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Question posted by osagebender on December 1st, 2011

Why Do The Words 'auto Sap' Appear On Our Screen, And How Do We Remove It?

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Answer #1: Posted by TVDan on December 1st, 2011 8:41 PM
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the audio selector has three options, "stereo", "mono", and"SAP". These options are in the MTS menu, hopefully there is a [MTS] button on the remote, press it until it says "stereo". SAP is for Second Audio Program and some times a show will have Spanish.


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Operating Instructions - Page 5

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Operating Instructions - Page 11

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Operating Instructions - Page 19

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Operating Instructions - Page 22

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