Search for channels on LG 50UH5500
How to tune channels on LG 50UH5500
Scan (or rescan) for channels on LG 50UH5500
If you just bought an LG 50UH5500 TV or bought it a long time ago and you don't remember how to search and tune the channels, we will tell you how to search for cable or DTT channels step by step and with images.
IMPORTANT: When you start the channel search on your LG 50UH5500 the channels currently stored on your television and their order will be deleted and replaced by the new channels found, stored in the order in which they are found.
The LG 50UH5500 has the following tuner features:
Digital signal format system: ATSC.
Estimated time: 15 minutes.
You will need:
- TV remote
If you don't have a remote you can buy one from this link on Amazon. *
- Antenna or satellite cable
1- First step:
First go to the settings menu of your LG 50UH5500 TV, for this on your remote press the settings key it is the button with the drawing of a cog wheel, if your remote does not have this button press the Home button This is the button on the top right of the remote control with a drawing of a house.
If you do not have either of these two buttons, look for the button called "SETTINGS".
Another way to access is by pressing the "Smart" button on the remote control and from the screen of the LG 50UH5500 click on "Settings", this is the option with the icon of a gear wheel.
2- Second step:
The settings menu will appear on the screen of your 50UH5500.
With the directional buttons on your remote control, scroll down the menu to the option "Channels", it is the option with an icon of a satellite dish.
3- Third step:
The first option that will appear on the screen of your LG 50UH5500 is "Auto tuning", this is the function you are looking for to be able to tune in all the available channels automatically.
Press the enter button on the remote control (the button located in the center of the 4 direction buttons).
4- Four step:
In this step, you can select if you want to search for channels through the antenna, through cable, or satellite or all at the same time.
Select the desired options and click "Next".
5- Fifth step:
In the next step, select the tuning option to search for digital channels, mark the option "Digital only search" and press "Start" to start searching for channels on our LG 50UH5500.
6- Sixth step:
The channel search on your LG 50UH5500 will start and will take several minutes, give it some time to finish, do not press any button on the remote control until the channel tuning is finished.
7- Seventh step:
Once the channel search is finished, your LG 50UH5500 will show a summary of the total television, radio and other channels that it has found, both digital and analog.
If you are not satisfied with the result you can click on "Search again" or "Change config." and start a new search, otherwise click on "Close" using the enter button on the remote control.
You can now enjoy the channels found, the next step would be to order the channels.
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About the device:
The LG 50UH5500 it is a television with the Web OS 3.0 operating system, 3 HDMI ports, 1 USB ports, a screen resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, a screen diagonal of 127 cm, Wi-Fi, Ethernet port (RJ45), dimensions of 0 cm width, 0 cm height and 0 cm depth.
Release date: 2016-10-21.
