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Page 2: ...ons make sure any equipment or accessories connected to this product bears the UL listing mark or if purchased and used in Canada the CSA certification mark If in doubt contact qualified service personnel FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Note To Cable TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your at...

Page 3: ...rogramming and Basic Operation 14 With Audio Equipment Programming and Basic Operation 15 Adjusting Your TV Picture Settings 16 Picture Color Tint Bright Brightness Sharp Sharpness Autocolor Picture Reset Overall Picture 17 Sound Settings Stereo and Tone m 18 Sound Settings Speakers 19 Using Advanced Features Listening to the FM Radio 20 Programming FM Radio Stations into Memory 21 Tuning the Nati...

Page 4: ...ollow the steps below For more details see the page numbers listed 2 Plug in the TV Plug the cord into the outlet matching the wide and the small end of the plug with the outlet 3 Put Batteries in the Remote A Remove the cover of the battery compartment B Place the four AAA batteries as shown matching the and end of each battery in the compartment C Replace the cover 4 Turn on the TV Press IVon th...

Page 5: ...TV s memory C Wait until the TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to the original channel D Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen 6 Set the Time A Press MENU until the Alarm menu is selected This menu is green B Press CHANNEL down to highlight the dock C Press to set the hour D Press to set the minutes E Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen 3 ...

Page 6: ... Turns the TV on Sets the remote to control the TV Volume Channel and Feature Controls Details are on page 6 Operates TV when remote is set to control the TV Operates the TV and advanced features Component Buttons Details are on pages 8 15 Controls components such as a VCR laserdisc player audio equipment and a cable box Menu Buttons See next page for details Changes the menus and features on the ...

Page 7: ...rent color background as shown at the right Yellow Green Light Blue 1 Controls Alarm Ad White Menu Buttons These buttons are used with the TV s menus to adjust the features You can use the menu buttons on the remote or the front of the TV Front of the TV Moving through the Menus 1 Press MENU to move from menu to menu 2 Press CHANNEL up and down to move up and down through the features in the menu ...

Page 8: ... the TV Shows the displays on the screen Sets the remote to control the TV See Using the Remote with a VCR Cable Box Laserdisc Player and Audio equipment on pages 8 15 Select a channel and then select another Press PREV CH to switch between the two channels RESET Returns the picture adjust ments to the original settings SKIP 30 Commercial Skip Allows you to scan other chan nels during commercials ...

Page 9: ... VCR PROG Program Sets clock and programs timer on VCR REC Record Starts recording onto tape CLEAR Clears items from timer programs and VCR s clock FF Fast Forward Fast forwards a tape or laserdisc Searches forward while tape or laserdisc is playing PAUSE Pauses tape or laserdisc PLAY Plays tape or laserdisc REW Rewind Rewinds a tape or laserdisc Searches backward while tape or laserdisc is playin...

Page 10: ...13 dbx 14 16 Dimensia 00 Dynatech 15 Emerson 09 10 13 15 20 23 24 34 41 Fisher 02 12 18 19 43 Funai 15 GE 00 07 08 32 37 Goldstar 09 14 Harman Kardon 14 Hitachi 05 15 35 36 Instant Replay 08 JCL 08 JCPenney 0 05 07 08 14 16 30 35 JVC 02 14 16 30 Kenwood 02 14 16 30 Lloyd 15 Magnavox 08 29 Marantz 02 08 14 16 29 30 Marta 09 MEI 08 Memorex 08 09 12 15 MGA 04 27 Minolta 05 35 Mitsubishi 04 05 27 35 4...

Page 11: ...select channel 3 or 4 the one selected with the channel 3 or 4 switch on the back of the VCR 1 Select the Setup Menu A Press rv to set the remote to control the TV B Press MENU to select the Setup menu This menu is white Controls Alarm Ad 13 2 Highlight VCR1 Channel A Press CHANNEL down to highlight the VCR1 Channel B Press to highlight the channel Controls Alarm Ad 13 3 Enter channel number Enter...

Page 12: ...more details on buttons used with your VCR TUrn on the VCR A g C Select channel 00 03 or 04 on the TV to see what the VCR is doing Press VGR1 or VCFI2 to set the remote to control the VCR Press ON OFF to turn on the VCR if it did not turn on when you pressed VCR1 or VCR2 Turn off the VCR A Press VCR1 or VCR2 to set the remote to control the VCR B Press ON OFF 10 ...

Page 13: ... you want to record using GHANNEL up and down or pressing two number buttons C Press REGORD to start recording D Press W VGR on the VCR or remote E Press IVto set the remote to control the TV F Press GHANNEL up or down to change channels on the TV G To see the channel you are recording tune the TV back to channel 00 03 or 04 Watch a tape in your VCR A Turn on VCR B Insert a tape in the VCR C Press...

Page 14: ...l 02 03 04 05 or 06 the cable box channel B Point remote at the cable box and press CABLE C Press ON OFF to turn it on D Press CHANNEL up or down to change channels on the cable box Turn off the Cable Box A Press CABLE B Press ON OFF to turn it off Cable Box Codes L ABC 22 46 NSC 09 Sprucer 27 Anvision 07 08 Oak 01 16 38 Starcom 46 _ Cablestar 07 08 Oak Sigma 16 Sylvania 11 Eagle 08 Panasonic 03 2...

Page 15: ...1 Select the Setup menu A Press IVto set the remote to control the IV B Press MENU to select the Setup menu This menu is white 13 ontrols Alarm Adjust_ 2 Highlight Cable Channel A Press CHANNEL down to move down the menu until Cable Channel is highlighted B Press I to underline the channel Controls Alarm Ad 13 3 Enter channel number Enter the number for your cable box either 02 03 04 05 or 06 Pres...

Page 16: ... laserdisc player and hold LDISC B Enter the code for your brand from the code list below C Release LDISC D Press ON OFF If nothing happens try pressing LDISC and then ON OFF Basic Operation a B C D Tune TV to channel 00 03 or 04 Point the remote at the laserdisc player and press LDISC Press ON OFF to turn it on Use the buttons on the remote that relate to laserdisc player functions Not all button...

Page 17: ...emote at the audio equipment and hold AUDIO B Enter the code from the code list C Release AUDIO D Press ON OFF to turn it on If nothing happens try pressing AUDIO and then ON OFF E Repeat A D with another code if the first one does not work Basic Operation A Point the remote at the audio equipment and press AUDIO B Press ON OFF to turn it on C D Use the buttons on the remote that relate to audio f...

Page 18: ...SPLAY or DONE Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen Color Tint Bright Brightness Sharp Sharpness Autocolor 1 Press Volume to Lower color to black and white Give green tint to skin color Add more dark to light parts of the picture Make picture more smooth Turn off Press Volume to Increase color richness Give red tint to skin color Add more light to dark parts of the picture Show ...

Page 19: ... the previous page 1 Select the Controls Menu Press MENU to select the Controls menu This menu is yellow Alarm Ad 2 Highlight Picture Press CHANNEL down to highlight Picture Alarm Adjust Setup 3 Use VOLUME and to adjust the picture Press to lighten the picture OR Press to darken the picture 4 Press DISPLAY or DONE Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen 17 ...

Page 20: ...o change Press CHANNEL down to highlight the sound item you want to adjust 3 Use VOLUME or to adjust each item Alarm Adjust Setup 4 Press DISPLAY or DONE Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen Alarm Setup Stereo Tone On Sound is automatically reproduced in stereo or mono whichever the TV station is broadcasting High High pitched sounds are louder Off Sound is reproduced in mono L...

Page 21: ...hanced stereo effect may decrease 1 Select the Setup Menu Press MENU repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white Controls Alarm Ad 13 2 Highlight Speakers Press CHANNEL down until Speakers is highlighted 3 Turn Speakers on or off Press or to turn the speakers on or off Controls Alarm Adjust 4 Press DISPLAY or DONE Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen Speakers On The ...

Page 22: ...ss MENU repeatedly to select the Controls Menu This menu is yellow B Press CHANNEL down to highlight FM Radio C Press repeatedly to select Auto Tune Manual Tune or Off Select Auto Tune if you want the radio to search and stop at the next available station D Select Manual Tune if you want to step through the stations one at a time Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen 2 Change th...

Page 23: ...ress I 9 to store will appear on the screen Press any number 1 9 The radio station is now programmed When you press the number the FM radio will automatically tune to the station programmed Repeat items 1 and 2 to program additional stations Tuning the National Weather Service Two National Weather Service stations are located between the highest and lowest end of the radio scale between 107 9 and ...

Page 24: ... memory B Press MENU repeatedly to select the Setup Menu and highlight Autoprogram This menu is white C Press to start the TV adding channels to the channel list selected D Wait until the TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to the original channel E Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen Controls Alarm 13 2 Add or delete channels A Press MENU repeatedly to select t...

Page 25: ...e number buttons E Press to underline the first character of the name F Choose the character using CHANNEL up or down G Repeat E F to complete the name H Press to move backward if you want to change an item I Press DONE when the label is complete J Repeat A I for additional labels Controls Alarm Ad NBC ontrols Alarm Ad 12 12 2 Erase a name A B C Follow A and B above Press until Clear is underlined...

Page 26: ... times This TV does not support the text mode Text mode information typically consists of program information local activities etc 1 Select the Controls Menu Press MENU to select the Controls menu This menu is yellow Alarm Ad 2 Highlight Closed Captioning Press CHANNEL down to highlight Closed Captioning Alarm Ad 3 Select Setting Press or to select Off CC1 or CC2 Select CC1 for the display of the ...

Page 27: ...Timer Press I to enter the amount of time you want to watch TV before it shuts off Each press equals 15 minutes Press to subtract time from the sleep timer Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from the screen Alarm Ad 11 00 PM Sleep Alarm Ad 13 2 Add more time When 0 01 appears on the screen the TV will shut off in one minute Press to add more time or follow A D shown above Alarm Ad 3 Cancel t...

Page 28: ...s CHANNEL down to highlight the Alarm Channel B Press to underline the channel number C Press if you want to switch between the TV and FM radio D Enter the channel or station you want the TV to turn on to E Press DISPLAY or DONE twice to remove the menu from the screen 3 Set On and Off Times A Press CHANNEL down to highlight the On or Off Time B Press to set the hour C Press to set the minutes D P...

Page 29: ... repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white Controls Alarm Ad 13 2 Highlight Cable Air Press CHANNEL down to highlight Cable Air Controls Alarm Ad 13 3 Select Cable or Air Press or to select Cable or Air Select Cable if you have cable system Select Air if you have a home antenna connected to your TV Controls Alarm 13 4 Press DISPLAY or DONE Press DISPLAY or DONE to remove the menu from...

Page 30: ...IN Connector Used to attach either a home antenna or cable system to your TV 5___S VIDEO Input Jack Used to connect an S Video device for full benefits of the S Video format The S Video cable carries only video so you must also connect audio cables for sound 3 OUT TO ANT CABLE FM IN TV IN Connectors Used to attach an FM antenna and or home antenna or cable system to your TV when your TV and FM rad...

Page 31: ...ake sure all antennas and cables are properly grounded Refer to the Safety Tips sheet packed with your TV Do not block ventilation holes in any of the components Arrange the components so that air can circulate freely Do not stack components Allow adequate ventilation when placing your components in a stand Place an amplifier on the top shelf of the stand so heated air rising from it wiU not flow ...

Page 32: ...antenna or cable to the_TV using option A if the cable is a round coaxial cable that carries only VHF and or UHF B Connect the home antenna to the TV using option B if the cable is a flat twin lead cable that carries only VHF and or UHF C Connect the home antenna to the TV using option C if the cable s are round coaxial cable that carries VHF and a flat twin lead cable for UHF W Connect the home a...

Page 33: ...equires a cable box which cannot be controlled using a remote This is usually for scrambled cable channels for premium channels such as Disney Showtime etc Accessories needed Order form is on pages 37 38 A One signal splitter B Four coaxial cables C A B switch 3 Connect as shown 4 Operation Place the A B switch in the A position to watch other channels when cable box is not needed Place the A B sw...

Page 34: ...for mono VCRs or three audio video cables for stereo VCRs D One S Video cable if the VCR has an S VHS or S VIDEO connector 3 Connect as shown 4 Operation Tune the TV to the same channel as the position of the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch Tune the VCR to the output channel of the cable box usually 2 3 or 4 Switch between the signals coming from the cable by pressing the TV VCR button on the VCR 5 Follow th...

Page 35: ...e Startup section on pages 2 3 Cable Back of VCR Back of TV VCR Advanced Connection lm Use this connection to Receive stereo broadcasts from a stereo VCR Hear stereo playback from a stereo VCR Record one channel with a VCR and watch a different channel on TV Accessories needed Orderform is on pages 37 38 A One signal splitter B Two coaxial cables C Two audio video cables for mono VCRs or three aud...

Page 36: ...dio video cables 1 Connect as shown Connect the AUDIO OUT RIGHT AND L MONO jacks to the corresponding input jacks on the stereo amplifier Back of IV INPUT Stereo Amp or Cassette Recorder Laserdisc Player Connection 1 2 Use this connection to Watch laserdiscs on laserdisc player Accessories needed Order form is on pages 37 38 A Three audio video cables B One S Video cable if Laserdisc player has an...

Page 37: ...e this connection to Receive FM stations Accessories needed Order form is on pages 37 38 A FM antenna B 300 75 Ohm Antenna Adapter if antenna cable is 300 ohm twin lead C RF Jumper Cable 3 Connect as shown 4 Operation See pages 20 21 for operating instructions 5 Follow the steps in the Startup section on pages 2 3 FM Radio Antenna TV Antenna Back of TV TV IN 35 ...

Page 38: ...lti pin connector on each end VAA014 5 ft VAA020 8 ft 36 Audio Video Cables Single Audio Video Cable Used to connect AUDIO or VIDEO jacks Cable is shielded and has an RCA type phono plug on each end Gold Tipped Cables AH069G 3 ft AH070G 6 ft Double Audio Video Cable Used to connect AUDIO or VIDEO jacks and has two plugs on each end Cable is color coded and shielded and has RCA type phono plugs on ...

Page 39: ...ft Coaxial Cable AHO66G Length 10 ft Single Audio Video Cable AH069G Length 3 ft Single Audio Video Cable AH070G Length 6 ft Double Audio Video Cable AH075G Length 6 ft Triple Audio Video Cable AH077G Length 6 ft Double Audio Cable AH072G Length 3 ft S VHS Video Cable VAA014 Length 5 ft S VHS Video Cable VAA020 Length 8 ft Antenna Adapter 197551 Antenna Adapter 193983 Antenna Adapter 193984 Remote...

Page 40: ...r only to place an order for accessory items listed on this order form 1 800 338 0376 Most orders are shipped UPS within 72 hours of receipt If it is not possible to ship within 30 days we will notify you For mail order detach and mail the completed order form with credit card information money order or check in U S currency made payable to Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc to the following address...

Page 41: ...rate your television Any additional in formation should be obtained from your Dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your television Damage from misuse or neglect Remote control batteries A television that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes A television purchased or serviced ou...

Page 42: ...n IChannel up and down Moves up and down through channels in the W s memory Ivioves up and down menus VOL I and Volume up and down Raises and lowers sound lvloves left and right on a menu line Changes a features setting POWER Turns the TV on or off Remote Control Sensor Receives command from the remote When using a remote point it toward the sensor 40 ...

Page 43: ... VIDEO jack on the back of the TV it is turned on and channel 00 is selected Indicates that a component is connected to the VIDEO jack on the back of the TV it is turned on and channel 00 is selected Alarm clock is set to turn on or off Details are on page 26 Sleep Timer is set to turn off the TV Details are on page 25 Sound level of the TV Weak signal is coming in on selected channel 00 No sound ...

Page 44: ... Inactive channel may be tuned Make sure component connected to the VIDEO INPUT jacks is turned on if you choose channel 00 Make sure TV is tuned to the same channel as the switch on back of VCR if watching a VCR Make sure TV VCR button on VCR is in correct position FM radio may be selected Press TV on the remote or turn off the FM radio in the Controls menu See pages 20 21 Try another channel Sca...

Page 45: ...onds and turn on again a power surge may have occurred Check Alarm Off time See alarm clock on page 26 Check Alarm On Time See alarm clock on page 26 Check dock time See clock on page 3 Make sure alarm is turned on or off See alarm clock on page 26 Check dock time See clock on page 3 Cable Company may not be broadcasting FM radio stations See pages 20 21 Press VOL buttons sound may be muted Sleep ...

Page 46: ...hics that appear on the TV screen INPUTS Located on back of the TV for connection of components to the TV Used to route signals from components into the TV JACK Connector located on the back of the TV for connecting antennas or other components MENU A listing of features controls and adjustments shown on the TV screen ON SCREEN DISPLAY See Display OUTPUTS Located on back of the TV for connection o...

Page 47: ... 28 35 44 Labelling Channels 45 Laserdisc Player Codes 14 Laserdisc Player Buttons 7 14 FF Fast Forward PAUSE PLAY PROG Program REW Rewind STOP Laserdisc Player Con 34 Limited Warranty 39 Menu 44 MENU Buttons 4 5 Menus 5 Menu Colors 5 Moving through the Menus 5 MUTE Button 6 Mute Display 41 Naming the Channels 23 Number Buttons 6 OFF Button 6 Off Time Alarm 26 ON OFF Button 6 On Screen Displays 41...

Page 48: ...in our valuable natural resources will continue to be a priority If your TV needs service please contact your dealer or the newest servicenter from the yellow pages Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product RGR Thomson Consumer Electronics 600 N Sherman Dr PO Box 1976 Indianapolis IN 4620...

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