Sears 274.42408390 SERIES Owner's Manual

OWNER'S
MANUAL

MODEL NO.

274.42408390
SERIES

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SEARS
25" TABLETOP

COLOR TELEVISION

WITH REMOTE CONTROL

Safety Information

Use

Warranty and Service

L38-].380-0 :_ears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.

Important Information

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock

hazard, do not expose this
TV to rain or moisture.

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 dviter les chocs _lectriques, introduire la lame la plus

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

Cautions

Note To Cable TV Installer

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, 60 Hz 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.

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.

Table of Contents

Important Information Safety Information

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 Button, Volume and Channel Controls, Menu Buttons

Guide to the Menus

Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus

5

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons
With TV Buttons

6
7

Adjusting Your TV

Overall Picture 8
Picture Settings 9

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

Using Advanced Features Place Channels in Memory/Autoprogram

Add or Delete Channels in Memory
Watching Closed Captioning

Setting the Sleep Timer
Setting the Alarm Clock

Setting your TV for Antenna or Cable

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References

Displays on the Screen
Trouble Checks

Index

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Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching.

1. Hook up your TV

It is important to use only

the adapters specified as
they incorporate special
isolation circuitry to meet
safety regulations.

Match your type of antenna or cable

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Hook up your antenna or
cable to the 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. Slide 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.

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Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

4. Turn on the TV

Press POWER 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 10.

Controls Alarm

A°

Press MENU until the Setup

menu is selected. This menu is

white.

B. Press -I- to start placing channels

in the TV's memory

(autoprogram).

C. Wait until the TV has cycled

through all the channels and
returns to the original channel.

6. Set the Time

Controls Alarrn_AdjL

Alarm:Off

On Time:
Off Time:

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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 the hour.

D. Press + to set the minutes.
E. Press DONE to save the setting.

Quick Guide to Your TV

Basic Tour of the Remote

Basic information about your remote is shown below. This wiU give you a
general idea of how your remote works. For more details, see page 6.

Power Button

Volume and Channel Controls

Details are on page 6.

Turns the TV on and off.

Operates the TV and its special

features.

Menu Buttons

Changes the menus and features

of the TV on the screen.

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