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Television
User's Guide
Changing Entertainment. Again.
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Important Information WARNING Caution: To reduce the risk of electric CAUTION shock, do not remove cover (or back). No To reduce the risk of fire or RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO user serviceable parts inside. Refer electric shock, do not expose servicing to qualified service personnel. NOT OPEN this product to rain or moisture. This symbol indicates This symbol indicates important instructions "dangerous voltage" accompanying the product. inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect .................................................................... 3 Protect Against Power Surges .........................................................................3 Protect Components from Overheating .........................................................3 Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference ..................................3 Important Stand and Base Safety Information ..........
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Table of Contents Chapter 3: Using the TV’s Features About the GUIDE Plus+ System .................................................................................. 17 Using the GUIDE Plus+ System.........................................................................17 The GUIDE Plus+ System Menu Bar .................................................................17 Grid Guide ........................................................................................................18 Sort .....
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect Protect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet. •Turn off the TV and/or component before you connect or disconnect any cables. • Make sure all antennas and cables are properly grounded. Refer to the Important Safety Instructions packed separately. Protect Components from Overheating • Don’t block ventilation holes on any of the components. Arrange the componen
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INPUT2 INPUT1 Connections & Setup TV (back panel) VIDEO R-AUDIO-L VCR Y PB PR VIDEO AUDIO OUT TO TV CH3 CABLE/ OUT CH4 ANTENNA VIDEO R-AUDIO-L R L IN FROM ANT IN AUDIO R L OUT RL 2 G-LINK 1D 3 4 1B From Cable 1A or Antenna DVD 1C* * If you connect an S-Video cable, you must OUT connect the audio cables to the INPUT1 AUDIO Y Pb Pr VIDEO R L jacks on the back of the TV, not the INPUT2 AUDIO S-VIDEO jacks. TV + VCR + DVD Player 1. Connect your TV to your DVD player A. Connect the audio cables
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INPUT2 INPUT1 Connections & Setup Explanation of Jacks This section describes the jacks you can use to make connections. There are several ways to connect components to your TV. G-LINK Connect the end of the G-LINK cable (provided) to this jack. The G-LINK cable enables the TV’s Guide Plus+ system to interact with the cable box and/or the VCR. A picture of the G-LINK cable is on page 3. CABLE/ANTENNA Lets you connect a coaxial cable to receive the signal from the antenna, cable or cable box. INP
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Connections & Setup The Front of Your TV Front Input Jacks The TV has one set of front audio/video input front input jacks for your convenience. These jacks are on the front of the TV behind the access door. To access the component you connected to the front of the TV, press the INPUT button on your remote until FRNT appears on the screen. The jacks are ideal for connecting a video game console or a camcorder. Note: When connecting a component that only has one audio jack, such as some camcorde
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INPUT2 INPUT1 Connections & Setup Why You Should Connect This G-LINK Cable G-LINK cable The G-LINK cable enables the GUIDE Plus+ system (the on-screen interactive program guide) to work with your VCR and/or cable box. Cable Box – If your TV is connected to a cable box you must connect the G-LINK cable to receive TV program listings for your area, and to tune directly to a channel when the program guide is on your TV screen. VCR – If your TV is connected to a VCR and you don’t connect the G-LINK
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Connections & Setup Plug in the TV Plug the end of the power cord into a grounded wall outlet. Insert the plug completely into the outlet. Put batteries in the remote • Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the remote by pushing down on and sliding off the cover. • Insert 2 fresh “AAA” batteries. Make sure the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly. • Replace the cover. How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Initial Setup The technical term is “Navigation”– how you mov
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Connections & Setup Complete Auto Channel Search SETUP The next part of the SETUP asks if you want the TV to search Would you like the TV to search for all available channels. This is sometimes called “auto for all available channels? 1 Search for channels programming.” 2 Skip this step 1. Press OK to tell the TV to begin searching for channels. A progress report appears on the screen. 2. When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete, press OK (the first GUIDE Plus+ system setup sc
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Connections & Setup Step 3: Configuring for a VCR The next series of screens asks you about your VCR setup. If you connected a VCR to the TV, you will need to follow the on-screen instructions to select your brand of VCR and run a system test so that the one-touch record feature will work properly. Notes: If your VCR brand isn’t listed, choose the Not Listed option. Leave the cable box on to download program listings. Leave your VCR off to record programs with the Guide Plus+ One-Touch Record fe
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Connections & Setup What to Expect The next time you turn on your TV, the GUIDE Plus+ system will appear on the screen. The following examples explain what you might see: • If all of the program information has been sent to your TV, the GUIDE Plus+ system appears with all of your TV program listings. • If the program information hasn’t been sent to your TV yet, an outline of the GUIDE (without TV program listings) will appear on the screen. Program information is usually sent to your TV at night
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Chapter 2: Using the Remote Control Indicator Button Descriptions for TV Mode Arrows Used to highlight different items in the TV menu and to adjust the menu ON OFF DVD controls. VCR TV Indicator Indicates the programming mode when programming the remote to control components. Lights when you press a valid button on the remote. Flickers CH VOL when a button is pressed and the batteries are low. MUTE GO BACK (0-9) Number Buttons Enter channel numbers and time settings directly CLEAR through the r
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Using the Remote Control OPEN•CLOSE In DVD mode, opens or closes the DVD disc tray. REVERSE, PLAY, FORWARD, RECORD, STOP, PAUSE If programmed, provides transport control for some remote-controllable VCRs or DVD players. SEARCH In VCR mode, accesses Index Search feature. SPEED In VCR mode, selects a recording speed. VCR Puts the remote in VCR mode and, if auto tuning is enabled, will turn on the TV and tune to the correct video input channel. ZOOM In DVD mode, zooms in on the picture. Using the I
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Using the Remote Control Using Automatic Code Search The following instructions can be used to program the remote to operate each of your components. If you want to stop the automatic code search without programming any of your components, press CLEAR until the indicator on the remote turns off. 1. Turn on the component you want to operate (VCR or DVD player) 2. Press and hold the component button you want to program (VCR or DVD). While holding the component button, press and hold ON•OFF until t
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Using the Remote Control How to Use the Remote After You’ve Programmed It Because this universal remote can operate several different components it uses operational modes triggered by the component buttons. For example, if you want the remote to operate the TV, you would press the TV button to put the remote into TV mode before you could operate the TV. 1. Press the appropriate component button (DVD, TV, VCR) to set the remote to operate the component. 2. Press ON•OFF to turn the component ON or
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Using the Remote Control VCR Codes continued Mitsubishi ........................... 2029, 2055, 2056, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, Vector Research ......................................... 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 .......................... 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2106, 2113, 2123 Victor .......................................................................................... 2010 Montgomery Ward ................................................................... 2075, 2132 Video Concepts
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Chapter 3: Using the TV’s Features Action Video Program Menu About the GUIDE Plus+ System buttons window information options The GUIDE Plus+ system is a no-fee, interactive on-screen program guide that lists TV schedules for your area and allows your TV direct control of a cable box and VCR. There are six sections of the GUIDE Plus+ system: •A row of Action buttons at the top of the screen (1, 2 and 3) • Video window •Program information •A row of menu options (Grid, Sort, News, Schedule, Messag
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Chapter 3: Using the TV’s Features Grid Guide The Grid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus+ system. It displays the current programming for each channel. The current program is displayed in the video window. •Press the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to browse channel listings and the channel up and down buttons to page through the listings. Use the right and left arrow buttons to browse future program listings. •To tune to a channel, highlight the program you want to view i
