Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV represents the state of the art in HD-Ready TVs, and is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance. Contents Welcome ......... . 1 Safety information .
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV ATER AND MOISTURE Do not use your HD-Ready TV near water, for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool. CCESSORIES Do not place your HD-Ready TV on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV IGHTNING To protect your HD-Ready TV from a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Grounding clamp Antenna lead in wire BJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Do not push objects through any openings in your HD-Ready TV because they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock. Never spill or spray any type of liquid into your HD-Ready TV.
IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV ONNECTING When you connect your HD-Ready TV to other equipment, turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlets. Failure to do so may cause an electric shock and serious personal injury.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Component Description 1 Power button and indicator Press the power button to turn your HD-Ready TV on and off. 2 Standby indicator This indicator (red) is on when your HD-Ready TV is in standby mode. 3 Power on indicator This indicator (green) is on when your HD-Ready TV is turned on.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Back Connection Description COMPONENT1 Plug a component video device into these jacks. Jacks on the left are for Left/Mono (top) and Right (bottom) audio input. AV (output) Plug an external device such as a VCR or stereo into these AV output jacks.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Connection Description AV2 (input) Plug an external device such as a video camcorder into these jacks. COMPONENT2 Plug a component video device into these jacks. Lower jacks are for Left/Mono (top) and Right (bottom) audio input.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Remote control Button Description Power Press to turn your HD-Ready TV on and off. www.insignia-products.com...
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Button Description Number pad Press to enter channel numbers. INPUT Press to select the video input source. Volume and channel Press the VOL + or VOL – button to adjust the volume. When the OSD is open, press to adjust options.
IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Setting up your HD-Ready TV Installing the remote control batteries To install the remote control batteries: 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert two AAA batteries. Make sure that the +/– symbols on the battery match the +/–marks inside the battery compartment.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV 3 Replace the battery cover. EMOTE CONTROL SIGNAL RANGE www.insignia-products.com...
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Notes • Make sure that you have a clear line of sight between the remote sensor on the front of your HD-Ready TV and the remote control. • When direct sunlight, or an incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp, or any other strong light shines on the remote sensor, the remote control function may be unstable.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV To connect to cable TV with a converter box or to a satellite dish: 1 Connect the incoming 75-ohm coaxial cable to the converter/ descrambler box. Converter box/ 75-ohm cable satellite dish to TV/VCR Incoming 75-ohm...
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV VHF/UHF ONNECTING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA To connect an outdoor VHF/UHF antenna with a single 75-ohm cable or 300-ohm twin-lead wire: • Connect the 75-ohm cable from a combination VHF/UHF antenna to the antenna jack. VHF/UHF 75-ohm If your combination antenna has a 300-ohm twin-lead wire, use a 300-75 ohm matching transformer (not included).
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV VHF/UHF ONNECTING SEPARATE ANTENNAS To connect separate VHF/UHF antennas: 1 Connect the 75-ohm cable from the VHF antenna and the UHF antenna twin-lead wire to a combiner (not supplied). UHF 300-ohm Combiner VHF 75-ohm 2 Attach the combiner to the antenna jack.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV ONNECTING A STEREO SYSTEM Use the following illustration to connect a stereo system to the AV outputs on the back of your HD-Ready TV. Signal direction Audio outputs Audio inputs White–audio left/mono Red–audio right www.insignia-products.com...
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV A/V1 ONNECTING A DEVICE TO THE INPUTS Use the following illustration to connect an external A/V device to the AV1 inputs on the back of your HD-Ready TV. Yellow–video White–audio left/mono Red–audio right Signal S-Video input...
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV AV/2 ONNECTING A DEVICE TO THE INPUTS Use the following illustration to connect an external A/V device to the AV2 inputs on the side of your HD-Ready TV. Yellow–video White–audio left/mono Red–audio right Signal direction Inputs Outputs www.insignia-products.com...
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV ONNECTING A DEVICE TO THE COMPONENT INPUTS Use the following illustration to connect an external A/V device to the component inputs on the side of your HD-Ready TV. DVD player Yellow–video White–audio left/mono Red–audio right Signal Green–Y...
IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV To view a video program from the component input: 1 Press the INPUT button to open the input menu. 2 Press the CH + or CH – button to select COMPONENT 1 or COMPONENT 2. 3 Press the VOL + or VOL – button to confirm your selection.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Watching a TV program To watch a TV program when your HD-Ready TV is connected to an outside antenna or to cable TV without a converter box: 1 Turn on your HD-Ready TV. 2 Press the CH + or CH – button to tune to a channel.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Selecting the picture aspect To select the picture aspect: • Press the ZOOM button to select the picture aspect (size). You can select: • 16:9 • Selecting the audio mode To select the audio mode: •...
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Menu Options Video Contrast–Increases the picture level to adjust the white areas of the picture. Decreases the picture level to adjust the black areas of the picture. Brightness–Increases the brightness to add more light to dark areas of the picture.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Menu Options Channel Program–Shows the current channel number and frequency. Air/Cable–Sets the signal source as a TV antenna or CATV signal. Add/Erase–Adds or erases a channel number from stored memory. For more information, see “Adding or erasing a channel from memory”...
IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Menu Options Setup Language–Selects the language for the OSD. Blue screen–Displays a blue screen when your HD-Ready TV is not receiving a video signal. Rotation–Adjusts the position of the image on the screen. CCD Mode–Turns closed captioning on and off.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Setting up parental controls Parental controls let you block TV programs and movies based on their ratings. To access the parental controls, you have to enter a password. ETTING A PASSWORD To set a password: 1 Press MENU one or more times to open the SETUP menu.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV To block U.S. TV ratings: 1 Press MENU one or more times to open the SETUP menu. 2 Press the CH + or CH – button to select Parental Control. 3 Press the number buttons to enter your password. The default password is 0000.
IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV 2 Press the CH + or CH – button to select Parental Control. 3 Press the number buttons to enter your password. The default password is 0000. 4 Press the CH + or CH – button to select Canadian French.
IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Troubleshooting Use the following information to troubleshoot common problems. TV channel reception Symptom Possible cause Possible solution Poor or no TV station experiencing Try another channel. picture. problems. Picture control is not Check picture control adjusted.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Symptom Possible cause Possible solution Picture TV station experiencing Try another channel. wobbles or problems. drifts. Cable TV channel is A Cable box needs to be scrambled. used (if desired). Possible local interference. Check for source of reception disturbance.
IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV Power Symptom Possible cause Possible solution No power. The AC power cord is not Connect the AC power cord connected. to an electrical outlet. Remote control Symptom Possible cause Possible solution Remote The remote control is not...
Product is determined to be defective by an authorized Insignia repair center or store personnel, Insignia will (at its sole option): (1) repair the Product with new or rebuilt parts; or (2) replace the Product at no charge with new or rebuilt comparable products or parts.
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IS-TVHD30 30” HD-Ready TV • Connection to an incorrect voltage supply • Attempted repair by anyone other than a facility authorized by Insignia to service the Product • Products sold as is or with all faults • Consumables, such as fuses or batteries •...