Understanding The Basics; Turning Your Tv On Or Off; Selecting The Video Input Source; On-Screen Menu Overview - Dynex DX-L321-10A User Manual

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Understanding the basics

Turning your TV on or off

To turn your TV on or off (standby mode):
1 Plug the power cord into an AC power outlet.
2 Press (Power). Your TV turns on.
3 Press (Power) again to turn off your TV. When you turn off
your TV, it goes into standby mode.
Warning: When your TV is in standby mode, it is still receiving power. To
completely disconnect power, unplug the power cord.
Note: If your TV does not receive an input signal for several minutes, it
automatically goes into standby mode.

Selecting the video input source

To select the video input source:
1 Turn on your TV, then press the INPUT key on the remote, or the
INPUT button on the TV. The INPUT SOURCE menu opens.
2 Press or to highlight the video source, then press ENTER.
You can also select the input source using the following remote
control buttons:
• COMP–Press once to select COMPONENT 1, twice to select
COMPONENT 2.
• HDMI–Press once to select HDMI 1, twice to select HDMI 2.
• VIDEO–Press once to select Video1, twice to select Video2.
• VGA–Press to select PC/VGA.
• TV–Press to select TV.

On-screen menu overview

Use the on-screen menu to configure the various operational settings of
the TV. To access the menu, press MENU. The menus and their
corresponding functions are described in the following table:
Settings Adjust the level of picture brightness,
contrast, tint, color, and sharpness.
Mode Enable one of five preset viewing options
optimized for different viewing conditions.
Aspect Ratio Select the default display aspect ratio. For
more information, see "Choosing the
Picture
display format" on page 14.
Advanced Enable advanced features for different
viewing conditions and adjust the
backlight, noise reduction, and color
temperature.
Reset Reset all picture-related settings to their
factory default settings.
Bass/Treble/ Adjust the sound pitch quality and the
Balance balance between the left and right
speakers.
2 Select the preferred audio stream for
MTS
viewing analog TV programs.
Audio Select the language track you prefer for
3 viewing digital TV programs. Available
Language
options depend on your digital TV
provider.
4 Select the preferred audio format for SPDIF
Digital Audio
audio signals. SPDIF is only available on
digital channels or when using an HDMI
Audio
1
device.
Auto Volume Select whether to apply the audio settings
for all input sources, as well as for both
analog and digital TV channels (OFF), or
only to the current one (ON).
TV Speaker Toggles the TV speaker on and off.
Audio Only Enables audio output only, with no video
display (such as when listening to a CD or
the music from a music program).
Reset Reset all audio-related settings to their
factory default settings.
Channel List View the channel list and scan for available
TV channels in your area. You can also
choose to enable/disable all available
channels or enable digital channels only.
5
Channels
Antenna Scan Scan for available over-the-air and digital
channels in your area.
Cable Scan Scan for available cable and digital
channels in your area.
Closed Configure the settings for closed
Captions captioning (CC, also known as subtitles) in
TV programs.
Sleep Timer Select the duration after which the TV will
automatically turn off.
Menu Select which language to use for on-screen
Language menu display. There are three options:
English, French, and Spanish.
Date & Time Configure the system clock and time zone
settings. You can also choose to enable the
Daylight Saving Time (DST) and
Date/Time
Input Label Assign a device label for each of the I/O
terminals. These labels will be displayed
Settings when you press any of the individual input
source keys.
FW Version View the TV's serial number and firmware
version.
Select Yes on this submenu to reset all
Reset All 7
operational settings to their default factory
value. Do this only if any of the following
conditions occurs:
• The system fails to respond to the
remote control (make sure the remote
control batteries are still working and
that you are within the transmission
range).
• The new configuration settings caused
unexpected results.
• You forget the system PIN.
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features.