GE 25GT543, User Manual

Page 1: ...levision We bring good things to life Important Information Table of Contents Quick Guide to Your TV Using Your TV and Remote Adjusting Your TV Using Advanced Features References i 1 2 5 6 15 16 19 20 27 28 37 ...

Page 2: ...tant Information i WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard do not expose this TV to rain or moisture To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot fully insert Pour éviter les chocs électriques introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqú au fond Cautions Do not defeat the safety feature of the plug The wide bla...

Page 3: ...________________ 17 Color Tint Brightness Sharpness Autocolor Picture Reset Sound Settings ____________________________________________________ 18 19 Stereo Expanded Stereo SAP Tone Speakers Using Advanced Features Place Channels in Memory Autoprogram ________________ 20 Naming Channels ____________________________________________________ 21 Setting the Sleep Timer ________________________________...

Page 4: ...you follow the steps below The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching For more details see the page numbers listed 3 Put Batteries in the Remote A Pull off the cover of the battery compartment B Place the four AAA batteries as shown matching the and end of each battery in the compartment C Replace the cover CONNECTIONS GUIDE Use This Book First To Find Your Hook up Turn To P...

Page 5: ...e TV s memory 6 Set the Time 5 Place all available channels in memory Autoprogram Details for adding and deleting channels are on page 20 Press TV on the remote OR Press POWER on the TV 4 Turn on the TV REW FF STOP REC PLAY PAUSE CHAN RESET ANT INPUT TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VCR1 AUDIO VCR2 OFF ON OFF LDISC CABLE CHAN DISPLAY SKIP 30 MUTE PREV CH VOL VOL CLEAR PROG DONE MENU 12 21 AM 13 Controls Ala...

Page 6: ...to control the TV Operates TV when remote is set to control the TV Operates the TV and advanced features TV Power Button Volume and Channel Controls Details are on page 6 Basic information about your remote is shown below This will give you a general idea of how your remote works For more details see pages 6 15 Controls components such as a VCR laserdisc audio equipment and a cable box Changes the...

Page 7: ...Green Light Blue White General information about using the on screen menu system is shown below Details on using the remote buttons are on pages 6 7 Many menu items are explained in detail in Using the Advanced Features starting on page 20 Moving through the Menus Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable Controls Alarm Adjust S...

Page 8: ... during commericals Each press adds 30 seconds TV switches back to original channel when time runs out Press CLEAR to cancel SKIP VOL Volume Raises and lowers sound Moves left and right on a menu line See Quick Guide to the Menus on page 5 Changes a feature setting MUTE Turns off the TV sound CHAN Channel Scans up and down through channels in the TV s memory Moves up and down menus See Quick Guide...

Page 9: ...trol the component VCR2 and LDISC can only be programmed for one component either a Laserdisc Player or a VCR See Using the Remote with a VCR Cable Box Laserdisc Player and Audio equipment on pages 8 15 4 Component Buttons PIP Picture in Picture Turns the small picture on or off MOVE Moves the small picture to the next corner FRZ Freeze Freezes or unfreezes the small picture SWAP Switches the chan...

Page 10: ...OVE PIP VCR Codes Aiwa 15 Akai 03 22 23 Audio Dynamics 14 16 Broksonic 10 Canon 08 Capehart 01 Citizen 09 Craig 07 12 Curtis Mathes 00 08 15 Daewoo 13 dbx 14 16 Dimensia 00 Dynatech 15 Emerson 09 10 13 15 20 23 24 34 41 Fisher 02 12 18 19 43 Funai 15 GE 00 07 08 32 37 Goldstar 09 14 Harman Kardon 14 Hitachi 05 15 35 36 Instant Replay 08 JCL 08 JCPenney 02 05 07 08 14 16 30 35 JVC 02 14 16 30 Kenwo...

Page 11: ...er channel 00 03 or 04 Choose your setting from the chart below Press if you want to turn this feature off Disable B Press DONE to save the setting 1 Select the Setup Menu 2 Highlight VCR1 Channel 3 Enter channel number 4 Press DONE to save the setting 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable VCR 1 Channel 03 VCR 1 ...

Page 12: ...F to turn on the VCR if it did not turn on when you pressed VCR1 or VCR2 If the remote operates your VCR this page and the next will show you how to use it for basic functions See page 7 for more details on buttons used with your VCR REC PAUSE CHAN RESET ANT INPUT TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CHAN DISPLAY SKIP 30 MUTE PREV CH CLEAR PROG MENU SWAP FRZ MOVE PIP DONE VOL VOL VCR1 AUDIO VCR2 OFF ON OFF LDIS...

Page 13: ... are recording tune the TV back to channel 00 A Turn on VCR B Insert a tape in the VCR C Press PLAY to start the tape playing D Press STOP when you are finished E Press REW to rewind the tape Watch a tape in your VCR If the remote operates your VCR this page and page 10 will show you how to use it for basic functions See page 7 for more details on buttons used with your VCR PAUSE RESET ANT INPUT 1...

Page 14: ... to turn it on D Press CHANNEL up or down to change channels on the cable box A Press CABLE B Press ON OFF to turn it off Basic Operation Turn on the Cable Box Turn off the Cable Box REC PAUSE CHAN RESET ANT INPUT TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CHAN DISPLAY SKIP 30 MUTE PREV CH CLEAR PROG MENU SWAP FRZ MOVE PIP DONE VOL VOL VCR1 AUDIO VCR2 OFF ON OFF LDISC CABLE REW FF STOP PLAY ABC 22 46 Anvision 07 08 C...

Page 15: ...annel is highlighted B Press to underline the channel A Enter the number for your cable box either 02 03 04 05 or 06 B Press DONE to save the setting 1 Select the Setup menu 2 Highlight Cable Channel 3 Enter channel number Cable Channel 02 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable Cable Channel 02 13 Controls Alarm A...

Page 16: ... on D Use the buttons on the remote that relate to laserdisc functions Not all buttons highlighted may work with your laserdisc F Press ON OFF to turn it off Program the remote for your laserdisc A Point the remote at the audio equipment and hold LDISC B Enter the code for your brand from the code list below C Release LDISC D Press ON OFF If nothing happens try pressing LDISC and then ON OFF PAUSE...

Page 17: ... highlighted may work with your equipment D Turn the audio equipment off using the audio component s power off button PAUSE RESET ANT INPUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DISPLAY SKIP 30 MUTE PREV CH CLEAR PROG MENU SWAP FRZ MOVE PIP DONE VOL VOL VCR1 AUDIO VCR2 OFF ON OFF LDISC CABLE TV REW FF STOP PLAY CHAN CHAN REC RCA Dimensia AM FM 03 CD 07 Tape 06 Phono 05 Aux 04 Audio Codes Refer to the Connection Boo...

Page 18: ...ow Press CHANNEL down to highlight Picture A Press to lighten the picture OR Press to darken the picture B Press DONE to save the setting 2 Highlight Picture 3 Use VOLUME and to adjust the Picture Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On SAP Off 4 Press DONE to save the setting Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo O...

Page 19: ...ture Reset Press VOLUME to Increase color richness Give red tint to skin color Add more light to dark parts of the picture Show cleaner clearer images Turn on to keep Color and Tint in proper balance each time you change channels Reset the picture back to the original settings Press VOLUME to Lower color to black and white Give green tint to skin color Add more dark to light parts of the picture M...

Page 20: ...he setting Off Sound is reproduced in mono Off Sound is reproduced in Stereo Expanded Stereo or Mono whichever is selected in the Stereo Menu Item Low Low pitched sounds are louder Expanded Expanded stereo adds greater width and dimension to stereo broadcasts creating a more spacious stereo sound effect On Sound is automatically reproduced in stereo or mono whichever the TV station is broadcasting...

Page 21: ...mes from the TV The sound is directed through the speakers of an amplifier that is connected to your TV On The sound comes from the TV s internal speakers Speakers Speakers On Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 clear Channel Memory 13 Store...

Page 22: ... has cycled through all the channels and returns to the original channel 1 Place channels in memory autoprogram 2 Add or delete channels 3 Press DONE to save the setting A Press MENU repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white B Press CHANNEL down to highlight Channel Memory C Select the channel number you want to add or delete with the number buttons D Press to add or delete a channel ...

Page 23: ...ress to move backward if you want to change an item I Press DONE to save the setting A Follow A and B above B Press until clear is underlined C Press CHANNEL up or down to clear the name D Press DONE to clear the name 1 Name a channel 2 Press DONE to save the setting 3 Erase a name 4 Press DONE to clear the name A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z á 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 blank space ...

Page 24: ...reen the TV will shut off in one minute Press to add more time A Press MENU to select the Controls menu and highlight Sleep Timer B Press until the time reaches C Press DONE to save the setting 1 Set Sleep Timer 2 Press Done to save the setting 3 Add more time 4 Cancel the Timer Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On SAP Off 11 00 PM 13 Sleep Controls Ala...

Page 25: ...he On or Off Time B Press to set the hour C Press to set the minutes D Press and hold to choose Disabled This turns the TV only on or only off at a certain time each day E Press DONE to save the setting 1 Turn on the Alarm 2 Set the Alarm Channel 3 Press Done to save the setting 4 Set On and Off Times 5 Press Done to save the setting 12 34 AM 13 Alarm Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Alarm On Alarm Cha...

Page 26: ...n to select the channel you want to watch on the big picture D Turn on the VCR Laserdisc player or Camcorder E Press PIP to put the small picture on the screen It is the same as the big picture F Press 00 to see the signal from the VCR Laserdisc player or Camcorder connected to the video jacks in A A Press CHANNEL up and down or two number buttons to change channels on the large picture A Change c...

Page 27: ... picture B Press FREEZE again to return to an action picture A Press PIP to turn off picture in picture Move the small picture Swap the big picture with the little picture Freeze the small picture Turn off Picture in Picture REW FF STOP REC PLAY PAUSE CHAN RESET ANT INPUT TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VCR1 AUDIO VCR2 OFF ON OFF LDISC CABLE CHAN DISPLAY SKIP 30 MUTE PREV CH VOL VOL CLEAR PROG DONE MENU SW...

Page 28: ... translation simplified English or whatever is being broadcast in your area 1 Select the Controls Menu 2 Highlight Closed Captioning 3 Select Setting Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On SAP Off Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning C1 Picture I Stereo On SAP Off Using Advanced Features Selecting a Language The on screen displays in ...

Page 29: ... have cable Select Air if you have a home antenna connected to your TV B Press DONE to save the setting 1 Select the Setup menu 2 Highlight Cable Air 3 Select Cable or Air 4 Press DONE to save the setting 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Lab...

Page 30: ...p and down Scans up and down through channels in the TV s memory Moves up and down menus Volume up and down Raises and lowers sound Moves left and right on a menu line Changes a features setting Turns the TV on or off For details on using buttons with menus see Quick Guide to the Menus on page 5 MENU CH VOL VOL POWER CH ...

Page 31: ...rm clock is set to turn on or off Details are on page 23 Sleep Sleep Timer is set to turn off the TV Details are on page 22 PIP 00 Picture in picture is turned on to channel 00 Details are on pages 24 25 Volume Sound level of the TV Unusable Signal Weak signal is coming in on selected channel Mute There is no sound See MUTE button on page 6 Stereo The sound is being broadcast in stereo Details are...

Page 32: ...IDEO INPUT jacks is turned on if you choose channel 00 Make sure TV is tuned to the same channel as the switch on back of VCR if watching a VCR Make sure TV VCR button on VCR is in correct position Try another channel Scan the channels Check antenna connections Adjust TV picture See pages 16 17 Make sure small picture is tuned to channel 00 Make sure the component connected to the back of the TV i...

Page 33: ...ear See page 18 Press VOLUME or MUTE to restore sound Make sure TV s speakers are on Details are on page 19 Try another channel Try adjusting the Tone See page 18 Change Stereo to off The stereo broadcast may not be clear See page 18 Make sure Stereo is turned on See page 18 Check Sleep Timer See sleep timer on page 22 Wait 30 seconds and turn on again a power surge may have occured Check Alarm Of...

Page 34: ...s Manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate your television Any additional information should be obtained from your Dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your television Damage from misuse or neglect Remote control batteries A television that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other co...

Page 35: ...g Vinegar to clean your TV cabinet Using these cleaners will permanently mar the surface of the cabinet Such damage is not covered under your purchase warranty Matching Stands A matching stand is designed to be used with some of the TV models included in this book The recommended stands are provided with hardware to secure the TV to the stand so that it cannot be easily pulled off or tipped over C...

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Page 37: ... of the TV for connecting antennas or other components Menu A listing of features controls and adjustments shown on the TV screen that can be changed Mono Slang for monaural Sound comes through one channel Monaural components will have only one audio jack On Screen Display See Display Outputs Located on back of the TV for connection of another component Signals are routed out of the TV into the ot...

Page 38: ...ing 21 29 Placing in Memory 3 20 Checks and Adjustments 30 31 Cleaner 33 CLEAR Button 6 7 Clock 3 23 Closed Captioning 26 Codes Audio 15 Cable Box 12 Laserdisc Player 14 VCR 8 Color 17 Colors Menus 5 Commerical Skip 6 29 35 Button 6 Display 29 Component 35 Component Buttons 13 AUDIO CABLE LDISC VCR1 VCR2 Components Audio Equipment 15 Cable Box 12 13 Laserdisc Player 14 VCR 8 9 10 11 Contents 1 Con...

Page 39: ...uttons 6 7 Order Form 33 Tour 4 With Components 7 8 15 RESET Button 6 REW Rewind Button 7 8 11 14 15 S SAP 18 S VHS 35 S VIDEO Connector 29 30 35 Safety Information i Screen Displays 29 Second Audio Program 18 Selecting a Language 26 Service 32 Set Clock 3 Set Time 3 Setting Cable Air 27 Setting the Cable Channel 12 Setting the Sleep Timer 22 Setup Menu Autoprogram 3 20 35 Cable Air 27 Channel Lab...

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