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Important Information

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose this

TV to rain or moisture.

DO NOT OPEN

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
the product that presents a

risk of electric shock or
personal injury.

This symbol indicates

important instructions
accompanying the
product.

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide
slot, fully insert.

Pour 4viter les chocs _lectriques, introduire la lame la plus

large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et
pousser jusqLhau fond.

Cautions

Do not defeat the safety feature of the plug. The wide blade fits into the
wall socket only one way. If you need an extension cord, make sure it

matches the plug of the TV.
Operate TV only on 120 volts, 60Hz AC power (normal house power).

For safety reasons, make sure any equipment or accessories connected to

this product bears the UL listing mark or if purchased and used in
Canada, the CSA certification mark. If in doubt, contact qualified service

personnel..
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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Product
Registration

Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately.
Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed.

Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts arid service and for proof
of purchase. Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in
case you ever need them. The numbers are located on the back of the TV.

Model NO.

Serial No.

Purchase Date:
Dealer iAddress/Phone:

Table of Contents

Important Information Warning, Product Registration

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 into Memory, Set the Time

Basic Tour of the Remote

Basic Button Layout and Functions

Menu Basics

Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus

Using Your TV and Remote

.With Remote Buttons

•With VCRs
With a Cable Box
With a Laserdisc Player

With Audio Equipment

6-7

8-11

12-13

14

15

Adjusting Your TV

Overall Picture 16
Picture Settings 17

Color, Tint, Brightness, Sharpness, Autocolor, Picture Reset

Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory/Autoprogram

Naming the Channels

Setting the Sleep Timer
Setting the Alarm Clock
Watching Closed Captioning
Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable

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19
20
21
22
23

References

Front Panel Buttons
Displays on the Screen

Trouble Checks

Limited Warranty
Order Form for Parts

Glossary

Index

24
25

26:27

28

29-30

31

32-33

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.

1. Hook up your TV

It is important to use only

the adapters specified as
they incorporate special

isolation circuitry to meet

safety regulations. Parts

can be ordered on page 29.

Match Your Type of Antenna or Cable

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Hook up your antenna, cable
or other equipment to your
TV before you follow the
steps below.

2. Plug in the TV

Plug the cord into the outlet,
matching the wide and the
small end of the plug with the

outlet.

3. Put Batteries in the Remote

A. Pull off the cover of the

battery compartment.

B. Place the four AAA

batteries as shown,

matching the + and -- end
of each battery in the
compartment.

C. Replace the cover.

Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

4. Turn on the TV

Press IV on the remote.

OR

Press POWER on the TV.

5. Place all available
channels in memory

(AutoProgram)

Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 20.

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A. Press MENU until the Setup

menu is selected. This menu is
whitel

B°

C°

Press + to startplacing channels
in the TV's memory.

Wait until TV has cycled through

all the channels and returns to
original channel.

D. Press DONE.

6. Set the Time 2:21 AM 13

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 _ to set thehour.

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D. Press + to set the minutes.

E. Press DONE.

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 pages 6-15.

TV Power Button

Volume and Channel Controls

Details are on page 6.

Turns the TV on.
Sets the remote to control the TV.

Operates TV when remote is set to
control the TV.

Operates the TV and advanced

features..

Component Buttons

Details are on pages 8-15.

Menu Buttons

See next page for details.

Controls components such as a
VCR, laserdisc player, audio
equipment, and a cable box.

Changes the menus and features
on the screen.

4

Quick Guide to Your TV

Menu Basics

General information about using the on-screen menu system is showa
below. Details on using the remote buttons are on pages 6-7. Many menu items

are explained in detail in Using the Advanced Features starting on page 18.

Colors

Yellow Green Light

Blue

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White

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Press MENU repeatedly to see
each of the four menu colors.

Each menu has a different color

background as shown at the left..

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.

Moving through the Menus

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Press MENU to move from

menu to menu.

Press CHANNEL up and down
to move up and down through
the features in the menu.

Press VOLUME + and- to
move left and right on the
menu lines or change a feature

setting.

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

1. Power Buttons

OFF

Turns off the TV.
Turns off compatible VCRs.

ON/OFF

Turns on a component after a
component button is pressed.

Turns off components except audio
equipment.

TV
Turns on the TV.

Shows the displays on the screen.
Sets the remote to control the TV.

See Using the Remote with a VCR,
Cable Box, Laserdisc Player and Audio
equipment on pages 8-15.

2. TV Buttons

CLEAR

Clears menus and displays from

the screen.

DISPLAY
Shows displays on the screen.
Clears menus from the screen.

SKIP:30 (Commercial Skip)

Allows you to scan other channels
during commercials.

Each press adds 30 seconds. TV
switches back to original channel
when time runs out. Press CLEAR
to cancel SKIP.

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.

MUTE
Switches the TV sound on or off.

CHAN A and v
(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.

Moves through channels
in VCR's memory.

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.

MENU

Shows menus on the screen and
moves from menu to menu.

RESET

Returns the picture adjustments to
the original settings.

DONE
Saves the setup of a feature and

removes the menu from the screen.

3. Number Buttons (0-9)

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.

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

4. Component Buttons

AUDIO, VCR1, VCR2, LDISC,
CABLE, TV

Setsthe remote to control the
component.

VCR2 and LDISC can only be

programmed for one component:
either a Laserdisc Player or a VCR.

See Using the Remote with a VCR,
Cable Box, Laserdisc Player and Audio

equipment on pages 8-15.

5. VCR, Laserdisc Player, and Audio Equipment Buttons

REW (Rewind)

Rewinds a tape or laserdisc.
Searches backward while tape or

laserdisc is playing.

FF (Fast Forward)

Fast forwards a tape or laserdisc.
Searches forward while tape or

laserdisc is playing.

REC (Record)

Starts recording onto tape.

CLEAR

clears items from timer programs
and VCR's clock.

PROG (Program)

Sets clock and programs timer on
VCR.

STOP

Stops tape or laserdisc.

PAUSE

Pauses tape or laserdisc.

PLAY

Plays tape or laserdisc.

6. Signal Buttons

INPUT

Switches the TV to channel 03.
This is useful if you have a VCR

connected to your TV.

ANT (Antenna)

Used as TV/VCR button when
remote is set to control the VCR.

Using Your TV and Remote

With VCRs: Programming the Remote

Refer to your VCR's owners manual to hook up your VCR. The remote may

need to be programmed for your VCR. Use the codes below or on the
sheet packed with your remote.

1. Test the remote

2. Program the remote for
your VCRs

VCR Codes

Aiwa ................................................. 15

Akai ........................................ 03,22,23

Audio Dynamics ........................ 14,16

Broksonic ......................................... 10

Canon ............................................... 08

Capehart ........................................... 01

Citizen .............................................. 09

Craig ............................................ 07,12

Curtis Mathes ........................ 00,08,15

Daewoo ............................................ 13

dbx ............................................... 14,16

Dimensia .......................................... 00

Dynatech .......................................... 15

Emerson ...09,10,13,15,20,23,24,34,41

Fisher ............................ 02,12,18,19,43

Funai ................................................. 15

GE ................................. 00,07,08,32,37

Goldstar ....................................... 09,14

Harman Kardon .............................. 14

Hitachi ............................... 05,15,35,36

Instant Replay ................................. 08

JCL .................................................... 08

JCPenney ....... 02,05,07,08,14,16,30,35

JVC ..................................... 02,14,16,30

Kenwood ........................... 02,14,16,30

Lloyd ................................................ 15

Magnavox ................................... 08,29

Mara ntz ................... 02,08,14,16,29,30

Marta ................................................ 09

MEI ................................................... 08

Memorex ........................... 08,09,12,15

MGA ............................................ 04,27

Minolta ........................................ 05,35

Mitsubishi .................... 04,05,27,35,40

Montgomery Ward ......................... 06

MTC ............................................. 07,15

Multitech ........................... 07,15,31,32

NEC ................................... 02,14,16,30

Panasonic ......................................... 08

Pentax .......................................... 05,35

Philco ........................................... 08,29

Philips .......................................... 08,29

Pioneer ................................... 05,16,33

ProScan ............................................. 00

Quartz ............................................... 02

Quasar .................... .......................... 08

RC A .................... 00,05,07,08,28,35,37

Realistic ......... 02,06,08,09,12,15,19,43

t Samsung ....................... 07,13,22,32,42

Sansui ............................................... 16

A°

B°

Press VGR1 or VGR2 to turn
the VCR on.

Press the VCR buttons shown
at the left. If your VCR does

not work program VCR1 or
VCR2 with a VCR code from

the list below.

A. Point the remote at the VCR

and hold VCR1.

B. Enter the code for your brand

from the code list below.
C. Release VCR1.
D. Press ON/OFF. If nothing

happens, try pressing VCR1

and then ON/OFF.
E. Repeat A-D with another code

if the first one does not work or

if a second VCR is connected.

Sanyo .......................................... 02,12

Scott ....................................... 04,13,41

Sears ............. 02,05,09,12,18,19,35,43

Sharp ..................................... 06,24,39

Shintom ................................ 17,26,31

Sony ....................................... 17,26,38

Sylvania ................................ 08,15,29

Symphonic ................................ 02,15

Tashiko ........................................... 09

Tatung ............................................. 30

Teac ............................................ 15,30

Technics .......................................... 08

Teknika ............................ 08,09,15,21

Toshiba ................................. 05,13,19

Totevision .................................. 07,09

Unitech ........................................... 07

Vector Research ........................ 14,16

Victor .............................................. 16

Video Concepts ........................ 14,16

Videosonic ...................................... 07

Wards ..................................................

............ 05,06,07,08,12,13,15,25,31,35

Yamaha ............................ 02,14,16,30

Zenith ......................................... 11,17

Using Your TV and Remote

With VCRs: Setting the VCR1 Channel

The VCR 1 Channel works with VCR1 button on the remote. With your
VCR connected to the CABLE/ANTENNA connector on the back of the TV,

you will select channel 3 or 4 to match the setting of the Channel 3/4 switch
on the back of the VCR. Pressing VCR1 turns on the VCR and TV and tunes

the TV to see the VCR picture. If you want to turn this feature off, set the
VCR 1 Channel to Disable.

1. Select the Setup Menu

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A. Press -IV to set the remote to

control the TV.

B. Press MENU to select the Setup

menu. This menu is white.

2. Highlight VCR1 Channel

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A. Press CHANNEL down to

highlight the VCR 1 Channel.

B. Press + to highlight the channel.

3. Enter channel number

13

A. Enter channel 03 or 04. Press

CHANNEL down until
"Disabled" is displayed to turn

the feature off.

B. Press DONE.

4. Press DONE