Sears 274.4372859 User Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL

MODEL NO.

274.43728590 SERIES

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SEARS

27" TABLETOP

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Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.

WITH REMOTE CONTROL

Safety Information

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Warranty and Service

Important Information

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or

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

Cautions

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO

RISK L)F ELECIHIG SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully

insert.

ATTENTION: Pour 6viter les chocs 61ectriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la

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

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.

"dangerous voltage" inside _ important instructions

the product that presents a accompanying the risk of electric shock or product.

personal injury.

NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING

TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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.

Table of Contents

Important Information Warning, Important Information .... i

Quick Guide to Your TV

Using Your TV and Remote

Adjusting 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 4

Button Layout and Functions

Menu Basics 5

Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus

With Remote Buttons With VCRs With a Satellite Receiver With a Cable Box

With a Laserdisc Player With Audio Equipment

Overall Picture 16

Picture Settings 17

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

Sound Settings 18

Stereo, Tone

6-7

8-10

12-13

14 15

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

References Front Panel Buttons

Displays on the Screen Trouble Checks

Index Limited Warranty

19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26

27-28

Back Cover

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 Guide.

Hook up any antennas, cables or other equipment to your TV before you follow the steps below.

CONNECTIONS

GUIDE

2. Plug in the TV

3. Put Batteries in the Remote

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

A. Pull off the cover of the battery

compartment.

B. Place the four AAA batteries as

shown, matching the 4- and - end of each battery in the

compartment.

C. Replace the cover.

Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

4. Turn on the TV

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Press TV on the remote.

Press POWER on the TV.

5. Place all available channels in memory

(Autoprogram)

Details for adding and deleting channels are on page 19.

6. Set the Time

12:21 AM 13

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

menu is white.

Press MOVE • to highlight

Autoprogram.

Press MOVE • to start placing

channels in the TV's memory.

Wait until TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to original channel.

A. Press MENU,PROG 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 MOVE • to highlight it.

C. Press MOVE • to set the hour. D. Press MOVE • to set the

minutes.

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 7.

rlUl'IIStile 1 V on. Sets the remote to control thu IV.

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

Details are on page 5.

Controls components such as a VCR, laserdisc player, audio equipment, satellite receiver and a

cable box.

Changes the menus and features on the screen.

Quick Guide to Your TV

Menu Basics

General information about using the on-screen menu system is shown

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 19.

Colors

Menu Buttons

The menu buttons are used to

adjust the features in the TV's menus. Both the menu buttons on

the remote or the front of the TV will move through the menus. See

"Moving through the Menus" below.

Yellow Green Light White

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Controls Alarm

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

Each menu has a different color background as shown at the left.

Moving through the Menus

_Controls Alarm Ad

1. Press MENU'PROG on the remote or MENU on the front

panel to move from menu to

menu.

2. Press MOVE • and • on the

remote or CHANNEL up or down on the front panel to

move up and down through the features in the menu.

3. Press MOVE • and I_ on the

remote or VOLUME + or - on the front panel to move left and

right on the menu lines.

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

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VCR2*LD AUDIO

REW PLAY FF

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REC STOP PAUSE

DISPLAY SKIP

MUTE CHA_ PREV CH

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CLEAR ._ • ,o_ RESET

POWER

Turns off the TV. Turns off compatible VCRs.

Turns on a component after a component button is pressed.

AUDIO, VCR1, VCR2.LD,

SAT.CABLE, TV

Sets the remote to control the

component. VCR2. LD can only be programmed for one component:

either a VCR or a Laserdisc Player.

See Using the Remote with a VCR, Satellite Receiver, Cable Box, Laserdisc

Player and Audio equipment on pages 8-15.

Turns on the TV. Shows the displays on the screen.

Sets the remote to control the TV.

See Using the Remote with a VCR, Satellite Receiver, Cable Box, Laserdisc

Player and Audio equipment on

pages 8-15.

REC (Record)

Starts recording onto tape.

STOP

Stops tape or laserdisc.

PAUSE

Pauses tape or laserdisc.

DISPLAY

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

SKIP (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.

CHAN/_ and v (Channel up and down)

Scans up and down through

channels in the TV's memory. Moves through channels

in VCR's memory.

REW (Rewind) Rewinds a tape or laserdisc.

Searches backward while tape or laserdisc is playing.

PLAY

Plays tape or laserdisc.

FF (Fast Forward)

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

laserdisc is playing.

VOL > and < (Volume up and down)

Raises and lowers sound.

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.

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

10 2 0 30

4 0 5 0 60

INPUTo 0 0 ANTENNAo

Number Buttons (0-g)

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 I until 1-- appears on the screen. Then press

the other two numbers.

INPUT

Switches between the TV channels

and Video 00.

ANTENNA Used as TV/VCR button when

remote is set to control the VCR.

CLEAR

Clears menus and displays from the screen.

Clears items from VCR timer programs and VCR's clock.

MENUoPROG (Program)

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

Sets VCR clock and programs timer on VCR.

RESET Returns the picture adjustments to

the original settings.

MOVE • and I_ (left and right)

Moves left and right on a menu line. See Menu Basics on page 5.

Changes a feature setting.

MOVE • and • (up and down)

Moves up and down menus. See

Menu Basics on page 5.

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Using Your TV and Remote

With VCRs: Programming the Remote

Refer to the Connection Book or the VCR's owners manual to hook up your VCRs.

The remote may need to be programmed for your VCR, but may not

operate all models of the brands listed below. Use the codes below or on the sheet packed in with your remote.

1. Test the remote

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A. Press VCR1 or VGR2oLD to turn

the VCR on.

B. Press the VCR buttons shown at

the left. If your VCR does not work, program VGR1 or

VCR2oLD with a VCR code from the list below.

2. Program the remote for your VCRs

VCR Codes

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

Akai ......................... 03,17,22,23,63,66

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

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

Candle .....................07,0%13,44,45,52

Canon .......................................... 08,53

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

Citizen ................ 07,09,13,44,45,46,52

Colortyme ........................................14

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

Curtis Mathes ............. 00,07,08,14,15,

....................................... 44,45,53,64,67

Daewoo ............................. 13,45,52,76

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

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

Electrohome ..................................... 27

Emerson ............ 08,09,10,13,15,20,23,

....................................... 27,34,41,42,47

Fisher .................. 02,12,18,19,43,48,58

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

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

Goldstar ............................. 09,14,46,60

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

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

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

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

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

............................................ 30,35,51,53

JVC........................... 02,14,16,30,46,74

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70 80 90

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Kenwood ................. 02,14,16,30,46,47

KLH .................................................. 73

Lloyd's .............................................. 15

Logik ................................................. 31

Magnavox ......................... 08,29,53,56

Marantz ....02,08,14,16,29,30,44,46,61

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

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

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

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

Midland ............................................ 32

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

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

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

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

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

NEC .......... 02,14,16,30,44,46,59,61,64

Panasonic ............................... 08,53,75

Pentax ..................................... 05,35,44

Pentax Resear .................................. 46

Philco ................................. 08,29,35,56

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

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

Portland .................................. 44,45,52

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

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

Quasar ......................................... 08,53

RCA .......... 00,05,07,08,28,35,37,54,69

Radio Shack ....... 02,06,08,09,12,15,19

A. Point the remote at the VCR

and hold VGR1 or VCR2oLD.

B. Enter the code for your brand

from the code list below.

C. Release VCR1 or VCR2°LD. D. Press POWER. If nothing

happens, try pressing VCR1 and then POWER.

E. Repeat A-D with another code

if the first one does not work or

if a second VCR is connected.

................................................. 27,43,53

Samsung .................. 07,13,22,32,42,48

Sansui .......................................... 16,71

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

Scott .............................. 04,13,41,49,68

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

Sharp ............................. 06,24,27,39,45

Shintom ............................. 17,26,31,55

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

Sylvania ........................ 08,15,29,53,56

Symphonic ....................................... 15

Tandy .......................................... 02,15

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

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

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

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

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

Toshiba ......................... 05,13,19,48,49

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

TMK .................................................. 67

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

Vector Research .................... 14,16,44

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

Video Concepts ..................... 14,16,44

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

Wards ............ 05,06,07,08,0912,13,15,

................................................. 25,31,35

Yamaha ....................... 02,14,16,30,46

Zenith ............................... 11,17,26,72

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