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Chapter 3
About the Channel Banner
The Channel Banner appears when you press the TV or INFO button on the remote. If an icon in the channel banner is
grayed out (dim), the feature is not available. The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen (left to
right and top to bottom). Other displays that are not described here are self-explanatory.
Note:
You may notice the size of the channel banner changes when you change channels. This is perfectly normal and
occurs because analog (NTSC) broadcasts and digital (ATSC) broadcasts use different formats. Your HDTV can display
both types and adjusts the picture accordingly.
The icons change appearance to show the item’s status or availability.
Program Title/Acquiring Channel
Title of program or track (if available) or
Acquiring Channel
appears when tuning a channel.
00:30
Displays the time remaining before the TV tunes back to the channel where
Commercial Skip was activated.
12:30 AM
The time when the TV shuts off as set by the Sleep Timer in
Time
menu.
12:39 PM
Current time if the Time feature is set in
Time
menu or GUIDE Plus+ system is set up.
888 - 888 WWWW
Current channel, subchannel and the station call letters, if available.
Notes:
The station call letters may be unfamiliar to you; this is normal.
The channel number display in the GUIDE Plus+ system and the banner may not match
because the GUIDE Plus+ system and banner may use different tuning mechanisms.
Channel logo or label (if available) and if the
GUIDE Plus+ Label
has been turned
ON in the
GUIDE Plus+
menu. Tracks for 1394 recordings.
Antenna/Auto Tuning/DTVLink
Type of signal (Antenna A/B, Air/Cable) you’re viewing, what input jack has a
component connected.
Displays when Closed Captioning is available on the current channel and matches
the format selected in the
Caption Priority
menu.
SAP or Audio language icon appears when the current analog channel is
broadcasting SAP (Second Audio Program) information or when current digital
channel is broadcasting an alternate audio track, respectively.
Listening to:
Displays when SAP is available for analog channel. For a digital channel, displays
the currently playing audio language. Changes with SOUND button. Also, shows
Audio Processor
setting only when set to
Variable Outpu
t.
Audio Format Icon
Sound mode icons (mono, stereo, Dolby surround, four-channel surround, 4.1-
channel surround, five-channel surround), etc.
REC
Appears when a program can be recorded; otherwise, it is grayed out.
Parental Controls Icon
Red when the TV is locked, Green when
the TV is unlocked, and Yellow when the
TV is temporarily unlocked.
MPAA - Not Rated
V-chip program rating (not the TV’s rating set up in Parental Control menu).
16:9 1080i HD
Aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9); original resolution of the broadcast, not the resolution of
the TV; HD or SD. For more information about aspect ratio and broadcast resolution, go to
page 2.
Ch 888-888 WWWW
00h:00m:00s
Antenna A (Air)
16:9 Normal 1080i HD
Listening to: English in SRS FOCUS
MPAA - Not Rated
12:39 PM
12:30 AM
00:30
Program Title/Acquiring Channel
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