GE CRT Television User Manual
TV User’s Guide
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Important Information
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or
shock hazard, do not expose
this TV to rain or moisture.
CAUTION:
To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide
slot, fully insert.
ATTENTION:
Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus
large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et
pousser jusqú au fond.
Cautions
Operate TV only on 120 volts, 60 Hz AC power (normal house power).
FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this
equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it.
Note To Cable TV Installer
This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820-40 of the
National Electrical Code (Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code,
Part 1) which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular,
specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system
of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.
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Table of Contents
1
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 ______________________________________________________________ 5
Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus
Using Your Remote With Remote Buttons _________________________________________________ 6
Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture __________________________________________________________ 7
Picture Settings
__________________________________________________________ 8
Color, Tint, Brightness, Sharpness, Autocolor, Picture Reset
Sound Settings ___________________________________________________________ 9
Stereo, Tone
Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory/Autoprogram______________ 10
Setting the Sleep Timer
_____________________________________________ 11
Setting the Alarm Clock
___________________________________________ 12
Watching Closed Captioning
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Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable
_______________________ 14
References Front Panel Buttons __________________________________________________ 15
Displays on the Screen
_____________________________________________ 16
Trouble Checks
____________________________________________________ 17-18
Limited Warranty
____________________________________________________ 19
Order Form for Parts
___________________________________________ 20-21
Quick Guide to Your TV
Startup
2
Plug the cord into the outlet,
matching the wide and the small
end of the plug with the outlet.
2. Plug in the TV
1. Hook up your TV
Details are in the Connections
Guide.
Hook up any antennas, cables or
other equipment to your TV before
you follow the steps below.
The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching. For
more details, see the page numbers listed.
3. Put Batteries in the Remote
A. Pull off the cover of the battery
compartment.
B. Place the two AAA batteries as
shown, matching the +and –
end of each battery in the
compartment.
C. Replace the cover.
CONNECTIONS
GUIDE
Use This Book First!
To Find
Your Hook-up
Tur n To
Page 1
THIS GUIDE
SHOWS HOW
TO HOOK UP
YOUR TV
AND OTHER
COMPONENTS.
CAUTION: Matching stands were designed to be used with the TV models included in this book. The
recommended stands are provided with hardware to secure the TV to the stand so that it cannot be easily
pulled off or tipped over. Your GE dealer can help you choose the appropriate stand for your TV.
Stands are not available by mail order. To locate your nearest GE dealer call 1-800-447-1700.
If you choose not to use the stand recommended for your TV, take precautions that the stand or furniture the
TV is placed on is properly located and of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from accidentally
being tipped over or pulled off. This could cause damage to the TV and or personal injury.
Quick Guide to Your TV
Startup
3
A. Press MENU until the Alarm
menu is selected. This menu is
green.
B. The Clock is automatically
highlighted the first time you
set it. If it is not, press
CHANNEL down to highlight it.
C. Press VOLUME –to set the
hour.
D. Press VOLUME +to set the
minutes.
F. Press CLEAR to remove the
menus from the screen, or the
menus will automatically
disappear from the screen, after
a brief period of time.
A. Press MENU until the Setup menu
is selected. This menu is white.
B. Press VOLUME + to place
channels in the TV’s memory
(Autoprogram).
C. Wait until TV has cycled through
all the channels and returns to
original channel.
6. Set the Time
5. Place all available
channels in memory
(Autoprogram)
Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 10.
Press POWER on the remote.
OR
Press POWER on the TV.
4. Turn on the TV
DISPLAY
MUTE
INPUT SKIP
VOL VOL
CHAN
CHAN
MENUCLEAR RESET
PREV CH
POWER
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12:21 AM 13
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
Alarm: Off
Alarm Channel: 07
On Time: Disabled
Off Time: Disabled
Clock: Use –/+ to set time.
13
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
Autoprogram
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
MENU CH VOL–VOL+POWERCH
DISPLAY
MUTE
INPUT SKIP
VOL VOL
CHAN
CHAN
MENUCLEAR RESET
PREV CH
POWER
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4 65
7 98
0
DISPLAY
MUTE
INPUT SKIP
VOL VOL
CHAN
CHAN
MENUCLEAR RESET
PREV CH
POWER
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4 65
7 98
0
Quick Guide to Your TV
Basic Tour of the Remote
4
Turns the TV on and off.
Operate the TV.
Operate special features of the TV.
Power Button
Volume, Channel, and Special
Buttons
Details are on page 6.
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.
Change the menus and features on
the screen.
Menu Buttons
Details are on page 5.
Yellow
Quick Guide to Your TV
Menu Basics
5
Colors
Menu Buttons
These buttons are used with the
TV’s menus to adjust the features.
You can use the menu buttons on
the remote or the front of the TV.
Press MENU repeatedly to see
each of the four menu colors.
Each menu has a different color
background as shown at the left.
DISPLAY
MUTE
INPUT SKIP
VOL VOL
CHAN
CHAN
MENUCLEAR RESET
PREV CH
POWER
1 32
4 65
7 98
0
Green
Light
Blue
White
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.
Moving through the Menus
1. Press MENU to move from
menu to menu.
2. Press CHANNEL up and down
to move through the features in
the menu.
3. Press VOLUME + and – to
move left and right on the
menu lines.
MENU CH VOL–VOL
+
CH
13
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
Autoprogram
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
13
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
Autoprogram
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
Using Your Remote
With Remote Buttons
6
DISPLAY
Shows displays on the screen.
Clears menus from the screen.
POWER
Turns the TV on and off.
MUTE
Switches the TV sound on or off.
PREV CH (Previous Channel)
Changes back and forth between
two channels.
Select a channel and then select
another. Press PREV CH to switch
between the two channels.
CHAN 2 and 1
(Channel up and down)
Scans up and down through
channels in the TV’s memory.
Moves up and down menus. See
Menu Basics on page 5.
VOL + and –
(Volume up and down)
Raises and lowers sound.
Moves left and right on a menu
line. See Menu Basics on page 5.
Changes a feature setting.
CLEAR
Clears menus and displays from
the screen.
MENU
Shows menus on the screen and
moves from menu to menu.
RESET
Returns the picture adjustments to
the original settings.
Number Buttons
Selects any channel number.
Two numbers must be pressed for
each channel. Press 0 and 6 for
channel 6.
For three digit channels, press and
hold 1 until 1-- appears on the
screen. Then press the other two
numbers.
INPUT
Switches between the TV channels
and
Video 00
.
SKIP (Commercial Skip)
Allows you to look at other
channels during commercials.
Each press adds 30 seconds. Use
the CHANNEL or number buttons
to scan the other channels. TV
switches back to original channel
when time runs out. Press CLEAR
to cancel SKIP.
DISPLAY
MUTE
INPUT SKIP
VOL VOL
CHAN
CHAN
MENUCLEAR RESET
PREV CH
POWER
1 32
4 65
7 98
0
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