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machine numbers IQB 27 B 4 2 W IQB 32 B 8 4 R IQ B 3 2 B 4 2 W IQ B36 B42W IQ B 3 2 B 8 6 R IQ B36B 86R t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s y o u r o n - s c r e e n m e n u s o p e r a t i n g p a g e...
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. • 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. P A G E 2...
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.
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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.
Antenna only If you subscribe to cable service and no other equipment, go to ....page 8 Cable only Cable TV wall jack Antenna with VCR...
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The wire that comes from an off air antenna or cable service provider. Each end looks like a hex shaped nut with a wire sticking through the middle, and it screws onto the threaded jack on the back of your TV.
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Remove the back of the remote and put in two AAA batteries. back of remote Plug in your TV. Do not plug it into a switched outlet. 120 V AC 60 Hz Go to page 13 to EZ Program your Entertainment Machine.
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Remove the back of the remote and put in two AAA batteries. back of remote Plug in your TV. Do not plug it into a switched outlet. 120 V AC 60 Hz Go to page 13 to EZ Program your Entertainment Machine.
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Remove the back of the remote and put in two AAA batteries. back of remote Plug in your TV. Do not plug it into a switched outlet. 120 V AC 60 Hz Go to page 13 to EZ Program your Entertainment Machine.
S-VHS VCR. Connect the cable line coming from your wall directly to this jack. Now locate the Out to TV jack. Connect a cable from the Out to TV jack to the Antenna/Cable jack on the back of your TV.
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Connect the stereo system’s cables, according to their color (red is the right channel, white the left) to these jacks. P A G E 1 2 Typical TV back VARIABLE S-VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 R-AUDIO L-/MONO AUDIO OUTPUT S-VIDEO 2 VIDEO 2 R-AUDIO L-/MONO...
When the search is complete, press QUIT to return to TV viewing. Note: EZ Program finds channels being received by the TV tuner. See page 17 for instructions on using the Cable Box or VCR tuners. Cable will not work unless you subscribe to a cable service.
Remote Key Functions in TV Mode Note: Pressing TV puts remote into TV operating mode A quick list of the keys on your remote and what they do in TV mode, see page 49 for remote key functions in the other modes...
On-Screen Menu Operation Use either the remote control or the TV front controls to access the on-screen menus Setup Menu EZ Program Add/Del/Surf Clock Set Captions EZ Mute Caption/Text Language Press MENU repeatedly until the desired menu appears. Use the UP or DOWN arrow on the remote control, to “select”...
Front Panel Controls How to use your front control panel to operate the menus When using the on-screen menus, the buttons on the 6-Button front panel correspond to the remote control keys as follows: CHANNEL = Select Up/Down VOLUME = Adjust Left/Right To access the on-screen menus, press MENU.
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Source The source button (TV/VCR/Source) on the remote switches between Video input and Antenna/Cable input. The Channel/Time display will read “Video” in place of a channel number if A/V inputs are selected as the picture source.
Chooses from the available picture and sound sources, the Main screen picture and PIP inset picture. V-CHIP Plus+ Use program’s VCR+ PlusCodes to set up the following options: Kid’s TV, Block, and Watch. PIP FEATURE Turns Picture-in-Picture feature on and off, lists PIP options.
Sleep Timer Display Press TIMER on the remote control to view the Sleep Timer Status Display. Press TIMER repeat- edly to set the amount of time before the TV automatically turns itself off. Remove On-Screen Displays and Menus Press QUIT to remove displays and return to TV viewing, or wait a few moments and the dis- plays will disappear from the screen.
“added” channels also.) To continue, select another channel and repeat Step 4. If you are finished, press QUIT to return to TV viewing. If you delete a channel, it isn’t gone for good. Just select it using the NUMBER keypad on the remote, or add it later.
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• Clock Mode: Manual, Auto. • Time Set: Set Hours and minutes using the NUMBER keypad. Press QUIT to return to TV viewing. Mini glossary TIME A four-number figure broken down into hours and minutes; first two numbers are hours, last two numbers are minutes.
Captions 1, 2, 3, 4, and Text 1, 2, 3, 4 are available to broadcasters. Mini glossary CAPTIONS The term for the words that scroll across the bottom of the TV screen; usually the audio portion of the program provided for the hearing impaired.
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Use the UP or DOWN arrow on the remote control to select Language on your screen. Use the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to choose any of the following options: English, Spanish or French. Press QUIT to return to TV viewing. 206-3482 Setup Menu EZ Programac...
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Select Sleep Timer using the UP or DOWN arrow. Use the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to choose from the preset times, the time you want the TV to turn itself off - - you can choose a time period from 10 minutes to 4 hours.
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The On/Off Timer will not work until the Clock on your television has been set. Mini glossary ON TIME Time setting that automatically turns your TV on at the preset time. OFF TIME Time setting that automatically turns your TV off at the preset time.
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Or, use the LEFT arrow key to go through the alphabetical listing backwards, starting with Z - Y - X - W, etc. Press QUIT to accept the label and return to regular TV viewing. If a channel label is picked, the Channel Label for the channel you are watching appears when you press ENTER or change to a different channel that also has a channel label;...
Off - - XDS Display will not appear when channels are changed. Press QUIT to return to TV viewing. At this printing, XDS data is only being provided by some broadcasting stations; and as a result, is only available on some channels.
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NC-17 Restricted Viewing Hard Core Films Note: Zenith Electronics Corporation is not liable for any program content that appears when using this rating system; as always, user discretion is advised. P A G E 2 8 If you choose to leave the Aux inputs unblocked, the rat- ings you specify will still restrict the programming content that appears from the video sources.
Use the UP or Down arrow to select a Content Block classifi- cation like Violence. Use the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to choose an acceptable rating for that option, TV-14 and Above, for example. (See the Mini Glossary, Ratings Charts on this and the previous page for rating meanings.)
EZ DEMO on your screen. Press the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to choose either: On; EZ Demo will continue to operate (even if the TV is turned off and on again) until it is turned off in the Special Features menu.
Press the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to change the option you have selected or adjust the sound setting to whatever you prefer. Press QUIT to return to TV viewing, or press the UP arrow to return to the Audio Menu to adjust another option.
Select this option to reset the video menu settings to their original levels. Digital Preset Use this setting when viewing images provided by digital equipment. Night Time Select this setting when you are viewing the TV in dimmed room light. P A G E 3 2 Video Menu Contrast...
• Tint: Adjusts the relative amounts of the red and green in the picture. • Size: Increases or decreases the size of the PIP inset. Press QUIT to return to TV viewing. To access the picture-in-picture (PIP) feature, press PIP on the remote. See pages 40, 41, and 42.
(instead of Video 1 and Video 2). Mini glossary Sources Refers to the equipment or incoming signal connected to the input jacks on the back of the TV. Main Picture The large or main picture on the TV screen.
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IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THE 4-NUMBER PASSWORD REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORD, IT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN USE THE TV. IF YOU FORGET THE PASSWORD, YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE 99 HOUR BLOCK TIME HAS EXPIRED BEFORE THE TV WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE.
Allows you to specify, using their VCR+ PlusCodes, programs you want to prevent from appearing on your TV. WATCH Allows you to schedule programs, using their VCR+ PlusCodes, to appear when they are broadcast; TV will tune to these programs automatically as they are aired.
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If KIDS TV is turned off, will not control programs. WEEKLY For programs appearing more than one time each week, (Monday and Wednesday for example) go to the KIDS TV menu and choose the program’s second broadcast day VCR+ PlusCode using the Weekly option to control it the second day that it is broadcast.
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Press V-CHIP+ to return to previously selected menu. To review your selections, highlight REVIEW, then press ENTER. Mini glossary VCR+ PlusCodes Your local TV guide listings usually include a VCR+ PlusCode with programs appearing in your area. BLOCK Program will not appear on the TV. WEEKLY For programs appearing more than one time each week, (Monday and Wednesday for example) go into the Block menu and choose the program’s second broadcast day using the Weekly option to block it the second day that it is broadcast.
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To review your selections, highlight REVIEW, then press ENTER. Mini glossary VCR+ PlusCodes Your local TV guide listings usually include a VCR+ PlusCode with programs appearing in your area. WATCH Program will automatically be tuned to when it is broadcast.
PIP Overview PIP = Picture-In-Picture Think of PIP as a mini TV screen superimposed onto your main TV screen YOUR PICTURE-IN-PICTURE FEATURE The Picture-In-Picture (PIP) function allows you to put a smaller picture, called the “inset,” on the bigger screen, or the “main”...
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Any device that picks up broadcast signals and turns them into picture and sound. A/V SOURCE Other equipment connected to the TV source inputs on the TV back connections panel; Video 1, Video 2, S-Video 1, or S-Video 2 etc.
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PIP Inset picture Press PIP to place the PIP inset on the main screen. Press TV/VCR Source on remote control to switch input source for the PIP inset. Or, go to the Source menu, highlight PIP Source and use RIGHT/LEFT arrows to select PIP inset source.
Note: After programming, be sure to press the mode key first to operate the device you have just programmed. Programming your Zenith remote may allow you to use one remote to work up to 7 different devices. Not all devices will work with your Zenith remote control.
Program your audio system into the CABLE or one of the available AUX modes. Select the mode you want amplifier volume to appear (e.g. TV). Press and hold PRG on your remote until the indicator light stays lit, then release.
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POWER. It should turn off. Repeat the steps for AUX+2, and AUX+3. Programming your Zenith remote may allow you to use one remote to work up to 7 different products or devices. Some devices may not work with your Zenith remote control.
Press and hold PRG until the indicator light turns on, then release PRG. Press the key for the device you are trying to program (CABLE, VCR, AUX, TV). Press 0-0-0 (zero-zero-zero), then press ENTER right away. Aim the remote at the correct device and push the POWER key (The indicator light will turn off while the POWER key is pressed).
Remote Key Functions By Mode A complete list of key functions for your remote control TV Mode KEY NAME Zenith Code 101 POWER TV On/Off CABLE Selects Cable Selects VCR Selects Aux Selects TV SURF Surf On/Off FLASHBK TV Flashback...
If you use an off-air antenna, you may also want to disconnect it from the back of your TV before leaving. If you unplug your Zenith Entertainment Machine, you may have to reset the clock using the Clock Set menu described earlier. See page 21.
(Don’t forget to reset the clock.) • Check to see if the source equipment has been turned on. • Make sure that the connections are secure on the back of your TV and on the source. (Continued on next page)
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(Don’t forget to reset the clock.) • Check to see if the source equipment has been turned on. • Make sure that the connections are secure on the back of your TV and on the source equipment.
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 other A/V device. This includes the RF jack that is threaded with a place for a small...
EZ Help EZ Help EZ Demo EZ Program Add/Del/Surf Degaussing EZ Picture power cable vcr surf flashbk mute channel volume volume channel enter quit menu tv/vcr record pause timer source play rewind f. fwd stop EZ SoundRite Picture Noise 206-3482...
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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.