuntilthemodeindicatorblinkstwiceandgoesoff.

Presskeys2. 9 9 3 VOLUME UP.

ThemodeindicatorwillblinkfourtimestoindicateAudioLockhascleared.

Appendix A: Programming the Remote Control, continued

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Programming Codes


Audio AmplifiersAdcom 41100,40577AltecLansing 41742BelCantoDesign

41583

Bose 40674Carver 40892CaryAudioDesign

41879

Classe 41461Flextronics 41879Halcro 41934Harman/Kardon

40892

JVC 40331Krell 41837LeftCoast 40892Lexicon 41802,41145Marantz 40892MarkLevinson

41483

Parasound 41934Philips 40892PolkAudio 40892Victor 40331Yamaha 40354

Cable BoxesA-Mark 10144,10008ABC 10237,10008Acorn 10237Action 10237Active 10237Americast 10899Amino 11822,11602Archer 10237BellSouth 10899Century 10008Cisco 11982,11877,10877Comcast 11982Digeo 12187Director 10476GE 10144GeneralInstrument

10476

GoldStar 10144Hitachi 10008i3Micro 11602Insight 10476Jerrold 10476Memorex 10000Motorola 11376,11254,10476Myrio 11822,11602NovaVision 10008Novaplex 10008Pace 11877,10877,10237,

10008Panasonic 11982,10144,10008,

10000

Cable BoxesParagon 10525,10008,10000Penney 10000Philips 11305Pioneer 11877,10877,10533,

10144Pulsar 10000Quasar 10000Runco 10000Samsung 10144ScientificAtlanta

11877,10877,10477,10237,10008,10000

Sejin 11602Sony 11006Sprucer 10144Toshiba 10000USElec-tronics

10008

Videoway 10000Zenith 10899,10525,10000

CD PlayersAcousticResearch

40420

Akai 40083Burmester 40420CaliforniaAudioLabs

40029

DKK 40000Fisher 40000Garrard 40420Hafler 40173Harman/Kardon

41202,40173,40100,40083

Inkel 40180Integra 40101JVC 41294,40072Kenwood 40626,40190,40037,

40029,40000KLH 41711,41318Koss 41317LG 41208Magnavox 40038Marantz 40626,40435,40180,

40038,40029McIntosh 41703MCS 40029Memorex 40420,40000MGA 40083Miro 40000Mitsubishi 40098,40083Modulaire 40420,40180,40087,

40000MTC 40420NAD 41208Onkyo 41327,40101Optimus 40420,40087,40037,

40000Panasonic 40752,40388,40029

CD PlayersParasound 40420Penney 40029Philips 40626Pioneer 41087Proceed 40420Quasar 40029RadioShack 40420,40180,40000RCA 40420Realistic 40420,40180,40087,

40000Roksan 40435Rotel 40420Sansui 40000Sanyo 40087,40000Sharp 40180,40037Sherwood 41950,40180Sony 41364,40490,40185,

40100,40000Symphonic 40180Tascam 40420TDK 41208Teac 40490,40420,40180Technics 40029Victor 40072Wards 40087Yamaha 41292,40490,40036Yorx 40000

A/V ReceiversADC 40531Aiwa 41641,41405,41388,

41243,40189,40121Alco 41390AMC 41077Anam 41609,41074Arcam 41189Audiotronic 41189Audiovox 41390Bose 41933,41841,41629,

41253,41229,40639Cairn 40189Capetronic 40531Carver 41289,41189,40189,

40121CurtisMathes

40014

Daewoo 41250Denon 41360,41306,41142,

40121Emerson 40531Fisher 41801Grundig 40189Harman/Kardon

41306,41304,41289,40891,40189,40110

Hitachi 41801Insignia 42169,41893,41077,

41030

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Programming Codes, continued


A/V ReceiversIntegra 41805,41320,41298,

40842JBL 41306,40110JVC 42331,41643,41495,

41374,41282,41058Kawasaki 41390Kenwood 41570,41569,41313KLH 41428,41390LG 42197,41293Linn 40189Magnavox 41514,41269,41266,

41189,40531,40189Marantz 41289,41269,41189,

40891,40189McIntosh 41289Micromega 41189,40189Mitsubishi 41957,41922,41921,

41920,41393Myryad 41189Nakamichi 41313Onkyo 41905,41805,41320,

41298,40842Optimus 41074,41023,40531,

40121,40014Panasonic 42967,41764,41763,

41633,41548,41518,41509,41316,41308,41288,41275

Philips 41269,41266,41189,40891,40531,40189

Pioneer 41935,41384,41123,41023,40630,40531,40150,40014

Polaroid 41508PolkAudio 41289,40189Proscan 41254RadioShack 41609RCA 41609,41511,41390,

41254,41123,41074,41023,40531

Realistic 41609,40121Revox 40189Rio 41869Samsung 41500,41304,41295Sansui 41189,40189Sanyo 41801Sherwood 42169,41905,41077SherwoodNewcastle

42169

SonicBlue 41869Sony 41858,41822,41759,

41758,41658,41622,41558,41441,41382,41258,41131,41058

Stereophonics 41023Sunfire 41313Teac 41390,41074

A/V ReceiversTechnics 41518,41308Thorens 41189Toshiba 41788,41123,40842Venturer 41390Wards 40189,40014Yamaha 41815,41476,41376,

41375,41331,41276,41176,41023,40176

YBA 41921Zenith 41293

Satellite ReceiversBellExpressVu 11170,10775Chaparral 10216Crossdigital 11109DirecTV 11856,11749,11640,

11639,11609,11442,11414,11392,11377,11142,11109,10819,10749,10639,10566,10392,10247,10099

DishNetworkSystem

11775,11505,11170,10775

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

10775Expressvu 11775,10775FortecStar 11821Funai 11377GE 10566GOI 11775,10775Hitachi 11250,10819,10749Houston 10775HTS 11775,10775HughesNetworkSystems

11749,11442,11142,10749

Humax 11790,11781Innova 10099JVC 11775,11170,10775LG 11414Magnavox 10722Mitsubishi 10749Netsat 10099Panasonic 10701,10247Pansat 11807Philips 11749,11442,11142,

10775,10749,10722,10099

Proscan 10566,10392RadioShack 10775,10566RCA 11442,11392,11142,

10855,10775,10566,10392,10143

Samsung 11609,11442,11377,11276,11142,11109

Satellite ReceiversSKY 10099Sony 11640,11639,10639Thomson 10566,10392Tivo 11442,11142Toshiba 11749,10790,10749UltimateTV 11640,11392Uniden 10722Zenith 11856,11810

VCRsA-Mark 20278,20046,20037,

20000ABS 21972Accurian 20000Admiral 20479,20209,20060,

20048,20047,20039Adventura 20037,20000Aiko 20278Aiwa 20124,20037,20000Akai 20242,20175Alba 20278,20209Alienware 21972Allegro 20039AmericaAction

20278

AmericanHigh

20081,20035

Amstrad 20000Astra 20035Audiovox 20278,20038,20037Avis 20000Bell&Howell

20479,20048,20046,20039,20035,20000

BellExpressVu

21944

Broksonic 20479,20209,20184,20121

Calix 20037Candle 20038,20037Canon 20035Carver 20081,20035CCE 20278Cineral 20278Citizen 20479,20278,20209,

20037,20035,20000Classic 20037Colortyme 20278,20060,20045,

20035Colt 20000Craig 20047,20037Criterion 20000Crosley 20081,20035,20000Crown 20278CurtisMathes

20432,20278,20162,20060,20035,20000

CyberPower 21972Daewoo 20278,20046,20045,

20037

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VCRsDaytron 20278,20037Dell 21972Denon 20081,20042DirecTV 20739DishNetworkSystem

21944

Dishpro 21944Dual 20000Durabrand 20039,20038Dynatech 20000Echostar 21944Electrohome 20209,20060,20043,

20037,20000Electrophonic 20037Emerald 20184,20121Emerex 20032Emerson 21593,20593,20479,

20278,20209,20184,20121,20043,20037,20000

Expressvu 21944Fisher 20047,20046,20039,

20000Fuji 20035,20033Fujitsu 20000Funai 21593,20593,20278,

20037,20000Garrard 20000Gateway 21972GE 20060,20048,20035,

20000Gemini 20060Genexxa 20278,20037,20000GFM 21593GoVideo 20614,20432GOI 21944GoldStar 20278,20039,20038,

20037,20035,20000Goodmans 20278,20081,20037,

20000Gradiente 20000Granada 20081,20042Grundig 20081HarleyDavidson

20000

Harman/Kardon

20081,20075,20038

Headquarter 20046HewlettPackard

21972

HI-Q 20047,20035,20000Hitachi 20089,20045,20042,

20037,20035,20000HowardComputers

21972

HP 21972

VCRsHTS 21944HughesNetworkSystems

20739,20042

Humax 21988,21797,20739Hush 21972Hytek 20047,20000iBUYPOWER 21972InstantReplay

20035

Jensen 20067JVC 21944,20067KEC 20278,20037Kenwood 20067,20046,20038Kodak 20037,20035KTV 20000LG 20038,20037Linksys 21972Lloyd’s 20038,20000Loewe 20081Logik 20000Lumatron 20278Luxor 20046LXI 20067,20042,20037,

20000Magnasonic 20593,20278,20037,

20000Magnavox 21593,20618,20593,

20563,20081,20048,20039,20037,20035,20000

Marantz 20081,20038,20035Marta 20037Matsui 20209,20037Matsushita 20162,20081,20035MediaCenterPC

21972

MEI 20035Memorex 20479,20278,20209,

20162,20048,20047,20046,20039,20037,20035,20000

Metz 20037MGA 20060,20043Microsoft 21972Mind 21972Minolta 20042Mitsubishi 20443,20242,20214,

20173,20075,20067,20060,20048,20047,20043,20042,20000

Motorola 20048,20035MTC 20000MTX 20000Multitech 20039,20000NEC 20067,20038Nikko 20278,20037

VCRsNikkodo 20278,20037NiveusMedia

21972

Northgate 21972Olympus 20162,20035Onkyo 20222Optimus 21062,21048,20593,

20432,20162,20048,20047,20037,20035,20000

Orion 20479,20278,20209,20184,20121,20000

Panama 20035Panasonic 21062,20616,20614,

20225,20162,20035,20000

Penney 20162,20081,20067,20047,20042,20038,20037,20035,20000

Pentax 20042Philco 20479,20209,20081,

20035,20000Philips 21181,21081,20739,

20618,20616,20209,20162,20081,20048,20045,20035,20000

Pilot 20037Pioneer 20162,20081,20067,

20042PolkAudio 20081Portland 20278Presidian 21593Proscan 20060Protec 20000Pulsar 20278,20039Quarter 20046Quartz 20047,20046,20035Quasar 20162,20035RadioShack 20162,20048,20047,

20046,20037,20035,20000

Radix 20037Randex 20037RCA 20880,20060,20048,

20045,20042,20035,20000

Realistic 20278,20162,20121,20048,20047,20046,20037,20035,20000

ReplayTV 20616,20614Ricavision 21972Runco 20039Salora 20075Samsung 20739,20432,20060,

20045,20038,20000Sanky 20048,20039

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VCRsSansui 20479,20209,20067,

20000Sanyo 20479,20159,20047,

20046,20000Scott 20184,20121,20045,

20043Sears 20209,20162,20067,

20060,20048,20047,20046,20045,20043,20042,20039,20037,20035,20033,20000

Sharp 20848,20048,20047,20032,20000

Shintom 20039,20000Siemens 20037Signature 20479,20060,20048,

20046,20037,20035,20000

Singer 20037SonicBlue 20616,20614Sonographe 20046Sony 21972,21032,20636,

20067,20047,20046,20035,20033,20032,20000

Soundmaster 20000Stack9 21972STS 20042SV2000 20000SVA 20000Sylvania 21593,20593,20081,

20043,20035,20000Symphonic 21593,20593,20000Systemax 21972TagarSystems

21972

Tandy 20000Tashiko 20037Tatung 20081,20067,20048,

20000Teac 20067,20000Technics 20162,20037,20035,

20000Teknika 20037,20035,20000Tevion 20479Thomas 20000Thomson 20060Tisonic 20278Tivo 21944,20739,20636,

20618TMK 20000TNIX 20037Toshiba 21988,21972,21008,

20209,20045,20043,20000

Tosonic 20278Totevision 20037

VCRsTouch 21972Trix 20037Ultra 20278,20045Vector 20045VectorResearch

20184,20038

Victor 20067VideoCon-cepts

20242,20045

Videomagic 20037Videosonic 20000Viewsonic 21972Villain 20000Voodoo 21972Wards 20479,20081,20060,

20048,20047,20046,20045,20043,20042,20038,20037,20035,20033,20000

Wharfedale 20593WhiteWestinghouse

20479,20278,20209,20000

World 20479,20209XR-1000 20035,20000Yamaha 20038Zenith 21139,20479,20278,

20209,20039,20037,20033,20000

ZTGroup 21972

DVD and Blu-ray Players3DLAB 30539,30503Accurian 31416,30675AcousticSolutions

30730

Adcom 31094Afreey 30698Aiwa 30641,30533Akai 31089,30770,30705,

30695Alba 30717,30672Alco 30790Allegro 30869AmphionMediaWorks

30872

AMW 30872ApexDigital 31061,31056,31020,

31004,30797,30796,30794,30755,30717,30672,30533

Arrgo 31023AspireDigital

31168,31407

Astar 31489Audiovox 31041,30790,30717Awa 30730

DVD and Blu-ray PlayersB&K 30662,30655BBK 31224BelCantoDesign

31571

Blaupunkt 30717BlueParade 30571BlueSky 30699,30695Bose 32023,31895Brandt 30651Broksonic 30695CaliforniaAudioLabs

30490

Celestial 31020Centrex 31004,30672Cinea 30831CineVision 30869,30833Citizen 32116,31587,31277,

31003,30695Clairtone 30571Coby 31351,31177,31165,

31107,31086,31077,30852,30778

Craig 30831Creative 30539,30503CurtisMathes

31087

CyberHome 31537,31502,31129,31117,31024,31023,30874,30816

Cytron 30705Daewoo 31242,31234,31172,

31169,30869,30833,30784,30770,30705

Dansai 30770Daytek 30872Decca 30770Denon 32258,30634,30490Denver 30778Desay 31407DigitalMax 31738Digitrex 30672Disney 31270,30675DiViDo 30705Dual 31068,30675Durabrand 31127,31023DVD2000 30521Electrohome 32116,31003Emerson 31268,30675,30591Enterprise 30591Entivo 30539,30503Enzer 30770ESA 31268Firstline 30651Fisher 30670Funai 31268,30675Gateway 31158,31077,31073GE 30815,30717,30522

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DVD and Blu-ray PlayersGFM 31268,30675GoVideo 31730,31304,31158,

31144,31099,31075,31044,30869,30833,30783,30744,30741,30717,30715,30573

GoldStar 30869,30741Goodmans 30790GPX 30769,30699Gradiente 30651,30490Greenhill 30717Grundig 30705,30539Harman/Kardon

30702,30582

HelloKitty 30831Hitachi 30664,30573Hiteker 30672Humax 31588,31500iLo 31348Initial 30717Insignia 32095,31268,30675Integra 31769,30627,30571IRT 30783JBL 30702JMB 30695JSI 31423JVC 31550,31275,31164,

30867,30623,30558jWin 31049Kawasaki 30790Kenwood 30534,30490KLH 31149,31020,30790,

30717Kloss 30533Koss 31423,31061,30769,

30651Lasonic 30798,30627Lecson 31533Lenoxx 31127LG 30869,30741,30591LiteOn 31738,31656,31440,

31416,31158,31058Loewe 30741,30511Logix 30783Magnasonic 30675,30651Magnavox 31506,31354,31268,

30675,30646,30539,30503

Marantz 30675,30539,30503McIntosh 31533,31273Medion 30651Memorex 31270,30831,30695Microsoft 32083,30522Minato 30752Mintek 30839,30717Mitsubishi 31521,30521Mustek 30730

DVD and Blu-ray PlayersMyryad 30894NAD 30741Naiko 30770NEC 30869,30785Nesa 30717NexxTech 31402Norcent 31265,31107,31003,

30872Onkyo 31769,30627,30503Oppo 31224,30575Optimus 30571Oritron 30651Palsonic 30852,30672Panasonic 31762,31641,30703,

30632,30571,30503,30490

Philco 30675Philips 32084,32056,31506,

31354,31340,31267,31158,30675,30646,30539,30503

Phonotrend 30699PianoDisc 31024Pioneer 31571,31512,31460,

30632,30631,30571,30525,30142

Polaroid 31086,31061,31020PolkAudio 30539Portland 30770Presidian 31738,30675Proceed 30672Proscan 30522Prosonic 30699ProVision 30778Qwestar 30651Radionette 30741RadioShack 30571RCA 31769,30822,30790,

30717,30571,30522Realistic 30571Reoc 30752Revoy 30699Rio 30869Rotel 31178,30623Rowa 31004Saba 30651Sampo 30752,30698Samsung 31075,31044,30820,

30744,30573,30490,30199

Sansui 30695Sanyo 30873,30695,30675,

30670Schneider 30783Schwaiger 30752SensoryScience

31158

DVD and Blu-ray PlayersSharp 32250,31256,30752,

30675,30630SharperImage

31117

Sherwood 31077,31043,30770,30633

SherwoodNewcastle

31077

Shinsonic 30839,30533SlimArt 30784SMElec-tronic

30730

SonicBlue 31099,30869,30783,30715,30573

Sony 31536,31533,31516,31431,31070,31033,30864,30533

Sungale 31074SVA 30860,30717Sylvania 31268,30675Symphonic 31268,30675TAGMcLaren

30894

Tatung 30770Teac 30790,30717,30571Technics 30703,30490Technika 30770Technosonic 30730Tevion 30651ThetaDigital 30571Thomson 30522,30511Tivo 31588,31512,31503Toshiba 31769,31608,31588,

31515,31510,31503,31154,30695,30573,30539,30503

Tredex 30800Unimax 30770United 30730Universum 30591UrbanCon-cepts

30539,30503

USLogic 30839V 31226,31064Venturer 30790Vizio 31226,31064Wesder 30699Xbox 32083,30522Yamaha 30646,30545,30539,

30497,30490Yamakawa 30872Zenith 30869,30741,30591,

30503Zeus 30784Zoece 31265

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Ifpromptedforaname,4. highlightthenameyouwanttoassignthedevice.

Highlight5. On.

Highlight7. EXITandpressENTERtoclosetheNew Device Foundscreen.

Note: AtanytimeaftercompletingAutoInputSens-ing,youcansettheTV’sHDMIcontrolonoroffintheInputs > HDMI Controlmenu.

153 or 249 Series.8. TosupplementHDMIcontrolwithNetCommandIRcontrol,seepage55.

ManynewHDMIdeviceshaveafeaturecalledCon-sumerElectronicsControl(CEC)orHDMIControl.HDMIControlallowsonedevice,suchastheTV,tocontrolotherdevices,suchasanA/Vreceiverordiscplayer.UseofCECisoptional.

EachmanufacturerchooseswhichCECfunctionstosupportsoitisdifficulttopredictwhichdevicesandfeaturesarecompatiblewithMitsubishi’sHDMIControl.YoumayfindthatCECfunctionsforaspecificdevicearelimited.

To use HDMI Control, you must enable it in both the TV and the device.

In the TV.• EnableHDMIcontrolfromtheNew Device FoundscreenorfromtheInputs > HDMI Controlmenu.

I• n the Device.MostdeviceswithHDMICECcom-patibilityletyouturnitonoroffinthedevicemenus,whereitistypicallylistedas“HDMIControl.”

Enabling HDMI Control of CEC DevicesToensureproperdetection

PoweronHDMIdevicesbeforeconnectingthemto•theTV.ConnectandsetupHDMIdevicesoneatatime.•

Poweronthedeviceandallowittocompletethe1. power-onsequence(bootup).Stopanyplayback.

ConnectthedevicetooneoftheTV’sHDMIinputs.2. WhentheTVdetectstheconnection,the3. New Device Found screenwillappear.

Note: See“IftheNewDeviceFoundScreenDisplaysNoHDMIControlOption”onthispageifthereisnoHDMIControloption.

New Device Found screen with HDMI Control option. This screen displays only if the device’s HDMI Control is enabled.

Appendix B: HDMI Control of CEC Devices

If the New Device Found Screen Displays No HDMI Control OptionIftheNew Device FoundscreenshowsnooptionforHDMIControl,oneoftheseconditionsapplies:

HDMI Control is turned off in the menus of the •new device

Action:Highlighta. EXITandpressENTERtoclosetheNew Device Foundscreen.Displaythedevice’ssetupmenusandenableb. thedevice’sCECcapabilities.WaitfortheTV’sc. New Device Foundscreentoappearagain.Ifthed. New Device Foundscreendoesnotappear,poweroffthedevice.PoweronthedeviceandwaitfortheNew Device FoundscreentodisplaywiththeHDMIControloption.

The device does not have CEC compatibility•

Action:

Controlthedevicewithitsownremote-controlorprogramtheTV’sremotecontroltooperatethedevice.

153 and 249 Series.- UsetheTV’sNetCommandIRcontrol(page55).

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HDMI Control of an HDMI A/V Receiver and Connected Devices

Note: ConnecttheA/VreceivertotheTVwithanHDMIcablebeforemakingotherconnections.

EnableHDMIControlfortheA/Vreceiveras1. describedin“EnablingHDMIControlofCECDevices”onthepreviouspage.

PowerontheHDMIdeviceyouwishtoconnectto2. theA/Vreceiver(suchasadiscplayer,cablebox,orsatellitereceiver).Allowthedevicetocompletethepower-onsequence(bootup).Stopplaybackifthedevicestartsplaying.

ConnectthedevicetotheA/Vreceiverwithan3. HDMIcable.

Selectthedevice’sHDMIinputontheA/Vreceiv-4. er’sfrontpanelcontrolsorremotecontrol.

WhentheTVdetectstheconnection,the5. New Device Found screenwillappear.

Note: IftheTVisunabletodetectthedevice,eitherthedevice’sCECcapabilityisnotenabledorthedeviceisnotCECcompatible.EnableHDMIcontrolthroughthedevice’smenusbeforecontinuing.Youmayneedtotemporar-ilyconnectthedevicedirectlytotheTVtoviewdevicemenus.

Highlight6. On.

Highlight7. EXITandpressENTERtoclosetheNew Device Foundscreen.

Optional:ConnecttheTV’s8. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTtoaninputontheA/Vreceiver.Usethisadditionalconnectionif:

YouwanttheabilitytoswitchbetweentheA/V•receiverspeakersandtheTVspeakers.YouwanttousetheA/Vreceivertolistento•devicesconnectedtotheTVonly,e.g.,anantennainputorcamcorder.

153 Series.9. Ifdesired,performNetCommandIRLearningtosupplementCECfunctions.YoumustfirstconnectandplaceIRemittersforthedevices.Seepage55.

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Connecting HDMI devices. The optional digital audio connection allows you to hear audio through the A/V receiver from devices connected to the TV only.

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Using HDMI ControlAsanexampleofusingHDMIControl,pressPLAYonthedeviceitselfto:

PowerontheTV•Switchtothedevice(noneedtodisplaythe•Activitymenu)Beginplayofthedevice•

Direct Keys

TestyourequipmentwiththeTV’sremotecontroltofindadditionalsupportedcommands.Seethetablebelowforcommandsthatmaybeavailable,dependingontheindividualdevice.

CEC-enabled VCR, DVD, and DVR functions that may be available:

Record/Playback

Menu Navigation

Channel Tuning Other

CHANNEL UP/DN GUIDE

ENTER Digits0–9,CANCEL MENU

CANCEL(tocancel)

ENTER

IfyouhaveaCEC-enabledA/Vreceiver,CEC-enableddevicesconnectedtotheA/VreceiverwithanHDMIcablemayalsobecontrollable.TheycanbeselectedfromtheTV’sActivitymenu.

CEC-enabled A/V receiver functions that may be available:

Trythe• VOLUME UP/DOWN,MUTE,andmenu-navigationkeys.ToopentheA/Vreceivermenu,followthesesteps:•

WhilewatchingTV,press1. MOREthen9 (AUDIO).Press2. untiltheSpeakersoptiondisplays.Press3. toselectAVRasthesource.Press4. MORE andthen1 (MENU)todisplaythemenu.

The MORE Menu and HDMI Control

PressMOREontheTV’sremotecontroltoseeamenuofadditionalsupportedfunctionsforthecurrentCEC-enableddevice.Toissueacommand,pressthenumberkeyindicatedinthemenu.

MORE key: Sample menu for a CEC-enabled DVD player

Resolving CEC ConflictsBecauseeachmanufacturerselectswhichCECfunc-tionstosupport,somedevicescanconflictwithotherdevices.Ifcontrolconflictsarise,youcan:

TurnoffTVcontrolofanindividualCEC-enabled•device(seebelow).

TurnoffCECinthesetupmenuofoneofthe•devices.

Turning Off the TV’s HDMI Control of a CEC Device

Press1. MENUontheTVremotecontrol.

Highlight2. Inputs > HDMI ControlandpressENTERtoopenthemenu.

Movetothedevicenameandpress3. toselectOfftoturnofftheTV’sabilitytocontrolthedevice.

Press4. MENUtoclearthemenu.

Inputs > HDMI Control menu

Removing an HDMI Device

Poweroffthedevice.1. DisconnecttheHDMIcable.2. Press3. MENUontheTVremotecontroltoentertheTVmainmenu.

Highlight4. Inputs > NameandpressENTERtoopenthemenu.

Select5. DeletefromtheHDMIinputnames.

Press6. MENUtoclearthemenus.

Inputs > Name menu with Delete selected for HDMI-3.

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

First,turnofftheTVandunplugthepowercordfromthepoweroutlet.

Top and Sides of the TV

Occasionallycleandustbuild-upfromtheair-intake•grillesonthebackandsidesoftheTV.Cleanusingavacuumcleanerwithabrushattachment.

GentlywipedownyourTVwithasoft,non-abrasive•clothsuchascottonflannel,microfiber,oracleanclothdiaper,lightlymoistenedwithwater.Drywithaseconddry,soft,non-abrasivecloth.

Foroilydirt,addafewdropsofmildliquiddeter-•gent,suchasdishwashingdetergent,tothewaterusedtomoistenthecloth.Rinsewithasecondclothmoistenedonlywithwater.Drywithathirddry,soft,non-abrasivecloth.

Glossy Surfaces: • TakespecialcarewhencleaningtheTV’sglossysurfaces.

Alwaysshakeorbrushthecleaningclothfirstto-removeanydirtparticles.Wipetheglossyareasgently,withoutapplying-pressure.Ifnecessary,lightlydampentheclothwith-water.Usenochemicalorabrasivecleaners.

LCD Screen Cleaning

IMPORTANTDO NOT apply any type of liquid to the surface of the TV screen.

Use only a soft, dry cloth to clean the LCD •screen. Do not use any liquids.Wipethescreengentlywithanupanddown•motion.Cleantheentirescreenevenly,notjustsectionsof•thescreen.

Care of the Remote Control

Remote Control Tips

Forlongerlife,usealkalinebatteries.•

Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.•

Bewithin20feetoftheequipment.•

Donotpresstwoormorekeysatthesametime•unlessinstructedtodoso.

Donotallowtheunittogetwetorbecomeheated.•

Keeptheunitoutofdirectsunlight.•

Avoiddroppingonhardsurfaces.•

Donotuseharshchemicalstoclean.Useonlya•soft,lightlymoistenedcloth.

Resetting the Remote Control

IfTVmodeisselectedandtheTVdoesnotrespondproperly,resettheremotecontrol.

Pressandhold1. POWERforseveralsecondsuntilthemodeindicatorblinkstwiceandgoesoff.

Releasethe2. POWERkey.

Presskeys3. 0 0 9 3 5andthemodeindicatorwillblinktwicewhenyoufinishenteringthecode.Whenenteringthecode,pauseforamomentbetweeneachkeypresstoensureitisrecognized.

Low-Battery Indicator

Ifyoupressakeyandthemodeindicatorblinksfivetimes,replacetheremotecontrol’sbatteries.

Appendix C: TV Care

General Cleaning Precautions

DONOTallowliquidtoentertheTVthroughthe•ventilationslotsoranycrevice.

DONOTuseanystrongorabrasivecleaners,as•thesecanscratchthesurfaces.

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

DONOTsprayliquidsorcleanersdirectlyonthe•TV’ssurfaces.

DONOTscruborrubtheTVharshly.Wipeitgently.•

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Bypassing the Parental LockAfteryousetthelock,youmustuseyourpasscodeto:

Viewalockedprogram•

ViewthelockedTV•

Cancelthelock•

Enterthe• Lockmenus

Ifyouforgetyourpasscode,youcanviewthelockedTVwithoutenteringyourpasscode.Whenpromptedforthepasscode,pressthenumber9and (LAST)keysontheTVremotecontrolatthesametime.ThisprocesstemporarilyunlockstheTV.

WhenenteringtheLockmenu,youarepromptedtoenterapasscode.

• Tochangethepasscode,press9and (LAST)atthesametime.EitherenteranewpasscodetoopentheLockmenuandmakechangesorpressBACKtoclosethemenu.

• 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 D: Bypassing the Parental Lock

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Reset Name When to Use How to Use Resulting Action

Format Whenthepictureshapeseemsincorrect,useMORE > 0 (FORMAT)tochangetheshapeofthepicture.

PresstheMOREkeyandthenrepeat-edlypress0(FORMAT)tocyclethroughtheavailableaspectratios.

Thelast-usedformatforasignaltypeismemorizedforeachinput.Thenexttimethesameinputandthesamesignaltypeisviewed,thelast-usedformatwillberecalled.

PerfectColor™

ResetorPerfectColor™/ PerfecTint™ Reset (153 and 249 Series)(forthesingleinputcurrentlybeingwatched)

Whenthecolorintensitiesseemoutofbalance,usethePerfectColor/PerfecTintresettoresetthecolorbalancestotheoriginalfactorysettings.BothPerfectColorandPerfecTintareresetatthesametime.

Whileviewingtheinputto1. bereset,pressMENUandgotoAdjust > Picture+ > PerfectColor.

Press2. ENTERtodisplaythePerfectColoradjustmentscreen.

Press3. CANCELtoresetthecolors.

AllPerfectColor/PerfecTintslidersareresettotheoriginalcenterposition.ThePefectColor/PerfecTintsettingsforotherinputsremainunchanged.

A/V Memory Reset(forthesingleinputcurrentlybeingwatched)

Whenaudioand/orvideosettingsforasingleinputseemincorrect,useA/VMemoryResettoreturntheinputtotheoriginalfactorysettings.

Whileviewingtheinputtoreset,1. pressMENUandgotoAdjust > Reset.

Press2. ENTERtohighlighttheReseticon.

Press3. ENTERagaintoreset.

AllAudioandVideosettingsfortheindividualinputareresetexceptfortheListenTo,Language,audioBalance,ClosedCaption,andAdvancedPicturesettings.

A/V Reset(forallinputs)

Toresetaudioandvideoadjustmentsforallinputstotheoriginalfactorysettings.

WhileviewingtheTV,pressthecontrol-panelbuttonsACTIVITYandVOLUME DOWNatthesametimeforatleasttwoseconds.

AllAudioandVideosettingsarereturnedtotheoriginalfactorysettings,includingListenTo,Language,audioBalance,ClosedCaptions,andFormat.

TV Reset Comparison GuideYoucanresolvemanycommonTVproblemsusingtheresetfunctionsdescribedinthefollowingtable.Seealsothetroubleshootingsuggestionslaterinthisappendix.

IMPORTANTBefore you change sound or picture settings: Ifpictureorsoundsettingsseemwrongforabroadcastchannel

(achannelfromtheANTinput,acablebox,orsatellitereceiver),firstcheckotherchannelsfromthesameinputbeforechangingsettings.Ifmostotherchannelsfromthesameinputseemcorrect,thereislikelyaproblemwiththebroadcastratherthanwiththeTV.Usecareinthiscase,aschangesyoumaketofixproblemsonindividualchannelsalsoaffectallotherchannelsonthesameinput.

Appendix E: Troubleshooting

Service and Customer Support

Service

IfyouareunabletocorrectaproblemwithyourTV,consultyourMitsubishidealerorMitsubishiConsumerRelationsat(800)332-2119.

• DONOTadjustanycontrolsotherthanthosedescribedinthisOwner’sGuide.

• DONOTremovetheprotectivebackcoverofyourTV.

Customer Support

• Toorderreplacementoradditionalremotecon-trolsortopurchaseanIRemittercable,visitourwebsiteatwww.mitsuparts.comorcall(800)553-7278.

• Forquestions: CallConsumerRelationsat800-332-2119. E-mail:[email protected] Website:www.mitsubishi-tv.com

249 Series.• IfyouarehavingdifficultywithyourVUDUaccount,contactVUDUCustomerCareatwww.VUDU.com/support.

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Channel Memorization

Toeraseandre-memorizechannelsontheANT input.

WhileviewingtheTV,press1. MENUtodisplaythemainmenu.Navigatetothe2. Initial> Channelmenu.Press3. ENTER.Highlightthereceptionmode,4. e.g.Ant Air.Highlight5. Scan.Press6. ENTERtostartchannelmemorization.

Allpreviouslymemorizedchan-nelsfortheantennainputareerasedandanewsetofmemo-rizedchannelsiscreated.Toaddordeleteindividualchan-nels,seeInitial > Channel > Editmenuinstructionsonpage48.

Lock Menu Pass Code

TochangeyourLockmenupasscode

SeethecutoutpagefromAppendixD,page79.

Allowsestablishmentofanewcode.

Control-Panel Lock Release

Tore-enablethecontrol-panelbuttonsafteractivationoftheControl-PanelLock

PressandholdtheACTIVITYbuttononthecontrolpanelfortenseconds.IftheTVispoweredoff,youcannowpressthePOWERbuttontoturniton.

Allowsthecontrolpaneltobeunlockediftheremotecontrolismisplaced.

Auto Input Sensing for HDMI

IftheNew Device FoundscreendoesnotappearwhenyouconnectanHDMIdevice.

DisconnecttheHDMIdevice.1. DeletetheHDMIinputinthe2. Inputs>Namemenu(seepage50).Poweronandconnectthenew3. device.

TheNew Device Foundscreenwilldisplay.

System Reset IftheTVdoesnotturnonoroff,doesnotrespondtotheremotecontrolorcontrol-panelbuttons,orhasaudiobutnovideo.

PressandholdthePOWERbuttononthecontrolpanelfortenseconds.

TheTVwillturnoff.PowerontheTVandthegreenLEDwillflashquicklyforaboutoneminute.Thechangesyoumademostrecently,beforeusingSYSTEM RESET,maybelost.

TV Reset

IMPORTANT:Usethisresetonlyifothertroubleshootinghasbeenunsuc-cessful.

Toresetallconsumer-accessiblesettingsandallmemoriestotheoriginalfactorydefaults.

UseTVResetiftheTVcanrespondtocon-trolsbutTVbehaviorisabnormal.

CAUTION:Allowner-performedsetupsandadjustmentswillbeerased.

WhileviewingtheTV,press1. MENUtodisplaytheTVmainmenu.Withthemainmenudisplayed,2. pressnumberkeys1 2 3todisplaytheResetmenu.READ THE ON-SCREEN 3. WARNING AND INSTRUC-TIONS.

Ifyoudonotwishtousethis•reset,pressBACKorMENUtobackout.

Ifyoudowishtousethe•reset,pressENTERtoeraseallmemoriesandsettings.

TheTVwillstarttheinitializationprocessandthenturnoff.PowerontheTVandthefrontgreenLEDwillstartflashing.AllmemoryandsettingsoutlinedinthisOwner’sGuidewillneedtobesetagain.

VUDU™Reset VUDU Connection(249 Series)

VUDUdoesnot•respondtocommands.Theselectiondoesnot•play(e.g.,screenisblackorthe“Loading”messgeisfrozenonscreen).

PresstheMOREKey.1. Pressthe2key.2.

ThescreenwillbrieflygoblankwhileVUDUinitializes.ThisresetdoesnotresettheTVoranyTVsettings.

Appendix E: Troubleshooting, continued

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General TV Operation

Symptom Remarks

1. TheTVremotecontroldoesnotwork. Checkthatthebatteriesarefreshandinstalledcorrectly.•CheckthatthecontrolmodeontheremoteissettoTV.•Benomorethan20feetfromtheTVwhenusingtheremotecontrol.•ProgramtheremotecontroltooperatetheTVorotherdevice.•Resettheremotecontrol.•

2. WhenItrytousetheremotecontrol,thePOWERkeyblinksfivetimes.

Replacethebatteries.

3. TVdoesnotrespondtotheremotecontrolortocontrol-panelbuttonsandTVwillnotpoweronoroff.

UnplugtheACpowercordfor10seconds.•PressandholdthePOWERbuttononthecontrolpanelto•performsystemreset.

4. WhenadeviceisselectedfromtheActivitymenu,thescreenisblueorblack(nosignalsource).

• Makesuretheselecteddeviceisturnedon.• Beginplayofthedevice.

5. YouhaveforgottenyourLockmenupasscode. See“BypassingtheParentalLock”,AppendixD.

6. Ratingrestrictionsarenotworking. OpentheLock>ParentalLockmenuand:• Verifythattheratingslocksareactive.• ChecktheLockTime/UnlockTimetocheckifratingrestric-

tionsaredisabled.• RatingrestrictionsapplyonlytocontentontheANTinput.

7. On-screendisplaysappeareachtimeyouchangeafunction.

NormalTVoperation.

8.

9. IhaveturnedonCECformyHDMIdevicesbutcontroliserraticandIwishtodisableit.

First• turnofftheTV’sHDMIcontrolforthespecificdevice.OpentheInputs>HDMIControlmenu,selectthedevice,selectOff.DisableCEConthedeviceitself.Seethedevice’sinstruc-•tions.Iftheproblempersists,dothefollowing:•

DisconnectthedevicefromtheTV.1. OpentheInputs>NamemenuandselectDeleteforthe2. device.ReconnectthedevicetotheTVandAutoInputSensing3. willrecognizethedevicewithCECdisabled.


VUDUReset VUDU Account Password(249 Series)

Youhaveforgottenyouraccountpass-word.

Usingacomputer,gotowww.VUDU.com.

ResetyouraccountpasswordfromtheVUDUwebsite(requiresaccesstoe-mail).

VUDUReset Parental Controls Passcode(249 Series)

Youhaveforgottenyourpasscode.

CallVUDUCustomerCareat1-888-554-VUDU(8838).

VUDUCustomerCarewillresetyourpasscode.

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TV Power On/Off

Symptom Remarks

1. TVtakesanexcessivelylongtimetopoweron.

Whenpoweredon,theTVneedstimetobootup,justas•doesacomputer.Forfasterpower-up,changetheEnergysettingtoFast•PowerOn(Initial>Energymenu).WiththissettingtheTV’spowerusagewhenoffexceedsENERGYSTAR®recom-mendedlevelsforapowered-downdevice.

2. YoucannotprogramtheTVtoturnonauto-matically(Timerfunction)

TheTVmaybelocked.•Theclockmaynotbeset.•

3. TVturneditselfoffandthelightonthefrontpanelstartedtoblink.

MomentarypowerfluctuationcausedtheTVtoturnoffto•preventdamage.WaitforthegreenlighttostopflashingandturntheTVonagain.IftheTVdoesnotstayon,pressthePOWERbuttononthe•controlpanelforatleasteightsecondstoperformSystemReset.Ifthishappensfrequently,obtainanAClinepowerconditioner/surgeprotector.Anunusualdigitalsignalmayhavebeenreceived,triggeringa•protectioncircuit.WaitforthelighttostopflashingandturnTVon.

4. TVwillnotpoweroff. PressthePOWERbuttononthecontrolpanelfortensecondstoperformSystemReset.

TV Channels

Symptom Remarks

1. TheTVtakesseveralsecondstorespondtochannelchanges.

Itisnormalfordigitalchannelstotakelongertotunein.•PressENTERafterenteringachannelnumbertoavoid•delays.Usea4-digitnumberforanover-the-airdigitalchannel.•Usea6-digitnumberfordigitalcablechannelsifyourcable•serviceisabletorecognize6-digitchannelnumbers.

2. Youcannotaccessachannel. UsenumberkeysinsteadofCHANNELUp/Down.•Besurethechannelyouwanttoviewisinmemory.•CheckthattheTVisswitchedtothecorrectdeviceor•antennaforthatchannelbypressingtheACTIVITYkey.MakesuretheLock>ParentmenulockissettoOff.•Ifyoucannottunetoavirtualdigitalchanneleventhoughthe•TVhasalreadymemorizeddigitalchannels,tunetothephysi-calchannelnumberusedbythebroadcaster.Thevirtualchannelwillthenbeautomaticallyaddedtomemory.Youmaybetryingtotunetoananalogchannelthatisno•longerbroadcasting.

3. WhenChannelViewlistisdisplayed,informa-tionappearsincomplete

PressINFOtoupdatethedisplayforthehighlightedchannel.•Programinformationisdisplayedonlyforthecurrentlytuned•channel.Availableinformationissentfromthebroadcasterorcable•provider.Nootherdataisavailable.MakesuretheTVclockissetcorrectly.•

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Picture

Symptom Remarks

1. Picturedoesnotlooklikeahigh-definitionpicture.

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

2. TVhassoundbutnopicture. Checkthatallvideoinputsarepluggedinfirmly.•PressandholdthePOWERbuttononthecontrolpanelfor•tensecondstoperformSystemReset.

3. Picturehasbecomedimmer. Adjustpicturebrightnessandcontrasttomaximumlevels.

4. Thereisalargeblackorgrayrectangleonthescreen.

TheTV’sanalogclosedcaptioninghasbeensetto“text”modeintheCaptionsmenu.Turnoffbecausethereisnotextinforma-tionbeingbroadcast.

5. YoucannotviewapicturewhenplayingaVHStape.

CheckyourVCR’sowner’sguideforfurthertroubleshooting.

6. VCRorDVDplayer’son-screenmenusjitterupanddown.

Stopplayback.Possiblecause:ManyVCRsandDVDplayersprovideon-screenmenusatonlyhalf-resolutionthatmayappeartojitterupanddown.

7. WhenviewingastoppedVCR,whitelinesarerollingonthescreen.

• TurnoffvideomutefortheVCR.• Beginplayingthetape.• ChangetheVCRinputfromLine1totheVCRantennainput.

8. Acolorprogramappearsasablackandwhiteimage,orthecolorsaredim,orthescreenisblack.

ThePerfectColorcolorbalancehasbeenincorrectlyset.ResetthePerfectColorbalance.

9. PicturefromanHDMIinputisnoisy(poorquality).

UpgradeaCategory1(unmarked)HDMIcabletoaCategory2high-speedHDMIcable.

10. Theimagefromacomputerappearsdis-tortedwhenviewedontheTV.

NormalTVoperation.TheTVdoesnotcorrectdistortionin•thepicturefromacomputerbecausethecorrectionprocessmaycutofftheedgesoftheimage.Theaspectratiomaybewrongfortheimage.PressMORE•andthen0(FORMAT)tochange.

Sound

Symptom Remarks

1. Thereisnosoundevenwhenthevolumeisturnedup.

• CheckiftheMUTEkeyison.• TheTV’s“Listento:”settingmaybesettoSAP(analogprogram

fromtheANTinput)butnoSAPisbeingbroadcast.• CheckthattheSpeakersoptionissettoTVtohearsoundfrom

theTVspeakers.PossiblysoundisbeingsenttooneoftheaudiooutputsforanA/Vreceiverorheadphones.

• IfusinganA/Vreceiver,checkthattheSpeakersoptionissettoAVReceivertohearsoundfromtheA/Vreceiverspeakers.

• PressandholdthePOWERbuttononthecontrolpanelfor10secondstoperformSystemReset.

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Sound

Symptom Remarks

2. Thesounddoesnotmatchthescreenpicture.

TheTV’s“Listento:”settingmaybesettoSAP(analogprogramfromtheANTinput).

3. ThesoundfrommyA/Vreceiverdoesnotmatchthescreenpicture(IshouldhearthecorrectaudiofrommyA/Vreceiver).

CheckthatDIGITALAUDIOOUTPUTand/orAVRAUDIO•OUTPUTonTV’smainpanelisconnectedtotheA/Vreceiver.Withoutthisconnection,devicesconnectedonlytotheTV(andnottheA/Vreceiver)canbeheardonlyfromtheTVspeakers.NotethatthisincludestheANTinput,adevice(suchasacamcorder)connectedtotheconveniencepanel,andanyotherdevicesendingaudiototheTVonly.IfusingaNetCommand-controlledA/Vreceiver,NetCommand•maybeselectingthewrongA/Vreceiveraudioinput.ChecktheA/Vreceiver’sNetCommandsetupintheInputs>AVRmenu.

4. Cannotselectanaudio-onlydevice;itdoesnotappearintheActivitymenu.

PluganunusedvideoplugintotheY/VIDEOjacktoactivateAutoInputSensingandmaketheaudiodeviceselectableintheActivitymenu.

5. SoundiscomingfromtheTVspeakersinsteadoftheA/Vreceiver.

Disconnectheadphones.ConnecttheTV’sAUDIOOUTtotheA/VreceiverandselectAVReceiverfromtheNewDeviceFoundscreen.

NetCommand IR Control (NetCommand-equipped models only)

Symptom Remarks

1. CannotseethemenufromtheA/VReceiver. A/VReceiverSetUpforAudio-OnlySwitching•TheA/VReceiverisnotconnectedtoanyvideoinputoftheTV.TochecktheA/VReceivermenu,temporarilyplugintoanunusedinputoftheTV,suchasInput3.ExittheNewDeviceFoundscreenandselectInput3fromtheActivitymenu.PressMENUontheA/Vreceiver’sremotecontrol.

A/V Receiver Set Up for Audio and Video Switching over •HDMIUsetheMENUkeyontheA/Vreceiver’sremotecontrol.

A/V Receiver with • HDMI ControlSwitchtheremotecontroltoAUDIOmode.PresstheMOREkeyandthen1(Menu).

2. NetCommandunabletolearnspecificdevicekeys.

A/VDevicedoesnotuseIRformatforremotecontrol•signal.ITTandRFformatscannotbelearned.Roomlightingmayaffectthesignal.Havetheremotesvery•close(6inchesorless)totheTVduringLearning.IflearningaMitsubishiremotecontrol,makesuremodeis•notsettoTV.Some,butnotall,devicekeyfunctionscanbelearnedby•NetCommand.Forexample,POWERandPLAYmaybelearned,butotherfunctionsmaynot.Thesignalfromtheremotecontrolmaynotbestrong•enough.InsertfreshbatteriesandtryLearningagain.

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NetCommand IR Control (NetCommand-equipped models only)

Symptom Remarks

3. TheA/Vreceiveristheselectedaudiosourcebutthereisnosound.

A/VReceiverSetUpforAudio-OnlySwitching•ChecktoseeiftheA/VReceiverpoweristurnedon.-WithA/Vreceiverpowerturnedon,redisplaytheActiv--itymenuandpressENTERtoallowNetCommandtocorrectlyselecttheA/VReceiverinput.IncorrectsetupintheInputs>AVRmenu.Checkthe-deviceconnectionassignedintheAVRmenu.

A/VReceiverSetUpforAudioandVideoSwitchingoverHDMI•ChecktoseeiftheA/VReceiverpoweristurnedon.-IfthedeviceisconnectedonlytotheTV(e.g.,onANT-orafrontpanelinput),verifythattheTV’sAUDIOOUTPUTisconnectedtotheA/Vreceiver.TheA/Vreceiverisnotswitchingproperlybecause-youhavenotlearnedtheIRcodesfortheA/Vreceiverinputstowhichyourdevicesareconnected.

4. ThereisnosoundfromtheA/VreceiverformyDVDplayerorothersurroundsounddeviceeventhoughIlearnedtheIRcodefortheA/Vreceiver’sDVDinputorotherinput.(A/VReceiverSetUpforAudio-OnlySwitch-ing)

NetCommandA/VreceiversetupfortheDVDplayerordigitalsurroundsounddeviceorotherdeviceisnotswitchingprop-erly.See“AutomaticSwitching(AudioorAudio/Video),”page63,andperformA/Vreceiversetupforadigitalsurroundsounddevice.

5. ThereisnosoundorpicturefromtheA/VreceiverformyDVDplayerorotherdeviceconnectedtotheA/Vreceiver;theA/VreceivershouldbesendingvideototheTVoveranHDMIcable.(A/VReceiverSetUpforAudioandVideoSwitchingoverHDMI)

TheNetCommandA/Vreceiversetupisnotswitchingaudioandvideoinputsproperlybecauseyoudidnot“learn”theA/Vreceiver’sIRcodesforthedeviceinputs.See“Case3:Auto-maticAudioandVideoSwitchingviaHDMI,”page65.

6. I’veselectedmyDVDplayerorothersur-roundsounddeviceincombinationwiththeTVspeakersbuthearnosoundfromtheTVspeakers.

A/VReceiverSetUpforAudio-OnlySwitching•IfyouhaveonlyanaudioconnectionfromthedevicetotheA/Vreceiver,aphysicalaudioconnectionfromthedevicetotheTVisalsorequired.

Connecttheleftandrightaudiooutputfromthedevice-totheappropriateTVaudioinput.NowyoucanhearaudiofromthedevicethrougheithertheTVspeakersortheA/Vreceiver.Toswitchaudiosources,pressMORE9(Audio),press- toshowtheSpeakersoption,thenpress to

selectAVReceiverorTV.

A/VReceiverSetUpforAudioandVideoSwitchingoverHDMI•WithyourDVDplayerconnectedtotheA/Vreceiver,onlyvideoispassedfromtheA/VreceivertotheTVbecauseofcopy-protectionrestrictionsontheHDMIsignal

7. I“learned”theRECORDkeyformyVCR/DVRbutwhenIpressedtheRECORDkey,theVCR/DVRdidnotrecordanything.

CheckthattheVCRorDVRisreceivingasignaldirectlyfromyourcableboxorsatellitereceiver.

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Mitsubishi LCD Flat Panel HDTV Limited WarrantyMITSUBISHIDIGITALELECTRONICSAMERICA,INC.(“MDEA”)warrantstotheoriginalpurchaserofthisLCDFlatPanelHDTVthatifpurchasedfromanauthorizedMITSUBISHIAudio/VideoDealer,shoulditprovedefectivebyreasonofimproperwork-manshipand/ormaterial:

a.Parts.Allparts(exceptanysoftwareincorporatedintothisHDTV)arewarrantedforaperiodofoneyearfromthedateoftheoriginalpurchaseatretail.Wewillrepairorreplace,atouroption,anydefectivepartwithoutchargeforthepart.Partsusedforreplacementmaybereplacedwiththoseoflikekindandqualityandmaybeneworremanufactured.Partsusedforreplace-mentarewarrantedfortheremainderoftheoriginalwarrantyperiod.

b. Embedded Software. MDEAwarrantsthatallsoftwareincorporatedintothisHDTV(the“EmbeddedSoftware”)willperforminaccordancewiththefunctionaldescriptionofEmbeddedSoftwareinallmaterialrespects,butMDEAdoesnotwarrantthattheEmbeddedSoftwareiserror-free.Thewarrantycontainedinthissectionshallcontinueforaperiodofoneyear,fromthedateoftheoriginalpurchasefromtheauthorizeddealer.If,afterpromptnoticewithinthewarrantyperiod,MDEAdeterminesthattheEmbeddedSoftwarehasfailedtoperforminaccordancewithsuchfunctionaldescriptioninallmaterialrespectsandifsuchfailureisnotduetoaccident,misuse,modificationormisapplicationoftheEmbeddedSoftware,thenMDEAshallmodifyorreplacethenonconformingEmbeddedSoftwareatnochargetoyou,whichatMDEA’ssolediscretionmaybefulfilledbymeansofmodificationorreplacementsoftwarecontainedonareplacementmemorycardforConsumerinstallation.TheforegoingshallbeMDEA’ssoleobligationtoyouunderthislimitedwarranty.Allrightsunderthislimitedwar-rantyontheEmbeddedSoftwarealsosubjecttoyourcompliancewiththetermsoftheSoftwareLicenseAgreementappli-cabletothisHDTV,andthislimitedwarrantyontheEmbeddedSoftwareshallbenullandvoidiftheEmbeddedSoftwareismodifiedorchangedinanymannerexceptasspecificallyauthorizedbyMDEA.

c. Labor. Forcertainitemsthataredesignedtobereplacedbytheconsumer,including(butnotlimitedto)someEmbed-dedSoftware,theconsumerissolelyresponsibleforanyreplacementlabor.Forallotherparts,wewillprovidethelaborforawarrantyrepairbyanauthorizedMITSUBISHIservicecenterwithoutchargeforoneyearfromtheoriginaldateofpurchaseatretail.

d. Notice.Toobtainwarrantyservice,youmustnotifyanauthorizedMITSUBISHIservicecenterofanydefectwithintheappli-cablewarrantytimeperiod.

BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE, please review the TV owner’s guide to insure proper installation and correct cus-tomer control adjustment. If the problem persists, please arrange for warranty service.

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

c.ProofofpurchasefromanauthorizedMITSUBISHIdealerisrequiredwhenrequestingwarrantyservice.Presentyoursalesreceiptorotherdocumentwhichestablishesproofanddateofpurchase.THERETURNOFTHEOWNERREGISTRATIONCARDISNOTACONDITIONOFWARRANTYCOVERAGE.However,pleasereturntheOwnerRegistrationCardsothatwecancontactyoushouldaquestionofsafetyarisewhichcouldaffectyou.

2. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:

a.Upto.01%pixeloutages(smalldotpictureelementsthataredarkorincorrectlyilluminated).

b.Cosmeticdamageoranyotherdamagewheresuchdamageiscausedbyunauthorizedmodification,alteration,repairstoorserviceoftheproductbyanyoneotherthananauthorizedMITSUBISHIservicecenter;physicalabusetoormisuseoftheproduct(oranyproductdamagedbyexcessivephysicalorelectricalstress);anyproductsthathavehadaserialnumberoranypartthereofaltered,defacedorremoved;productuseinanymannercontrarytotheOwner’sGuide;freightdamage;oranydamagecausedbyactsofGodorotherfactorsbeyondthereasonablecontrolofMDEA,suchaspowersurgedamagecausedbyelectricalsystemordamagescausedbyuseofthirdpartymountingbracketsorstands.Thislimitedwarrantyalsoexcludesservicecallswherenodefectintheproductcoveredunderthiswarrantyisfound,servicecallsrelatedtounsatisfactoryaudioorvisualreceptionorsignalunlesscausedbyadefectintheproductthatiscoveredunderthislimitedwarranty,allcosts,expensesoranyotherdamagesarisingfromproductinstallation,removalfromorre-installationintocustominstallationsoron

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wallmountings,orset-ups,anyadjustmentsofusercontrols(includingcontrast,brightness,color,tint,finetuning,sharpness),otheradjustmentnecessarytopreparetheunitfordisplayoruse,connectionwithanyexternalaudioreceiver,antenna,cableorsatellitesystems,orserviceofproductspurchasedorservicedoutsidetheU.S.A.PleaseconsulttheoperatinginstructionscontainedintheOwner’sGuidefurnishedwiththeproductforinformationregardingusercontrols.

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

4.UNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCESSHALLMDEABELIABLETOPURCHASERORANYOTHERPERSONFORANYINCI-DENTAL,SPECIALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,WHETHERARISINGOUTOFBREACHOFWARRANTY,BREACHOFCONTRACT,OROTHERWISE.

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

6.Thislimitedwarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

7. Intheeventofanydisputeunderthislimitedwarranty,jurisdictionandvenueforresolvingthatdisputewillbeinthestatewherethetelevisionwaspurchasedandthelawsofsuchstatewillgovern.InnoeventshallMitsubishihaveanyliability,includ-ingwithoutlimitation,forgeneral,consequential,incidental,orspecialdamagesforloss,destruction,damageorcorruptionofrecordeddata,mediaorsoftwareresultingfromuseofthistelevision,orcostofrecoveryoflostdata,mediaorsoftwaretherefore.

MITSUBISHIDIGITALELECTRONICSAMERICA,INC.9351JeronimoRoadIrvine,CA92618-1904

94 Index

Index

AAccentLighting44ActivityMenu25

AutomaticGeneration51ChangeInputName50Customizing50NetCommand-ControlledSwitch-ingofA/VReceiverInputs58

RemovingaDisconnectedHDMIDevice50

AnamorphicPictureFormat28AntennaInput(ANT)17,18

SignalStrengthforDigitalChan-nels27

AudioLock(A/Vreceivercontrol)69AudioOutputJacks17,18AutoInputSensing13Auto-Off(SleepTimer)25Auto-On(Timer)47A/VReceiver

andSpeakersOption42andTV’sRemoteControl68AudioLock69Connecting18,23,65,76ControllingSoundVolume26DisconnectingAnalog26NetCommandIRControl61,62

ControllingaDeviceConnectedtotheA/VReceiver39,66VideoandAudioSwitchingviaHDMI66

BBacklight9,41Batteries7BlueGlow44Brightness(pictureadjustment)41

CCableBox

andTV’sRemoteControl68Connecting20,21,22

CameraFiles31CaptionsMenu46CEC(ConsumerElectronicsControl)6,39,75A/VReceiver26,76,86Troubleshooting83

Channelsantennaweb.org48Physical/VirtualChannelNum-bers48

Scan(memorize)12,48Troubleshooting84

ChannelView™ChannelListings26Cleaning78

Clock,SetDateandTime47ClosedCaptions46ColorAdjustments45

ResetColor45,81Computer

andDisplayFormats30Connecting29

Contrast41ControlPanel11ControlPanelLock11,54

DDate.SeeClockDefaultSettings,Returningto81DIGITALAUDIOINPUT18DIGITALAUDIOOUTPUT18DigitalCameraVideoOutput33DVDPlayer

andTV’sRemoteControl68Connecting20,21

DVIDevice,Connecting21

EEnergyUsage48

FFastPowerOn48FilmMode44Font(digitalclosedcaptions)46FORMAT(aspectratio,MOREmenu)28

FreezePicture(PAUSEkey)10FrontPanel11

BlueGlowAccentLighting44FullNative28

GGame

GamePictureMode41HDMICablesforGames18

GUIDEKeyChannelView26HDMIControl77NetCommandControl58,60

HHD(High-Definition)Signal)28HDMI

ChangingOutanHDMIDeviceandAutoInputSensing13

ConnectinganHDMIDevice20A/VReceiverwithHDMI23

HDMICableCategories18HDMIControlofCECDevices75HDMIJack18RemovinganHDMIDevicefromtheActivityMenu50

HeadphonesJack18SpeakersOption42

IINFOKey

ChannelView26StatusDisplay27USBMenu31

InternetVideo37IREmitterPlacement56IRNetCommandOutput(jack)19

LLanguage

ChangingtheMenuLanguage47

inDigitalPrograms43SAP(SecondAudioProgram)43

Learn50.See alsoNetCommandIRControl

LetterBoxImageDisplay28LevelSound43ListenTo43Listings(ChannelView)26LockTV

BypassingtheLock79LockbyRatings53LockbyTime54LockControlPanel54PresetV-ChipBlocking52

MMemorizingChannels12,48

AddSingleChanneltoMemory48

MP3Player(audio-onlyconnection)24

MusicFiles31Mute

ClosedCaptions46MUTEKey10VideoMute44

NName(forinputs;Inputs>Namemenu)50

NetCommandIRControlAbout55A/VReceiverControl62InitialSetupforMostDevices57Operating58Troubleshooting86

PParentalMenu(TVlocks)53PassCode

Resetting79Setting52VUDUPassword83

PAUSEKey10PerfectColor/PerfecTint45

Reset81

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PhotoViewing32Picture

GlobalPictureAdjustments44Picture+Adjustments45PictureMenuAdjustments41PictureQualityandFilmMode44

Troubleshooting85

RRatings(TVandMovie)53RemoteControl

Batteries7KeysandFunctions10ProgrammingCodes(referencechart)70

ProgrammingInstructions69Reset78

ResetA/VMemoryReset(forthecur-rentinput)81

A/VReset(forallinputs)81HDMIAutoInputSensing13PassCode79PerfectColor/PerfecTint81RemoteControl78RemoteControlAudioLock69SystemReset11TVResetComparisonGuide81VUDU82

RS-232C19

SSafetyInstructions4,5SAP(secondaudioprogram)43SatelliteReceiver

andtheRemoteControl68Connecting20,21

Scan(memorizechannels)48ScreenSaver44SD(Standard-DefinitionSignal)28ServiceandSupport81SignalDefinitions28SignalStrengthIndicator27SleepTimer25Sound

ControllingA/VReceiverVolume(NetCommand)62AudioLock69

LevelSound43SoundMode(audioeffects)42SoundProjector

ConnectingSourceDevices20SoundProjectorSetup34

SpeakersOption42Standard-DefinitionSignal28StandInstallation8StatusDisplay27StereoSystem.SeeA/VReceiver

Subwoofer26,42SurroundSound

ExternalSoundSystem23SimulatedSurroundSound42SoundProjector34TVAudioOutputs18

SystemReset11,82

TTestPicture44Time.SeeClockTimer(auto-on)47TimeZone.SeeClockTroubleshooting81

UUSBMenu31,32

VV-ChipRatings

Definitions53InStatusDisplay27

VCRConnecting22Troubleshooting85

VideoGame.SeeGameVideoMute44ViewingDevice.SeeActivityMenuVUDUMovieService37

VUDUHelp82,83

WWall-Mounting8

Xx.v.Color18,20,41

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E-mail:[email protected]

For questions, call Consumer Relations at

800-332-2119

To order replacement or additionalremote controls or IR emitter cables,

Visit our website www.mitsuparts.com

or call

800-553-7278

SYSTEM RESETIftheTVdoesnotrespondtotheremotecontrol,control-panelbuttons,orwillnotpoweron/off,pressandholdthePOWERbuttononthecontrolpanelfortenseconds.

TheTVwillturnoff.PowerontheTVandthegreenLEDwillflashquicklyforaboutoneminute.Thechangesyoumademostrecently,beforeusingSYSTEM RESET,maybelost.

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