GE M20GE000, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it able TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National I lectrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for J roper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be conne...

Page 3: ...nd of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from accidentally being pushed off pulled off or tipped over This could cause damage to the TV and or personal injury I STEP 2 Connect your TV This is a basic connection from an antenna cable box or VCR to your TV Connect the cable from your cable system or off air antenna to the cable in jack on the back of the TV as shown ANTENNA CABLE CABLEBOXO...

Page 4: ...back of the remote Insert two AAA batteries as shown matching the and ends of each battery in the compartment Replace the cover STEP 5 Turn on the TV Press TV on the remote Read the next section Using the Menu System which is a brief overview of the basic rules for getting around in the menus using the remote or TV s front control panel THE MENU RULE POINT AND SELECT You only need to know one rule...

Page 5: ...select your way through the menus you can apply this rule in the menu control panels which do the real work in the menu system The setup routine walks you through the steps needed to configure the TV These steps allow you to select a menu language complete the auto channel search which puts available cable TV or antenna signals into the TV s memory label the channels and set the parental controls ...

Page 6: ...and down arrows until the language is highlighted in green 4 Press MENU to select the language 5 A screen appears asking if you would like the TV to search for all channels Setu 6 Complete the Setup routine or skip any of the steps and return to them later ...

Page 7: ... To select any other menu item 1 Press MENU to bring up the TV s Main menu 2 Point to any menu item by pressing the up and down arrows until the item is highlighted in green 3 Press MENU to select the item and a new menu comes up To exit any menu screen point to Exit and press MENU or press CLEAR The Audio menu The Audio menu lets you adjust the way the TV sounds Audlo ...

Page 8: ...between the red and green levels Black Level Adjusts the brightness of the picture Sharpness Adjusts the crispness of edges in the picture Auto Color Displays the current setting ON or OFF This feature automatically corrects the color of the picture Select Off if you prefer to adjust the picture with the Picture Controls Use the MENU button to toggle between the choices Reset Picture Controls Rese...

Page 9: ...d is Muted Displays captioning information when available whenever you press the MUTE button The captioning information is 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 Use the MENU button to toggle between the choices CCl and CC2 Menu Language Lets you select the languag...

Page 10: ...s Auto Channel Search Displays a control panel that lets you tell the TV to search automatically for all the channels available through the antenna input When the TV finds an active channel it places it in the channel list inactive channels weak stations or channels with no signal at all will be removed from the channel list Lists and Labels Displays a control panel that lets you custom build your...

Page 11: ... any time regardless of whether Parental Control is turned on Select NO to indicate that the front panel cannot tune to that channel when Parental Control is turned on Important You must turn the Parental Control feature ON in the Parental Control control panel Parental Control Displays a choice list that lets you adjust the Parental Control feature On The front panel CHAN buttons will tune only t...

Page 12: ...ets you set up a schedule for turning the TV on and off automatically Make sure to turn the schedule On in the control panel Use the up and down arrows and number buttons to change the settings Use the left and right arrows to move across the control panel You must first set the clock to use the scheduling feature Schedute Set Time Displays a control panel that lets you enter the current time Use ...

Page 13: ...k like 08 59 Displays the current time WRTV Displays the label assigned to the current channel 06 Displays the current channel Sleep Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set C Displayed when Closed Captioning is available on the current channel Mute Displayed when you mute the audio Schedule Displayed when the TV is scheduled to turn on 01 30 Displayed to count down time left on the commercial ...

Page 14: ...DISPLAY POWER o MUTE PREV CH CHAN CLEAR MENU RESET 0 _1 0 bbb bbb b b INPUT SKIP RJ_MOTE BUTTONS POWER Turns the TV on and off DISPLAY Brings up channel information Press repeatedly to see detailed ...

Page 15: ...en in the menu system selects highlighted items or returns you to the previous menu RESET Returns all picture quality controls to their original settings 0 9 Number Buttons Enters channel numbers and time settings directly though the remote control To enter a two digit channel press the two digits To enter a three digit channel press and hold the first digit then add the second two Example to tune...

Page 16: ...he current channel list In the menu system it points down to items and adjusts menu controls MENU Brings up the Main menu When in the menu system it selects highlighted items Also returns you to the previous menu If you turn Parental Control on the front panel no longer provides access to the menus For more information see Parental Control in the Channel menu on the back side of these instructions...

Page 17: ...G Many programs are encoded with closed captioning information which lets you display the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen You can tell the TV to display closed captioning a never b whenever it is available or c whenever the MUTE button is pressed The TV offers two closed captioned modes Select CCl for full translation of the primary language in your area Select CC2 for secondar...

Page 18: ...wn the screen and inside the TV Also avoid placing drinks or vases with water on top of the TV This could increase the risk of fire or shock hazard or damage to the TV ii Caution If fixed non moving images are left on the screen for long periods they may be permanently imprinted on the screen Such images J include network Iogos phone numbers and video games Extended viewing of channels displaying ...

Page 19: ... it back in and turn it on again PROBLEMS WITH REMOTE Maybe something is between the remote and the remote sensor Maybe the remote is not aimed directly at the TV s remote sensor Maybe remote batteries are weak dead or installed incorrectly Try replacing batteries correctly Remove batteries and hold down one or more buttons for several seconds Install the batteries and try remote TURNS ON OR OFF W...

Page 20: ...sed Caption Display control panel in the Channel menu NO SOUND PICTURE OKAY Maybe sound is muted Try pressing volume up button to restore sound NO PICTURE NO SOUND BUT POWER LIGHT IS ON Maybe cable air function is in wrong position Maybe a vacant channel is tuned If watching VCR make sure TV is tuned to channel 3 or 4 same as CH3 4 switch on VCR Also check to make sure TVNCR switch on VCR is in co...

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