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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 11.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Welcome/Registration of Your TV ............................2 Safety/Precautions .....................................................3 Table of Contents.......................................................4 Features ......................................................................4 Basic Cable TV Hookups ..........................................5 Basic Antenna Hookups.............................................6 Basic TV to VCR Hookup.................................
HOOKING UP YOUR TV (BASIC CABLE TV CONNECTIONS) SMART CABLE TV HELP 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. Just put the threaded end of the cable signal to the TV's antenna plug and screw it down tight. Remember: Set the TV for the type signal you've just connected (see the “Tuner” section on page 11 of this manual.
HOOKING UP YOUR TV (BASIC ANTENNA TV CONNECTIONS) SMART ANTENNA HELP A combination antenna receives normal broadcast 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. Note: For homes with separate UHF and VHF antennas you will need an optional combiner to connect to the TV. U/V Combiner BEGIN If your antenna has a round cable (75 ohm) on the end, then you're ready to connect it to the TV.
HOOKING UP YOUR TV (BASIC TV TO VCR CONNECTIONS) VCR TO TV 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. BEGIN Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the IN FROM ANT(enna) plug on the VCR. Connect the OUT TO TV plug on the VCR to the 75 V plug on the TV (connecting cable supplied with the VCR.
BASIC TV/REMOTE OPERATIONS TELEVISION BEGIN Press the POWER button to turn the TV ON. Press the VOLUME + button to increase the sound level or the VOLUME – button to lower the sound level. Pressing both buttons at the same time will display the onscreen menu. Once in the menu, use these button to make adjustments or selections. 6 INSTALL/MENU – VOLUME + CHANNEL POWER Press the CHANNEL UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button to select TV channels.
TV REMOTE BUTTONS Power Button Press to turn the TV ON and OFF. Channel (+), (–) Buttons Press to change the tuned channel. Status/Exit Button Press to see the current channel number on the TV screen. Also press to clear the TV screen after control adjustments. STATUS/EXIT Cursor Buttons POWER CH VOL Use these buttons to select and adjust the TV's onscreen menu. VOL Volume (+), (–) Buttons MUTE CH A/CH Press to turn the sound OFF on the TV.
USING THE LANGUAGE CONTROL F or our Spanish and French speaking TV owners an onscreen LANGUAGE option is present. With the LANGUAGE control you can set the TV’s onscreen menu to be shown in either English, Spanish, or French. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll through the onscreen menu until the word SETUP is highlighted.
USING THE TUNER CONTROL T he TUNER feature allows you to change the TV’s signal input to either CABLE, AUTO or ANTENNA 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. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu.
USING THE AUTO PROGRAM CONTROL 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 control is used. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu.
HOW TO ADD AND 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. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll through the onscreen menu until the word SETUP is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT © button to display the SETUP menu features.
HOW TO ADJUST THE TV PICTURE T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and follow the steps shown below: BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to display the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons until the word BRIGHTNESS is highlighted. (Or, COLOR, PICTURE, SHARPNESS, TINT, COL. TEMP depending on the adjustment you want to make.) Press the CURSOR RIGHT © or the CURSOR LEFT § buttons to increase or decrease the brightness of the picture.
ACTIVATING THE NOISE REDUCTION (PICTURE) CONTROL F or reasons, such as poor cable reception, the picture can sometimes appear slightly “speckled” (or signal noise shown in the picture). The NOISE REDUCTION control can help eliminate this type of interference and improve the quality of the picture. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to display the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or CURSOR DOWN ▼ button until the words NOISE REDUCTION are highlighted.
USING THE CLOSED CAPTION 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 onscreen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. NOTE: Not all TV programs and product commercials are made for broadcast with Closed Caption (CC) information included.
USING THE SLEEP TIMER 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. 12 15 MIN BEGIN 12 Press the SLEEP button on the remote control and the SLEEP timer display will appear on the screen.
USING THE TV VOLUME BAR CONTROL U se the Volume Bar control to see the TV’s volume level settings on the TV screen. The Volume Bar will be seen each time the VOLUME buttons (on the TV or remote) are pressed. BEGIN Press the MENU button to display the onscreen menu. TINT 0 NOISE REDUCTION VOLUME 15 SLEEPTIMER OFF © SmartLock Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or CURSOR DOWN ▼ buttons until the word VOLUME is highlighted.
USING THE TV’S ALTERNATE CHANNEL BUTTON T he Alternate Channel option allows you to move between two channels with the simple touch of one button. BEGIN Press the CHANNEL (+) or (–) buttons (or the NUMBER buttons) to select a channel. 5 Press the CHANNEL (+) or (–) buttons (or the NUMBER buttons) to select a second channel. 24 Now, by pressing the A/CH (Alternate Channel) button on the remote, you can toggle between the two selected channels.
UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROL T he SmartLock 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 SmartLock 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.
UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROL (ACCESS CODE) T he SmartLock 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 SmartLock 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.
UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROL (BLOCK CHANNEL) 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. VOLUME BEGIN 15 SLEEPTIMER Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. OFF CC OFF © SETUP Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or CURSOR DOWN ▼ button until the words SmartLock are highlighted.
UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROL (BLOCKING OPTIONS) S martLock offers the viewer other blocking features as well. With these Blocking Option features, the censoring can be turned ON or OFF. VOLUME BEGIN 15 SLEEPTIMER OFF SmartLock © SmartLock Press the MENU button on the remote to display the onscreen menu. CC OFF © SETUP ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or CURSOR DOWN ▼ buttons until the words SmartLock are highlighted.
UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROL (MOVIE RATINGS) SMART HELP T here are two types of program ratings within the SmartLock 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. Let’s first look at the Movie Rating options of SmartLock: BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to display the onscreen menu.
UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROL (PARENTAL GUIDELINE) SMART HELP T his portion of the SmartLock features cover program ratings based on the TV Industry rating system. This is known as Parental Guideline within SmartLock. After selecting the SmartLock feature and entering your personal access code, the BLOCK/CHANGE CODE screen appears; BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © Remember: Selecting to block any rating will cause all the higher ratings to also be blocked automatically.
UNDERSTANDING THE SMARTLOCK™ CONTROL (REVIEW SCREEN) N ow that you’ve learned how to block channels or censor your viewing using the Movie Ratings or Parental (TV) Guidelines, let’s review what you’ve done. The SmartLock Review feature allows you to see what has been blocked. Whenever the Menu button is pressed the onscreen menu will be displayed with the SmartLock Review highlighted.
TIPS IF SOMETHING ISN'T WORKING P lease make these simple checks before calling for service. These tips can save you time and money since charges for TV installation and adjustment of customer controls are not covered under your warranty. CAUTION: A video source (such as a video game, Compact Disc Interactive - CDI, or TV information channel) which shows a constant non-moving pattern on the TV screen, can cause picture tube damage.
GLOSSARY TO TELEVISION TERMS 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. 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.
INDEX Accessories/Optional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9 Adapter Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Requesting Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31, 32 Add/Delete Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 RF Coaxial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7 Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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 repair. 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.
