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USER MANUAL
Color Television
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. ommended international global safety standards for tilt 2. Keep these instructions. and stability properties of its cabinet design. 3. Heed all warnings. • Do not compromise these design standards by apply- 4. Follow all instructions. ing excessive pull force to the front, or top, of the cabi- 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. net which could ultimately overturn the product. 6. Clean only with a dry
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PANEL LAYOUT Panel MODEL SAFETY PANEL PANEL Sequence COVER REGISTRATION and INFO INFORMATION 1 2 Panel Index Side 1 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 3 4 5 6 7 8 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 9 10 11 12 13 14 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL Side 2 15 16 17 18 19 20 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 21 22 23 24 25 26 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 27 28 29 30 31 32 PANEL INDEX Subject Panel No. Subject Panel No. Alternate Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Picture Me
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Basic Antenna Connection 1 combination antenna receives normal Abroadcast 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 1 Combination 75Ω you're ready to connect it to the VHF/UHF Antenna TV. Go to step 2. (Outdoor or Indoor) Rear of TV If your antenna has flat twin- lead wire (300 ohm), you first need to attach the an
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Cable Box Connections 2 f you cable signal uses a cable box or Cable Signal IN Idecoder, follow the easy steps below to from the Cable complete the connection. Company Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs): This connection will be mono. 2 1 VIDEO Connect the Cable Company AUDIO IN SPDIF IN OUT R L CABLE S-VIDEO supplied cable to the signal TO IR DVD-D OUT IN TV/VCR 1 AUDIO OUT Y Pb Pr USB TV OPTICAL IN(put) plug on the back of the SPDIF PASSCARD Cable Box. Jack
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Front AV (Audio/Video) Input Connections 3 udio and Video Front Inputs are avail- Stereo Devices: Aable for a quick connection of a VCR, to playback video from a camera, or attach a gaming device. Use the AV but- ton on the remote control to tune these inputs. MENU MENU Connect the video (yellow) — VOLUME + VOLUME + CHANNEL CHANNEL POWER POWER cable from the Video output on Front Jack panel of TV 1 the Camera (or accessory device) to the Video (yellow) Input locat- ed on the FRONT of the TV. 3
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Basic TV and Remote Control Illustrations 4 Television Press POWER to turn on the Connect TV. headphones 1 (not sup- Press VOLUME + to increase plied) to the the sound level. Press VOLUME 2 ; jack. MENU VIDEO AUDIO — VOLUME + CHANNEL POWER – 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 Stereo models menu adjustments or selections. (red and white Press CHANNEL ;8 or 9 to AUDIO IN jacks) select TV chan
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Description of Remote Control Buttons 5 NUMBER Buttons POWER 12 3 Press the Number buttons to select TV channels or to enter values in the menu. For single-digit channels, press the 6 CH 45 Number button for the channel you want. The TV will pause briefly before CH 78 9 going to the chosen channel. A/CH Button A/CH CC VOL 0 (Alternate Channel) Press to switch between the last channel and the present channel. VOL STATUS Details are on panel 26. EXIT STATUS/EXIT Button MENU Press to see the curre
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Description of Remote Control Buttons (Cont’d) 6 POWER button POWER 12 3 Press to turn the TV on or off. 6 CH 45 CH(annel) +/– Buttons Press to scan memorized channels. CH 78 9 VOL(ume) +/– Buttons Press to increase or decrease the A/CH CC VOL 0 sound. VOL STATUS MENU Button Press to see the menu. Press repeatedly to return to previous EXIT MENU menus or remove the menus. Arrow 235 ▼ Buttons SLEEP MUTE Press to select or adjust items in the menu. MUTE Button SURF SMART Press to eliminate or rest
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How to Use the Language Control 7 or our Spanish speaking TV owners Fan on-screen LANGUAGE option is Main present. With the LANGUAGE control Picture Brightness Sound Color you can set the TV’s on-screen menu to Features Picture Main be shown in either English or Spanish. Install Sharpness Picture Language Tint Sound Tuner Mode Press the MENU button on More... Features Auto Program Install Channel Edit the remote to show the on- 1 screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ POWER 12 3 or DOWN ▼ buttons to
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HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL 8 he TUNER MODE control allows you Tto change the TV’s signal input to Main either ANTENNA, CABLE, or AUTO Picture Brightness Sound Color mode. It’s important for the TV to know Features Picture Main Install Sharpness what type of signal that is connected. Picture Language Tint Sound Tuner Mode (From a Cable TV signal or a normal More... Features Auto Program Install Channel Edit Antenna signal.) In the AUTO mode, when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated, the
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HOW TO AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAM TV 9 our TV can automatically set itself Yfor local area (or Cable TV) chan- nels. This makes it easy for you to Main Picture Brightness select only the TV stations in your Sound Color area when the CHANNEL (+) or (–) Features Picture Main Install Sharpness Picture Language buttons are pressed. Tint Sound Tuner Mode More... Features Auto Program Install Channel Edit Note: Make sure the antenna or cable signal connection has been completed before AUTO PROGRAM is activ
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HOW TO ADD OR DELETE CHANNELS 10 hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD Cor DELETE channels from the list of chan- Main nels stored in the TV’s memory. Picture Brightness Sound Color Press the MENU button on the Features Picture Main Install Sharpness Picture Language remote to show the on-screen menu. Tint Sound Tuner Mode 1 More... Features Auto Program Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or Install Channel Edit DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll 2 through the on-screen menu until the 6 word INSTALL is highlighted.
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HOW TO USE THE PICTURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS 11 o adjust your TV picture controls, select a Tchannel and use the Picture Menu Controls listed below: Picture Brightness: Press the CURSOR 50 Brightness RIGHT 3 3 or LEFT 2 2 buttons 1 Color until the darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you prefer. Picture Sharpness Color: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 3 or LEFT 2 2 buttons Tint 2 to add or eliminate color. Color Temp. Picture: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 3 or LEFT 2 2 buttons 3 until lightest p
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HOW TO USE THE SOUND CONTROLS 12 o adjust your TV sound, select and use the TSound Menu Controls listed below. Treble Boost: Press the or Sound buttons to turn the control On or 1 Treble Boost On Off. When On, the control will Bass Boost enhance the high frequency sounds. Balance Bass Boost: Press the or AVL buttons to turn the control On or 2 Sound Off. When On, the control will enhance the low frequency sounds. Balance: Press the or but
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HOW TO USE THE FORMAT CONTROL (EXPAND 4:3) 13 any times while watching movies from Ma DVD player the image is shown in Main Picture Brightness “letter box” format. This is the format that is Sound Color shown in movie theaters. When shown on a Features Picture Main Install Sharpness Picture SmartLock TV screen, the image will have areas of Tint Sound Format More... Features black on top and bottom of the screen. Install Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen 1 menu. Press
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UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROLS 14 he SmartLock™ feature is an integrated cir- MOVIE RATINGS Continued Tcuit that receives and processes data sent by R: Restricted - This is programming is specifi- broadcasters, or other program providers, that cally designed for adults. Anyone under the contain program content advisories. When pro- age of 17 should only view this programming grammed by the viewer, a TV with SmartLock™ with an accompanying parent or adult guardian. can respond to the cont
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SETTING UPA SMARTLOCK™ ACCESS CODE 15 ver the next few panels you’ll learn how Oto block channels and get a better Main Features SmartLock Timer Picture SmartLock understanding of the rating terms for certain Sound Format Format Start Time programming. Features Stop Time Install Channel Activate First, let’s start by learning how to set a per- Display sonal access code: Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen 1 Features Features menu. SmartLock Access Code SmartLock Access Code
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HOW TO BLOCK CHANNELS 16 fter your personal access code has been Aset (see previous page), you are now SmartLock ready to select the channels or the A/V Block Channel OffStop Time Inputs you want to block out or censor. Setup Code Channel Once you’ve entered your access code and Clear All Activate the SmartLock™ features are displayed on Display Block All the screen: Movie Rating TV Rating Press the CURSOR UP 5or DOWN ▼ buttons until the 1 words BLOCK CHANNELS are highlighted. Block Channel On P
