Sears 274.42418390 Series Owner's Manual

OWNER'S

MANUAL

MODEL NO.

274.42418390
SERIES

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Model No.

Serial No.

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SEARS
25" TABLETOP

COLOR TELEVISION

WiTH REMOTE CONTROL

L38-13828-0

Safety Information

Use

Warranty and Service

Sears, 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.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

O0 NOT OFEN

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.

A hissymbol indicates

importantinstructions

accompanying the

product.

To prevent electric shocl_, match wide blade of plug to wide

slot, fully insert.

Pour 4viter les chocs dlectriques, introduire la lame la plus
large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et
pousser jusq_ 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.

OperateTV onlyon 120volts,60 Hz AC power (normalhouse 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 Warning, 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 into Memory, Set the Time

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

Sound Settings 10-11

Stereo, Tone, Speakers

Using Advanced Features Place Channels in Memory/Autoprogram

Naming Channels
Setting the Sleep Timer
Setting the Alarm Clock
Watching Closed Captioning
Setting your TV for Antenna or Cable

12
13
14
15
16
17

References

Displays on the Screen
Trouble Checks

Index

18

19-20

21

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

Details are in the Connections book.

CONNECTIONS

GUIDE

Hook up any antennas, cables 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. Slide off the cover of the battery

compartment.

B. Place the two AAA batteries as

shown, matching the -t- and -

end of each battery in the
compartment.

C. Replace the cover.

2

Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

4. Turn on the TV

Press POWER on the remote.

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Press POWER on the TV.

5. Place most available
channels in memory

(autoprogram)

Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 12.

Controls Alarm Ad

Label

Ao

Press MENU until the Setup
menu is selected. This menu is

white.

B. Press + 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

12:21 AM 13

IControls Alarm Adjust Setup
] Alarm: Off ..; .:.
I Alarm Channeh 07 _:
I On Time: Disabled i i.il

A. Press MENU until the Alarm

menu is selected. This menu is
green.

B. The Clock is automaticallv

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.

3

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 m,,re details, see pages 6.

Power Button

Volume and Channel Controls

Details areon page 6.

000

CHAN

Turns the TV on.

Operates the "IV.
Operates special features of the TV.

Menu Buttons

See next page for details.

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 shown
below. Details for using remote buttons are on page 6. Many menu items are

explained in detail in Using Advanced Features starting on page 12.

Colors

Yellow Green Light White

1-1 Bie 1

Controls Alarm Ad

Cable/Air: (
Stereo: On

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 front of the TV or the remote.

1

MENU CHV CH/_ VOL- VOL+

0 0 0 0 0

Moving through the Menus

Controls Alarm Ad

Channel Mem: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable

Stereo: On "

A. Press MENU to move from

menu to menu

B. Press CHANNEL up and down

to move up and down through
the features in the menu

C. Press VOLUME + and - to

move left and right on the
menu lines

5

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

1. Power Buttons

POWER

Turns the TV off.
Turns the TV on.

2. TV Buttons

PREV CHAN (Previous Channel)

Changes back and forth between

two channels.

Select a channel and then select

another. Press PREV CHAN to
switch between the two channels.

DISPLAY

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

MUTE

Reduces the TV sound.

CHAN (Channel)

Scans up and down through

channels in the TV's memory.
Moves up and down menus. See

Menu Basics on page 5.

VOL/Volume

Raises and lowers sound.
Moves left and right on a menu

line. See Menu Basics on page 5.

Changes a feature setting.

MENU

Shows menus on screen and moves

from menu to menu.

RESET

Returns the picture adjustments to
the original settings.

DONE

Saves the setup of a feature.

INPUT

Switches between the TV channels

and VIDEO 00/S-VIDEO 00.

SKIP:30 (Commercial Skip)

Allows you to scan other channels
during commericals.

Each press adds 30 seconds. TV
switches back to original channel

when time runs out. Press CLEAR
to cancel SKIP.

3. Number Buttons (0-9)

Selectsany 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.