AOC L26W898 User guide

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BASIC OPERATION 
To operate your LCD TV, you may use the TV remote control or top panel buttons to select input 
source, change channels, or adjust volume. 
 
Turning on the LCD TV 
Before using the LCD TV: 
1.  Connect external equipment properly. 
2.  Insert the power plug and the power LED indicator will light red. 
 
Power On/Off 
T
o turn the LCD TV on/off:   
Press  POWER  button under the LCD TV, or press the  POWER button on your remote control to 
turn on/off the TV. The power LED indicator lights blue when the LCD TV is on. 
 
Initial Setup 
When the  TV is initially powered on, basic  settings proceed automatically and subsequently: 
 
 
  1. Press
 the  POWER  button on the remote 
control.  The Initial Setup wizard window will 
be displayed. Press  ENTER to start the 
wizard.
 
2 . Press  ▲  or  ▼ to select your language, then 
press  ► to continue next step.  T o return to 
the previous  page, press  ◄.
 
3.  Select your display mode from *Home or 
Re tail, then press  ► to continue.
 
 
＊ For normal home use, we suggest that you 
select “Home” to achieve energy saving. 
Howeve r, if you prefer better brightness, select 
“Re tail”.
 
 
						

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Select input source 
To select the required input source: 
Press the  INPUT button on the remote control, Use  ▲▼ to select the 
required input source between  T V, A V, S- Video,  YPbPr 1,  YPbPr 2, 
VGA, HDMI 1, and HDMI  2. 
To confirm the selection, press  ENTER.
 
  4. 
Select your tuner mode from  Air or Cable, 
then press  ► to continue. Connect cable 
and/or antenna, and select Scan or Skip 
Scan with  ▲ or  ▼, then press  ► to 
continue. If you select Skip Scan at this 
step, you can still perform channel scan in 
Menu.
 
5.  The channel scanning now s tar ts .  To 
interrupt scanning, press  MENU  at any 
time. 
6.  After you complete the Initial Setup, press 
ENTER  to exit the wizard. 
 
						

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Volume Adjusting 
Press VOL +/- to adjust volume.   
To turn off the volume, press MUTE. 
To restore volume, press MUTE again, or press VOL +/- directly. 
 
 
Sound Mode Select 
Repeatedly press SOUND key to select the sound mode between Off, Concert, Living Room, Hall, 
Bathroom, Cave, Arena, or Church. 
 
Picture Mode Select 
Repeatedly press PICTURE key to select picture mode between User, Cinema, Sport, Vivid, and 
Hi-Bright. 
 
INFO 
To display the current information of the LCD TV:   
Press INFO, and the current state will be displayed on the screen. (It shows all or some of the 
information about Input, Channel, Resolution, Audio Type, etc., depending on what input source it is 
in.)
 
    
 
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 
Press the GUIDE button on the remote control and the program information for the channel you 
are watching will be displayed on the screen. 
Press the ◄ or ► button to scroll up or down the channels. Each time you pause at a channel, the 
program list will update with the program schedule for that channel. Press the GUIDE button to 
EXIT this feature. 
 
 
Channel Select 
Press number key or CH ▲/▼ button to select your desired channel. 
1. In ATV mode 
The “-“ button has no function in ATV mode. Directly press the number buttons to select 
channels. 
 
						

							
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2. In DTV mode Use “ -” button to select the sub channel in DTV. 
Ex: Your desired number is 80-3.   
Press  8 →  press  0 →  press ” -”  →  press  3. 
• Whether in ATV or DTV, after you input the channel numbers, press  ENTER button to direct 
to the channel immediately, or wait for 3 seconds to change automatically. 
• Return to the previous channel, press  RETURN button. 
※  How to switch between Air TV and Cable TV? 
When in TV mode, press TV/CATV button to switch , or go to the Tuner Mode in the TV menu to 
select. 
 
Sleep Time Setting 
Repeatedly press  SLEEP button to set the off timer. The function is used to automatically shut off 
the LCD TV after a preset period of time passed. There are several times for choice –Off,  15 
Minutes, 30 Minutes, 45 Minutes, 60 Minutes, 90 Minutes, or 120 Minutes.\
  
 
Using the OSD function 
You can use the OSD menus and options to adjust various settings by using\
 the remote control. 
The basic operation is as following: 

						

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ADVANCED OPERATION—OSD MENU 
 
Video Menu 
—To adjust the picture quality 
In TV, A V, S- Video,  YPbPr 1,  YPbPr 2, HDMI 1, HDMI 2 source: 
(When in AV, S-Video, YPbPr or HDMI source, the TV option on the left does not appear.)  
 
 
In VGA source: 
 
z  Picture Mode:  To select picture mode between User, Cinema, Sport, Vivid, and Hi-Bright. 
z   Noise Reduction:  T o reduce the noise level of connected equipment. Select from Lo w, 
Medium,  Strong, or O ff. 
z  Brightness:  To adjust luminance of video. (right: Max, left: Min.) 
z  Contrast:  To adjust contrast of video. (right: Max, left: Min.) 
z  Color:  To adjust color. (right: brilliant color, left: pale color.) 
z  Tint:  To adjust tint level. (right: greenish tone, left: reddish tone.) 
z  Sharpness:  To adjust picture sharpness. (right: sharper, left: softer.) 
z   Back Light:  T o brighten or darken the backlight.  The Back Light can only be adjusted when 
the Display Mode in the Setup Menu is set to Use r. 
z   Color  Temperature:  Press  ENTER  to select color temperature from Use r, Cold , Normal, and 
Warm. (When Color Temperature is selected to  User, the R, G, B Gain level can be adjusted 
separately.) 
 
						

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z Auto Adjust: Press ENTER to auto adjust picture’s horizontal position, vertical position, fine 
tune and H-Size. 
z VGA: Press ENTER to adjust VGA setting.   
 

						

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In AV, S- Video,  YPbPr 1,  YPbPr  2, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, VGA  source: 
 
z  Balance:  To adjust left and right audio balance. 
z  Bass:  To adjust bass. 
z  Treble:  To adjust the treble. 
z   Surround:  To enjoy a concert hall e ffect, select “ On” when stereo is playing. 
z  Reverb:  To enjoy the reverb sound effect of Concert, Living Room, Hall, Bathroom, Cave, 
Arena, or Church. 
z   Equalizer:  T o select equalizer modes from Rock,  Pop , Live, Dance,  T echno, Classic, So ft.   
z  SPDIF Type:  To select SPDIF Type from Dolby Digital, PCM, or Off. 
Note:(a) Please select ”PCM” if input source is analog  T V, A V, S- Video, or  YPbP r. 
      (b) “Dolby Digi tal” will be better selection if input source is Digi ta l TV or HDMI.   
z   Auto  Volume  Control:  T o turn On or O ff  Auto  Volume control. (This function is only e ffective in 
TV source.) 
z   Audio Onl y: T o turn o ff the screen picture but keep the sound on. 
 
 
TV Menu 
—To set up for TV 
It is only active in TV source. 
 
z  Tuner Mode:  To select Cable or Air as the TV source. Select “Cable” if you want to watch 
Cable TV channels, and select Air to watch Air TV channels. 
z  Auto Scan:  To auto scan the TV and DTV channels. Press  ENTER to start auto scanning Air 
and Cable TV channels. Press  MENU again at any time to interrupt scanning. 
 
						

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z Channel Skip:  Press ENTER  to skip the channel. To restore the channel, press  ENTER again. 
 
z  MTS:  To select audio available mode.  
z  Audio Language:  To select available audio language.  
 
 
Setup Menu 
—To set up OSD window 
In TV, AV, S-Video,  YPbPr 1, YPbPr 2, HDMI 1, HDMI 2  source: 
(When in AV, S-Video, YPbPr or HDMI source, the TV option on the left does not appear.) 
 
 
In VGA source: 
 
z OSD Language: To select an OSD language from English, Spanish or French. 
z 
Aspect Ratio: To select image size between No scale, Normal, Full, Letterbox, Panorama,\
  
and Zoom.(Please refer to Aspect Ratio Table on page 23.) 
z  Blue Mute:  To set the background color to blue when there is no signal. 
 
						

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z  Time Setup:  T o  set  Time  Zone,  Time,  Sleep  Time r,  Auto  Sleep, and Daylight Saving.  
 

						

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