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This is provided for you to rename (label), erase, or re-
scan carriers. “Carrier” in this context refers to a service 
station that provides a set of individual services.

Press 

c/d to select “Installation”.

Press 

a/b to select “Carrier Setup”, and then 

press OK.

 

If you have already set the PIN, enter it here. If 
not, enter the factory preset PIN “1234”.

Confi gure On-Screen Display and Child Lock settings.

The On-Screen Display appearance and the position/
duration of the service banner information can be 
customised.

Press 

c/d to select “System Setup”.

Press OK.

1 To rename the selected carrier:
 

Select the carrier, and then press RED (Label). 

 

The character set screen displays.

 

Enter a new name for the carrier. See page 24 for 
details on using the character set screen.

2 To erase the selected carrier:
 

Select the carrier, and then press GREEN (Erase). 

 

An icon displays indicating the carrier to be erased. 

 Pressing 

 will turn the erase icon on and off. 

 Press 

. 

 

A confi rmation message displays. 

 Press 

c/d to select “Yes”, and then press OK.

3 To re-scan the selected carrier:
 

Select the carrier, and then press BLUE (Rescan).

 Re-scanning 

starts.

 

A confi rmation message displays. 

 Press 

c/d to select “Yes”, and then press OK.

NOTE
•  After re-scanning the selected carrier, the order stored by 

using the “Move” function will revert to the default order.

Press 

a/b to select the desired item.

Press 

c/d to select the desired parameter, and 

then press OK.

A confi rmation message displays. Press 

c/d 

to select “Yes”, and then press OK to save the 
change.

1 Sec/2 Secs/
... 7 Secs/None

Top/Bottom

None /10% 
/20%/...50%

Banner 
timeout

Banner 
position

Transparency

Select how long the service 
banner information appears 
on screen.

Select whether the service 
banner information appears 
on top or bottom of the 
screen. 

Select the desired level 
of On-Screen Display 
transparency.

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This function allows TV and Radio services to be 
restricted. It prevents children from watching violent or 
sexual scenes that may be harmful.

Press 

c/d to select “System Setup”.

Press 

a/b to select “Child Lock”, and then 

press OK.

If you have already set the PIN, enter it here. If 
not, enter the factory preset PIN “1234”.

Press 

c/d to select the desired age/rating (4 

...18/Universal/Parental/X-rated/None), and then 
press OK.

NOTE
•  “Universal” and “Parental” are the ratings used exclusively 

in France.

•  “X-rated” is the rating used exclusively in Spain.
•  For details about ratings see page 35.

Check the version information of the digital module and 
allow it to be upgraded (when available).

Press 

c/d to select “Accessories”.

Press OK.

•  The software version is displayed.

The software for controlling the built-in DTV decoder 
can be upgraded when necessary. In Great Britain this 
can be achieved via an Over Air Download. 

Preparation
Confi rm and make a note of the current software 
version number as in step 2 of Software Version.

Press 

c/d to select “Accessories”.

Press 

a/b to select “Software Upgrade”, and 

then press OK. The TV checks all carriers if 
there is a new software available for upgrade. 

1 If upgrade via Over Air Download is available 

 

A confi rmation message appears asking you to 
accept the upgrade or not.

 

To download now, press 

c/d to select “Yes”, and 

then press OK. After the upgrade is completed, 
the TV restarts automatically with the new software 
version installed.

 

To postpone the download, press 

c/d to select 

“No”, and then press OK. Enter the download time 
for more convenient time as instructed.

 

The software upgrade will not be carried out if 
there is no new software available at the specifi ed 
download time. 

2 If upgrade via Over Air Download is NOT 

 

A message tells you that there is no software 
available to be downloaded.

Check the new software version number to 
confi rm the successful upgrade.

When you tune to the service that provides the 
upgrade via Over Air Download, a confi rmation 
message displays. 

Follow the screen prompts.

Check the new software version number to 
confi rm the successful upgrade.

NOTE
•  To scan all carriers for upgrade availability, perform the  

manual upgrade. 

•  The software upgrade may take about 30 minutes, but may 

take longer (up to 1 hour) depending on the signal status. 
While updating, you cannot switch to TV or external input 
mode or enter standby mode using 

B on the remote 

control unit.

CAUTION
•  Do not cut off the power to the TV in any way when 

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A single DVB Common Interface (CI) will be 
implemented to allow adoption of a Conditional Access 
(CA) system by means of a plug-in CA module.
Scrambled Broadcasting service can be routed via the 
CA system.
If the CA system on the CI module requires a smart-
card reader, this reader shall be part of the CI module.
When the compatible CA card is inserted, you can view 
the programme without any operations.

You may choose to supply power through the antenna 
terminal. (Page 4)

NOTE
•  This function is enabled using the Analogue Menu. See 

page 16 for details.

When the compatible card is not inserted:
1  Select the programme which needs the compatible 

CA card.
•  The caution screen appears.

2  Insert the compatible CA card.

•  The caution screen disappears and you can view the 

programme.

CA system supported by
 
Crypto Works
Aston CAM
VIAccess
Nagra Vision
Irdeto
MR CAM

NOTE
•  To view paid TV broadcasting, you need to make a 

contract with a service provider.

  Please contact a service provider for details. 
•  The Common Interface Module and the CA card are neither 

supplied nor optional accessories.

Check the detailed information on the Common 
Interface module card in use.

Press OK while the cursor is on “Common 
Interface”.

•  The CI module name is displayed.

Press OK to access the CI menu.

•  Detailed information on the CI card in use is 

displayed.

Press 

a/b to select the item, and then press 

OK.

•  Detailed information on the selected item is displayed.

Common Interface 

Module

CA card

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With the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), you can 
check the schedule of DTV and Radio events, view 
detailed information about them, tune to an event 
currently on-air and set a timer for future events.

l

k

Press EPG.

• Pressing RADIO will switch between DTV and Radio 

mode.

Press 

a/b/c/d to access the desired service 

or event.

•  The image shown in the picture window changes.

 

In the Service list: 
1 Press a/b to scroll the page up/down. Or,
2 Press RED (Page l) or GREEN (Page k) to 

skip to the previous/next page in one step.

 

In the Event name list: 
1 Press c/d to scroll the page left/right. Or,
2 Press YELLOW (Prev. Day) or BLUE (Next 

Day) to skip to the previous/next day in one 
step.

When the Timer is set, the TV automatically tunes to a 
preset TV event when its on-air time begins.

Press EPG.

Press 

a/b/c/d to select the desired event 

to be preset from the Event name list, and then 
press OK (OK/Timer).

•  Select an event not yet started.

Press RED (Timer Mode), and then press 

a/b 

to select the desired parameter (“Once”, “Daily”, 
“Weekly”, or “Monthly”), and then press OK.

•  Once set, the preset event is indicated with an 

orange background in the EPG event name list.

NOTE
•  If using this function for recording, make sure to set the 

timer of your recording equipment as well.

•  Do not switch channels while recording using this function.
•  This function cannot be set for locked services or when 

Child Lock applies. (Pages 25 and 28)

•  Up to 8 events can be preset using the Timer function.
•  If the TV is in standby mode when the preset on-air time 

nears, it will output signals for recording without image 
displayed on the screen.

•  If you are watching another event, an alarm message 

displays on the screen a few seconds before the preset 
time.

•  To cancel the preset, select the event to delete, press 

 (Delete Timer), press 

c/d to select “Yes”, and 

then press OK.

•  An alert message displays when the preset events overlap 

one another.

•  The TV power may not come on for several seconds if you 

preset an event using the EPG Timer and if the power to 
the TV is cut off.

•  Once you preset an event using EPG Timer, in DTV, and 

then press 

B on the remote control to enter the standby 

mode, the power consumption will be higher than normal 
(about 23W) until the programmed event is broadcast. When 
pressing 

a on the TV to turn off the power, the power 

consumption will be same as normal standby consumption 
(about 2.4W: LC-37XD1E/2.3W: LC-42XD1E), and the EPG 
Timer will not be in operation.

1 Service 

2 Event 

3 Picture 

4 Service 

•  Shows the list of all services currently available. As you 

scroll down the list, the rows in the Event name list on 
the right will be refreshed correspondingly. 

5  Event name list

• Shows the names of current events in a grid of 

rows and columns. You can check scheduled event 
information up to several days ahead, depending on 
conditions.

1

2

4

5

3

To watch an event currently on-air, press OK 
(OK/Timer).

•  The TV will show the image in full screen. 
•  Selecting an event that has not yet started will 

activate the EPG Timer mode instead.

NOTE
• Pressing 

p opens the EPG Description screen that 

provides more information about the selected event. Press 
p or END to exit.

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