Zenith SM2771S Owner’s Manual

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Direct-View Receiver/Monitor

MTS Stereo Audio with

SEq & Surround Sound,

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WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE

PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uuinsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to

persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to

alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

Safety Tips

Refer to the "Safety Tips" booklet that came with your product for important safety considerations.

Power-Cord Polarization

This product is equipped with a polarized alternating- current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the

other.) This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert

the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to

replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpos_ of the polarized plug.

Note to Cable TV System Installer

This reminder is provided to call the cable TV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that

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 the cable entry as practical.

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 jusqu'au fond.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Welcome ........................................... ii

Installation Considerations ........................... ii

CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR TV

Connection Center on Back of TV ................... 1-1

Step 1. Make Basic Connection to TV ................ 1-2

Step 2. Make VCR Connections to TV ............... 1-3

Step 3. Make Surround Sound Connections to TV ...... 1-3

Step 4. Make Audio Connection to Stereo Amplifier ... 1-4

TIlE FIRST TIME YOU OPERATE YOUR TV

Step 1. Connect the Power .......................... 2-1

Step 2. Select Your Language ....................... 2-1

Step 3. Select Your Viewing Source .................. 2-1

Step 4. Use Auto Program .......................... 2-1

Step 5. Set the Clock ............................... 2-2

Step 6. Use Other Options .......................... 2-2

GETI'ING TO KNOW YOUR TV

Typical Control Panel .............................. 3-1

Sleep Timer ...................................... 3-1

OiffOff Timer ..................................... 3-2

REMOTE CONTROL MODEL MBR3420/3430

Im:roduction ...................................... 4-1

Choosing Operating Mode ......................... 4-1

TV Operations .................................... 4-2

VCR Operations .................................. 4-3

Cable-TV Operations .............................. 4-4

Preparation for Use ............................... 4-5

Im;taUing Batteries ................................ 4-5

Programming Brand Codes ......................... 4-6

TV, VCR and Cable-TV Brand Codes ............... 4-7

QUICK REFERENCE TO ON-SCREEN MENUS

Available Menus .................................. 5-1

Basic Menu Operation ............................. 5-1

Menu Operation Example .......................... 5-2

SOURCE MENU

Source Selection .................................. 6-1

Source Identification .............................. 6-1

SETUP MENU

Auto Program ..................................... 7-1

Ch. (Channel) Add/Del ............................. 7-1

Ch. (Channel) Labels ............................... 7-2

Tuning Band ...................................... 7-2

Auto Tuning ...................................... 7-3

Clock Set ......................................... 7-3

Captions ......................................... 7-4

Language ......................................... 7-4

AUDIO MENU

Bass ............................................. 8-1

Treble ........................................... 8-1

Balance .......................................... 8-1

Audio ............................................ 8-1

SEQ (Spatial Equalization) ......................... 8-1

VIDEO MENU

Contrast .......................................... 9-1

Brightness ........................................ 9-1

Color ............................................ 9-1

Tint .............................................. 9-1

Sharpness ........................................ 9-1

Picture Pref. (Preference) ........................... 9-1

PIP MENU (SOME MODELS)

PIP Source ...................................... 10-1

PIP Color ........................................ 10-1

PIP Tint ......................................... 10-1

PIP CONNECTIONS AND OPERATION (SOME MODELS)

Introduction ..................................... 11-1

Basic Picture-In-Picture Connections ................ 11-1

Optional Picture-In-Picture Connection .............. 11-2

Selecting Main Picture and PIP Insert Sources ........ 11-3

Picture-In-Picture Functions ....................... 11-3

MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING

Caring for Your TV ............................... 12-1

Extended Absence ................................ 12-1

TV Picture Interference ........................... 12-1

Before Calling for Service .......................... 12-2

Product Registration Card Recommended Accessories for Your Television

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HOW TO USE YOUR OPERATING GUIDE

This operating guide describes a family of TV models. Some models have features that are not provided on other models, such as Picture-In-Picture. Different control panels and remote controls

may be used from model-to-model. Refer to the applicable sections of this operating guide for the features and items provided with your TV.

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INTRODUCTION

WELCOME

Welcome into the family of Zenith Color Television owners. This guide provides instructions on how to operate your new

TV. It is supplemented by a booklet containing Safety Tips. We urge you to read these publications carefully so that you

will receive full enjoyment from your new Zenith TV for many years to come.

Your new Zenith TV has been designed and built to give you the very best in quality, features and performance. There are many regional Zenith distributors and thousands of distributor- approved Zenith service centers throughout the U.S., Canada

and Mexico who can attend promptly and effectively to ordi- nary service needs.

If you should have an unusual performance or service problem that cannot be satisfactorily resolved by your distributor- approved Zenith service center, contact the regional Zenith dis-

tributor in your area, or write:

Zenith Electronics Corporation Customer Service Department

1000 Milwaukee Avenue

Gienview, Illinois 60025-2493 Telephone: (847) 391-8752 Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central Time

Send the model number, serial number, and date of purchase or original installation, with a full explanation of the problem and the service history. We will welcome the opportunity to look into your specific question or problem and to be of assis- tance in resolving it promptly.

The model and serial numbers of your new TV are located on the back of the TV cabinet. For your future convenience and protec-

tion, we suggest that you record these numbers here: Model No.

Serial No.

INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS

Before you install your TV... Ventilation -- Proper ventilation keeps your TV

running cool. Air circulates through perforations in the back and bottom of the cabinet. Do not

block these vents or you will shorten the life of your TV.

Power Source -- Your TV is designed to operate on normal household current, 120 volt 60 Hertz

AC. Do not attempt to operate it on DC current. i;'ower Cord -- Your power cord has a polarized

plug as required by Underwriters' Laboratories. It has one regular blade and one wide blade and fits

only one way into a standard electrical outlet. If the blades will not enter either way, your outlet is

very old and non- standard. A new outlet should be installed by a

qualified electrician. Safe Operation -- Your TV is manufactured and

tested with your safety in mind. However, unusual stress caused by dropping or mishandling, expo-

sure to flood, fire, rain or moisture, or accidental spilling of liquids into the TV, can result in poten-

tial electrical shock or fire hazards. If this hap- pens, have your TV checked by a service

technician before using it again.

Please read and observe each safety point in the "Safety Tips" folder when installing and using your TV.

FIXED PATTERN DISPLAY CAUTION -- If you use your TV for video games, teletext or other fixed displays, avoid setting the BRIGHTNESS control for an excessively

bright picture. A bright, fixed pattern, if used for long periods of time, can result in a permanent imprint on the TV picture tube. You can reduce this possibility by alternating the use of

the fixed pattern display with normal TV picture viewing, by turning down the CONTRAST control for sustained fixed pat- tern use, and by turning off the fixed pattern display when not

in use.

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CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR TV

CONNECTION CENTER ON BACK OF TV

VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT Standard phono jacks for out-

put to the customer's audio

amplifier.

This output is always present regardless of the position of

the SPEAKERS switch.

ANTENNA/CABLE

Jacks for 75-ohm antenna-type connections to your TV. Attach your antenna, cable-TV line or VCR to this jack.

VIDEO 1 IN or VIDEO 2 IN Jacks for baseband audio and

video (APe) input from a VCR or other component.

ANTENNA/CABLE

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INT: TV's speakers are on.

SURROUND SPKRS

Terminals

Connections for output to optional surround sound

speakers.

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CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR TV

STEP 1. MAKE BASIC CONNECTION TO TV

Select the hook up that best fits your needs.

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Cable Through VCR to TV

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CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR TV

STEP 2. MAKE VCR CONNECTIONS TO TV

Ifyou have astereo VCR, youmust makeeither of the A!V connections shown belowin orderto hearstereo sound

while playing a tape.

Stereo VCR

OUTPUTS

I VIDEOouTAUDIO I

This is the VCR connec-

tion you must make if your

TV has Picture-In-Picture

and you wish to use this

feature.

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VIDEO 2 IN

STEP 3. MAKE SURROUND SOUND CONNECTIONS TO TV

1. Mount and connect the optional surround sound

speakers by following the instructions provided with the speakers.

2. Connect the two external speaker terminals. Ob- serve l_olarity of the connections.

The level of the surround sound varies relative to the dif- ference between the left- and right-channel stereo signals.

NOTE: The SURROUND SPKRS terminals are always ac- tive. Therefore, the position of the SPEAKERS EXT/INT switch does not affect the operation of surround speakers.

Connections for second stereo VCR or alternate connections for first VCR.

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CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR TV

STEP 4. MAKE AUDIO CONNECTION TO STEREO AMPLIFIER

Using an External Amplifier with Speakers While the TV's Speakers are OFF.

1. Place the SPEAKERS EXT/INT switch on the TV in the INT position (TV's speakers are ON).

:Z.Turn the TV ON. Increase the volume level of the

TV until the sound just starts to distort (sound bad).

3. Place the SPEAKERS EXT/INT switch on the TV in the EXT position (TV's speakers are OFF).

4. Turn the external audio amplifier ON. Adjust the volume level of the audio amplifier for the highest level you will need for your listening pleasure.

5. Adjust the volume level of the TV for the normal listening level as heard through the speakers of your audio amplifier.

Using an External Amplifier with Speakers While the TWs Speakers are ON.

1. Place the SPEAKERS EXT/INT switch on the TV in the INT position (TV's speakers are ON).

2. Turn the TV ON. Increase the volume level of the TV until the sound just starts to distort (sound bad).

3. Turn the external audio amplifier ON. Adjust the volume level of the audio amplifier for the highest

level you will need for your listening pleasure.

4. Adjust the volume level of the TV for the normal listen-

ing level as heard through the speakers of the TV.

NOTE: If the volume of the internal TV speakers is set too low, you may hear undesirable noises through the speakers connected to your audio amplifier.

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THE FIRST TIME YOU OPERATE YOUR TV

STEP 1. CONNECT THE POWER

A.Plug your TV into an uuswitched AC power source. Ill B.Turn the TV on by pressing OFF-ON.

STEP 2. SELECT YOUR LANGUAGE

Select the language for the on-screen menus. Your options are English (ENGLISH), Spanish (ESPAI_OL) or French

(FRAN_AIS). The word LANGUAGE always appears in

English no matter which language is chosen.

1. Press MENU repeatedly on the remote control until the SETUP MENU is shown.

2. Press SELECT (SEL) to highlight LANGUAGE then use ADJUST (ADJ) to choose the desired language.

3. Press ENTER (ENT) to return to normal viewing.

STEP 3. SELECT YOUR VIEWING SOURCE

A TV source refers to the equipment connected to the TV. You select the viewing source that supplies the picture and sound to your TV by means of the SOURCE MENU.

To Access SOURCE MENU

1. Press SOURCE on the remote control to view the

SOURCE MENU.

2. Press SOURCE repeatedly until the ANT/CABLE source is highlighted.

AUTO PROGRAM in order to correctly fred available

IN]

Do not plug 'IV into switched outlet on a

VCR or cable-TV decoder

SETUP MENU

AUTO PROGRAM

CH. ADD/DEL CH. LABELS

TUNING BAND AUTO TUNING CLOCKSET CAPTIONS

-> LANGUAGE ENGLISH

Setup Menu with Language Highlighted

SOURCE MENU

e, ANT/CABLE

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

3. Press ENTER (ENT) to return to normal viewing.

NOTE: ANT/CABLE source must be selected before using

channels.

STEP 4. USE AUTO PROGRAM

When your TV is first powered up you will see the AUTO PROGRAM reminder display. AUTO PROGRAM f'mds

all available channels and stores them in the memory of the TV. To activate AUTO PROGRAM, press ADJUST

(.td:)J) Left/_ight.

DETERMININGTUNINGBAND

Determining Tuning Band

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TUNING BAND IS [_

CH [-"7 IS FOUND

Searching for Channels

SETUP MENU

->"AUTO PROGR/t&I CH. ADD/DEL

CH. LABELS TUNING BAND AUTO TUNING

CLOCKSET CAPTIONS lANGUAGE

START

Setup Menu with Auto Program Highlighted

AUTO PRGG RAM HAS COMPLETED

TUNING BAND IS

r---] CHANNELS FOUND

Search is Completed

Normal Operation

CH 13 STEREO

THE FIRST TIME YOU OPERATE YOUR TV

STEP 5. SET THE CLOCK

1. Press MENU repeatedly until the SETUP MENU is

shown.

2. Press SELECT (SEL) to highlight CLOCK SET.

3. Use numbered buttons on remote control to enter

correct time and TIMER to select AM or PM. You can also use ADJUST (ADJ) Left/Right to advance

the 24 hour clock.

4. Press ENTER (ENT) to start the clock and return

to normal viewing.

STEP 6. USE OTHER OPTIONS

You may want to consider using the following options:

• Program the channels accessed by using CHANNEL

(CH) Up/Down. Refer to the CH. (Channel) ADD/DEL

option for details.

'SETUP MENU

AUTO PROGRAM CH. ADD/DB..

CH. LABELS TUNING BAND

AUTO TUNING

-.>CLOCK SET CAPTIONS LANGUAGE

Setup Menu with Clock Set Highlighted

10:30AM

• Assign labels (such as ABC) to appear in the Channel/ Time display. Refer to the CH. (Channel) LABELS op-

tion for details.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TV

TYPICAL CONTROL PANEL

The control panel on your TV may differ from the one shown. NOTE: Some TVs have a vertical control panel - the operation isthe same as described for the control panels shown above.

ENTER (ENT) Press to see the Channel/Time dis-

play, or to remove any on-screen display or menu.

SELECT (SEL) Press during on-screen menu

operations to select a menu op- tion.

VOLUME 0rOL) Up/Down Press to increase or decrease

the sound level.

OFF-ON

Press to turn TV power ON or OFF.

ENTER

ADJUST (ADJ) Left/Right

Press during on-screen menu

operation to see information/status display for selected option. Press

SELECT MENU AVOLUMEVACHAb

Press once to see a menu. Press repeatedly to sequence through

the available menus.

again to adjust the selected menu option.

SLEEP TIMER

Some remote controls are equipped with a TIMER button that provides access to the SLEEP TIMER available with

some TV models. By using the SLEEP TIMER, you can program the TV to automatically shut off after a period from 15 minutes up to 4 hours.

To Set SLEEP TIMER

1. Press TIMER to see SLEEP TIMER display.

2. Press-TIMER repeatedly until you reach desired shut-off time.

One minute before the TV shuts off, the GOOD NIGHT display appears on the screen. At this time you have a

choice of the following three actions.

1. Do nothing. The GOOD NIGHT display remains on

the screen. The TV will shut off in one minute.

2. Remove the GOOD NIGHT display by pressing ENTER (ENT). The TV will still shut off in one minute.

3. Delay the shut off by using TIMER to select a new shut off time.

OFF/ON

CHANNEL (CH) Up/Down

Press to select channels higher or lower than the channels

being viewed. You can add channels to or delete channels

Remote Window Point the remote

control towards this window to

operate the TV. from the scanning sequence stored in memory of the TV.

See CH. ADD/DEL option for channel programming in-

formation.

To Cancel the SLEEP TIMER You can cancel the SLEEP TIMER by setting the SLEEP

TIMER status to OFF. Press TIMER repeatedly until OFF is selected.

NOTE: The SLEEP TIMER resets to OFF when you turn off the TV.

SLEEP TIMER

0:15

Sleep Timer Display

SLEEPTIMER

GOOD NIGHT

0:58

"Good Night" Display

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TV

ON/OFF TIMER

NOTE: ON/OFF TIMER cannot be accessed until the

clockisset.

1.Press TIMER on remote control to see SLEEP TIMER display, then press MENU to access

ON/OFF TIMER.

2,,PressSELECT (SEL) to highlightON TIME. Use

numbered buttonson remote to entertimeforTV to

turnON and TIMER to selectAM or PM. You can alsouseADJUST (ADJ) Left/Righttoadvancethe

time set for ON TIME.

3. Press SELECT (SEL), if needed, to highlight OFF TIME. Use numbered buttons on remote to enter time

for TV to turn OFF and TIMER to select AM or PM. You can also use ADJUST (ADJ) Left/Right to

advance the time set for OFF TIME.

4. Press SELECT (SEL) to highlight TIMER. Use AD- JUST (ADJ) on remote to turn TIMER ON or OFF.

NOTE: A time must be set for either ON TIME or OFF TIME in order to turn TIMER ON.

5. Press ENTER (ENT) to start the timer and return to normal viewing.

SLEEP TIMER

Sleep Timer Display

ON/OFF TIMER

-> ON TIME

OFF TIME TIMER

On/Off Timer Display

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