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Page 2: ... and Use and Care The information in this manual is as accurate as possible at the time of publication Circuit designs and drawings are subject to change without notice CAUTION Safety information is contained in the appropriate Thomson Service Data All product safety requirements must be complied with Anyone who defeat safety features or tZailsto perform safety checks may be liable for any resulti...

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Page 4: ...anel 7 Remote Controls Master Basic 11 Basic Menu 13 Master Menu 15 External Control of the TV 31 MCR Module Connections 33 Clone PRO TM CBX 203 35 Clone PRO TM Operation 39 Troubleshooting Hints and Tips 41 Additional Information 45 Glossary 47 Index 51 IHtOA ...

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Page 6: ...indicated by the letter J at the beginning of the model number and GE commercial TV s are indicated by the letters GH in the model number An example ofa RCA commercial model number is J32430 Commercial TV Application Professional Educational TV s arc mainly used in situations that require televisions to always perform a particular function such as always turn on with the volume preset and on the s...

Page 7: ...ontrolling the TV The pendant is a wired remote control used to control basic functions of the TV There are two types of pendants 1 Smart pendant and 2 Dumb pendant Smart pendants control TV on off volume and channel much like the standard remote control does The dumb pendant has channel up and on off capabilities only Both smart and dumb pendants can incorporate volume control of an external spea...

Page 8: ...same time Only one controlling device can be connected to the TV at a time PATIENT REMOTE PENDANT Chl DSCI PORT Healthcare Jack Panel The healthcare jack panel uses the most basic of connections There are three connection jacks but only two are used at any given time The connections are 1 Patient Remote Pendant 2 DSCI Port 3 Cable Antenna The Patient Remote Pendant uses a standard V4 stereo plug t...

Page 9: ...e DSCL cable antenna and possible video and audio input It can also be used with a stereo system The connections are Video Composite video input from a VCR DVD camcorder etc connected to the TV Audio R L Mono Audio signal from a VCR DVD camcorder etc connected to the TV to provide audio input when using composite video R L Out Audio signal out to a stereo system amplifier used when higher volumes ...

Page 10: ...ds to be connected PC INPUT Scan Converte O The function of the built in Scan Converter is to serve as an interface between a computer and the television This allows the television to be used as a computer monitor Using the PC INPUT connector the TV can accept the computer signal and convert this signal into a standard NTSC Y C signal for display on the TV screen Computer signals with resolutions ...

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Page 12: ... require a set top box for control These remotes do not have the coding to control the TV directly but control the set top box instead The set top box then controls the TV via the DSCI jack Therefore when the TV is not responding to remote commands check the set using the Clone PRO _Mclone box connected to the DSCI port if the TV responds to the Clone PRO _j there is nothing wrong with the TV Func...

Page 13: ...Notes Figure l 7 Basic Users Figure l 8 Universal Remote Remote Basic CRKI7TCI 244888 CRK76TKI 247437 Note Numbers in are stock mtmbers _br ordering remote 12 ...

Page 14: ...t be available Many of the changes made in the basic menu will revert to their master menu settings the next time the TV is turned on Most all the basic menu items function the same as their master counter parts Refer to the users manual for more detailed operation of the menu items that are different NOTE Some features such as PC Video Input Controls are not available unless that input has been s...

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Page 16: ...nitial volume sets the TV s volume to the specified level every time it is turned on The maximum volume feature re scales the volume control slider so that the Par right position is always the maximum allowable volume but not necessarily the maximum possible volume The Balance feature fades between left and right speakers Audio Processor Displays a choice list of available audio modes which contro...

Page 17: ... proportional to the volume setting Variable Output Speakers Off This setting turns the TV s speakers off and allows variable output from the TV s audio output jacks Fixed Output Speakers Off This setting turns the TV s speakers off and allows fixed output from the TV s audio output jacks to an external device such as a surround sound amplifier When this euture is turned on the TV s volume control...

Page 18: ... a Custom Picture Preset that way the setting can be returned f someone changes the settings Picture Presets DispLays a choice list of four preset picture settings Bright Lighting Normal Lighting Soft Lighting or Custom Picture Bright Lighting is the default and will be selected if the RESET or SKIP button is pressed while in this menu Auto Color Displays a choice list to turn on or off the featur...

Page 19: ...ted channel list inactive channels weak stations or channels with no signal at all will be removed from that channel list Note Pressing RESET or SKIP in the Lists and Labels menu returns the highlighted field to its default status Channel Use the up and down arrows to scroll up and down through the channels available Lists A B and C Use the up and down arrows to indicate what channel number is to ...

Page 20: ...all models Ch 3 Choose this if the component is connected to the antenna jack on the back of the TV and want the TV to tune to channel 3 when the specified component button is pressed Make sure the component s Ch 3 4 switch is set to Ch 4 Choose this if the component is connected to the antenna jack on the back of the TV and want the TV to tune to channel 4 when the specified component button is p...

Page 21: ...nds TV1 or TV2 TV will respond if the remote is in either mode TV2 TV will only respond to a remote in TV2 mode Disabled TV will not respond to a remote at all except MENU from the master remote Once TV1 or TV2 status has been assigned to the TVs the remote will have to he setup as well On a master renlote_ 1 Point the remote at the TV1 TV 2 Simultaneously press and hold the SYSTEM and 1 buttons 3...

Page 22: ...s will he ignored Figure 2 7 Access Power Options Menu Closed Captioned Menu Many programs are encoded with closed caption information which displays the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen Closed caption is not available on all channels at all times it only appears on specific programs encoded with closed caption information When a program is closed captioned the letters CC are di...

Page 23: ...leep Timer Selects the amount of time the TV is on before it shuts itself off One minute before the scheduled shut off a warning will appear on the screen indicating the Sleep Timer s status When this message is present any remote or front panel button press will turn the Sleep Timer off The Sleep Timer can also be accessed directly using the SLEEP button on the remote Time Configuration This cont...

Page 24: ...el controls The choices in the Parental Controls menu involve software inside the TV dubbed V Chip which allows blocking of TV programs and movies containing violence sex or other content not intended for children Programs can be unblocked by entering a password Note the default state is off and basic users have no access to Parental Controls When turned on the software reads a code that most broa...

Page 25: ... PG and G and automatically block all movies with higher ratings do the following 1 Highlight the Rating field and press the up and down arrows to find the rating that is the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch 24 2_ 3_ 4 Use the right arrow to highlight the Rating Status field Press the up and down arrows to change the button from View to Block All higher ratings View buttons will au...

Page 26: ...T and TV Y then all programming with higher ratings need to be blocked To block programs with higher ratings 1 First determine the highest level rating allowed for viewing 2_ 3 4_ 5 6_ 7 Use the left and right arrows to highlight the Rating field Use the up and down arrows on the remote to scroll through the age based rating limits Keep scrolling until the rating corresponding with the highest vie...

Page 27: ...V PG To block program content 1 Determine the highest level of content to be viewed 2_ 3 4_ 5 Use the left and right arrows to highlight the Rating field Use the up and down arrows on the remote to scroll through the age based ratings until the rating that corresponds with the highest content to be viewed appears Press the right arrow to move the highlight to the field corresponding with the conte...

Page 28: ...s are available Block No un rated programs are available Channel Block Selecting this option determines what channels can be viewed View Makes the selected channel viewable Block The front panel and remote control CH A V channel up and down buttons will tune only to channels that are marked as View The remote will still tune to the blocked channel if using the digits to access the channel but the ...

Page 29: ...o input Controls Zooming To enlarge or reduce the on screen image by zooming The OK button toggles the zoom options lx displays the image at full size 2x displays the image at twice its full size Panning When zoomed in to 2x the viewable image will be larger than can be shown on the screen at one time Panning with the Arrow buttons allows the user to view diffcrent portions of these enlarged image...

Page 30: ...s light text on a dark background Graphics Optimized Choose this if your PC input image contains mainly graphics or if graphics are more important than text Resetting Pressing RESET simply resets zooming panning freezing and video settings to their detZaults Figure 2 12 PC Video Input Controls Menu A feature of _he master menu is when the setup is complete the settings are stored until changed lat...

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Page 32: ...ems Set Top Boxes There are several different interactive systems available today The most common ones are On Command Video and Lodgenet Most use a set top box to provide interaetivity When connected to the DSCI the set top box can provide pay per view movies media retrieval and control patient and staff education guest services and other automated control of the TV The fundamental equipment requi...

Page 33: ...the set There is no other interaction between user and TV with a dumb pendant Using a smart pendant provides the user with more control of basic functions like volume up and down channel up and down and on off2 The smart pendant uses data pulses similar to a remote control Both smart and dumb use a standard stereo V4 plug to connect to the TV for communication and can have audio out to a pendant s...

Page 34: ...he healthcare has a PRP The DSCI has serial communication infrared IR remote output and is capable of two way data transfer for complete monitoring and control of the television It also provides 12Vdc power for third party devices The PRP used with Healthcare applications has limited interactivity Function DSCI Pin Without serial data 1 hannel list slection asyschronous serial data 2 out asynchron...

Page 35: ..._ iringl sleeve Function PRP Pin Audio Signal Tip Control Signal Ring Ground Sleeve Figure 4 2 Pendant Plug Pin Identification Notes 34 ...

Page 36: ... s setup the other televisions in the establishment can then be programmed using the teach function of the Clone PRO _j Additionally the Clone PRO _Mcan be utilized as a tool to 1 Clear the television s memory 2 Prevent unauthorized and unsupervised programming 3 Allow or disallow front panel programming 4 Commercialize or de commercialize a set 5 Set legacy bit For OnCommand operation 6 Troublesh...

Page 37: ...up a display showing the settings stored in the Clone PRO _j and the TV RESET INFO OK MENU CLEAR and Arrow Buttons These buttons perform their expected function as if they were on a nlaster renlote LEARN This begins the process of learning the settings from a television that has been configured as desired for the particular application POWER Toggles the TV on and off in the DSCI mode TEACH This be...

Page 38: ...nfig Allows or disallows front panel programming RESET INFO OK MENU CLEAR and Arrow Buttons These buttons perform their expected function as if they were on a master renlote ON Turns on the Clone PRO _Mand puts it in the IR mode OFF Turns off the TV TEACH This begins the process of teaching the setting stored in the CLone PRO _Mto the television Figure 5 2 Clone PRO TM ...

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Page 40: ...cated the process as well Wireless Clone PRO TM to Receiver TEACH Hold the Clone PRO _Mapproximately two to three feet in fi ont of the television Point the Clone PRO _Mat the IR window on the front of the TV and push the ON switch Press the Teach switch and the busy LED should light indicating the program cycle has started When finished the busy LED will turn off indicating the program cycle is c...

Page 41: ...fhaving programming errors Learn and Teach function ontheClone PRO I_j When using theDSCI option theTVcanbeturned onof off if theTVison there ison screen display information indicating theprocess being preformed When using theIR TEACH function theTVneeds tobe turned on DSCI Jack Figure 5 4 Clone PRO TM DSCI and IR End View Figure 5 3 Clone PRO TM 40 ...

Page 42: ...wn working pendant and connecting it directly to the back of the TV if the set works check the wiring from the pendant to the TV The PRP is a simple three wire connection but if wired wrong it will not work TV will not turn on Check to make sure it is plugged in Check the wall receptacle or extension cord to make sure it is live by plugging in something else Check batteries in remote control Insur...

Page 43: ... on and in text mode Check the Closed Caption Display control panel by pressing CC on the remote control or through the Main nlenu No sound picture okay Be sure sound is not muted Try pressing the VOL A up button to restore sound Make sure speakers are turned on Check the Audio Output and Speakers control panel in the Audio menu If using an S VHS connection remember to also connect the component s...

Page 44: ...st 60 seconds to drain the microprocessor inside the remote Release the 1button replace the batteries and if necessary reprogram the remote Can t select certain channel Channel may be blocked or not approved in tbe Parental Controls menu Channels not in the current channel Hst cannot be accessed except through the master Channel menu If using a VCR check to make sure the TV VCR button on the VCR i...

Page 45: ...s don t work You must lock the parental controls from the Main menu select Parental Controls then Lock Parental Controls Program is blocked and it shouldn t be It may be a Not Rated NR movie After you block movie ratings you must set NR to View separately in order to view movies with an NR rating from the Main menu select Parental Controls then V Chip Movie Rating Limit It may be an un rated telev...

Page 46: ...Additional Information www service tce com Authorized Service Centers Onl or www thomsoneommercial com Notes ...

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Page 48: ... of television screen width to height The standard aspect ratio is 4 to 3 in computer jargon television screen size is 768 x 576 pixels including overscan although actual viewing screen resolution is normally considered to be 720 x 484 High Definition broadcasts will normally be closer to a 16 X 9 format ATSC The U S Advanced Television System Committee Audio The sound portion of the television si...

Page 49: ...sity of a video signal Color video picture information contains two components luminance brighmess contrast and chrominance hue saturation MATV Master Antana Television MCR Remote control module mounted inside the television used as an interface between the TV and an external controling device 48 Micro microprocessor uP microcontroller The system control device of a television receiver Monochrome ...

Page 50: ...flTU R Recommendation 601 and subjected to processing as part of the bit rate compression The results should be such that when judged across a representative sample of program material subjective equivalence with NTSC is achieved Also called standard digital television See SECAM Systeme Electronique Pour Colour Avec Memorie French developed broadcast standard Signal Conversion The process of takin...

Page 51: ...uma and Chroma difference components normally recognized as a PAL video signal standard where Y Luminance U Red Y V Blue Y These signals can be recombined to form RGB video Generally cleaner than other methods requiring some frequency conversion of the separate color and luminance signals Y CI C2 A general set of CAV signals Y is the luma signal C 1is the first color difference signal and C2 is th...

Page 52: ...ble Antenna 8 Cable TV 18 Channel 18 Channel Block 27 Channel Guide 18 Channel Label 18 Clone PRO _M 35 Closed Captioned 21 Closed Caption Modes 21 Color 17 Color Warmth 17 Contrast 17 CmTent Time 22 D Daylight Savings 23 De commercialization 5 Digital Serial Communications InterFace 5 DSCI 5 DSCI port 8 Dumb pendant 6 E Expanded Stereo 15 H Healthcare 6 I Integral mounting 5 ...

Page 53: ...ute 15 P Panning 28 Parental Controls 23 Password 27 52 Patient Remote Pendant 6 32 PC 28 PC INPUT 9 Pendant 6 Picture Presets 17 Picture Tilt 17 Professional Educational TV 5 PRP 6 32 R Remote Configuration 20 Resetting 29 SAP 16 Scan Converter 9 Schedule 22 Schedule Recurrence 22 SecondAudio Program 16 Set Time Access 23 Set top box 5 Set Top Boxes 31 Sharpness 17 Signal Source 18 Sleep Timer 22...

Page 54: ... Logic16 Stereo 15 Switched 21 T Time Configuration 22 Time Offset 23 Tint 17 TV Power Configuration 21 U UHF VHF 18 Universal remote 11 V V Chip 24 V Chip Movie Rating 24 Video 8 Volume Hold 16 Z Zooming 28 ...

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