TCL 43P20US/50E17US, Operation Manual

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Chapter 4 

System Settings Menu

Using Menu System

This section explores the system settings menu of your 

TV. Each menu is outlined and detailed to help you get 

the most from your TV. Please note that some function 

might be unavailable in certain input source. To access 

the menu system

: 

1. 

Press 

setting 

button on remote control to display 

the main menu.

2. 

Press

 ◄/► t

o select 

CHANNEL, PICTURE, SOUND 

TIME, OPTION and LOCK

.

3. 

In the submenu, press ▲/▼ to select menu options, 

press 

OK

 to open the corresponding submenu or 

activate a setting.

4. 

To return the previous menu, press 

BACK

. To close 

the menu, press 

EXIT

.

Note

: Figures and illustrations in this User Manual are 

provided for reference only and may differ from actual 

product appearance. And for some models, certain 

options are not available.

Channel

Press 

setting 

button and select 

Channel

. The 

Channel

options are as follows:

Auto Scan
1.  Scan all Channels
2.  Digital channel only
3.  Analog channel only

Select prefer option and press

 OK 

to scan. Press 

setting button, BACK or EXIT 

button to quit scanning.

DTV Manual Tuning

This allows you scan with a rang

e

 of channels.

Note: 

This function is only for digital channels.

1. 

Select 

Channel > DTV Manual Tuning,

 and then 

press 

OK

 to enter. 

2. 

Press   

/   

 to select channel number.

3. 

Press  

OK

 to start channel scanning.

4. 

Press 

SETTING

 to return or 

EXIT

 to close the menu. 

ATV Manual Tuning

This allows you scan with a rang of channels. Operations 

are similar to that of DTV Manual Search.

Note:

This function is only for analog channels. 

Channel Edit
1. 

Select

 Channel > Channel Edit

 and press 

OK

 to 

display 

Channel Edit

 menu. 

2. 

Press   

/

   to select the channel as your desired, 

then press  red button

on the remote control to pop up 

your favorite channel list. (you have to set favorite  

channels by pressing

red button.)

3. 

Press 

setting 

button to return or 

EXIT

 to close the 

menu.

PICTURE

Press 

setting 

button and select 

Picture

. The 

Picture

options are as follows: 

Note:

 Some options may be not available for certain signal 

sources.

Picture Mode

Press

 OK

 to enter, and then press 

◄/►

 to select a picture 

mode: 

Dynamic

, 

Normal

, 

Natural

 or 

User

.

Mix Dimmer

Adjusts the backlight in a higher frequency for a more 

comfortable watching. Press

 OK

 to select 

On

 or 

Off

.

Content Type

Press

 OK

 to enter, and then press 

◄/►

 to select a content 

type according to the content connected to the HDMI 

socket: 

PC

, 

Video

, or 

Game

.

Note: This option is only available in HDMI mode.

ECO Setting

Automatically adjusts the back light, depending on room 

lighting. Press

 OK

 to  select 

On

 or 

Off

.

Color Extender

CHANNEL

Auto Scan
DTV Manual Tuning
ATV Manual Tuning
Channel Edit

PICTURE

Picture Mode

Normal

Mix Dimmer
Content Type
ECO Setting
Color Extender
Motion Enhance
Gamma
Color Temperature
Aspect Ratio
Noise Reduction