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Table of Contents

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Important Information

Warning, Product Registration  

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Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup 

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Hook up your TV, Plug in the TV, Put Batteries in the Remote, 
Turn on the TV, Place Channels into Memory, Set the Time 

Basic Tour of the Remote  

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Power, Volume, Channel, Special and Menu Buttons

Menu Basics  

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Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus

Using Your TV Remote 

With Remote Buttons  

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Adjusting Your TV  

Overall Picture  

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Picture Settings  

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Color, Tint, Brightness, Sharpness, Autocolor, Picture Reset 

Sound Settings  

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Stereo, Tone

Using Advanced Features

Placing Channels in Memory/Autoprogram  

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Naming the Channels  

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Setting the Sleep Timer  

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Setting the Alarm Clock  

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Watching Closed Captioning  

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Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable  

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References

Front Panel Buttons  

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Displays on the Screen  

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18

Trouble Checks  

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Order Form for Parts  

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Limited Warranty  

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Glossary  

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Index  

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Summary of Contents for F20640

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE C O L O R T V ...

Page 2: ... Press 0 and 6 for channel 6 For three digit channels press and hold 1 until 1 appears on the screen Then press the other two numbers SKIP Commercial Skip Button Allows you to look at other channels during commercials Each press adds 30 seconds Use the CHANNEL or number buttons to scan the other channels TV switches back to original channel when time runs out Press CLEAR to cancel SKIP SPEED Butto...

Page 3: ... Sets TV to automatically turn off in 30 60 or 90 minutes MUTE Button Switches the TV sound on or off PREV CH Previous Channel Changes back and forth between two channels Select a channel and then select another Press PREV CH to switch between the two channels CHAN 2 2 and 1 1 Channel up and down Scans up and down through channels in the TV s memory Moves up and down menus VOL and Volume down and ...

Page 4: ...out using the on screen menu system is shown below Details on using the remote buttons are on page 6 Many menu items are explained in detail in Adjusting Your TV starting on page 8 and Using the Advanced Features starting on page 11 Moving through the Menus 1 Press MENU to move from menu to menu 2 Press CHANNEL up and down to move through the features in the menu 3 Press VOLUME and to move left an...

Page 5: ...e Remote 4 Turns the TV on Turns the TV off Operate the TV Operate special features of the TV TV Button Off Button Volume Channel and Special Buttons Your remote control is unified so no programming is required It works RCA GE and ProScan products only Basic information about your remote is shown below This will give you a general idea of how your remote works Operate an optional RCA GE or ProScan...

Page 6: ...omatically highlighted the first time you set it If it is not press CHANNEL down to highlight it C Press VOLUME to set the hour D Press VOLUME to set the minutes F Press CLEAR to remove the menus from the screen or the menus will automatically disappear from the screen after a brief period of time A Press MENU until the Setup menu is selected This menu is white B Press VOLUME to place channels in ...

Page 7: ...axial cable This connection provides stereo sound from programming broadcast in stereo TV and Stereo VCR Connect the TV and VCR as shown To use this connection you must have 2 coaxial cables 3 audio video cables This connection provides stereo sound from programming broadcast in stereo stereo sound from VCR viewing one channel on TV while recording another channel Note When using a cable box to re...

Page 8: ...tocolor Picture Reset Sound Settings _________________________________________________________ 10 Stereo Tone Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory Autoprogram _____________ 11 Naming the Channels ______________________________________________ 12 Setting the Sleep Timer _____________________________________________ 13 Setting the Alarm Clock ___________________________________________...

Page 9: ...insert ATTENTION 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 Operate TV only on 120 volts 60 Hz AC power normal house power FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Note To Cable TV Installer This reminde...

Page 10: ...ls menu This menu is yellow Press CHANNEL down to highlight Picture Press VOLUME to lighten the picture OR Press VOLUME to darken the picture 2 Highlight Picture 3 Use VOLUME and to adjust the Picture Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On Tone High Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On Tone High Picture I ...

Page 11: ...ress 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 factory settings Press VOLUME to Decrease color to black and white Give green tint to skin color Add more dark to light parts of the picture Make pictur...

Page 12: ...s automatically reproduced in stereo or mono whichever the TV station is broadcasting High High pitched sounds are louder Stereo Tone Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On Tone High Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On Tone High Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo Off...

Page 13: ...ntrols Alarm Adjust Setup Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Erased Cable Air Cable A Hook up an antenna cable or components before you begin these steps or you will not be able to add channels into memory B Press MENU repeatedly to select the Setup Menu and highlight Autoprogram This menu ...

Page 14: ...2 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Autoprogram Label 12 NBC Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 12 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Autoprogram Label 12 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable A Press MENU PROG repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white B Press CHANNEL down to highlight Label C Press VOLUME to underline the channel number D Select the channel number with the nu...

Page 15: ... Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer 0 01 Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On Tone High Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On Tone High A Press MENU to select the Controls menu and highlight Sleep Timer This menu is yellow B Press VOLUME to enter the amount of time you want to watch TV before it shuts off Each press equals 15 minutes C Press VOLUME to s...

Page 16: ...ock 12 34 AM 12 34 AM 13 Alarm Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Alarm On Alarm Channel 07 On Time 7 30 AM Off Time Disabled Clock 12 34 AM 12 34 AM 13 Alarm Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Alarm On Alarm Channel 07 On Time 7 30 AM Off Time Disabled Clock 12 34 AM A Press MENU to select the Alarm menu and highlight Alarm This menu is green B Press VOLUME or to select On or Off A Press CHANNEL down to highli...

Page 17: ...ht Closed Captioning 3 Select Setting Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On Tone High Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning C1 Picture I Stereo On Tone High Using Advanced Features Watching Closed Captioning Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On Tone High Press MENU to select the Controls me...

Page 18: ...Setup Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Air Press MENU repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white Press CHANNEL down to highlight Cable Air Press VOLUME or to sel...

Page 19: ...nd 1 VOL and POWER and not on all models Shows menus on screen Moves from menu to menu Channel up 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 Same as VOL and buttons ...

Page 20: ...ou are watching Video 00 Indicates that a component is connected to the VIDEO jack on the back of the TV it is turned on and channel 00 is selected Alarm Alarm clock is set to turn on or off Details are on page 14 Sleep Sleep Timer is set to turn off the TV Details are on page 13 Volume Sound level of the TV Unusable Signal Weak signal is coming in on selected channel Mute There is no sound See MU...

Page 21: ...tteries are placed in remote correctly See batteries page 3 Press number buttons Channel may not be in memory See Autoprogram on page 11 Make sure TV VCR switch on VCR is in the TV position For numbers over 100 press and hold 1 until 1 appears then press the other two numbers Set Cable Air feature to Cable for channels higher than 69 See page 16 Turn Stereo off The stereo broadcast may not be clea...

Page 22: ... back of VCR if watching a VCR Make sure TV VCR button on VCR is in correct position when using VCR Try another channel Scan the channels Check antenna connections Adjust TV picture See pages 8 9 Check Sleep Timer See sleep timer on page 13 Wait 30 seconds and turn on again a power surge may have occurred Check Alarm Off time See alarm clock on page 14 Check Alarm On Time See alarm clock on page 1...

Page 23: ...terCard preferred Money order or check must be in U S currency only No COD or CASH Detach Here All specifications and descriptions of parts are subject to change without notice Fill out both sides of the information SKIP SPEED OFF REW PLAY FF REC STOP PAUSE DISPLAY SLEEP MUTE PREV CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TRACK F ADV CLEAR MENU RESET TV VCR CHAN V O L CHAN V O L Cleaner AHO35 To clean your TV cabine...

Page 24: ...ssories Customer Service Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Distributor Special Products 2000 Clements Bridge Rd Deptford NJ 08096 2088 International Orders This offer is valid only in the U S and Canada Send your request for price quotation not orders to International Customer Service Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Distributor Special Products 2000 Clements Bridge Rd Deptford NJ 08096 2088 USA r ...

Page 25: ...w the service technician your 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 information should be obtained from your dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your television Damage from misuse or neglect...

Page 26: ... word words or graphics that appear on the TV screen Inputs Located on back of the TV for connection of a component to the TV Used to route signals into the TV from components Jacks Connectors located on the back 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 th...

Page 27: ...e 6 7 D Delete Channels from Memory 11 Displays On Screen 18 F Front Panel Controls 5 17 G Glossary 24 H Hook up TV 2 I Inputs 24 M Menus Menu Color 5 Mute Display 18 N Number Buttons 7 Naming Channels 12 O Off On Time Alarm 14 On Screen Displays 18 P Picture Adjustment Setting Reset 8 9 Place Channels in Memory 3 11 Plug in TV 3 Q Quick Guide to Your TV 2 3 4 5 R References 17 25 Trouble Checks 1...

Page 28: ... Thomson collects and returns over 1 5 million pounds of glass and furnace dust to the glass making process annually Thomson has launched worldwide energy savings programs which contribute to efforts to reduce air emissions from electrical generating facilities THE WATER Thomson recovers over 2 million pounds of fine glass particles from process water each year and recycles them back into its glas...

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