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HDTV Monitor User’s Guide

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Page 2: ...es 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 Warning Do not use the Freeze feature for an extended period of time This can cause the image to be permanently imprinted on the picture tube Such damage is not covered by your warranty Press any button to ...

Page 3: ... cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged i...

Page 4: ... 3 2 pulldown Precision CRTs Your HDTV monitor features Precision CRTs These Precision CRTs cathode ray tubes produce sharp high resolution images with great detail and better transition between images than regular CRTs HDTV Component Input SYNCHROSCAN Auto adjusting inputs allow a wide array of component equipment to be connected to this HDTV monitor The SYNCHROSCAN circuits automatically detect ...

Page 5: ...7 Programming the Remote 19 Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote 19 Programming the Remote 19 How to Use the Remote After You ve Programmed It 21 Using the INPUT Button 21 Remote Control Codes 22 Chapter 3 Using the TV s Features Channel Banner 23 Autotuning 23 Why You Should Use the Autotuning Feature 23 How to Set Up the Autotuning Feature 24 Parental Controls and V Chip 25 How V Chip Work...

Page 6: ...ifier place it on the top shelf so the heated air from it won t flow around other components Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference Insert each cable firmly into the designated jack If you place components above the TV route all cables down the side of the back of the TV instead of straight down the middle of the TV If your antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cables do not coil the cables...

Page 7: ...thorized Service Representative who will visit your home for a fee to install your electronic entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation For details about this service call 1 888 206 3359 For general information on connecting an A V receiver to your TV go to page 12 HDTV Tuner DVD Satellite VCR Coaxial Audio video S Video DVD Audio Video cables Component Video Y Pb Pr cables S Video...

Page 8: ...Connections Setup 6 Chapter 1 HDTV Tuner 1A 3 4A 5A 5B 1B 4B 5C 4C 6A 6B VCR TV DVD 2 ...

Page 9: ...audio white and red cables to the audio output jacks on the HDTV Tuner and to the audio input jacks on the VCR C Connect the video cable to the video output jack on the HDTV Tuner and to the video input jack on the VCR 5 Connect your VCR to your TV A Connect a coaxial cable to the VCR s antenna output jack and to the ANTENNA CABLE input jack on the TV B Connect the audio white and red cables to th...

Page 10: ...Connections Setup 8 Chapter 1 Satellite 1A 1B 2 4A VCR TV 1C 3 4B OR ...

Page 11: ...coaxial cable from your cable outlet or antenna to the antenna input jack on the VCR 3 Connect your satellite receiver s audio signal to your TV Connect the audio white and red cables to the VID1 L MONO and R audio input jacks on the back of the TV and to the audio output jacks on the satellite receiver 4 Connect your satellite receiver s video signal to your TV A Connect the video cable to the VI...

Page 12: ...Connections Setup 10 Chapter 1 1A 2A 2B 3 DVD 1B 2C VCR TV ...

Page 13: ...r to the VID1 V Video jack on the back of the TV using a video cable Important If you use the VID1 S VIDEO or V Video jack to connect your TV to the DVD player you must connect the audio cables to the VID1 L MONO and R jacks on the TV 2 Connect your VCR to your TV A Connect a coaxial cable to the VCR s antenna output jack and to the ANTENNA CABLE input jack on the TV B Connect the audio white and ...

Page 14: ...udio receiver for improved sound quality or an external video monitor FIXED AUDIO L R Provides fixed level audio output from the TV This audio output is ideal for connecting an A V receiver when you want to control the volume through the A V receiver VARIABLE AUDIO Provides variable level audio output Volume levels are controlled by the volume controls on the TV and remote control SUBWOOFER Provid...

Page 15: ...ack and a headphones jack The jacks are ideal for using a video game console or a camcorder Locate the jacks either on the front of the TV or on one of the sides To access the component you connected to the front of the TV press the INPUT button on your remote until FRNT appears on the screen Note When connecting a component that uses a monaural cable such as some camcorders use the Left mono inpu...

Page 16: ...the TV Plug the end of the power cord into a grounded wall outlet Insert the plug completely into the outlet Put batteries in the remote Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the remote by pushing the tab and lifting off the cover Insert two fresh batteries Make sure the polarities and are aligned correctly Replace the cover How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Initial Set...

Page 17: ...referred language for the menu system If English is your preferred language press OK If you want to choose another language press the down arrow button until that language is highlighted and press OK Tip To access the setup menus manually press MENU and choose SETUP Continues on next page Complete Auto Channel Search The next screen asks you to make sure you ve connected the TV to a cable satellit...

Page 18: ...ss OK Select Go back to go to the Auto Convergence menu Auto Convergence Your TV s picture tubes might have been disturbed during delivery or after you moved the TV causing the color in your TV to be out of alignment The colors adjust by starting auto convergence IMPORTANT Auto convergence works best once the TV has warmed up for at least an hour If you ve just unpacked your TV it s a good idea to...

Page 19: ... Displays a reduced Closed Captioning menu allowing you to turn closed captioning on and off or change the closed captioning mode Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight the setting you want to change Use the left and right arrow buttons to change the highlighted setting CH or CH Scans up or down through the current channel list Press once to change the channel up or down press and hold to ...

Page 20: ...g Please note that when you unfreeze you go back to live programming skipping any programming that occurred during the freeze ON OFF When in TV mode turns the TV on and off If in another component mode DVD or AUX HD and programmed will turn the component on and off When pressed twice within two seconds the ON OFF button turns off most RCA GE and Proscan components PRESETS Displays the Picture and ...

Page 21: ...connected to your TV such as a DVD player do the following 1 Turn on the component in this example a DVD player 2 Point the remote at the component 3 Press the corresponding component button in this example the DVD button 4 Press ON OFF to see if the DVD player responds If the DVD player doesn t respond you need to program the remote to operate it Programming the Remote There are two ways to progr...

Page 22: ...f then the remote can t be programmed to operate that component If the component you want to control does turn off 1 Press and release REVERSE then wait 2 seconds Repeat this step until the device turns back ON 2 To finish press and hold STOP until the indicator on the remote turns off A code that controls your component has been saved to that remote button Using Direct Entry 1 Turn on the compone...

Page 23: ... not be compatible with all brands and models of components It also may not operate all functions of the remote that came with your component If you keep pressing buttons and nothing happens the remote is probably in the wrong mode You must press the component button that matches the component you want to operate i e if you want to operate the DVD player press DVD on the remote control to put the ...

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Page 25: ...uning in the menu system you don t have to remember to change your TV to the VID1 input for example when you want to watch a DVD on your DVD player 4 3 format Current screen format Mono Mono appears when the current channel is broadcasting in or Stereo mono Stereo appears when the current channel is broadcasting in stereo SAP The current channel is broadcasting SAP Second Audio Program information...

Page 26: ...input when you re using this component Channel 3 or 4 Component is connected to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to channel 3 when you press the corresponding button on the remote Reminder make sure the component s Channel 3 4 switch is set to channel 3 VID1 or VID2 Video Input Component is connected to a VIDEO or S Video jack on the back of the TV and you w...

Page 27: ...u block their age based rating You can also block out programs that have been given an Exempt rating and programs that are considered unrated The next several pages have tables showing the TV age based ratings and content themes for the US and Canada US V Chip TV Rating Limit The V Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed To set TV programming limits 1 Choose...

Page 28: ...oded in green and the Block settings are coded in red Rating Field Lets you select from a list of age based ratings you can block or view Rating Status Field Lets you select whether the status of the age based rating limit to the left is View or Block Content Themes Lists the content themes you can block or view Content Status Fields Lets you select which con tent themes to view for the selected r...

Page 29: ...rogram 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 TV PG Parental Guidance Suggested Contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children Many parents may want to watch it ...

Page 30: ...ock specific content themes you have the option of going back and changing some of the them back to View 1 Determine the content themes you want to change to View 2 Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating whose content theme you want to change such as under language L corresponding with TV 14 3 Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a particular content theme stat...

Page 31: ... brief scenes of nudity G General Audience Programming considered acceptable for all ages groups While not designed specifically for children it is understood younger viewers may be part of the audience Violence Guidelines Will contain very little violence either physical or verbal or emotional Will be sensitive to themes which could frighten a younger child will not depict realistic scenes of vio...

Page 32: ...udiences but it contains mild or occasional violence that could upset young children Viewing in the company of an adult is therefore recommended for young children under the age of 8 who do not distinguish between reality and imagination Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to watch on their own Violence Guidelines Violence will not be portrayed as the preferre...

Page 33: ...termine the rating you want to block 4 Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating you want to change 5 Press the OK button to change its status to block the lock icon appears and all ratings above the one you selected change to lock V Chip Movie Rating Limit Set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level To access the Movie Rating Limit menu 1 Press MENU on the r...

Page 34: ...trols Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings using a password If you do not lock parental controls none of the settings for V Chip Channel Block or Front Panel Block will take effect If you forget your password press the MENU button then select Parental Control the password entry screen appears Simultaneously press and hold CH and VOL on the front panel for 8 sec...

Page 35: ...s setting when receiving broadcasts with weak stereo signals Stereo Splits the incoming stereo audio signal into left and right channels Most TV programs and recorded materials have stereo audio The word Stereo appears in the channel banner when you tune to a program that is broadcast in stereo Automatic available for regular TV viewing only Chooses the sound type according to the current signal L...

Page 36: ...djust Then use the up or down arrow button to adjust the level To view the frequency range of another Sound Preset option press the right or left arrow until no band is selected and Frequency range is highlighted Then press the up arrow button to highlight Sound Preset Picture Menu The Picture menu contains menus and controls to configure the following video settings Advanced picture settings Pict...

Page 37: ...rces like DVDs on a non progressive scan player The Off setting turns off film mode upconversion Try using this setting if you think the reverse 3 2 pulldown is causing distortions in your picture Note Autoformat and Video noise reduction are available for the CMP1 input only if the signal is 480i Picture Presets Displays a choice list that lets you select one of the preset picture settings Vibran...

Page 38: ...e If it is eight o clock for example you must first enter the number zero then number eight Use the OK button to choose between AM and PM Wake up timer Lets you set the TV to turn itself on When you turn on Wake up timer the following options appear Wake up time Lets you set the time you want the TV to turn itself on Wake up duration Lets you set how long you want the TV to stay on when it turns o...

Page 39: ...choice list that lets you select your preferred language for the menus English Español or Français Maximum TV volume Allows you to set how high the volume turns up when you press the VOL button Highlight Maximum volume then press and hold OK to hear the maximum volume Make sure the volume has not been muted or turned down all the way Curtain effect Reveals the picture by opening it from the middle...

Page 40: ... not displayed when the sound is not muted Closed Caption Mode Displays a choice list that lets you choose which captioning mode is used for displaying captioning information If you are unsure of the differences among the modes you may prefer to leave the closed captioned mode set to CC1 which displays complete text of the program in the primary language in your area Autotuning Displays a choice l...

Page 41: ... may have been activated Go to page 36 for instructions Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again If this happens frequently the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low Unplug Wait ten minutes Plug in again TV turns on unexpectedly Wake up timer might have been activated Go to page 36 for instructions Auto on m...

Page 42: ...e page 34 for more information 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 the remote isn t aimed directly at the component TV VCR DVD player etc that you re trying to operate Maybe remote is not in TV mode Press the TV button so remote will control TV Maybe batteries in remote are weak dead or i...

Page 43: ...or an experienced radio TV technician for help This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Care and Cleaning CAUTION Turn OFF your TV before cleaning You can clean the TV as required using a soft lint free cloth Be sure to occasionally dust the ventilation slots in the cabinet to help assure adequate ventilation The TV s screen may be cleaned with a soft lint free cloth as well ...

Page 44: ...ervice Center location at your own expense or pay for the cost the Service Center may charge to transport your unit to and from your home To identify your nearest Authorized GE Television Service Center ask your dealer look in the Yellow Pages visit www home electronics net or call 1 800 447 1700 Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the produc...

Page 45: ...F THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES 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 THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE Ho...

Page 46: ...this number only to place an order for accessory items 1 800 338 0376 Component Video Cables Triple cable used to connect a video source with Y PR PB jacks to the TV Gold Tipped cable DT6DC 6 ft price 24 95 DT12DC 12 ft price 34 95 2 way Signal Splitter helps you connect to a second TV or VCR Amplified VHF UHF FM Antenna allows you to switch easily from the antenna signal to cable or satellite eas...

Page 47: ...tton 18 Initial setup 14 15 Inputs 12 13 24 J Jacks 12 13 24 K Key features overview 2 L Labels 16 37 Languages selecting 15 37 Lock Parental Controls 32 M Maximum TV volume 37 Menu Button 18 Channel guide 36 Picture 34 35 Picture Quality 34 Setup 37 38 setup 38 Sound 33 34 Time 36 Modes remote control 21 Mono 33 Mute 18 33 38 N Normal list 16 O OK Button 18 ON OFF Button 17 Optimized still pictur...

Page 48: ... IN 46290 2004 Thomson Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 16384740 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 ...

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