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13" COLOR TELEVISION
OWNER'S MANUAL
C M 13102
Customer Support: 1-800-270-4535
www.curtismathes.com
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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 electric shock. The exclamation point within an equil
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CurtisMathes 3100 West Big Beaver Rd. Troy, MI 48084 1-800-270-4535 Dear Customer : CurtisMathes would like to thank you for choosing this color television receiver. It incorporates a host of fea- tures designed to give you excellent performance for many years to come. We realize that you’re eager to turn it on and begin enjoying the high-quality pictures it delivers just as quick- ly as possible, but we ask you to take a few minutes to read the instructions in the booklet to familiarize your- s
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CONTENTS Table of Contents Important Safeguards 2 Chapter 1: Overview of Your Equipment 4 Your TV's Front Panel 4 Your TV's Back Panel 5 Your Remote Control 6 Installing your remote control batteries 7 Notes 7 Chapter 2: Connecting an Antenna or Cable to Your TV 8 Connecting an Antenna 8 Connecting a Cable System 9 Connecting Other Pieces of Equipment 10 Safety Note 10 Chapter 3: Operating Your TV 11 Turning your TV On 11 Programming Your TV's Channel Memory 11 Changing Channels 12 Changing the
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SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ANT SAFEGUARDS ANT SAFEGUARDS ANT SAFEGUARDS PLEASE READ ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING YOUR TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND PLEASE READ ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING YOUR TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND PLEASE READ ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING YOUR TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND PLEASE READ ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING YOUR TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS MARKED RETAIN FOR F
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13 An outside antenna system should not be locat- (f) When the television equipment exhibits a ed in the vicinity of overhead power lines or distinct change in performance - this indi- other electric light or power circuits, or where it cates a need for service. can fall into such power lines or circuits. When 18 When replacement parts are required, be sure installing an outside antenna system, extreme the service technician has used replacement care should be taken to keep from touching such pa
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CHAPTER 1 Overview of Your Equipment Your TV comes with a remote control. The section below summarizes the buttons, controls, and ter- minals that you will use with your TV. Your TV's Front Panel MENU STAND-BY CH VOL VIDEO AUDIO EAR PHONE POWER 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 1 POWER Use this button to turn your TV on or off. 2 W WCHV V Use these buttons to change channels on your TV, or to select items in the menu system. 3 C CVOLB B Use these buttons to change your TV's volume, to activate selections in the m
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Your TV's Back Panel ANT VIDEO AUDIO 1 2 3 1 Antenna terminal(ANT) Use this terminal to attach an antenna or cable system to your TV. 2 VIDEO IN This terminal allows the TV to receive a video signal from another component, such as a VCR. 3 AUDIO IN This terminal allows the TV to receive an audio signal from another component, such as a VCR. Chapter 1 : Overview of Your Equipment 5
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Your Remote Control 1. POWER Use this button to turn your TV on or off. 2. MUTE Use to turn the TV’s sound on and off. 3. V VCHW W Use these buttons to change channels on your TV, or 2 1 select items in the menu system. 3 4. C CVOLB B 4 4 Use these buttons to change your TV’s volume, to 5 activate selections in the menu system, or to change 3 audio and video settings. 5. MENU Use this button to turn the TV’s menu system on and off. 9 6. DISPLAY Use this button to display the channel number and s
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Installing your remote control batteries 1 Open the battery compartment on the back of the remote control. 2 Install two AA-size batteries (not included) as shown. Make sure the “+” and “-” terminals are oriented correctly. 3 Replace the cover. Notes Do not mix different types of batteries, or mix an old and a new battery. Remove and replace weak batteries. Weak batteries can leak and damage your controller. Dispose of batteries properly; never throw them into a fire. Point your remote at the re
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CHAPTER 2 Connecting an Antenna or Cable to Your TV Your TV will provide you with the best performance if you connect it to an external antenna or cable system. Follow the directions below to make this connection. Please note that you will nor- mally only have to make one of the connections shown below, not all of them. All connections will be made to the antenna terminal on the back of your TV. The antenna terminal is a silver metal post partially surrounded by two plastic tabs. For help in loc
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Antennas with two sets of leads You might have two sets of leads from your antenna system, especially if you have one antenna for VHF signals and one antenna for UHF signals. If your antenna system has both a coaxial lead and twin 300-ohm leads, you must obtain a combin- er (available at your local electronics store). Press or screw the coaxial lead onto the combiner; place the twin leads underneath the screws on the combiner and tighten the screws. Press the cable from combiner onto the antenna
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OUT IN IN OUT OUT IN If your cable system requires you to use a converter box for all channels, connect the incoming cable to the IN terminal on the converter box. Connect another cable between the OUT terminal on the converter box and the antenna terminal on the TV. You will need to keep your TV tuned to channel 3 or 4 and change channels using the converter box. If your cable system only requires you to use a converter box for some channels (i. e. pay-TV channels), follow these ste
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CHAPTER 3 Operating Your TV Once you have connected your TV to an antenna or cable system, plugged the TV in, and put batter- ies in the remote, you are ready to use the TV. The first thing you should do is program your TV so it memorizes all of available channels. Turning Your TV On 1 To turn your TV on, press the POWER button on the remote control. You can also use the POWER button on the front panel. Make sure your TV is plugged in before you try to turn it on. Programming Your TV's Channel M
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Changing Channels You can change channels in three ways: 1 The VCHW buttons will take you through all memorized channels, 1 one by one. The VCHW buttons will not access channels that have not been programmed into the TV's memory. For more information 2 about programming channels into memory, see the section “Programming your TV's Channel Memory” on the previous page. 3 2 The number buttons (0-9) will take you to any channel, even if it has not been memorized. To change to a channel, enter its nu
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Changing the TV's Channel Memory Your TV's memory determines the channels that are available using the VCHW buttons. You can add channels to this memory or remove them from memory. If a channel is removed from memory, you can tune to it with the number buttons, but you cannot tune to it with the VCHW buttons. If there is just one channel memorized, then the Add/Delete Channels function will search all the channels. But if there are two or more channel memorized, then the Add/Delete Channels func
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Changing the TV's Input Normally, your TV displays the signal coming through the antenna terminal. However, If you’ve connected another component to your TV(such as a VCR) using the Video/Audio input, you will want to be able to view the signal from the component. To do this, you will need to switch from the ‘TV’ input to the ‘ Line ‘ Input, as follows. 1 With the TV on, press the MENU button twice, then “ Set-Up “ menu will appear. 2 Use the VCHW buttons to select “ Input “. 3 Press the CVOLB b
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Adjusting Video Settings You may wish to adjust the video settings (e. g. contrast or color) to obtain the most pleasing pic- ture. To do so, follow these directions: 1 With the TV on, press the MENU button, then “Video” menu will appear. 2 The “Settings” item will be selected. Use the CVOLB buttons to turn Settings to Preset or Custom. 3 Use the VCHW buttons to select the video setting you wish to adjust. Descriptions of the video settings are on the next page. 4 Use the CVOLB buttons to adjust
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Returning to the factory settings If you would like to return to the original video settings, as they were calibrated at the factory, fol- low these steps : 1 With the TV on, press the MENU button, then “Video” menu will appear. 2 Press the CVOLB buttons to set the “Settings” to ‘Preset’. The TV will remember the ‘Custom’ settings you had previously chosen. When you set “Settings” to ‘Custom’ again, your previous custom settings will be restored. 1 2 Video Video Settings : Cu
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CHAPTER 4 Using Timer Functions Your TV has a built in-clock, and you can set the TV to turn on and off at times that you select. You can also set your TV to turn off after counting down a certain amount of time. Setting the Clock 1 With the TV turned on, press the MENU button until “Time” menu is displayed. 2 The “Set Clock” item will be selected. Press the CVOLB buttons to set the clock. If you hold down either CVOL or VOLB button, the corresponding numbers will change more quickly. 3 When the
