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Installation and Operating Guide | Warranty
Model Number | HDV420 | High Definition Television Receiver
© Copyright 2002, Zenith Electronics Corporation

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  • Page 1 Installation and Operating Guide | Warranty Model Number | HDV420 | High Definition Television Receiver © Copyright 2002, Zenith Electronics Corporation...

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    Zenith Electronics Corporation, 2000 Millbrook Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069, USA Phone: 1-847-941-8000 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.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS INSTALLATION AND OPERATING GUIDE AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction SPECIAL Settings..... . . 21-22 Clock ....... . . 21 Safety Precautions .

  • Page 5: Front Panel

    Front Panel EXIT Clears all on-screen displays and returns to normal viewing from any menu. SELECT If the main menu is displayed, pressing the Select button will activate the selected MENU item. If the Select button is pressed while you are in normal viewing, the information banner will be displayed.

  • Page 6: Remote Control

    Remote Control MODE POWER Selects operational mode of remote Turns the HD Receiver ON and OFF. control. SELECT ( Numbers Acknowledges menu selection. Chooses channels and enters SIGNAL programming information. Shows the signal strength of the Dash (-) current channel. You may improve the Is used to enter a channel number signal strength by adjusting the for multiple program channels such...

  • Page 7: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel ANT LOOP OUT Connects to TV ANT IN jack. Provides an RF connection between the HDTV Receiver and the TV. Provides the signal of ANT IN jack to TV. OUTPUT SELECTION Select either YPbPr or RGB depending on how you connect the HDTV Receiver to the TV.

  • Page 8: Unpacking

    TV and provides the signal of ANT IN jack to TV. Attenuator During initial installation and setup of your new Zenith HDTV Receiver, you may need to install the 10 dB attenuator, to the Antenna input “ANT IN” ter- minal on the HDV420.

  • Page 9: Connections

    “10 dB Attenuator”. During initial installation and setup of your Zenith HDTV Receiver, you may need to install the 10 dB attenuator to the Antenna input “ANT IN” on the HDV420. The HDV420 is a high performance, high gain system intended for operation under normal and weak signal conditions, providing the best reception with its optimum gain.

  • Page 10: Connecting To An Analog Monitor

    Connections (Continued) Display Formats Overview The HDTV Tuner offers various display formats and multiple video outputs. When the HDTV Tuner is connected to A/V systems, the HDTV Tuner can provide video signal formats 1080i, 720p, 480p, or 480i. 1080i, 720p and 480p modes are available for component video (YPbPr) and monitor outputs. 480i mode is available for VIDEO and S-VIDEO outputs.

  • Page 11: Connecting To A Hd Monitor (Ypbpr Type)

    Connections (Continued) Connecting to a HD monitor (YPbPr type) Antenna Cable TV wall jack Rear of HD Ready TV S-VIDEO ANTENNA VIDEO AUDIO INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT Rear of HDTV Receiver Connect the “Antenna” to the “ANT IN” jack on the HDTV Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. There might be some areas where the signal strength could is too high.

  • Page 12: Connecting To A Hd Monitor (Rgb Type)

    Connections (Continued) Connecting to a HD monitor (RGB type) Antenna Cable TV wall jack Rear of HD Ready TV ANTENNA S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO INPUT RGB INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT Rear of HDTV Receiver Connect the “Antenna” to the “ANT IN” jack on the HDTV Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. There might be some areas where the signal strength could is too high.

  • Page 13: Connecting To A Vcr

    Connections (Continued) Connecting to a VCR Rear of VCR VIDEO AUDIO INPUT INPUT Rear of HDTV Receiver Connect the L/R “AUDIO OUT” jacks and “VIDEO OUT” jacks on the HDTV Receiver to the “A/V IN” jack on your VCR using RCA-type cables. (If your VCR is equipped with an S-Video jack, use the “S-Video” jack) These connections are only available when 480i display format is selected.

  • Page 14: Connecting To An Amplifier (Receiver)

    Connections (Continued) Connecting to an Amplifier (Receiver) Amplifier (Receiver) OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL INPUT AUDIO INPUT Rear of HDTV Receiver Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolby Surround Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the HDTV Receiver to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier, receiver, or stereo system, using the supplied audio cables.

  • Page 15: Menu Operation

    Menu Operation Initial Settings In this menu system, there are several ways to customize the settings pro- vided. Most menus consist of three levels to set up the options, but some require greater depth for the variety of settings. If you press the MENU but- ton, only the first level of the menu system will appear on the TV screen.

  • Page 16: Setup Settings

    SETUP Settings EZ Scan (Channel Search) Automatically finds all channels (digital) available through the antenna inputs, and stores all the active channels in the channel list. Inactive or weak channels may not appear in the list. In that case, add missing channels manually in the Ch. Edit menu.

  • Page 17: Dtv Signal

    SETUP Settings (Continued) DTV Signal Shows the antenna signal strength bar for antenna to help you adjust the antenna to the correct position from your location. Press MENU to display the on-screen menu. Select the SETUP menu using 3 3 / 4 4 then press (SELECT) or 2 2 .

  • Page 18: Audio Settings

    AUDIO Settings Audio Language The audio language choices are English, French, or Spanish in the language menu. If the selected language is not available on the program in current channel, the first available audio language for the program is output. If user changes the channel and if the audio language, selected by user, does not exist at the new channel, also the first available audio language on the pro- gram in the new channel is output.

  • Page 19: Caption Settings

    CAPTION Settings Lets you select a mode for displaying Closed Caption Data. The caption language can be selected among English, French, Spanish at the menu. If the selected language is not available on the program in current channel, the first available caption language for the program is displayed. If user changes the channel and if the caption language, selected by user, does not exist at the new channel, also the first available caption language on the program in the new channel is displayed.

  • Page 20: Fg (Foreground) Opacity

    CAPTION Settings (Continued) FG (Foreground) Opacity Lets you select a foreground opacity for Closed Caption display. Set By Program: The original foreground opacity is set for the caption display. Solid: The text foreground color looks solid (without any transparency). Flash: The text foreground color blinks twice a second. Translucent: The text foreground color looks translucent.

  • Page 21: Special Settings

    SPECIAL Settings Clock The Clock Menu sets the clock in the HDTV Receiver to the current time. Press MENU. The main menu appears. Use 3 3 /4 4 to select the SPECIAL option then press 2 2 or (SELECT) to move to the second level. Use 3 3 /4 4 to select the Clock option then press 2 2 or (SELECT) to move to the third level.

  • Page 22: Aspect Ratio

    SPECIAL Settings (Continued) Aspect Ratio Lets you choose the screen format. When you view a picture with a wide (16:9) aspect ratio at 480i or 480p mode of output format, you can choose either Letter box, Cropped, or Squeezed. When you view a picture with a normal (4:3) aspect ratio at 720p or 1080i mode of output format, you can choose either Normal, Wide, or Zoom.

  • Page 23: Lock Settings

    LOCK Settings Lock System Lets you set up specific channels and ratings through blocking schemes. Activates or disables all of the lock schemes previously set up. A password is required to gain access to this menu. You can change the password by inputting a new password twice.

  • Page 24: Set Password

    LOCK Settings (Continued) Set Password Lets you change the password. Follow Steps 1-2 as shown for the Lock System on page 23. Use 3 3 /4 4 to select the Set Password option. Press 2 2 or (SELECT) to move to the third level. Enter the new 4-digit code.

  • Page 25: Block Ch. (Channel)

    LOCK Settings Block Ch. (Channel) Blocks any channels that you do not want to view or that you do not want your kids to watch. If you tune in a blocked channel, a black screen with a pop-up screen will appear. Follow Steps 1-2 as shown for the Lock System on page 23.

  • Page 26: Tv Rating-Children

    LOCK Settings (Continued) TV Rating-Children Keeps children from watching certain children’s TV programs according to the ratings limit. This rating applies only to TV programs for children. Unless you block TV programs intended for mature audiences in the TV Rating – General menu, your children may view those programs.

  • Page 27: Tv Rating-General

    LOCK Settings (Continued) TV Rating-General Blocks TV programs that you and your family do not wish to watch, based on the rating scheme. TV Rating-General only works when the Select Country option is set to USA. Follow Steps 1-2 as shown for the Lock System on page 23. Use 3 3 /4 4 to select the TV Rating-Children option.

  • Page 28: Tv Rating-English

    LOCK Settings (Continued) TV Rating-English Blocks Canadian English TV programs that you and your family do not wish to watch, based on the rating scheme. TV Rating-English only works when the Select Country option is set to Canada. Follow Steps 1-2 as shown for the Lock System on page 23. Use 3 3 /4 4 to select the TV Rating-English.

  • Page 29: Tv Rating-French

    LOCK Settings (Continued) TV Rating-French Blocks Canadian French TV programs that you and your family do not wish to watch, based on the rating scheme. TV Rating-French only works when the Select Country option is set to Canada. Follow Steps 1-2 as shown for the Lock System on page 23. Use 3 3 /4 4 to select the TV Rating-French option.

  • Page 30: Programming The Remote Control For Other Devices

    Programming the Remote Control to Operate Other Devices The HDTV Receiver remote control is a multi-brand or universal remote con- trol that can be programmed to control most remote-controllable devices from other manufacturers. The remote control may not be able to control all models of other brands. Test your remote control.

  • Page 31: Remote Control Codes For Other Devices

    York Daewoo 004 016 017 043 060 063 064 164 Yupiteru 044 055 071 076 004 143 043 127 Zenith 072 073 095 157 103 107 111 114 Philips 164 038 070 093 Zonda 117 120 123 001 003 004 143...
  • Page 32 Philips 031 067 034 101 Sony 203 219 233 054 033 071 Toshiba Philips 127 135 195 199 Pilot Zenith 2300 Pioneer 021 048 013 Pioneer 107 124 167 171 Portland AUX (AUDIO) Codes 179 187 191 205 Pulsar 206 207...

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Symptom Solutions No power. Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely. Snowy picture and Check your antenna input or location. unclear sound. No picture. Make sure the correct video display format is selected.

  • Page 34: Specifications

    Specifications Television System NTSC, DTV standard (1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i) Channel Coverage Terrestrial: 2-69, Cable: 1-125 ATSC ANT Input ANT IN (1) (ATSC-8VSB over CATV or Terrestrial) ANT Loop Out Out To TV (1) Component Video Output Component Out (1), Phono Jack connector 1080i, 720p, 480p YPbPr S-Video Output S-Video Out (1), 4-pin Mini-DIN...
  • Page 35 Notes...

  • Page 36: Warranty

    HDTV RECEIVER LIMITED WARRANTY - USA Zenith will repair or replace your product, at Zenith’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warranty period (“Warranty Period”) listed below, effective from the date (“Date of Purchase”) of original consumer purchase of the product.

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