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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. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appliance; or C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or E.
CONTENTS Here are a few of the features built into your new Television: Introduction Welcome/Registration of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 QuadraSurf™ A remote control feature that allows you to store and view up to ten of your favorite channels per button (4 buttons - 40 channels total).
BASIC CABLE TELEVISION CONNECTION Y our Cable TV input into your home may be a single (75 ohm) cable or a converter box installation. In either case, the connection to the TV is very easy. Follow the steps below to connect your cable signal to your new television.
BASIC ANTENNA TELEVISION CONNECTION A combination antenna receives normal broadcast channels (VHF 2–13 and UHF 14–69). Your connection is easy because there is only one 75Ω (ohm) antenna plug on the back of your TV, and that’s where the antenna goes. 1 2 3 If your antenna has a round cable (75 ohm) on the end, then you're ready to connect it to the TV. If your antenna has flat, twin-lead wire (300 ohm), you first need to attach the antenna wires to the screws on a 300- to 75-ohm adapter.
BASIC VCR TO TELEVISION CONNECTION T he basic Antenna, or Cable TV, to VCR to TV connection is shown to the right. For more information on other hookups (possible when Cable Converter/Descrambler boxes are included) refer to your accessory VCR and Cable Converter Owner's Manual for details. 1 2 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the IN FROM ANT(enna) plug on the VCR. 3 4 5 Set the VCR output to channel 3 or 4 using the channel switch on the back of the VCR.
USING THE FRONT AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS A udio and Video Front Inputs are available 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. 1 2 Front A/V Input Connection: 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.
BASIC TELEVISION AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION TELEVISION 1 Press the POWER button to turn the TV ON. Note: You can also press any button on the front of the TV to turn the TV ON. 2 Press the VOLUME + button to increase the sound level, or the VOLUME – button to lower the sound level. VIDEO AUDIO CHANNEL Pressing both buttons at the same time will display the on-screen menu. Once in the menu, use these button to make adjustments or selections.
DESCRIPTION OF REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS QUADRA SURF Buttons - (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue) Allows you to store and surf up to 10 channels you choose for each colored button. POWER button - Press the Power button to turn the TV on or off. AV Button - Press to select an accessory signal input from the front AV Inputs. A/CH Button - (Alternate Channel) Press to toggle between the last view channel and the channel presently being viewed. SMILEY Button - Press to add channels in the “Quadra Surf” lists.
HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE CONTROL F or our Spanish speaking TV owners an onscreen 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Main Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll through the onscreen menu until the word INSTALL is highlighted. Picture Brightness Sound Color Features Picture Install Sharpness Main Tint More...
HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL T 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 to look for. (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. 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu.
HOW TO AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAM CHANNELS Y 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 (+), (–) buttons are pressed. Note: Make sure the antenna or cable signal connection has been completed before AUTO PROGRAM is activated. 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. 3 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 䊳 button to display the INSTALL menu features.
HOW TO ADD OR DELETE CHANNELS C hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD or DELETE channels from the list of channels stored in the TV’s memory. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Main Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll through the onscreen menu until the word INSTALL is highlighted. Picture Brightness Sound Color Features Picture Install Sharpness Main Tint More...
HOW TO USE THE PICTURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and follow the steps shown below: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. Main Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons until the word PICTURE is highlighted. Picture Brightness Sound Color Features Picture Install Sharpness Picture Brightness Tint More... Press the CURSOR RIGHT 䊳 button to display the PICTURE menu features.
HOW TO USE THE DNR (NOISE REDUCTION) CONTROL F or reasons such as poor cable reception, the picture can sometime appear slightly “speckled” (or signal noise shown in the picture). The DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) control can help eliminate this type of interference and improve the quality of the picture. Main 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu.
HOW TO USE THE CONTRAST + (BLACK STRETCH) CONTROL T he Contrast + (Black Stretch) control helps to “sharpen” the picture quality. The black portions of the picture become richer in darkness and the whites become brighter. 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. 5 6 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 䊳 button turn the CONTRAST + feature ON or OFF. Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or CURSOR DOWN ▼ button until the word PICTURE is highlighted.
HOW TO USE THE AVL (AUTOMATIC VOLUME LEVELER) CONTROL n most cases, the volume levels coming from broadcast programming or commercials are never the same. With the AVL (Audio Volume Leveler) control turned ON, you can have the TV level out sound that is being heard. This makes for a more consistent sound by reducing the peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or commercial breaks. To turn the AVL ON, follow these steps.
HOW TO USE THE TIMER CONTROLS T he Timer controls allow you to use your TV as an alarm clock if set to turn itself on and off at a specific time. It also can be set to tune to a specific channel at a specific time. 1 2 3 Timer Press the CLOCK button on the remote to display the Timer on-screen menu. Time 10 :30 AM Start Time Stop Time Timer Channel No.
UNDERSTANDING THE AUTOLOCK™ CONTROLS T he AutoLock™ 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 AutoLock™ 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.
SETTING UP AN AUTOLOCK™ ACCESS CODE O ver the next few pages you’ll learn how to block channels and get a better understanding of the rating terms for certain programming. Main First, let’s start by learning how to set a personal access code: Picture Brightness Sound Color Features Picture Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound AutoLock More... Features Main Install 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu.
HOW TO BLOCK CHANNELS A fter your personal access code has been set (see previous page), you are now ready to select the channels you want to block out or censor. Main 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the NUMBERED (or CH +, –) buttons to tune the channel you wish to block or censor. 7 Enter the correct access code number. “XXXX” shows on the Access Code display as you press the NUMBERED buttons. AutoLock menu options will be displayed.
HOW TO CLEAR ALL BLOCKED CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME A fter blocking specific channels there may come a time when you want to clear all the channels so they can be viewed. The following steps explain how to CLEAR ALL blocked channels. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Main Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Picture Brightness Sound Color Features Picture Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound AutoLock More...
HOW TO BLOCK ALL CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME T here may come a time when you want to Block All the television’s channels. Maybe you don’t want your children to watch TV for a given time. With the Block All control, ALL available channels (including the A/V Inputs) can be set to block at the same time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Picture Brightness Sound Color Features Picture Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound AutoLock More...
BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON MOVIE RATINGS T here are two types of program ratings within the AutoLock™ feature. One is based on the Movie Industry ratings while the other is based on the TV Industry ratings. Both can be used to block or censor programming that has been rated in either manner. Main Let’s first look at the Movie Rating options of AutoLock™: Picture Brightness Sound Color Features Picture Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound AutoLock More...
BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON TV RATINGS T his portion of the AutoLock™ features cover program ratings based on the TV Industry rating system. This is known as TV Ratings within AutoLock™. After selecting the Autolock™ feature and entering your personal access code, the AutoLock™ options screen appears; 1 2 3 4 5 6 Scroll the menu using the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons until the words TV RATINGS are highlighted. To view a program blocked by the TV Rating options, enter your 4 digit access code.
OTHER AUTOLOCK™ BLOCKING OPTIONS A utoLock™ offers the viewer other blocking features as well. With these Blocking Options, the censoring can be turned ON or OFF. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main Brightness Sound Color Features Picture Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound AutoLock More... Features Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted.
HOW TO USE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING CONTROL C 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 on-screen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. 1 2 Press the CC button on the remote to display the current Closed Caption setting.
SETTING THE SLEEPTIMER CONTROL H ave you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can save you all that trouble by automatically turning itself off. 1 2 15 Min Press the SLEEP button on the remote control and the SLEEP timer display will appear on the screen.
USING THE QUADRASURF™ BUTTONS A “list” or series of previously viewed channels can be selected with the QuadraSurf™ (colored) buttons on your remote control. With this feature you can easily switch between different TV programs that currently interest you. The QuadraSurf™ control allows you set up four different personal Surf lists using the colored buttons (on the remote control), each holding up to ten channels in its quick viewing“list.
USING THE QUADRASURF™ BUTTONS T he QuadraSurf™ buttons on your remote control allow you to store up to 10 channels per button (40 total). This is a great feature if you want to store all your favorite Sports channels, Movie channels, or News channels in one surf list. Family members can have there own favorite list of channels. You can even program the external A/V Input jacks (Front channel) for one of the buttons making it a “source” button for your external accessory devices.
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. Remote Does Not Work • Check the batteries. If necessary, replace them with AA Heavy Duty (Zinc Chloride) or Alkaline batteries. • Clean the remote control and the remote control sensor window on the TV.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Quadra Surf • The feature that allows the programming of four separate Surf lists holding up to 10 channels each. Auto Programming • The procedure of adding or deleting channel numbers into the Television’s memory circuits. In this way the Television “remembers’’ only the locally available or desired channel numbers and skips over any unwanted channel numbers.
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