User Guide for Insignia NS-L26Q-10A
Table of Contents
- CHILD SAFETY
- Important safety instructions
- Warnings
- Cautions
- Introduction
- Installing the stand or wall-mount bracket
- Installing the stand
- Installing a wall-mount bracket
- TV components
- Accessories
- Cleaning cloth
- Front
- Back
- Side
- Remote control
- Using the remote control
- Installing the remote control batteries
- Aiming the remote control
- Using the remote control holder
- Programming a universal remote control to work with your TV
- Making connections
- Connecting the power
- Connecting an outdoor antenna
- Connecting an indoor antenna
- Connecting cable TV
- Connecting satellite TV via a satellite TV box
- Connecting a VCR
- Connecting a camcorder or game console
- Connecting an HDMI device
- Connecting a component video device
- Connecting an S-Video device
- Connecting a computer
- Connecting headphones
- Connecting an audio amplifier
- Turning on your TV for the first time
- Understanding the basics
- Turning your TV on or off
- Selecting the video input source
- On-screen menu overview
- Navigating the menus
- Selecting a channel
- Adjusting the volume
- Displaying additional information
- Adjusting the picture
- Adjusting the TV picture
- Adjusting Advanced Video settings
- Freezing the picture
- Adjusting the sound
- Adjusting the sound
- Playing TV audio only
- Changing channel settings
- Automatically scanning for channels
- Hiding channels
- Setting up a favorite channel list
- Viewing a favorite channel
- Adding or changing a channel label
- Checking the DTV signal strength
- Setting parental controls
- Setting or changing the password
- Setting parental control levels
- Blocking unrated TV
- Downloading rating information
- Locking control buttons
- Using closed captioning
- Viewing closed captioning
- Selecting the closed captioning mode
- Customizing DTV closed captioning styles
- Adjusting time settings
- Setting the clock
- Setting the sleep timer
- Adjusting menu settings
- Selecting the menu language
- Changing the menu transparency
- Labeling an input source
- Resetting settings to the defaults
- Maintaining
- Cleaning the TV cabinet
- Cleaning the TV screen
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Legal notices
- Two-year limited warranty
Making connections
Connecting the power
To connect the power:
- Plug the power cord into the AC IN jack on the back of your TV, then plug the other end of the cord into a power outlet.
Cautions
- Make sure that you use the correct type of power. See the label on your TV.
- If you do not intend to use your TV for an extended period of time, unplug the power cord from the power outlet.
Connecting an outdoor antenna
Antenna cables come in two types: 75 ohm and 300 ohm.
To connect an outdoor antenna
- Turn off your TV and all connected equipment. If your antenna cable has a 75 ohm connector, ANTENNA/CABLE DIGITAL/ANALOG jack on the back of your TV. Or,
- If your antenna cable has a 300 ohm connector, connect the cable to a 300-75 ohm adapter (not included), connect the adapter to a 75 ohm cable, then connect the other end of the 75 ohm connector to the ANTENNA/CABLE DIGITAL/ANALOG jack on TV.
- Connect the other end of the cable to the antenna jack.
Connecting an indoor antenna
To connect an indoor antenna:
- Turn off your TV and all connected equipment.
- Connect a dual-telescoping dipole antenna (not included) to the ANTENNA/CABLE DIGITAL/ANALOG jack on the back of your TV.
Note
Distance from the transmitting source, a man-made shelter, or natural atmospheric conditions might influence the reception, which is not related to antenna performance.
Connecting cable TV
Your TV has a 75 ohm jack for connecting cable TV. Some cable TV providers scramble the signals for premium” (pay) channels. To view these channels, you need a converter/descrambler box. If you do not require a converter/descrambler box, you can connect your cable TV directly to your TV. For more information, see “No converter/descrambler box” on page 9. If you require a converter/descrambler box, you can connect your cable TV using an RF switch (not included). For more information about connecting a converter/descrambler box, see “With converter/descrambler box” on page 10 and contact your cable TV provider. You can also connect cable TV using an HDMI, component video, S-Video, or AV connection, depending on your cable box. For more information, see “Connecting cable TV via a cable TV box” on page 10.
No converter/descrambler box
To connect cable TV without a converter/descrambler box:
- Connect one end of a 75 ohm cable to the coaxial jack on the back of your TV.
- Connect the other end of the cable to the cable TV wall outlet.
With converter/descrambler box
If your cable box descrambles only some channels such as premium channels), you need a two-way splitter, an RF (A/B) switch, and four lengths of antenna cable. The two-way splitter and RF switch are not provided.
To connect cable TV with a converter/descrambler box:
Use the following illustration as a guide to connect a converter/descrambler box. Set the RF switch to the A position to tune to unscrambled channels using your TV remote control. Set the RF switch to the B position to watch scrambled channels using the converter/descrambler controls.
Connecting cable TV via a cable TV box
- Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the cable-in jack on the cable box.
- Depending on the jacks available on the cable box, connect a cable from the outgoing jacks on the cable box to the corresponding jacks on the back of your TV. The connection can be to the cable-out, HDMI, component video, S-Video, or AV jack.
- If you use a component video, S-Video, or AV cable, connect an audio cable to the corresponding jacks on the back of your TV and on the cable box.
Connecting satellite TV via a satellite TV box
To connect satellite TV:
- Connect the incoming cable from the satellite wall jack to the satellite-in jack on the satellite box.
- Depending on the jacks available on the satellite TV receiver (set-top box), connect a cable from the outgoing jacks on the satellite box to the corresponding jacks on the back of your TV. The connection can be to the HDMI, component video, S-Video, or AV jack.
- If you use a component video, S-Video, or AV cable, connect an audio cable to the corresponding jacks on the back of your TV and on the satellite box.
Connecting a VCR
To connect a VCR:
1 Connect an AV cable to the AV IN 1 VIDEO and AV IN 1 L and R audio jacks on the back of your TV.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR.
Note
If a device is connected to the S-VIDEO jack, the S-VIDEO jack controls the AV IN 1 L and R jacks. To assign the audio jacks to the AV IN 1 VIDEO jack, unplug the S-Video device.
3 Turn on your TV, then turn on the VCR.
4 Press INPUT to open the Source List, then press or to select AV1.
5 Insert a videotape into the VCR, then press PLAY.
Connecting a camcorder or game console
To connect a camcorder or game console:
- Connect an AV cable to the AV IN 2 VIDEO and AV IN 2 L and R audio jacks on the side of your TV.
- Connect the other end of the cable to the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT jacks on the camcorder or game console.
- Turn on your TV, then turn on the camcorder or game console.
- Press INPUT to open the Source List, then press or to select AV2.
Connecting an HDMI device
You can connect an HDMI device to the HDMI 1 jack on the back of your TV or to the HDMI 2 jack on the side of your TV.
To connect an HDMI device to the back of your TV:
- Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI 1 jack on the back of your TV and to the HDMI OUT jack on the HDMI device.
- Turn on your TV, then turn on the HDMI device.
- Press INPUT to open the Source List, then press or to select HDMI 1.
Note
You can connect a DVI device to the HDMI 1 jack on the back of your TV using an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. Next connect an audio cable to the PC IN AUDIO jack and to the audio out jack on the DVI device.
To connect an HDMI device to the side of your TV:
- Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI 2 jack on the side of your TV and to the HDMI OUT jack on the HDMI device.
- Turn on your TV, then turn on the HDMI device.
- Press INPUT to open the Source List, then press or to select HDMI 2.
