19. Safety Check. Upon completion of any service or repair to the TV, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the TV is in safe operating condition. 20. Heat. The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 8 Front-Panel Indicators LED Color TV Condition Additional Information None Normal TV on or standby condition. Normal operation. Green TV just powered off and lamp is cooling. Starts to blink 30 seconds after turning off TV. TV can be turned back on before blinking starts or after blinking stops, but not while the indicator is blinking. Normal operation. Yellow 1. Lamp access door is open or not secure. TV will not operate until lamp access door is secure. See Appendix B for installation information. 2. No lamp installed. TV will not operate without a lamp. See Appendix B for installation information. Red Lamp no longer illuminates and has reached the end of the lamp life. Replace the lamp. The TV will not operate when the lamp no longer illuminates. See Appendix B for installation information. Off Steady On Slow Blinking Fast Blinking LED Color TV Condition Additional Information None Normal TV on or standby condition. Normal operation. Yellow TV is too hot. The TV will display a warning message and shut off if it overheats. • Ambient room temperature may be too high. Turn off the TV and wait until the room temperature drops. • Clear blocked air vents. Ensure at least a four-inch clearance on all sides of the TV. • Clean the lamp-cartridge air filter. See Appendix B. Red TV may require service. Turn off the TV and unplug the set from the AC power source. Wait one minute and then plug the set back in. See Appendix E. If the LED is still on, contact your dealer or a Mitsubishi Authorized Service Center. Go to or call 1-800-332-2119 to receive Authorized Service Center information. LED Color TV Condition Additional Information None TV is powered off. Normal operation. Green TV is powered on. Normal operation. Green TV powered off, auto-on timer is set. Normal operation. TV can be turned on at any time. Green 1. TV just plugged into AC outlet. Wait approximately one minute for blinking to stop before turning on. 2. AC just restored after power failure. Normal operation. 3. TV rebooting after System Reset used. 4. TV rebooting after power fluctuation or receiving abnormal digital signals from a digital channel or digital device. 5. You have begun the procedure to update software from an authorized flash memory device. 34 TV Display Formats See descriptions on the preceding page. 41 Video Menu Options Picture Mode Brilliant For use under strong light Set the Picture Mode first before changing other video settings, as some are stored independently for each Picture Mode. Use Picture Modes to optimize the image for different conditions. Game Optimize picture and video processing for gaming consoles. Available only when the name of the input is Game or PC. Bright For most daytime viewing and x.v.Color sources Natural For most nighttime viewing and x.v.Color sources Contrast • Adjust the white-to-black level • Low contrast shows a variety of shades in darker images • In most home lighting situations, medium contrast looks best. • High contrast shows darker images more uniformly black and makes colors appear more vibrant. High contrast is good for brightly lit environments. • Settings are stored independently for each Picture Mode. Brightness • Adjust overall picture brightness • Settings are stored independently for each Picture Mode. Color Adjust overall color intensity Tint Adjust the red-to-green ratio. Sharpness Adjust picture detail and clarity. Color Temp Adjust the white balance. Settings are stored independently for each Picture Mode. High Give white images a cool cast. May provide the most realistic picture under bright lighting. Low Give white images a warm cast. Natural/Color Temp at the low setting displays video at approximately the 6500K industry standard for NTSC pictures. Deep Field Imager On With DeepField™ Imager On, black levels are dynamically enhanced in portions of the screen to provide strong contrast with detail over mixed screen content. Off Contrast is adjusted uniformly across the entire screen. Demo Display a split picture to show on (right side) or off (left side). Note: See chapter 2, “TV Setup,” for additional adjustments available for images from a computer. Video Menu Mitsubishi recommends you assign names to TV inputs before making video adjustments (use the menu). Otherwise, adjustments will be reset to the defaults if you name inputs afterwards. To make video adjustments: • From the Video menu: 1. Press to highlight an option. 2. Press to display the submenu and adjust. 3. Press MENU to return to the menu. • While watching TV: Press the VIDEO key repeatedly to display the video option you want to change. Press to change s...