Sears 274.43968590 SERIES Owner's Manual

OWNER'S
MANUAL

MODEL NO.

274.43968590
SERIES

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SEARS
35" 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 reduce the risk of 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.

Cautions

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

slot, fully insert.

ATTENTION:
Pour _viter les chocs _lectriques, introduire la lame la plus

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

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

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, Adjust Picture Tilt,
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

Using Your TV and Remote

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

With a Laserdisc Player
With Audio Equipment

6-7

8-10

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, Expanded Stereo, SAP, Tone, Speakers

Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory/Autoprogram

Naming the Channels
Setting the Sleep Timer
Setting the Alarm Clock
Selecting a Language
Watching Closed Captioning
Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable

20
21
22

23
24

24
25

References Front Panel Buttons

Displays on the Screen

Repair Services

Index

26

27

28
29

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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.

CONNE_ i IONS

GUIDE

Hook up any antennas, cables o1:
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.

4. Turn on the TV

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Press TV on the remote, or press

POWER on the TV.

Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

5. Adjust PICTURE TILT.

Picture tilt is used to correct a tilted
picture from the effect of the Earth's

magnetic field on a large picture

tube. The PICTURE TILT

STRENGTH and POLARITY

switches on the back of the TV

compensate for this effect. If the
picture appears tilted, follow these

steps to improve it.
You may need to reset the switches

if the TV is moved or repositioned
in the room.

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BACK OF TV

OFF HIGH

LOW

POLARITY

STRENGTH

PICTURE TILT

A. Make sure STRENGTH switch

is in the OFF position.

B. Move STRENGTH switch to the

LOW position. If this does not
fully improve tilt, move

STRENGTH switch to HIGH.
This should correct tilt. If

moving STRENGTH switch

makes tilt worse, return it to

OFF and go to the next step.

C. Change the position of

POLARITY switch. If this
improves the tilt but does not

fully improve it, move the
STRENGTH switch to LOW or

HIGH. This should correct tilt.

6. Place all available
channels in memory

(Autoprogram)

Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 20.

Controls Alarm Adjust

13

A. Press MENU,PROG until the

Setup menu is selected. This
menu is white.

B,

C,

D,

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.

7. Set the Time

12:21 AM

13 A.

B.

Press MENUoPROG 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 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 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 areonpages 8-15.

Menu Buttons

See next page for details.

Controls components such as
compatible VCRs, laserdisc
players, audio equipment, satellite

receivers and cable boxes.

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 show_

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

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Controls Alarm Ad

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

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

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.

Moving through the Menus

Controls

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Press MENU°PROG on the
remote or MENU on the front

panel to move from menu to
menu.

Press MOVE • and • on the

remote or CHANNEL up and

down (CHAN/x and v) on the

front panel to move up and

down through the features in
the menu.

Press MOVE 41 and I_ on the

remote or VOLUME + and - 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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POWER

Turns off the TV.
Turns off compatible components.

Turns on a component after a
component button is pressed.

AUDIO, VCR1, VCR2,LD,

DSSoCABLE, 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.

TV
Tums 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.

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.

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 A and v
(Channel up and down)

Scans up and down through
channels in the TV's memory.

Moves through channels
in VCR's memory.

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

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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.

INPUT

Switches between the TV channels

and Video 00/S-VID 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.

MENU°PROG (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.

7

Using Your TV and Remote

With VCRs: Programming the Remote

8

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

2. Program the remote for

your VCRs

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VCR Codes

A. Press VCR1 or VCR2oLD to

turn the VCR on.

B. Press the VCR buttons shown

at the left. If your VCR does
not work, program VCR1 or

VCRE.LD 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 VGR1.

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.

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

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

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

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

Candle ..................... 07,09,13,44,45,52

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

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

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

I 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