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LCD FLAT PANEL HDTV
MODELS
LT-37131
LT-46131
OWNER’S GUIDE
• For questions:
- Call Consumer Relations at 800-332-2119.
- E-mail us at MDEAservice@mdea.com.
- Visit our website at www.mitsubishi-tv.com.
• For information on Demo Mode and System
Reset, please see the back cover.
• To order additional remote controls or
Owner’s Guides, call 800-553-7278.
• Guidelines for setting up and using your new
widescreen TV start on page 13.
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C A U T I O N CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation poin
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Our Thanks... Thank you for choosing Mitsubishi as your premier Home Entertainment provider. This Owner’s Guide describes the features and functions of your Mitsubishi widescreen, high definition TV. We urge you to examine this Owner’s Guide to become familiar with the innovative features and operations this unique television offers. The very core of our corporate philosophy is to provide our customers with the very best. Our development team at Mitsubishi has worked to provide you with a t
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Contents Important Information About Your TV General Warnings and Cautions, Notes on Installation and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cleaning Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Stand Removal Instructions . .
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Split Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 4: TV Menu Settings 3D Graphical Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Setup Menu . .
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6 Important Information About Your TV Important Information About Your TV WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. TV WEIGHT: This TV is heavy! Exercise extreme care when lifting or moving it. Lift or move the TV with a minimum of two adults. To prevent damage to the TV, avoid jarring or moving it while i
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Important Information About Your TV 7 Cleaning Recommendations TV Software Normally, light dusting with a dry, non-scratching duster Unauthorized Software will keep your TV clean. If cleaning beyond this is needed, Do not attempt to update the software of this TV with please use the following guidelines: software or cards that are not provided by or authorized First, turn off the TV and unplug the power cord from the by Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. Non-autho- power outle
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8 Important Information About Your TV Important Safeguards Please read the following safeguards for your TV and retain for future reference. Always follow all warnings and instruc- tions marked on the television. 1. Read, Retain and Follow All Instructions Read all safety and operating instructions before operating the TV. Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference. Follow all operating and use instructions. 2. Heed Warnings Adhere to all warnings on the appliance and
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Important Information About Your TV 9 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 be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. 13. Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cor
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10 Important Information About Your TV Stand Removal Instructions CAUTION • A minimum of TWO PEOPLE are needed to safely remove the stand. • One person needs to hold the TV, while the other person removes the stand. • Failure to follow these recommendations may result in personal injury as well as damage to the product. 1. Before starting to remove the stand, make sure to disconnect the AC power cord from the AC power outlet. 2. Spread the protective sheet that was wrapped � � � � �
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1 Television Overview Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Special Features of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Guidelines for Setting Up and Using Your New Widescreen TV . . . 13 TV Front Panel, Power Button and Indicators Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 TV Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Manual an
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12 Chapter 1. Television Overview 1. Remote Control Package Contents 2. Two AA Batteries Please take a moment to review the following list of items to ensure that you have received everything. A A A A 3. Cable Tie (see Cable Mangament, in Chapter 2) 4. Product registration card (not pictured) 5. Owner’s Guide (not pictured) 6. Quick Reference Guide (not pictured) Special Features of Your TV Your new high-definition widescreen 1080p LCD television has many special features that make it the pe
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Chapter 1. Television Overview 13 Digital Cable Ready (CableCARD™) Your widescreen Mitsubishi HDTV is “Plug-and-Play” digital cable ready. It can descramble a cable provider’s one-way digital signals with the use of a CableCARD security module. The CableCARD is used in place of a traditional cable box to access digital cable programming (including high definition). Contact your local cable provider for availability infor- mation and service details. 8. Memorize channels if you plan to watc
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14 Chapter 1. Television Overview Guidelines for Setting Up and Using Your New Widescreen TV, continued You may wish to change the Picture Mode from the • Picture Formats. Press FORMAT to cycle through default Brilliant to either Bright or Natural, which the available picture sizes and shapes to find the are suitable for most home viewing environments. one best suited to the program you’re watching. See “TV Signals and Display Formats.” 3. If you have IEEE 1394 A/V devices, see chapter 7,
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Chapter 1. Television Overview 15 TV Front Panel, Power Button and Indicators 3 Front Control Panel 4 To access the front control panel, gently press on the panel door located below the Mitsubishi logo on the front of the TV. The shaded buttons on the front control 6 panel and the power button duplicate keys on the remote control. See “Remote Control Overview” in chapter 3, “TV Opera- tion,” for further details on the functions of these buttons. 2 These numbered items refer to the illus
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16 Chapter 1. Television Overview TV Indicators Off Steady On Slow Blinking Fast Blinking POWER/TIMER Indicator LED Color TV Condition Additional Information Normal operation. TV is powered off. None Normal operation. TV is powered on. Blue 1. TV just plugged into AC outlet. Blue 2. AC just restored after power failure. 3. TV Rebooting after System Wait until blinking stops before turning on (approximately 1 Reset used. minute). Normal operation. 4. TV Rebooting after power fluct
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Chapter 1. Television Overview 17 CableCARD™ Menu CableCARD™ Technology CableCARD is a nationwide system standard that allows your local cable TV provider to supply you with an access CableCARD menu card customized to your account. This card allows your TV to receive, decode, and unscramble the premium Network Setup digital channels included in your cable TV subscription CableCARD(tm) Status without the use of a cable box. When you move to a CableCARD(tm) Pairing new cable provider’s area
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18 Chapter 1. Television Overview Back and Side Panels Back Panel 1 Side Panel Back Panel 2 1. ANT 1/MAIN, ANT 2/AUX ( Antenna) 2. INPUT 1 and 2 Inputs If you are connecting an antenna, direct cable without (Audio and Video) a cable box, or are using cable with a CableCARD™, INPUT 1 and 2 can be used to connect a VCR, Super connect the main antenna or cable source to VHS (S-VHS) V CR, DVD player, standard satellite receiver, ANT 1/MAIN. or other A/V device to the TV. INPUT 3 is a third set
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Chapter 1. Television Overview 19 Back and Side Panels, continued 7 6 5 8 9 Back Panel 1 4 2 3 ANT 2/AUX ANT 1/MAIN (Located next to DIGITAL B ack Panel 2 AUDIO OUTPUT jack) 1 10 • From this output you can record audio and video 4. AVR OUT signals from ANT 1, ANT 2, INPUT 1-3, and (Audio only) IEEE 1394 devices. AVR OUT (AUDIO/ViDEO RECEIVER OUT) L/R jacks • Digital signals from ANT 1, ANT 2, and IEEE send analog audio of the program currently shown on 1394 devices are converted to anal
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20 Chapter 1. Television Overview Back and Side Panels, continued 11 12 Side Panel These inputs are HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital 7. PC-DVI AUDIO Copy Protection) compliant. Use the PC-DVI AUDIO jacks in conjunction with the PC-DVI video input from a personal computer. These These inputs are certified for proper jacks allow you to send left and right analog audio from interoperability with other products certified by your computer to the TV. Simplay™. 8. PC-DVI 10. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
