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Operating Operating Guide Guide | W W arr arranty anty
Model Number | C27H26B | Direct View TV
Model Number C27J28B Direc t Vie w T V
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. CAUTION:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance PARTS
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13. LIGHTNING To protect your unit during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the unit due to lightning and power line surges. 14. POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines, other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an
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Contents PREPARATIONS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ...................................................... 2 Contents ....................................................................................... 4 Features ....................................................................................... 5 Power source ............................................................................... 5 Parts and functions ...................................................................... 6 Remote control
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Features High Quality Picture Horizontal Resolution more than 500 lines exceeds Super VHS (400 lines) or Laser Disc (430 lines) in resolution. Compatible with a wide range of audio outputs Digital Audio Jack (Coaxial) - When a component with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder is connected, Dolby Digital sound can produce the effect of being in a movie theater or a concert hall. • Integrated Digital Tuner - You can view digital broadcasting without using a Digital TV Set-Top Box. • Closed Caption
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Parts and functions Front POWER button AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO IN jacks (VIDEO2) Remote sensor *CHANNEL / buttons *VOLUME / buttons * To display the menu screen. Press both VOLUME / buttons at the same time to display the menu screen. CHANNEL / buttons and VOLUME / buttons can be used to select the desired setting during the menu screen operations. Rear AC power cord RF IN (VHF/UHF) jack AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO IN jacks (VIDEO1) S-VIDEO IN jack COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack COMPONENT IN jacks 6 J
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Remote control 4. SLEEP Button - To set the TV to turn off after a preset amount of time, press the SLEEP button. The clock will count up 10 minutes each time the button is pressed in the order of 0h00m, 0h10m,...1h50m,2h00m After the sleep time is programmed, the display will disappear then reappear 1 momentarily every ten minutes to remind you the sleep timer function is operating. To confirm the sleep time setting, 2 press the SLEEP button once and the remaining time will be momentarily displ
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Antenna connections If you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna, follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If you are using a cable TV service (CABLE), see page 9 for Cable TV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 75 ohm Cable or 300 ohm Twin-lead Wire) Connect the 75 ohm Cable from the Combination VHF/UHF Antenna to the RF IN Jack. RF IN RF IN If your Combination VHF/UHF Antenna has a 300 jack jack ohm Twin-lead Wire, the use of the 300-75 ohm Matching T
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Cable TV connections This unit has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV Converter box. Some Cable TV 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 TV company. FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler RF IN box, connect the 75 ohm Coaxia
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Connections to other equipment The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the TV is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner's Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs. The connection diagrams below are offered as suggestions. You may need to modify them to accommodate your particular assortment of components. The diagrams are intended to show component video and audio interco
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Connections to other equipment (continued) To connect the TV to a DVD player/Satellite receiver If your DVD player or Satellite receiver has a S-Video out jack, connect cords as shown. To S-Video OUT To Audio OUT To AUDIO IN Audio cord (not supplied) S-Video cord (not supplied) To S-VIDEO IN Rear of the TV To connect the TV to a DVD player with component video If your DVD player has component video out jacks, connect your TV to a DVD player using a component video cord. It can greatly enhance p
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Connections to other equipment (continued) Using an AV Amplifier with built-in digital surround If you are using an Amplifier with built-in digital surround sound as follows, you can enjoy various audio systems including Dolby Digital Surround audio that sounds just like the movie. Connect an AV amplifier with built-in Dolby Digital decoder, or etc as shown below. Rear of the TV Front Speaker Subwoofer (Right) TV Front Speaker (Left) COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Coaxial digital cable (not suppl
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Connections to other equipment (continued) To connect the TV to a camcorder To playback from a camcorder, connect the camcorder to the TV as shown. Front of the TV To Audio/Video OUT Audio/Video cord (not supplied) To connect the TV to a Game The TV can also be used as a display device for many video games. However, due to the wide variety of signals generated by these devices and subsequent hook-up variations required, they have not all been included in the suggested connection diagrams. You'll
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Starting setup The STARTING SETUP menu appears IMPORTANT: Make sure that the antenna or cable TV system the first time you turn on the TV, and connection is made! assists you to select the menu language, specify the TV/CABLE 1 Press POWER. The starting setting, and program your channels setup function begins and LANGUAGE / LANGUE / IDIOMA automatically. the Language setup menu ENGLISH FRANÇAIS appears on the screen. ESPAÑOL :SELECT ENTER : SET Press or to select your desired language, then pr
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Setting the language You can choose from three different 1 Press MENU. The menu screen will appear. languages (English, French and Spanish) for the on-screen displays. Then press or to select 2 (SETUP) menu. SETUP LANGUAGE ENGLISH CLOCK SET TV/CABLE CABLE AUTO CH MEMORY ADD/DELETE :SELECT :ADJUST Press or to select 3 “LANGUAGE”. SETUP LANGUAGE ENGLISH ENGLISH / FRANÇAIS / ESPAÑOL CLOCK SET TV/CABLE CABLE AUTO CH MEMORY ADD/DELETE -/ :SELECT :ADJUST Press or to select the desire
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Memorizing channels This TV is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the next channel set into memory, skipping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they must be pro- grammed into the TV’s memory. This TV can receive up to 250 VHF/UHF channels and 500 cable TV channels. To use this TV with an antenna, set the TV/CABLE menu option to the TV mode. When shipped from the factory, this menu option is in the CABLE mode. TV/CABLE selection Pres
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Memorizing channels (continued) Automatic memory tuning 1 Press MENU. The menu screen will appear. 2 Press or to select (SETUP) menu, then press SETUP or to select “AUTO CH LANGUAGE ENGLISH CLOCK SET TV/CABLE CABLE MEMORY”. AUTO CH MEMORY ADD/DELETE :SELECT :ADJUST Press or . The TV will begin 3 memorizing all the channels AUTO CH MEMORY available in your area. EXIT : CANCEL PROGRAMMING NOW PLEASE WAIT • Depending on the reception -/ condition, it may take approximately 10 minutes to c
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TV operation To turn on the TV, press POWER. 1 2 Adjust the volume level by pressing VOL + or – . The volume level will be indicated on the screen by green bars. As the volume level increases, so do the number of bars. If the VOLUME 32 volume decreases, the number of green bars also decreases. Set the TV/CABLE menu 3 TV - VHF/UHF channels option to the appropriate CABLE - CABLE TV channels position (see page 16). -/ Press the Direct Channel Selection 4 buttons to select the channel. TO SELECT AN
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TV operation (continued) CH / Press and release CH or . The channel automatically stops at the next channel set into memory. For proper operation, before selecting ANT ABCD channels, they should be set into the 12 memory. See pages 16 and 17 “Memorizing channels”. DISPLAY Press -/DISPLAY to display the current information on the screen. When the TV receives a digital signal, press 12:00 PM once, the digital information will appear. 15-1 Monoscope_4801_1 Remaining Time 0:20 English CC CH-1
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Setting the V-Chip An age limitation can be set to restrict children from viewing or hearing violent scenes or pictures that you may choose to exclude. The restriction applies to “TV RATING” and “MOVIE RATING” if this data is transmitted. You may set this restriction separately. To use the V-Chip function, you must register a password. To register a password 1 Press MENU. The menu screen will appear. LOCKS Then press or to select V-CHIP SET LOCK FRONT PANEL LOCK (LOCKS) menu. NEW PASSWORD
