Select the menu language and country
J MENU TITLE INSTALLATION Menu language Country Automatic Installation
First, select your language and country.

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Select Menu language and press the OK key. Select your language and press the OK key. Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and to bring up other languages which are not displayed on the screen at present. Select Country and press the OK key. Select the country where you are now located and press the OK key. Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and bring up other countries which are not displayed on the screen at present. Select Other when none of the countries applies. You can now search for and store the TV channels in two different ways: using automatic installation or manual installation (tuning-in channel by channel). Select your choice and press the OK key.
J MENU TITLE Menu language English.
J MENU TITLE Country United Kingdom.

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Automatic installation
Automatic installation Start J Stop
In the Automatic installation menu select Start and press the OK key to activate the searching. All TV channels are searched for and stored automatically. If a cable system which broadcasts ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) or a TV channel transmitting a teletext page with the frequencies and programme names of all the TV channels which can be received, is detected, the search is stopped and a programme list appears. The programme list is automatically filled with all the programme numbers and names of the TV channels transmitted. It is possible that the cable company or the TV channel displays a broadcast selection menu. Layout and items are defined by the cable company or the TV channel. Make your choice with the cursor and press the OK key. To exit from the menu press the key on the remote control. Go on to page 6.
TV is searching One moment please.
Automatic installation J Start Stop 1 BBCBBCCNN. K

Manual installation

Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by channel. You must go through every step of the Manual installation menu.
Selection mode is only present and lights up if the country selected also offers the channel option (C-channels for aerial channels, S-channels for cable channels). You can choose either channel or frequency mode.

i Screen information

Press for 5 seconds to activate/de-activate the extended or reduced display of TV channel and programme information on the screen. Press briefly to display information about the selected TV channel and programme, the sound reception, picture settings and the remaining time set with the sleeptimer.
Volume Press + or - to adjust the volume.
Mute Temporarily interrupt the sound or restore it. P
Programme selection To browse through the TV channels activated in the Favourite Programme menu.
Digit keys To select a TV channel. For a two digit programme number, enter the second digit within 2 seconds. To switch immediately to a selected one digit TV channel, keep the digit key pressed a bit longer.
0 Previous programme The previously selected TV channel is displayed. The indication is only video recorder/DVD.

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U Time display The time, downloaded from the TV channel (with teletext) stored on programme number 1 or the lowest favourite programme number, is displayed on the screen.
This function is not available when continuous subtitles have been switched on.
Teletext functions see p. 20

c b &

no function Dual Screen
Active control Active control is a pro-active and automatic system.The TV continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals in order to provide the best picture possible. Press the h key to select the Active Control values Off or On. Off Sharpness and Dynamic Contrast are controlled automatically On Sharpness, Dynamic Contrast and Noise Reduction are controlled automatically. Press the cursor in the up/down directions while the selected Active Control setting information is on top of the screen. The Active Control menu appears. The picture settings are being adapted continuously and automatically. The menu items cannot be selected. Press the cursor in the up/down directions again to switch off the menu.
Press the b key to switch on Dual Screen. The TV screen is divided into 2 parts: - the left side for the normal main picture, - the right side for teletext broadcast by the selected TV channel or for NEXTVIEW/Teletext Guide. To operate NEXTVIEW/Teletext Guide, see p. 14.To operate teletext, see p. 19. If Dual Screen is Off, the picture, teletext or NEXTVIEW/Teletext Guide are displayed full screen. Press the q key under the door of the remote control to select a vertical squeezed or a non vertical squeezed picture size Press + P - to run through the teletext pages. Select still teletext picture Press the d key to freeze only the teletext picture.The info in this page is not being updated by the teletext broadcaster. When in Teletext Dual Screen, press the b key to return to a full picture screen. Press the b key to return to a full Teletext screen. When in NEXTVIEW/Teletext Guide Dual Screen, press the key to return to a full picture screen. Press the b key to return to a full NEXTVIEW/Teletext Guide screen.

Personal refers to the personal preference settings of picture and sound selected
in the picture and sound menu. Remark: the moment you are in a predefined smart sound or picture setting and you modify a setting in the picture or sound menu, all values of the menu will overwrite the previously made settings.

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Use of the menus &
return or switch main menu on/off cursor to select adjustments OK key to activate Press the key to display/cancel the MAIN MENU. Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select the PICTURE, SOUND or FEATURES menu or to select the PROGRAMMES. Press the cursor right to activate the selected menu. Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select the menu item. Use the OK key to activate. Press the key repeatedly to return or to switch the menu off.

Picture menu

MAIN MENU J Contrast PICTURE SOUND FEATURES PROGRAMMES
If an NTSC peripheral is connected to one of the euroconnectors, the option Hue also appears. Tint Select the colour temperature: Normal, Warm or Cool. Digital Scan (Line Flicker Reduction) In Movie Expand picture format, Digital Scan is always active. The menu item is not available. In rare circumstances while watching TV programmes it may be preferable to switch off the digital scan line flicker reduction. Normally keep it switched on. Press the cursor left/right to select On of Off. Dynamic Contrast To make the contrast in the darker and the brighter picture areas more noticeable, select the Med setting. In certain circumstances it may be preferred to select Min, Max or Off. The modified adjustments for Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Sharpness,Tint, Digital Scan and Dynamic Contrast are automatically stored for all TV channels. Select Factory settings in the Setup menu to restore the predefined factory settings, see p. 7.
PICTURE J Contrast L Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Digital Scan Dynamic Contrast M

Sound menu

SOUND J Volume Balance Treble Bass Headphone volume L M
The modified adjustments for Volume, Balance,Treble and Bass are automatically stored for all TV channels. Select Factory settings in the Setup menu to restore the predefined factory settings, see p. 7.
Headphone volume See Connect Peripheral Equipment, p. 24 for the connection of the headphone. Press the key to return to the SOUND menu.

Use of the menus

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Features menu

return or switch main menu on/off cursor to select adjustments OK key to activate
Press the key to display/cancel the MAIN MENU. Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select the FEATURES menu. Press the cursor right to activate the selected menu. Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select a menu item. Use the cursor in the left/right directions to select the desired setting. Sleeptimer With the sleeptimer you can set a time period after which the TV should switch itself to standby. The counter runs from Off up to 180 min. One minute before the TV is set to go to standby, the remaining seconds appear on screen. Not visible in dual screen mode.You can always switch off your set earlier or change the set time. Child lock If the child lock is on, the TV can only be switched on with the remote control.The P - and + keys in front of the TV cannot be used to select a TV channel. In this way you can prevent unauthorised use of your TV. If the message Child lock On appears, the child lock must be switched off before you can use the P - and + keys in front of the TV to select a TV channel. Subtitle TV channels with teletext often transmit certain programmes with subtitling. See Teletext, Continuous Subtitles, p. 21 how to select the proper subtitle page from the teletext index. Select Subtitle On or Off. Press the key to switch off the Features menu.
J FEATURES Sleeptimer Child lock Subtitle Off Off Off

Programme list

Press the key to display/cancel the MAIN MENU. Select PROGRAMMES with the cursor up/down. Press the cursor right to display an overview of all the TV channels installed. Press the cursor up/down to run through the list and press OK to select the desired TV channel. Press the key to switch off the Programme list.

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/ Teletext Guide
In the Setup menu, p. 8 you were asked to select a NEXTVIEW provider. If the selected provider supports NEXTVIEW then the TV will automatically present the NEXTVIEW programme schedule. If the TV channel supports just teletext, then the TV will switch automatically to Teletext Guide. Both facilities are offering the same functions: record, remind, info and watch. However in case of Teletext Guide the broadcaster is responsible for the availability of these functions. Some broadcasters provide information about their own programmes and sometimes other TV channels for one or more days.You can search for the programmes you want to watch up to 7 days in advance. It is also possible to search for a programme by theme, e.g. sport, movie, etc. Once a programme has been selected it can be tagged, to remind you, or to record on the video recorder automatically (provided the video recorder is equipped with NEXTVIEWLink), once, daily, weekly or series. Teletext Guide/NEXTVIEW also allows direct access to detailed information about programmes if provided by the broadcaster.

modes to sort and represent information
Monday 9 Oct Menu BBC1 Record Remind Info Watch Whats on now Preview Themes Ratings
Menu If in the Setup menu, see p. 8, you have selected a TV channel as NEXTVIEW provider which also supports NEXTVIEW. NEXTVIEW menu is displayed or can be selected.The selected TV channel is responsible for this menu. The NEXTVIEW menu appears when NEXTVIEW is switched on. Use the cursor up/down to select a menu item. Use the cursor right to select the menu item. While going through the menus, the TV is collecting the sorting criteria to finally display a list of programme events. The functions, in the left column, are shown at reduced brightness as long as the menu is displayed. If None has been selected as NEXTVIEW provider in the Setup menu, the broadcasters defined menu will not be available.

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Monday 9 Oct Day Record Remind Info Watch p I

18.03-18.15 18.30 BBC1

J channel - start - prog.
Day The day guide provides an overview of all programme titles active in the selected time block.Time blocks are 15 minute intervals starting from the current time of the current day. The default order is based on the programme list of the favourite TV channels as stored in the installation of the TV.TV channels not marked as favourite TV channels will not appear. Default NEXTVIEW opens with the day screen if the broadcast does not have its own menu.

Info block

Monday 9 Oct Channel CNN BBC1 Record Remind Info Watch BBC1..

18:03 BBC2

Channel The Channel guide provides an overview of all programmes that are broadcast by a single channel during one day. Previous programmes can be made visible via cursor up. The list will start with the earliest broadcast programme. With cursor left/right another favourite TV channel can be selected.
Monday 9 Oct Theme Series Movies Record Remind Info Watch BBC1 BBC1 CNN TVE

18:03 News

Theme The theme guide displays a list of all programmes at the selected date, that matches with the selected category (news, sport, culture, movies, ). The default starting item will be the current or next programme on the current TV channel. The THEME selection is only present if programmes in the TV guide have defined themes.
Monday 9 Oct 18:03 Overview BBC1 Record Remind Info Watch BBC1 CNN TVE BBC2 17.10 17.30 18.05 19.00

Overview The Overview menu provides a list of programmes that are marked as reminders and those that have to be recorded. When more than one programme to be recorded has an overlap in time, these programmes will be marked by a red colour. After the programme has been broadcast, all items set for once will be deleted from the list the following day.This menu can be used to change a reminder or programmes to be recorded. Note: the TV will automatically interpret the broadcast time (as shown on the teletext guide) of your selected programme into the correct local time and date.

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Basic functions
The functions Record, Remind, Info and Watch can be activated with the corresponding colour keys on the remote control. If the function is not available, then the text is shown at reduced brightness. Select a programme with the cursor up/down. Record R or Remind !
CNN Record Remind Info Watch

Date Channel BBC1

Time BBC2
BBC1 NEXTVIEW 11.03 Travel Guide R ! 14.35 World news pOnce Daily Weekly Clear 17.50 Insight Info block
Press the red colour key to activate Record or the green colour key to activate Remind. If the programme number of the broadcaster is not yet known, a message appears with the request to input the right number. A small menu pops up in which you can choose the interval: once, daily or weekly, or clear an earlier made record or remind setting.The default interval is set to Once. If a programme is an episode of a series, it is identified by the system and the options daily and weekly are replaced by the option series. In this case the system identifies when the next episode of the series will be broadcast.This is not possible in the Teletext guide. Use the cursor in the left/right directions to select the interval. The colour of the tag refers to the interval. Press the OK key. When Record R is activated: Storing is displayed to indicate the video recorder is programmed. When Remind ! is activated: - a message will be displayed the moment the tagged programme with ! starts, when watching the TV later on. - the TV switches on the moment the tagged programme with ! starts, when the TV is in standby. Note: Recordings and reminders are not possible when the broadcaster does not transmit dates and times of the programmes. The message No TV programming possible appears. Make sure you are on the TV programming page.
Info Press the yellow colour key to activate Info. Advertisements or information relating to the selected programme are displayed. In some cases all of the information does not fit on the screen. Use the cursor up/down to browse through all the information. Press the yellow colour key again to switch off the information. Watch Press the blue colour key to activate Watch. This function is only available if a currently broadcast programme is selected. Otherwise the function is not available. The selection causes the TV to tune to the selected TV channel. NEXTVIEW is switched off.

OK MENU
Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Each channel which broadcasts teletext transmits a page with information on how to use its teletext system. Look for the teletext page with the main index (usually p. 100). Depending on the TV channel, teletext is transmitted in different systems. The colours used in the options line correspond with the colour keys of your remote control.

About Easy Text

cursor to select pages Easy Text considerably reduces the waiting time (on condition that the teletext broadcast of the particular TV channel is received for at least half a minute) by : a direct selection of previous and following pages which are in transmission and of the pages referred to in the options line a habit watcher list: frequently used pages are put automatically in a list of preferred pages, so that they are immediately available the precapturing of the page numbers referred to in the displayed page the precapturing of all the subpages.
Switch Teletext on and off
Press b to switch the teletext on or off. The main index page appears on the screen together with two information lines at the top and one option line at the bottom of the screen. Remark: if the displayed teletext characters on screen do not correspond with the characters used in your language, press the X key, under the door of the remote control, repeatedly to select Language group 1 or 2.

Select a Teletext page

With the digit keys Enter the desired page number with the digit keys. The page counter seeks the page or the page appears immediately when the page number has been stored in the memory. A message appears when you have entered a non existent or incorrect page number. Page numbers beginning with 0 or 9 do not exist. Choose another number. With the option line Select with the colour keys, corresponding to the coloured options at the bottom of the screen, the desired subject.
Select Picture/Teletext b
Select a TV channel which broadcasts teletext. Press the b key. The screen is divided into two parts: the left side for the normal main picture, the right side for teletext broadcast by the selected TV channel. Press the b key to return to a full screen picture. Press the b key to return to a full teletext picture.
Quickly run through the teletext pages
Press the cursor up/down or the - P + key to run through the previous or the following pages.
Select the previously selected txt page

Press the 0 key.

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Select the index teletext page
Press the white colour key to display the main index (usually p.100).

EXTERNAL 1

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Camera & camcorder &
Connect your camera or camcorder to sockets at the front side of your TV. Connect the equipment to VIDEO 2 and AUDIO L 1 for mono equipment. Press the X key repeatedly to select the sound coming from one or both loudspeakers of your TV.

E EO D D -VI S

For stereo equipment also connect AUDIO R 1. S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-VHS cables with the S-VIDEO input 3 and AUDIO inputs 1.
Digital equipment (DVD, digital satellite tuner,.)
Connect your digital equipment with a eurocable 1 to one of the euroconnectors (EXT1, EXT2 or EXT3), or with a cinch cable to the VIDEO input at the front side of the TV (see illustration above).
Press U and f at the same time.
INSTALLATION Menu language Country SETUP J Digital Sources sources Decoder/Descrambler Picture tilt Information line Factory settings NEXTVIEW provider Auto format INSTALLATION
Automatic installation Manual installation Give name Reshuffle Favourite programmes J SETUP
Select Digital sources in the Setup menu of the INSTALLATION menu and select: None if you have no digital source connected, EXT1, EXT2 or EXT3 if you have connected your equipment to a euroconnector, FRONT in case you connected to the front side of the TV, Press the key to switch off all menus. Note: the low quality of some digital picture material may be the cause of digital image distortion. In this case select Eco under the SMART PICTURE a key on the remote control as this setting is intended to improve distorted picture quality.

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Headphone &
Insert the plug into the headphone socket L at the front side of the TV. Press on the remote control to switch off the internal loudspeakers of the TV. The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm. The headphone socket has a 3.5 mm jack. In the SOUND menu select Headphone volume to adjust the headphone volume. See p. 12.
Audio equipment / Amplifier
Connect the audio cables to the audio input of your audio equipment and to AUDIO L and R at the back of your TV.
You can listen to your TV sound via your audio equipment.
If you want to connect more equipment to your TV, consult your dealer.

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To select connected equipment

If the TV is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, in some cases the TV will be switched on, even when it was in standby. (E.g. playback tape,.) This is not possible when Child lock On is selected. Equipment connected with an aerial cable only : Select the programme number under which you have stored the test signal with the digit keys.
Equipment connected to a euroconnector or to the front side of the TV Press the w key repeatedly to select EXT1, EXT2, EXT3 or FRONT, according to where you connected your equipment at the back or the front side of your TV. Remark : Most equipment (decoder, video recorder, satellite receiver) carries out the switching itself when they are activated. If you want to change to TV channels? Enter the programme number of the TV channel which you want to watch with the digit keys or press the TV key.
Audio and video equipment keys
Most of the audio and video equipment from our range of products can be operated with the remote control of your TV. Press the VCR, DVD, SAT,TUNER, CD,TAPE or CDR key according to the equipment you want to operate with this remote control. See Use of the remote control, p. 9. Video recorder Press one of the video recorder keys after you pressed the VCR key: - P+ 0 to 9 B U for record, for rewind, for stop, for play, for fast forward, for selecting 1- or 2-digit programme numbers from the video recorder, for sequential programme selection from the video recorder tuner, to select a programme number from your video recorder tuner, to switch the video recorder to standby VCR timer
These keys function with equipment which use the RC5 signalling standard. If your video recorder has the EasyLink function, the key INSTANT for recording, under the door of the remote control, can be operated in the TV mode. If your EasyLink video recorder has the system standby function, when you press the B key for 3 seconds, both TV and the video recorder are switched to standby.

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DVD keys Press one of the following keys after you have pressed the DVD key.

DVD SAT

to switch the DVD menu on or off to select a DVD chapter to select a DVD title to select your choice of subtitle language rewind/return stop play forward pause to select a programme number from your DVD

0 b

These keys function with equipment which use the RC6 signalling standard and with Philips DVD players.
Satellite receiver Press one of the TV keys after you have pressed the SAT key. These keys function with equipment which use the RC5 signalling standard.

Q S b

Tuner, CD,Tape and CDR keys Press one of the following keys after you have pressed the TUNER, CD, TAPE or CDR key. 0 to switch the menu on or off (tuner) to select a frequency (tuner) to record to search down (tuner); rewind (CD/tape); speed down (CDR) stop play to search up (tuner); forward (CD/tape); speed up (CDR) RDS display (tuner); info on screen (CD/CDR) RDS news/TA (tuner); select following disc (CD/CDR) pause (CD/CDR/tape) surround modes (CD/CDR/tape) next/previous (CD)

b S Q +P-

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Record with your video recorder without EasyLink
To record S-VHS quality, connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the video recorder. Record a TV programme Select the programme number on your video recorder. Set your video recorder to record. See the handbook for your video recorder. Switching programme numbers on your TV does not disturb recording ! Record a programme on your video recorder connected to EXTERNAL 2 from Audio/Video equipment connected to EXTERNAL 1, EXTERNAL 3 or to sockets on the front side of the TV Switch on the equipment. Select the right external on your video recorder. Set your video recorder to record. You record what you are watching on the screen. Do not switch programme numbers or do not switch off your TV when you are recording !
Record with your video recorder with EasyLink
If you have connected an S-VHS video recorder provided with the EasyLink function, you can record S-VHS-quality from an S-VHS peripheral connected to the front side of the TV. (E.g. from an S-VHS camcorder.)
In TV mode, it is possible to start a direct recording of the programme which is being displayed on the TV screen. Press the INSTANT record key, under the door of the remote control. The video recorder switches on from standby and a message of what is being recorded appears on the screen. The video recorder starts recording the programme you are watching. Switching programme numbers on your TV does not disturb recording ! When recording a programme from a peripheral connected to EXTERNAL 1, 3 or you can not select another TV programme on the screen. To watch TV programmes again, press the programme number you want to select twice. Attention: the recording is stopped and your video recorder switches to standby.

FRONT,

If you switch to standby during recording of a programme from a peripheral connected to EXTERNAL 1, 3 or FRONT, the blinking lamp on the front of your TV indicates that you are still recording. The blinking stops after the recording is finished.
Record with your video recorder with

NEXTVIEWLink

If your video recorder is equipped with NEXTVIEWLink, and you tagged one or more programmes to be recorded automatically in the NEXTVIEW mode, it is not necessary for the TV to be in the standby mode or switched on for the recording to start.

Record

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Care of the screen Clean the TV with a slightly damp soft cloth. Do not use abrasive solvent as it can damage the TV screen. Poor Picture Have you selected the correct TV system? Is your TV or house aerial located too close to loudspeakers, non-earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc.? Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images. Sometimes you can improve the picture quality by changing the direction of the aerial. Is the picture or teletext unrecognisable? Check if you have entered the correct frequency. See Installation, p. 5. Are brightness and contrast out of adjustment? Select Factory settings in the Setup menu, p. 7. Sometimes poor picture quality is possible when having activated an S-VHS camera or camcorder connected to the front side of your TV and another peripheral is connected to EXT1 or EXT2 at the same time. In this case switch off one of the other peripherals. No picture Is the aerial connected properly? Are the plugs tightly connected in the aerial socket? Is the aerial cable in good condition and does it have suitable plugs? Are the connection facilities to a possible second TV in good condition? If in doubt, consult your dealer. No sound No sound on any channel? Check the volume isnt at minimum. Is the sound interrupted with the mute key ? Remote control If your TV no longer responds to the remote control, the batteries may be dead. You can still use the MENU key and the -/+ keys at the front of your TV. Menu Have you selected the wrong menu? Press the same key again to exit from the menu.

Picture Freeze TV mode which allows you to freeze a certain image in order to study a specific detail at ease, e.g. to make notes of certain programme information like phone numbers.
Automatic Channel Installation (ACI) Automatically installs all TV channels in the same order as offered by your cable company, provided of course that the data is transmitted. It also automatically includes programme number and programme name. With ACI, channel installation is fully automatic, simple and fast.
Euroconnector A 21-pin connector system enabling you to simply connect various types of audio/video and computer equipment.
Menu On-screen display of functions and facilities in a well-organised survey, which you can select using your remote control.
Teletext See also Easy Text WST:World Standard Teletext. FLOF: Full Level one Features. System applied by the BBC, RVE. that provides a fast access to the teletext pages. TOP:Table of (Teletext) Pages. German system for an easy access to the teletext pages.

NEXTVIEW NEXTVIEW

Child lock Feature to prevent unauthorised use of your TV.
Digital Scan If you look at a television screen you will see small imperfections in the picture caused by line vibration. Digital Scan (an internal process) removes interline flicker. When combined with 100 Hz, you will see a totally stable image.
is a new feature to assist the TV and VCR user in selecting the programmes she or he likes to watch from a television programme guide on the screen. It enables the user to see a description of every programme, and mark interesting programmes to be reminded (auto TV on) or recorded (NEXTVIEWLink video recorder required).
Tint TV-function to modify the general colour balance between cool and warm and to adjust it according to your personal preference.
NTSC The broadcasting system used in the USA, Japan and parts of South America and Southeast-Asia.
DNR Digital Noise Reduction. By encoding signals digitally in 100 Hz sets, it is possible to clean up picture noise.This is especially beneficial in poor signal areas and when viewing poor quality video tapes.
Smart Picture and Sound controls Keys on the remote control to select predefined picture and sound settings.