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Page 1: ...Tele tsto User s G tde Changing Entertainment _m ...

Page 2: ...Cable TV Installer 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 Pleas...

Page 3: ... 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 lhe IV 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 IV an...

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

Page 5: ...ection TV VCR Cable Box 12 Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable 13 Howto 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 The Buttons on the Remote Control 22 Using the WHO INPUT Button 23 Programming t...

Page 6: ... How V Chip 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 46 Front Panel Block 46 Lock Unlock Parental Controls 46 Chapter 4 Using the TV s Menu System How to Use Your TV s Menu System 48 Audio Menu 49 Picture Quality Menu 50 Screen Menu 50 Using Closed Captioning ...

Page 7: ...u 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 Setup Changing Entertainment Again 5 ...

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

Page 9: ...in this book Notes Audio Video cables A V cables fi r short are usually sold as a bundled set but the connection pictures in this book show each cable separatelyfi_r better visibility You must use A V cables to connect a VCR to your 237if you want PIP Picture In Picture to work Please locate the G LINK cable provided u hen you re getting ready to set up your I3_ You need to connect this cable to y...

Page 10: ...he back of lhe 1_ 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 iack on d_e back of the TV and to the Vide 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 C...

Page 11: ... 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 2 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 G LINK iack B Connect the G LINK cable to the G LINK jack on the IV Next step place the wands of the G LINK cable to the cable box instruct...

Page 12: ... or Antenna VCR Satellite Signal TV back panel VIDEO R L MONa R L OUT G_LIHK _1 CABLE ANTENNA You need to connect your Satellite Receiver to your TV with audio video cables see picture above in order for Picture In Picture PIP to work 10 Chapter 1 ...

Page 13: ... A Connect the coaxial cable from your cable outlet 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 A Connect a coaxial cable to lhe Output Jack sometimes la...

Page 14: ...ore or through the Accessoly 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 IV Connect a coaxial cable to the TV OUT Jack on the cable box and to the CABLE ANTENNA iack on the TV Connect the TV to your VCR ...

Page 15: ...to use the remote control that came wilh the VCR and or cable box to locate the sensor 1 Turn off the VCR and or cable box 2 Hold the remote conlrol not lhe one that came with your IV but llle one lhat came wilh the cable box and or VCR to which you re attaching llle G LINK cable so that il is touching the front of the component 3 Slowly move the remote control across the front of llle component V...

Page 16: ...your 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 down 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 Highh_hted means that the menu item stands out from other menu items on the list appea_ darker ...

Page 17: ... 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 nou you can access it later through the Channel menu See Chapter 3 fi r more details Tip 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 choose...

Page 18: ...supply your TV with the correct IV program listings lhe GUIDE Plus system needs to know if your 1_ is connected to cable 1 If your TV is connected to cable highlight Yes and press OK If your 1_ isn t connected to cable highlight No and press OK STEP3 Configuri_lg for a VCR appears 2 If you have a cable box connected to lhis IV highlight Yes and press OK on your remote con_ol Note 7be next sertes o...

Page 19: ...g is in progress don t touch your TV VCR cable box or any of the remote controls fi_r these products Look at your cable box If it is still on and changed to channel 09 the test was successful Highlight Yes and press OK STEP 3 Configuring fi r a 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 again If you...

Page 20: ...t touch your IV VCR or any of the remote controls fiJr these pro _cts 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 Yes and 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 IV or remotes might have been touched during the test tune your VCR to...

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

Page 22: ...he screen Program information is usually sent to your IV at night If the TV detected that you have multiple cable companies in your area ST_2P 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 con_ol Next Steps Now that you ve finished the Intei active Setup you re ready to watc...

Page 23: ...he 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 Changing Entertainment Again 21 ...

Page 24: ...tton automatically tunes the IV to the correct channel CH up and down buttons Scan up or down through tlle cun ent channel list Press once to change tl_e 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 WHO INPUT button CLEAR Removes a...

Page 25: ...0 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 you change the channel the IV waits 60 seconds and automatically turns back to the original channel SOUND Displays the AUDIOPROCESSOI menu STOP If you re operating a VCR or DVD Player stops playing the disc or videotape SWAP Switches the main picture with...

Page 26: ...search without programming any components press and hold CLEAR until the light on the remote turns off Using Automatic Code Search 1 Turn on the component you want the remote to operate VCR DVD Player etc 2 Press and hold the component button on the remote control that corresponds to the component you want tim remote to operate VCR1 DVD etc While you hold down the component button press and hold O...

Page 27: ...onds to the remote commands The buttons might operate differently for other components especially when you re using another component 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 bul on l_J VCR1 VCR2 DVD AUX or SAT CABLE to set the rem...

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Page 29: ...ChaDt r 3 Using the TV s Features Chapter Overview All About the GUIDE Plus System The Channel Banner PIP Picture In Picture Auto Tuning Parental Controls and V Chip Changing Entertainment Again 27 ...

Page 30: ...s 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 i_ fi_t download of program listings When the power is turned oil the IV locates a host channel that carries GUIDE Plus system data containing program schedule and channel lineup information A channel lineup is lhe list of ...

Page 31: ... the GUIDE Plus system 2 Press MENU or use the up and down arrow buttons to select the Menu bar lhe Grid Guide appears by del3ult 3 Use the left and right arrow buttons to access other menus 4 Press OK or MENU or use the down arrow button to see tl_e menu options Grid Guide The Grid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus system It displays the current programming for each channel The cur...

Page 32: ... 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 intk rmation window will display a confirmation when you have successfully scheduled a program to...

Page 33: ... bag 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 _e _llowing Action buttons appear IFatda Press 1 on the remole to place a timer in the Schedule and then follow lhe on line help tBr furlher options Placing a timer in the Schedule will cause the TV to turn on and tune to lhe...

Page 34: ..._e Schedule menu allows you to alter timers _r either viewing or reco_ing 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 1 If lhe GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU on the remote ...

Page 35: ...WEEKLY records the program each week at the same time Messages menu selection Messages Occasionally you will receive messages regarding your GUIDE Flus 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 remote to...

Page 36: ...hannel 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 tlle right arrow to highlight the Setup menu selection 4 Use the up and...

Page 37: ...Highlight GUIDE Plus Menu and press OK Each menu and the sub menus are listed below GUIDE Plus Setup Displays lhe 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 demons_ation GU1DEPlus Label Displays the GUIDE Plus ...

Page 38: ...rrent PIP channel 00 00 Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip SKIP timer The PIP Picture In Picture Feature II_e PIP Picture In Picture feature lets you display a second smaller picture on top of the main picture Important Your IV has a single tuner dmt tunes to cable or off air television channels In order 15r the second picture lhe P...

Page 39: ...ol that operate the PiP feature include the four arrow buttons CH CTRL PiP and SWAP PIP Buttons General Explanation The buttons on the remote control that you ll use for the PIP feature are explained below PIP 1 ress the 1 IP button to make the t IP window appear on the screen Press PIP again to remove the window Note If you selected Alter_Tate with PIP button in the PIP Closed Caption Display men...

Page 40: ...br PIP when the VID channel is highlighted yellow B The only way to successfully change channels fbr the picture that is coming fl om the channel on your VCR the VII_ 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 yellow and pr...

Page 41: ...omponent satellite or cable box is connected to the CABLE ANTENNA iack on the back of the IV and you want the IV 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 swilch is on the back of the component Channel 3 Component is connected to the CABLE AN INNNA jack on the back of the IV and yo...

Page 42: ...re you can just ignore it How V Chip Works When turned on the V Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters send wilh programs That code tells lhe software the program s age based rating IW 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 approved for...

Page 43: ...rall ages it contains little or no sexual dialogue D or situations S no strong langttage 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 TV Y7 I appropriate ff_r chil_ken who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make believe and reality Themes and elements in this program may include mild fan...

Page 44: ...em will automatically block higher ratings and all corresponding content themes Blocking Age Based Ratings You can automatically block all program rulings above a specified age based rating level For exmnple if you only want your child to watch programs lhat have a TV G rating and lower in other words you want the child to watch TV G TV Y7 and IV Y then you need to lock out other programming with ...

Page 45: ... blocked rating 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 2De content status fields correspondi _g to the unblocked rating become View as well They and the age based rating status are the on fields that automatically...

Page 46: ...ontent status fields 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 _ Vie_ 1 Determine the content themes you want to change to V View 2 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 View appears 3 Press the r...

Page 47: ...t set NR to View separate y to view NR movies Rating field Rating status field Viewing Movie Ratings After you block movie ratings you haw the option of changing some of the rating status buttons back to View 1 Highlight llae Rati _q field and press the up and down arrow buttons to find the rating you want to view 2 Press the right arrow bulton to highlight the rating Status field Press the up and...

Page 48: ...unes to any channel Front Panel Block can Keep children from watching IV 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 lhat is capable of operaling the television while you have the front panel blocked Don t tbrget to lock parental controls at er you change the status If you do no...

Page 49: ...ChaDt r Using the TV s Menu System Chapter Overview How to Use the Different Types of Menus Audio Menu Picture Quality Menu Screen Menu Channel Menu Time Menu Changing Entertainment Again 47 ...

Page 50: ...lrst menu is called the Main _ qenu Press MENU on llle 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 con_ol panel There are two ways to select a choice in a _ qenu Use your arrow buttons on your re_qote control to highlight your choice and press OK Press a number button on the remote Fo...

Page 51: ...lasts in volume during commercial breaks and also amplifies softer sounds in program material Eliminates the need to constantly adiust volume con_ol Second Audio Program SAP Plays the program s audio in a second language if one is available The word SAPappears on the IV when you tune to a program that is broadcast with SAP intormation SAP audio is broadcast in mono SAP is also used to broadcast a ...

Page 52: ...s the color of the picture This is especially uselYd for tracking realistic flesh tone colors as you switch from channel to channel Choose On or Off depending on your prel rence Color Warmth Displays a choice list that lets you set one of three automatic color adiustments Coolfor a morn blue palette of picture colors Normal and Warm tor a more red palette of picture colors The warm selling corresp...

Page 53: ...coded wilh closed captioning information are applicable When a program is closed captioned dm CC icon is displayed in the channel bannei See Chapter 3 for more intk rmation about the channel banner If you don t know which Closed Caption mode to use select CC1 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 Close...

Page 54: ...mber 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 whedmr the channel number indicated is included Ye or is not included No in the Normal channel list ChannelLabel Use the up and down arrow buttons to enter a sLx character label tBr each chan...

Page 55: ...ChaDt r Other Information Chapter Overview Troubleshooting Care and Cleaning Front Panel Buttons Limited Warranty Accessory Order Form Index Changing Entertainment Again ...

Page 56: ...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 w ltage in your house may be abnormally high or low TV turns on unexpectedly Scheduled On or Watch from the GI JII E Plus system may have been activat_ d Go to p 52 fbr instructions Blank screen Make sure the component connected to the TV is tu...

Page 57: ...mpononts romote s_ nsors GUIDE Plus system control of cable box is slower than direct control of the box itself Keep fllis 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 tile GUIIIE Plus Setup in the GUll E Plus Menu to change the zip code to 99999 urn the TV off fbr 10 minutes Use Setup again to change t...

Page 58: ...ht mode For example once you turn on the VCR with the VCRI button you can t SWAP the pictures until you put the remote in TV mode Just press the TV button No signal 71 bad reception Most VCRs and satellite receivers have an antenna 1TV button if your cable or off air antenna goes into your VCR or satellite receiver then into your TV tlT pressing the antenna or TV VCR button on the fi ont of the co...

Page 59: ...tly imprinted on the picture tube Such images include network logos phone numbers and video games This damage is not covered by your 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 IV to operate many of the lV s features MENU Brings up the IV MAIN MENU When in the menu system it select...

Page 60: ... your dealer look in the Yellow Pages or call 1 800 336 1900 Show the Authorized Service Center RepresenVative 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 addilional information should be obtained from your dealer Installation ...

Page 61: ... each end br co_necti_g S Video components to your TV Continued on next page o r c r_ 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...

Page 62: ...y All accessories are subject to availability Prices are subject to change 2 way Signal Splitter Helps you connect a second TV or VCR Splitter VH47 Amplified Anteana Allows you to quicl_ I _witch fi om tbe antenna signal to tbe cabk_ or satellite signal wilhoul discon_wcting the a_ten_a ANT200 CRK76TA1 Remote Control 7his is the remote corltrol that came packed with your TK Replacements or sT ares...

Page 63: ...Labels 52 Language 51 Languages Selecting 15 Locating remote sensor 13 Lock Parental Controls 46 Iv Memo W 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 GUII E Plus System setup 15 Messages menu 33 Mono 49 Mute 49 MUTE button 22 N News menu 32 Normal List 52 Number buttons...

Page 64: ...in service for your product _ n IOMSONCONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2000 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 15489490 The following materials were used in printing this publication 6O RECYCLED PAPER MINIMUM 20 POST CONSUMER ...

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