Watching TV
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Chapter 6
Watching TV
Important
• Before watching broadcast channels, the built-in TV tuner
must be set up. See
Setting up TV channels automatically
on
page 27 for how to do this.
Turning the power on
• To turn on the system, press POWER on the bottom-left of
the front of the plasma display.
The POWER ON indicator lights blue.
• To switch the system back into standby, press
on the
remote control unit or STANDBY/ON on the plasma
display’s control panel on the right-hand side.
The STANDBY indicator lights red.
• You can then turn on the system again by pressing
or
0
to
9
on the remote control or
STANDBY/ON
on the plasma display.
If you press
0
on the remote control unit, images come from the
INPUT 1 source. If you press
1
to
9
, TV images display.
• You can also press
POWER
on the plasma display to turn off
the system. However, you cannot then turn on the system
again by pressing the buttons on the remote control unit or
STANDBY/ON
on the plasma display.
Note
• If you are not going to use the plasma display for a long period
of time, be sure to remove the power cord from the power
outlet.
Plasma display status indicators
The table below shows the operational status of the plasma display.
You can check the current status of the system with the indicators
on the plasma display.
For other than the above, see
Troubleshooting
on page 59.
Indicator status
System status
POWER ON
STANDBY
The power cord of the plasma display has been
disconnected. Or, the power cord of the plasma
display has been connected but the
POWER
button of the plasma display is off.
Power to the system is on.
The system is in the standby mode.
ON STANDBY
POWER
POWER button
PDP-507XDA
POWER ON indicator
STANDBY indicator
SLEEP
ON
STANDBY
PDP-427XDA
POWER ON indicator
POWER button
STANDBY indicator
Viewed from
below of the
display (left)
