Sears 274.43918390 SERIES Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S
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SERIES

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SEARS

31 " TABLETOP

COLOR TELEVISION

WITH REMOTE CONTROL

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.

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 6viter les chocs 61ectriques, 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.
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 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

Basic Button Layout and Functions

Guide to the Menus 5

Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

With VCRs
With a Cable Box
With a Laserdisc
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

Sound Settings 18-19

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

20
21
22
23
24
25

References With TV Buttons

Displays on the Screen

Trouble Checks
Glossary

Index

26
27

28-29

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31-32

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. CONNECTIONS

GUIDE

Hook up ally 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. 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.

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Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

4. Turn on the TV

Press TV on the remote.

OR

Press POWER oil the 'IV.

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
white.

B. Press + to start placing channels

in the TV's memory.

6. Set the Time 2:21 AM

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B.

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

green.
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 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, audio equipment,

and a cable box.

Changes the menus and features

on the screen.

Used to watch two pictures on the

TV at the same time.

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 20.

Colors

Yellow Green Light White

Blue

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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1. Press MENU to move from

menu to menu

2. Press CHANNEL up and down
to move up and down through

the features in the menu

3. Press VOLUME + and-- to
move left and right on the

menu lines

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 commericals.
Each press adds 30 seconds. TV

switches back to original channel

when time runs out. Press CLEAR

to cancel SKIP.

VOL (Volume)

Raises and lowers sound.

Moves left and right on a menu
line. See Quick Guide to the Menus

on page 5.

Changes a feature setting.

MUTE
Turns off the TV sound.

CHAN (Channel)
Scans up and down through

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

Quick Guide to the Menus on page 5.

Moves through channels
in VCR's memory.

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.

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

numbers.

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Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

4. Component Buttons

AUDIO, VCRI, VCR2, LDISC,
CABLE, TV

Sets the 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, 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 between the TV channels
and Video 00/S-VID 00.

ANT (Antenna)
Used as TV/VCR button when

remote is set to control the VCR.

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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. Use the codes
below or on the sheet packed in with your remote.

1. Test the remote

2. Program the remote for

your VCRs

VCR Codes

A°

Bo

Press VGR1 or VCR2 to turn
the VCR on.

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

not work program it with a
VCR code from the list below.

A. Point the remote at the VCR

and hold VCR1 or VCR2.

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.

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

Marantz ................... 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

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

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

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

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

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

Yama ha ............................ 02,14,16, 30

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

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Using Your TV and Remote

With VCR: Setting the VCR1 Channel

The VCR 1 Channel works with VCR1 on the remote. If the VCR 1 Channel
is set, pressing VCR1 selects the channel to see the VCR picture. The

VCR 1 Channel setting depends on which diagram you have used from the
Connection Guide. If you want to turn this feature off, set the VCR 1
Channel to Disable. Refer to the chart below for your setting.

1. Select the Setup Menu

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A. Press TV to set the remote to

control the TV.

B. Press MENU to select the Setup

menu. This menu is white.

2. Highlight VCR1 Channel

Controls Alarm Adjust

3.3

A. Press CHANNEL down to

highlight the VCR 1 Channel.

B. Press 4- to highlight the channel.

3. Enter channel number

4. Press DONE to save the

setting

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Controls Alarm Adjust

A. Enter channel 00, 03, or 04.

Choose your setting from the
chart below. Press + if you want
to turn this feature off (Disable).

B. Press DONE to save the setting.

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