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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
PANEL LAYOUT Panel Sequence COVER and Panel Index MODEL REGISTRATION INFORMATION SAFETY PANEL INFO 1 PANEL 2 Side 1 PANEL PANEL 3 4 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 6 5 7 8 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 9 Side 2 10 PANEL PANEL 15 16 PANEL PANEL 21 22 11 12 PANEL PANEL 17 18 13 14 PANEL PANEL 19 20 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 23 24 25 26 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 27 28 29 30 31 32 PANEL INDEX Subject Panel No. Alternate Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Basic Antenna Connection combination antenna receives normal A broadcast channels (VHF 2-13 and UHF 14-69). Your connection is easy since there is only one 75Ω (ohm) antenna plug on the back of your TV and that’s where the antenna goes. If your antenna has a round cable (75 ohm) on the end, then you're ready to connect it to the TV. Go to step 2. If your antenna has flat twinlead wire (300 ohm), you first need to attach the antenna wires to the screws on a 300 to 75 ohm adapter (not supplied with TV).
2 Cable Box Connections f you cable signal uses a cable box or decoder, follow the easy steps below to complete the connection. I Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs): This connection will be mono. Connect the Cable Company supplied cable to the signal IN(put) plug on the back of the Cable Box. Using a separate round coaxial cable, connect one end to the OUT(put) (TO TV) plug on the back of the Cable Box. Connect the other end of the round coaxial cable to the 75Ω input on the back of the television.
3 Front AV (Audio/Video) Input Connections udio and Video Front Inputs are avail- Mono Devices able for a quick connection of a VCR, to playback video from a camera, or attach a gaming device. Use the AV button on the remote control to tune these inputs. A 1 2 Connect the video (yellow) cable from the Video output on the Camera (or accessory device) to the Video (yellow) Input located on the FRONT of the TV.
4 Basic TV and Remote Control Illustrations Television 1 2 3 Press POWER to turn on the TV. Press VOLUME + to increase the sound level. Press VOLUME – to lower the sound level. Press both buttons at the same time to display the TV’s on-screen menu. Once in the menu, use these buttons to make menu adjustments or selections. Press CHANNEL ;8 or 9 to select TV channels. Connect headphones (not supplied) to the ; jack.
5 Description of Remote Control Buttons NUMBER Buttons Press the Number buttons to select TV channels or to enter values in the menu. For single-digit channels, press the Number button for the channel you want. The TV will pause briefly before going to the chosen channel. A/CH Button (Alternate Channel) Press to switch between the last channel and the present channel. Details are on panel 26. STATUS/EXIT Button Press to see the current channel number. Press to remove a menu.
Description of Remote Control Buttons (Cont’d) 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 CH 7 8 9 CH A/CH 0 CC VOL POWER VOL STATUS EXIT MENU MUTE SLEEP SURF SMART PICTURE SOUND POWER button Press to turn the TV on or off. CH(annel) +/– Buttons Press to scan memorized channels. VOL(ume) +/– Buttons Press to increase or decrease the sound. MENU Button Press to see the menu. Press repeatedly to return to previous menus or remove the menus. Arrow 2 3 5 ▼ Buttons Press to select or adjust items in the menu.
7 How to Use the Language Control or our Spanish speaking TV owners an on-screen LANGUAGE option is present. With the LANGUAGE control you can set the TV’s on-screen menu to be shown in either English or Spanish. Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll through the on-screen menu until the word INSTALL is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the INSTALL menu features.
8 HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL he TUNER MODE control allows you to change the TV’s signal input to either ANTENNA, CABLE, or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know what type of signal that is connected. (From a Cable TV signal or a normal Antenna signal.) In the AUTO mode, when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated, the TV will automatically choose the correct mode. Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu.
9 HOW TO AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAM TV our TV can automatically set itself for local area (or Cable TV) channels. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV stations in your area when the CHANNEL (+) or (–) buttons are pressed. Y Note: Make sure the antenna or cable signal connection has been completed before AUTO PROGRAM is activated. Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu.
10 HOW TO ADD OR DELETE CHANNELS hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD or DELETE channels from the list of chanC nels stored in the TV’s memory. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll through the on-screen menu until the word INSTALL is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 button to display the INSTALL menu features.
11 HOW TO USE THE PICTURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and use the Picture Menu Controls listed below: T 1 Brightness: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 or LEFT 2 buttons until the darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you prefer. 2 3 Color: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 or LEFT 2 buttons to add or eliminate color. 4 5 6 7 Picture Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint Color Temp.
12 H OW TO USE THE SOUND CONTROLS (20MS233S ONLY) o adjust your TV sound, select and use the Sound Menu Controls listed below. T 1 Treble Boost: Press the or buttons to turn the control On or Off. When On, the control will enhance the high frequency sounds. 2 Bass Boost: Press the or buttons to turn the control On or Off. When On, the control will enhance the low frequency sounds.
13 HOW TO USE THE FORMAT CONTROL (EXPAND 4:3) any times while watching movies from a DVD player the image is shown in “letter box” format. This is the format that is shown in movie theaters. When shown on a TV screen, the image will have areas of black on top and bottom of the screen. Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN ▼ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted.
14 UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROLS he SmartLock™ feature is an integrated circuit that receives and processes data sent by broadcasters, or other program providers, that contain program content advisories. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with SmartLock™ can respond to the content advisories and block program content that may be found objectionable (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This is a great feature to censor the type of viewing children may watch.
15 SETTING UP A SMARTLOCK™ ACCESS CODE ver the next few panels you’ll learn how O to block channels and get a better understanding of the rating terms for certain programming. First, let’s start by learning how to set a personal access code: Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons until the word FEATURES is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 button to display the FEATURES menu options.
16 HOW TO BLOCK CHANNELS fter your personal access code has been set (see previous page), you are now ready to select the channels or the A/V Inputs you want to block out or censor. Once you’ve entered your access code and the SmartLock™ features are displayed on the screen: A 1 Press the CURSOR UP 5or DOWN ▼ buttons until the words BLOCK CHANNELS are highlighted. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 button to turn blocking ON or OFF for that channel. When ON is selected the channel will be blocked.
17 A BLOCKING OR CLEARING ALL CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME fter blocking specific channels there may come a time when you want to block or clear all the channels at the same time. Once you’ve entered your access code and the SmartLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 5or DOWN ▼ buttons to select either CLEAR ALL or BLOCK ALL. 2 If CLEAR ALL is selected, press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 button to clear all blocked channels. All channels will be viewable.
18 BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON MOVIE RATINGS he SmartLock™ feature can block programming based on the Movie Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the SmartLock™ features are displayed on the screen: T 1 Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons to highlight the words MOVIE RATING. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 button to display the MOVIE RATING options (G, PG, PG-13, R, NC17, or X). 3 Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons to highlight any of the Movie Rating options.
19 BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON TV RATINGS he SmartLock™ feature can block programming based on the TV Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the SmartLock™ features are displayed on the screen: Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons to highlight the words TV RATING. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 button to display the TV RATING options (TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TVPG, TV-14, or TV-MA). Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons to highlight any of the TV Rating options.
20 OTHER SMARTLOCK™ BLOCKING OPTIONS martLock™ offers the viewer other blocking features as well. With these Blocking Options, the censoring can be turned ON or OFF. Once you’ve entered your access code and the SmartLock™ features are displayed on the screen: S 1 Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons until the words BLOCKING OPTIONS are highlighted. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 button to display the Blocking Options (BLOCKING, UNRATED, or NO RATING) menu.
21 HOW TO USE THE CLOSED CAPTION CONTROLS losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses onscreen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. C 1 2 3 Press the CC button on the remote to display the current Closed Caption setting. CC Off Press the CC button repeatedly to choose from the four Closed Caption options (CC Off, CC1, CC2, or CC Mute).
22 Y SETTING THE SLEEPTIMER CONTROL our TV can be set to automatically turn itself off at a given amount of time. 1 Press the SLEEP button on the remote control and the SLEEP timer display will appear on the screen. 2 Press the SLEEP button repeatedly to pick the amount of time (15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, or 240 minutes) before the TV will turn itself off. NOTE: An on-screen count down will appear during the last minute before the TV shuts itself off.
23 W USING THE SMARTPICTURE™ CONTROL hether you’re watching a movie or a sporting event, your TV has automatic video control settings matched for your current program source or content. 1 2 Press the SMART PICTURE button on the remote control. The current Smart Picture setting will be displayed on the screen. Press the SMART PICTURE button repeatedly to select either PERSONAL, MOVIES, SPORTS, WEAK SIGNAL, or MULTIMEDIA picture settings.
24 T USING THE SMARTSOUND™ CONTROL he Smart Sound feature allows the listener to select between four different factory set sound options. 1 2 Press the SMART SOUND button on the remote control. The current Smart Sound setting will appear in the middle of the screen. Personal Press the SMART SOUND button repeatedly to toggle between the four settings. (PERSONAL, VOICE, MUSIC, or THEATRE) NOTE: The way you choose to set the Sound Menu Controls will become your PERSONAL setting.
25 USING THE SMARTSURF™ CONTROL martSurf lets you set up to eight channels in a quick viewing list. Then, you can use the SURF button on the remote control to switch between different TV programs that currently interest you. S 1 2 3 10 Surf 10 Add Press CH +/– or the Number buttons to select a channel to add to the SURF list. Press SURF while the channel number appears. Press 3 or 2 to add the channel to the SURF list or delete it from the list.
26 ALTERNATE CHANNEL our remote control has an Alternate Ybetween Channel button that allows you to toggle the current and previous channel. For instance, if you are watching two games on TV, you can enter the channel numbers once and flip between the two channels with the touch of only one button. After entering the two channels numbers, so that one is the last viewed channel and the other is the current channel, follow the step below. 1 Press the A/CH button on the remote control.
27 TROUBLESHOOTING No Power •Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER button again. •Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch. •Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is being used. No Picture •Check antenna connections. Are they properly secured to the TV's ANT 75Ω plug? •Check the TUNER MODE control for the correct tuner setting. •Try running the Auto Program feature to find all available channels.
28 CARE AND CLEANING WARNING Concerning Stationary Images on the TV Screen: Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on screen for extended periods of time. This can cause uneven picture-tube aging. Normal use of the TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen.
29 GLOSSARY Auto Programming • The procedure of adding or deleting channel numbers into the Television’s memory circuits. In this format the Television “remembers’’ only the locally available or desired channel numbers and skips over any unwanted channel numbers. Coaxial Cable • A single solid antenna wire normally matched with a metal plug (F-type) end connector that screws (or pushes) directly onto a 75 Ohm input found on the Television or VCR.
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