Channel Selection - Polaroid PLA-4237 User Manual

Information about USA channel numbering
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ATSC PSIP channel has two part channel number:
— Major channel number
— Minor channel number
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In USA, the major channel number is same for both analog and digital frequencies. (It is equal to the NTSC
channel number for existing broadcasters.)
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In USA, a minor channel number of zero is used for a broadcaster's analog channel.
Channel Numbering Example
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Original NTSC Channels for Des Moines:
— 5, 8, 11, 13, 17
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Possible NTSC + ATSC Channels for Des Moines:
— 5-0, 8-0, 11-0, 13-0, 17-0 (channel numbers for existing analog channels, all on original NTSC analog
frequencies)
— 5-1, 5-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3,8-4, 13-1 (channel numbers for digital channels on three new digital frequencies)

Channel Selection

Using the Channel up/down buttons (CH or CH )
Press the CH+ or CH- to cycle among available channels found.
Using the direct select buttons (0-9 and dot buttons)
Press the number buttons (0-9)
For example, if you want to select channel 8-3, just key in '8', ' ', '3' on the remote control.
Note:
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When you use the number buttons, you can directly select any channel within the channel range .
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In some situations virtual channel numbers have no correspondence to physical frequencies.
Using the LAST button
Press this button to switch between the current channel and the last viewed channel.
Channel Selection
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Frequency
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Sub channel on frequency
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and the dot button ( )
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to go directly to a channel.
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