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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. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
CONTENTS Here are a few of the features built into your new Television: 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). Can be set to hold movie, sports, news channels, etc., or add the audio/video channels for a quick source function to swap between your external accessory devices.
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 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. 3 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the INSTALL menu features. 5 6 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button repeatedly to select ENGLISH or ESPAÑOL (Spanish).
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 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 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. 3 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the INSTALL menu features. 5 6 7 8 9 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN ■ buttons to scroll through the onscreen menu until the word INSTALL is highlighted.
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 Picture Sound Features Install Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN ■ buttons until the word PICTURE is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the PICTURE menu features.
HOW TO USE THE SOUND ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS B esides the normal volume level control, your TV also has Treble Boost, Bass Boost, Balance, AVL (automatic volume leveler), and Sound (Stereo/Mono) controls. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN ■ button until the word SOUND is highlighted. Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint More...
HOW TO USE THE FORMAT CONTROL (EXPAND 4:3) M any times while watching movies from a DVD player the image is shown in “letter box” format. This is the format that is shown in movie theaters. when shown on a TV screen, the image will have areas of black on top and bottom of the screen. The FORMAT Control can expand the picture to fill the entire TV screen. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Main Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint More...
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 Picture Sound Features Install First, let’s start by learning how to set a personal access code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN ■ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted.
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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press the NUMBERED (or CH +, –) buttons to tune the channel you wish to block or censor. 8 Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN ■ buttons until the words BLOCK CHANNELS are highlighted. 9 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to turn blocking ON or OFF for that channel. When ON is selected the channel will be blocked.
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 Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint 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 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint 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 Picture Sound Features Install Let’s first look at the Movie Rating options of AutoLock™: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu.
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.
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 9 10 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint More... Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN ■ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the FEATURES menu options.
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 Press the SLEEP button on the remote control and the SLEEP timer display will appear on the screen.
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 AUTOPICTURE™ CONTROL W hether you’re watching a movie or a sporting event, your TV has automatic video control settings matched for your current program source or content. The AutoPicture™ feature quickly resets your TV’s video controls for a number of different types of programs and viewing conditions you may have in your home.
SETTING THE AUTOSOUND™ CONTROL T he AutoSound™ feature allows the listener to select between four different factory set sound options. Personal (which can be set by the user), Theatre (for movie viewing), Music (for musical type programming) and Voice (when the program is mainly dialogue). These setting affect the Sound menu’s Bass, Treble, AVL, and Incredible Surround controls To select any of the options follow the directions below. 1 Press the AUTO SOUND button on the remote control.
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.
REMOTE CONTROL USE WITH ACCESSORY DEVICES - DIRECT METHOD Y our remote control is set to work your TV and many infrared remote (IR) control VCRs, Cable Boxes, Satellite Systems, DBS, DVD, etc. However, an easy onetime step may be necessary before the remote will work your VCR. Try this initial Direct Access Method to see if going on to the following section is necessary. 1 2 1 Place the TV/VCR/ACC Mode Switch in the proper position. Point the remote control at the device and press the POWER button.
REMOTE CONTROL USE WITH ACCESSORY DEVICES - CODE ENTRY METHOD N ow that you have looked up the threedigit Remote Code Number for your brand of device, you are ready to follow the four simple steps below. Please read through steps 1-4 before beginning. 1 2 3 4 Place the TV/VCR/ACC Mode Switch in the proper position. 5 Point the remote at the Device. Press the POWER button on the remote to turn the unit ON. 1 Press the VCR • RECORD button on the remote control and release.
REMOTE CONTROL USE WITH ACCESSORY DEVICES - SEARCH METHOD Y our TV remote can be set to work various external devices such as VCRs, Cable Boxes, Satellite Receivers, DBS, DVD, etc. by what is called the search method of remote control programming. Satellite Receiver 07 If the “Remote Code” number method shown on the previous page did not set your remote to work your external device, then follow the easy steps listed below. 08 09 VCR Please read steps 1-4 before beginning.
REMOTE CONTROL DIRECT ENTRY CODES CABLE CODE BOX NUMBERS ABC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .028, 030, 034, 035, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .038, 040, 041, 044, 060 Allegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180, 342 Andover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .571 Antronix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .049, 234 Archer . . . . . . . . . . .049, 066, 180, 234, 824 BBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294 Belcor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
REMOTE CONTROL DIRECT ENTRY CODES CODE SATELLITE NUMBERS Neuhaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247, 528 Next Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .896 Nikko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387, 740 Nokia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135, 424, 482, 600 Nordmende . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389 Orbitech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .528 Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371 Pace . . . . . . . . . . . .
REMOTE CONTROL DIRECT ENTRY CODES CODE VCR NUMBERS MGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .070, 088, 267 MGN Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 MTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .027, 267 Magnasonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 Magnavox 027, 062, 066, 108, 130, 137, 176 Magnin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 Manesth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .072, 099 Marantz . . . . . . . . . . . . .030, 033, 062, 089, . . . . . .
REMOTE CONTROL VCR RELATED BUTTONS W hen using the TV remote with a VCR, first make certain it is set to control your VCR (by the REMOTE CODE or SEARCH method). 1 2 Set the TV/VCR/ACC mode switch to VCR on the remote. 2 Point the top of the remote toward the front of the VCR (remote sensor window) when pressing the buttons. 1 POWER BUTTON Press to turn the VCR ON and OFF. VCR SYSTEM SWITCH Set in the VCR position to send remote commands to the VCR.
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. No Picture • Check antenna connections. Are they properly secured to the TV's ANT 75Ω plug? • Check the TUNER MODE control for the correct tuner setting. • Try running the Auto Program feature to find all available channels.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS 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. Coaxial Cable • A single solid antenna wire normally matched with a metal plug (F-type) end connector that screws (or pushes) directly onto a 75 Ohm input found on the Television or VCR.
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LIMITED WARRANTY COLOR TELEVISION 90 Days Free Labor One Year Free Replacement of Parts (Two Years Free Replacement on Color Picture Tube) This product must be carried in for service. WHO IS COVERED? MAKE SURE YOU KEEP... You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase.
