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Remote Control Operation _t_q_"_i Getting Started Using the Remote (TV/VCR buttons)..38-39 _'_J Warning/Precautions ........ Usin,, the Aut_,-Volume Leveler Control ..40 Features and M_v3el Information ....4 Using the Channel Gu:de Control ......How to Follow your Easy-to-Use Owner's Guide ..5 Antenna and Cable TV Connections ......
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As you unpack your IV please note that the FirstTime SetUpwhich automatically sets t he TV forlocal c hannels and antenna mode. It even helps you following items have been included with your set: make thenecessary connections forthe Picture-In- Picture ( PIP) f eature ( see page 8 .) •...
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te style kind design of this wner's Guide comes from you the customer. We've asked owners, such as yourself just what it is they would #ke to see to make our instructions more helpfid and easier-to-follow. See below for the results qf some of the simple and ectsv-to-use suggestions...
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l"?irst let's connect your Antenna ---I or Cable TV signal to .your TV. 7his will be easy since there is only one antenna plug (75£"2) on the back of your TV - and that's where the a/lte/ma goes. if your antenna (or CABLE TV signal) has a round cable...
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_ome of you may have two ) separate anmnnas. instance, one amenna is fi)r VHF ch_4nneL_"(2-13). and the other antenna is.[br UHF channels (14- Outdoor Antcnml _uocoo_ooooooc_coo_cooooouo_ooo_oocoooooooooo B_. G t"_i-_ ooooooOoooooooaoaGco_ooooooooooooGooeooocoooo a,_ooooooo_cooooo_,oo_cooooooooo_ooucoouooooooo Fer homes with two separate °°°°°°°°°°°c°°¢'°°_°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°9°°°°°°°° antennas, you ,aqil need an optional "combiner"...
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l_(rst Time Set Up makes the initial use of .vour TV easy and autontatic. Jtl,s'tfollow the step.v below and let your TV set itse!ffor local cham_eh; and the t37_e of £I/IIcI1H(I S@tlal yOt! ]1(l_( ". Yolt Call also .vet the TV's clock attd make TELEVISION ADJUSTMENTS ctmnectio#l._ fi_r the Picture-In- Picture feature-with...
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The Testing and Searching channels by the TV will last only a few minutes. The TV will even tell you when it is finished and how many channels it has saved. "SAVED IN MEMORY" channels are the ones you select when you press the CHANNELA_' buttons.
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-<_> Connect the VIDEO plug on the VCR to the AUX INI VIDEO IN plug (yellow) on the BACK OF TV TV (see picture.) The TV will show you when the "CABLE HAS BEEN CONNECTED _' to the right plug. ]Press MENU button to go on with PIP connections.
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The TV first tells you that for Surround Sound to work with the set you will need an additional pair of external speakers (8 ohm, 15 watt minimum). 'Press the MENU button to go THIS TV IS EQUIPPED WITH A SURROUND-SOUND SYSTEM. Then the TV asks to read SURROUND SOUNDREQUIRES...
Press the POWER button turn the TV ON. (Note: you can press any button on the front of the 'FV to turn the TV ON). The tuned channel number will ;appear briefly when the TV is first turned ON. You can also press the STATUS butlon to see what channel...
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into tke reni,ote: -l'_o load the supplied battery <Q_ Remove the battery compartment lid on the back of lemote. Place the supplied battery the remote. Be sure to line the ends of the battery up correctly. fits only one way). Reattach the battery lid.
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l'-'_eaturesfor your TV can be ][-_ adjusted [rom a MENU screen .drown on the TV. A MENU is IlolhiH_ nlort" lha/10tl Ol?-,';cl('_/1 li:st of fi,atures Each MENU item TELEVISION ADJUSTMENTS can be adjusted by viewing the screen and i)re.Tsing a button. USE =l_t TO SELECT ITEM.
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TELEVISION ADJUSTMENTS USEI_ITO SELECT I TEM. II_ PICTURE/SOUND CONTROLS -- ADVAI_CED CONTROLS PICTURE / SOUND CONTROLS FIRST TIMESETUP EXIT EXIT PICTURE S OURCESELECT BRIGHTNESS PICTURE COLOR '_COLOR _'1111111111 IIEZ],...
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TELEVISION AOJUS'_MENTS USE J[_*TO SELECTITEM. @> Press MENU button to see TV PICTURE/SOUND ;ONTROLS I ADJUSTMENTS screen. ADVANCED CONTFIOLS FIRSTTIME SErU ,_ _----_> PressMENU • or • button to EXIT PICTURE /SOUND CONTROLS EXIT PICTURE/SOUND controls. move RED AR_ROW to _ PICTURE SOURCE SELECT BRIGHTNEI;S @>...
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adjust your TV color =L picture controls, select a TV channel and follow the steps shown PICTURE/ SOUND CONTROLS below: EXIT Select BRIGHTNESS, PICTURESOURCESELECT PICTURE, COLOR, TINT, BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS picture control. PICTURE - COLOR ..With the PICTURE/SOUND TINT CONTROLS on screen, move the -- SHARPNESS...
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learview is a sharpness feature which sm,oothes out background snow (or picture noise) without losing picture image detail or crislmess. PICTURE/ SOUND CONTROLS SHARPNESS m_ CLEARVIEW ... • I _> Select CLEARVIEW control. FLESH CORRECTION ..With the PICTURE/SOUND PIP TINT CONTROLS on screen, move the...
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se the Flesh Correction ontrol to keep skin tone hues (or fiwial tiltt) front varying froth TV channel to TV channel. PICTURE/ SOUND CONTROLS SHARPNESS Select vLESn CLEARVIEW CORRECTION control. FLESH CORRECTION ..:_ ..ii:iii PIP COLOR With the PICTURE/SOUND PIP TINT ..
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PICTURE ISOUND CONTROLS TV also has individual J[ sound adjustntent controls. -- FLESH CORHECTIDN BASS (low frequency), -- PIPCOLOR -- PIPTINT TREBLE(high frequency), BASS ..S?eaker BALANCE may all be TREBLE ..used to adjust zhe sound playback BALANCE of TV prog rams. EXPANDER ..
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PICTURE / SOUND CONTROLS ur 73/is able to receive roadcast stereo TV programs. BASS The TV is equil_ped with an TREBLE amplifier and twin speaker sy.vtem BALANCE through which the stereo sound EXPANDER can be heard. I1_ STEREO/MONO - SAP 2NO AUmO P ROGRAM A RED stereo 7ight (on -the front...
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.ELEV,S,0. ADJOS' MENU Press button to see ADJUSTMENTS screen. PressMENU • or button to ADVANCED CONIBCLS -- FIRSTTIME SETUP move RED ARROW to ADVANCED CONTROLS ADVANCED controls. EXIT PIPPICTURE SOURCE @>Press MENU button to select -- CLOSEDCAPTIONING the list of ADVANCED controls.
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NOTE: Not all TV programs and product commercials are made lbr broadcast with Closed Caption (CC) informaik,n included. Neither are all Closed Caption modes (SECOND LANGUAGE, FULL SCREEN TEXT l, etc.) necessarily being used by a broadcast station during the transmission of ;.
¥ ]rave you ever fallen asleep in il..m Z lfro,,t , rtheTV anJn,e. have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern s,o_reec'hing bz your ears? Well, ADVANCED C ONTROLS your TV can save you all that PIP PICTURE SOURCE trouble by auto__tatically turning...
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th tile TV Reminder controls N, the TV automatically shows you the current time and channel ever_ thir O, mimaes. ADVANCEDCONTROLS PIP PICTURESOURCE Select TIM_E or CHANNEL CLOSED CAPTIONING REMINDER control. CAPTIONING DURING MUTE SLEEPTIMER With the ADVANCED SET TIME ! ! i i ..
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_[_qtth the Channel/Time ' V Display controlyou ctiange the size and location qf the ot;_screen chamTel and clock information. ADVANCED C ONTROLS CAPTIONING DURING MUTE Select CHANNEL/TIME SLEEPTIMER DISPLAY SIZE control. SETTIME TIMEREMINDER With the ADVANCED CHANNEL R EMINDER CONTROLS on screen, press the CHAN/TIME DISPLAY SIZE...
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]f you didn't go through I FIRST TIME SETUP (page 8), you need to make sure the TV is set to pick up eititer Cable TV or Antemm signals. In other words, ADVANCEDCONTROLS the TV needs to know if you connected a Cable TV signal or a SLEEPTIMER...
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uto-Programnfing is fi)r adding • local area channel numbers into the memory qf the TV. This makes it eaa,vfor you to select your area only 'or Cable TV) channels" when the CHANNEL A Y buttons are pressed. ADVANCEDCONTROLS If you already _'e#tt through FIRST CHAN/I'IME DISPLAYSIZE...
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toProgramming (see previous page) adds all the channels it can find (on your Antenna or ,Cable 73/system) into the TV's memo_. . Add/Delete Channels makes it easy for you to ADVANCEDCONTROLS add other channels, or drop unwanted chc_mels, from the list of CHAN/TIME DISPLAY SIZE channels in the TV's memory.
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AIT._ Remember. Convergence has be_:n set at the "'_om,ergenc, "_is the correcl factory for best vi,_'win,.z, but if one cr more of _" lining u I, of the red and blue the (red or blue) colors appear around :h{: edges of /i_ht paths on the TV screen.
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c/uld you like to hear TV _rograms through your audio hi-fi system ? The TV's Variable BACK OF TV Audio Output flzcks and TV Speaker On/Off contn_l work together to q_er you this TV sound Connect the R(ight) and L(eft) VARIABLE MODE Audio Out...
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ensor Viewing allows parents block ()Ill, or "censor", channels they think children should not watch. A channel plaeed under Cenxor Viewing cannot be viewed ADVANCED C ONTROLS until a correct access code is used unlock the channel viewitTg. AUTO-PROGRAMMING ADD/DELETE CHANNELS First' let's set your Censor Code: REDCONVERGENCE BLUE CONVERGENCE...
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After your personal Censor 2 _I- Code nunzber tzas been set (see r)revious page), you are now ready to select the channels you want to censor or block out. ADVANCEDCONTROLS ADD/DELETECHANNELS @> Select the CENSOR RED CONVERGENCE VIEWING control. BLUE CONVERGENCE TV SPEAKERSON/OFF With the ADVANCED CENSORVIEWING...
e TV's Audio/Video Input ticks are for direct picture and sound connectiona between the TV cmd a VCR (or Video Disc Player. etc'.) that has Audio/Video Output jack._. To view the playbacTk of a VCR tape by using the Audio/Video lnput jack.v on the TV: the VIDEO _..a...
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ie S(uper)-Video conm, ction on he rear (_f the TV can give .you better picture detail and clari&, for the playback of S- VHS VCR tapes or Video Dixcs, titan the normal BACK OF: TV antenna picture connections. Note: The I/CR (or Video Disc Player) mus;...
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e A udio/Video Output jacks ,n the TV can be used to record TV programs on VCRs which have Audio!Video Input jacks. To record TV programs by using the Audio/Video jacks on the TV: Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR. from the TV to the VIDEO IN jack ®...
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adding external speakers the TV's sound system, you can create the feeling of reflected sound that surrounds you at a Nolo: Surround Sound will not work movie thea;er or concert hall. with monoaural audio material, or BACK OF TV with only one sp_akt',r conneclcd.
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Status Button After installing the battery into the remote, slide the TV-VCR- Press to me the current channel CBL switch to the TV position. number on the TV screen. Also press this button to clear the TV screen after Point tke remote toward the front comrol adjustments.
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hen using the TV remote with a VCR, first make certain it is set to control your VCR ( by the REMOTE CODE or SEARCH method - see following section). > Slide the T_V-VCR-CBL the remote to the VCR position. F'iay Button P:ess to playback a tape.
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,:ll re you tired of hearing commercials blaring at you ever_ when you've gone into the kitchen or down the hall? The Automatic Volume Leveler (A VL) comrol enables" you to hear a more con:;istent, even sound level-by reducing the peaks and valleys that can occur during program cha_yges or comrr,ereial...
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o yc,u ever have trouble remembering on which chamwl a particular station network is located? Channel Guide is a quick way to view and select chamwls a list of Lztbelled ch_umels. A Label is a four letter callout can set to appear with the on screen...
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the TV to preset channel, picture, and sound level _'ettin_ you place in the TV's memory. Five different Pe,_#gnal Pre[erences can be set so thai: more than one per€on can prese! the TV fi)r his (or her) pr<[_ren ce. To ._'et Personal Preference: l'ress the Personal Preference (P.PREF.)
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To use tile Personal Preference settings you placed in memorw Press the P. PREF button the remote. "PERSONAI_ PREFERENCES" shows on the TV screen. Press the number button the remote to select the P. PREF. you desire. For example: press I to select "AUX IN".
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ow that you have looked the two-digit Remote Code Number for your brand of VCR (on previous page), you are ready to fc,l!ow the four simple steps below. Please read-through steps 1-4 before beginnhzg. Slide the TV-VCR-CBL PU,Y switch to VCR. Press and release RECORD button,...
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12,13, 53 ,_._- Remember. If more than one number is listed, you Macom 29, 38 Toshiba may have to try more than the Magnavox 17,26, 31 Uniden Satellite 44, 54 first two-digit code given in Unika order to locate your Converter's...
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ow tlua you have looked up the two-digit Remote Code Number for your brand qf Cable Converter (on previous page), you are ready to follow the fimr simple st_7)v below. Please read through steps 1-4 before beginnhlg. _--___> Slide the TV-VCR-CBL PLAY switchto CBL.
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/our TV remote can be set to L work by what called the SEARCH method. lf i'he "REMOTE CODE" number method shown bz the previous se,'tion did not :;et your renlote to work your VCR then follow five easy steps listed below. Please read through steps 1-5 before beginning.
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our TV remote can be set to work your Cable Converter by what is called the SEARCH method. Cable Converter If the "REMOTE CODE" m.nber method shown in the previous section did not set your remote work your Converter, t-hen follow the five ec_O' steps listed...
_)icture in Picture (PIP) is the showing of two pictures on the TV screen at the same time. (One F'IP main screen picture and one small inset picture - or F'IP). Note." The PIP picture mttsl be supp:ied by a VCR Or other- acce:;sorv equipped with a VIDEO OUTPUT jack),...
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w that you have comph, he reqidred connections the prePit;u.s page you are ready .follow the Stml_le steps shown below. Turn the VCR and TV ON. Place the VCR in the TV mode - 12:00 ^" Use the TV/VCR button the TV remote (if the remote IN t'V MOI)F.
JLJ remote the PIP picture can be moved and swapped with the main 4. FREEZE using the t'IP buttons on the scrc_L ,,_ [_ Press PIP ON button to show ! the PIP picture. PIP screen appears in corner of TV screen.
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SIZE button :ess to change 5. PiP Size 6.PIP STROBE the !.ize of the PIP window shown on the TV screen. Press the PIP SIZE button again to see and compare the large and sma :l size PIP windows. Press STROBE; to see a series of fl:mr frozen scenes from the ct,rr,.+ntlyselected channel.
"fie picture fi_r the PIP window can come d_rough either the VCR/A UXI or A UX IN2 Audio/Video Input jacks (on the rear t?f the TV). PIP Picture Source ADVANCED C ONTROLS simply tells the TV which one of EXIT these two source's-it is to st_m' on PIPPICTURE SOURCE the TV screen.
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TC w Pict_re-ln-Picture (PIP) olor cnd Tint controls are used to adiust the color settings for PIP when it is shown on the TV scr_gIL PICTURE/ SOUND CONTROLS [BEGIN] CLEARVIEW FLESH CORRECTION Select PIP COLOR (or TINT) PIP COLOR control. PIP TINT ..
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,4 n Accessory She!f has been ,U]ksupplied m you that can be ,no,rated m the rear of the TV. This xhe!f can give yott a wider, more wable area on which to set optiona[ accessories. To attach the=shelf: Accessory Place the Shelf the top back of the TV cabinet.
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Picture -In-Picture (PIP) * Terrl used when two pi,=turc:s are shown Coa_dal Cable * A single solid antenna wire normally matched with a on the TV screen at the same time. "]'he smaller PIP picture metal plug (F-type) end connector that screws (or pushes) directly...
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