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26” L CD T V D X -26L100A13 USER GUIDE 12-0204_DX-26L100A13 MAN_V1_EN.book Page 0 Monday, June 11, 2012 3:03 PM.
ii Dynex D X-26L100A13 26” L CD T V Co n te n t s CHILD SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii Adding or changing a channel label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Checking the digital signal strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Setting parental controls . . . .
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1 As y ou enjo y your ne w product, keep these safety tips in mind The issue The home theater enter tainment e xperience is a gro wing trend, and larger TVs are popular purchases . Ho we ver , TVs are not alwa ys sup por ted on the proper stands or installed according to the manuf acturer’ s recommenda tions.
2 Important Safety Instructions DX -26L100A13 Impor tant Safety Inst ructions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instruc tions. 3H e e d a l l w a r n i n g s . 4 F ollow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dr y cloth.
Important Safety Instructions 3 DX -26L100A13 Cau tio n Damage requiring service Unplug this T V from the power outlet and refer servicing to qualified ser vice personnel under the follo wing conditions: • When the pow er supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
4 Installing the stand or wall-mount bracket DX -26L100A13 Installing the stand or wall-mount brack et Installing the stand T o install the stand: 1 Carefully place your T V scr een face -down on a cushioned, clean sur face to protect the screen from damages and scratches.
TV components 5 DX -26L100A13 F ront Back and Side # Item Descriptio n MENU Press t o open the on-screen menu. F or more information, see “Navigating the menus ” on page 19. INPUT Pr ess to open the INPUT SOURCE list, then press CH or CH to select a vid eo input source .
6 TV components D X -26L100A13 Remote c ontro l HDMI1/HDMI2/H DMI3 Connect HDMI devices to these jacks. An HDMI cable carries both video and sound. Y ou do n ot need to make a n audio connection for an HDMI device . F or more information, see “Connecting a DVD or Blu-ray player ” on page 11, or “Using HDMI ” on page 11.
Making connections 7 DX -26L100A13 Making connections What connection should I use? Y our T V has several connection types for connecting devices to your T V . For th e be st vi deo qua lit y , you s hou ld co nne ct a dev ice t o the best a vailable connection.
8 Making connections D X-26L100A13 C onnecting power T o connect the power: • P lug the AC p owe r co rd i nto a n AC powe r o utl et. C onnec ting a cable or satellit e box Many cable or satellite T V boxes have more than one connection type. T o get the best video , you should use the best connect ion type availa ble.
Making connections 9 DX -26L100A13 Using DVI (same as HDMI but requires an audio connection) T o connect a cable or satellite box using DVI: 1 T urn off your T V and all connected equipment. 2 Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the cable -in jack on the cable or satellite box.
10 Making connections D X-26L100A13 Using comp osite video (good) T o connec t a cable or satellite bo x using composite video: 1 T urn off your T V and all connec ted equipment. 2 Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the cable -in jack on the cable or satellite box.
Making connections 11 DX -26L100A13 C onnecting a DVD or Blu-r ay pla yer Using HDMI T o connect a DVD or Blu-ray pla yer using HDMI: 1 Make s ure that you r T V’ s pow er cord is unplugged and the DVD or Blu-ray player is turned off.
12 Making connections D X-26L100A13 Using component video (better) T o connec t a DVD or Blu-ray pla yer using component video: 1 Make sure that your TV ’ s power cord is unplugged and the component video de vice is turned off.
Making connections 13 DX -26L100A13 C onnecting a VCR T o connect a VCR: 1 Make s ure that you r T V’ s pow er cord is unplugged and the VCR is turned off. 2 Connect a composite cable (not provided) to the VIDEO and L and R (audio in) jacks on the side of your T V an d to th e AV O U T jacks on the VCR.
14 Making connections D X-26L100A13 C onnecting a computer Using VGA T o connec t a computer using VGA: 1 Make sure that your TV ’ s power cord is unplugged and the comput er is turned off . 2 Connect a VGA cable (not provided) to the VGA IN jack on the back of your T V and to the VGA jack on the computer .
Making connections 15 DX -26L100A13 C onnecting a USB flash drive T o connect a USB flash drive: 1 Plug a USB flash dr iv e into the USB por t on the side of your T V . T o play from a USB flash driv e: 1 T urn on your T V , then press INPUT to ope n the INPUT SOURCE list.
16 Using the remote control DX -26L100A13 C onnec ting a basic home thea ter system T o connect a basic home theater sy stem using analog audio: 1 Make sure that your TV ’ s power cord is unplugged and the home theater system is turned off .
Turning on your TV for the first time 17 DX -26L100A13 3 Replace the batter y cover . Aiming the remot e control T o aim the remote contr ol: • Point th e remote control towa rds the re mote se nsor on the front of y our T V . T urning on your T V for the first time The first t ime you turn on y our T V , the Set up W izar d opens.
18 Understanding the basics D X-26L100A13 10 Pre ss ENTER . The Choose Y our Picture Mode screen opens. 11 Pre ss or to highlight Home Mode or Retail Mode , th en press ENTER . If y ou s ele cted Retail Mode , a message appears “If you select Retail Mode, then Energy saving is not realized.
Understanding the basics 19 DX -26L100A13 Picture menu (T V mode) Audio menu (T V mode) Settings menu ( TV mode) Channels menu ( TV mo de) USB menu (USB mode) Naviga ting the menus Selecting a c hannel T o selec t a channel: •P r e s s CH+ or CH– to go to the next or previous channel on the memorized channel list.
20 Adjusting the picture DX-26L100A13 Viewin g pro gram infor mati on T o v iew channel i nformation: •P r e s s INFO to view an information banner . The information banner shows the current program information such as channel number , video input source , and resolution.
Adjusting the sound 21 DX -26L100A13 •O v e r s c a n — This featur e ex tends part of the display past the visible area of the screen. The resulting picture will “z oom in” on the image center . Y ou can selec t On or Of f . • Ada pti ve Co ntra st –Automatically adjusts picture detail and brightness.
22 Changing channel settings D X -26L100A13 Playing TV audio only Y ou can turn off the picture on your T V and listen t o the progr am audio only . T o play T V audio only: 1 Pre ss MENU . The on-screen men u opens with the Pict ure menu displayed. 2 Pre ss or to highlig ht Channels , then press .
Changing channel settings 23 DX -26L100A13 If y ou se lect ed Antenna or Cabl e , your TV se ar che s automatically f or available channels in your ar ea and stores the channel inf ormation in the channel list. This may take several minutes . While scanning, the T V displays a prog ress report.
24 Setting parental controls D X-26L100A13 V iewing a favorite channel T o view a favorite channel: 1 Pre ss FA V O R I T E on your rem ote cont rol. The Fa v o ri t e s channel list o pens. 2 Pre ss or to highlight a channel , then press ENTER to tune to the channel.
Setting parental controls 25 DX -26L100A13 2 Pr ess or to highlight Set tin gs , t hen pr ess . T he Settings menu opens with Parenta l C ontrol s highlighted. 3 Pr ess ENTER . The Enter P assword scr een opens. 4 Press the number buttons to enter the f our-digit passwor d.
26 Setting parental controls D X-26L100A13 Setting parental control lev els Y o u can set parental control levels for the U.S. and Canada. P arental contr ol settings are only applicable to programs that have a rating signal. T o s et parent al control levels: 1 Pre ss MENU .
Setting parental controls 27 DX -26L100A13 Dow nlo adin g rati ng i nfor mati on T o download rating information: 1 Pr ess MENU . The on-screen menu opens with the Pic ture menu displayed . 2 Pr ess or to highlight Set tin gs , t hen pr ess .
28 Using closed captioning DX -26L100A13 4 Press the number buttons to enter the four-digit passwor d. The P arental Controls menu opens. 5 Pre ss or to highlight Reset RRT , then pres s ENTER . The RRT settings are reset to factor y defaults.
Adjusting time settings 29 DX -26L100A13 4 Pr ess or to hig hlight Analog Caption , then press or to select an analog caption setting. Y ou can select: • CC 1 thr ough CC 4 —Closed captioning appears in a small banner across the bott om of the screen.
30 Adjusting menu settings DX-26L100A13 3 Pre ss or to highlight Ti me , then pr ess ENTER . The Settings- Time menu opens. 4 Pre ss or to hig hlight Mode , then press or to se.
Restoring settings to default 31 DX -26L100A13 Labeling an input sourc e Y ou can add a label t o a video input source to make it easier to identify . These la bels are displayed on the I NPUT SOUR CE list and on the banner that appears when you press INFO .
32 Using a USB flash drive DX-26L100A13 Brow sing photos T o brow se photos on a USB flash driv e: 1 Switch to USB mode (see “Switching to USB mode” on page 31). 2 Pre ss MENU . The USB menu opens. 3 Pre ss to a ccess the men u. Photos is highlighted .
Using a USB flash drive 33 DX -26L100A13 5 Pr ess or to highlight F avorite Photos , t hen press ENTER . A thumbnail index of your favorite photos opens with a contr ol bar at the bott om of the screen. 6 Y ou can select photos and navigate on the ph oto screen the same way y ou browse photos .
34 Maintaining D X-26L100A13 4 Pre ss ENTER to acce ss the USB Photos menu. The USB Photos menu opens. 5 Pre ss or to highlight Settings , then press ENTER . The USB Phot os Settings menu opens. 6 Pre ss or to highlight an option, then pr ess ENTER .
Troubleshooting 35 DX -26L100A13 Dark, poor , or no picture (screen is li t), but sound is good. • T ry another channel. The station may be experiencing problems.
36 Troubleshooting DX -26L100A13 Remote c ontro l Gene ral No out put fro m one of the speakers. • Adjust the aud io balance . See “A djusting sound settings ” on page 21. • Mak e sure that the audio cables are connected correct ly and securely t o the back of your T V .
Specifications 37 DX -26L100A13 Specifications Specifications are subject to change without notice. Wa r r a n t y Dimensions and weight Screen Display resolutions/VGA sc an rates Tu n e r Inputs Outputs Audio Power Miscellaneous D X-26L100A13 Par ts : 1 year Labor: 1 year DX-26L100A13 Withou t stand: 4.
38 Programming universal remote controls D X-26L100A13 Pr ogra mming univ ersal remote cont rols Pr ogrammi ng a differ ent universal remo te control Y ou can operate your D ynex T V with a new or existing uni versal rem ote control. T o program a different univ ersal remote control: 1 See the table below for common codes.
Legal notices 39 DX -26L100A13 • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienc ed techni cian for help.
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