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Troubleshooting
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- Page 1 / w a r r a n t y Copyright 2000, Zenith Electronics Corporation.
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Page 2: Safety Warnings
• CAUTION: Do not attempt to modify this product in any way without written authorization from Zenith Electronics Corporation. Unauthorized modification could void the user’s authority to operate this product. Entertainment Machine is a registered trademark of Zenith Electronics Corporation. -
Page 3: Important Safety Information
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Important safeguards for you and your new product Your product has been manufactured and tested with your safety in mind. However, improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. To avoid defeating the safeguards that have been built into your new product, please read and observe the following safety points when installing and using your new product, and save them for future reference. - Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Continued from previous page) 14. Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Turn to the next page to begin the TV setup. Safety Warnings ......2 Important Safety Information . -
Page 6: Hookup Directory
Hookup Directory IMPORTANT!! Use this page to decide where you need to begin your setup. First, find the line below that best describes what you want to do, then go to that page number. GENERAL HOOKUP INFORMATION For general information about the jacks on your Entertainment Machine, go to ..page 7 About your Jacks INPUT HOOKUP OPTIONS Antenna/Cable... -
Page 7: Rear Jack Panel
Mini glossary JACK A connection on the back of a TV, VCR, or any other A/V device. This includes the RF jack and the Audio/Video jacks that are color- coded. SIGNAL Picture and sound traveling through cable, or on the air, to your television screen. -
Page 8: Antenna And Cable Service
Hook Up Direct Cable TV or Antenna Locate the Antenna/Cable jack on the back of your Entertainment Machine. Connect the cable that runs from the wall directly to this jack. If you receive cable through an antenna that is several years... -
Page 9: Antenna Loop Out With Cable Box
DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT THESE TERMINALS (Such damage is NOT COVERED Cable box by your television warranty.) SURROUND / EXTERNAL SPEAKERS 8 ohm ONLY SURROUND Cable TV wall jack EXTERNAL Rf coaxial wire (75ohm) ANTENNA CABLE S-VIDEO 1 S-VIDEO 2... -
Page 10: Vcr Hookup
Entertainment Machine. If you want to receive your signals on Channel 3 or 4, locate the Out to TV jack on your VCR. Connect a cable from the Out to TV jack to the Antenna/Cable jack on the back of your Entertainment Machine. -
Page 11: Dvd And S-Vhs Vcr Hookup
8 ohm ONLY Back AV panel SURROUND Audio S-Video EXTERNAL A/V cables not included with TV STOP CONNECT ONLY 8 ohm SPEAKERS DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT THESE TERMINALS (Such damage is NOT COVERED by your television warranty.) SURROUND / EXTERNAL SPEAKERS... -
Page 12: Audio Speakers Hookup
AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO VARIABLE INPUT 1 INPUT 2 MONITOR OUT AUDIO OUT Sub-woofer Audio cables not included with TV S-VIDEO 1 S-VIDEO 2 COMPONENT IN ( Y ) ( Cb ) ( Cr ) VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO S-VIDEO... -
Page 13: External Stereo Hookup
VIDEO 2 VIDEO ANTENNA CABLE 2 SURROUND L/MONO L/MONO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO EXTERNAL INPUT 1 INPUT 2 MONITOR OUT External stereo amplifier ( Cr ) S-VIDEO VARIABLE AUDIO OUT Audio cables not included with TV P A G E 1 3... -
Page 14: Surround Sound Speaker Placement
Room Set-ups for Home Theater General help on designing your home theater set-up. This is just a general room design. Any number of set-ups are possible, and some changes may be needed to maximize your sound. A left and right speaker on either side of the Entertainment Machine will create a “center channel,”... -
Page 15: Step 2. Channel Search And Reception Setup Basic Menu Navigation
Press MENU to return to MENU cycle through the Setup, Special, Video, Audio, Theater and Calendar menus. Press QUIT to set your menu selections and return to TV viewing. 206-3507-O S M T W T F S Audio Theater... -
Page 16: Signal Source Selection And Auto Program
ANTENNA by pressing the RIGHT arrow button. If your signal comes from a cable TV service, select CATV 1 by press- ing the DOWN arrow button, then the RIGHT arrow button. When you have made your selection, press the MENU button to return to the Setup Menu. -
Page 17: (Select Antenna, Or Cable Service And Perform Channel Search) Remote Button Functions
Swaps between your Main Picture and the PIP Display. FREEZ Freezes PIP display. RECORD, PAUSE, TIMER REWIND, PLAY, STOP F. FWD These buttons are used to control your VCR (even if your remote is in TV mode!). 206-3507-O power cable help source... -
Page 18: On-Screen Displays
Displays signal’s audio broadcast. CHANNEL SKIP Shows that Channel Skip is active.. SECURITY TIMER Display time that TV is set to turn off. SLEEP TIMER SET Displays time left on Sleep Timer. P A G E 1 8 RATING SELECTED Displays Parental Control rating you have selected for this channel. -
Page 19: Front Panel Controls
Use the CHANNEL +/- buttons as the UP/DOWN arrow buttons on your remote. Push the EXIT button to return to normal TV viewing. Press the SOURCE button to cycle through all sources. Refer to the various pages on how to use the on-screen menus. -
Page 20: On-Screen Menus Overview
On-Screen Menus Using the Menu button on your remote you can access all the menus below. Menu Name SETUP MENU Adjust the basic characteristics of your Entertainment Machine. Language Pick the language you want your on-screen menus to appear in. Signal Adjust the signal Source for your Ant jack. - Page 21 T H E A T E R M E N U Select the right audio and video automatic settings that optimize TV’s performance for TV, Movies, or Sporting Events C A L E N D A R View the calender on your Entertainment Machine.
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Page 22: Language Menu
S M T W T F S Calendr To Exit Quit S M T W T F S Calendr To Exit Quit power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display quit menu c.skip pause record timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop 206-3507-O... -
Page 23: Channel Add/Delete
P A G E 2 3 S M T W T F S Theater Calendr Delete # Keys To Exit Quit... -
Page 24: Channel Review
S M T W T F S Video Audio Theater Calendr SCAN LOCK To Exit Quit power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display menu quit c.skip record pause timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop 206-3507-O... -
Page 25: Clock Set
Quit Menu To Menu Bar JAN 01 2000 To Exit Quit power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display menu quit c.skip pause record timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop P A G E 2 5... -
Page 26: Projo Setup
Projo Setup Your Zenith Projection TV has three color projection tubes: one for red, one for green, one for blue. When mixed together in the proper proportion, the output of these three color tubes can produce any color. To produce these colors, however, the beams must be precisely aligned over each other so that the colors can be mixed. -
Page 27: Special Menu
To Exit Quit Quit Menu To Menu Bar power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display menu quit c.skip pause record timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop P A G E 2 7 To Exit Quit... -
Page 28: Source Id
RIGHT arrow button. Press QUIT to save your choice and exit. When you label VID1 and VID2 the TV set will automatically change to source of the last source labeled. To return to your original drawing source, press the source button on the remote repeatedly until you see the picture you were originally watching. -
Page 29: Favorite Channels
Use the NUMBER keypad to enter the channel you want for that category. Repeat these steps for all categories. To access your favorite channels, simply use the LEFT/RIGHT arrow buttons while watching TV. Use the UP/DOWN arrow buttons to scroll through the choices you have set. Movies... -
Page 30: Parental Control
Quick Lock to lock Channel 3/4 and video inputs, or Front panel lock to block TV control from the front panel controls. In order to use Video lock, you must press... -
Page 31: Security Timer
Timer. Press the RIGHT arrow button to acti- vate Security Timer option. You may select up to four ON/OFF time set- tings for your TV. Use the RIGHT arrow but- ton to select 1-4, then press the DOWN arrow button to select the TV on time. -
Page 32: Captions/Text
To Menu Bar S M T W T F S Calendr Press Quit To Exit To Exit Quit power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display quit menu c.skip pause record timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop 206-3486-O... -
Page 33: Background
S M T W T F S Special Video Audio Theater Calendr Gray Shaded To Exit Quit power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display quit menu c.skip pause record timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop P A G E 3 3... -
Page 34: Video Menu
Quit S M T W T F S Video Audio Theater Calendr Warm To Exit Quit power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display menu quit c.skip pause record timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop 206-3486-O... -
Page 35: Audio Menu
• Reset: Reset your audio options to their default settings. • Advanced Settings: Set advanced setting on your TV. • Stereo: Activate stereo sound. • Mono: Activate mono sound. • Second Audio Programming: Activates sepa- rate audio channel available with some pro- gramming. -
Page 36: Theater Menu
S M T W T F S Video Audio Theater Calendr Movies Sports Reset To Exit Quit power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display quit menu c.skip pause record timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop 206-3486-O... -
Page 37: Calender
S M T W T F S Special Video Audio Theater Calendr JAN 2000 To Exit Quit power cable help source flashbk mute channel volume volume channel display menu quit c.skip pause record timer tv/vcr play rewind f. fwd. stop P A G E 3 7... -
Page 38: Picture-In-Picture Overview
You want to watch a video tape, but keep scanning for another movie or game. Set the PIP source to VIDEO 1, or 2 and you can watch the VCR and TV, swapping between the two. P A G E 3 8... -
Page 39: Pip Functions
PIP Functions SINGLE MODE PIP Press the PIP button on your remote to activate the PIP display. It appears in one corner of the screen. Press PIP again to reduce the size of the picture. Press PIP again to remove the display from the screen. - Page 40 PIP Functions PIP SWAP Press the SWAP button on your remote to switch between the PIP display and the main picture. (SWAP only operates when PIP is in Single Mode.) PIP MOVE Press the MOVE button on your remote to move the PIP dis- play from corner to corner of your screen.
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Page 41: Remote Control Programming
Aim the remote at the device and push the POWER button. It should turn off. If not, try the other codes listed and continue from step three. Not all devices will work with your Zenith remote control. 206-3486-O power Indicator Light cable source... - Page 42 Videoway ..51 Viewstar ..16, 29, 30, 41 Zenith..16, 29, 30, 41, 64 Zentek ..57 Hitachi (SAT) .
- Page 43 Zenith Remote Button Functions KEY NAME POWER CABLE HELP SOURCE FLASHBK MUTE CHANNEL UP CHANNEL DN VOLUME (RIGHT) VOLUME (LEFT) DISPLAY MENU UP ARROW DOWN ARROW LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW QUIT SWAP FREEZ MOVE CH. SKIP TIMER RECORD PAUSE REWIND...
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Page 44: Maintenance
Maintenance Early malfunctions can be prevented. Careful and regular cleaning can extend the amount of time you will have with your new Entertainment Machine. Be sure to turn the power off and pull out the plug before you begin any cleaning. SCREEN CLEANING 1. -
Page 45: Clock Set
Maintenance cont’d PICTURE INTERFERENCE Even though you may be getting cable, the signal may be weak, which means the quality of your picture may suffer due to other factors. If there are problems with the image on your Entertainment Machine, consult the Troubleshooting guide on the following pages. VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER FIXED-PATTERN DISPLAYS If you use your Entertainment Machine to play video games or for other uses that have single, fixed images, such as a photo-CD player, you should avoid setting the Brightness level too high. -
Page 46: Troubleshooting
• The CC (closed caption) option may be in Text mode. Select Caption 1, or OFF in the Captions/Text menu. • Your program is in letterbox. This means that the shape of your TV is a square, but the program is a rectangle. Think of the bars as empty space the program doesn’t fill;... - Page 47 • Check to see if your input source for PIP is set correctly. • Look to see if the TV/VCR button on your VCR has the TV selected. • Make sure the time was set initially. Probably power was lost.
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Page 48: Glossary
Refers to the jack that receives a signal into the TV, VCR or other A/V device. JACK A connection on the back of a TV, VCR, or any other A/V device. This includes the RF jacks and the Audio/Video jacks that are color-coded. - Page 49 Glossary (cont’d) A complete list of definitions for words found in this guide. SECOND AUDIO PROGRAMMING/SAP available with some programming. Choosing SAP often refers to SIGNAL SOURCE STEREO SOUND TEXT TUNER 206-3486-O Second Audio Programming (SAP) is another, separate, audio channel listening to audio in another language, such as Spanish or French.
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Page 51: Troubleshooting
Read your Operating Guide carefully so that you will understand the operation of your set and how to adjust the customer controls. Carry-In Service Models under 21” diagonal (U.S.A.) screen size must be taken to a Zenith authorized service center for warranty service and must be picked up by the owner. - Page 52 QR44241...