MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC LT-37131 - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 4. TV Menu Settings 51
Channel Menu
Settings for the Channel
Number Shown FAV Memory
Banks
Signal-Strength Indicator
(digital channels only)
Figure 7. Channel menu
Antenna (Channel Menu)
Select either 1 (ANT 1 MAIN) or 2 (ANT 2 AUX) as the
antenna source for the channels you wish to edit.
Channel (Channel Menu)
Select the affected channel number (shown in the Channel
box) in any of three ways:
• Press CH / to select from channels already in
memory. If you also wish to tune to the channel,
press
ENTER.
• With the channel box highlighted, press to move
through all channel numbers, one at a time. If you
also wish to tune to the channel, press
ENTER.
• With the channel box highlighted, enter the number
directly and press ENTER. Note that with this method,
you must press ENTER for the screen to display settings
for the selected channel.
Channel numbers can be one part, analog or digital (up to
the number 16383), or two part for digital channels. For
a two-part digital channel, press
—
CANCEL on the remote to
enter a separator after the first, second, or third number,
depending on the broadcaster’s channel information.
For digital channels, when the broadcaster has sent a
virtual channel number, the virtual channel number is
shown in the text box and the original physical digital
channel is shown below on screen as a reference. One
original channel number can be associated with several
different virtual channels.
Memory (Channel Menu)
After the available channels have been memorized with
Memorize Channels on the Setup menu, you can add
weaker channels or delete unwanted channels using this
option. For example, if you wish to see only digital chan-
nels listed, use this menu to delete analog channels from
memory.
Press CH / to review the channels in memory. Press
to select Added or Deleted for the channel shown in
the Channel box.
Name
Analog channels from ANT 1 and ANT 2 can be named
with up to four characters. The name you enter here will
appear on the TV screen as part of the on-screen status
display. Digital channels may already be named if the
broadcaster sends the information.
1. Press a number key repeatedly to cycle through the
characters associated with the key. You can also use
to change a highlighted character.
2. Press ENTER to set the letter and move to the next letter
position. Press CANCEL to move back one position.
Signal Strength (Channel Menu)
Displays the approximate signal strength of the cur-
rently tuned digital channel. Use this indicator to help
you adjust the antenna direction for best signal reception.
The taller the bar, the stronger the signal. This indicator
applies only to digital channels.
To view the effects of antenna adjustments on digital
channels, tune to the digital channel you wish to measure
while remaining in this menu. To tune to a channel, either:
• Highlight the channel box, press CH / or to
display the desired channel number, and press ENTER.
• Enter the channel number on the remote control and
press ENTER.
Terminology
Virtual Channel Number
A channel number used by a local broadcaster to
help you identify their digital channel. Usually this
is associated with their traditional analog channel
number.
Physical Digital Channel Number
The channel number officially assigned to the actual
broadcast frequency.