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Table of Contents Important Information Quick Guide to Your TV Warning, Product i Registration 2-3 Startup Hook up, Plug in TV, Put Batteries in the Remote, Turn on the TV, Adjust Picture Tilt, Place Channels into Memory, Set the Time 4 Basic Tour of the Remote Basic Button Layout Menu and Functions 5 Basics Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through Using Your TV and Remote the Menus 6-7 8-11 12-13 14 15 With Remote Buttons With VCRs With a Cable Box With a Laserdisc Player With Audio Equipment
Quick Guide to Your TV Startup The steps below will get your TV connected For more details, see the page numbers listed. and ready for watching. Hook up any antennas, cables or other equipment to your TV before you follow the steps below. 1. Hook up your TV Details are in the Connections Gu ide. CONNECI'IONS GUIDE !i!i! 2. Plug in the TV Plug the cord into the outlet, matching the wide and the small end of the plug with the outlet. 3. Put Batteries A. Pull off the cover of the battery compartment.
Quick Guide to Your TV Startup 5. Adjust PICTURE A. Make sure STRENGTH TILT. ed picture from the effect of the Earth's magnetic field on a large picture tube. The PICTURE TILT STRENGTH and POLARITY switches on the back of the TV compensate for this effect. If the picture appears tilted, follow these steps to improve it. is in the OFF position. B. Move STRENGTH switch to tile BACK OF TV Picture tilt is used to correct a tilt- OFF HIGH LOW POLARITY LOW position.
Quick Guide to Your TV Basic Tour of the Remote Basic information about your remote is shown below. This will give you a general idea of how your remote works. For more details, see pages 6-15. TV Power Button Turns the TV on. Sets the remote to control the TV. Volume and Channel Controls Details are on page 6. Operates TV when remote is set to control the TV. Operates the TV and advanced features. Component Buttons Details are on pages 8-15.
Quick Guide to Your TV Menu Basics General information about using the on-screen menu system is shown below. Details on using the remote buttons are on pages 6-7. Many menu items are explained in detail in Using the Advanced Features starting on page 20. Yellow Green 1 Colors Controls Alarm Menu Light Blue White Press MENU,PROG repeatedly to see each of the four menu colors. Each menu has a different color background as shown at the left.
Using Your TV and Remote With Remote Buttons POWER Turns off the TV. DISPLAY Shows displays Turns off compatible VCRs. Turns on a component after a component button is pressed. AUDIO, VCR, VCR2oLD, DSS.CABLE, TV Sets the remote to control the component. VCR2 • LD can only be programmed for one component: either a VCR or a Laserdisc Player. Clears menus from the screen. SKIP (Commercial Skip) Allows you to scan other channels during commercials. Each press adds 30 seconds.
Using Your TV and Remote With Remote Buttons Number Buttons (0-9) Selects any channel number. Two numbers each channel. channel must be pressed for Press 0 and 6 for 6. For three digit chan- MOVE '4 and b" (left and right) Moves left and right on a menu line. See Menu Basics on page 5. Changes a feature setting. MOVE • and • (up and down) Moves up and down menus. See Menu Basics on page 5. nels, press and hold I until 1-appears on the screen. Then press the other two numbers.
Using Your TV and Remote With VCRs: Programming the Remote Refer to the Connection Book or the VCR's owners manual to hook up your VCRs. The remote may need to be programmed for your VCR. Use the codes below or on the sheet packed in with your remote. 1. Test the remote A° B. 2. Program the remote your VCRs Press VGR or VGR2 to turn the VCR on. Press the VCR buttons shown at the left. If your VCR does not work, program VCR or VCR2 with a VCR code from the list below. A.
Using Your TV and Remote With VCRs: The VCR 1 Channel Setting the VCR1 Channel works with VCR on the remote. If the VCR 1 Channel is set, pressing VCR selects the channel to see the VCR picture. The VCR 1 Channel setting depends on which diagram you have used from the Connection Guide. If you want to turn this feature off, set the VCR 1 Channel to Disable. Refer to the chart below for your setting. 1. Select 13 the Setup Menu Controls 2. Highlight A. Press "IV to set the remote control the TV.
Using You TV and Remote With VCRs: Basic Operation If the remote operates your VCR, this page and the next will show you how to use it for basic functions. See page 7for more details on buttons used with your VCR. Turn on the VCR A. Press channel 00 on the TV to see what the VCR is doing. B. Press VCR or VCR2 to set the remote to control the VCR. C. Press POWER to turn on the VCR if it did not turn on when you pressed VCR or VCR2. Turn off the VCR A.
Using Your TV and Remote With VCRs: Basic Operation If the remote operates your VCR, this page and page 10 will show you how to use it for basic functions. See page 7for more details on buttons used with your VCR. A. Press VGR or VCR2 to set the remote to control the VCR. Record one TV program and watch another B. Tune the VCR to the channel you want to record using CHANNEL up and down or pressing two number buttons. REW PLAY REC STOP FF C. Press RECORD recording. to start D.
Using Your TV and Remote With a Cable Box: Programming and Basic Operation Refer to the Connection Book or contact your cable company to hook up your cable box. If you have a cable box with its own remote, then you may also be able to use the TV's remote with your cable box. Use the codes below or on the sheet packed in with your remote. Program the remote cable box A. Point the remote at the cable box and hold CABLE. for your B. Enter the code numbers for your brand from the list below. C.
Using Your TV and Remote With a Cable Box: Setting the Cable Channel The Cable Channel works with CABLE on the remote. If the Cable Channel is set, pressing CABLE selects the channel to see cable channels. The Cable Channel setting depends on which channel your cable box must be on to see cable channels. The channels usually used are 02, 03, 04, 05 or 06. Consult your cable company for more information. 1. Select the Setup menu A. Press -IV to set the remote control,the TV. B.
Using Your TV and Remote With a Laserdisc Player: Programming and Basic Operation Refer to your Laserdisc Player owner's manual to hook up your Laserdisc Player. The remote may need to be programmed for your laserdisc player. Use the codes below or on the sheet packed in with your remote. Program the remote for your Laserdisc Player A=. Point the remote at the laserdisc p!ayer and hold LD. go REW PLAY FF STOP PAUSE Enter the code for your brand from the code list below. C. Release LD. D.
Using Your TV and Remote With Audio Equipment: Programming and Basic Operation Refer to the Connection Book or your Audio equipment owner's manual to hook up your audio equipment. Your remote controls only RCA audio equipment such as a radio, CD player, tape player, turntable, or amplifier. The remote may need to be programmed for your equipment. Use the codes below or on the sheet packed in with your remote. Program the remote audio equipment A.
Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture Follow the steps below to lighten or darken the overall picture changing the color levels. 1. Select the Controls without .Press MENU,PROG Menu Controls low. menu. to select the This menu is yel- Alarm Ad 2. Highlight Press MOVE • (down) to highlight Picture. Picture Alarm Ad 3. Use MOVE I_ and • to adjust Press MOVE • (right) to lighten the picture. the Picture OR Press MOVE _I (left) to darken the picture. = 16 _lL*ollil __:__ .......
Adjusting Your TV Picture ,Settings Follow the steps below to change the picture on the screen to your personal setting. The chart at the bottom of the page explains your options. 1. Select the Adjust Press MENUopROG repeatedly to select the Adjust menu. This menu is light blue. Menu Controls 2. Highlight Alarm Press MOVE _r (down) to highlight the picture item you want to adjust. item to change Press MOVE !_ or • to adjust each item. 3.
Adjusting Your TV Sound Settings: Stereo, Expanded Stereo, SAP and Tone Follow these steps to adjust the Stereo, Expanded Stereo, SAP or Tone of your TV. SAP (Second Audio Program) is sometimes used to offer the program being watched in another language.The chart below explains your options. 1. Select the Controls Press MENU,PROG Menu Controls low. menu. to select the This menu is yel- Alarm Ad 2. Highlight Press MOVE • (down) to highlight the sound item you want to adjust. item to change 3.
Adjusting Your TV Sound Settings: Speakers Follow the steps below to turn the speakers chart below explains your options. 1. Select the Setup on or off in your tV. Press MENU,PROG repeatedly to select the Setup menu. This menu is white. Menu Controls 2. Highlight The Alarm Ad Press MOVE • (down) until Speakers is highlighted. speakers Controls 3. Turn Speakers Alarm Ad Press MOVE • or "( to turn the on or off speakers Controls Speakers D_.;_i_,/Z_y:",._ I _ _,'_.
Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory (Autoprogramming) Only channels 2-13 appear in the TV's memory when you first turn it on. The channels available in your area must be programmed into the TV's memory when you hook up your TV. Using CHANNEL up or down allows you to scan through these channels. You may want to add or delete a few channels if some stations have weak signals or were off the air when the TV was programmed. Refer to the Add or Delete Channels section below. 13 1.
Using Advanced Features Naming the Channels You can name the channels using the character list below. beside Label when the memory is used up. Fixed appears for channel 00--it cannot be named. 1. Name Full appears beside Label 12 a channel Controls A. Press MENUopROG repeatedly to select the Setup menu. This menu is white. B. Press MOVE • (down) to highlight Label. Alarm Ad C. Press MOVE • to underline channel number. D. Select the channel number the number buttons. the with E.
Using Advanced Features Setting the Sleep Timer You can set your TV to turn itself off. If you're watching fall asleep, the TV will turn off for you. TV at night and A. Press MENU*PROG to select the Controls menu and 1. Set Sleep Timer highlight Sleep Timer. menu is yellow. Alarm Ad This B. Press MOVE • to enter the amount of time you want to watch TV before it shuts off. Each press equals 15 minutes. C. Press MOVE • to subtract time from the sleep timer. 11:00 PM Sleep 13 Alarm 2.
Using Advanced Features Setting the Alarm Clock The TV can be set to turn on each day like your alarm clock. You can set it to turn on to your favorite channel at a certain time. You can also set it to turn itself off again. The Alarm cannot be used until the clock is set. 1. Turn on the Alarm 12:34 AM Alarm 13 A. Press MENU'PROG to select the Alarm menu and highlight Alarm. This menu is green. B. Press MOVE • or • to select On or Off. 2. Set the Alarm Channel 12:34 AM Alarm 13 A.
Using Advanced Features Watching Picture-in-Picture Picture-in-Picture allows you to display a small picture within the big picture of the TV screen. To watch two different programs at once, you must connect a VCR, Laserdisc Player or Camcorder. You may need to disable the VCR1 Channel if you can not get two different programs at once. Turn on Picture-in-Picture A. B, Hook up a VCR, Laserdisc Player, or Camcorder to the video jacks on the back of the TV. See the Connections Guide.
Using Advanced Features Watching Picture-in-Picture Move the small picture Swap the big picture the little picture Freeze the small with picture Press PIP MOVE to move the small picture to the next corner. Press SWAP to switch the small picture with the big picture. A. Press FREEZE to stop action in the small picture. B. Press FREEZE again to return to an action picture. Turn off Picture-in-Picture Press PiP to turn off picture-in-picture.
Using Advanced Features Selecting a Language The on-screen displays in this TV can be displayed in three languages: English, French, and Spanish. select a language, most of the displays will be shown on the screen in your preferred language. 13 1. Select the Setup menu When you Press MENU repeatedly to select the Setup menu. This menu is white. Alarm Ad 2. Select Press + or - to select English, Fran_ais (French), or Espafiol (Spanish).
Using Advanced Features Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable Your TV automatically adjusts this feature when the TV places channels steps below to change the setting as needed. 1. Select the Setup menu Controls 2. Highlight Cable Alarm Follow the 13 Press MENUopROG repeatedly to select the Setup menu. This menu is white. 13 Press MOVE • (down) to highlight Cable / Air. 13 A. Press MOVE 4 or • to select Cable or Air. Select Cable if Ad or Air ;ontrols Alarm (autoprogram).
References Front Panel Buttons For details on using buttons with menus, see Menu Basics on page 5. OR MENU Shows menus on screen. Moves from menu to menu. CH 2 and 1 Channel up and down. Scans up and down through channels Moves up and down menus. VOL + and -- Volume (Also VOL 2 and VOL 1) Raises andlowers up and down sound. Moves left and right on a menu line. Changes setting. POWER Turns the TV on or off. + and - Same as vOL + and - (Not on all models) 28 a features buttons.
References Displays on the Screen Your TV shows the settings of several features on the screen. To see what features have been set on your TV, press DISPLAY on the remote. 12:00 AM Alarm Sleep Volume Mute KNBC 13 PIP 00 -_- -. ...... I ....... + Stereo 1:55 or Video 00, S-Vid 00 or Unusable Signal I Screen Display Description 12:00 AM Time of the clock. Details are on page 3. KNBC Name you chose to describe the channel. 13 Channel S-Vid 00 number you are watching.
References Trouble Checks You may have problems that can be fixed with a few minor adjustments. Look for the type of problem you are having below and then try the suggestions to get your TV going again. For warranty information see page 32. Trouble Checks TV will not turn on and Adjustments Plug TV in. Plug something else into the outlet to make sure it is working. Make sure batteries Aim the remote at the TV and press TV. Make sure batteries on page 2.
References Trouble Checks Trouble Checks and Adjustments Remote Buttons don't work when you press them Press TV to set the remote to control Works part or none of the time Clear the path between Aim the remote at the component and TV of any objects. you are trying to control. Press TV so remote will control TV. Make sure batteries in the remote See if batteries Can't select certain channel the remote Press number on page 20. the TV. See buttons on page 6-7. are not dead.
References Limited Warranty What your warranty covers: How long after your purchase: Any defect m material or workmanship. 90 days for labor charges. One year for parts. Two years for picture tube. The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental. What we will do: Pay any Authorized your television.
References Order Form for Parts Remote I #221132 Order Form If your TV has the picture-in-picture feature, this is the remote that came Book No. 1Q57 487-01B packed with your TV. You can use the order Part form at the right to order it by mail. Part Number Price Cleaner AH035 $ 6.95 Remote--CRK74A 221132 $39.95 Qty Total Cleaner #AHO35 To clean your TV cabinet, we recommend Murphy's ®Oil Soap or Cleaner #AH035.
References Order Form for Parts U.S. and Canadian USE YOUR CREDIT CARD Copy complete Orders By Phone: account number 1 - 800 - 338 - 0376 I!11 IIII Card expires: IIII Ilill Call this toll-free number between 8AM and 8PM Eastern Standard Time and place your order using your Visa or MasterCard. Use this number [__]l] only to place an order for accessory items listed on this order form.
References Glossary Antenna A device used to receive broadcast signals from TV stations. Display Sharpness A word, words or graphics that appear on the TV screen. Clearness of a picture. SKIP See Commerical Skip. Audio Sound reproduced by the TV. Inputs Located on back of the TV for Signal Audio/video connection of a component to the TV. Used to route signals into the TV from components. Electrical waves that are sent or received the air.
References Index A Adding Channels to Memory....20 Adjust Menu Autocolor ................................... 17 Bright .......................................... 17 Color ........................................... 17 Picture Reset .............................. 17 Sharpness ................................... 17 Tint .............................................. 17 Adjusting Picture ........................................ 16 Picture Settings ......................... 17 Sound Settings ...................
M R Menu ............................................. 35 MENU Buttons ........................... 4,5 Menus .............................................. 5 Menu Colors ................................... 5 Mono ........................................ 18,35 MOVE Button ........................... 2,5,7 Moving through the Menus ......... 5 MUTE Button ................................. 6 Mute Display ................................ 29 REC/Record Button ............ 7,11,15 References ...................
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