Turning On Your Tv For The First Time; Understanding The Basics; Turning Your Tv On Or Off - Dynex DX-32L100A11 User Manual

Turning on your TV for the first time

Turning on your TV for the first
time
To configure your TV:
1 Make sure that you have inserted the batteries in the remote
control, connected your devices to the TV, and connected the AC
power.
2 Press (Power), then wait several seconds. The initial Setup
Wizard screen opens (only the first time you turn on your TV).
3 Press or to select the menu language you want, then press
ENTER. The Time screen opens.
4 Press or to highlight Time Zone, then press or to
select your time zone. You can select Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii,
Atlantic, Eastern, Central, or Mountain.
5 If your viewing area observes daylight savings time, press or
to highlight DST, then press or to select On.
6 Press or to highlight Mode, then press or to select
Manual (to set the date/time manually), or Auto (the date/time
are automatically set by the TV signal source, based on the time
zone you selected).
7 If you select Manual mode, make the settings as follows:
• Press or to highlight Year, Month, or Day, then press
or to adjust the setting.
• Set the time by pressing or to highlight Time, then
press or to highlight the hour, minute, or AM/PM field.
Press or to adjust the setting.
8 Press ENTER. The Choose your Picture Mode screen opens.
9 Press or to select Home Mode or Retail Mode, then press
ENTER.
If you select Home Mode, the Choose your TV source screen
opens.
-OR-
If you select Retail Mode, a message stating "Are you sure you
want Retail mode? Since in this mode Energy saving is not
realized." appears. Select Yes to proceed, or No to exit.
10 Press or to select Antenna, Cable, or Cable/Satellite
Box, depending on the type of connection you have.
• If you are using an antenna for a standard or HD TV signal,
select Antenna.
• If your cable is connected directly to the TV (without a tuner
box), select Cable.
• If your cable is connected to your TV through a tuner box,
select Cable/Satellite Box.
11 Press when you have made your selection. The channel scan
screen opens.
If you selected Antenna or Cable, your TV automatically scans
for available channels in your area and stores the channel
information in the channel list. This may take several minutes.
While scanning, the TV displays a progress report.
– OR –
If you selected Cable/Satellite Box, the auto scan is not
necessary and the screen will ask you to select the correct input
source for your set top box. Press EXIT to close the menu.
Notes:
• During auto scan, digital programs will be scanned first, then analog
programs. When all available digital programs have been searched,
the screen will ask you to "Press MENU or EXIT if you don't need
analog channel scan." At this point you can press EXIT to exit the
analog channel scan, or just ignore it and the TV will go on scanning.
• Channel scan can take up to 30+ minutes.
• You can press EXIT at any time to stop the auto scan, but you will
need to run the auto scan again to create a channel list.
12 Select the corresponding video input source through the INPUT
SOURCE menu.

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 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.
11
DX-32L100A11