Zenith A60M91W9, A50M91W9 Owner’s Manual

operating guide / warranty

WARNING:

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Themodeland serialnumberofyour newW areLocated
onthe backof the W cabinet.Foryourfuture convenience,

wesuggestthat you recordthesenumbershere:

MODELNO.

SERIALNO.

WARNING

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REFERTOQUAITFLEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.

TheLightningflashwith arrowheadsymboL,within an equilateraltriangle,is intendedto alertthe userto the presence
of uninsulated"dangerousvoltage" within the product'senclosurethat maybe of sufficientmagnitude to constitutea

riskof electricshockto persons.

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and maintenance(servicing)instructionsin the Literatureaccompanyingthe appliance.

WARNING:

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POWER CORD POLAR]ZAT1rON:

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NOTETO CABLE/TV INSTALLER:

Thisreminder is providedto caLLthe cable TVsysteminstaLler'sattenUonto Article820-40 ofthe NationalELectricCode

(U.S.A.).Thecodeprovidesguidelinesfor propergroundingand, in particular,specifiesthat the cablegroundshaftbe

connectedto the groundingsystemofthe building,ascloseto the point of the cableentry aspracticaL.

REGULATORYINFORMATION:

This equipment hasbeen tested andfound to comply with the Emitsfor a ClassB digitaldevice, pursuantto Part15

ofthe FCCRuLes.TheseLimitsaredesignedto providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference whenthe
equipmentis operatedin a residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesand can radiate radiofrequency

energyand,if not instaLLedand usedin accordancewith the instruction manuaL,may causeharmfulinterferenceto radio
communications.However,there is no guaranteethat interferencewiltnot occurin a particularinstallation. If this

equipmentdoescause_rmfut interferenceto radioortelevision reception, whichcan bedeterminedbyturning
the equipmentoff andon, the useris encouragedto t_ to correctthe interferencebyone or moreof the fotlowing

measures: • Reorientor relocate the receivingantenna.

• Increasethe separationbetweenthe equipment andreceiver.

• Connectthe equipment into anoutlet ona circuitdifferentfrom that to whichthe

receiveris connected.

• ConsuLtthe dealeror an experiencedradio/TVtechnician for help.

CAUTEON:

Donot attemptto modifythis productin anywaywithout written authorizationfromZenithELectronicsCorporation.
Unauthorizedmodificationcouldvoid the useYsauthorityto operatethis product.

IMPORTANT!! Usethis page to decidewhereyou needto beginyoursetup.

first, find the Unebelow that best describeswhatyou want to do,then go to
that page number.

G['_IERAL HOOKUP INFORMATION

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ForgeneralinformationaboutthejacksonyourEntertainmentMachine,goto ........ pages4

INPUT HOOKUP OPTIONS

If youareusinganantennaor havedirectcableservice,goto ................... page5

,.STALLAT'ONI OETT,N+ST,.TEOIPAOE3

ThispagewiU

helpyou
hookup your

Entertainment
Machine

properly.

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If you are usinga cabLebox, goto .................................. .... page6

If you are using a VCR, go to ......................................... page 7LVlZlt!

If you are usinga DVDPlayer,go to ..................................... page8

AUDIO EQUIPMENT OPTIONS

Forgeneralspeakerplacementadvice,goto

To hookupyour surroundsoundspeakers,mini tower speakeror sub-woofer,goto ..... page10

To hookup your Ent_irtainmentMachineto an externalstereo, go to ............... page10

............................... page 9ill IIilPI, I _'ll.lll il P, [Jill II Ill II I

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Fora completeIndex, seepage 52-53.

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Yourjack-pack

variou;nd_i_

I INSTALLATION I GETTINGSTARTED

RFConnectors=

Antenna/Cable1,
Antenna/Cable2,

andLoopOut
Usedto connect

Antenna/cableto the
tetevision,either

directlyorthroughyour

cablebox.

Vtdeo 3_
Video 3 can be used

as a compositeor
componentinput.

Surround Speaker
3acks Mght/Left

Usedto improveyour

soundby connecting
surround-sound

speakers.

A data Varlabte Out/
be usedfor instaLting Used to connect

a network computer, either an external

Pleasereferto your amptifier, or adda

manuat, sub-wooferto your

SURROUNDSPEAKERS

(BRIGH]_ _) LEFT(_) DATA

connectionto

surroundsoundsystem.

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MONITOROUT

R-AUDIO-L/MONO VIDEO

VA" B'EOUT

S-WeEOV2

A featureavailable
withsome very

high-endequipment
thatprovideseven
betterpicturequality.

3ACK

SIGNAL Pictureand soundtraveUngthrough cable, orin the air, to yourtelevisionscreen.

A connectionon the back of a IV, VCR,or any other A/V device.Thisincludes the RFjacks and the Audio/Videojacks
that are cotor-coded.

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]ooking up to Antenna/Direct Cable

Locate the Antenna/Cable I jack

on the backof your Entertainment
Machine.

Connectthe cablethat runsfrom
the walt directtyto this jack.

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CableW

waUjack Hookingupto

(75ohm)

or

Connecting

antenna/cable
to your

Entertainment
Machine.

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HONITOROUT

If youreceiwantennathrougho

flat wirethat isseveralyears old

ondconnectswithtwo small
prongs,youwiUneedtopurchasea

300 Ohmadopter.It shouldbe
availablefrom yourlocolelectronics

dealer.

I
I
I RFcoaxial,wire

(75ohm)

VARIABLE OUT

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Usinga cable

box with
the Loop

Outfunction.

Somacable seMces requirethe useof a
cable boxto decodepremiumchannelsand
pay-per-view.Usingthe LoopOutto

Decoderoption, and programmingyour
remote,you can connectyour cableboxso

that you onty needyour HBRTrakball

remote to contmt,all the channels. By

connectingcable directly to your
EntertainmentMachine, then runningit out

to the cable boxand back,you makethe

cable boxanothersourceto choosefrom in

the Sourcemenu(see page20).

Locatethe Antenna/Cable2 jack on
the backof your TV.Connectthe

camethat runsfrom the wait direct-

|y to the jack. Nowfind the the
Loop Outjack.

Connectthe cable from this jack to
the Input jack on the backof your

cablebox.

Cabtebox

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Rf coaxiatwire

CableTV (75ohm) ® e e

MONITOROUT

VARIABLEOUT

Locatethe Outputjack onthe back
ofyourcable box.Connectthis to

the Antenna/Cable1 jack on the

backof your TV.

To view the premium stations, set
the channel number on your cable

box to HBO®, CINEMAX®, SHOW-

TIME®, etc. Then go to the Source

menu and select the Antenna/Cable
1 source. See your Quick Setup

Sheet, inctuded with this operating

guide for more information. See
page 20 for information regarding

Source Menus.

Toview the nonpremiumchannels

goto the SourceMenu andse|ect

Antenna/Cabte2. Then runChanne[
Searchto checkfor a[[ avai[abte

channelsand storethem in its

memory.

Thiscanbfecombinedwith any

otherequipmentyou maywant

to hookup. Hookcabledirectly into
the TV,then to the cablebox. From

there, the came boxgoesto the

nextdevice,downthe fine, until
the last piece,whichconnectsback
to the TVin the Antenna/Cable1

jack.

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Loodethe RFor VHF/UHF/CA_V

In jack on the back of your
VCR. Connect the Antenna or

cable wife coming from your

wall. directly to this jack.

Findthe compositevideo or
S-Videoand audiojacks on

the backof your VCR,and
connectthem following

the instructionsprovidedwith
your equipment.

Youmay connecteither the
compositevideo or the S-
Videocables to your

EntertainmentMachine.Do
not connectboth the com-

positeand the S-Video.

,.STA'LAT'ONI STANOA.OIPAGE7

ConnecUnga
VCRto your

Entertainment

Machine.

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34 ._LOOP OUT

J,_/ANTENNA

CABLE2

INPUT

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TohearstereosoundfTOm

your VCR,you wigneedto

connectA/V cables.

Zfyou wontto receiveyour
dgnalsonChannel3 or4

fromAntenna/CableI, locate

theOutto TVjockonyour

W'R._nnect a cablefrom
theOutto TVjack to the

Antenna/Cable1jackonthe

buckofyourEntertainment

Machine.

Optional(to receive
s_gnalonchannel3 or,;).

Cablenot included.

P,GESI,NST,_L,T,ONI ST,NO,RO

COnnectinga

VD playeror

-VHS player
to your

_n_'nn_"

Find the audio and composite
or S-Video jacks on the back of

your DVD Player and connect

them foLLowingthe instructions
provided with your equipment.

Youmay connecteither the
compositevideoor the S-Video

cables to yourEntertainment

Machine. Do notconnectboth
the compositeand the S-Video.

A/V and S-Video
cabLesnot included

with "IV

Forseveralpiecesof equipment, edit the
names underSourceID soyou don't_r-

get whichis which.Seepage 29.

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Thisisjust a generalroomdesign.
Any number of set-upsare possible,

and somechangesmaybe needed
to maximizeyoursound.

A Left and right speakeron either
side ofthe EntertainmentMachine

will create a phantom_center
channeL"making the dialogsound
as thoughit's comingdirectlyfrom

the EntertainmentMachine.The rear
surroundsoundspeakersprovide

the majority of other sounds,Uke
thosefrom specialeffectsin movies.

Yoursub-woofer-generatesultra-tow

frequency sound,for rumbling
Low-endaudio.

SoundisaJ_ed by "_ speaker /
speakerplacement,so
makesure nothingis in

front ofthe spea_rs, and

that they are aimedin
oppropdotedirections.

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General

helpon
designing
your home

theater

set-up.

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speaker sub-woofer 1

surround/

/sound /

@

Youhove the option of

turningon oroff theinternal
speakers.

If your surroundsound
systemison, but there's no

soundfrom the speakers,
the programyou're watching
mightnot be broadcastin

surroundsound.

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P,GE10I,.ST,LL,T,ONI ^UO,O

bestsound

/ possible

/ from your

Beforeyoubeginplugging in yourspeakers,

it's a goodidea to put them in their

approximateplacesfirst. That wayyou
knowhowmuchwire you have or wi[| need.

Locate the SurroundSpeakersjacks on the
backof your EntertainmentMachine.Connect

the wires to the right or [eft channel depend-
ing on wherethe speakeris locatedin your

room.Thecopperwirecorrespondsto

the Negativejack, and the si|verto the

Positive.

Locatethe jacks markedVariabteOut. These
arefor the sub-woofer.Connectthe sub-

woofer'scab|es,accordingto their corot(red
is the right channel white the [eft) to these

jacks.

Zfyou happenm havet_'ni-tower
speakers,thesewritbeconnected

tothebackofyoursub-wooer,
withthejacklaboredSoteUite

SpeakerOutput.

Locatethe VariableOutjacks on
the backof your Entertainment

Machirieandthe Input jacks on

the backof your stereo'samplifi-

_L

er.

It"

Connectthe two jacks, making
surethat the right and [eft
channelsare placedcorrectly.

Setup yourspeakersthrough

your stereo,accordingto
those directions.

Youconadjustthe volumelevel
onyour extema!stereosystem

even_ yourremoteisin Titmod¢
SeeAmpUJierVolumeOverrideon

page,_._

Youhavethe optionoJturningon
orofftheintern!!speake_

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Usepages5-10 to hook upyour

EntertainmentMachine. PLugyour
EntertainmentMachineinto a

120V60Hz outlet and pressthe
Powerbutton on the front panel

The QuickStart screenWILL
instantly appear,with three steps

youshouldfoLLowif you have not
yet doneso.

Removethe backofthe remote
and put in three AAAbatteries.

Makesure batteriesare property
instaL|ed(checkthe +/- signs).

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Haveyour
Entertainment

Machine
automatically

find andsave

aLLthe
channels
availableto

you.

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CUck ENTERon your remote to
continue the setup process.

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YourchoicewiLLbe to pick 1 or 2

F

(Antennaor CabLe),dependingon

the type of input signalyou have.

Youwilt then be promptedto press

3 on your numberpad. Your
EntertainmentMachine wit[ now

searchfor aLLavaiLabLechanneLs,
and storethem in its memory.

TheQuickStartmenuappears
thefirsttimeyouturnyour
EntertainmentMachineon,aLLowing

youtosetyouravaileblechannels

beforegoingonto otheroption_ t

TheQuickStartoptionon(yworks
whenthe currentsourcefor the
Main pictureis AntonnaiG_bleI.
Onceyou hoveprogrammedthe
channels.for Antenna/CableI this
option willnot appearin the menu

for onother source.

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Findall.your •

available

channelsfrom

any source.

Thisfunction allowsyou to set up the channet
selectionon Antenna/Cable2. Othersources,

suchas VIDEO1 and 2 won't have channels
availableto scan,andwhen they'reselectedas

the source,the option won't evenappearin
the Setup menu.

Crick on the SourceMenuiconin
the MenuDisplay.

CrickonAnt/Cable 2 to search
for available channels.Thiswit[

correspondeither to the nameon
the jack pack,or any nameyou
may have assignedit with the
SourceID option (see page 29).

Clickon the wordsSourceMenu
andyour SetupMenuwit[appear.

SelectCh. Searchin the menu
by crickingon it once. Crickit

again to enter the ChannelSearch
screen.You wittbe prompted
to determineif the signatis
comingfrom an antenna or cable.
Setectone or the other by
pressingthe correctnumberon

the NumberKeypad.

Press3 on your numberkeypad

to start the channe|searchfor
the sourceyou'vepicked.You

witt automaticat[ybe returnedto
regularviewing.

Video 2
S-Video 1
S-Video 2
Video 3

Menu

--_ etup

Clock Set
Captions

Caption/Text

Language
Background
Projo Setup

Whenthe screente_ youhow

manychannels it found, click
the TrokbaUtMn'ceto returnquickly
to regulorviewing.

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CLickon yourSetup Menuiconin

the MenuDisplayat the top of
the screen.

SeLectProjoSetupon your screen
by clickingon it once.

CLickagainto enter the
Convergencescreen.YouwiLLsee
fourintersectingtines. If the
Linesare perfectlywhite, your

colorsare fine. If you can see
either blue or red tines,then one
or bothof thosetwo colorsneeds

to be adjusted.

CLickon the text acrossthe top of
the screento selectwhich color

to adjust:Red or BLue.

_ etup

Menu

Quick Start
Ch. Search

Add/Del/Surf

Clock Set
Captions
Caption/Text

Language

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Adjust

the color

alignment

to make
your picture

the sharpest

it can be.

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Usingthe Up/Downand Right/Left
arrowson the remote,adjust the

colorsso the Linesmatchon the
screenand are compLeteLywhite.

NOTE Due to the smaUadjustments,

it may be easier to use the arrow

buttons on your remote, rather

than the Trakbatt. The UP/DOWN

arrow keys adjusts the horizontal
Lines; the RIGHT/LEFT arrow keys

adjusts the vertical Lines.

CLickEXITto return to theSetup
Menu.CLickon anotheroption or
onthe regularscreento returnto
normalviewing.

I.f the lines nevermatchup,no

matterwhatyou try, giveZenith's
Pmjecb'onTVhe_oline a call at

1-800-355-1690.

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CONVERGENCEThisoption Letsyou align the variouscolorsin your picturesothey look correct.

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P,GE,, IO, R.T,ONI ,..AL'R .OT

A" the

buttonson

yourremote,

andwhat

theydo.

Adjust whichmode your remoteis

Usethe regularchanneLselectionor

your customizedchannel SurfLists.

ENDECATORLIGHTS

ILLuminateto showwhichmode

yourremoteisin.

MODE LEFT/RIGHT

workingin.

MUTE

Pressoncefor Soft. Mute, again

for FuLLMute, and a third time to

return to normalvolume.

SURF

POWER

TurnyourEntertainmentMachine

orany otherprogrammedequipment
on oroff,dependingon mode.

TRAKBALL
CLickandmovetheon-screenpointer.

FLSHBK

Return immediately to the last
channelviewed.

VOLUME LEFT/RIGHT

Increases/decreasesthe soundLevel

SOURCE

Pushtoswitchbetween

availablesourcesconnectedto

yourEntertainmentMachine.

MENU

Displayson-screenmenus.

RECORD, PAUSE

Controlthe functionsonyourVCR.

ARROW KEYS

ALLowsyouto move through

on-screenmenu choices.

REW, FFWD, PLAY, STOP

Controlthe functionsonyourVCR.

CHANNEL UP/DOWN
ScroUthroughyour available

channels.

p

NUMBER KEYPAD

Fordirectchannelselectionand
programmingfunctions.

ENTER
Pushto accept menuchoicesor after

channel numbersfor faster transfer.

PIP SNAPSHOT

Pressto capture and freezemain
picture within large PIP frame. Press

a secondUme and receive PIP from
another channelor source.Pressa
third time to removePIP.

QUIT

Leavesprogramming menusand
clearsscreenof displays,and provides
audioswap.

RemoteControLPartN_umber

NBR TRAKBALL: TRK 4000

MODE The modedeterminesthe type of deviceOV, VCR,CabLe,AUX)that the remote is controlling.
SURF Accessa customizedgroupof channelsby pushingthe surf buttonon the remote.

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Makesureyour EntertainmentMachineis

on. Oustdick the Trakba[|by pressing

gentrywith yourthumb, and a hand-shaped
pointer wiltappear.

You cannow movethe pointer anywhere

on the screenby to|ringthe Trakbattwith
yourthumb. Asyou moveit from sideto
side,top to bottom, different menuswitt

appearon-screen.

Youcan useand adjust any of these
optionsby rotting-thepointer so the index
finger on the,screenis touchingthe icon
for the menuor option you want. Crickthe

Trakbattagain, andthe option or menu
is selected.

Whenyou'refinishedand want to return to

normatviewing, either wait a few seconds
andthe pointerwitt disappear,or movethe
pointerso that it isn't touching anyicons
or menus,andclick again.

I ,..AL.RE.O.IPAO

Menu Dl_ which letsyou accessthe Sourcemenu(see page20),

the Setup menu (see pages11-13), the Special Featuresmenu (see pages

26-32), the Audio menu(see page33), the Video menu (seepage 34), and

the Picture-in-picturemenu(see page 37).

Source Setup Rmtur_ Audio Video PIP

Menu Menu Menu Menu Menu Menu

PIP .

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4:55

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Ch.4,

All Chan

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Leamthe
easiestway

to get at

eve_ option

onyour
Entertainment

t4achine!

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Whenyourpointertouchescertain

on.screenicons,asmelltextwindow
appearsto therightofthepointer,

telUngwhatthe iconrepresents.

Thepoint-and-dickinteo_cedoes

everythingbuttonsdo,just eke

your computer. Clickwords

on-screeninsteodof pressingthe

button. Orclickon itemsinsteod

ofscrolUngwith the arrowkeys.

TrakbaUshortcuL"Toquick(yexit

any menuscreen,clickon the
moin screen-- outs_'dethe bor-

dersof the menusdisplay.

POINTER The imageof the handthat appearson-screenandpointsto the option youwantto workwith.

ICON A smallpictureon your screenthat representsa function or menuitem.

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Femres Menu
(see pages35-37).

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Trak_USpeed,

CaptlensbandSteepTimer
(seenextpage).

m_

(see page 17).

Volun

-...-I, [ Surf 1

(seepage17).

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I:l_mt

(see page 17).

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_" Leamthe "

l easiestway
| to get at
/evely Option

l onyour
I Entertainment

Machine!

TRAKBALL REMOTE

WhenadjustingopUonsthat am on
a sliding scale,suchas volume,

you don't haveto increase or

decreasethem onestep at atime.

Just dick anywhereon the

spectrum,andthe setting wit[

jumpto that point. Fromthere

you canfine tune the levelsby
cUckingonthe smatl|eft- and
right-pointing arrows(decrease
and increase,respectivety),
moving the revels in smaUsteps.

Volume

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3ustabout everywhereyouseetext
or an icon on your screen,you
can probablyclickthere to make
somethinghappen. Forexample,

onceyou have oneof the items
fromthe MenuDisplayon your

screen,suchas the SetupMenu,
you canjust dick on the icon in
the upper|eft of that menuto

cyclethrough the othermenus.

Youcan adjustthe speedyour
Trakba[[movesacrossthe screen

by clickingon the stoat|

TrakbaUiconat the top of the

PIP/Features Menu. Thehigher

the speedyou set, the moresen-
siUve the Trakbat[wilt be to your

movements.

Crick on this icon to view the
Captions Menu. See page 23.

To view the Sleep Timer menu,
dick on this icon. See page 26.

Ch. Search

_,Add/Del/Surf

Clock Set

Captions

Caption/Text

Language
Background
Projo Setup

)Oh. Labels

SourcelD
SufflD
Pamn_lCtl
Auto Demo

:.(:

PIP .

FREEZ

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Theseg buttonsadjust

yourPicture-in-Picture
feature.Seepages35-37.

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PIP

CHAN

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To watch TV on antenna, cable, a VCR, DVDor any other piece of equipment,
you have to make sure you've set your Entertainment Machine to the

correct source. Check page 20 to see how to use the Source menu. The

_urrent source is displayed on the top line of the Channel/Time display.

-It wilt show a channel number if the source is Ant/CaMe I or 2, and
read the name of the source (such as VCR) for anything else.

lih'l_In11_Jll_,

CUckthe Ch. Op/Ch. Downtext to movethrough the channels,or use
the CHANNELUP/q)OWNarrowson your remoteto movethrough your
channel Est.

Skipto a specificchannelby cEckingon the ALLCHtext andthen

double-clickingon a number,or by entering the numberof the channel
onthe NUMBERKEYPADon your remote.

Toinstantly return to the last channel you werewatching, click FLSHBK,
or pressthe FLSHBKbutton onyour remote.

OP.,A,.O.I TVFU.O,...T,LSIP,O ,,

Introdudng

you tothe

basicsof your
Entertainment

Machine.

ChannelorVideo

Time 4:55

AudioMode Mono

(IndicatesSource) _h 07 " NBC

Cycleup or down

through the channels

Choosea specific

channet

Return to the last

channel viewed

Ch._l _
Ch. _lt

-I_ All Chan
_,- Flashback

ThisiswhilethesourceissettoAnt/CableI or2. Foranyother

source,suchasa VCRorDVDplayer,theMainPicturechannel
changingwillbecontroffedbythatequipment.

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Clickon anypart ofthe Volumebarto jump to that soundLevel,or click
on the small arrowsto movein smallincrements.Youcanalso use the

VOLUMERIGHT/LEFTbuttonson your remoteto adjustthe volumelevel.

Clicking once on the SpeakerIcon in the Volumedisplay will put your

EntertainmentMachine into SOFTMUTE.Clickingagainwill MUTEit

completely,and once morewill bringthe sound back.Or,usingthe

buttonson your remote,pressMUTEonceto reducethe soundlevelto

the SOFTMUTElevel. Pressonce moreto completely MUTEthe sound.

Pressagain to return to full soundlevel.

SOURCE The term for the equipment that providesaudio andvideo information to your EntertainmentMachine. VCR,DVDplayers,or

CableBoxesare examplesof sources.

Jt__ _ Volume

T' -I '

Clickhereto Clickhereto
mute raiseortower

thevolume

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P 18I I ENOS

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Descriptions

of at[the

menusonyour

Entertainment

Machine.

Usingthe Menubutton onyourremote or byusingthe Trakl_ll, you canaccess

atethe menusbelow.

Menu Name Goto page

SOURCE MENU

SETUP MENU

Quick Start

ChannelSearch

Add/Oel/Suff

ClockSet

Captions

Captions/Text

Language

Background

ProjoSetup

Choosefromthe available sourcesfor both the main pictureandPIP.

Adjustthe basiccharacteristicsof yourEntertainmentMachine. 11-13,

Automaticat|yfinds and storesactive channelsto flip throughusing Channel

Up/Down.

Findsandstoresactive channels.

Manuat|ypickandchoosewhichactivechannelswill appearwhenflipping
throughusingChannelUp/Down.

Setthe time yourself, or programyour clockto automatically
detectthe time, and to adjust to DayLightSavingswhenyou

programin yourtime zone.

Turnclosedcaptioningon, off, or set it to comeon automaticaLLy
whenthe EntertainmentMachineis muted.

Choosethe captioningor text methodfor your Entertainment

Machine.

Pickthe languageyou want your on-screenmenusto appearin.

Turnsthe backgroundforon-screenmenustransparentor opaque.

A|LOwsyou to adjustthe colorconvergenceof your

EntertainmentMachine.

20

21-25

11

12

21

22

23

23

24

25

13

SPECIAL

FEATURES

Timer Setup

Channel Labels

Source]D

Surf TD

Gobeyondbasicsandcustomizeyour Entertainment
Machine'sfunctions.

Programa time for your EntertainmentMachineto turn itseLfon or off, or to
turnitself off after a certain amountof time.

Labelyour channelswith their networknames(ABC,CBS,HBO,etc.).

Customizethe namesof your sourcesby either selectinga [abelor making
your_wn.

Designa customchannelsurf selectionfor up to four people,and put their

names on them.

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Descriptions

ofaEthe

menusonyour
Entertainment

Menu Name (cont'd)

Parentat Control

Auto Demo

AUDIO MENU

VIDEO MENU

PIP MENU

Menu Display

ALLowsparentsto blockany channelfor upto 99 hours,with the use

of a password.

Your EntertainmentMachinewit[showyou what it's capableof

by runningthrough manyof its options andmenusautomaticaLLy.

Customizethe soundto suit your roomand your taste. Youroptions
are: Bass,Treble,BaLance,AudioMode,SoundRite,FrontSurround,

RearSurround,BBEAudio,Speakers.

Adjustyour picturefor anyviewingsituation. Youroptionsare:
Contrast,Brightness,CoLor,Tint, Sharpness,CoLorTemp,VideoFiLter,
SkinTone,VideoPreset.

Controlthe size andappearanceof the PIP inset. Youroptionsare:
Contrast,Tint, Size.

Usingthe Trakbal[,youhaveevenmoreoptions,tuck onceand
movethe pointeraroundthe screento accessthesemenus

Accessany of the on-screenmenusby clickingon an icon from

this List.

Goto page

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32

33

34

37

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Time Display

VoLumeDisplay

PIP/Features

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ChanneL/

Menu

Showsthe currenttime, channeL,video andaudiosource,andthe
Surfstatus.

Showsthe currentsoundLevel

ControLsaspectsof PIP inset and accessto TrakbaLtspeed,Steeptimer
and dosed captioning.

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G'looso

the sources

for your main

picture

and PIP.

This menuis whereyou switch input source
devicessoyou canwatchyourantenna, cableTV,
VCR,DVD,or anythingelsethat youhavehooked

up to your EntertainmentMachine. ReguLar
antennaor cabLewilt comethrough either

Antenna/CabLe1 or Antenna/CabLe2, depending

on howyou set up yoursystem.At[ other
deviceswiLtcorrespondto the namesof the

jacks that they're connectedto.

CLickon yourSourceMenu iconin

the Menu display.

CLickon the wordMain or PIP to

e

w

setthe signaLsourcefor that
item. "Main" is foryour regular

picturesignaL,and "PIP" is for
the I>icture-In-Picturefeature.

CLickonthe sourcewhereyour
signalis comingfrom. This Listing

WILLcorrespondto the jack names
on the front and backofyour

EntertainmentMachine, unLess

you changedthe namesunderthe
SourceID option. Tochangethe

nameof these LabeLsseepage 29.

NOTE:Youcannot havethe Main
SourcefromAnt/CabLe1 andthe

PIPsourcein Ant/CabLe2or vice
versa.PIP mustbethe same

Ant/CabLesourceasthe mainor
one ofthe videosources.

CLickon the regular screento
return to normalviewing.

Video 2
S-video 1

S-Video 2
DVDNideo 3

[_ Repeatthesestepsto set the

SOURCE The term for the equipment that providesaudioand videoinformationto your EntertainmentMachine.VCR,DVDplayers,or

CableBoxesare examp|esof sources.

signalsource_or your PIP_tura

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CLickonthe Setup Menuin your Menu
Display.

Crick on Add/Det/Surfin the menu.
Crick on it again and yourscreenwiLt

be replacedby a large btue one with a
fut[ channe[Esting.

Qick onthe channe[numberyouwish
to modify (add/detete to your channe[

List).CLickon channe[numberagainto

add or detete fromyour Esting.

F_ etup

Menu

QuickStart

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Createyour
ownchannet

selection
for cooler

surfing,

Crickon the No Surfingtext to change

to a Surfchanne[Esting(Surf 1, Surf

2, etc.).

L

Qickon the channetnumberyouwish

F

to modify(add/surf to your channet

Est). Crickon the channelnumber
againto add it to your Surf tisting.
Note: Darkgrey channels(deleted
channels)cannot be changed.

Cyctethrough yourotherSurf modes
(Surf 2, Surf3, etc.) and repeatsteps
4 and5 to set upadditionatSurf
charmerlistings.

L

Crick on EXiT to return to the Setup

F

Menu. Crick on another option or crick

on the regular screen to return to

normal viewing.

Instead of "Surf I" or "Surf t,"

custofnizethe nameofyour program
listings.SeeSurfID on page30.

Captions
Caption/Text
Language

Background
ProjoSetup

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20
21 22_ 23 24 25

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26 2@29

36 394
41 42 43 441

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56_ 57 58 59

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40

45
50

55
60

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_[et_ channels _U ap_ar in a

gray coto_ white Addedones _tt
in whi_.

ADD ThisfunctionLetsyouaddnewchannelstothelistthatyoulJscrollthroughwhenusingyourremote.

DELETE Thisfunctionletsyouremovechannelsthatyoudon'twatchfromthetistyou_tscrollthrough.
SURF Thisfunctioncreatesa customizedfistofyourfavoritechannels.Youcanaccessthis groupof channelsby

pushingthesurfbuttonontheremoteorbycrickingontheSurfingdisplay(seepage15).

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SurfedchanneLswitt have a pink
surfericon next to them.

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Set the dock

or haveit

donefor you,

automaticaUy.

REALLY

impressyour

friends.

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CLickonyour Setup Menuiconin
the MenuDispLay.

Clickon CLockSet in the menu. CLick
it again to reachthe Clockmenu.

CLickon CLockModein the menu.
CLickagain and a displaywilt appear

at the bottom ofyourscreen.

Chooseeither Auto or Manualfor
dock mode.ManuaLwilt tel you set
the time yourselfwhileAuto wiLLset

it for you while yourEntertainment
Machineis off.

Manuak ChooseManual,then cLick
on TimeSettwice, whereyou can

set the time by c[icldngon the

HH:MMAM/PM displayto cycte

through the times.

or

Auto: ChooseAuto,then click on

PBSChanneL,then usethe NUMBER
Keypadto enterthe PBSChanneL.

Yourcurrentchanne|wiLLchangeto

that station.

'1 etupMenu

Quick Start

Ch. Search

Caption/Text

Language

Background

Projo Setup

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Manua[ Mode

Q lock

Menu

Clock
Menu

Turnoff your Entertainment
Machinefor ten secondsto activate

the correcttime.

Embeddedin the PBSbroadcast
signalis the inJorm_tionfor the

correcttimeond dot_ Your
Entertm'nmentMochinewillreed

thet in_rmation andoutomoti_Uy
displaytheright tim_

ZJyou .followthesestepsandyour

timeissb'llonehouroj_,,checkyour
TimeZoneand Deyb'ghtSavings
time withinyour Entertainment
Mochineto makesurethey ore

properlyset.

F

Auto Hode

Clock
Menu

Q lock

Menu

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Clickon yourSetup Menuicon in
the menudisplay.

SelectCaptionsin the menuby
clickingon it. CLickon it again to
choosewhetheryou want the
captionsOff, Onor CaptionWhen

Muted.

Select Caption/Textfrom the menu

by cticldng on it. CLickagainto
choosewhich type of captioning

or text you want.

_ etup

Menu

Quick Start
Ch. Search

Add/Del/Surf

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Tumdosed

captioning

or text on,

off, or have
it appear

automaticaUy.

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Crickon the regularscreento
return to normalviewing.

ON_seCapUon_ to view

tn_ditiona! Closed _ptiordng.

theTrakball,you canalsogo

LothePIP/Featuresmenuand
cb'ckon "a" eoentertheCaptions
menu.Seepage16.

Not all programshovec_ptions.

Language
Background
Projo Setup

----_ etup
Menu

Quick Start
Ch. Search
Add/Del/Surf
Clock Set

Background

Projo Setup

CAPTIONS

TEXT

CAPTIONWHENMUTED

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A formof subtitlingthat displayswritten dialogfor your program.

Arbitra_ text not relatedto the program.
Setscaptioningto comeonautomaticallywhen yourvolumeis soft mutedor muted.

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Choosewhat

languageyour

ol1-screell

menus

appearin.

Clickonyour Setup Menuicon in

the menu display.

Select Languageby clickingon it.
CLickagainto choosethe tan-

guageyou want by clickingon
English,Spanish,or French.

CLickon the regular screento
return to normal viewing.

_ etup

Menu

Quick Start
Ch. Search

Add/Del/Surf
Clock Set

Captions

Projo Setup

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CLickon your SetupMenu icon in
the menudisplay.

SeLectBackgroundby clickingon
it in the menu.

Choosewhether youwant an

opaquebackgroundOff or Onby

clickingon it again.

Crickon the screenfor norma{TV
viewinc

[_ etup

Menu

Quick Start
Ch Search

Add/Del/Surf

Clock Set

Captions
Caption/Text

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Customize

the Look
of your

on-screefl
menus.

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turningyourBockgroundOnmok_r
reading_ menus_er.

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Haveyour

Entertainment

Machinego

to sleep

anytime.

CUckonyourSpeciatFeatures

Menuiconin themenudisplay.

SetectTimerSetupin the menu
by cUckingon it. CUckonit again

and the Timer Menuwi|! appear,
replacingthe featuresMenu.

CUckon SteepTimerin the menu
to hightightthe feature. CEckit
again to specifyan amountof
time beforeyour Entertainment

Machine turnsitsetf off. Youcan

increaseor decreasethe amount

oftime in incrementsupto four
hours.

Note:Toturn the feature off, you
mustcyctethrough the times

unlit Off appears.

C|ickon the screento returnto
normalTVviewing.

----_ Special
Features

Source ID
Surf ID
Parental Ctl
Auto Demo

Thesteeptimercanalso be
accessedby the moonand stars

iconon the topof the
PZP/Featuresmenu.Seepage16.

AstheGoodNightDisplaycounts
downtheJ_nal60 seconds,the
audioandvideoofthe
EntertainmentMachine"dim"for

asoftdiscreettum-oJ_.

'_--_ Sleep

Timer

Off Time
On/Off Timer

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CLickonyourSpecialFeatures

Menuiconin the menudisplay.

SeLectTimer Setupin the menu
by cEckingon it. TheTimerMenu
wiLLappear,replacingthe Special

Featuresmenu.

CLickon On Time first to highUght
the feature and a second time to

set the time your Entertainment

Machine turns itself on. The num-
ber appears in the form (HH:MM

AM). SeLect the amount time by
clicking on the digits. To change
the AM or PM, simply click on

AM/PM.

CLickon Off Time to highlight the

feature and a second time to set
the time your Entertainment

Machine will turn itself off. Repeat
step number 3 to enter an Off time.

CLickon On/Off Timerto decide

if your EntertainmentMachine

wiLLobservethe times you

entered above.SeLectONand it
wiLLshut off andturn on at the

specifiedtimes.

----7 Special

Features

Source ID

Surf ID

Parental CU

Auto Demo

'] imerMenu

On/Off Timer

Haveyour
Entertainment

Machinewake

upandgo
to sleep
anytime.

J

-] imerMenu

On/Off Timer

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CLickon the screento returnto
normalTVviewing.

Too_ivotetheOn/O_rTimer,yo_

mustseton O_ Tfm_TheOntime
isoptional.

ToselectTimer._azp youmustset

the time onyour Entertainment

Mackfne.

--_ imer

Menu

Sleep Timer

_7 imerMenu

Sleep Timer

On Time

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Choose

presetlabels
for channels

or create

your own.

CLickonyour SpecialFeatures
iconin the menudisplay.

lb.

SelectCh. Labelsbyclickingon

mw

it. Clickagainanda blue screen
wit[ flU.with a list of possible

channe[labels. Thecurrentchannet
wit[ appearin the upper-right

cornerinset.

Choosea channelto label with
the ChannelUp/Downdisplay on

the right sideof your screen.

Choosea [abetfor the channelby
cEckingon it.

Special
Features

Surf ID
Parental Ctl
Auto Demo

NOTE:The( .... ) [abetindicates

that your TVwit[ acceptthe

original broadcastlabe[ if sent
by the broadcaster,and (None)
wit[brock at[labeling.

Toedit any of the [abets,dick on
the [abetagain or selectEDITat
the right sideof the screen.
Anotherscreenwit[ appearwith
the atphabet. Clickon any of up

to four Letters,then dick EXITto
returnto the Channe[Labe[screen.

Click EXITto acceptthe [abetand

returnto the SpecialFeatures
menu. Crickon the regularscreen

to returnto norma[viewing.

If you wetrhcablewitha cable

boxendhaveyourdlonnelsetto
3 or4,youshouldsetthelabel

toNon_

r

ACTS

ESPN

NONE A&E ABC ACTN

AD&E ADO --_P AT

BCC

CBC

CNN

CTV

CBN CBS CATV

CDM CSPE CSP2

DIS DISC E!

ESP2 ET EWrN

FLIX

FSN

HBO

I

FNN FOOD FOX

FX GALA GOLF

HB02 HB03 HC

MoreLabels ,,_ I

c-c-

CNBC Ch 32

CTN AMC
ENC

H&G

ABC

DEFGH I J KLMNO
TUVWXYZ 0 1 2 3 4

567

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CLickon your SpeciatFeatures

Menuicon in the menu display.

SeLectSourceID by cUcldngon
it. CLickit again to enter the
SourceID menu.Yourscreenwilt

be replacedby a btueone that
Ustsartthe sourcesandtheir

currentlabeLs.

SeLectthe Sourcenameyou want

by cLickingonit. Clickrepeatedly
onthe labelto cyclethroughair

the availablenames.

Note:The (- - - ) [abetindicates

that yoursourcenamewilt be the

default nameshownin the source
cotumn.

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Name
the sources

for the
Entertainment
Hachinewith
SourceIO.

--_ Special

Features

Timer Setup

Parental Ctl

Auto Demo

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If you don't see a namethat you

want, click on EDITto enter the
[abeLedit screen.A customizabLe

alphabetfeature will appear.To
customizethe name,dick on the

Lettersof the nameyou want (up
to 10characters).Crickon EXIT

to returnto the Source[D screen.

Whenyou'redone,crickon EXIT

to return to the SpecialFeatures
menu.

CLickon another seLection,or on
the regularscreento return to

normalviewing.

SourceIDs con beedited
and re-editedeve_ time you

rearrangeyour equiprnenL

Makesureto keep trac!!?

Sautes conbe disabledbychoo_ng
that option underlabelsothed

wig not appearin the sourcemepu
or whenpressingthe sourcebut-

ton.

Zfyou want to returno label t_
the defaultname, edit the name

usingall spacesin placeof lettots.

Source Label

Video 1

Video 2

S-Video 1
S-Video 2
Video 3

t

Thetittes underSource
wiUcorrespondto the

jack labelsonthe back

of your Entertainment

Hachine.

_ANTENNA__

___pQ C DEF G H I J K LM N 0

56 789, . /&#+ ! ?* fiE_

STUV WXY Z 01234

ThetittesunderLabelwi[[change
asyoudick onthe sourcename.

Tfthedashesarechosen,the
sourcenamewit[bethedefault

nameasit appearsabove(under

theSource).

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Customizethe

namesof your

surf channe[

Listsfor up to

fourpeopl_

CLickon yourSpecia[ Features
Menuicon in the menudisplay.

Crick on the Surf ID item in the

menu. CUck again and your screen

will be replaced by a b|ue one,

showing all your available surf tists.

Highlightthe SurfchannetUst you
want to edit by clickingon it.
CEckrepeatedlyon the [abe[to
cyclethroughthe availablenames.

Note:Besureto indicate the specific
channellistyou wish to edit. For

example,Surf 2 shouldbeselected

if SurfI hasa{readybeen edited.

Crickon EDITto enterthe labet edit

screen.An atphabet, including
somesymbolswit[ appear.SpeUout
the nameyou want by clicking on
one letter after the other (up to

10 characters).CEckon EXITto

return to the SurfID screen.

_ Special

Features

Timer Setup

Ch. Labels

Auto Demo

f

Surf Label

Clickon anotherSurf charmer|ist
to continueediting, or dick on

EXl"rto returnto the Specia[
FeaturesMenu. ToprogramSurf2,

3, and 4, dick on those specific
optionsand repeat stepsone
throughfour above.See page21

for additiona[information.

Crickon another option, or dick
on the regularscreento returnto

normalviewing.

If you wantto returna labeltothe

defaultname.editthenameusing
allspacesinp_oceof letters.

Customizedsur/channeltistscan
bedisabledbychaodngthat option
underlabelsotheywillnotappear
in thesurfingdisplaywhenpressing
thesurfbutton.

Surf 3
Surf 4

Thetittesunde[Labelwill.change
asyoucEckonthe Surfname.If

thedashesarechosen,theSurf

namewill.bethedefauttnameas

it appears above (under the word

Surf).

DAD

DEF G H I J K LM NO
TUVWXYZ 0 1 2 3 4

56789, . I&#+

A

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Clickon your SpecialFeaturesicon in
the menudisplay.

Select Parental CtL in the menu by

clickingon it. Clickagain to enter the
parentalcontrotmenu(Par.CtL).

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Determine

the channels
and video

your

can access,

Clickon BlockCh. andthe screenwill
be replacedby a bluescreenListingall

of youravailable channels.Clickon
the channelnumbersthat you wish to

block.The screenEststhe channelas
Unbiocked.Clickon the channelagain

and it will read Blocked.CLickEX]Tto
return to the parentalcontrol menu.

ClickBlockVideoandyou will be
giventhe option to block at[ Video

inputs exceptAnt/CaMe 1 and 2.

SelectSet Hoursin the menuby
clickingon it. Clickagain to set the
amountof timeyou want the channel

blockedfor: 1 to 99 hours.Click on
arrowsto increase or decreasethe
time.

Click on Set Passwordtwice to choose
a numberthat wilt protectthe channel

A displaywilt appearon the bottomof
your screen,promptingyou to enter a
four-digit code.Click on anyfour
numbersfrom the list, or enter a

numberusingthe NUMBERKEYPADon
your remote. Afteryou enter it once,
you must enter it againto verify it.
Afteryou verifythe password,the
screenautomaticallydisplaysLock

OnlOff

--_ Special

Features

Timer Setup
Ch. Labels

Source ID

_O arental

Set Hours
Set Password

Lock On/Off

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L'tickOnorOffto haveyourEntertainment I More Channels ,_,
Machine enablethe channelblocking

(On), or to ignore it (Off).

_.you do notset the hoursorp_sword, .youw_Unot be

obleto enoble the blod_ J_oture.f

S/_/d you/or_t t/_ pesswordyou_,_ed, parento/

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_meexpire,_ cunnotbe _ust_.

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.SpecialFeaturesmenuandenteryourp_-

word,thenset_ck toO_.

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Your

Entertainment

Machinewill

showyou

all your

menuoptions.

Click on your FeaturesMenu icon
in the menu display.

Select Auto Demoin the menuby

clickingon it. C|ick on it againto
choosewhetheryou want the

Auto DemoOnor Off.

Clickon the regularscreento
have the Auto Demobegin.

Auto Demodisplaysmanyof the

menusend disp_ys.yourZenith
Erd_ment M_ne has,showing

you the _out and_af:ion of
5"ouroptions.

Tolet you know it'srunning,

Auto Demoplacesan animated

iconinthe upper-rightcomerof

your sc_en.

-_ Special

Features

Timer Setup
Ch. Labels

Source ID
Surf ID

Prexn'nganykeyontheremoteor

pont pane(ofyourEntertainment

Machinewifftemporari@ystopthe

demo.Tocancelthedemo,you

mustturnofftheAutoDemo.

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CEck on your Audio Menu icon from the
menu disptay. Your options are:

• Bass:Increase/decrease tower-endsounds.

• Trobte: Increase/decreasehigher-end sounds.

• Balance: ALtowsyou to putthe sound moreto

the left or right channel

• Audio Mode: Choosefrom stereosound,
mono, or SecondAudio Programming(SAP).

• SoundRite: Scansfor changesin sound level

duringcommercials,then adjuststhe sound
to match your current Level

• Front Sum. Turnthe front surroundsound
speakersofT.or off.

• Rear SUIT:Increaseor decreasethe sound

Leverof the rear surroundspeakers.

• BBEAudio: Choosethe Levelthe BBESound
Control is set to.

• Speakers:Turnthe regularspeakerson or off.

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Menu

_ udio

Balance
Audio Mode

SoundRite
Front Surr ,r

Rear Surr
BBE Audio

Speakers

Customize

thesound

onyour
Entertainment

t4achin_

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€tickonceon the item youwant to
modifyto hightightit.

Youwilt be abteto either click directty
on any part of the adjustmentbar,or on
arrowsto increaseand decreasesettings

one step at a time.

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Crickon the regutarscreento return to

F

normatviewing.

Not ogprogrommingisbroodcostin

stereosound.

Pmgrummingthat doesn'tbroodcostSAP
moybesilent whenyou setyour

EntertoinmentMachineon thissetting.

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STEREOSOUND

t4ONOSOUND
2NDAUDIO/SAP

BBESOUNDCONTROL

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Stereo(stereophonic) soundrefersto audiothat hasright and [eft signals.

Mono (monauraL)soundis one channetof sound.On morethan one speakerat[ the speakersplaythe sameaudio.

SecondAudio Programming(SAP)isanother, separate,audio channelavailablewith someprogramming.

ChoosingSAPoften refersto tistening to audio in anotherlanguage,suchasSpanishor French.
Expandsthe rangeof tones yoursound systemdelivers,givingyou higher highs,and towertows.

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Custom|ze the

picturequaUt,j

onyour

Entertainment

Machine.

Crickon yourVideoMenuicon from
the menu display.Youroptionsare:

• Contrast: Changesthe amount of
difference between blacklevels and

white revels in your picture.

• Bdghtness: Increasesor decreasesthe
amount of white in your picture.

• Coton Adjustlevers of aLLcotors.

• Tint: Adjust the relative amountsof the
corotred and greenin your picture.

• Sharpness: Raiseor tower the
definition of the picture.The towerthe

lever, the softer the imagewill appear.

• ColorTemp: Adjust the corot qualities
of the entire picture at once:warm,

medium, and cool-

• Video Fttten Reducesnoise to enhance
picture ctarity.

• Skin Tone: Automaticattyadjuststhe
appearanceof skincolor, makingit

more natural-
Video Preset: Choosefroma rangeof

optionsdependingonyourviewing
situation. Customusesthe settings you

havemanuattychosen,while Preset
restoresthe levelsto their originalsettings.

Brightness

Color
13nt

Color Temp
Video Filter

Skin Tone
Video Preset

CLickon the item you want to

modifijto hightightit.

YouwiE be ableto either dick
directlyon any partof the adjust-

ment bar,or on arrowsto increase

and decreasesettingsone at a time.

Crickthe screento return to normal

TV viewing.

SomeoneleJtthe pit-Lurelooking

terrible?3us_choosePresetunder
VideoPresett_ get the regularpicture

qmc .

Yourmoch'JT_videoselecUons€_n be

di._uent[or eachsour_ _od_'ng

the setb'ngsin onesouroewig not
changese_'ngsfn anothersource.

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YOURPICTURE-IN-PICTURE FEATURE

The Picture-In-Picture (PIP) function aLLowsyou to put a smatter
picture, catted the "inset," on the bigger screen, or the "main"

picture. Don't want to miss any of the big game, but hate
commercials? Just put the game in the inset, and surf with the
main picture.

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Picture-in-

picture

explained.

2-TUNER PIP FEATURE

NormaLLy,you would need some other piece of equipment, Like a
VCR,to act as a tuner to receive and display a second channel at

the same time. Your Entertainment Hachine eliminates that need
by giving you two _ners in one TV. PIP is always avaiLabLe, no

matter what equipment you have.

WORKINGWITH PIP

This is whereyour MBRTrakbattremoteis put to the most use.ALL
of the functions PIP hasareaccessiblethroughthe menusthat

popup on-screenwhenyou useyour TrakbatLThere'smore about
that on the foLLowingpage.

3ust Eke your Entertainment Machine's main screen, PIP will. need
a source to take its image from. When you set the main screen
source to Antenna/CabLe 1 or 2, the PIP source wiLLautomatically
set to that as weLL You can adjust and/or request a different

source under the Source menu (see page 20).

PIP SNAPSHOT

Thisfeature enablesyouto freezethe mainimage into the FIPframe

orview anotherimagein the PIP framewith the touchof a button.

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Picture-in-Picture MainPicture

POSSIBLEREASONSFORADJUSTENGPIP SOURCE

1. You usea cableboxto receivepremiumchannels,and have it
"Loopedout_ on the back of the W. Setthe PIP sourceto the

cableboxsource,andthe Inset wilt displaythe premium
chal_nels,whichcan then be swappedwith the main picture.

2. You want to watch a video tape, but keep scanning for another
movie or game. Set the PIP source to VIDEO 1, 2, or 3 and you
can watch the VCR and TV, swapping between the two.

Youcannothove the 14ainSource.fromAnt/CableI and
the PZPsourcein Ant,/CabLe2 or viceversa.PIPmust
be Me someAnt,/Cabtesourceas Me mainor one of the

videosources.

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P,GE3°IOP,,,T,ONIP,<TU,,.,,,<TU,E

._m GetL'ingthe

ost fromthe

P andother

ThePIPfunctionscanall befoundin the on-screen

menuthat appearswhenyouroethe pointerto theleft

sideofthescreen.

Traidll Speed Adjustthe amount

Adjusthowfast the _ Captioldng oftime before
pointermovesin CLickthis to enter your Entertainment
relationto your the dosed caption MachineshutsitseLf
moving the TrakbatL menu. off. See page26

Sleep TInNw

FLipsthe PTP_ _Ib, J
image with the _ v

mainpicture.

PIP On/Off _ I_ I I'_

Turnsthe PIP _-_f I F
function on and off. r I • •
Whenthis is on, I • "

aLLthe foLLowing I " I

optionsareavailabLe.
Whenit's off, only

this option, FREEZ 1---...--.1
and Surfto PIP are

I.Iavailable.

FREEZ

Letsyou stop the
imageon screen.
If PIP is on, the

picture in the inset
wiLLfreeze. If PIP

is off, the main
screenimagewiLLbe
frozen andplacedin

a PIPinset.

_REEZ

::(i

PIP Size

Choosebetweena

_e

I

=.l

r---].:

.S

<-n->

PIP betweenthe sound

large or smaLLPIP
inset picture.

F_PNew

CLickon this to place
the PIP anywhere.

Onceyou dick you't[
be movingthe PIP
around.CLickagain to
set the PiP at that
|ocation.

Audio Swap

Switchesyou

CHAN that accompanies

the main picture,

and the soundfor
the PIPinset.

T

Commep:iatSurf to PIP

With oneclick this puts
v_lateveris on the main

screeninto the PZPset,
and Letsyou movethrough
your selectedsurfUst, for
a one minute time period.
It wilt then automaticaLLy
return the picture backto

the mainscreen.

PIP Source

CUckhereto set

the sourcesignal
for the PIP.

Switchbetweenchan-

nelse|ectionforthe
MainandPIPimages.

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CEckonyour PIP Menuicon in
the menu display.

SeLectSize in the menu by
cEckingon it once.

Youhave two sizesavaiLabLefor
the PIP inset picture:Small and
Large.

Setect the size you want your
PIP inset to beby clickingon the
Sizeitem. The inset wilt appear
and changesizeto showyou the
difference,evenif the PIP has
not been turned on.

Toadjust the other options,
Contrast andTint, clickon those

items.

Menu

i {'_---I PIP

Contrast

i Tint

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Control

the picture

quaUties
ofyour

PIPinset.

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SmaU PIP

CLickon the regularscreento
returnto normalviewing.The PIP
wiLtthen disappearif it hasnot

beenturned on.

Note:ContrastandTint are
adjustedthe sameasthey are in

the Video Menu,onLynowthey

affect the PIP insetimage. See
VideoMenu page 34.

AUthe restofthePIPoptionsare
avaitabteusingyour TrakbaU..See
pageMLand38.fora.fulldescrip-

tion.

Elk

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PIP

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Thisis the mostcommonway to refer to the Picture-In-Picture(PIP) option.

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Controlling

the Main

and PIP

audio/video

usingyour

TrakbatL

Somefunctionsof PIPcanalsobecontxoUed

usingtheChannel/Timedisplay.

TurnPIP on. CUckthe TrakbaLt
once, and roLLthe pointerto the

right sideof the screen.

The displaywilt be in two parts.
The highUghtedpart wiLLindicate
the modeyou'rein (Main or PIP).
CLickon the darkenedpartto
changeto operatingthe other

mode.

Ifthe bottom section(PIP) is

highlighted,you'LLbe changing
stationsin the PEPinset. To

changestationson the main
picture,highlight the top haLf
beforechangingchannels.

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d"

I Surf 1

4:55

Mono

Instead of goingto the Audio
Swapoption in the PIP/Features

Menu,simply dick on the smaU
musicalnote icon on the Leftof

the Channel/Timedisplay.The
note that is highlightedteLlsyou
whichaudioyou areListening to.

Youcanbe listeningto the PIP
audio, but sb'Uchangingthe main

picture'schanneL

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4:55

Mono

PIP Ch. 05

Ch. _'
Ch. _,"

All Chan

Flashback

Surf 1

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Youcan usemostof the optionson your Entertainment Machineby

pressingvariousbuttons.

MENUS

Pressingthe MENUbutton repeatedlywilt cycleyou throughaUthe

av_ailabtemenusthat controlyour EntertainmentMachine's settings.

Oncein a menu,you can setectan item by pressingthe UP/DOWN
arrowsto hightight one. Then,to modifythat option, you can choose

it by pressinga RIGHT/LEFTarrow.

Changing LabeLsand I.D.s require modifying options from a bLue-screen

menu. fn these memJs aLLfour of the arrow buttons witt move the
cursor around the screen. Pressing FLSHBK wiLLcycle through options

where the screen indicates.

Pressing ENTERwitt reaveyour current menu,and bringup the
Time/ChanneLDisplay.QUIT witt leavethe current menu,andtake

everythingoff your screen.

O,ER,TIONI R .OT IP,GE3,

Usingthe
buttonson

your remoteto

controlyour
Entertainment

Machine.

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SURF

The SURFbutton on yourremote wiLLcycleyou throughyour

four surf menus.

The currentSurfUstwiltappearin the Surf displayin towerright of

your screen.Surf1-4 meansthat your channelchangingusingthe

channelup or downwilt be limited to the channelsthat have been
chosenfor your Surf List.Whenthe ListdisplayreadsNo Surfing,then

aLLadded channelswitL be availabtefor you to choosefrom when
channelingupor down.

MODE
Yourremotecontrol canoperate up to five different piecesof
equipment.Theseare called its "modes."Whenyou are usingthe
remoteto operateyour EntertainmentMachine,it is in TVmode,

VCRmodewhenoperatingyour VCR,andso on. Thereare modesavait-

abteto control two "Auxitia_ items. Thisis for an externalstereosys-
tem, or simptymoreVCRs,a DVD,Laserdisc,or any other pieceof

hometheater.

Youcan changethe currentmodeby pressingeither Leftor right on the

RODEbutton. Anindicatorwilt tight to showyouthe currentmode.

VCR/DVD FUNCTIONS

;;he buttonsat the very bottom of your remotecorrespondto functions

for yourZenith VCRor DVD.The remotehasalreadybeen programmed

with the codethat operatesmost Zenith VCRs,so you can usethose

buttonswithout haveto gothrough the programmingprocess.Forany
other brand,referto page43 to see howto programnew codes.

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F

Using the

ten-button

front panel to

operate the

menus.

Press POWERon the control panel

to turn on your Entertainment

Machine.

To access the menus, push the

MENU button on the control

paneL. CycLethrough the various
menus by pushing the button
repeatedly.

Pressthe SELECTbutton
repeatedlyto highlight the option

you wantto modify.

Presseither Rightor Lefton the

ADJUSTbutton to modify the
option you havechosen.

Push the ENTER button to return

to normal TV viewing.

.--'"" ControlPanel

y-" ENTEK

.4AD,]i._Tt. SELECT MENU ,, VOLUME* . CHANNEL* POWER

C 2D

ReJerto the vadouspagesonhow

to usetheon-screenmenususing

your remote.

TheCHANNELend VOLUMEbuttons
workjust as theydoon your

remotecontroL

Lostthe remote? ¢011Zenith ot
1-800-255-6790 to oskobout

purchasingo newone.Any other

brandbesidesZenithwillnot
perj_rmoU ofb_eposdl_efuncb'ons

onyour TV.

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Selectthe equipment you want to
program,then turn to pages42-43 to
find the programmingcode appropriate
for the type and brandof equipment.
Makesurethe equipmentis turned on.

h

Point the MBRTrakbatlremote at the

w v

pieceyou'reprogramming,and press
MUTEand FLSHBKat the sametime.

HoLdunti[ one of the modeindicator

LEDsUghts.

Usethe MODE Right/Left button
to selectthe appropriatemodefor

your equipment.

With the NumberKeypad,enter the
three digit codeyou foundin step 1
and pressENTER.If the codeis
accepted,the modeindicator LEDwit[

blinkthree times. If it is not accept-

ed, the LEDwitt not b|ink.

OPERATION PROGRAMMINGTHEREMOTE PAG E 4 1

Operate
all of your

hometheater
and stereo

hardware
with the

MBRTrakbaU.

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NOTE:TheTV and VCRmodeswit[ onty
acceptcodesfor those types of prod-
ucts.TheAUX 1, AUX2, and CabLe
modeswill accept codesfor any kind
of product.

Pushthe POWERbutton to turn off the
equipment.Ifnothing happens,repeat

the processfromstep 1, andtry the

next codenumber.

Toget o_ of Progrommingbefore

you enter a code,just pressthe

°

QUIT buttononyour remote

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P,GE,2 IOPE.T,ONI CO0 S

f

_nd the codes

you need to

programyour

remote.

TVs

Admiral........ 116 121 130 Goldstar ....... 103 104 119 MontgomenjWard 103 104 105

Akai .......... 104 Hitachi ........ 102 103 121 121 130 133

Amark......... 103 146 129 163 NEC .......... 104 119

AOC.......... 104 [ntecl ......... 101 Orion ......... 176

BeLt+ Howe|t.. , 121 3CPenney ..... 104 110 114 Panasonic ...... 106 107 160

Broksonic ...... 131 136 JVC ......... 125 132 164 Phi|co ......... 103 104 112

Candle ........ 139 KMC......... 103 113 139

Centurion ...... 119 KTV ......... 103 104 138 PtfiUps........ 112 113

Citizen ........ 121 139 Kurazai....... 121 Pioneer........ 135

Contec ........ 141 LG ........... 184 Portland ....... 103

Coronado....... 103 Lodgenet. .. 121 ProScan........ 116 157 162

Cr_vn ......... 103 Logik ......... 121 Quasar ........ 106 107

Curtis Mathes.... 11G 119 121 LXI........... 119 133 137 RCA.......... 104 116 126

Deewoo........ 149 159 Magnavox ...... 103 112 113 157 161 162

Daytron........ 119 117 119 127 167 168

Elektra 121 128 130 139 Realistic .105 123 124

........ 165 ......

Emerson ....... 103 104 123 Majestic .121 Sampo ........ 119

Fisher......... 109 118 Megatron....... 146 Sanyo......... 108 109 118

GE ........... 106 107 114 Memorex ....... 121 Scott ......... 119 124

133 147 104 113 114 119

• 117 119 166

.... 167

124 131 136 ......

145 176 Marantz........ 104 120 155 Samsung ....... 103 119 134

116 117 161 MGA/Mitsubishi... 104 119 120 Sears .103 108 109

130 133 140 ........

155 169 178 110 111 218

TV/VCRs

Adventura ...... 154

Broksonic ...... 182

Emerson ....... 158

Daewoo......... 148

Funai ......... 154

Go[dstar ....... 153 RCA.......... 179 Symphordc...... 154

Hitachi ....... 154 Samsung....... 180 XR-IO00 ....... 154

I.XT........... 154 Sansui......... 182 Zenith ......... 153 154 172

Magnavo_ ...... 173 181 Sharp ......... 179 182 183

Panasonic...... 174 SyLvania....... 154

141

134

Sharp......... 103 105 122

Signature 2000... 103 104 105

SOny.......... 115 143 151

Soundesign..... 139

S_vanJa ....... 112 113 117

Tatung ........ 106

Teknika........ 103 112 121

Telerent........ 103 121

Toshiba........ 110 111 134

XR-IO00 ....... 121

Yorx .......... 119

Zenith......... 101 142 149

Zenith Sta_ight.. 175

133 137 156
169

113 114 119
121 130 133

170

119 127 128
139

124 139

171

177

VCRs

Admim|........ 208 261

Adventura ...... 231

Aiwa.......... 231

Akai .......... 223 238 241

AudioDynamics .. 202 218 206

Broksonic ...... 221 226 233

Canon......... 214

Citizen ........ 209

Craig.......... 212

Criterion ....... 239

Curtis Mathes .... 214

Curtis Mathes.... 25g

Daewoo........ 244 246 248

Dayt_on........ 236 246

DBX .......... 202 218

Emerson....... 203 209 221

fisher ......... 211 212 213

Funai ......... 231

247

250 255

254

223 226 233
235 243 250

247

GE ........... 214 216 220 NEC .......... 202 218

GoVideo ....... 256 262 263 Optimus ....... 208 209 259

Goldstar ....... 209 273

Hitachi ........ 215 231 257

Instant Replay... 214 227 Phi|co......... 207 214

[nteq ......... 273

JC Pennay ...... 214 215 218 Pioneer.. 210 215

JVC .......... 202 224 225 PorLLand....... 246

Kenwood....... 202 Quasar ........ 214 259

Logik ......... 239 ECA .......... 215 216 220

IX/ ........... 20g 231 227 240 242

Magnavox ...... 207 214 231 Realistic ....... 206 208 212

Marentz........ 207 218 214 231

Marta ......... 209 Samsung ....... 220 230 238

Memorex....... 206 212 214 Sansui......... 239

Mitsubish| ...... 204 222 252 Scott 204 205 233

MontgomeryWard 208 214 216

MuLtiTech ...... 239

275 Orion ......... 233 250

Panason_ ...... 214 251 259

Pentax ........ 215

PMlips ........ 207 214 227

227 ......

258 268 ProScan........ 216 260

249 260 267

231 Sanyo......... 206 212 247

264 .........

219 231 249 Sears ......... 206 209 211

243

212 215

Sharp ......... 208 261 272

Shintom ....... 239

Signature 2000... 208 214 216

Sony.......... 232 274

Sony Beta/VHS,.. 237

SonyVideo8 ..... 217

Sylvania ....... 207 214 227

Symphonic...... 231

Tashiko........ 209

Tatung ........ 202

Teac.......... 202 231

Teknika ........ 209 234

Toshiba........ 205 215 271

Vector Research .. 204 218

XRolO00 ....... 239

Yamaha........ 202 218

Zenith......... 201 224 225

Zenith Beta ..... 237

219 231 249

261

229 273

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CABLE/SATELLITE/SET-TOPS

AUegro ........ 358 362 _/C Satellite..... 389

ALLegroA-B Switch 361 KaleVision...... 335

AmeHcast ...... 383 Macom........ 321

DISH NetworkSateUite 389 Hacom Satellite .. 314

GE ............ 367 Hagnavox ...... 334

Gemini ........ 305 331 338 MagnavoxDSS ... 390

GeneralInstrument 304 305 306 NSC .......... 335 339 368

HamLin........ 302 303 345 Panasonic...... 313 320

Hitachi DSS..... 392 393 PanasonicDSS ... 386

HughesDSS..... 392 Paragon(Zenith).. 333

_erroid ........ 304 _07 308 PhiUps ........ 347 350 352

307 308 309 369 370

310 318 Oak .......... 311 332 342

365 366

309 310 318 354 355

360 363 382 Pioneer........ 315 343

LASER DISC PLAYERS

Denon......... 402 403

Mitsubishi ...... 403

Panasonic ...... 405

Pioneer ........ 402 403

OPE..ONI IP,OE,3

Prirnestar SatHLite 388

RCADSS ....... 373 394

Radio Shack..... 362

RegaL......... 356

Regency ....... 329

Samsung......

Scientific Atiante

Sony DSS......

Sprucer.......

StandardComp..

Stargate ......

Texscan.......

Tocom........

ToshibaDSS....

Sanyo......... 401

Sony.......... 404

• 335
316 323 336

364
387

313
335

379
339 356 371
317 318 346

391

Unika ......... 348

Unika ......... 362

United Satellite .. 344

Universal....... 358 362

Vid Tech ....... 340

Video Way ...... 349

Viewstar ....... 354 355 369

Zenith......... 301

Zenith HT-2000... 353

Zenith PM ...... 374

Zenith DrakeSateLlite 312 330

zenith HD Set-Top 385
zenith NICSet-Top. 384 395

zenith SateUite... 328 351 378

Zenith......... 401

372

Findthe codes
you needto
programyour

remote.

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AUDIO TAPE DECKS

Denon......... 455 Kenwood....... 450

Harman/Kardon... 456 Onkyo......... 468

3VC .......... 457 PMUps DCC..... 454

AUDIO CO PLAYERS

Akai ...... ,... 409 424 Megnavox ...... 421 422 433

Ca_er ......... 510 434

Crown......... 410

Denon......... 411

Fisher......... 412 438

Gotdstar ....... 460

Harman/Kardon... 413 Onto ......... 430

3VC .......... 415 Panasonic ...... 431 432

Kenwood....... 412 416 417 PMUps ........ 421 433 434

441 Pioneer ........ 431 435

Mitsubishi ...... 423 424

NAD.......... 425 426 447

Nakamichi...... 427 428

NEC .......... 429

DVD PLAYERS

Deno_......... 523 524

Marantz........ 521

Mitsubishi ...... 525

Panasonic...... 523 524

PhiUps/Magnavox 521

Pioneer........ 527

AUDIO TUNER AND AMPLIFIERS

Carver......... 510

Denon......... 462 463

Rs_r ......... 464 505

GoLdstar....... 460

Harman/_rdon... 465

3VC .......... 466

Keowood ....... 468 469 506

Marantz........ 472 503

Onkyo......... 473

Panasonic ...... 507

Phi|ips ........ 475 476

PMiips/Magnavox 505

Pioneer ........ 477 478 479

Radio Shack..... 487 488

Pioneer ........ 451 478

Sony.......... 452

Technics....... 497

Quasar ........ 432

Radio Shack..... 431 436 439

RCA.......... 437

Sanyo......... 438 43g

Scott ......... 440

Sharp......... 441 442

Sony.......... 443 444 445

Soundesign ..... 461 498 501

Pmscan ........ 526

RCA.......... 526

Sony.......... 522

RCA.......... 508

ReaUsUc....... 480

Sanyo......... 481

Scott ......... 482

Sharp ......... 483

Sherwood ...... 487 488

Sony.......... 489 490 491

440 441

502

492

TechnicsDCC .... 454

Yamaha........ 453

Sylvania ....... 433

Teac .......... 446

Technics ....... 432 459

Toshiba........ 447

Yamaha........ 448

Zenith......... 460 461 498

Toshiba........ 521

Zenith......... 521

Soundesign ..... 461 498 501

Teac .......... 494 495

Technics ....... 497 507 509

Yamaha........ 496

zenith ......... 460 461 498

501 502

5O2

501 502 504
5O5

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P,GE,, I OP R,,.O.I SP C.,LF ^,URES

r

Usethe

Remote

controtto

search for

all possibte

programming

codes.

i L

Turnon the deviceyouwant
to operate.

Pressand hotdthe MUTEand
F_HBK buttonsuntil the

indicator tight turns on.

PressRODELeft/Right untit the

indicator tightis underneaththe

deviceyou'retrying to program
('IV, CABLE,VCR,AUX).

With the NUMBERkeypad,enter

the code0-0-0 (zero-zero-zero),
then pressthe Enterkeyrightaway.

Aimthe remoteat the correct
deviceand pushthe Power

button. Arrowa secondto pass,
then pushthe Powerbutton
again. Repeatuntit the device

turns off.

PushEnterto savethe code.
Theindicator tight on the remote

witt brinkthree times and then
turn off.

PressPowerto turn the device
back on.

YoucangetoutofAutoFind
quJddybypressingtheQuitbutton.

If theindicetorUghtdoesnotturn
offwhileyoupushthe Powerkey,

all thecodeshavebeentriedand

your deviceconicbeprogrammed.

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AmptifierVotumeOverride:

Findthe codethat operatesyour
amp[ifier.Testit to makesureit's the
correctone byfottowingthe procedurein
the "ProgrammingYourRemote_section.

Pressand hotdMUTEand FLSHBKon your
remoteunti[ the indicatorEght stays[it.

PressRODELeft/Right untit the
indicator tight is underthe modethat
you want Amplifier Votumeto appear,

for exampte,TV.

Enterthe specia[code: 4-9-9, then

quickly pressthe ENTERbutton. (The
indicator shoutdbrinkand then turn off.)

oPE,,,,o,I F ,,uRE,IP.oE..

Controlthe
volumeon

your sound
amp[ifier

whitein
other modes.

,_ cable

oo0

!

CabteVotumeOverride:

Findthe code that operatesyour
cablebox.Testit to makesureit'sthe

correctone byfottowing the procedurein
the _ProgrammingYour Remote"section.

Pressand ho[dRUTE andFLSHBKon your
remoteunti[ the indicator light stays[it.

PressRODELeft/Right untit the
indicatortight is underthe samemode
that you chosein step one.

Enterthe_speciatcode:3-9-9, then
quicktypressthe ENTERbutton. (The
indicatorshou[db[ink andthen turn off.)

Yourvotumeand mutekeys

your ompb.fer,whileoUthe other

still operatethe EntertainmentMochin_
Tochangeeverythingbackto de_ul_
reprogromoU buttons_th their orfgfno[
codes.Seethe *ProgrammingYour
Remoten section,page4I.

nowcontrol

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I fyou can't.fnd the codeforyour

ompl_er, usethe Auto Find_eotur_

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PAGE46I I .^,NTEN^NCE

f

Caring

foryour

Entertainment

Machine.

Carefuland regularcleaningcanextendthe amountoftime you wig.havewith yournewEntertainment

Machine.Be sureto turnthe poweroffandpullout the plugbeforeyoubeginany cleaning.

SCREEN

CABINET CLEANING

EXTENDEDABSENCE

CLEANING

1

Spraya smaLLamountof glasscleaneron a soft cloth andwipe the screenuntil it's clean.

2.

Here'sa great wayto keepthe dustoff your screenfor awhile. Wet asoft clothin a mixture of lukewarm
wateranda Little fabricsoftenerordishwashingdetergent.Wringthe cloth until it's almostdry,and
then useit to wipe the screen.

3.

Makesurethe excesswateris offthe screen,andthen Letit air-drybeforeyou turn onyour
EntertainmentMachine.

1. Use a soft cloth with a mild soap solution to wipe the cabinet (avoid using any cleaner that says
"industrial strength" on the label

2. Rinse the cloth and wipe the cabinet again.

3. Let the cabinet aft-dry before turning the Entertainment Machine on.

If you LeaveyourEntertainmentMachinedormantfor a longtime (suchasa vacation),it's a good
ideato unplugthe powerto protectagainstpossibledamagefromLightning or powersurges.If you use

an off-air antenna,youmay alsowantto disconnectit fromthe hackofyourEntertainmentMachine
before leaving.

PICTUREINTERFERENCE

Eventhoughyou maybe getting cable,the signalmay be weak,which meansthe qualityof your
picturemaysufferdueto otherfactors. If there are problemswith the imageon your Entertainment

Machine, consultthe TroubLeshootingguideonthe foLLowingpages.

VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER FIXED-PATrERN DISPLAYS

If you useyour EntertainmentMachineto pLayvideo gamesor for other usesthat havesingle,fixed
images, suchas a photo-CDplayer,you shouldavoidsetting the BrightnessLeveltoo high. If static

images, like network identification patterns,areleft sitting for too Long,they canLeavea permanent

impression on the picturetube. Youcanreduce the chanceofthis happening by LimiUn9the amount
of time you usethe fixed-imagedisplay,and by reducing the contrastand brightnessLevelsor using
the Gamepreset.

CLEANING THE TRAKBALL

Sometimesthe TrakbaLtgetsgreasyor dirty, whichcan affect it's performance.To clean it, moistena
cloth with a solutionof dish washingdetergentandwater. GentLywipe the exposedarea ofthe

Trakbatt,roLLingit with your thumb.Allowthe remoteto dry beforeusing it again.

NOTE:DoNOTuseaLcohoLor other"cLeaning fluids"anywhereon the remotecontrol

Zf you unplugyour EntertainmentMachine,you mayhoweto resetthe clockusingthe

ClockSetmenudescribedeadier.

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SYMPTOMS

Snowypicture and unclearsound.

Muffipte images or "ghostshadows:

REFERENCEITRO,.LES.OOT,NOIPAOE4,

SOLUTIONS

• Checkyour antennaconnectionor location

• Checkyour cableinput.

• Checkto see if the TV/.VCRbutton on ,yourVCRhas the TVselected.

• Checkyour antennadirectionand/or location.

• Checkyour cable input

• Make surethe cablefrom yourantenna to your EntertainmentMachineis

properlyconnected.

Somequick
andeasy
tipsto fixing
problems
yourself.

Interference: Sharp tines across
the screenand lousy sound.

Normal picture but no sound.

No picture and unclear sound.

No picture and no sound.

The_llowing may causeimageproblemsor distom'on:

Electricalappliances,powe(fu!lights, cars, truces;computersor
portablephones;medica[equipment

• If possibleincreasethe distancebetweenyour EntertainmentMachine and
the offending appUance.Orshutone of them off.

• Checkvolumelevels.

• Hakesurethe TVis not Muted.

• Try anotherchannel The problemmaybe the broadcast,not your

EntertainmentMachine.

• Are the AudioA/V cablesproperlyinstalled?

• Are the wiresfor externalspeakers(if you haveexternal speakers)

properlyinstalled?

• Makesureyour speakersare turnedon underthe Audiomenu.

• If youraudiomodeis set to SAP,that channelmay not have a SAPprogram.

• Are you in TV or cable tuning mode,and shouldbe in the other?

• Hakesureoutputchannelson aLLA/V equipmentareon the samechannel(3 or 4).

• Checkthat all connectionsareUght.

• Is the ACpowerpluggedin?

• Checkthat your ACpoweroutlet works.(Test it by pluggingin something

elseor tnj anotherplug.)

• Hakesureyour brightnessand audiocontrolsare set property.

• Try anotherchanneL.The problemmay be with the broadcast.

No color, but the sound is O.K.

o

Picture hasa big black box
on it, but the soundis O.K.

Picture hastwo horizontal

black bars, one on top and

one on bottom.

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• Checkthe color control in the Video menu.

• Try anotherchanneL.The problemmaybe with the broadcast.

The CC(cLosedcaption) option may be in Text mode.Select Caption 1, or OFF
in the CapUons/Textmenu.(Seepage 25).

Yourprogramis in Letterbox. Thismeans that the shapeof your TVis a
square,but the programis a rectangle.Thinkof the barsasempty spacethe

programdoesn'tfilL; not picturethat's blockedout. Becausethis format isa
direct representation of film asyousee it in the movies, you are actuallyseeing

MOREof the programwhenyou seethose bars.Trustus.

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Somequick

and easy

tips to fixing

problems
yourself.

Remote control doesn't work.

Zn_cator Ught on remote
comes on but remote doesn't

transmit.

• Makesurethe batteriesare fresh andinstaUed properly.

• Makesurethe batteriesare inserted in the remote properly.

Menuoptionscan'tbe
changedor selected.

No picture or sound
when any non-cabLesource

is selected.

Weak or no Stereo Sound
when using a stereo VCR.

Desired PIP sourceis not
setectabte.

The PIP inset is black or

lacks contrast.

The PIP inset is "snow" when
the sourceis Ant/CaMe 1 or 2.

Time is incorrect.

• Try unpluggingyour EntertainmentMachine for a few minutes,
then plugit backin.

• Checkto see if the sourceequipmenthasbeen turned on.

• Makesurethat the connectionsare secureon the backof your Entertainment
Machineand onthe sourceequipment.

* Checkto see if aLLthe connectionsare secure.

• Lookin the Audiomode menuto see if all the settings are correct.

• Youare usingchannel3 or 4 to view yourVCR.Nostereosoundis present
underthat decision.

YourEntertainmentMachine automaticaLLysetsth_ PIP sourceto
Antenna/CabLe1 or 2 if that is the sourcefor the main picture.

• Youmight want to adjust the PIP picture settingsunderthe PIPmenu.

• Checkthat aLLthe wiresare connectedproperly.

• Checkto seeif your input sourcefor PIP is set correctly.

• Lookto see if the TV/VCRbutton on your VCRhasthe TV selected.

• Automatic: Check to see if PBS Channel is correct and then check

Time Zone/DayLight Savings time settings under CLockmenu. PBS station may

not be broadcasting time data (use manual setting).

• ManuaL: Make sure the time was set initiaLLy. ProbabLy power was Lost,

If oil eLse_aib, call1-847-391-8752, thenpush5, between7:00 am and 8:00 pm C.e.ntmtStandardTime.

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ADVANCED SURF

In addition to your normal channel Listing, you can customize up to four different channel

Lists to fit different members of your family: movie channeLs for the kids, the sports chan-

nel for Dad, etc. See page 24 to set up surf channel Listsand page 30 to customize the
names of your channel Lists.

PIP SNAPSHOT

With the pressof a buttonyou can freezethe image fromyour main screeninto a large
PIP inset. Pressingthe button a secondtime enablesnormal PIPviewing. Pressingthe

button a third time removesPIPfromthe main screen.Seepages35-37.

AUTOMATIC TIME SET

Youca_.haveyour EntertainmentMachineread a signalsent overPBSbroadcasts,andset
the time and date automatically.Seepage22.

CHANNEL LABELS

Instead of Leaving it up to channel numbers to Let you know what you're watching, you
can choose labels for the various channels (HBO, CNN, ABC, etc.). You can also Letthe

Entertainment Machine use the labels that some stations broadcast themselves. See
Channel Labels, page 28.

Hereare a few

featuresthat

makeyour
Entertainment

Hachinemore

fun to use.

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SOURCE ID CUSTONXZXNG

If you have a number of other pieces hooked up to your Entertainment Machine, instead
of t_/ing to remember the name of the jack you hooked them up to, just refer to page 29

to customize the name of the equipment as it shows up under the Source Menu or on your
Channel/Time display.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Usinga password-protectionsystem,parentscan blocka channelthat they don't want
their kids to be watching. Seepage31.

E-TUNER PXP
TeLevisions require to a tuner to turn signals into watchabLe programs. Conventional TV's
only have one tuner, and require another machine, such as a VCR,to receive another set
of signals to use Picture-In-Picture. Your Entertainment Machine has a second tuner built

fight in, so there is no need to rely on other equipment for your PIP display. See PIP

overview on page 35.

AUTO DENO
Tofamiliarize yourselfwith the layoutof all your menuoptionsand choices,Auto Demo

canbe turned on. It wiLLcyclethroughaLLthe menus,displayingthem on your screenfor
a few seconds.Seepage 32.

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A complete

Listof

definitions

for words

foundin

this guide.

2-TUNER PIP

75 OHM RF CABLE

Thisfeaturesallowsyouto viewa secondchannel whilemaintaininga

picture on the mainscreen.

Theroundcablethat comesfroman off-airantennaor cableservice
provider.Eachendlooks[ike a hexshapednut with a wire sticking

throughthe middle,andit screwsontothe threaded jackon the back
ofyour TV.

A/V CABLES

A/V DEVICE

ADD

AMPLIFIER

ANTENNA

BBESOUNDCONTROL

CAPTIONS

CAPTIONSWHEN
MUTED

CLICK

Audio/Videocables.Threecablesbunchedtogether--Right audio(red),

LeEaudio(wMte), and Video(yellow).A/V cablesare usedfor stereo

playbackof videocassettesandfor higherqualitypictureandsound
fromotherA/V devices.

Anydevicethat producesvideoorsound(VCR,DVD,cable box,

ortelevision).

This functionlets you addnew channelsto the Ustthat you'll scroll

throughwhenusingyourremote.

Anextema[machinethat ampLifiessound froma television,CDplayer,
VCR,DVDor otherA/V device.

Thephysicatreceiver oftelevisionsignalssent overthe air.A large

metatpieceof equipmentdoesnot alwayshaveto bevisible for your
hometo be usingan antenna.

Expandsthe rangeof tonesyour surroundsoundsystemdeUvers,
givingyouhigherhighs,andtowertows.

Aform ofsubUtEngthat writesout the dialogfor your program.

SetscapUoningto comeon automaUcaUywhenyour votumeis soft
mutedor muted.

Theact of pressingthe Trakballon your remoteto perform
highUghting,andactivatinga particularfunction/feature.

CONVERGENCE

DATA PORT

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

DELETE

ICON

Thisoptionletsyoucorrectforcolorseparationin yourpicture.

Ajack for hookingupoptionatequipment that givesyou accessto the
Intemet throughyourW.

"Observed"meansthat your EntertainmentMachinewill adjustyour
time setting at the appropriatetimes of theyear. "NotObserved"wit[

not.Set this dependingon whetheryourviewingareausesDayLight

Savingsor not.

This function letsyou removechannelsthat you don'twatchfromthe

Listyou_[ scrollthrough.

AsmallgrapMcitem onyourscreenthat representsa function or
menuitem.

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INPUT

3ACK

,EFE.E.CEIOLOSS,,YIPAG

Refersto thejackthatreceivesa signatintothe TV,VCRorother
A/Vdevice.

A connectionon the backof a TV,VCR,orany otherA/V device.This
includesthe RFjacksandthe Audio/Videojacks
that are coLor-coded.

Acompl.e_
listof

definitions
forwords
foundin

thisguide.

MODE

MONO SOUND

OUTPUT

PIP

PIP SNAPSHOT

POINTER

SECOND AUDIO

PROGRAMMING/SAP

SIGNAL

SOURCE

Themode determinesthe type of device0_/, VCR,Cable,Aux)that the
remoteis controtEng.

Nono (monauraL)soundisone channelofsound.Onmorethan one

speakeraLLthe speakersplaythe sameaudio.

Refersto thejackthat sandsa signalout ofa VCR,DVD,orother

A/V device.

Thisisthemostcommonwayto refertothe Picture-In-Picture

(PIP)option.

Pressto captureandfreezemain picturewithin largePIPframe.Press

a secondtime andreceivenormalPIPfromanotherchannel Press
againto removePIPfrom the screen.

Theimageof the handthat appearson-screenandpointsto the
optionyou wantto work with.

SecondAudioProgramming(SAP)is another,separate,audiochannet
avaitab[ewith someprogramming.ChoosingSAPoften refersto

listening to audioin anotherlanguage,suchasSpanishor French.

Picture and soundtravelingthrough cable,or on the air,to your

televisionscreen.

Theterm for the equipmentthat providesaudioand video information
to your EntertainmentMachine.Antenna,VCR,DVDplayers,or
CabteBoxesareexamptesof sources.

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STEREOSOUND

SURF

TEXT

TUNER

Stereo(stereophonic) soundrefersto audiothat's dividedinto right

and[eft sides.

Thisfunctioncreatesa customizedfist ofyourf_vorite channels.
Youcanaccessthis groupofchannelsbypushingthe surfbutton on

the remote.

Arbitlanjtext not relatedto the program.

Anydevicethat picksupbroadcastsignalsand turnsthem into

_ictureandsound.

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FEATURE PAGE

2-Tuner PIP ................................... 35, 49

Add/Del/Surf-AdvancedSurf........................... 21

AmpEfier/cabte VotumeOverride ........................ 45

AntennaHookup ................................... 5

AudioHookups ................................... 10

AudioMenu...................................... 33

Auto Demo ...................................... 32

Auto Find....................................... 44

Background ..................................... 25

BasicTetev_sionOperation ............................ 17

Batteries ....................................... 11

Button Functions ............................... 14, 39

Cable ......................................... 5-6

Cable VolumeOverride............................... 45

Caption/Text Menu................................. 23

Channe|Labels.................................... 28

Channe| Search................................... 12

Channel/Time DispLay............................... 38

ClockSet ....................................... 22

Convergence..................................... 13

DVDPLayer....................................... 8

F.xtematStereo ................................... 10

FrontPane[ Diagram................................ 40

Gtossary...................................... 50-51

HomeTheaterSet-up ................................ 9

HookupDirectory ................................... 3

Jack Pack............... , .......... ".............. 4

ILanguage Menu ................................... 24

Loop Out ........................................ 6

Maintenance ..................................... 46

On/Off Timer.............. ...................... _27

OnScreenMenus................................ 18-19

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Parental.Control.................................... 31

Pictur_in-I_cture (PIP) ............................ 35-36

PIP Menu....................................... 37

PIP Snapshot.................................. 35, 49

Programmingthe Remote........................... 41-43

ProjoSetup...................................... 13

QuickStart ...................................... 11

RemoteControt Diagram ............................. 14

Safety Information.................................. 2

Serial,Number..................................... 2

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Sleep Timer...................................... 26

SourceID ....................................... 2g

SourceMenu ..................................... 20

SpecialFeatures................................... 49

SurfID ......................................... 30

SurroundSoundSpeakers.......................... ... 10

TrakbaffRemote................................. 14-16

Troubteshooting................................. 47-48

VCR............................................ 7

Video Menu...................................... 34

Warranty........................................ 54

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ZENITH RESPONSIBILITY

Service Labor

Duringa periodof90 daysfromeffectivewarrantydate,ZenithwiUprovideseMcelaborby a Zenithauthorizedsemitecenter

whenneededasdeterminedbyZenith,asa resultofmanufacturingdefect_

Pam

NeworremanofacWredreplacementsforfactopj_ partswiltbesuppUedby aZenithauthorized
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warrantedforthe remainingportionof theoriginalwanantyperiod.

HomeSewke

Not Covered

Warrantyso,ice for 21" diagonal(U.S.A.) or Largerscreensize modelsispmvidndin the home in mostcases.(Soma

mpaffsmay requirethe unit to be taken bythe seMcerto the repair facility and returned,at no additionalchaRe.)

Thiswarran_j coversmanufacturingdefectsand doesnot coverinstallation, adjustmentof customer controlsin the home,
installation or repairof homeantenna systems,cableconvertersor cable company-suppLiedequipment;it also does

not coverdamagedue to misuse,abuse,nngtigence,acts of Godor other causesbeyondthe coutxotof Zenith. Any

alteration of the productafter manufacture voidsthis wanantyin its entirety.

OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY

Effective W_-rrantyDate Warrantybeginson the dateof ori_na{consumerpurchase.Foryour convenience,keepthe dealers datedbit[ of saleor

ddiveryticket as evidenceof the purchasedate.

Operating Guide Readyour OperatingGuidecarefuLLysothat you wit[ understandthe operationof your set and howto adjustthe customercon_

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WarrantyService For warrantysawicainformation, contact any Zenith authorized seMce center.Partsand servicelabor that amZeniths

respunsibiUty(seeabove) wit[be providedwithout chaRe. Otherserviceis at the owner'se_panse,If you haveany problem
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