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Page 2: ...vided 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 out the product registration car...

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 derailed 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 remote sensor on the VCR If you have a cable box connect the G LINK cable to the TV an...

Page 4: ...pter 3 has details The broadcasters must use the rating system when the send the program to your TV in order fbr your TV to block the program Auto Tuning Description Allows you to set up the TV to automatically tune to a specific channel when you press a certain component VCR DVD PlayeL etc button on the remote Requirements Set up Aulo Tunirlgin the TV s menu system C hapter 3 has details 2 ...

Page 5: ... VCR Cable Box 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 20 Next Steps 20 Chapter 2 Using the Remote Control 21 The Buttons on the Remote Control 22 Using the WHO INPUT Button 23 Programming the Re...

Page 6: ...hip 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 47 How to Use Your TV s Menu System 48 Audio Menu 49 Picture Quality Menu 50 Screen Menu 50 Using Closed Captioning 51 Ch...

Page 7: ...nsider Before You 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 5 ...

Page 8: ...he 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 ideo cables Important Stand and Base Safety Information Choose the location fbr your TV carefully Place the TV on a stand or base that is of adequate size and strength...

Page 9: ...eded to Connect Components to Your TV The pictures below show the cables needed f r the connections represented in this book Notes Audio Video cable s A Viable s or sh_yrt a_ u suall _old as a bundled set but the connection pictures in tlzi s book show each cable separale _ or better vi sibilil You mu st u se A V Z i cable s to connect a I CI_ to your TV jou want 1 11 l icture ln I icture to woH P...

Page 10: ...O IN jacks on the back of the TV R and L MONO and m the Audio Output Jacks on the VCR sometimes labeled OUT R L C Connect the video cable yellow to the VIDEO IN jack on the back of the TV and m the Video Output Jack on the VCR 2 Commct cable or antemla 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 o...

Page 11: ...ct the TV to your cable or antemza Connect the coaxiM c_Jble fi om your c_Jble or antenna to the _BLE ANTENNA j_ ck 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 Mre_Jdy done so remove the Demo Pin fi om 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 m the cable ...

Page 12: ...ANT OUT _ VIDEO R L S VIDEO VCR Satellite Signal TV back panel VIDEO 8 L MORn R L G LI K _ OUT _1 CABLE ANTENNA You need to connect your Satelfite Receiver to your TV with audio video cables see picture above in order for Picture In Picture PIP to work 10 Chapter I ...

Page 13: ...eiver A Connect the coaxial cable from your cable outlet cable box or antenna to the Input lack on your satellite receiver sometimes labeled IN FROM ANT B Connect the coaxial cable from your satellite dish antenna m the Input Jack on your sawllite receiver sometimes labeled SATELLITE IN 3 Connect the Satellite Receiver to the VCR and to the TV A Connect a coaxial cable to the Output Jack sometimes...

Page 14: ...or through the AccessolT Order Form on page 59 B Connect a co_Jxial 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 ABLE IN Jack on the cable box Connect Cable Box to TV Connect a coaxbd cable to the TV OUT Jack on the cable box and to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the TV Connect the TV to your VCR A Con...

Page 15: ...nd or cable box you need to use the remote control that came with the VCR and or cable box to locate the sensor 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 LINK cable so that it is touching the ti ont of the component 3 Slowly move the remote control across the fi on...

Page 16: ...our 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 le _ arrow button to move right or leh To select the item that you ve highlighted press OK Note Highlighted means tl_al the me_nu item stands out fiwn otl_er me_nu items on the list appear_ dar...

Page 17: ...the screen 2 When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete press OK the first GUIDE Plus system setup screen appears Note you iPAuto Charlrlel Semr h flow ou tan acces sit later through the Chanrtd metaL See Chapter 3 or rmymdetails The GUIDE Plus System Setup The GUIDE Plus s stem is an on screen interactive program guide that lists what shows are on TV in your area In order to recei...

Page 18: ... setup To supply your TV with the correct TV program listings the GUIDE Plus system needs to know if your TV is connected m cable 1 If your TV is connected m cable highlight Yeaand press OK If your TV isn t connected to cable highlight No and press OK STI P 3 Cenfigm_ lg fiyr a VCI appears 2 If you have a cable box connected to this TV highlight Yesand press OK on your remote control Note 77_e nex...

Page 19: ...When rode teslirtg is in progress dorl t lou h your TV VCR cable box or ar yq the _emoleconkrolsfiJr Ihese mMucLs 6 Look at your cable box If it is still on and changed to channel 09 the test was successt_ll Highlight Yes and press OK Si _g _3 Cor figurirlg or a VCR appecm If your cable box didn t change tu channel 09 or turned itself ofl you have two choices No and 7k _lIld _code agairl 7_ _tIhi ...

Page 20: ...ess don touch our TV VCR ar art of the _mote _ontrot_ fin these products 4 Look at the fi ont display of your VCR If your VCR turned on automatically and changed to channel 09 the test was successfifl Highlight Yes and press OK If your VCR didn t change to channel L you ca a either choose A0 or 7bst this ode a_ain 7 T If you think our T v or remotes might haxe been touched during the test tune yor...

Page 21: ...ble to automatically _cheduh _refframs to record on your VCR Step 4 Confirming Your Settings 1 Check ro make sure all settings are complete and correct If all settings are complete highlight Yes e nd setup and press OK If your cable box and or VCR code resting fMled you should see INCOMPlJ_TF where the cable box and VCR codes are lisr_ d Once setup is complete additional screens appea_ If any sett...

Page 22: ...e screen Program infbrmation is usually sent to your TV at night If the TV detected that you have multiple cable companies in your area STFP 5 Choosing Your Channel Lineup appears Features of the GUIDE Plus system are explained in Chapter 3 To clear the guide t com your screen press CLEAR or GUIDE on the remoh control Next Steps Now that you ve finished the Interactive Setup you re ready to watch ...

Page 23: ...Using the 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 27 ...

Page 24: ... pressing the AUX button automatically tunes the TV to the correct channel CH up and down buttons Scan up or down through the current channel list Press once to change the channel tip 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 tip or channel down button or the WHO INPUT bu...

Page 25: ...aits 30 seconds and automatically goes back m the original channel Each time you press SKIR you add 30 seconds i e if you press SKIP two times be ore you change the channel the TV waits 60 seconds and automatically turns back to the original channel SOUND Displays the A Ul lO Pl_OCl SSOlC menu STOP If you re operating a VCR or DVD Playm stops playing the disc or videotape SWAP Switches the main pi...

Page 26: ...ode 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 3 4 5 Press and hold the component button on the remote control that corresponds m the component you want the remote to operate VCR1 DVD etc While you hold down the component button press a...

Page 27: ...ds m the remote commands Tip 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 success ully you are ready to use it to control your components To operate the component 1 Press the component button TV VCR1 VCR2 DVD AUX or SAT C BLE m set the remo...

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Page 29: ...peer Using the TV s Features Chapter Overview All About the GUIDE Plus System The Channel Banner Auto Tuning Parental Controls and V Chip 27 ...

Page 30: ... is based on your locale you wil 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 proglwm schedule and channel lineup information A channel lineup is the list ...

Page 31: ...GUtDE to access the GUIDE I lus system 2 Press MENU or use the up and down arrow buttons to select the Menu bar the rid Guide appears by delimit 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 rid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus s stem It displays the cm rent programming fbr each ch...

Page 32: ...he remote to place a timer in the Schedule fbr 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 inlormation window will display a confirmation when you have success...

Page 33: ...rn to the menu bar or press GUIDE or CLEAR m 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 the fbllowing Action humms appear Watch Press 1 on the remote m place a timer in the Schedule and then tollow the on line help fbr ti_rther options Placing a timer in the Schedule will cause the TV m turn on and ...

Page 34: ... menu allows you to alt r timers Ior 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 Chapt r 1 tot more details on connecting the G 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 2 Press MENU on the remote to select...

Page 35: ...on that day I Iq J_KLY records the proglvJm each week at the same time Messages menu selection Messages Occasionally you will receive messages regarding your GUIDE Plus system _s well as special programming infbrmation 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...

Page 36: ...hted channel line On OJ Press 3 on the remote to toggle the state of the channel between Orl and 0_ _ Setup The Selup menu allows you to access the GUIDE Plus system setup Setup option 1 2 3 4 inibrmation To access the If the Guide Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control Press MENU to select the Menu Bar Use the right arrow to highlight the Sel qJmenu selection Use the ...

Page 37: ...remote 2 Highlight GUII E Plus Memu and press OK Each menu and the sub menus are listed below GU1DEPlus Setup Displays the GUIDE I lus 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 GU1DEPlus Label Displays the ...

Page 38: ... current PIP channel 00 00 Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set Displayed to count down time le _ on the commercial skip SKIP time_ The PIP Picture In Picture Feature 7 The PIP I icture In Picture fi ature lets ou display a second smaller picture on top of the main picture Important Your TV has a single tuner that tunes to cable or o lXairtelevision channels In order l rthe second picture t...

Page 39: ...buttons on the remote control 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 fbature are explained below PIP Press the PIP button to make the PIP window appear on the screen Press PIP again m remove the window Note 1 you selecled Allernate with PIP butlon in Ihe PIP Close...

Page 40: ...t work correctly lor PIP when the VII channel is highlighted yellow B The only way to successflllly change cl annels tor the picture that is coming lrom the channel on your VCR tile 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 highli...

Page 41: ...ABLE only Component satellite or cable box is connected to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV and you want the TV to rune to channel 2 when you press the SAT _LE button on the remote Reminder make sure the component s Channel 2 3 4 switch is set to channel 2 Usually this switch is on the back of the component Channel3 Component is connected to the _BLE ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV ...

Page 42: ...se this t_amre you can just ignore it How V Chip Works When turned on the V Chip software reads a code that most broadcasWrs send with programs That code tells the software the program s age based rating TV MA TV 14 etc and conwnt 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 ap...

Page 43: ...table lor all ages It contains little or no sexual dialogue D or situations S no strong hmguage L and little or no violence V Directed to Children 7 years and older Designed ff r children ages 7 and above It ma be more appropriate TV Y7 li r children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make believe and l realit Themes and elements in this program ma include mil...

Page 44: ...the system will automatically block higher ratings and all corresponding content themes Blocking Age Based Ratings You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age hased rating level For example if you only want your child to watch programs that have a TV G rating and lower in other words you want the child m watch TV G TV Y7 and TV Y then you need to block out other programmi...

Page 45: ...locked rating you want m view 2 Use the up and down arrow buttons to select the rating with a status of Bh_ 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 77_e _onte nt slatus fields corresponding 1o the unblo_ked rating become View as well 77 e and the age based rating slatus are Ihe only fidds that aulomatically ch...

Page 46: ...s Content themes Viewing Specific Content Themes If you block specific content themes you have the option of going back and changing some of the conwnt themes back to V View 1 Determine the conWnt themes you want to change to V View 2 Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll through the age b_sed ratings until the rating whose content theme you want m change m View appears 3 Press the right arr...

Page 47: ...alings you mu _l s_tNI 1o View sep trately 1oview NR movie _ Rating field Rating status field Viewing Movie Ratings After you block movie ratings you have the option of changing some of the rating status buttons back to Vieu_ 1 Highlight the Rating field and press the up and down arrow buttons to find the rating you want to view 2 Press the right arrow button to highlight the rating atus field Pre...

Page 48: ...ill tunes to any channel I ront Pand Blod_ can Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present Keep young children fi om playing with the buttons When using this as a Parental Control method you should remove access to any remote that is capable of operating the television while you have the front panel blocked Don t brget to lock parental controls after you change the status If you ...

Page 49: ...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 47 ...

Page 50: ...e you m another menu or a control panel There are two ways m select a choice in a menu Use your arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight your choice and press OK Tip Fee free to explore the menu system If you re ever unsure where you are in the menu system or you re just plain tired of exploring press CLEAR to remove the menus from the screen and start over again Press a number button on ...

Page 51: ...ing 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 proglvJm 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 inIbrmation SAP audio is broadcast in mono SAP is also used to broa...

Page 52: ...atically corrects the color of the picture This is especially useful for uwcking realistic flesh rune colors as you switch fi om channel m channel Choose Orl or Q depending on your pref_ rence Color Warmth Displays a choice list that lets you set one of three automatic color adjustments Cool for a more blue palem of picture colors Normal and Warm for a more red palette of picture colors The warm s...

Page 53: ...s encoded with closed captioning in _ rmation are applicable When a program is closed captioned the CC icon is dispbJyed in the channel banne_ See Chapwr 3 fi_r more infi_rmation about the channel banne_ rip 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 ...

Page 54: ...the channel number directly using the number buttons Normal List Only the channels included in the Normal list are available when you scan tip and down using channel up and down Use the tip and down arrow buttons to indicate whether the channel number indicat_ d is included Yes or is not included No in the Normal channel list Channel Label Use the up and down arrow buttons to enter a six character...

Page 55: ...Other Information Chapter Overview Troubleshooting Care and Cleaning Front Panel Buttons Limited Warranty Accessory Order Form Index 53 ...

Page 56: ...tronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn the TV on again If this happens ti equently the wfltage in your house may be abnormally high or low TV turns on unexpectedly Scheduled On or Watch ti om the GUIDE Plus system may have hcen activated Go to p 39 tor instructions Blank screen Make sure the component connected to the TV is turned o...

Page 57: ...f components relnote scJnsoFs GUIDE Plus system control of cable box is slower than direct control of the box itsell Keep this in mind when changing channels You may have an incorrect GUIDE Plus Channel Lineup The guide may get out of sync with the cable provide Use the GUII E Plu_ Sehq in the GUIDE Plus Mrr_u to change the zip code to 99999 Turn the TV off tor 10 minutes Use Setup again to change...

Page 58: ...xample once you turn on the VCR with the V RI button you can t SWAP the pictures until ou put the remote in TV mode Just press the TV button r _ T 7 No signal or bad reception Most CRs and satellite receivers blt e an antenna or T button I_ your cable or oitXair antenna goes f l 7 7 into your _ R or satdlite receiver then into our T tr pressing the antenna or I _ v R button on the fixmt o_ the com...

Page 59: ...ntly 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 he avoided Front Panel If you can t find your remote control you can use the buttons on your TV to operate many of the TV s l_ atures MENU Brings up the TV MAIN MENU When in the menu system it sele...

Page 60: ...ok in the Y_ llow Pages or call 1 800 447 1700 Show the Authorized Service Center Representative 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 additional infbrmation should be obtained from your dealer Installation and related ad...

Page 61: ... on each end for connecting S Video components to your TV Continued on next page 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 not ...

Page 62: ...low 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 Amplified Antenna Allows you to quickly switch from the antenna signal to the cable or satellite signal without disconnecting the antenna ANT200 CRK76TM1 Remote Control This is the remote control that came packed with your TV Rep...

Page 63: ...2 Language 51 Languages Selecting 5 Locating i UlnOte sellsor 13 Lock Parental ontrols 46 M Memoty 52 du ll I Audio 49 hannel 52 hannels 34 hid Guide 29 Language 51 Messages 33 News 32 Picturt Qualit 50 Schedule 32 Screen 50 Semp 34 Sort 3 Time 52 MENU buuon 22 MellUS GUIDE Phls S_tem setup 15 Messages menu 33 Mono 49 Mu_ 49 MUTE bmmn 22 N News menu 32 Normal List 52 Number bul_ ns 22 O OK button ...

Page 64: ...r your product _ tHOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2000 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 15605930 The following materials were used in printing this publication 60 RECYCLED PAPER MINIMUM 20 POST CONSUMER _ PRINTEDWITHI I SOYINK o ...

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