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MT1091
9” Color Television
Owner’s Manual
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As an ENERGY STAR Partner, MEMCORP has
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BEFORE YOU OPERATE YOUR NEW TELEVISION To get the most from your new color television, read and follow this Owner’s Manual carefully. INSTALLATION GUIDELINES • Place your TV in a room with adequate ventilation. • Keep your TV set away from sources of direct heat, such as heat registers or direct sunlight. • Do not place your TV on soft surfaces, such as rugs or blankets. • Leave enough room for air to circulate around the bottom, top and back of the set. ANTENNA CONNECTIONS • For best picture qu
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FEATURES • On-screen graphics guide you through setup features and operations • Automatic programming of channels allows easy selection of stations available in your viewing area • Sleep timer programs the TV to turn itself off at a preset time • One day timer programs the TV to come on once at a preset time • Weekly timer programs the TV to come on at a preset time every day • 24-button infrared remote control allows remote operation • VHF/UHF/CATV tuning allows reception of standard broadcasts
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS 7 6 54321 @!098 1 POWER SWITCH 7 EARPHONE JACK ( ) 2 CHANNEL (UP) BUTTON 8 ANTENNA HOLDER 3 CHANNEL (DOWN) BUTTON 9 AUDIO IN (put) JACK 4 VOLUME (UP) BUTTON 10 VIDEO IN (put) JACK 5 VOLUME (DOWN) BUTTON 11 DC INPUT JACK 6 REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR 12 VHF/UHF EXT. ANT. JACK – 3 –
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24 Feet REMOTE CONTROL The REMOTE CONTROL unit requires two 1.5 volt “AA” size batteries. The BATTERY COMPARTMENT is located on the back of the unit. To open, press down of the lid and slide toward the bottom of the unit. Install the batteries exactly as shown by the diagram in the compartment. NOTE: If one or both of the batteries are reversed, the REMOTE CONTROL will not operate and the unit may be damaged. This REMOTE CONTROL unit uses an INFRARED WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM. This means that th
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Remote Control POWER Button Press to turn the TV on or off. TV/VIDEO Button Pressing this button permits the TV to be used as a Number Buttons monitor to view program Press to select a channel. For sources such as a VCR,Video channels 1-9, press 0, then the Disc, ect. press again to channel you want to watch. For resume normal TV function. example, for channel 6, press 0, POWER TV/VIDEO SLEEP 6. For channels 100-125, press SLEEP Button the 100 button, then press the Press to start th
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ANTENNA CONNECTIONS If you are using an indoor antenna (included) or an outdoor antenna (not included) follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If you are using a cable television service (CATV), refer to CATV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 75 ohm cable or 300 ohm twin-lead wire) 75 ohm Connect the 75 ohm cable from combina- tion VHF/UHF antenna to the antenna jack. OR ANT OR If your combination antenna has a 300 ohm Transformer twin-lead wire, use
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Some cable companies offer “premium pay” channels in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device which is generally provided by the cable company. The illustrations below show how to connect these types of converter/descrambler de- vices with the TV’s VHF antenna jack. You may need a two-set signal splitter (sometime called a “two-set coupler”) and an A/B switch box from the cable installer or an electronic supply store. W
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POWER SOURCE You can connect the TV to a household outlet or to the cigarette lighter of your car. AC Power Connect the polarized AC cord plug to a 120V AC 60Hz household outlet. NOTES 1. NEVER CONNECT THE AC LINE CORD PLUG TO OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED VOLTAGE. USE THE ATTACHED POWER CORD ONLY. 2. IF THE POLARIZED AC CORD DOES NOT FIT INTO A NON-POLARIZED AC OUTLET, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FILE OR CUT THE WIDE BLADE. Polarized AC Cord Cigarette Lighter Power 1 Insert one end of the DC car cord (include
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QUICK USE GUIDE If you’re already familiar with TV hookup and operation, just follow the quick steps below to make some basic connections and adjustments before using your new TV. a Place batteries in the remote control. ton to select it. Press the + or – button (See page 4). to highlight AIR/CABLE, then press the MENU button until the input you have s Connect the TV to an antenna or cable. connected to your TV (AIR for antenna (See page 6). or CABLE for cable) appears to the right d Connect a p
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SETTING THE CLOCK a Press the MENU button twice to bring CLOCK SET up the menu screen and select CLOCK TUE 1 : 3 5 AM SET. EXIT CLOCK SET [MENU] : MOVE SUN – – : – – AM [+] / [–] : ADJUST EXIT j Press the MENU button to go to the next [MENU] : MOVE [+] / [–] : ADJUST step. k Use the + or – button to select AM or s Use the + or – button to select the cor- PM. rect day of the week. CLOCK SET CLOCK SET TUE 1 : 3 5 PM EXIT TUE – – : – – AM EXIT [MENU] : MOVE [+] / [–] : ADJUST [MENU] : MO
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PROGRAMMING CHANNELS With automatic programming, the TV automatically places every channel you receive in its memory, allowing you to scan through those channels when you press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons. With manual programming, you tell the TV what channels you want to scan through when you press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons. Automatic Programming f Use the + or – button to highlight AUTO a Press the MENU button to bring up the SEARCH. menu screen. MENU TUE 1:35PM CH PROGRAM CLOCK SET
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ADDING/DELETING CHANNELS Manual Programming g Press the CHANNEL (Up or Down) but- a Press the MENU button to bring up the menu screen. ton or Number buttons to select the channel you want to add to or delete MENU TUE 1:35PM from the TV’s memory. CLOCK SET PROGRAM TIMER PICTURE ADJUST CH PROGRAM LANGUAGE h Press the + button to add the channel DEMONSTRATION EXIT (it will turn white). Or, press the – button to delete the channel (it will turn red). [+] / [–] : MENU SELECT [MENU] : ENTER s Us
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SETTING THE TIMERS You can program your TV to turn on a specific channel at a preset time once (one day timer) or at the same time every day or every week (weekly timer). You also can program your TV to turn itself off after a specified amount of time (sleep timer). ONE DAY TIMER One Day Timer ON TIME OFF TIME CH a Press the MENU button to bring up the – –:– – AM – –:– – AM 10 menu screen. EXIT MENU TUE 1:35PM CLOCK SET [MENU] : MOVE PROGRAM TIMER [+] / [–] : ADJUS
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Weekly Timer a Press the MENU button to bring up the h Use the + or – button to select the hour menu screen. you want the timer to come on, then press the MENU button. Use the + or – MENU TUE 1:35PM button to select the minute(s) you want CLOCK SET PROGRAM TIMER the timer to come on, then press the PICTURE ADJUST CH PROGRAM MENU button. Use the + or – button to LANGUAGE select AM or PM, then press the MENU DEMONSTRATION EXIT button. Follow the same steps to set the [+] / [–] : MENU SELECT
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Sleep Timer a Press the SLEEP button to bring up the s Press the SLEEP button until the desired sleep timer screen. sleep time (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 or 90 minutes) appears on-screen. The timer will begin counting down to SLEEP 00 zero, and the on-screen display will dis- appear. When the timer reaches zero, the TV will turn itself off. SLEEP 60 NOTES • To check the time remaining for a sleep timer, press the SLEEP button. The time remaining will appear on-screen. • To cancel a s
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ADJUSTING THE PICTURE a Press the MENU button to bring up the g Use the + or – button to adjust the pic- menu screen. ture. The bar scale at the bottom of the screen shows the level of adjustment. MENU TUE 1:35PM h Press the MENU button until the picture CLOCK SET adjust screen appears. PROGRAM TIMER PICTURE ADJUST CH PROGRAM j Use the + or – button to highlight EXIT, LANGUAGE then press the MENU button to exit. DEMONSTRATION EXIT [+] / [–] : MENU SELECT PICTURE ADJUST [MENU] : ENTER ADJUS
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USING THE AUDIO, VIDEO AND EARPHONE JACKS Audio/Video Input The AUDIO and VIDEO IN (put) jacks on the back of the TV allow you to receive au- dio (sound) and video (picture) from exter- nal sources, such as VCR, Video Disc, etc. Follow the instructions below to play video from an external source. 1 Use audio/video cables (not included) to connect the AUDIO and VIDEO IN (put) jacks on the back of the TV to audio and video output jacks on an external source. 2 Press the TV/VIDEO button to se
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CABLE TV OPERATION a Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu screen. s Use the + or – button to highlight CH PROGRAM, then press the MENU button to select it. d Press the MENU button until CABLE appears to the right of AIR/CABLE. On CATV (Cable Television) systems, programs are brought into the home on VHF chan- nels 2–13, mid-band channels A–I, super band channels J–W, hyper band channels AA– CCC, ultra band channels W+30–W+84 and sub midband channels (5A, A5–A1). When CATV is selected,
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BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE Before requesting service, check the following list of problems and solutions. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power • Make sure the unit is plugged in. • Unplug the unit from the electrical outlet for 60 seconds. Then plug it in and turn it on again. No picture • Make sure the antenna is properly connected at the back of the TV. • Make sure the antenna is not broken. • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. No Sound • Use the VO
