GE 27GT630 User Manual Download

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Page 2: ... 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 Please fill o...

Page 3: ...g is another benefit of the GUIDE Plus system You don t have to remember to program 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 rem...

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Page 5: ...R Satellite Receiver 11 Jacks on the Back of Your TV 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 19 The Buttons on the Remote Control 20 Chapter 2 Using the TV s Features 21 About the GUIDE Plus Syst...

Page 6: ...l Block 37 Lock Unlock Parental Controls 38 Chaper 3 Using the TV s Menu System 39 How to Use the Different Types of Menus and Control Panels 40 Menus 40 Control Panels 40 Audio Menu 42 Picture Quality Menu 42 Screen Menu 43 Using Closed Captioning 44 Closed Caption Modes 44 Channel Menu 45 13meMenu 45 Chaper 4 Other Information 47 GE TV Limited Warranty 48 Troubleshooting 50 Accessory Order Form ...

Page 7: ...ur Connection Connections Jacks on the Back of Your TV 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 the TV Complete the Interacti Setup Buttons on the Remote Control 5 ...

Page 8: ...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 t...

Page 9: ...10 11 Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your TV The pictures below are the cables needed for the connections represented in this book Notes Audio Vi_o cables A V cables Jbr short are usually sold as a bund d set but the connection pictures in this book show each cable separately Jbr better visibility Please locate the C_LINK cable provided when you Yegetting ready to set up your TV You need t...

Page 10: ...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 cable to the TV A If you haven t already done so remove the Demo Pin from the G LINKjack B Connect the G LINK cable to the G LINKjack on the TV Next step place one of the wands of the G LINK cable to work with your VCR i...

Page 11: ...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 G LINK jack B Connect the G LINK cable to the G LINK jack on the TV Next step place the wands of the G LINK cable to the cable box instructions are on p 13 Go to page 13 Chapter I 9 ...

Page 12: ...ons Setup SATELLITERECEIVER FromCableorAntenna OUT 0_ VIDEO R VCR VIDEO 0_ L IN FROM ANT OUT TO TV SATELLITE IN IN OUTTO TV CH3 i CH4u Satellite Signal TV back panel G LINK VIDEO R L CABLE ANTENNA 10 Chapter I ...

Page 13: ...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 labeled OUT TO TV on the satellite receiver and to the Input Jack on the VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANT B Connect a...

Page 14: ...yer Satellite Receiver Laserdisc Player VCR InternetAccess Device To watch the content from the component that s connected to the VIDEO Input Jack press the WHO INPUT button on the remote the TV switches to the correct channel back panel AUDIO VIDEO R L G LINK G LINK Jack Connect the end of the C LINK cable provided to this lack The G LINK cable enables the TV s Guide Plus system to interact with ...

Page 15: ...that came with the VCR and or cable box to locate the senson 1 Turn off the VCR and or cable box 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 the component VCR or cable box while you press t...

Page 16: ...through the on screen menus The theory is the same throughout the menu screens highlight 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 Highli...

Page 17: ...ears on the screen 2 When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete press OK the first GUIDE Plus screen appears Note If you skip Auto Channel Search now you can access it later through the Channel menu See Chapter 3 Jbr more details 77p 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 ...

Page 18: ...etup 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 Yes and press OK If your TV isn t connected to cable highlight No and press OK STEP 3 Corq ig_ring Jbr a VCR appears If you have a cable box connected to this TV highlight Yes and press OK on your remote control Note The next ...

Page 19: ... t touch your TV VCR cable box or any of the remote controls Jbr 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 CorqiguringJbr a VCR appears If your cable box didn t change to channel 09 or turned i_self off you have two choices No and 7Est this cod again 7_st this code again If you think the TV the cable ...

Page 20: ...rogress don t touch your TV VCR or any of the remote controls Jbr these products 4 Look at the front 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 7 s t this code again If you think your TV or remotes might have been touched during the test tune your VC...

Page 21: ...itional screens appear If any settings are incomplete or incorrect highlight No repeat setup process and press OK Follow the instructions on the screen 2 You can choose to view a demo of the GUIDE Plus features which may take a few minutes to load If you don t want to see the demo right now press OK to watch TV What to Expect The next time you turn on your TV the GUIDE Plus system will appear on t...

Page 22: ...d returns you to TV viewing GO BACK Returns you to the previous channel GUIDE Press GUIDE to make the GUIDE Plus system appear on the screen Press GUIDE again to remove it from the screen INFO Displays channel information MENU Displays the TV s Main menu You can also press and hold for 2 seconds to display the GUIDE Plus system MUTE Lowers the volume to its minimum level Press again to restore vol...

Page 23: ...p_er Using the TV s Features Chapter Overview All About the GUIDE Plus System The Channel Banner Parental Controls and V Chip 21 ...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...ss 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 right 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 The cu...

Page 26: ...ram 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 scheduled a program to watch or record Note If you have selected tw...

Page 27: ...o review the list one page at a time Select MENU to return to the menu bat 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 resulks of a Sort the followingAction 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 Placin...

Page 28: ...The Schedule menu lets you 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 LINK cable To schedule a program to watch or record 1 If the GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 3 4 Press MENU on the remote to...

Page 29: ...day _KLY 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 ban 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 ...

Page 30: ...ghlighted channel line On Off Press 3 on the remote to toggle the state of the channel between On and 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 Bat 3 Use the right arrow to highlight the Setup menu selection 4 Use the ...

Page 31: ...te 2 Highlight GUIDE Plus Menu and press OK Each menu and the sub menus are listed below GUIDE Plus 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...

Page 32: ... SAP Displayed when the current channel is broadcasting SAP Second Audio Program information Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set 00 00 Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip SKIP timeL Parental Controls and V Chip The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that children cannot see certain programs channels or use the front panel controls The first three c...

Page 33: ...erial that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended This program contains one or more of the following content themes intensely suggestive dialogue D strong coarse language L intense sexual situations S or intense violence V ...

Page 34: ...w to Block The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limiks The V Chip Rating Limit Screen The following is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen Rating Status Field Lets you select whether tile status of the age based rating limit to tile left is View or Block Rating Field Lets you select from a list of age based ratin...

Page 35: ... you don t want the child to watch see chart of age based ratings on next page Press the left and right arrow buttons to highlight the Ratingfield Press the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to scroll through the age based rating limits Keep scrolling until the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch appears on the screen In the example discussed above ...

Page 36: ... Rating status Content field field themes Blocking Specific Content Themes You can block programs based on their content Content is represented by the D L S V FV and TV Yon your screen See the beginning of this section for details When you block a content theme for a particular rating you automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well For example if you do not want your c...

Page 37: ... through the age based ratings until the rating whose content theme you want to change to View appears 3 Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a particular content theme status such as the B under language L corresponding with TV 14 4 Press the up or down arrow button to change its status back to V Your child would then be able to watch programs with TV 14 adult language con...

Page 38: ...Press OK to return to the menu or exit the screen If Parental Controls are not locked you must lock them so the movie rating limits will take effect Note Some movies may be given a Not Ruled NR rating Afler blocking movie ratings you must set NR to View separalely to view NR movies Rating field Rating status field Viewing Movie Ratings After you block movie ratings you have the option of changing ...

Page 39: ...l still tune to the blocked channel if you use the digits to access the channel but the channel will be blocked Don t forget to lock parental controls after you change the status of Channel Block If you do not the channel block will not take effect Note If you have a digital cable box channels 126 999 can be blo ed but will not be removable J om your scan list Front Panel Block Selecting this opti...

Page 40: ...ock parental controls none of the settings for V Chip Channel Block or Front Panel Block will take effect If you forget your password simultaneously press and hold MENU on the television and volume down on the remote for 3 seconds Nothing appears on the screen Parental Controls simply unlock and you can re enter a password via Lo Parental Controls 38 Chapter 2 ...

Page 41: ...p_r Using the TV s Menu Syste_ Chapter Overview How to Use the Different Types of Menus and Control Panels Audio Menu Picture Quality Menu Screen Menu Using Closed Captioning Channel Menu Time Menu 39 ...

Page 42: ...n 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 OK Press a number button on the remote For example in the Main menu press 3 to go straight to the Screerlmenu Exiting a menu There are three ways ...

Page 43: ...ter appears underneath the column you are changing 1 Use the digits to enter a number in the column above the pointen 2 Press the right arrow button to move to the next column then use the digils to enter a numben 3 When you have finished entering information press MENU or OK Choice Lists Choice lists are used to choose a particular setting from a list When the choice list appears the highlighted ...

Page 44: ...acious sound Sound Logic TM Stereo Reduces the annoying 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 ...

Page 45: ...ts 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 corresponds to the NTSC standard of 6500 K Screen Menu Closed Caption Display Displays a choice list that lels you choose the way closed captioning information is shown on the screen Off Always No captioning information is disp...

Page 46: ...a CC2 CC3 and CC4 are reserved for foreign languages but are rarely used at this time Closed Caption Modes The TV offers eight closed captioned modes including four text modes To set the Closed Caption Mod_ 1 Select Screen from the Main menu 2 Highlight Closed Caption Modeand press OK the Closed Caption Mode appears 3 Highlight your choice and press OK the Screen menu appears again Note The 7_xt m...

Page 47: ...n Channel Use the up and down arrows to scroll up and down through the channels available via your antenna You can enter the channel 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 Yea or ...

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Page 49: ...p_er Other Information Chapter Overview Limited Warranty Troubleshooting Accessory Order Form Care and Cleaning Front Panel Buttons Index 47 ...

Page 50: ...e CenteL If not you must take your television to the Service Center location at your own expense or pay for the cost the Service Center may charge to transport your television to and from your home To identify your nearest Authorized GE Television Service Center ask your dealer look in the Yellow Pages or call 1 800 447 1700 Show the Authorized Service Center Representative your sales receipt or o...

Page 51: ...S AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON R IIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO R IE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE How state law relates to this warranty Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limitation of incidental or consequential...

Page 52: ...s may be locked disabled Use the remote control to unlock the front panel controls by selecting the Front Panel Block in the Parental Controls menu and choosing Unblo Unplug the TV for two minutes and then plug it back in Turn the TV on and try again TV turns off while playing Scheduled Off function may have been activated Go to p 45 for instructions Electronic protection circuit may have been act...

Page 53: ...oning might be on Check the Closed Caption DLs Olay control panel in the Screen menu 3to pages 43 44 for more instructions Every time I turn on the TV the Guide is on the screen The GUIDE Plus system automatically appears on the screen when you use the remote control to turn it on To turn off this feature press GUIDE on your remote control the guide appears and then press MENU the menu options bar...

Page 54: ...ructions Ifa cable box is attached to your TV make sure you set it up correctly in the GU DEPlus Setupmenus Go to pages 16 17for detailed instructions The Remote Control Doesn t Work Something might be between the remote and the remote sensor on the component Make sure there is a clear path Maybe batteries in remote are weak dead or installed incorrectly Put new batteries in the remote You might n...

Page 55: ... VH84 6 ft Continued on next page Accessory Order Form Description Screw on antenna cable 3 ft Screw on antenna cable 6 ft Push on antenna cable 6 ft Monaural VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft Stereo VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft 2 way Signal Splitter Amplified Antenna Antenna Mixer not shown Remote Control CRK17TG1 Audio Video Adapter not shown Part No VH81 VH82 VH89 VH83 VH84 VH47 ANT200 193984 248489 228449 4 95...

Page 56: ...ely Allow 4 weeks for delivery 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 Ampfified Antenna Allows you to quickly switch from the antenna signal to the cable or satellite signal without disconnecting the antenna ANT200 o o o _o o o Q_o_ C CRK17TG1 Remote Control This is the remote control that ca...

Page 57: ...ly imprinted on the picture tube or projection TV tubes ALSO some network program logos phone numbers etc may cause similar damage This damage is not covered by your warranty Front Panel Buttons 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 highlighted items Also retur...

Page 58: ...92 Channels 98 Downloading Intormation 29 Setup 15 Guide Plus sysmm 15 19 INFO button 20 Interactive setup 15 J Jacks on the TV 19 L L MONO jack 19 Labels 45 Language 15 43 Locating remote sensor 13 Lock Parental Controls 38 M Memory 45 MENU button 90 55 Menus Audio 49 Channel 45 GUIDE Plus Channels 98 rid 93 initial setup 15 Messages 97 News 96 Schedule 96 Sort 95 GUIDE Plus Menu 99 Language 15 4...

Page 59: ...enna 45 Unlock Parental Controls 38 V V Chip 30 Age Based Ratings 31 Blocking Movies 35 Content Themes 31 VCR connecting 8 VIDEO IN jack 11 19 VOL button 55 VOL button 55 VOLUME buttons 90 W Warranty 48 Chapter 4 57 ...

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Page 64: ...ted in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product Thomson multimedia Inc 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2001 Thomson multimedia Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 15769300 ...

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