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Page 2: ...aller This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Product Registration Please fill out th...

Page 3: ...rogram your VCR or use the menus in your VCR to set up a recording Requirements Remove the Demo Pin from the G LINK jack Complete the on screen interactive setup You ll find detailed instructions in Chapter 1 One Touch VCR Recording You must connect the G LINK cable to the TV and place one of the wands in front of the remote sensor on the VCR If you have a cable box connect the G LINK cable to the...

Page 4: ...menu Chapter 3 has details The broadcasters must use the rating system when they send the program to your TV in order for your TV to block the program Auto Tuning Description Allows you to set up the TV to automatically tune to a specific channel when you pressa certain component VCR DVD Player etc button on the remote Requirements Set up Auto Tuningin the TV s menu system Chapter 3 has details 2 ...

Page 5: ...V VCR Cable Box 12 Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable 13 How to Find the Remote Sensor 13 Placing the G LINK Wands 13 Complete the Interactive Setup 15 Set the Menu Language 15 Complete Auto Channel Search 15 The GUIDE Plus System Setup 15 What to Expect 20 Next Steps 20 Chapter 2 Using the Remote Control 21 The Buttons on the Remote Control 22 Using the WHO INPUT Button 23 Programming the R...

Page 6: ...p Works 40 V Chip TV Rating Limit 41 Blocking Specific Content Themes 43 Viewing Specific Content Themes 44 V Chip Movie Rating Limit 44 V Chip Unrated Program Block 45 Channel Block i 46 Front Panel Block 46 Lock Unlock Parental Controls 46 Chapter 4 Using the TV s Menu System 47 How to Use Your TV s Menu System 48 Audio Menu 49 Picture Quality Menu 50 Screen Menu 50 Using Closed Captioning 51 Ch...

Page 7: ...to Consider Before You Connect Choose Your Connection Connections Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable Plug in theTV Put Batteries in the Remote How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Interactive Setup Turn on theTV Complete the Interactive 5 ...

Page 8: ...e TV route all cables down the side of the back of the TV instead of straight down the middle of the back of the TV If your antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cables do not coil the cables Also keep the twin lead cables away from audio video cables Important Stand and Base Safety Information Choose the location for your TV carefully Place the TV on a stand or base that is of adequate size and strength...

Page 9: ...eeded to Connect Components to Your TV The pictures below show the cables needed for the connections represented in this book Notes Audio Video cables A V cables for short are usually sold as a bundled set but the connection pictures in this book show each cable separately for better visibility You must use A V cables to connect a VCR to your TV if you want PIP Picture In Picture to work Please lo...

Page 10: ...R and L MONO and to the Audio Output Jacks on the VCR sometimes labeled OUT R L C Connect the video cable yellow to the VIDEO IN jack on the back of the TV and to the Video Output Jack on the VCR Connect cable or antenna to your VCR Connect the coaxial cable from your cable outlet cable box or antenna to the Input Jack on your VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA or IN FROM ANT Connect the G LINK...

Page 11: ...PIP Connect the IV to your cable or antenna Connect the coaxial cable from your cable or antenna to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of your TV Go to page 14 If you re connecting a cable box connect the G LINK cable A If you haven t already done so remove the Demo Pin from the C LINKjack B Connect the G LINK cable to the C LINKjack on the TV Next step place the wands of the C LINK cable to the c...

Page 12: ...orAntenna OUT VIDEO N L VCR Satellite Signal TV backpanel VIDEO n R L O LINK _ CABLE ANTENNA You need to connect your Satelfite Receiver to your TV with audio video cables see picture abov e in order for Picture In Picture PIP to work 10 Chapter 1 ...

Page 13: ...r A Connect the coaxial cable from your cable oudet cable box or antenna to the Input Jack on your satellite receiver sometimes labeled IN FROM ANT B Connect the coaxial cable from your satellite dish antenna to the Input Jack on your satellite receiver sometimes labeled SATELLITE IN 3 Connect the Satellite Receiver to the VCR and to the TV 4 A Connect a coaxial cable to the Output Jack sometimes ...

Page 14: ...ectronics store or through the Accessory Order Form on page 59 B Connect a coaxial cable to Signal Splitter and to the Input Jack on the VCR sometimes labeled ANTENNA IN C Connect a coaxial cable to the Signal Splitter and to the CABLE IN Jack on the cable box Connect Cable Box to TV Connect a coaxial cable to the TV OUT Jack on the cable box and to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the TV 3 4 Connect the...

Page 15: ...ble box you need to use the remote control that came with the VCR and or cable box to locate the sensor 1 Turn off the VCR and or cable box 2 3 Hold the remote control not the one that came with your TV but the one that came with the cable box and or VCR to which you re attaching the G LINK cable so that it is touching the front of the component Slowly move the remote control across the front of t...

Page 16: ...r choice and select it To highlight a menu item press the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight one of the items listed on the screen Use the up or clown arrow button to move up or down Use the right or left arrow button to move right or left To select the item that you ve highlighted press OK Note Highlighted means that the menu item stands out from other menu items on the list appears darker ...

Page 17: ...n 2 When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete press OK the first GUIDE Plus system setup screen appears Note If you skip Auto Channel Search now you can access it later through the Channel menu See Chapter 3for more details rip If you move to a new zip or postal code or if any of your information changes you need to access the setup screens from the TV s main menu press MENU choos...

Page 18: ...le setup To supply your TV with the correct TV program listings the GUIDE Plus system needs to know if your TV is connected to cable 1 If your TV is connected to cable highlight Yesand press OK If your TV isn t connected to cable highlight No and press OK STEP 3 Configuring for a VCR appears If you have a cable box connected to this TV highlight Yesand press OK on your remote control Note The next...

Page 19: ...hen code testing is in progress don t touch your TV VCR cable box or any of the remote controlafor theseproducts 6 Look at your cable box If it is still on and changed to channel 09 the test was successful Highlight Yes and press OK STEP3 Configuringfora VCR appears If your cable box didn t change to channel 09 or turned itself off you have two choices No and Test this code again Test this code ag...

Page 20: ...ogress don t touch your TV VCR or any of the remote controls for these products 4 Look at the front display of your VCR If your VCR turned on automatically and changed to channel 09 the test was successful Highlight Yesand press OK If your VCR didn t change to channel 09 you can either choose No or Test this code again If you think your TV or remotes might have been touched during the test tune yo...

Page 21: ... automatieaUy schedule programs to record on your VCtL Step 4 Confirming Your Settings 1 Check to make sure all settings are complete and correct If all settings are complete highlight Yes end setup and press OK If your cable box and or VCR code testing fhiled you should see INCOMPLETE where the cable box and VCR codes are listed Once setup is complete additional screens appear If any settings are...

Page 22: ...e screen Program information is usually sent to your TV at night If the TV detected that you have multiple cable companies in your area STEP 5 Choosing Your Channel Lineup appears Features of the GUIDE Plus system are explained in Chapter 3 To clear the guide from your screen press CLEAR or GUIDE on the remote control Next Steps Now that you ve finished the Interactive Setup you re ready m watch T...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Using the Remote Control Chapter Overview The Buttons on the Remote Control Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components How To Use the Remote After You ve Programmed It Code List 21 ...

Page 24: ...tton automatically tunes the TV to the correct channel CH up and down buttons Scan up or down through the current channel list Press once to change the channel up or down press and hold to continue changing channels CH CTRL Channel Control Selects the picture window main window or PIP window that changes when you press the channel up or channel down button or the WHOoINPUT button CLEAR Removes any...

Page 25: ...its 30 seconds and automatically goes back to the original channel Each time you press SKIP you add 30 seconds i e if you press SKIP two times before yon change the channel the TV waits 60 seconds and automatically turns back to the original channel SOUND Displays the AUDIO PROCESSORmenu STOP If you re operating a VCR or DVD Player stops playing the disc or videotape SWAP Switches the main picture...

Page 26: ... To stop the automatic code search without programming any components press and hold CLEAR until the light on the remote turns of_ Using Automatic Code Search l Turn on the component you want the remote to operate VCR DVD Player etc Press and hold the component button on the remote control that corresponds to the component you want the remote to operate VCR1 DVD etc While you hold down the compone...

Page 27: ...nds to the remote commands ip The buttons might operate differently for other components especially when you re using another eomponent s menu system How to Use the Remote After You ve Programmed It Once the remote has been programmed successfully you are ready to use it to control your components To operate the component 1 Press the component button TV VCR1 VCR2 DVD AUX or SAT CABLE to set the re...

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Page 29: ...Chapter 3 Using the TV s Features Chapter Overview All About the GUIDE Plus System The Channel Banner Auto Tuning Parental Controls and V Chip 27 ...

Page 30: ... is based on your locale you will need to run Setup again if you move to a different zip or postal code Downloading Data The GUIDE Plus system is not available until it completes its first download of program listings When the power is turned off the TV locates a host channel that carries GUIDE Plus system data containing program schedule and channel lineup information A channel lineup is the list...

Page 31: ...access the GUIDE Plus system 2 Press MENU or use the up and down arrow buttons to select the Menu bar the Grid Guide appears by default 3 Use the left and fight arrow buttons to access other menus 4 Press OK or MENU or use the down arrow button to see the menu options Grid Guide The Grid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus system It displays the current programming for each channel Th...

Page 32: ...te to place a timer in the Schedule for the VCR to record the program highlighted in the channel listing If you have a cable box changing channels on the TV will not cause the cable box channel to change while recording Record will only appear if you have set up the GUIDE Plus system and specified your VCR type The program information window will display a confirmation when you have successfully s...

Page 33: ...ar or press GUIDE or CLEAR to exit the GUIDE Plus system Then use the Sort Menu Action Buttons as described next Sort Menu Action Buttons When viewing the results of a Sort the following Action buttons appear Watch Press 1 on the remote to place a timer in the Schedule and then follow the on line help for further options Placing a timer in the Schedule will cause the TV to turn on and tune to the ...

Page 34: ...ule menu allows you to alter timers for either viewing or recording programs The GUIDE Plus system allows one touch VCR recording if you have connected the G LINK cable to your VCR See Chapter 1 for more details on connecting the G LINK cable To schedule a program to watch or record I If the GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU on the remote to sel...

Page 35: ... day WEEKLY records the program each week at the same time Messages menu selection Messages Occasionally you will receive messages regarding your GUIDE Plus system as well as special programming information You can access these messages from the Messages menu on the Menu bar To read messages 1 If the GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU on the remo...

Page 36: ...ighted channel line On Off Press 3 on the remote to toggle the state of the channel between On and Off Setup The Setup menu allows you to access the GUIDE Plus system setup information To access the Setup option 1 If the Guide Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU to select the Menu Bar 3 Use the right arrow to highlight the Setup menu selection 4 Use the...

Page 37: ... 2 Highlight GUIDE Plus Menu and press OK Each menu and the sub menus are listed below GUIDEPlus Setup Displays the GUIDE Plus system setup screen Change system settings Confirms the settings you completed in the GUIDE Plus system setup are correct Review options Displays GUIDE Plus system auto display options View demo Runs the GUIDE Plus system demonstration GUIDEPlus Label Displays the GUIDE Pl...

Page 38: ...e current PIP channel 0 Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set 00 00 Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip SKIP timer The PIP Picture In Picture Feature The PIP Picture In Picture feature lets you display a second smaller picture on top of the main picture Important Your TV has a single tuner that tunes to cable or off air television channels In order for the second picture...

Page 39: ...ote control that operate the PIPfeature include the four arrow buttons CH CTRL PIP and SWAR PIP Buttons General Explanation The buttons on the remote control that you ll use for the PIP feature are explained below PIP Press the PIP button to make the PIP window appear on the screen Press PIP again to remove the window Note If you selected Alternate with PIP button in the PIP Closed Caption Display...

Page 40: ...orrectly for PIP when the V D channel is highlighted yellow B The only way to successfully change channels for the picture that is coming from the channel on your VCR the V D channel is to press the channel buttons on the VCR or on the VCR s remote control To change the PIP channel press the channel buttons on the VCR To change the TV channel press CH CTRL until the TV channel is highlighted yello...

Page 41: ...ly Component satellite or cable box is connected to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to channel 2 when you press the SAT CABLE button on the remote Reminder make sure the component s Channel 2 3 4 switch is set to channel 2 Usually this switch is on the back of the component Channel3 Component is connected to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV and ...

Page 42: ...his feature yon can just ignore it How V Chip Works When turned on the V Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters send with programs That code tells the software the program s age based rating TV MA TV 14 etc and content themes Violence V Adult Language L etc If you have blocked the rating and or content themes that the program contains you will receive the message This channel is not app...

Page 43: ...e for all ages It contains little or no sexual dialogue D or situations S no strong language L and little or no violence V Directed to Children 7 years and older Designed for children ages 7 and above It may be more appropriate TV Y7 for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make believe and reality Themes and elements in this program may include mild fa...

Page 44: ...ng to Block the system will automaticafly block higher ratings and all corresponding content themes Blocking Age Based Ratings You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age based rating level For example if yon only want your child to watch programs that have a TV G rating and lower in other words you want the child to watch TV G TV Y7 and TV Y then you need to block out ot...

Page 45: ...g you want to view 2 Use the up and down arrow buttons to select the rating with a status of Block 3 Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to the rating status field 4 Press the up button to select View Note The content status fields corresponding to the unblocked rating become View as well They and the age based rating status are the only fields that automatically change back ...

Page 46: ...Content themes Viewing Specific Content Themes If you block specific content themes you have the option of going back and changing some of the content themes back to V View 1 Determine the content themes you want to change to V Vie_o 3 Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll through the age based ratings until the rating whose content theme you want to change to Viewappears Press the right arr...

Page 47: ... you must set NR to View separately to view NR movies Ratmg field Ratmg status field Viewing Movie Ratings After you block movie ratings you have the option of changing some of the rating status buttons back to View 1 Highlight the Ratingfield and press the up and down arrow buttons to find the rating you want to view 2 Press the right arrow button to highlight the rating Status field Press the up...

Page 48: ...still tunes to any channel Front Panel Block can Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present Keep young children from playing with the buttons When using this as a Parental Control method you should remove access to any remote that is capable of operating the television while you have the front panel blocked Don t forget to lock parental controls after you change the status If yo...

Page 49: ...Chapter 4 Using the lrv s Menu System Chapter Overview How to Use the Different Types of Menus Audio Menu Picture Quality Menu Screen Menu Channel Menu lime Menu _ 47 ...

Page 50: ...in Menus The first menu is called the Main menu Press MENU on the remote or on the front panel to bring up the Main menu Note that holding MENU for 2 seconds displays the GUIDE Plus system Menus take you to another menu or a control panel There are two ways to select a choice in a menu Use your arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight your choice and press OIL Press a number button on the...

Page 51: ...blasts in volume during commercial breaks and also amplifies softer sounds in program material Eliminates the need to constantly adjust volume control Second Audio Program SAP Plays the program s audio in a second language if one is available The word SAP appears on the TV when you tune to a program that is broadcast with SAP information SAP audio is broadcast in mono SAP is also used to broadcast...

Page 52: ...orrects the color of the picture This is especially useful for tracking realistic flesh tone colors as you switch from channel to channel Choose On or Off depending on your preference Color Warmth Displays a choice list that lets you set one of three automatic color adjustments Cool for a more blue palette of picture colors Normal and Warm for a more red palette of picture colors The warm setting ...

Page 53: ...oded with closed captioning information are applicable When a program is closed captioned the CC icon is displayed in the channel banner See Chapter 3 for more information about the channel banner 770 If you don t know which Closed Caption mode to use select CCI CC1 is probably the mode that is used in your area CC2 CC3 and CC4 are reserved for foreign languages but are rarely used at this time Cl...

Page 54: ...annel number directly using the number buttons Normal List Only the channels included in the Normal list are available when you scan up and down using channel up and down Use the up and down arrow buttons to indicate whether the channel number indicated is included Yes or is not included No in the Normal channel list Channel Label Use the up and down arrow buttons to enter a six character label fo...

Page 55: ...Chapter 5 Other Information Chapter Overview Troubleshooting Care and Cleaning Front Panel Buttons Limited Warranty Accessory Order Form Index 53 ...

Page 56: ...instructions Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn the TV on again If this happens frequently the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low TV turns on unexpectedly Scheduled On or Watch from the GUIDE Plus system may have been activated Go to p 32 for instructions Blank screen Make sure the component connected to the...

Page 57: ...components remote sensors GUIDE Plus system control of cable box is slower than direct control of the box itself Keep this in mind when changing channels You may have an incorrect GUIDE Plus Channel Lineup The guide may get out of sync with the cable provider Use the GUIDE Plus Setup in the GUIDE Plus Menu to change the zip code to 99999 Turn the TV off for 10 minutes Use Setup again to change the...

Page 58: ...s in the right mode For example once you turn on the VCR with the VCR1 button you can t SWAP the pictures until you put the remote in TV mode Just press the TV button No signal or bad reception Most VCRs and satellite receivers have an antenna or TV button If your cable or off air antenna goes into your VCR or satellite receiver then into your TV try pressing the antenna or TV VCR button on the fr...

Page 59: ...y imprinted on the picture tube Such images include network logos phone numbers and video games This damage is not covered by yohr warranty Extended viewing of channels displaying these images should be avoided Front Panel If you can t find your remote control you can use the buttons on your TV to operate many of the TV s features MENU Brings up the TV MAIN MENU When in the menu system it selects ...

Page 60: ...ur dealer look in the Yellow Pages or call 1 800 447 1700 Show the Authorized Service Center Representative your sales receipt or other evidence of purchase date or first rental What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate your television Any additional information should be obtained from your dealer Installation and...

Page 61: ... for connecting S Video components to your TV Continued on next page Accessory Order Form Description Screw on antenna cable 3 ft Screw on antenna cable 6 ft VH82 Push on antenna cable 6 ft VH89 Monaural VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft VH83 Stereo VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft VH84 S Video Cable 6 ft VH976 S Video Cable 12 ft VH913 2 way Signal Splitter VH47 Amplified Antenna ANT200 Antenna Mixer not shown 193984...

Page 62: ...weeks for delivery All accessories are subject to availability Prices are subject to change Splitter VH47 2 way Signal Splitter Helps you connect a second TV or VCR Amplified Antenna Allows you to quickly switch from the antenna signal to the cable or sateflite signal without disconnecting the antenna ANT200 Y_ 9 j_ _ j d_d 3_ _ I bD_3 iI _J CRK76TM1 Remote Control This is the remote control that ...

Page 63: ...ls 52 Language 51 Languages Selecting 15 Locating remote sensor 13 Lock Parental Controls 46 M Memory 52 Menu Audio 49 Channel 52 Channels 34 Grid Guide 29 Language 51 Messages 33 News 32 Picture Quality 50 Schedule 32 Screen 50 Setup 34 Sort 31 Time 52 MENU button 22 Menus GUIDE Plus System setup 15 Messages menu 33 Mono 49 Mute 49 MUTE button 22 N News menu 32 Normal List 52 Number buttons 22 O ...

Page 64: ...for your product _ 1HOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2000 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 15605930 MODEL The following materials were used in printing this publication 60 RECYCLED PAPER MINIMUM 20 POST CONSUM 31 gt750 15605930 ...

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