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• You need to bring up the On-Screen Display to perform settings for the TV. The On-Screen Display for the settings is called 

“Menu”.

• The Menu enables various settings and adjustments.
• The Menu can be operated with the remote control unit.

MENU  

[Picture]

Picture

Audio

Contrast

OPC

[Off]

Brightness

Colour

Tint

Sharpness

Advanced

Reset

[+30]

[0]

[0]

[0]

[0]

0

–30

–30

–30

–10

+40

+30

+30

+30

+10

Backlight

[+14]

–16

+16

DYNAMIC

MENU    

[Power Control

 ... 

No Operation Off]

Power Control

Setup

No Signal Off

No Operation Off

Ecology

Sleep Timer

[Disable]

[Disable]

Analogue Search

Digital Search

Press MENU and the MENU screen 
displays.

The operation will exit the menu 
screen if you press END before it is 
completed.

Press 

a/b/c/d to select/adjust the 

desired menu, and adjust the item to 
the desired level, and then press OK.

Press 

6 to return to the previous 

Menu page.

The Guide Display at the bottom of the screen shows 
operations with an On-Screen Display.

The bar above is an operational guide for the remote control. 
The bar will change in accordance with each menu setting 
screen.

: Select 

: Enter 

: End 

6

: Back 

E 

E 

This function is useful when there is 
no remote control within your 
reach.

Press MENU briefly to display 
the direct control screen.

Press P 

r/s instead of 

a/b or i k/l 

instead of 

c/d to select the item.

Press 

b to complete the setting.

NOTE
•  The direct control menu screen will disappear if left 

unattended for several seconds.

NOTE
•  Menu options differ in the selected input modes, but the operating procedures are the same.
•  The screens in the operation manual are for explanation purposes (some are enlarged, others cropped) and may vary slightly 

from the actual screens.

• Items with 

4 cannot be selected for various reasons.

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100Hz technology provides superior solutions for digital 
display picture quality removing motion blur.

NOTE
• Press DEMO on the remote control unit to show 100Hz 

demonstration in a dual screen format.

•  This effect is greater on fast moving images.
•  100 Hz will have no effect in the following cases;
  1) The type of signal received is a PC signal.
  2) An OSD is being displayed.
  3) Teletext is activated.
•  If images appear blurred, set the “Film Mode” to “Off”.

Automatically detects a film-based source (originally 
encoded at 24/25 frames/second, depending on the 
vertical frequency), analyses it and then recreates each 
still film frame for high-definition picture quality.

Automatically adjusts the contrast of an image 
according to the scene.

Provide high quality images with minimal dot crawl and 
cross colour noise by detecting changes in the image.

 The brightness is fixed at the value set in Backlight.

 Automatically adjusts

 Displays the OPC effect on the screen while 

adjusting the brightness of the screen.

Automatically adjust the brightness of the screen.

NOTE
•  When set to “On”, the TV senses the surrounding light and 

automatically adjusts the backlight brightness. Make sure 
no object obstructs the OPC sensor, which could affect its 
ability to sense surrounding light.

 White with bluish tone

 Intermediate tone between High and Middle

 Natural tone

 Intermediate tone between Middle and Low

 White with reddish tone

This TV provides various advanced functions for 
optimising the picture quality.

Colour Temp.

100Hz

Film Mode

Active Contrast

3D-Y/C

Monochrome

Range of OPC

High

Mid-High

Middle

Mid-Low

Low

Adjust the colour temperature to give the best white 
image.

 Normal adjustment

 Set the optimum image quality for fast-moving images.

 Set the optimum image quality for slow-moving images.

 No detecting

NOTE
•  3D-Y/C may not operate depending on the input signal 

type or noisy input signal.

•  3D-Y/C has even more effect on composite video signals 

(CVBS).

MENU  

[Picture] 

Picture 

Audio 

Contrast 

OPC [Off]

Brightness 

Colour 

Tint 

Sharpness 

Advanced 

Reset 

[+30] 

[0]

[0] 

[0] 

[0] 

0 

–30 

–30 

–30 

–10 

+40 

+30 

+30 

+30 

+10 

Backlight [+14] 

–16 

+16 

DYNAMIC 

Adjust the picture to your preference with the following 
picture settings.

c button

d button

The screen dims

The screen brightens

For less contrast

For more contrast

For less brightness

For more brightness

For less colour intensity

For more colour 
intensity

Skin tones become 
purplish

Skin tones become 
greenish

For less sharpness

For more sharpness

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For viewing a video in monochrome.

The brightness level range of the OPC sensor’s 
automatic adjustments can be set according to your 
preferences. The adjustment range of the OPC sensor 
can be set to a maximum of 

k16 and a minimum of 

l16.

l16 through k16

l16 through k16

NOTE
•  This function is available only when the “OPC” setting is set 

to “On” or “On: Display”.

•  The maximum setting cannot be set to a smaller number 

than the minimum setting.

•  The minimum setting cannot be set to a bigger number 

than the maximum setting.

•  The maximum and minimum settings cannot be set to the 

same number.

•  Depending on the brightness of the surrounding light, the OPC 

sensor might not operate if the adjustment range is small.

You can adjust the sound quality to your preference 
with the following settings.

c button

d button

For weaker treble

For stronger treble

For weaker bass

For stronger bass

Decrease audio from 
the right speaker

Decrease audio from 
the left speaker

MENU  

[Audio]

Audio

Power Control

Balance

Treble

Surround

Reset

[   0]

[   0]

–15

L

+15

R

[Off]

Bass

[   0]

–15

+15

DYNAMIC

This function allows you to enjoy realistic “live” sound.

MENU    

[Power Control]

Power Control

Setup

No Signal Off

No Operation Off

Ecology

Sleep Timer

[Disable]

[Disable]

When set to “Enable” the TV will automatically enter the 
standby mode if there is no signal input for 15 minutes.

•  Five minutes before the TV enters standby mode, the 

remaining time displays every minute.

NOTE
•  When a TV programme finishes, this function may not 

operate.

AV Mode gives you five viewing options to choose from 
to best match the system environment, which can vary 
due to factors like room-brightness, type of programme 
watched or the type of image input from external 
equipment.

Press AV MODE.

Each time you press AV MODE, the mode 
changes.

•  You can also switch the mode on the “Picture” and 

“Audio” menu screen by pressing AV MODE.

For a highly defined image in a normally 

bright room.

For viewing a movie in a darkened room.

For playing of video games.

For PC.

Produce realistic colour on the TV screen unlike 

any other signal.

Allows the user to customise settings as desired. 

You can set the mode for each input source.

 For a clear-cut image emphasising 

high contrast for sports viewing. (The Picture and Audio 
settings cannot be adjusted.) Each setting value cannot 
be changed in this mode.

For a clear-cut image emphasising high 

contrast for sports viewing.

NOTE
•  The item marked with * is available only when selecting 

“EXT4”, “EXT5”, “EXT6” or EXT7” from the INPUT SOURCE 
menu.

•  The item marked with ** is available only when accepting 

an xvYCC signal through an HDMI terminal.

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The TV will automatically enter the standby mode if no 
operations are performed during the time span you set 
(“30min.” or “3hr.”).

•  Five minutes before the TV enters standby mode, the 

remaining time displays every minute.

When set to “Yes” the TV activates the following power 
saving mode.

•  OPC set to “On” (Page 24)
•  Standby Mode set to “Mode 2” (Page 32)
•  No Signal Off set to “Enable” (Page 25)
•  No Operation Off set to “3hr.” (Page 26)

Allows you to set a time when the TV automatically 
switches to standby.

NOTE
•  Select “Off” to cancel the sleep timer.
•  When the time has been set, countdown automatically 

starts.

•  Five minutes before the preset of time expires, the 

remaining time displays each minute.

The TV automatically detects and stores all available 
services in your area. This function also allows you to 
perform the channel setting for “Digital” and “Analogue” 
individually and reconfigure the settings after the initial 
auto installation has been completed.

After selecting “Yes” on the screen, you can set 
language and channel search the same as in the 
initial auto installation. Follow steps 2, 4 and 5 
on page 9.

NOTE
•  You cannot set the country setting in “Auto Installation” 

in the Setup menu. If you want to reconfigure the country 
setting, automatically execute initial auto installation after 
executing “Reset” from the Setup menu.

•  The current country setting is displayed on the screen.

You can reconfigure DTV services settings 
automatically or manually.

E 

Use this menu to add new services automatically after 
auto installation has been completed.

E 

Add new services within a specified frequency band.

•  Enter the frequency using 0 - 9 numeric buttons.

E 

Configure various settings for each service using the 
Colour (R, G, Y, B)

 buttons.

MENU    

[Setup ... Programme Setup ... Digital Setting ... Manual Adjust] 

DTV 993 

Service 

No. 

Old

LCN

EPG 
Skip 

CH 

Skip 

Lock 

Service 
Name 

SIT 3 

DTV 994 

✔ ✔ 

SIT 2 

DTV 995 

✔ 

SIT 1 

DTV 996 Monosco 

576-2 

DTV 997 Monosco 

576-1 

DTV 

998 

Color Bar 576i 

DTV 999 HD 

Monosco 

: Lock 

: CH Skip 

: EPG Skip 

: Sort 

Press 

a/b to select the desired service.

Press the colour button on the remote control 
corresponding with the item you want to 
reconfigure.

• The 

✔ mark indicates the operation is set to on. Each 

time the colour button is pressed, you can switch the 
corresponding operation on/off.

. 

When the service is locked, you must enter your PIN 
whenever you tune to the service.

. 

Services with a 

✔ mark are passed over when 

pressing P

r/s in the TV/remote control unit.

. 

Services with a 

✔ mark are passed over in the 

Electronic Programme Guide (EPG).

. 

The item position of services can be sorted.

1 Press a/b to select the service whose item    

  position you want to move, and then press OK.

DTV 994 

✔ ✔ 

SIT 2 

DTV 995 

✔ 

SIT 1 

2 Press a/b to move it to the desired position,  

  and then press OK.

DTV

994

✔

✔

SIT 1

DTV

995

✔

SIT 2

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until all desired service   

  items are sorted.

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