42" HD-Ready Plasma MX-42X3 Frequently Asked Questions How do I receive signals without a TV tuner? · Receiving TV Signals Using Antenna Input (VCR or DVD player) · Receiving HDTV, Cable or TV Signals Using a Set-top Box What are the remote codes for satellite and cable TV? User Manual ­ Changes Receiving TV signals using a TV antenna or from a cable provider (no cable box) The MX-42X3 monitor does not have an NTSC broadcast tuner. The product will not accept a connection directly from a coax connector. A connection directly from an antenna or from a cable provider contains information that the monitor will not understand. You will need to "translate" this information by suing an external device. Most VCRs have this ability. Steps: (I) (II) (III) (IV) Connect the coax from your antenna or from your cable company to the antenna input on the back of your VCR. Connect the video output (normally identified as a yellow RCA connector) from your VCR to either the AV1 input on the back of the MX-42X3 (a yellow RCA connector well). You will also need to connect the Audio output (normally identified as a red and white RCA connector) from the VCR to the corresponding colors audio input jacks on the AV1 input. If you have not done so already, turn the power on for the MX-42X3 and the VCR. Select AV1 input on the Maxent monitor. You should now see the display for the VCR. Note: Using this type of connection you will be able to select channels using the controls for your VCR. Power, volume control and input selection are still done using the Maxent monitor or the Maxent remote control. Depending on your model of VCR, you may be required perform additional steps to setup the VCR such as Channel Search. Please consult the user manual for the VCR for VCR setup. Receiving TV signals using a set top box (cable or satellite company provided) (A) High definition set top box: This type of box can generally be confirmed by identifying the types of outputs on the back of the box. This type of box will have outputs commonly labeled as "component video". You may also see outputs such as RGB, DVI, or HDMI. Steps: (I) (II) (III) (IV) The coax connector from your cable or satellite company should already be connected to the back of the set top box. Connect the Component video output (can be identified by 3 colored RCA plugs(a green, can be labeled Y; a blue, can be labeled Pb; and Red, labeled Pr) from your set top box to the component video input on the back of the MX-42X3 (you will also find a corresponding type connection there as well). Be certain to match the colors from the set top box with the ones on the back of the Maxent. You will also need to connect the Audio output (normally identified as a red and white RCA connector) from the set top box to the corresponding color audio input jacks on the component input. If you have not done so already, turn the power on for the MX-42X3 and the cable or satellite box. Select Component input on the Maxent monitor. You should now see the display for cable or satellite box. Note: Using this type of connection you will be able to select channels using the controls for your cable or satellite box. Power, volume control and input selection are still done using the Maxent monitor or the Maxent remote control. Depending on your model of you set top box, you may be required perform additional steps to setup the box such as Channel Search. Please consult the user manual or contact your content provider for additional setup instructions. (B) Non-High Definition set top box: 42" HD-Ready Plasma MX-42X3 This type of box can also be identified by the type of outputs that are on the back of the unit. This type of box will have outputs commonly labeled as video out (single yellow RCA connection) or the box may have an S video connection (small black connector with 4 small connections inside. (I) (II) The coax connector from your cable or satellite company should already be connected to the back of the set top box. Connect the video output (can be either a yellow RCA connector or a small S Video connector) from your set top box to the AV1 input on the back of the MX-42X3 (you will also find a corresponding type connection there as well). You will also need to connect the Audio output (normally identified as a red and white RCA connector) from the set top box to the corresponding colors audio input jacks on the AV1 input. If you have not done so already, turn the power on for the MX-42X3 and the cable or satellite box. Select AV1 input on the Maxent monitor. You should now see the display for cable or satellite box. (III) (IV) Note: Using this type of connection you will be able to select channels using the controls for your cable or satellite box. Power, volume control and input selection are still done using the Maxent monitor or the Maxent remote control. Depending on your model of you set top box, you may be required perform additional steps to setup the box such as Channel Search. Please consult the user manual or contact your content provider for additional setup instructions. Remote Codes for Satellite and Cable TV The remote control numeric codes you are referring to are not available through our company. manufacturer of the universal remote assigns the code you are looking for. The When a cable company (ie., Comcast) or satellite provider (ie., Dish Network) orders their decoder box and universal remote control from a manufacturer (ie., Scientific Atlanta, Motorola, etc.), the decoder box manufacturer provides a list of all the possible remote controls this universal can duplicate. From that list the cable or satellite company selects which manufacture's products to include on their new universal remote. If they choose not to include our company on the universal remote, the universal remote may not work with our product. Possible solutions: (1) We have identified other manufacturers of display products that have similar remote control information to ours. Depending on the universal remote you are using these other manufacturers may or may not work. Using the documentation that accompanied your universal remote, look up the following companies and input the 3 or 4 digit code associated with that company. · · · · Gateway Sampo Viewsonic Magnavox · · · Phillips Marantz Pilot (2) If the universal remote you are trying to program contains a "Code Search" function, (the remote will scan through all the manufacturer codes contained within the universal remote), we recommend that you try that procedure. It is possible that there may be another manufacturer's code that may work with our monitor. (3) You may also want to try a "Learning" Remote from another manufacturer. This type of remote control can absorb or record the information coming directly out of the Maxent remote control. The "learning" remote then duplicates that information and acts like the Maxent Remote control. This type of remote can also record the signal coming from your other universal remote, in which case you can use this "learning remote" for your entire audio video system. Changes in the user manual Page 12 42" HD-Ready Plasma MX-42X3 CCD (closed caption display) is a function that allows the audible conversations in a broadcast program to be viewed on the screen in the form of words. This function is only available using an installed tuner. Since this product does not have an installed tuner, CCD is not available as a function on the monitor. Page 30 There is a change on page 30 of the user manual for the MX-42X3. The manual requests that display properties be changed to 24bit color. The correct change would be to either 16 bit or 32 bit color. ...