Table of Contents Preface Before Using The Product Communication Regulations Important Safety Instructions Safety Information Maintenance and Precaution Getting Started (Preparation) Introducing The Television Supplied Accessories TV Control Functions Setting Up The Remote Control Remote Control Functions Inputs and Outputs Connection Drawing Connecting the Antenna or Analog Cable TV (CATV) Connecting the Digital Set-Top Box (Commonly Used For HDTVs, Satellite TVs etc)
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SETUP CAPTIONS LANGUAGE TV NO SIGNAL OSD TIMEOUT AUTO POWER OFF Basic Troubleshooting General Specifications 32” LCD 37” LCD 42” LCD Preparing Your Proton LCD TV for Wall Mounting RGB Frequency Table Acronyms, Abbreviations, Functions, and Terms Channel Frequency Table...
Preface About This Manual This manual is designed to make operating your 32”, 37”, 42” LCD TV as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. Due to the continuation of system improvements, these changes will be incorporated in newer editions.
Before Using The Product Communication Regulation FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Before Using The Product Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Keep these Instructions. The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3.
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Before Using The Product Important Safety Instructions 14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is dam aged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the appara- tus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
Before Using The Product Safety Information This equipment generates, uses, and radiates radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, this may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment causes interference to radio and television reception.
Before Using The Product Maintenance and Precaution Do not remove the cover or back of the TV. Any unauthorized changes or modification to the product will void the user’s warranty. Do not place the TV in a closed compartment. This will overheat the TV. Turn off the product if liquid is accidentally spilled into the TV.
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Before Using The Product Maintenance and Precaution Do not expose the TV to heat sources such as radiators, heaters, stoves and other heat-generating products (including audio amplifiers). Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning the TV. Use specific screen cleaner kit for LCD screens.
Getting Started (Preparation) Ventilation recommendations: Avoid improper installation of the product. Never position the unit where ventilation is impossible. When installing this TV, minimal ventilation distance recommendation must be maintained between the set, wall, furniture and tightly enclosed area. Refer to the minimum distance guidelines shown for a safe operation.
Introducing The Television Supplied Accessories The following items come along with your LCD TV: Remote control Two AAA Batteries Power Cord User’s Manual Warranty Card ( in last page ) Cleaning Cloth ( Use ONLY the cleaning cloth enclosed to clean your TV bezel )
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Introducing The Television 32" 37" 42" TV Control Functions...
Introducing The Television Setting Up the Remote Control . Open the lid of your remote control battery compartment on the back of the remote control. 2. Insert two AAA batteries. Use the (+) and (-) marks to guide you. The (+) marks on your batteries correspond to the (+) marks on the compartment.
Introducing The Television Remote Control Functions Power on/off. / CH Press these keys to change the channels. / VOL Press these keys to adjust volume. Numerical keys to select desired channel. 0~9 / 100+, / - /-: Minor channel indicator ( Direct Digital RF channel tune ) Navigation keys in Source and Setup menu.
Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Your LCD TV has five types of video connections. You should capitalize on the best connection available from your LCD TV to get the best display quality. For example, if you have a progressive DVD player that supports a component video connection, you should connect the DVD player to your LCD TV using component video connections instead of...
Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Connecting the Antenna or Analog Cable TV ( CATV ) . Disconnect the TV from all power sources before making any connections. 2. Use the coaxial cable (75 ohms) usually provided by your antenna or cable provider. 3.
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Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Connecting the Antenna or Analog Cable TV ( CATV ) 6. Press the “ ” button on the remote control to display the OSD menu. Use or to navigate through the icons. In the three option (Tuner), press “ OK ”. Choose the first option “...
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Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Connecting the Digital Set-Top Box ( Commonly Used For HDTVs, Satellite TVs, etc. ) . Disconnect the TV and set-top box from all power sources before making any connec- tions. 2. Use a HDMI cable, component video cable, or S-video cable to connect the HDMI, COMPONENT, or SVIDEO output jacks of your digital set-top box to the HDMI, COMPONENT, or SVIDEO input 3.
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Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Connecting the Digital Set-Top Box ( Commonly Used For HDTVs, Satellite TVs, etc. ) 5. Press the “ ” button on either the remote control or the TV controls. Select HDMI / HDMI 2 / HDMI 3 / COMPONENT / COMPONENT 2 / SVIDEO / VIDEO, depending on which input is the digital set-top box connected to.
Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Connecting the Component Video To connect your progressive DVD player or HD DVD Player via component video: . Connect the green Y jack on the back of your DVD player to the green component Y jack on the side of the LCD TV.
Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Connecting the SVIDEO or Composite Video This section shows you how to connect devices to the S-video and composite video inputs of your LCD TV. Most devices like VCRs, camcorders, non-progressive scan DVD players, etc only provide composite video output or S-video output.
Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Connecting the PC . If you wish to connect a PC to the LCD TV, connect the 5-pin D sub RGB connector on your PC to the PC connector on the side of the LCD TV. 2.
Introducing The Television Inputs and Outputs Connecting the HDMI . Use a HDMI cable to connect the HDMI output jack of your external device to the HDMI input jack on the side of the LCD TV. 2. Press the “ ”...
Setting Up The Television Changing the Source . Press the “ ” button on either the remote control or TV controls. ” button or scroll using ▲ or ▼ on the remote control or “ -- CH + ” on TV control. 2.
Setting Up The Television Aspect Display Modes When the input is 4:3 (the image dimension usually used by cable television, television, and video cassettes), the user might want to eliminate the “black spots” on the left and the right of the screen. By doing this, the user might choose widescreen, which distorts image by stretching the whole image horizontally.
Setting Up The Television Accessing the OSD(On Screen Display)Menu . Press “ ” on the remote control or TUNER TV controls to start the OSD menu. AIR / CABLE CABLE STD AUTO SCAN 2. Use , to navigate through the main ADD / ERASE ADDED CURRENT CHANNEL...
Setting Up The Television Icon Description There are 7 main functions (VIDEO, AUDIO, TUNER, DISPLAY, TIMER, PARENTAL CONTROLS, SET- UP) in the OSD menu. Before you start using the OSD menu , it is recommended that you read through the following icon descriptions. MODE SHARPNESS ●...
Setting Up The Television VIDEO How to set the parameters in the VIDEO menu. Function Description Options Mode is the selection that allow the user to choose among default MODE USER, BRIGHT, DIMMER, GAME video setting and customizable video setting. Adjusts the contrast.
Setting Up The Television VIDEO MODE . Press button. VIDEO MODE USER 2. Use , button to highlight “VIDEO” icon, CONTRAST then press “OK”. BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT 3. Use , button to highlight “MODE” and use SHARPNESS BACKLIGHT ◄,► button to select. NOISE REDUCTION ADVANCED ALL RESET...
Setting Up The Television AUDIO AUDIO TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BALANCE SUBWOOFER TONE CONTROL VOLUME VARIABLE SPEAKERS ALL RESET Adjust audio settings. SELECT ENTER BACK MENU How to set the parameters in the AUDIO menu. Warning : Before set to FIXED mode , make sure you turn off the TV speaker and turn down the volume of the external audio amplifier to avoid the damage to the speaker units.
Setting Up The Television TUNER How to set the parameters in the TUNER menu. Function Description Options This allows the user to switch between TV(Analog antenna/CABLE(cable tv) AIR / CABLE analog antenna and Cable TV. The auto scan helps the user to AUTO SCAN search for available channels on NO/YES...
Setting Up The Television TUNER AIR / CABLE . Press button. TUNER AIR / CABLE CABLE STD 2. Use,button to highlight “TUNER” icon, AUTO SCAN then press “OK”. ADD / ERASE ADDED CURRENT CHANNEL MAIN 3. Use, button to make a choice form AIR or cable in analog.
Setting Up The Television DIGITAL TUNER How to set the parameters in the DIGITAL TUNER menu. Function Description Options The auto scan helps the user to search AUTO SCAN NO / YES for available channels on television. This is workable in only DTV broadcasting. If user select the specific language, English / Espanol / Francais AUDIO LANGUAGE...
Setting Up The Television DIGITAL TUNER AUTO SCAN . Press button. DIGITAL TUNER AUTO SCAN 2. Use,button to highlight “Digital Tuner” AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH icon, then press “OK” . DIGITAL C.C. C.C. OPTIONS TIME ZONE ATLANTIC 3. Use,button to highlight “AUTO SCAN” and use, button to Select, then press “OK”...
Setting Up The Television DIGITAL TUNER DIGITAL C.C. . Press button. DIGITAL TUNER AUTO SCAN 2. Use ,button to highlight “DIGITAL TUNER” AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH icon, then press “OK”. DIGITAL C.C. C.C. OPTIONS TIME ZONE ATLANTIC 3. Use,button to highlight “DIGITAL C.C.” and use , button to make a choice from CC~CC4 / Service~Service6 Select digital TV C.C.
Setting Up The Television DIGITAL TUNER TIME ZONE . Press button. DIGITAL TUNER AUTO SCAN 2. Use ,button to highlight “DIGITAL TUNER” AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH icon, then press “ OK”. DIGITAL C.C. C.C. OPTIONS TIME ZONE ATLANTIC 3. Use ,button to highlight “TIME ZONE” and use , button to make a choice.
Setting Up The Television DISPLAY DISPLAY ASPECT RATIO WIDE PIP MODE PIP POSITION BOTOM-RIGHT PIP SIZE SMALL PIP H CENTER V CENTER H SIZE SYNC PHASE AUTO ADJUST Adjust aspect ratio and PIP settings. SELECT ENTER BACK MENU How to set the parameters in the DISPLAY menu. Function Description Options...
Setting Up The Television TIMER SLEEP TIMER . Press button. TIMER SLEEP TIMER 2. Use ,button to highlight “TIMER” icon, TIMER SETTING then press “ OK” POWER ON POWER OFF SET DATE / TIME 00 / 00 /2000 00 : 00 AM 3.
Setting Up The Television TIMER POWER OFF . Press button. TIMER SLEEP TIMER 2. Use ,button to highlight “TIMER” icon, TIMER SETTING then press “OK”. POWER ON POWER OFF SET DATE / TIME 00 / 00 /2000 00 : 00 AM 3.
Setting Up The Television PARENTAL CONTROLS TV RATING . Press button. PARENTAL CONTROLS PLEASE ENTER PASSWORD 2. Use ,button to highlight “PARENTAL CONTROLS” icon, then press “ OK” TV RATING MOVIE RATING 3. When the “PLEASE ENTER PASSWORD” , BLOCK CHANNEL BLOCK UNRATED enter the 4 digit password.
Setting Up The Television PARENTAL CONTROLS 6. Press “OK” button and use ,button to PARENTAL CONTROLS select ON or OFF, then press “OK”. TV YOUTH TV-Y : For all children TV YOUTH 7 TV G TV-Y7 : For children above 7 TV PG TV-G : For anyone TV 14...
Setting Up The Television PARENTAL CONTROLS BLOCK CHANNEL . Press button. PARENTAL CONTROLS TV RATING 2. Use ,button to highlight “BLOCK MOVIE RATING CHANNEL”, then press “OK”. BLOCK CHANNEL BLOCK UNRATED Block spacific TV channels. SELECT ENTER BACK MENU 3. The user can choose the channel number Channel Block to block.
Setting Up The Television PARENTAL CONTROLS CHANGE PASSWORD . Press button. PARENTAL CONTROLS SETTINGS 2. Use ,button to highlight “CHANGE CHANGE PASSWORD PASSWORD”, then press “OK”. CLEAR ALL Change the password. SELECT ENTER BACK MENU 3. Enter the new password and cofirm. Then enter PARENTAL CONTROLS the same number once more.
Setting Up The Television SETUP CAPTIONS . Press button. SETUP CAPTIONS 2. Use ,button to highlight “SETUP” icon, LANGUAGE ENGLISH then press “OK”. TV NO SIGNAL SNOW OSD TIMEOUT 40sec AUTO POWER OFF Use,button to highlight “CAPTIONS” and use , button to make a choice from “CC~CC4”...
Setting Up The Television SETUP OSD TIMEOUT . Press button. SETUP CAPTIONS 2. Use ,button to highlight “OSD TIME- LANGUAGE ENGLISH OUT” and use , button to make a TV NO SIGNAL SNOW choice. OSD TIMEOUT 40sec AUTO POWER OFF 0,5,20,25,30,35,40(seconds) Set the timer of OSD timeout.
General Specifications LCD 32" Screen Size 32" diagonal Viewable Size 31.44" diagonal LCD Panel Resolution WXGA (H) 1366 x (V) 768 pixels Display Color 16, 777 , 216 Color Aspect Ratio 16:9 WIDE Video in / out 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω S-VIDEO in Y 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω...
General Specifications LCD 37" Screen Size 37" diagonal Viewable Size 37" diagonal LCD Panel Resolution WXGA (H) 1366 x (V) 768 pixels Display Color 16, 777 , 216 Color Aspect Ratio 16:9 WIDE Video in / out 1 Vp-p/75 Ω S-VIDEO in Y 1 Vp-p/75 Ω...
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General Specifications LCD 42" Screen Size 42" diagonal Viewable Size 42.11" diagonal LCD Panel Resolution WXGA (H) 1920 x (V) 1080 pixels Display Color 16, 777 , 216 Color Aspect Ratio 16:9 WIDE Video in / out 1 Vp-p/75 Ω S-VIDEO in Y 1 Vp-p/75 Ω...
Preparing Your Proton LCD TV for Wall Mounting All Proton CS Series LCD TV can be mounted on the wall for viewing. If you choose to mount your TV on the wall, please follow the instructions below for removing the stand.
RGB Frequency Table The table below shows the frequency ranges supported by the LCD TV. It supports from VGA to XGA.If you are connecting your PC to the LCD TV via the RGB port, please use the following table in order to setup your PC’s VGA output for maximum optimization. Source Resolution Vertical Frequency (Hz)
Acronyms, Abbreviations, Functions, and Terms 1080i/ General : High quality video processing; 540 lines /60 seconds and 540 lines /60 seconds; interlace scanning (two step image processing [odd and even lines of pixels alternate]); usually used in HDTV set-up boxes. 16:9 zoom Screen menu : This option is generally used to eliminate letterbox “black spots”...
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Acronyms, Abbreviations, Functions, and Terms Cool/ Options menu : Gives a blue tint to the screen (part of color temperature). Color Temperature/ Options menu : This allows the user to choose among the three styles of colors that are favorable to be projected: cool, nature and warm. Composite/ Inputs and outputs : This wiring consists of one wire that is responsible for ...
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Acronyms, Abbreviations, Functions, and Terms Movie Rating Limit/ V-Chip menu : Makes movie programs with selected ratings unavailable/ available. NAB/ General : National Association of Broadcasters. Nature/ Options menu : Natural color tint. NR/ Video menu : Noise Reduction; imaging noise and distortion will be reduced. ...
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Acronyms, Abbreviations, Functions, and Terms SPDIF/ Inputs and Outputs : Coaxial (RF) is a output socket that transmits to the cable connecting from an amplifier/additional speaker system; digital audio output. (for HDMI only) Stereo/ Audio menu : Multi directional sound (usually has higher quality than mono). ...
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ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY This Proton device is guaranteed against manufacturing defects for one full year from the original date of purchase. This warranty is valid at the time of purchase and is non-transferable. Sales slip or other authentic evidence is required to validate warranty.
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