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User’s Guide
Changing Entertainment. Again.
Find Inside:
• Connecting .............. page 5
• Parental Controls ... page 10
• Menus ...................... page 15
• FAQs ......................... page 19
• Troubleshooting ..... page 20
J13804CL/J13805CL
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Important Information This symbol indicates that this product incorporates double insulation CAUTION between hazardous mains voltage and user accessible parts. When servicing RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK use only identical replacement parts. 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. This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage“ inside This symbol indicates important instr
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Important Information IMPORTanT SaFETY InSTRUCTIOnS Read before operating equipment a. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; 1. Read these instructions. B. Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance; 2. Keep these instructions. C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; 3. Heed all warnings. D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a 4. Follow all instructions. marked change in performance; 5. Do not use this apparatus near w
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect .........................................................................4 Protect Against Power Surges ....................................................................................4 Protect Devices from Overheating ............................................................................4 Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference .............................................4 Use Indirec
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Table of Contents Chapter 4: Other Information Frequently asked Questions (FaQs) ..............................................................................19 Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................20 USa V-Chip Rating System .............................................................................................22 Canadian English V-Chip Rating System .................................................
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect Protect against Power Surges • Connectall devices befor e you plug anyof their power cords into the wall outlet. • Turnof fthe TV and/ordevice beforeyou connector disconnect anycables. • Using asur ge protectorcan help pr event damageto your TV fromelectrical power surges. In caseof lightning, unplugyour TV. • Makesur e allantennas and cables arepr oper
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Connections & Setup get the Picture Thefirst part of connecting your TV is to get thepictur e, also known as a signal. The back panel ofyour TV allows you to receiveanalog anddigital channels by usingthe ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT. Receiving Cable Channels What You need Coaxial cable from a cableoutlet. Plug the coaxial cableinto the ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT to receive your analog and digital cable Coaxial cable channels. What You need to Know • This television is equ
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Connections & Setup Receiving Channels with an antenna What You need or Antenna (“rabbit ears”)or outdoor antennawith a coaxialcable. Plug the antenna or coaxial cable from thewall outlet into the Indoor Outdoor antenna antenna ANTENNA/CABLEINPUT to receive free off-airlocal analog and digital channels (where available). What You need to Know • Visit www.antennaweb.org to get help deciding what typeof antenna to use to receive the off-air local digital channel
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Connections & Setup Explanation of Jacks This section describes the jacksyou can use to make connections. There are several combinations available to connect devices to your TV. ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT Connect either antenna or cablevia coaxial (RF) cable to ANTENNA/ COMPONENT (CVID) INPUT CABLE receive analogand digital channels thr ough yourcable pr ovider. Receive off- INPUT airanalog and digital channels via anantenna. Refer to page 5 for more details. receive a
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Connections & Setup Plug in the TV and Turn It On Plug the end of the power cord into a grounded walloutlet. Insert the plug completelyinto the outlet. Press POWER on the TV’s front panel. SETUP Complete the Initial Setup To set the language,use thearr owbuttons to highlight Language. The default Go back languageis English.T ochoose another language, pressthe VOL+button, choose Auto Channel Search thelanguage. List & Labels Closed Caption Favorite Chan
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Connections & Setup What to Expect Watching TV • Your product allows you tochange the formatof thepictur e you’re viewing.Depending on the type of signal you’re viewing and howit’s being formatted,a different format might not be available. The Format optionin the Setupmenu changes the screen format. Theoptions are Normal, Letterbox, Crop, or Squeeze.Go to page 18 for examples ofscr een formats. • The ATV/DTV selection in theSetup menu on the remote swi
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Chapter 2: Using the TV Features Parental Controls and V-Chip The choices in the USA V-CHIP menu involve software inside your TV (referredto as V-Chip)which allows youto blockTV programs andmovies based onviolence, sex orother content you may believe children should not view. Once you set Parental Controls to block programs, you can unblock programs by entering a password. Bydefault, thesoftwar einside yourTV is turned “off.”For instruction
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Using the TV’s Features Downloadable V-chip PARENTAL CONTROL Sincebr oadcastershave the ability to add new ratings for TVpr ograms,this Go back option lets you definemor e parametersfor your TV viewing, like parental V-chip Setting controls. Thisoption and its name are dependenton contentfr om the Downloadable V-chip broadcaster. Master Enable Note: Once acquired from a broadcaster, these ratings will be available. Front Panel Change Password Parental Control men
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Using the TV’s Features PARENTAL CONTROL Blocking USa V-Chip Movie Ratings The Movie Ratings menulets you decide which Movies on TVcan and cannot be Go back viewed. V-chip Setting Downloadable V-chip Toset Moviepr ogramminglimits: Master Enable 1. Choose Parental Controlfr om the Main Menu andpr essthe OK button. Front Panel Change Password 2. Enter yourpassword. 3. Highlight V-chip Setting,then press the right arrowor OK button. V-CHIP SETTING
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Using the TV’s Features PARENTAL CONTROL Blocking Canadian V-Chip Movie Ratings Ifyou receive Canadian programs youcan lock Canadian English and Go back Canadian French ratings. When you lock a particular rating, youautomatically V-chip Setting lock the higher rated programsas well. Downloadable V-chip V-CHIP SETTING Master Enable Tolock CanadianEnglish and Fr enchpr ogramratings: Front Panel Go back Change Password Movie Ratings 1. Choose Parental Controlfr omth
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Using the TV’s Features PARENTAL CONTROL Front Panel Selecting this optionlets you lock(disable) or unlock(enable) the TV’s front Go back panel buttons. Ther emote still tunes toany channel so, remember to remove V-chip Setting access to any remotethat canoperate the television. Downloadable V-chip Master Enable 1. Choose Parental Control fromthe Main Menu and pressthe OK button. Front Panel 2. Enteryour password. Change Password 3. Pressthe do
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Chapter 3: Using the TV’s Menu System PICTURE Picture Menu Go back The PICTURE menu options apply tothe video for the main TV and Video Input Color 45 Channels. As you scroll through the options available, the background image Brightness 50 willchange to fit that choice. Choose the setting that is bestfor your programs. Contrast 50 Sharpness 50 Press the leftor right arrow buttonto toggleamong thechoices listed below: Tint ± 0 Color Adjusts
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Using the TV’s Menu System Closed Caption Manypr ogramsar eencoded with closed-captioning information,which lets you display the audio portion of a program astext on the TV scr een.Closed captioning is not available on all channelsat alltimes. Only specificpr ogramsencoded with closed- captioninginfor mation are applicable. Press the Vol+/- button to toggleamong the choices below: CLOSED CAPTION The following
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Using the TV’s Menu System CC Opacity Set the appearance of thespace behind the digitalclosed-caption text: Solid, Translucent, Transparent or Flashing. CC Color Choose the color ofthe digital closed-captioned text: White, Black, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Magentaor Cyan. CC Background Lets you choose Edge Color, Edge Type, Background Color,and Background Opacity. You have many choices availableto customize the digital closed-caption display. In orderto help
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Using the TV’s Menu System Language Select your preferred languagefor the menus, that you should have setin the Initial Setup. (Refer to page14 for more information about setup). Change the language at any time gray or by using theVOL +/– buttons to scrollthr ough the languages black (English, Spanishand French). bars Format This feature is designed to alter thedigital scr een size of certain formats. Normal This is afull TV screen displaywhich is f
