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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AVL-279
27”* LCD High-definition Colour TV with
ATSC Digital Tuner
* Diagonal measure
Help Line: 1-800-263-224
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (Eastern)
www.sanyo.ca
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Important Information TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR WARNING: MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to CAUTION alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to DO NOT OPEN constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION-To reduce the risk of electric shock, do n
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Important Safety Precautions Electrical energy can perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. But IMPROPER USE CAN RESULT IN POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD. In order to prevent potential danger, please observe the following instructions when installing, operating and cleaning the product. To ensure your safety and prolong the
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Important Safety Precautions (continued) 12. Stand---Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. Do not place the product on an unstable trolley, stand, tripod or table. Placing the product on an unstable base can cause the product to fall, resulting in serious personal injuries as well as damage to the product. When mounting the product on a wall, be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Use only the mounting
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Important Safety Precautions (continued) 22. Power source---This product is intended to be supplied by a listed power supply indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company. For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the cable system. This will prevent damage to the
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Table of Contents Important Information ..............................................................................................................................1 Important Safeguards...............................................................................................................................2 Table of Contents .....................................................................................................................................5 Introducing the TV ...........
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Table of Contents Adjusting MENU Options .........................................................................................................................28 Picture Control ................................................................................................................................28 Accessing Picture Menu....................................................................................................................28 Selecting Picture Options......................
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Introducing the TV Thank you for choosing SANYO. This product incorporates latest-generation features including an ATSC digital tuner. Please read all instructions carefully to obtain maximum benefit of your product. Questions? Our toll-free number is 1-800-263-2244, 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday (Eastern time). STOP! To safely remove the television from the box Remove the TV from It’s best to use 2 people to remove the television for the Box stability. 1. Remove cardboard holders from the box.
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Introducing the TV Cautions: Attach the Speaker 1. Carefully handle the unit during setup and consult authorized service System to the Display personnel to ensure successful installation. 2. Before performing work spread cushioning over the base area to lay the Display on. This will prevent it from being damaged. 3. Disconnect the AC power cord firstly. The appearance of the unit Screw the Speaker and the Fixed may differ from the actual board to the unit using the supplied one. screws a
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Introducing the TV TV Controls and Connectors Front Panel 1 2 CH+ VOL+ INPUT CH- VOL- MENU 3 4 6 5 7 Item Description 1 Power Indicator 2 Remote Sensor Receives IR (infrared) signals from the remote control. 3 CH-/CH+ Press to scan through channels. In menu operations, these buttons serve as down/up buttons. 4 VOL-/VOL+ Press to adjust the volume. In menu operations, these buttons serve as left/right buttons. 5 MENU To access the Menu main page. 6 POWER Turn the unit on or off. 7 INPUT To displ
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Introducing the TV TV Controls and Connectors Side Panel HDMI INPUT AUDIO INPUT D -Sub/DVI D-Sub INPUT (PC/DTV INPUT) RS-232 RF TV Right Side COMPONENT Y Y Pb P b P P r r HDMI 1 INPUT R R L L 2 1 VCR(OUTPUT) VIDEO R D -Sub/DVI 2 AUDIO INPUT COAXIAL OUT DIGITAL AUDIO L S- VIDEO AV VIDEO VIDEO USB(UPGRADE PORT) L L 3 D-Sub INPUT R R (PC/DTV INPUT) 2 1 4 RS-232 RF 5 COMPONENT Y Y P P b b P P r r 6 TV Left Side R R L L 9 2 1 VCR(OUTPUT) VIDE O R 10 S- VIDEO COAX
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Connecting the TV Basic Connections To display clear crisp pictures, you must connect your TV correctly and choose Overview the correct display format. It is strongly recommended to connect the cable and antenna input using a 75-ohm coaxial cable to receive optimum picture quality signal. A 300-ohm twin lead cable can be easily affected by radio noise and the like, resulting in signal deterioration. If you use a 300-ohm twin lead cable, keep it as far away as possible from the TV. The way
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Connecting the TV Basic Connections Use this connection if you have a cable system and your cable company Connecting Cable Box scrambles some channels, such as premium channels or all channels (which (Basic) requires you to use a cable box). Connect the CATV cable to the cable box’s input jack. Then use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box’s output jack to the TV’s RF input jack. If the cable box has audio/video or S-Video jacks, connect your TV to them for better picture quality and st
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Connecting the TV Basic Connections Connect the satellite antenna cable to the satellite receiver’s SATELLITE IN jack. Connecting Satellite Use AV cables to connect the satellite receiver’s AUDIO and S-VIDEO OUT jacks Receiver to the TV’s AUDIO and S-VIDEO IN jacks. TV Right Side S-VIDEO cable Satellite Receiver Satellite antenna cable Cables are often color-coded to connectors. Connect red to AV cable If your satellite receiver is not equipped with S-VIDEO, use a VIDEO cable (yellow)
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Connecting the TV Using External Equipment You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a DVD player, Introduction VCR, Digital TV tuner, PC, HDMI equipment, game console and camcorder. To view external source images, select the input source from INPUT on the remote control unit or on the Display. Notes and Cautions: = = Disconnect all power sources before making any con Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. nections. = =Carefully check the terminal
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Connecting the TV Using External Equipment If you are connecting equipment with a DVI connector to this TV, you will need to Equipment with DVI use an adapter. You can use a commercial HDMI-to-DVI cable or an HDMI Connection adapter. Both are available at your local electronics store. When you use the adapter, you will also need to use separate audio cables for sound as DVI connector is for video signals only. TV Right Side HDMI INPUT HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter D -Sub/DVI AUDIO I
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Connecting the TV Using External Equipment Use AV cables to connect the VCR’s AV output jacks to the TV’s AV input jacks. Connecting a VCR for If your VCRs have S-VIDEO jacks, for best picture quality, use an S-VIDEO Playing Back connection instead of the video cable (yellow) on your combined A/V cable. Use a S-VIDEO cable to connect the VCR’s S-VIDEO OUT jack to the TV’s S- VIDEO IN jack. S-VIDEO does not provide audio, so audio cables must be connected to provide sound. TV Right Side HDMI
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Connecting the TV Using External Equipment Use a component video cable to connect the DVD player’s YPbPr jacks to the Connecting a DVD TV’s YPbPr jacks. Use an audio cable to connect the DVD player’s AUDIO OUT jacks to the TV’s Player with Component AUDIO IN jacks. Be sure to use the same row of inputs that you used for the video Video Connectors connection. Component video cable TV Right Side HDMI INPUT Audio cable D -Sub/DVI AUDIO INPUT D-Sub INPUT (PC/DTV INPUT) RS-232 RF CO
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Connecting the TV Using External Equipment If you connect your PC to the TV, you can watch your personal computer’s display Connecting a PC on the TV. When your PC is connected to the TV with the D-Sub cable and audio cable, you can view and listen to the PC’s video and audio output on the TV. TV Right Side HDMI INPUT D -Sub/DVI Audio cable AUDIO INPUT (stereo mini plugs) D-Sub INPUT (PC/DTV INPUT) RS-232 RF COMPONENT Y Y P P b b D-Sub cable P P r r (analog RGB) To monitor port
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Connecting the TV Using External Equipment The TV has a special signal output capability which allows you to hook up a Connecting a Second second TV or monitor. TV or Monitor Connect the second TV or monitor to the TV’s VCR output jacks. See the Operating Manual of the second TV or monitor for further details regarding that device’s input settings. VCR(OUTPUT) VIDE O R Second TV COAXIAL AV DIGITAL AUDIO L OUT IN or Monitor USB(UPGRADE PORT) TV Left Side AV cable Cables are often color-
