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  • Page 1 operating guide warranty...
  • Page 2 • Connect t he equipment into an outlet on a circuit differentfrom that to whichthe receiver is connected. • ConsuLt the dealeror an experienced radio/TV technician for help. CAUTEON: Donot attempt to modifythis product in any way without written authorizationfrom Zenith ELectronics Corporation. Unauthorized modificationcouldvoid the useYs authorityto operatethis product.
  • Page 3 ,.STALLAT'ON I OETT, N+ST,.TEO I PAOE This page wiU helpyou hookup your Entertainment IMPORTANT!! Usethis page to decidewhereyou need to begin your setup. Machine first, find the Une below that best describeswhatyou want to do, then go to properly. that page number. G['_IERAL HOOKUP INFORMATION Forgeneral i nformation aboutthejackson yourEntertainment Machine, goto ..
  • Page 4 I GETTING STARTED INSTALLATION Your jack-pack variou;nd_i_ RFConnectors= Antenna/Cable 1, Antenna/Cable 2, andLoopOut Used to connect Antenna/cable t o the tetevision, e ither directlyor through your cablebox. __oEo MONITOR OUT Vtdeo 3_ Video 3 can be used SURROUND SPEAKERS as a composite or R-AUDIO- L/MONO VIDEO (BRIGH]_ _) LEFT (_)
  • Page 5 ,.ST, LL,T,ON I OETT..O S,,RT O I P,OE , Connecting antenna/cable to your Cable W Entertainment ]ooking up to Antenna/Direct Cable Hookingup to jack Machine. Locate the Antenna/Cable I jack on the backof your Entertainment Machine. Connectthe cablethat runsfrom (75ohm) the walt directty to this jack.
  • Page 6 P,OE 61.,S,,..,,,O, I S,,,O,RO Usinga cable box with the Loop Somacable seMces require the use of a Out function. cable boxto decodepremiumchannelsand pay-per-view.Usingthe LoopOut to Decoderoption, and programmingyour remote,you can connectyour cable boxso Cabte b ox that you onty needyour HBR Trakball remote to contmt,all the channels.
  • Page 7 ,.STA'LAT'ON I STANOA.O I PAGE ConnecUng a VCRto your Entertainment Machine. Loode the 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. Find the compositevideo or S-Videoand audiojacks on the backof your VCR,and connectthem following...
  • Page 8 P,GE S I ,NST,_L,T, ON I ST, NO, RO COnnecting a VD playeror -VHS player to your _n_'nn_ " Find the audio and composite A/V and S-Video cabLesnot included or S-Video jacks on the back of with "IV your DVD Player and connect them foLLowingthe instructions provided with your equipment.
  • Page 9 ..ST, LL,T, ON I S,,NO,RO I P,G , General helpon designing This is just a generalroom design. your home Any number of set-upsare possible, theater and somechangesmay be needed set-up. to maximizeyour sound. A Left and right speakeron either side of the EntertainmentMachine will create a phantom _center channeL"...
  • Page 10 P,GE 10I ,.ST, LL,T,ON I ^UO,O best sound Beforeyou beginplugging in yourspeakers, possible it's a goodidea to put them in their from your approximateplacesfirst. That way you know how muchwire you have or wi[| need. Locate the SurroundSpeakers jacks on the backof your EntertainmentMachine.Connect the wires to the right or [eft channel depend- ing on where the speakeris located in your...
  • Page 11 ,NSTALLAT,O. I OETT'NO S,A,TEO I PAGE Haveyour Entertainment Machine automatically Use pages5-10 to hook up your find andsave EntertainmentMachine. PLug your aLL the EntertainmentMachineinto a channels 120V 60Hz outlet and pressthe available to Powerbutton on the front panel you. The QuickStart screenWILL instantly appear,with three steps youshouldfoLLow if you have not yet done so.
  • Page 12 Findall. your • available channelsfrom any source. This function allowsyou to set up the channet selection on Antenna/Cable 2. Othersources, such as VIDEO1 and 2 won't have channels available to scan, and when they're selectedas the source,the option won't evenappearin the Setup menu.
  • Page 13 Menu. CLickon anotheroption or on the regular screento return to normalviewing. I.f the lines nevermatch up, no matter whatyou try, give Zenith's Pmjecb'on TVhe_oline a call at 1-800-355-1690. CONVERGENCEThisoption Lets you align the variouscolorsin your pictureso they look correct. 206-3360-0...
  • Page 14 P,GE ,, I O, R.T, ON I ,..AL'R .OT A" the buttons on yourremote, POWER andwhat ENDECATORLIGHTS TurnyourEntertainment Machine theydo. ILLuminate to showwhichmode orany other programmedequipment yourremoteis in. on or off, d epending on mode. MODE LEFT/RIGHT Adjust which mode your remoteis working in.
  • Page 15 I ,..AL.RE.O. I PAO Leam the easiestway to get at eve_ option Menu Dl_ which lets you accessthe Sourcemenu (see page20), Make sureyour EntertainmentMachineis on your the Setup menu (see pages 11-13), the Special Featuresmenu (see pages on. Oust dick the Trakba[|by pressing Entertainment 26-32), the Audio menu (see page33), the Video menu (see page 34), and gentrywith yourthumb, and a hand-shaped...
  • Page 16 PAGE 1,I 0,.,,,0,I TRAKBALL REMOTE _" Leamthe " easiest way to get at WhenadjustingopUons that am on /evely Option Volume a sliding scale,suchas volume, on your _!_llili,llllll,l lll,lll Entertainment you don't haveto increase or decreasethem onestep at a time. Just dick anywhereon the spectrum,andthe setting wit[ jump to that point.
  • Page 17 OP.,A,.O. I TV FU.O,...T, LS I P,O ,, Introdudng you tothe basicsof your Entertainment Machine. To watch TV on antenna, cable, a VCR, DVD or any other piece of equipment, ChannelorVideo you have to make sure you've set your Entertainment Machine to the correct source.
  • Page 18 P 18I I ENOS Descriptions of at[ the menuson your Entertainment Usingthe Menubutton on your remote or by usingthe Trakl_ll, you can access Machine. atethe menusbelow. Menu Name Go to page SOURCE MENU Choosefrom the available sources for both the main picture and PIP. 21-25 SETUP MENU Adjust the basiccharacteristicsof your EntertainmentMachine.
  • Page 19 O,E.,,O, I . .US I PAOE Descriptions ofaEthe your menus on Entertainment Go to page Menu Name (cont'd) Parentat Control ALLows p arentsto block any channelfor up to 99 hours,with the use of a password. Auto Demo Your EntertainmentMachinewit[ showyou what it's capableof by running through many of its options and menusautomaticaLLy.
  • Page 20 20!o,E,,o. I sou,c, ...° G'looso the sources for your main picture This menuis whereyou switch input source and PIP. devicessoyou can watchyourantenna, cableTV, VCR,DVD, or anythingelsethat you have hooked up to your EntertainmentMachine. ReguLar antenna or cabLe wilt comethrough either Antenna/CabLe 1 or Antenna/CabLe 2, depending on how you set up your system.At[ other deviceswiLtcorrespond to the namesof the...
  • Page 21 OPE.,T,O. I .,.US I S.TOP,E.U I P,OE 2 , Create your ownchannet selection for cooler CLick on the Setup Menu in your Menu surfing, Display. Crick on Add/Det/Surf in the menu. Crick on it again and your screenwiLt be replacedby a large btue one with a fut[ channe[ Esting.
  • Page 22 P,oE 221oP,.,,,o. I .,.us t s,,uP .,.. Set the dock or haveit done for you, automaticaUy. CLick on your Setup Menuicon in REALLY the Menu DispLay. impress your friends. Click on CLock Set in the menu. CLick it again to reachthe Clockmenu. CLick on CLock Modein the menu.
  • Page 23 O,E,,T,O. I .E.US I S--UP"E"U I PAOE Tumdosed captioning or text off, or have Click on your Setup Menuicon in it appear the menudisplay. automaticaUy. SelectCaptionsin the menuby clicking on it. CLickon it again to choosewhether you want the captions Off, On or CaptionWhen etup Menu Muted.
  • Page 24 PAGE 2,IOPE""O" I "'""' I ,,,UP . E.U Choosewhat languageyour ol1-screell menus Click on your Setup Menuicon in appearin. the menu display. Select Language by clicking on it. CLick again to choosethe tan- guageyou want by clicking on English, Spanish,or French. etup Menu CLickon the regular screento...
  • Page 25 O,ERAT, O.I "E"US I S"U'"E"U I PAOE Customize the Look of your on-screefl CLickon your SetupMenu icon in menus. the menudisplay. SeLectBackground by clicking on it in the menu. Choosewhether you want an opaquebackground Off or On by etup clicking on it again. Menu Crickon the screenfor norma{TV Quick Start...
  • Page 26 Have your Entertainment Machinego CUck on yourSpeciat Features to sleep Menu iconin the menudisplay. any time. SetectTimer Setupin the menu by cUckingon it. CUckon it again and the Timer Menuwi|! appear, ----_ Special replacingthe features Menu. Features CUckon SteepTimerin the menu to hightightthe feature.
  • Page 27 Have your Entertainment Machine wake upandgo CLick onyour S pecial Features to sleep Menu icon in the menudisplay. anytime. SeLectTimer Setup in the menu by cEckingon it. The Timer Menu wiLL appear,replacingthe Special Featuresmenu. ----7 Special Features CLick on On Time first to highUght the feature and a second time to set the time your Entertainment Source ID...
  • Page 28 •P,GE 28I O,,,,T,ON I ,,NOS I S,,C,,. ,,,TO,,S ,E,U Choose presetlabels for channels or create CLickon your Special Features your own. icon in the menudisplay. Select Ch. Labelsby clickingon Special it. Click again and a blue screen Features wit[ flU.with a list of possible channe[labels.
  • Page 29 o,..,,.o.I .E.US I SPEC.,t F.,TU..S ..NU I P,GE 2 , Name the sources for the Entertainment CLickon your SpeciatFeatures Hachine with Menuicon in the menu display. SourceIO. SeLectSourceID by cUcldng on --_ Special Features it. CLickit again to enter the Timer Setup SourceID menu.Yourscreenwilt be replaced by a btue one that...
  • Page 30 Customize the namesof your surf channe[ Listsfor up to CLick on yourSpecia[ Features fourpeopl_ Menuicon in the menudisplay. Crick on the Surf ID item in the menu. CUck again and your screen Special Features will be replaced by a b|ue one, Timer Setup showing all your available surf tists.
  • Page 31 OPE"TION I .ENUS I SPECI,tF ,TURES. NU I PAOE Determine the channels and video your Clickon your Special Featuresicon in the menudisplay. can access, Select Parental CtL in the menu by clickingon it. Clickagain to enter the parental controt menu (Par. CtL). Click on BlockCh.
  • Page 32 Your Entertainment Machinewill showyou Click on your FeaturesMenu icon all your in the menu display. menuoptions. Select Auto Demoin the menuby clicking on it. C|ick on it again to choosewhetheryou want the Auto DemoOn or Off. Special Features Click on the regular screento Timer Setup have the Auto Demobegin.
  • Page 33 O, .T,ON I .ENUS I .UO,O. NU I PAGE Customize the sound onyour Entertainment CEck on your Audio Menu icon from the t4achin_ menu disptay. Your options are: • Bass:Increase/decrease tower-endsounds. • Trobte: Increase/decreasehigher-end sounds. • Balance: ALtows you to put the sound more to the left or right channel •...
  • Page 34 .0E 3,I oP ,.T, ON I .,.osI V,O,O.E.U Custom|ze the picturequaUt,j on your Entertainment Crickon yourVideo Menuicon from Machine. the menu display.Youroptions are: • Contrast: Changesthe amount of difference between black levels and white revels in your picture. • Bdghtness: Increasesor decreasesthe amount of white in your picture.
  • Page 35 O,E..'ON I P.CTU E'N P.CTURE I P,GE 3, Picture-in- picture explained. YOUR PICTURE-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.
  • Page 36 P,GE 3 °I OP,,,T,ON I P,<TU,,., ,,<TU,E ._m GetL'ing the ost from the P andother ThePIPfunctions canall befound in the on-screen menuthat appears w henyouroe the pointer to the left sideof the screen. Sleep TInNw Traidll Speed Adjust the amount Adjusthow fast the Captioldng of time before...
  • Page 37 O, R^T,ON I ,,CTURE,N-',CTUR I PAGE 37 Control the picture quaUties ofyour CEck on your PIP Menuicon in PIPinset. the menu display. SeLect S ize in the menu by cEckingon it once. You have two sizesavaiLabLe f or the PIP inset picture:Small and Large.
  • Page 38 PAGE 38I 0,,,.,,0.I .C,U.,,, , ,CTU,, Controlling the Main and PIP audio/video Some functions of PIPcanalsobe contxoUed usingyour using the Channel/Time display. TrakbatL Ch 07 - NBC 4:55 Turn PIP on. CUckthe TrakbaLt once, and roLL the pointer to the Mono right side of the screen.
  • Page 39 ;;he buttons at the very bottom of your remote correspond to functions for your Zenith VCRor DVD. The remote has alreadybeen programmed with the code that operatesmost Zenith VCRs, s o you can usethose buttonswithout haveto go through the programmingprocess.Forany other brand, refer to page 43 to see how to programnew codes.
  • Page 40 TheCHANNEL end VOLUME buttons work just as they do on your remotecontroL Lostthe remote? ¢011 Zenith ot 1-800-255-6790 to osk obout purchasing o new one. Any other brandbesides Zenith will n ot perj_rm o U ofb_eposdl_e f uncb'ons on yourTV.
  • Page 41 OPERATION PROGRAMMING THEREMOTE PAG E 4 1 Operate all of your hometheater and stereo Selectthe equipment you want to hardware program,then turn to pages 42-43 to with the find the programmingcode appropriate MBRTrakbaU. for the type and brandof equipment. Make sure the equipmentis turned on. Point the MBRTrakbatlremote at the piece you're programming,and press MUTEand FLSHBK at the sametime.
  • Page 42 201 224 225 226 233 Mitsubish| ..222 252 Scott 205 233 229 273 243 250 ..Zenith Beta ..fisher ..211 212 213 Montgomery Ward 208 214 216 219 231 249 Sears ..206 209 211 Funai ..
  • Page 43 Hitachi DSS ..PanasonicDSS ... Zenith DrakeSateLlite 312 330 Stargate ..Hughes DSS ..Paragon(Zenith).. Texscan..356 371 zenith HD Set-Top 385 _erroid ..304 _07 308 PhiUps ..350 352 310 318 Tocom..318 346 zenith NIC Set-Top. 384 363 382 Pioneer..
  • Page 44 P,GE ,, I OP R,,.O. I SP C.,L F ^,URES Usethe Remote controtto search for Turn on the device you want all possibte to operate. programming codes. Press and hotdthe MUTEand F_HBK buttonsuntil the indicator tight turns on. PressRODELeft/Right untit the indicator tight is underneaththe deviceyou'retrying to program ('IV, CABLE, V CR,AUX).
  • Page 45 oPE,,,,o, I F ,,uRE, I P.oE .. Controlthe volume on your sound amp[ifier Amptifier VotumeOverride: white in other modes. Find the codethat operatesyour amp[ifier. Testit to makesure it's the cable correct one by fottowingthe procedurein the "Programming YourRemote _ section. Pressand hotd MUTEand FLSHBK on your remote unti[ the indicator Eght stays[it.
  • Page 46 PAGE 46I I .^,NTEN^NCE Caring for your Entertainment Machine. Careful and regularcleaningcanextendthe amountof time you wig.havewith yournew Entertainment Machine.Be sureto turn the poweroff and pullout the plug beforeyou beginany cleaning. SCREEN CLEANING Spraya smaLL a mountof glasscleaneron a soft cloth andwipe the screenuntil it's clean. Here'sa great wayto keepthe dustoff your screen for a while.
  • Page 47 REFERENCE I TRO,.LES.OOT,NO I PAOE Some quick andeasy tipsto fixing SOLUTIONS SYMPTOMS problems yourself. • Checkyour antenna connectionor location Snowy picture and unclear sound. • Checkyour cableinput. • Checkto see if the TV/.VCRbutton on ,yourVCRhas the TVselected. • Checkyour antenna direction and/or location. Muffipte images or "ghostshadows: •...
  • Page 48 PAGE 48I I T.OUB S.OOT,. Somequick and easy tips to fixing Remote control doesn't work. • Make surethe batteriesare fresh and instaUed properly. problems yourself. Zn_cator Ught on remote • Make surethe batteriesare inserted in the remote properly. comes on but remote doesn't transmit.
  • Page 49 REF,RE.CE I--ATU ES I PAOE Hereare a few features that makeyour Entertainment ADVANCED SURF Hachine more In addition to your normal channel Listing, you can customize up to four different channel fun to use. Lists to fit different members of your family: movie channeLs for the kids, the sports chan- nel for Dad, etc.
  • Page 50 P,GE ,0 I R ,E, NCE I LOSSA, A complete Listof definitions for words 2-TUNER PIP Thisfeaturesallowsyouto viewa secondchannel while maintaininga found in picture on the mainscreen. this guide. Theroundcablethat comesfrom an off-air antennaor cableservice 75 OHM RF CABLE provider.Eachend looks[ike a hexshapednut with a wire sticking throughthe middle,andit screwsontothe threaded jack on the back of your TV.
  • Page 51 ,EFE.E.CE I OLOSS,,Y I PAG Acompl.e_ list of definitions forwords Refers to thejackthatreceives a signat i nto the TV, V CR or other INPUT found in A/V device. thisguide. 3ACK A connection on the backof a TV,VCR,or any other A/V device.This includes the RF jacks andthe Audio/Video jacks that are coLor-coded.
  • Page 52 PAG E 52 I REFERENCE I XNDEX Find what you want quickty. FEATURE PAGE 2-Tuner PIP ........35, 49 Add/Del/Surf-AdvancedSurf ......AmpEfier/cabte VotumeOverride ......Antenna Hookup ........Audio Hookups ........Audio Menu........Auto Demo ........Auto Find........Background ........BasicTetev_sion Operation ......Batteries ........
  • Page 53 R ,E, NCE I ,.OEX I P,OE , , Rnd what you want quickly. FEATURE PAGE Parental.Control........Pictur_in-I_cture (PIP) ......35-36 PIP Menu ........PIP Snapshot........35, 49 Programming the Remote ......41-43 Projo Setup........QuickStart ........Remote Controt Diagram ......Safety Information........
  • Page 54 Broken or Lost remote? Perhaps you would just Like the convemence of having a second remote on hand. Order your replacement remote con[rot direct from Zenith! To ensure that you receive the cor- rect remote, have vour teLe\nsion's model number ready when you ca_L.
  • Page 56 U.SJL ZENITH RESPONSIBILITY Service Labor During a period of90 days from effective warranty d ate,Zenith wiUprovide s eMcelaborby a Zenith authorized s emite center whenneeded asdetermined b yZenith, a sa result of manufacturing defect_...

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