ProScan PS27410YX1AX, User Manual

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Page 2: ...riods they may be permanently imprinted on the screen Such images include network Iogos phone numbers and video games This damage is not covered by your warranty Extended viewing of channels displaying these images should be avoided Cable TV 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...

Page 3: ...uide 10 Step 7 Program the TV 10 Interactive Setup 11 Using Point and Select 12 Entering Setup 12 Selecting a Language 13 Auto Channel Search 13 The GUIDE Plus Gold System 14 Setting the Time 16 Setting the VCR1 Channel auto tuning 17 Setting the VCR2 Channel auto tuning 17 Setting the DVD Channel auto tuning 18 Setting the SAT CABLE Channel auto tuning 19 Labeling the Channels 20 Using the Remote...

Page 4: ...E Plus Gold Menu 38 About the GUIDE Plus Gold System 38 Getting In Out of the GUIDE Plus Gold System 39 Downloading Data 39 Channel Mapping 39 The Different GUIDE Plus Gold System Menus 39 PIP Picture in Picture Operation 45 Channel Marker 46 Parental Controls and V Chip 47 The Ratings Limits Screen 48 V Chip TV Rating Limit 48 V Chip Movie Rating Limit 52 V Chip Unrated Program Block 53 Channel B...

Page 5: ...nected run the Interactive Setup program the remote and use all of the menus features and controls of yourTXZ The reference section in the back of the book contains troubleshooting tips care and cleanin instructions accessory ordering JnformatJoB warranty Well if yourTV s y i SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2 INTERACTIVE SETUP V 3 USING THE REMOTE 4 M V 5 FEATURES 6 REFERENCE 3 ...

Page 6: ...CAUTION Choose the k cation for your TV carefully Take precautions that the stand or other furniture on which the TV is placed is properly located see Important Safeguardssheet and of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV frorn accidentally being tipped over pushed off or pulled off This could cause damage to the TV and or personal _injury Before You Connect Protect against power surges Con...

Page 7: ...LE CABLE BOX OR ANTENNA VCR I iN FROM ANT CH3 I ou_ _ c _ I VIDEO AUDIO TV V_DEO R AUD OL MONO _ Q R vcR o CABLE CONmOL _ 0 ANTENNA _ S VIDEO r This Connection Will Not Allow You to Use PIP Your TV is equipped with a single tuner which means you must connect with a second video source using Audio Video Cables to view PIP This Basic Connection will not enable you to use your PIP but will get your T...

Page 8: ... and video from a component such as a VCR or DVD player You will program this later in the Interactive Setup J VIDEO and Audio Inputs Connect any one of the following cornponents VCR Internet Access Device Laserdisc Player DVD Player Satellite Receiver To view the component connected to VIDEO use the WHO IN PUT button on the remote _ VIDEO e VCR CONTROL _ _ _OUT S V_ID O VCR Control T Connect the ...

Page 9: ... sides of the TV s back panel instead of straight down the middle Try not to coil any twin lead cables and keep them away from the audit video cables Protect your components from overheating Do not block v_ ntilation holes in any of the components Arrange the components so that air can circulate freely Do not stack components Allow adequate ventilation when placing your components in a stand Place...

Page 10: ...eiver in this connection press TV to put the r_Tnote control into TV mode then press WHO INPUT to scroll through the video input channels until you tune to VID or SVID input To watch the VCR in this connection enter 03 to tune to the VCR channel In the Interactive Setup you can program the TV to automatically tune to the correct input channel when you turn on your component 8 ...

Page 11: ...ation is not labeled on your component you need to use to use the component s remote control to locate the sensor 2 Hold the component s remote control not the remote that came with your TV so that it is touching the front of the component Slowly move the remote over the front of the component while pressing the remote power button on and off Be sure to press and release the power button each time...

Page 12: ...n program guide when you use the TV button on the remote to turn on the TV after you have set up the GUIDE Plus Gold system For more information on setting up the GUIDE Plus Gold system see the next section Interactive Setup To GET OUT OF THE GUIDE PLUS GOLD SYSTEM Pr_ ssOK to exit the GUIDE Plus Gold system and tune to the highlighted channel Pr_ ssGUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus Gold system and tun...

Page 13: ...UDE Plus Gold menu system Select a menu language Search for available channels Set up the GUIDE Plus Gold system Set the time Set the VCR I channel Set the VCR2 channel Set the DVD channel Set the SAT CABLE channel Make the channel list and labels 1 3 5 i_ SETUP AND CONNECTIONS INTERACTIVE SETUP USING THE REMOTE FEATURES AN CONTROLS REFERENCE u s i i 11 ...

Page 14: ...ars automatically when you turn on your TV for the first time or after a power outage 1 Press MENU to begin setup or CLEAR to exit 8 C Point and Select buttons You can also access the Interactive Setup through the Main menu 1 Press MENU to bring up the Main menu 2 Point to Setup and press MENU or OK The first Setup screen comes up asking you to confirm that you want to begin You can also select a ...

Page 15: ...anguage AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH The next part of the setup routine asks you if you want the TV to search for all channels viewable through your antenna or cable TV system This is sometimes called auto programming 1 PressMENU or OK to tell the TV to begin searching for channels The display gives you a progress report and tells you when it has finished If you skip Auto Channel Search now I you can acces...

Page 16: ...e GUIDE Plus Gold setup the GUIDE Plus Gold IR controllers must be connected to your cable box and VCR if you have them Refer to the Setup and Connections sectk n for additional information Select your Country and enter your ZIP or Postal code The next series of screens asks you about your cable TV setup If you have a cable box you need to set the GUIDE Plus Gold system to control it Otherwise it ...

Page 17: ...he channel you use to view channels through your cable box usually 3 or 4 Consult your cable box s instruction book or your cable company if you are not sure Choose Oto use VIDEO INPUT Select YESif you have a VCR or NO if not Answering NO automatically skips forward to the end of GUIDE Plus Gold setup Tune your VCR to channel 2 and turn it off Enter the brand of your VCR When the GUIDE Plus system...

Page 18: ...you need to set the time Once the system has completed its first download it sets the time for you automatically Set time 1 PressMENU or OK to bring up the Set Time control panel 2 Use the left and right arrows to point to the hour and minutes spaces Use the digits to enter the numbers and the up and down arrows to change from AM to PM 3 Press MENU or OK to continue 16 ...

Page 19: ...ning in the Using the Menus section 1 PressMENU or OK to bring up the VCR1 choice list 2 Point to the choice that matches the way you have your VCR connected to the TV 3 Press MENU or OK to continue SETTING THEVCR2 CHANNEL AUTO TUNING The next step lets you set the VCR2 channel When you set the VCR2 channel you re telling the TV what channel to tune to when you press the VCR2 button on the remote ...

Page 20: ...ep lets you set the DVD channel When you set the DVD channel you re telling the TV what channel to tune to when you press the DVD button oil the remote Indicate which input you used to connect a DVD player If you don t have a DVD player connected to the TV skip this step or select Not Connected from the DVD Channel choice list For more see Auto Tuning in the Using the Menus section 1 PressMENU or ...

Page 21: ... tune to when you press the SAT CABLE button on the remote Indicate which input you used to connect a satellite r_ ceiver or a cable box If you don t have a satellite receiver or cable box connected to the TV skip this step or select Not Connected from the SAT CABLE Channel choice list For more see Auto Tuning in the Using the Menus section 1 PressMENU or OK to bring up the SAT CABLE choice list 2...

Page 22: ... this procedure can be time consuming feel free to skip this step and come back to it later 2 3 4 Use the left and right arrows to point to the three different areas of the control panel called fields Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the numbers and letters and select Yesor No in the Normal List field You may wish to refer to the call letters listed in your newspaper s TV section for i...

Page 23: ... 6 REFERENCE Modes of Operation Because this univ_ rsal remote can control several different components DVD player VCR Cable Box uses operational modes component button_ yOU would press the TV button to put the remote into TV mode before you could control the TV 21 ...

Page 24: ... if Auto Tuning is enabled it will turn on the TV and tune to the correct channel MUTE Reduces the TV s volume to its rninirnurn level Pressagain to restore the volurne SKIP Pressonce before changing channels and the TV will wait 30 seconds before returning you to the original channel Pressrepeatedly to add rnore time CH or CH v Scans up or down through the current channel list Pressonce to change...

Page 25: ... the VCR to r_ cord a program PIP Brings up the small picture in picture window Pressagain to remove the PIP window When PIP Caption Display Alternate with PIP has been selected will display captioning in the PIP window SWAP Swaps the main picture with the PIP window CH CTRL Selects the picture window that is the main or PIP window to be changed by the CH A channel up CH v channel down or WHO INPU...

Page 26: ...1 2 Turn on the device you want to control VCR SAT etc Pressand hold the button you want to program VCR1 VCR2 etc While holding the device button press and hold ON OFF until the red light on the remote turns on then release both buttons 3 Pressand release PLAY then wait 5 seconds or until the LED stops flashing At this point the remote is searching for the correct code to program If after 5 second...

Page 27: ...le Box etc it usesoperational modes triggered by the component buttons For example if you want the remote to control the TV you would pressthe TV button to put the remote into TV mode before you could control the TV FRONT PANEL If you cannot locate your remote you can use the front panel of your TV to operate many of the TV s features MFNU Brings up the Main menu When in the menu system it selects...

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Page 29: ...USING THE MENU SYSTEM THE MENU SYSTEN This section explores the menus of your TV beginning with S J _ 1 SETUP AND tON N ECTION S 3 REMOTE 5 FEATURES MENU k 2 REFERENCE j 27 ...

Page 30: ... Point with the arrows and then select with MEN U or OK Press a number button on the remote For example in the Main menu press 3 to go straight to the Screen menu EXITING A MENU There are three ways to exit a menu Point to Exit and press MENU or OK Press0 on the remote PressCLEAR The on screen displays are cleared from the screen and you return to TV viewing CONTROL PANELS Control panels allow you...

Page 31: ...pointer appears underneath the column you are changing J 0VD VC_2 AU SAT CABLE 0UND _ GO BACK G_DE INF0 Arrows m M_NU C_AR _EV_ PLAY f0_WARD OOOO I Use the digits to enter a number in the column above the pointer 2 Pr_ ssthe right arrow to move to the next column then use the digits to enter a number 3 When you have finished entering information press MENU or OK If the control panel is not set to ...

Page 32: ...der controls for adjusting the TV s treble bass and balance Audio Processor Displays a choice list of available audio modes which control the way the sound comes through your speakers Mono Plays the sound in mono only Use this setting when receiving broadcasts with weak stereo signals Stereo Splits the incoming stere audio signal into left and right channels Most TV programs and recorded materials...

Page 33: ...he TV s audio output jacks Variable Output SpeakersOff This setting turns the TV s speakers off and allows variable output from the TV s audio output jacks Fixed Output SpeakersOff This sPtting turns the TV s speakers off and allows fixed output from the TV s audio output jacks to an external device such as a surround sound amplifier With Fixed Output On the TV s volume control tone contro s and m...

Page 34: ...Displays a choice list that lets you select one of three preset picture settings Bright Lighting Nom_al Lighting Soft Lighting or Personal Picture Preset Choose the setting that is best for your viewing environment Auto Color Displays a choice list that lets you turn on the feature that automatically corrects the color of the picture This is especially useful for tracking realistic flesh tone colo...

Page 35: ...ou choose which captioning mode is used for displaying captioning information PIP Closed Caption Display Displays a choice list that lets you choose the way closed captioning information is shown in the PIP window Off No captioning information is displayed On Captioning information is shown always when available Alternate with PIP button Captioning information is shown when available when the PIP ...

Page 36: ...NING MODES The TV offers eight ck sed captioned modes including four text modes To set the Ck sed Captioning Mode 1 Select Screen from the Main menu 2 Point to Closed Caption Mode and press OK A choice list displays 3 Point to your choice and press OK to select it and return to the Screen menu TURNING OFF CLOSED CAPTIONING 1 Select Screen from the Main menu 2 PressOK to select Closed Caption Displ...

Page 37: ...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 the CH v buttons Use the up and down arrows to indicate whether the channel number indicated is included Y_s or is not included No in the Normal channel list Chan Label Use the up and down arrows to enter a six character ...

Page 38: ... if your component is connected to the VIDEO jack on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to VID SVID if you used an S Video cable input channel when you pressthe specified component button TiMEMENU SleepTimer Displays a control panel that lets you select the amount of time you want to give the TV before it shuts itself off Schedule Displays a control pane that lets you set up a schedule...

Page 39: ...and controls with which 7ourTV is equipped In this section you will learn how to use The GUIDE Plus Gold Menu system PIP Picture lmPicture control Parental controls includingV Chip rating jr f _x 1_ETUP AND 2 INTERACTIVE SETUP S _ 3 REMOTE _ 4 U iING_ E M U SYSTEM 5 FEATURES ANB CONTRO_ 6 REFERENCE X 37 ...

Page 40: ... turn on the TV Off Disables the GUIDE Plus Gold system from being displayed when you use the TV button on the remote to turn on the TV Continuous Demo Runs the GUIDE Plus Gold demonstration until it is turned off To end the Continuous Demo press MENU The following sections tell you more about the GUIDE Plus system how to use it and how it works ABOUT THE GUIDE Plus GOLD SYSTEM The GUIDE Plus syst...

Page 41: ... program information may be lost When power is restored make sure the setup information is still correct The GUIDE Plus Gold program will complete a download at the next available time CHANNEL MAPPING If rnore than one cable cornpany services your area you rnay be prompted with a Channel Mapping screen after the first GUIDE Plus Gold download You will need to identify your cable company by selecti...

Page 42: ...window Go To Press 2 on the remote to bring up the direct dial box and enter the number of the channel you want This will highlight the channel and current program in the channel listing of the Grid Guide PressOK to tune to the highlighted channel If the view window is unlocked you can press GUIDE to tune to the channel Record Pre ss 3 on the re mote to place a timer in the Schedule for the VCR to...

Page 43: ...lt A listing of subcategories is displayed below the category name Use the up and down arrows to highlight a subcategory For example highlight Alland press OK When the listing comes up All Movies are displayed Use the A and v arrows to browse the list one at a time Use CH and CHv to browse through the list one page at a time You can also view the next seven days programming by pressing the right a...

Page 44: ...ve successfully created a timer to watch or record To remove or change the frequency daily once or weekly of a scheduled event access the Schedule Menu from the Menu bar 1 Pr_ ssGUIDE to bring up the GUIDE Plus Gold system 2 PressMENU to highlight the Menu bar 3 Use the arrows to highlight the Schedule menu selection 4 Use the up and down arrows to highlight the program you want to edit Then use t...

Page 45: ...es screen Then use the Messages Menu Action Button as described in the next section MESSAGESMENU ACTION BUTTON When viewing the Messages menu the folk wing Action button will appear on the bar Messages Action Buttons Messages Menu Selection Remove Highlight the message you wish to delete and press 1 on the remote EDITOR You may customize the channel listing by enabling or disabling the display of ...

Page 46: ...panel will fill the screen with any additional and or promotional information regarding that particular program Pressing the INFO button again exits the expanded information screen TROUBLESHOOTING Troubles sometimes are caused by simple faults that you can correct without a service technician Here are a few basic remedies Program information does not download Review your setup information and make...

Page 47: ...the Channel Marker detailed on the following page The yellow channel nurnber is the one you are controlling USING THE PIP FEATURE While you may use PIP in different ways this basic PIP scenario should get you started While watching the TV follow these steps to use your VCR to supply the picture for PIE 1 Pressthe PIP button on the rernote The PIP window appears on the screen 2 Turn on theVCR 3 4 S...

Page 48: ... Closed Captioning is available on the current channel ESPN Displays the label assigned to the current channel 60 Displays the current channel or input channel If yellow pressing channel up and down changes this channel Mute or Stereo Mute is displayed when you mute the audio Stereo is displayed when the current channel is broadcasting in Stere SAP Displayed when the current channel is broadcastin...

Page 49: ...ription and Content Themes for Age Based Ratings Mature Audience Only Specifically designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17 It contains one or more of the following content themes graphic violence V explicit sexual activity S or crude indecent language t Parents Strongly Cautioned Contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 1...

Page 50: ... from Viewto Block The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits THE RATINGS LIMITS SCREEN Below is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limits screen Rating Field Lets you se ect from a list of age4 ased latings you can block or view Rating Status Field Letsyou selectwhether time statusof the age based rating limit to timeleft ...

Page 51: ... since the highest rating you want the child to watch is TV G 4 Use the right arrow to move the yellow highlight to the rating status field 5 Pressthe up or down arrow to toggle between View and Block The status for the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically changes to Block and B Rating status field Ra_ng fields When you change the status of a rating to Block the system wi...

Page 52: ...child to watch programs that have adult language L rated TV PG or higher then you could bk ck out all programming TV PG and above containing adult language To block program content 1 Determine the lowest level of content you do not want the child to watch 2 3 4 5 Use the left and right arrows to highlight the Rating Field Use the up and down arrows on the remote to scroll through the age based rat...

Page 53: ...through the age based ratings until the rating whose content theme you want to change to View appears 4 Pressthe right arrow to move the yellow highlight to a particular content theme status such as the B under language L corresponding with TV 14 5 Pressthe up or down arrows to change its status back to V Your child would then be able to watch programs with TV 14 adult language content but not pro...

Page 54: ...t Rated NR rating After blocking movie ratings you must set NR to View separately to view NR movies 3 PressOK to return to the menu or exit the screen 4 If Parental Controls are not locked you must lock them so the movie rating limits will take effect See the section Locking Parental Controls VIEWING MOVIE RATINGS After you block movie ratings you have the option of changing some of the rating sta...

Page 55: ...ls after you change the status of Channel Bk ck If you do not the channel block will not take effect FRONT PANEL BLOCK Selecting this option lets you block disable or unblock enable the TV s front panel The remote still tunes to any channel Front Panel Block can keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present and keep small children from playing with the buttons When using this as a ...

Page 56: ...e will control TV Maybe batteries in remote are weak dead or installed incorrectly Try replacing batteries Note if you remove the batteries you may have to reprogram the remote to control other components Remove batteries and hold number 1 for at least 60 seconds to drain the microprocessor inside the remote Release number 1 replace the batteries and if necessary reprogram the remote GUIDE COPIES ...

Page 57: ...ed Caption Display control panel in the Channel menu GUIDE PLUS GOLD IR CONTROLLERS NOT WORKING Check to make sure the controllers are positioned correctly over the IR remote sensors Your remote may be interfering with the IR controller Place a piece of dark tape over the IR controller GUIDE Plus Gold system control of cable box is slower than direct control of the box when changing channels CARE ...

Page 58: ...rvice For screen sizes of 26 and smaller Take your PP OSCAN television to any Authorized PP OSCAN T_ levision Service Center and pick up when repairs are complete For screen sizes larger than 26 Request home service from any Authorized PROSCAN Television Service Center provided that your television is located within the geographic territory covered by an Authorized PP OSCAN Television Service Cent...

Page 59: ...or institutional or other commercial purposes A television purchased or serviced outside the U S A Acts of God such as but not limited to lightning damage Product Registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your TV It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage How state law relates ...

Page 60: ...LOR CODED JACKS The jacks on the TV s monitor panel are color coded for ease of use The vide jacks are yellow the right audio jacks are red and the left audio jacks are white When connecting components to each other be sure that you always connect left outputs to left inputs and right outputs to right inputs If a component has only one output mono connect it to the r mono input jack To connect S V...

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Page 62: ...ll be order will save you days your mailing label of waiting Name Street Apt PLACING AN ORDER To place your order by phone have your Visa MasterCard or Discover Card ready and call the toll free number listed below between 8AM and 8PM EST Monday through Friday or botween 9AM and 5PM EST Saturday Use this number only to place an order for accessory items listed on this order form 1 800 338 0376 To ...

Page 63: ...Attaching to other components 9 Locating IR sensors on your components 9 Labels 20 35 Language 13 33 Languages Selecting 13 List Labels 20 Locating IR sensors 9 M Main Menu 12 Memory 35 MENU button 12 Menu Language 13 33 Parental Controls Channel Block 53 Channel blokc 53 Front Panel Block 53 Front Panel Lockout 53 Locking unlocking 53 Menu 47 Parental Controls menu 47 Picture Presets 32 Picture Q...

Page 64: ...or your product The following materials were used in printing this publication _ n IOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 1998 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA 20 RECYCLED PAPER MINIMUM 20 POST CONSUMER _ _ PRINTED WITHI YINK TOCOM 15387380 ...