Mitsubishi Electric LT-3040 - Manual

5 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS, continued 12. Power Lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric, light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should...

6 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS, continued 21. Transport (a) Be sure to use another person to lift or carry this display. It is recommended that one hand on each side of the display be used to transport the display. (b) Use caution when transporting the unit. Be sure that items such as belt buckles, watches,...

8 Welcome to the wonderful and exciting world of digital television! We are honored that you chose Mitsubishi as your premier home entertainment partner. The development team at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America (MDEA) understands that our customers demand and expect the very best. MDEA was fou...

9 PRODUCT REGISTRATION Special Features Your new High Def inition (HD) upgradeable LCD television has many special features that make it the perfect addition to your home entertainment system. A few of these special features are: PIP/POP Viewing Option Using Picture-in-Picture and Picture-outside- P...

10 Front Control Panel Many remote control buttons are duplicated on the front control panel. Duplicate buttons are shaded in the panel shown below. Please see Remote Control Functions, page 24, for an explanation of their usage. The ADJUST, ENTER, MENU, and CANCEL buttons may be used to access or n...

11 1. Headphone The Headphone Output sends the TV’s connected audio signals to a pair of headphones. The audio output from the TV’s speakers will be unavailable. 2. Audio Out The Audio Output sends the TV’s connected audio signals to an A/V receiver or other equipment. 3. Inputs 1-2 These inputs can...

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14 Separate UHF and VHF Antennas (Figure 1) 1. Connect the UHF and VHF antenna leads to the UHF/VHF combiner. 2. Push the combiner onto ANT on the TV side panel. UHF /VHF combiners are not provided with the TV. They are available at most electronic stores. Note: This TV will only be able to provide ...

15 Cable Box (Figure 3) 1. Connect the incoming cable to ANT on the TV side panel. NOTE : If your cable box has separate audio/video outputs, please see Composite Video with Audio or S -Video with Audio, page 16 (Figure 6). Note: If you have a digital cable box, refer to your Digital Cable Box owner...

16 Connecting an Antenna to a Cable Box and VCR, Connecting Audio/Video to the Cable Box or VCR Figure 6. Connecting the VCR Audio /Video. Note: The TV side panel and connections shown here are for reference only and may vary by model. You may connect to the S -VIDEO or VIDEO terminal but not to bot...

17 Connecting an Audio Receiver Stereo Audio System (recommended for shelf units or A/V receivers without digital audio inputs) (Figure 7) 1. Connect the audio cables from AUDIO OUTPUT on the TV side panel to TV IN or AUX IN terminals on the back of the audio system. • The red cable connects to the ...

18 DVD Player/Video Game with Component Video (Figure 9) 1. Connect the Component Video cables from (Y Cb Cr or Y Pb Pr) VIDEO OUT on the back of the DVD player to COMPONENT (1 or 2) on the TV side panel. The correct connections are: A. Y to Y B. Cb or Pb to Pb C. Cr or Pr to Pr 2. Connect a set of ...

19 Connecting a DTV Receiver DTV Receiver with Component Video Connections (Recommended) (Figure 11) 1. Connect the outside antenna cable, or satellite to ANT or SATELLITE IN on the DTV receiver (see your DTV receiver owner’s guide for instructions and cable compatibility). 2. If your DTV receiver h...

21 Connecting MonitorLink™ or a Computer MonitorLink Connection (Figure 14) 1. Connect a MonitorLink/DVI cable from the TV side panel to the Mitsubishi HD Receiver/Controller back panel. 2. Connect the MonitorLink Control/RS -232 cable from the TV side panel to the Mitsubishi HD Receiver/ Controller...

22 How Connections Affect the PIP (Picture-In-Picture) and POP (Picture-Outside-Picture) To see a picture in the PIP or POP, you may need to select an input source. If the only input connected is ANT, then both the main picture and the PIP/POP will be from that input source. If other video equipment...

24 Remote Control Functions: Overview of the TV Layer Buttons Overview (Figure 1, following page) Slide Switch: Select A/V product to be controlled by the remote control. POWER: Turns power on and off for TV and other connected A/V products. Numbers: Individually select channels or input information...

25 Remote Control Functions: Care and Operation Figure 2. Installing the batteries. Figure 1. Remote Control Functions. Operation Installing the Batteries: (Figure 2) 1. Remove the remote control’s back cover by gently pressing the ridged tab in the direction of the arrow and sliding off the cover. ...

26 Remote Control Functions: Channel Selection, Sleep Timer Channel Selection 1. Enter three numbers ( ex. for channel 2, press 002). or Press the channel number and ENTER (ex. for channel 2, press 2, then ENTER). or Enter the channel number and wait four seconds (without pressing ENTER). The TV wil...

27 If you cannot turn the cable box ON by pressing POWER, try pressing CHANNEL or the number buttons. When set to TV, the PLAY, STOP, REW/REV, and FF/FWD buttons will operate the VCR after the VCR codes have been properly programmed into the remote control. Figure 3. Programming the remote to contro...

29 Remote Control Functions: Special Functions When your remote control has been Programmed to operate another manufacturer’s product, the function performed on each layer may vary. The most common functions are: Remote Control Functions: Operation of PIP and POP Picture-In-Picture (PIP) and Picture...

32 A picture (icon) will be highlighted and can be selected using the remote control’s ADJUST arrows. When selected, the appropiate menu will appear or start an automatic function. You may then make changes within the menu or access available sub-menus. A highlighted square button indicates that you...

33 Main Menu Screens: Overview SETUP Menu (Figure 3) Basic (initial) setup instructions and functions are available through the SETUP submenu screens. • M emorize channels, • Assign Input Assignments • S et the time and day • Select English or Spanish for the menus or screen display • S et the Front...

34 AUDIO/VIDEO SETTINGS Menu (Figure 8) Adjust some or all of the A/V settings. Each input can be set to your preferences. A/V Reset on the menu allows you to return the A/V settings for the current input to the factory presets. A/V Reset on the front control panel resets all inputs at one time. See...

35 SETUP Menu: Memorize Channels, Memorize Menu, Input Assignment ����� ��� ���� �� �� ����� ���� �� ������ ����� ���� �������� �������� � ��� ����� ���������� ����� �������� � ������� �������� ����� ������ ���� � ��� �� ������ ������ ����� ��� ���� ���� �� ������ ������ �� ������ ���� ���� Memorize...

36 SETUP Menu: Manually Setting the Clock ���� ���� ����� ��� ���� �� �� ����� ���� �� ������ ����� ���� ����� ������� � ������ ����� ���� � ����� �� ��� ��� � ������ ���� ���� � ������� �������� ������� � ������� ���� �� ������ ������ ���� �� ������ ������ �� ������ ����� ���� Figure 13. Set Day ��...

37 Clock Setting (Auto) (Figure 14) Set the Clock Setting to Auto to automatically set the day and time using Extended Data Service (XDS) time data. This data is automatically retrieved when tuned to a PBS channel or other channel in your area that provides this service. Time Zone (Figure 15) Select...

39 CAPTIONS Menu: Overview CAPTIONS Menu (Figure 19) Turn On or Off the closed caption decoder, select the type of captions or text, and choose black or translucent gray as the background color for the closed caption area. Broadcasters can send either Standard or Text closed captioning. Standard clo...

40 CAPTIONS Menu: Closed Captions, Background Color ����� ��� ���� �� �� ����� ���� �� ������ �������� ���� ������ �������� �� ���������� �� ������ ������ ���� �� ������ ������ �� ������ � �� �� ���� � ���� ���� ���� Figure 20. Closed Captions ����� ��� ���� �� �� ��������� �� ������ �������� ���� �...

42 CHANNEL EDIT Menu: Using SQV (Super Quick View™) Using The Menu Screen (Figure 25) Put together a list of your favorite channels from ANT using SQV (Super Quick View). Store up to 6 channels in each of the 9 different memory banks. After adding a channel to the SQV memory, “SQV” will appear under...

43 V-CHIP LOCK Menu: Overview V-Chip Signal Information When provided by the broadcaster, V-Chip ratings can be used to control which programs can be viewed or will be blocked. When V-Chip ratings are sent, you will see the ratings when you change the channel or when you press the INFO button on the...

45 V-CHIP HOURS / LOCK BY TIME (Figure 30) V-CHIP HOURS / LOCK BY TIME will allow you to activate the V-Chip or lock the entire TV during specif ic hours. V-CHIP Start Time and V-CHIP Stop Time (Figure 30) Select the times you would like the V-Chip to be Active. By setting the V-Chip Start Time and ...

46 ADVANCED FEATURES Menu: Color Balance, Auto Color Correction, PerfectColor ™, Reset Color Color Balance Menu (Figure 31) Your Mitsubishi TV uses six colors (Magenta, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan and Blue) to create Color Balance. You may adjust these colors automatically or manually or reset them to ...

47 ADVANCED FEATURES Menu: TIMER, Timer Menu, and Set Time The TV’s clock must be set before you can set the timer. If you have not set the clock and/or day, you will see the CLOCK menu instead of the Timer menu. TIMER menu (Figure 35) The timer can be turned On or Off. When On, you need to select t...

48 ADVANCED FEATURES Menu: Set Day, Input, and Channel Set Day (Figure 37) Select the days that the TV will turn on automatically. You can select Everyday, Mon-Fri (Monday through Friday), or the individual days of the week. Input (Figure 38) Select the input to use when the timer turns on the TV. I...

49 Video Mute (Figure 40) Video Mute, when On, lets you display a blue background when no signal is being received on Inputs 1-2, Component 1-2, and MonLink. Black Enhancement (Figure 41) The contrast in dark scenes is enhanced for better picture quality. Brighter scenes will not be affected. ����� ...

51 Audio Settings Bass Enhances or reduces low frequency sound. Treble Enhances or reduces high frequency sound. Balance Adjusts the level of sound between the left and right speakers. Surround Creates simulated stereo and surround effects. Your choices are: • Off: No surround effects. Use this sett...

52 AUDIO/VIDEO Setting Descriptions: Video Video Settings NOTE: A slider will display on-screen for each setting. The slider has a numeric value, where 63 is the maximum, the mid-range is 31 and theminimum setting is 0. Contrast Provides a slider to adjust the white-to-black level. Low contrast show...

54 Format (picture shape) availability based on Input/Signal NOTE : You can find aspect ratios on the back of most DVD covers. Also, Anamorphic DVDs are usually marked “Anamorphic” or “Enhanced for 16 :9 TVs.” Available On-Screen Format Sizes Zoom Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at ...

55 Narrow Widescreen Picture (480i/480p) Standard (Recommended) Expand Zoom (For letterbox 2.35:1 DVDs) Stretch Widescreen Picture (16 :9 - HD 1080i/720p only) Example: A True HD Broadcast Standard (Recommended) HD Expand (Recommended for 4:3 images with Black Side Bars) Available On-Screen Format S...

56 Operation of PIP and POP Changing PIP/POP Inputs Press PIP DEVICE to browse through available PIP or POP images. Changing PIP/POP Channels Press PIP CH to scroll up or down through memorized channels on the ANT. Exchanging Program Images Press ENTER/EXCH to exchange the main picture with the PIP ...

57 Appendix A: Bypassing the V-Chip Lock Bypassing the V-Chip Lock After you set the lock, you need your passcode to view a V-Chip locked program, view the locked TV, cancel the lock, or enter the V-Chip lock menus. If you forget your passcode, you can view the locked TV without entering your passco...

58 Appendix B: High Definition Input Connection Compatibility Component Inputs These inputs are compatible with most standard DVD and DTV signals with component video outputs. Compatible DTV signals are SDTV 480i, 480p, and HDTV 720p, 1080i. Please check the DTV receiver specifications before connec...

59 Mitsubishi . .. .. . 010, 011, 012, 013, . .. .. .. .. .. . 014, 360 Admiral. .. .. .. . 220 Aiwa . .. .. .. .. . 225, 226, 241 B & K . .. .. .. . 352 Bose . .. .. .. .. . 351 Denon . .. .. .. . 234, 235, 236, 245, . .. .. .. .. .. . 246, 359, 361 Fisher . .. .. .. . 204 Gerrard . .. .. .. . ...

60 Mitsubishi HD/Satellite Receiver 006, 173 Echostar/Dishnetwork 175, 82, 183, 188 Express Vu . .. .. . 175 GE . .. .. .. .. . 176 Gradient . .. .. . 186 Hitachi . .. .. .. . 173, 181, 184 Hughes . .. .. .. . 173 Maganavox. .. .. . 171, 172 Panasonic . .. .. . 174 Philips . .. .. .. . 171, 172 RCA/...

61 � � ��� � � � �������� ���� Monitor Tilt/Input Terminal Access/Cable Management Figure 1. Monitor Tilt Figure 2. Input Terminal Access Monitor Tilt (Figure 1) You have the ability to adjust the viewing angle and tilt of this monitor . 1. Grab the TV with two hands by placing one hand on each side...

62 Index A A/V Memory Reset 50 Receiver, Connecting 17 Activating the PIP and POP 29 Advanced Features Menu 34, 46-49 Antenna Channel Edit Menu 42 Connecting 14, 15 Appendices A: Bypassing the V-Chip Lock 57 B: High Definition Input Connection Compatibility 58 C: Remote Control Programming Codes 59 ...

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