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TV User’s Guide
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Important Information TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO WARNING WARNING NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER To reduce the risk of fire or RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING DO NOT OPEN shock hazard, do not expose TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. this TV to rain or moisture. This symbol indicates This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside important instructions the product that presents a accompanying the risk of electric shock or product. personal injury
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Table of Contents Important Information Warning, Product Registration ____________________________________ i Quick Guide to Your TV Startup ____________________________________________________________________ 2-3 Hook up your TV, Plug in the TV, Put Batteries in the Remote, Turn on the TV, Place Channels in Memory, Set the Time Basic Tour of the Remote ____________________________________________ 4 Power, Volume, Channel, Special, and Menu Buttons Menu Basics ________________________________
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Quick Guide to Your TV Startup The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching. For more details, see the page numbers listed. Hook up any antennas, cables or 1. Hook up your TV Use This Book First! other equipment to your TV before Details are in the Connections you follow the steps below. Guide. CONNECTIONS GUIDE THIS GUIDE SHOWS HOW TO HOOK UP YOUR TV AND OTHER COMPONENTS. To Find Your Hook-up Turn To Page 1 CAUTION: Matching stands were designed to be used with the TV
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Quick Guide to Your TV Startup POWER DISPLAY Press POWER on the remote. MUTE PREV CH 4. Turn on the TV CHAN VOL VOL CHAN CLEAR MENU RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT SKIP OR Press POWER on the TV. – + MENU CH CH VOL VOL POWER A. Press MENU until the Setup menu 5. Place all available 13 is selected. This menu is white. channels in memory (Autoprogram) B. Press VOLUME + to place channels in the TV’s memory Details for adding and deleting Controls Alarm Adjust Setup (Autoprogram). Autopro
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Quick Guide to Your TV Basic Tour of the Remote Basic information about your remote is shown below. This will give you a general idea of how your remote works. For more details, see page 6. Turns the TV on and off. Power Button POWER DISPLAY MUTE PREV CH CHAN VOL VOL Volume, Channel, and Special Operate the TV. Buttons Operate special features of the TV. Details are on page 6. CHAN CLEAR MENU RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT SKIP POWER DISPLAY MUTE PREV CH CHAN VOL VOL Menu Buttons Change the me
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Quick Guide to Your TV Menu Basics General information about using the on-screen menu system is shown below. Details on using the remote buttons are on page 6. Many menu items are explained in detail in Adjusting Your TV starting on page 7 and Using the Advanced Features starting on page 10. Yellow Green Light White Blue Press MENU repeatedly to see Colors 13 each of the four menu colors. Each menu has a different color background as shown at the left. Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Autoprog
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Using Your Remote With Remote Buttons DISPLAY MENU Shows displays on the screen. Shows menus on the screen and moves from menu to menu. Clears menus from the screen. POWER DISPLAY RESET POWER Returns the picture adjustments to Turns the TV on and off. the original settings. MUTE PREV CH CHAN MUTE Number Buttons Switches the TV sound on or off. Selects any channel number. VOL VOL Two numbers must be pressed for each channel. Press 0 and 6 for PREV CH (Previous Channel) channel 6. Changes back and
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Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture Follow the steps below to lighten or darken the overall picture without changing the color levels. Press MENU to select the Controls 1. Select the Controls Menu menu. This menu is yellow. Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer: -:-- Closed Captioning: Off Picture -.....I.....+ Stereo: On Tone: High Press CHANNEL down to 2. Highlight Picture highlight Picture. Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer: -:-- Closed Captioning: Off Picture -.....I .....
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Adjusting Your TV Picture Settings Follow the steps below to change the picture on the screen to your personal setting. The chart below explains your options. Press MENU repeatedly to select the 1. Select the Adjust Menu Adjust menu. This menu is light blue. Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Color -.....I.....+ Tint G.....I.....R 2. Highlight item to change Bright -.....I.....+ Press CHANNEL down to Sharp -.....I.....+ highlight the picture item you Autocolor: On want to adjust. Picture Reset Pr
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Adjusting Your TV ® Sound Settings: Stereo and Tone XS Stereo An Innovative Method for Follow these steps to adjust the Stereo or Tone of your TV. The chart Providing Stereo Sound Effect below explains your options. The sound delivered by your television is XS Stereo. This patented process suppresses noise, restores the dynamic range and electronically expands the stereo signal to create a more spacious sound effect. Press MENU to select the Controls 1. Select the Controls Menu menu. This
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Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory (Autoprogramming) Only channels 2–13 appear in the TV’s memory when you first turn it on. The channels available in your area must be programmed into the TV's memory when you hook up your TV. Using CHANNEL up and down allows you to scan through these channels. You may want to add or delete a few channels if some stations have weak signals or were off the air when the TV was programmed. Refer to the Add or Delete Channels section below. A. Hook
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Using Advanced Features Setting the Sleep Timer You can set your TV to turn itself off. If you’re watching TV at night and fall asleep, the TV will turn off for you. A. Press MENU to select the 1. Set Sleep Timer Controls menu and highlight Sleep Timer. This menu is yellow. Controls Alarm Adjust Setup B. Press VOLUME + to enter the Sleep Timer: – : –– amount of time you want to Closed Captioning: Off Picture -.....I watch TV before it shuts off. .....+ Stereo: On Each press equals 15 min
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Using Advanced Features Setting the Alarm Clock The TV can be set to turn on each day like your alarm clock. You can set it to turn on to your favorite channel at a certain time. You can also set it to turn itself off again. The Alarm cannot be used until the clock is set. A. Press MENU to select the Alarm 1. Turn on the Alarm 12:34 AM 13 menu and highlight Alarm. Alarm This menu is green. B. Press VOLUME + or – to Controls Alarm Adjust Setup select On or Off. Alarm: On Alarm Channel: 07 On
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Using Advanced Features Watching Closed Captioning Closed captioning displays the audio portion of a program as words on the TV screen. It is useful for the deaf, hearing impaired, or anyone who wants to watch a program without sound. If you have turned Closed Captioning on and it does not appear on the screen, it is not available on the channel you are watching. This TV does not support the text mode. Text information typically consists of program information, weather bulletins, local activit
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Using Advanced Features Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable Your TV automatically adjusts this feature when the TV places channels in memory (Autoprogram). Follow the steps below to change the setting as needed. Press MENU repeatedly to select 1. Select the Setup menu 13 the Setup menu. This menu is white. Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Autoprogram Channel Memory: 13 Stored Cable/Air: Cable Press CHANNEL down to 2. Highlight Cable/Air 13 highlight Cable/Air. Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Auto
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References Front Panel Buttons For details on using buttons with menus, see Menu Basics on page 5. – + MENU CH CH VOL VOL POWER MENU Shows menus on screen. Moves from menu to menu. CH 2 and 1 Channel up and down. Scans up and down through channels in the TV’s memory. Moves up and down menus. VOL + and – Volume up and down Raises and lowers sound. Moves left and right on a menu line. Changes a feature setting. POWER Turns the TV on or off. 15
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References Displays on the Screen Your TV shows the settings of several features on the screen. To see what features have been set on your TV, press DISPLAY on the remote. 12:00 AM 13 or Video 00 Alarm Sleep or Unusable Signal Volume –.......I.......+ Mute Stereo 1:55 Screen Display Description 12:00 AM Time of the clock. Details are on page 3. 13 Channel number you are watching. Video 00 Indicates that a component is connected to the VIDEO jack
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References Trouble Checks You may have problems that can be fixed with a few minor adjustments. Look for the type of problem you are having below and then try the suggestions to get your TV going again. For warranty information see page 19. Trouble Checks and Adjustments Power TV will not turn on Plug TV in. Plug something else into the outlet to make sure it is working. Make sure batteries in the remote are not dead. Aim the remote at the TV and press POWER. Make sure batteries are placed in
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References Trouble Checks Checks and Adjustments Trouble Remote Remove batteries and hold down one or more buttons for several seconds Remote lockup to drain the microprocessor inside the remote and reset it. Re-install the batteries and try remote again. Clear the path between the remote and TV of any objects. Works part or none of the time Aim the remote at the component you are trying to control. Make sure batteries in the remote are not dead. See if batteries are placed in remote
