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Television
User’s Guide
Changing entertainment. Again.
Please read this manual before
using this product for the first time.
TOCOM 15775750
Model: MR29410
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1577575A Inside 11/15/01 9:53 AM Page 1 Warning! Important Safety Instructions 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. This symbol indicates high voltage is present inside. It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this product. This symbol alerts you that important literature concerning operation and mai
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1577575A Preface 11/15/01 10:42 AM Page 1 Important Safety Information Always be careful when using your television. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and other injuries, keep these safety precautions in mind when installing, using, and maintaining your machine. • Read all safety and operating instructions before operating your TV. • Keep the safety and operating instructions for future reference. • Heed all warnings on the TV receiver and in the operating instructions. • Follow
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1577575A Preface 11/15/01 10:42 AM Page 2 • Protect the power cord. Power supply cords should be routed so that they won’t be walked on or pinched by objects placed on or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the unit. • Unplug the TV from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system during a lightning storm or when left unattended and unused for long periods of time. This will pre- vent damage to t
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1577575A TOC 11/15/01 9:59 AM Page 1 CONTENTS Chapter 1: Your New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Familiarizing Yourself with The TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Front Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Side Panel Jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Rear Panel Jacks . . . . . . . . . . .
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1577575A TOC 11/15/01 9:59 AM Page 2 CONTENTS Chapter 4: Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Turning the TV On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Plug & Play Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Viewing the Display . . . . . . . . . .
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1577575A.01 11/15/01 10:00 AM Page 1 Chapter 1 YOUR NEW TV List of Features Your TV was designed with the latest technology. This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special features: • Easy-to-use remote control • Easy-to-use on-screen menu system • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off • Adjustable picture and sound settings that can be stored in the TV’s memory • Automatic channel tuning for up to 181 channels • A special filter to reduce or eliminate reception
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1577575A.01 11/15/01 10:00 AM Page 2 YOUR NEW TV Side Panel Jacks Use the side panel jacks to connect an A/V component that is used only occasionally, such as a camcorder or video game console. (For information on connecting equipment, see pages 2.1 – 2.5.) HEADPHONE JACK Connect a set of external headphones to this jack for private listening. VIDEO INPUT Used to connect a video signal from a camcorder or a video game. AUDIO INPUTS Used to connect the audio signals from a camcorder or a
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1577575A.02 11/15/01 10:04 AM Page 1 2 Chapter 2 INSTALLATION Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas If your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads,” below. If your antenna has one lead that looks like this, see “Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads,” on page 2.2. If you have two antennas, see “Separate VHF and UHF Antennas,” on page 2.2. NOTE: Illustrations are for representation only. Your product and on-screen displays might differ. Antennas
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1577575A.02 11/15/01 10:04 AM Page 2 INSTALLATION Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads 1 Plug the antenna lead into the VHF/UHF terminal on the bottom of the back panel. Separate VHF and UHF Antennas If you have two separate antennas for your TV (one VHF and one UHF), you must combine the two antenna signals before connecting the antennas to the TV. This procedure requires a an optional combiner-adaptor (available at most electronics stores). Connecting Cable TV To connect to a cable TV s
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1577575A.02 11/15/01 10:04 AM Page 3 INSTALLATION Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels If your cable box descrambles only some channels (such as premium channels), follow the instructions below. You will need a two-way splitter, an RF (A/B) switch, and four lengths of coaxial cable. (These items are available at most electronics stores.) This terminal might be labeled 1 “ANT IN,” “VHF IN,” or simply, Find and disconnect the “IN.” cable that is connected to the ANTENNA I
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1577575A.02 11/15/01 10:04 AM Page 4 INSTALLATION Connecting a VCR These instructions assume that you have already connected your TV to an antenna or a cable TV system (according to the instructions on pages 2.1-2.3). Skip step 1 if you have not yet connected to an antenna or a cable system. 1 Unplug the cable or antenna from the back of the TV. 2 Connect the cable or antenna to the ANTENNA IN terminal on the back of the VCR. 3 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on th
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1577575A.02 11/15/01 10:04 AM Page 5 INSTALLATION Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV Your TV can send out signals of its picture and sound to be recorded by a second VCR. To do this, connect your second VCR as follows: 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV and the AUDIO IN jacks on the VCR. The VCR input jacks might be either on the front or on back of the VCR. 2 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUT jack on the TV and the VIDEO IN jack on the
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1577575A.02 11/15/01 10:04 AM Page 6 INSTALLATION Installing Batteries in the Remote Control 1 Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the remote. 2 Insert fresh batteries. Make sure that the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly. 3 Replace the cover. 2.6 CHAPTER TWO: INSTALLATION
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L O V PROG V C T N E L B O I A H D C U • A A T A D S 1577575A.03 11/15/01 10:06 AM Page 2 USING THE REMOTE Remote Control Buttons POWER When in TV mode, turns TV on and off. If in another device mode (VCR, VCR2•LD, Satellite, etc.) and programmed, will turn the device on and off. REW PLAY FF VCR1 Puts the remote in VCR mode. REC STOP PAUSE VCR2•LD Puts the remote in VCR2 mode. VCR2•LD can only be DISPLAY SKIP programmed for one component: either a VCR or Laserdisc player. SAT•CABLE Puts the
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1577575A.04 11/15/01 10:32 AM Page 1 OPERATION Chapter 4 OPERATION Turning the TV On and Off Press TV on the remote. You can also use the POWER button on the front panel. NOTE: Illustrations are for representation only. Your product and on-screen displays might differ. Plug & Play Feature After turning the TV on, you can automatically set five basic settings in the following order: language, video signal source, antenna input check, auto program, and the clock. 1 Press TV button on the remo
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1577575A.04 11/15/01 10:32 AM Page 2 OPERATION 4 Make sure that the antenna is connected to the TV and press or. The “Auto Program” is activated. Press MENU•PROG to skip this step. (Refer to “Auto program” on page 4.5.) 5 Press or to move to the hour or minute. Set the hour or minute by pressing or . (Refer to “Setting the clock” on page 4.8.) If you want to reset this feature 6 (1) Press MENU•PROG button. When you have finished, (2) Press three times to select the
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1577575A.04 11/15/01 10:32 AM Page 3 OPERATION Viewing the Display On-screen displays disappear 1 after about ten seconds. Press DISPLAY on the remote control. If closed caption text is present, an icon( ) will appear when The on-screen display DISPLAY is pressed. shows any or all of the following: the current channel, channel label, video source and time, as well as the time remaining on the sleep timer. (“*” indicates a channel has been manually fine tuned.) Selecting a Menu Language
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1577575A.04 11/15/01 10:32 AM Page 4 OPERATION Memorizing the Channels Your TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both “off-air” (anten- na) and cable channels. After the available channels are memorized, use the CHAN and CHAN buttons to scan through the channels. This eliminates the need to change channels by entering the channel digits. There are three steps for memorizing channels: selecting a broadcast source, memorizing the channels (automatic) and adding and d
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1577575A.04 11/15/01 10:32 AM Page 5 OPERATION Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) 1 Select the correct signal source (ANT, STD, HRC, IRC). See steps 1~4 on the previous page. Press MENU•PROG; then press twice to select “Channel.” Press to access the Channel sub-menu. 2 Press to select “Auto program”. The TV automatically cycles through all of the available channels 3 and stores them in memory. This Press . The TV will begin takes about one to two minutes. memo
