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Television
User's Guide
Changing Entertainment Again
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION To reduce the risk of electric shock, do W ARNING WARNING not remove cover (or back). No user RISK OF ELECTRIC serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing To reduce the risk of fire SHOCK DO NOT OPEN to qualified service personnel. or shock hazard, do not expose this TV to rain or moisture. This symbol indicates This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" important instructions inside the product accompanying the that presents a risk product. of electric shock or pe
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED ......................................................................... 2 Setup and Connection ................................................................ 2 Dipole Antenna Connection ....................................................... 3 TV/VCR Connection ..................................................................... 4 Channel Marker .......................................................................... 5 Front Panel Controls ...............
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GETTING STARTED Setup and Connection ANTENNA, CABLE, CABLE BOX OR VCR Step 1: Connect Your TV Connect the cable from your cable system or off-air antenna to the CABLE/ ANTENNA jack of the TV, as shown. Also connect external devices such as a VCR or CABLE/ DVD player to the video and audio jacks. ANTENNA VIDEO AUDIO TV (Back Panel) Step 2: Plug In Your TV Plug the end of the power cord into the wall outlet, matching the wide blade of the plug with the wide slot in the outlet. Be sure to in
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GETTING STARTED Dipole Antenna Connection Follow the steps to connect the indoor antenna supplied with your TV (only if you do not connect an outdoor antenna or a cable-TV system). Insert the antenna base into the pocketed slot on the back of your set. Stand at the back of your set with the antenna twin-lead facing you, and press the base of the antenna into the slot until it locks in place. Dipole Antenna (Supplied) Connect the ends of the twin- lead to the Antenna Adapter (supplied). Conn
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GETTING STARTED TV/VCR Connection CABLE, CABLE BOX, OR ANTENNA The basic connection (TV and VCR), right, is the most common connection and is therefore used to illustrate a single VCR 1 component connection with your TV. IN FROM ANT CH3 OUT CH4 OUT TO TV VIDEO AUDIO Cables You will use either of the following type of cable to make your connection: TV Coaxial Cables: Carries the signal from the CABLE/ antenna or cable directly ANTENNA VIDEO AUDIO to the television or through a cable bo
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GETTING STARTED Channel Marker The Channel Marker comes up when you 7:17 13 first turn on the TV, change channels, or CC Sleep press the DISPLAY button. 13 Displays the current channel. 7:17 Displays the current time. CC Displayed when Closed Captioning is available. Mute Mute Displayed when you mute the audio. The Channel Marker shown is just an example of what your screen Sleep Displayed when the Sleep Timer may look like. has been set. Front Panel Controls CHAN ^ Scans up throug
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GETTING STARTED Caution Front Panel Lock This feature allows you to lock the buttons If you choose to use a stand with on the front of the TV. Even when the front your TV, take precautions that the panel lock feature is ON, the TV operates stand or other furniture the TV is with the remote control. placed on is properly located and • To lock the buttons on the front of of adequate size and strength to the TV, make sure the TV is turned ON, prevent the TV from accidentally then press
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L O V T E C N H A GETTING STARTED CHAN /v Buttons (Channel Up and Down) ^ Press to select the next higher or lower channel in MENU POWER memory. You can add or erase channels in memory as desired. Details are on page 7. When a menu is displayed, CHAN ^/v allows you to select and adjust menu controls. VOL Buttons (Volume Up and Down) (Also – and + Buttons) Press VOL > to increase volume, or DISPLAY CLEAR press VOL < to decrease volume. The volume display appears on the screen when y
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THE MENU SYSTEM TV Main Menu The TV Main Menu is your gateway to controlling the TV. It lets you adjust the TV's picture quality, screen, channel settings, parental controls, and time functions. To select a menu item: 1. Press MENU to bring up the TV TV Main Menu Main Menu. 1 Picture Quality 2. Use the CHAN ^/v on the remote 2 Screen or front of TV to highlight an item 3 Channel and press MENU to select it; or you 4 V-Chip Parental Controls can also press the corresponding 5 Ti
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THE MENU SYSTEM The Screen Menu The Screen menu contains the controls that let you adjust the Closed-Caption display, Closed-Caption mode, and Menu Language. CC (Closed-Caption) Display Lets Screen you choose the way closed captioning 1 CC Display: OFF information is shown on the screen. Use 2 CC Mode: CC1 the MENU button to toggle between the 3 Menu Language: English following: 0 Exit Off No captioning information The Screen menu displayed. On Captioning information shown always
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THE MENU SYSTEM The Channel Menu The Channel menu contains all the Channel commands used to control your channels, including custom-building your channel 1 Signal Type: CABLE TV list. 2 Auto Channel Search 3 List Signal Type Displays a toggle that lets 0 Exit you select the current antenna type: The Channel menu Antenna Choose this if you are currently using an off-air antenna for UHF/VHF TV signals. Cable TV Choose this if you are currently using cable or a cable box for T
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THE MENU SYSTEM V-Chip Parental Controls The V-Chip Parental Controls menu TV Main Menu allows you to program your TV so that 1 Picture Quality children cannot see certain programs. 2 Screen When you select V-Chip Parental 3 Channel Controls, you will be prompted to enter 4 V-Chip Parental Controls your password if controls are locked, or 5 Time to remember to lock controls if unlocked. 0 Exit The first three choices in the Parental Setting V-Chip Parental Controls Controls menu inv
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THE MENU SYSTEM V-Chip Movie Rating Limit With the Movie Rating Limit you can set movie-viewing limits. Blocking Movie Ratings You can automatically block all movie ratings above a specified rating using Movie Ratings Limit in the Parental Controls menu. • To block all movies above a V-Chip Parental Controls certain rating: In the Rating field, use CHAN ^/v to highlight the 1 Movie Rating Limit lowest unacceptable rating. Then 2 TV Rating Limit 3 Unrated Programs: VIEW highlight
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THE MENU SYSTEM V-Chip TV Rating Limit The V-Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide which TV programs can be viewed. To set TV programming limits: 1. Choose V-Chip Parental Controls V-Chip Parental Controls from the Main menu. If Parental 1 Movie Rating Limit Controls have previously been 2 TV Rating Limit locked, you must enter your 3 Unrated Programs: VIEW password. If they are not locked, you 4 Parental Controls: UNLOCKED will get a message reminding you 0 Exit that yo
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THE MENU SYSTEM Tip You can always press MENU to exit back to the previous screen while in the Rating Limit menus. The TV Rating Limit Screen Below is an example of where items are located within the TV Rating Limits screen. Rating field Content Themes Lets you select from a list of Lists the content themes you age-based ratings you can can block or view. block or view. TV Rating Limit Content Rating Status D L S V FV TV-MA View V V V ^ v Press MENU to exit. Content S
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THE MENU SYSTEM The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can block are listed in the table below. Age-Based Description and Content Themes for Age-Based Ratings Rating TV-MA Mature Audience Only. Specifically designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. It contains one or more of the following content themes: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual activity (S), or crude indecent language (L). TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned. Contains some material t
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THE MENU SYSTEM Blocking Age-Based Ratings and Content Themes You can automatically block all program ratings or content above a specified age- based rating level using the V-Chip TV Rating Limit screen. Refer to the chart at the beginning of this section to learn about each age-based rating and its associated content ratings. Rating field Content Themes • To block all programs above a TV Rating Limit certain rating level: Highlight Content the Rating field, then scroll Rating S
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THE MENU SYSTEM Viewing Age-Based Ratings and Content Themes After you have blocked age-based ratings and content themes, you have the option of selectively changing some of the ratings and themes back to View. Rating field Content Themes • To view ratings: Use the TV Rating Limit VOL < / > buttons to highlight the Rating Field, then use CHAN ^/v to Content Rating Status D L S V FV change its status from Block to View. TV-PG View V B V V When you change a speci
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THE MENU SYSTEM V-Chip Unrated “Unrated” vs. “Not Rated” Program Block All movies are assigned a rating. Selecting this option lets you decide if Some movies are given a rating of programs that the V-Chip recognizes as Not Rated (NR). You can assign Block “unrated” can be viewed. or View status to the NR rating in the View All unrated programs are V-Chip Movie Rating Limit screen. available. Not all television programs are Block No unrated programs are assigned a rating (age-based
