ProScan PS27600YX1AL4, User Manual

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Page 2: ...fication rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it If fixed non moving images are left on the screen for long periods they may be permanently imprinted on the screen Such images include network Iogos phone numbers and video gam...

Page 3: ...ERACTIVE SETUP 11 Using Point and Select 12 Entering Setup 12 Select a Language 13 Auto Channel Search 13 GUIDE Plus System 14 Set the Time 14 Set the VCR1 Channel auto tuning 5 Set the VCR2 Channel auto tuning 5 Set the DVD Channel auto tuning 6 Set the SAT CABLE Channel auto tuning 7 Label the Channels 8 What Now 8 Program the Remote 8 USING THE REMOTE 19 Remote Buttons 20 Using the WHOoINPUT bu...

Page 4: ...lect an audio processor 29 Picture Quality Menu 30 Screen Menu 31 Using Closed Captioning 32 Channel Menu 33 Time Menu 34 Parental Controls Menu 35 GUIDE Plus Menu 36 Setup Menu 36 PIP Picture in Picture Operation 37 Channel Marker 38 TROUBLESHOOTING 39 CARE AND CLEANING 40 PROSCAN TV LIMITED WARRANTY 41 ACCESSORI ES 42 INDEX 45 2 ...

Page 5: ...d Mens of yourTV The Reference section n the contains troub eshootin tips care instructions accessory ord_rJ nfor warranty Well ifyourTV s out of the box the Jn and use allof book cleaning your started 1 3 _i 4 FEATURES Check out the notes that have been I added throughout the manual in these J Tip Boxes There are some important tips that will help you get the most from your TV 3 ...

Page 6: ...o make your connection Coaxial Cable These cables carry audio and vide signal to the TV from an antenna cable or cablebox Important Stand Information Direct View TVs 13 36 diagonal CAUTION Choose the location for your TV carefully Take precautions that the stand or other furniture the TV is placed on is properly located see Important Safeguardssheet and of adequate size and strength to prevent the...

Page 7: ...dio and video signal to the TV from an antenna cable or cablebox In this connection a second Coaxial Cable carries the signal through the VCR to the TV CABLE CABLE BOX OR ANTENNA VCR 1 I OUT VEDEO AUDIO TV INPUT2 ou_lo TV How ToVIEw THEVCPx To watch the VCR in this connection tune TV to Channel 3 or 4 Later in the Interactive Setup section you will program the TV to automatically tune to Channel 3...

Page 8: ...serdisc Player DVD Player Satellite Receiver To view the component connected to Input 1 Use the WHO INPUT button on the remote Input 2 Connect any of the following components VCR Internet Access Device Laserdisc Player DVD Player Satellite Receiver To view the component connected to Input 2 Use the WHO I NPUT button on the remote S Video This optional connection can be used for better video qualit...

Page 9: ...audio video cables Protect your components from Overheating Do not block ventilation 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 an amplifier on the top shelf of the stand so heated air rising from it will not flow around other components VCR I TV VIDEO R AUDI...

Page 10: ...cally tune to correct input channel when you turn on your component TV VCR SATELLITE RECEIVER AND DVD CABLE CABLE BOX OR ANTENNA SATELLITE SIGNAL SATELLITE RECEIVER VCR DVD PLAYER How ToVIEwYouR COI 4PONENTS To watch the Satellite Receiver in this connection press TV to put the remote control into TV mode then press WHO INPUT to scroll through the video input channels until you tune to VID1 or SVI...

Page 11: ... remote control to locate the sensor 1 Hold the cornponent s rernote control not the remote that carne with your TV so that it is touching the front of the component 2 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 you move the remote Holding the button may not work 3 4 When the cornpo...

Page 12: ...ou have set up the GUIDE Plus system For more information see the GUIDE Plus Features Setup bookl_ t To GET OUT OF THE GUIDE PressOK exit the Guide and tune to the highlighted channel PressGUI DE to exit the Guide and tune to the channel displayed in the View window Pr_ ssCLEAR to exit the guide and go to the last channel you were watching STEP 7 PROGRAM THETV Proceed to the next section Interacti...

Page 13: ...INTERACTIVE THERE S AN ON SCREEN SETUP ROUTINE X 5 REFERENCE iiii _ _ _ 11 ...

Page 14: ...pears 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 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 MEN U or OK The first Setup screen comes up asking you to confirm that you want to begin You can also select a m...

Page 15: ...you if you want the TV to search automatically for all channels available through your antenna or cable l Pt TV system This is sometimes called autoprograrnming Search for channeLs 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 2 Press MENU or OK to continue If you skip Auto Channel Search now you can access...

Page 16: ...hat accompanied this product GUIDE Ptus See the GUIDE Plus Features Setup Booklet for detailed setup instructions SET THETIME The next step in the Interactive Setup lets you set the time of day If your GUIDE Plus system has not completed its first download you need to set the time Once the Guide system has complPted its first download it sets the time for you automatically Set time 1 PressMENU or ...

Page 17: ... the Features and 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 SET 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 oil the remote Indicat...

Page 18: ...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 on 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 Features and Menus section 1 PressMENU or O...

Page 19: ...onnected from the SAT CABLE Channel choice list For more see Auto Tuning in the Features and Menus section 1 PressMENU or OK to bring up the SAT CABLE choice list 2 3 Point to the choice that matches the way you have your satellite receiver or cable box connected to the TV Press MENU or OK to continue If You Have Both a Satellite Receiver and a Cable Box Connected to the TV The remote cannot contr...

Page 20: ... this procedure can be time consuming feel free to skip this step and come back to it later I 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...

Page 21: ... a PROSCAN RCA or component you probably don t need to at all 1 SETUp AND CONNECTIONS USING 4 FEATU_8 AND 5 REFERENCE Modes of Operation Because this universal remote can control several different components DVD player VCR Cable Box etc it uses operational modes triggered by the component buttons For example if you want the remote to control the TV you would press the TV button to put the remote i...

Page 22: ... Pressagain to restore the volume SKIP Pressonce before changing channels and the TV will wait 30 seconds before returning you to the original channel Press repeatedly to add more time CH or CH v Scans up or down through the curr_nt channel list Pressonce to change the channel up or down press and hold to continue changing channels VOL or VOL Decreases or increases the TV s w lurne SOUND Pressonce...

Page 23: ...e VCR to record 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 or CH v channel down buttons RESE...

Page 24: ...l VCR SAT etc 2 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 seconds the device you want to control does n...

Page 25: ...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 highlighted items Also returns you to the previous menu CH v S...

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Page 27: ...d control pands Each menu is then outlined and special order to help you get the _ost from yot Information on using your GUIDE Plus_ in a separate booklet for easier access near you while you become with the fe tures are d_t_iled in rV rstemcan be found _oit can be placed ure 1 SETUP _N D FEATU RE S 5 REFERENCE iiii _ _ _ 2 4 25 ...

Page 28: ...p the Main menu Menus take you to another menu or a control panel There are two ways to select a choice in a menu Point with the MOVE arrows and then select with MENU 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 pre ss MENU or OK Press 0 on the remote Press CLEAR...

Page 29: ...the slider NUMERIC ENTRY A numeric entry control panel is used to enter numbers or letters A pointer appears underneath the column you are changing Arrows VCR_ ON OFF TV B 1 DVD VCR2 AUX SAT CABLE MUT S Ep SOUND _ GO BACK GUED INFO MEnU CLEAR R VERSE _LA FORWARD R CORD STOP PAUSE PI_ SWA_ CHCTRL RESET 1 2 3 Pressthe up arrow to enter a number in the column above the pointer Pressthe right arrow to...

Page 30: ...peakers Mono Hays the sound in mono only Use this setting when receiving broadcasts with weak ster_ o signals Stereo Splits the incoming stere audio signal into left and right channels Most TV programs and r_corded materials have stere audio The TV displays the word STEREOwhen you tune to a program that is broadcast in stereo SRS Stereo SRS is an audio processing technology that adds greater depth...

Page 31: ... jacks Variable Output Speakers Off This setting turns the TV s speakers off and allows variable output from the TV s audio output jacks Fixed Output SpeakersOff This setting 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 w lume control tone controls and mute are disabled US...

Page 32: ...that lets you turn on the feature that automatically corrects the color of the picture This is especially useful for tracking realistic flesh tone colors as you switch from channel to channel Choose On or Off depending on your preference It s your choice Color Warmth Displays a choice list that lets you set one of three automatic color adjustments Cool for a more blue palette of picture colors Nor...

Page 33: ...thin the PIP window Menu Language Displays a choice list that lets you select your preferr_ d language for the rnenus English Spanish or French Picture Tilt Direct View TV 32 or above Your TV has an extra large picture tube which makes it vulnerable to the eff_ cts of the Earth s magnetic field You rnay need to adjust the picture tilt Use the left and right arrow buttons adjust the picture tilt Ad...

Page 34: ...ioned modes including four text modes To Set the Closed 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 Press OK to select Closed Caption Display 3 Point to OffAIwa s and press OK The ...

Page 35: ...an 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 CHAN 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 Cban Labels Use the up and down arrows to enter a six character label for ea...

Page 36: ...4 Video 1 Input Choose this if your component is connected to the INPUT1 jacks on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to VID1 SVID1 if you used an S Video cable input channel when you press the specified component button Video 2 Input Choose this if your component is connected to the INPUT2 jacks on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to VID2 SVID2 if you used an S Video cabl...

Page 37: ...order for this to be used as a parental control the remote must be hidden or placed out of reach of children Off All channels are available On Always The front panel CH channel buttons will tune only to channels that you have marked as Parent Approved The remote will still tune to any channel Scheduled Selected channels will be blocked out between start and stop times you enter in the control pane...

Page 38: ...ou use the TV button on the remote to turn on the TV Off Disables the Guide from being displayed when you use the TV button on the remote to turn on the TV Continuous Demo Runs the GUIDE Plus demonstration until it is turned off For additional information on using the GUIDE Plus system see the GUIDE Plus Setup F_atures bookIPt included in your literature pack SETUP MENU The setup routine is detail...

Page 39: ...l numbers or pressing the CH A or CH v buttons PressCH CTRL again to return the channel control to the PIP window _w vc_ _ux S_ C_B E oA A PIP buttons Move buttons TwoTms FOP USING PIP BuTToNs Skip to PIP Channel Surfing in the Main Picture You can surf through the channels during comercial breaks using the SKIP and CH channel buttons 1 PressSKIP to set the commercial skip timer and bring up the P...

Page 40: ... the curr_ nt channel VID1 Displays the curr_ nt channel or input channel Mute or Stereo Mute is displayed when you mute the audio Stereo is displayed when the current channel is broadcasting in Stereo SAP Displayed when the current channel is broadcasting SAP Second Audio Program information PIP 59 PIP Chan Displays the current PIP channel Sleep Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set 00 00 D...

Page 41: ...ntrol Maybe remote is not in TV Mode Pressthe TV button so remote 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 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 ...

Page 42: ...sitioned correctly over the IR remote sensors Your remote may be interf_ ring with the IRcontroller Place a piece of dark tape over the IR controller GUIDE Plus control of cable box is sk wer than direct control of the box itself Keep this in mind when changing channels CARE AND CLEANING CAUTION Turn OFF your TV before cleaning You can clean the TV as required using a soft llnt free cloth Be sure ...

Page 43: ...rt your television to and from your home To identify your nearest Authorized PROSCAN Television Service Center ask your dealer look in the Yellow Pages or call 1 800 PROSCAN Show the Authorized Service Center Representative your evidence of purchase date or first rental WHAT YOUR WARRANTY DOESNOT COVER Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate you...

Page 44: ...ing helps prevent oxidation of contacts which provides rnuch less loss than conventional contacts A cornplete line of gold tipped cables is available to help you obtain optimum perforrnance from your equiprnent The following accessories are available from most dealers and electronics supply store sin case you want to position your components farther apart or need additional cables ANTENNA CABLES V...

Page 45: ... Dubbing Cable 6 ft VH84 i Video Cable 6 ft VH976 i Video Cable 12 ft VH913 _ way Signal Splitter VH47 _mplified Antenna ANT200 _ntenna Mixer 193984 _emote Control CRK76TBL1 240896 _udio Video Adapter 228449 6 95 Ss 9s Ss 9s 9 95 7 95 8 9s 3 95 49 95 10 95 39 95 4 35 Prices are subject to change without notice Total Merchandise Sales Tax __ We are required by law to collect the appropriate sales t...

Page 46: ...r mailing label of waiting Name Street UNITED STATES AND CANADA ORDERS 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 b_ tween 9AM and 5PM EST Saturday Use this number only to place on order for accessory items listed on this order form 1 800 338 0376 To place your order by ma...

Page 47: ...34 IR Controller attaching to other components 9 locating IR sensors on your components 9 L Labels 18 33 Language 13 31 Locating IR sensors 9 H Memory 33 Menu Language 13 31 Menus 26 Mono 28 Mute 28 N Normal List 33 P Parent Approved 35 Parental Controls Channel Block 35 Front Panel Lockout 35 Parental Controls menu 35 Picture Presets 30 Picture Quality menu 30 Picture Tilt 31 PIP Picture in Pictu...

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