Zenith SL2783BT, Operating Manual & Warranty

Page 1: ...Advanced Video Imaging OPERATING GUIDE AND WARRANTY recycled paper MTS Stereo Color TV with Surround Sound Closed Captions Remote Control Return the Product Registration Card and your TV could be free ...

Page 2: ...reminder is provided to call the cable TV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of the cable entry as practical Power Cord Polarization This product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line ...

Page 3: ...CR Operations 5 3 Cable TV Operations 5 4 Preparation For Use 5 5 Installing Batteries 5 5 ON SCREEN MENUS Available Menus 6 1 Summary Of Menu Items 6 1 Basic Menu Operation 6 2 SOURCE MENU To Select A Source 7 1 SETUP MENU Auto Ch Search 8 1 CH Add Del 8 2 CH Labels 8 2 Tuning Band 8 3 Auto Fine Tune 8 3 Clock Set 8 4 Captions 8 4 CH Background 8 5 Setup Menu With Auxiliary Video Source Selected ...

Page 4: ...ttom of the cabinet Do not block these vents or you will shorten the life of your TV Power Source Your TV is designed to operate on normal household current 120 volt 60 Hertz AC Do not attempt to operate it on DC current Power Cord Your power cord has a polarized plug as required by Underwriters Laboratories It has one regular blade and one wide blade and fits only one way into a standard electric...

Page 5: ...P OUT Use this output jack to route the cable TV signal back to the decoder supplied by your cable TV system When connected as shown in Steps 1C and 1D you can view basic unscrambled cable chan nels by selecting the ANT CABLE 2 source or premium scrambled cable channels tuned by the decoder by selecting ANT CABLE 1 source 3 VIDEO 1 IN or VIDEO 2 IN Video and audio Base Band input from VCR or other...

Page 6: ...IC CONNECTIONS TO TV There are four basic hook ups to your TV outdoor antenna or master antenna with or without VCR and cable TV system with or without VCR Select the hook up that best fits your needs See the following diagrams Your connection is made to one of the ANT CABLE jacks on the back of the TV These jacks accept 75 ohm cable ter minated in an F type male connector You may want to do the h...

Page 7: ... Box 1 Connect the 75 ohm cable TV input directly to the ANT CABLE 2 jack 2 Connect a 75 ohm cable from the LOOP OUT jack on the TV to the antenna IN jack on the VCR 3 Connect a 75 ohm cable from the antenna OUT jack on the VCR to the ANT CABLE 1 jack on the TV If You Have a Converter Decoder Box 1 Connect the 75 ohm cable TV input directly to the ANT CABLE 2 jack 2a _onnect a 75 ohm cable from th...

Page 8: ...CR connections VIDEO I must be selected from the SOURCE MENU To select this source refer to the SOURCE MENU section of this booklet For im prosv d picture quality place VCR TV switch on your VCR in the VCR position STEREOVCR _ R L o a _c VIDEO 0 VIDEO 1 IN 0 MONAURAL VCR Connections 1 To get monaural sound from both TV speakers use a Y adapter audio cable customer supplied to route VCR AUDIO OUT t...

Page 9: ...Connect the Right and Left AUDIO Output from the Super VHS VCR to the Right and Left Audio S VIDEO INPUT jacks on the TV These audio connections must be made in order to receive sound from the VCR NOTE Make sure S VIDEO I is selected in the SOURCE Menu to view this source SUPER VHS STEREO VCR I AUOIO Y C VIDEO OUT OUT R L LOOPOUT ANTK_ABLE 2 TODECOOER VIDEO 0 I 0 VIOEO 1 IN uoo O0 LOOPOUT 0 SPEAKE...

Page 10: ...h Speakers While the TWs Speakers are ON 1 Make the connections to the external amplifier as shown in the diagram below 2 Place the SPEAKER EXT INT switch on the TV in the INT position TV s speakers arc ON 3 Turn the TV ON Increase the volume level of the TV until the sound just starts to distort sound bad 4 Turn the external audio amplifier ON Adjust the volume level of the audio amplifier for th...

Page 11: ...peakers 4 Use the VOLUME control to adjust the volume of the TV 5 The level of the Surround sound varies relative to the difference between the left and right channel stereo signals The degree of the Surround sound effect depends on the program source you are using Some sources especially video tape provide greater sensation of Surround sound than may be obtained from a standard TV broadcast NOTE ...

Page 12: ...jack 2 Connect the Right and Left AUDIO Output from the Super VHS VCR to the Right and Left AUDIO INPUT jacks These audio connections must be made in order to receive sound from the S VHS VCR NOTE Make sure S VIDEO 2 is seleaed in the SOURCE Menu to view this source To select this source refer to the SOURCE MENU section of this booklet To connect a camcorder to these jacks 1 Connect the camcorder ...

Page 13: ...TER 3 Press ENTER again to return to normal viewing _SOURCE MENU_ ANT CABLE 1 ANTICABLE 2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 S VIDEO 1 NOTES The correct antenna or cable TV source must be selected before STEP 4 in order for the AUTO CH SEARCH to correctly find available channels For information about sources see Source Menu section of this operating guide STEP 4 USE AUTO CH Channel SEARCH When your TV is fh st power...

Page 14: ...nnel Audio Display STEP 5 USE OTHER OPTIONS You may want to consider using the following options Program the channels accessed when using CHANNEL Up Down Refer to CH ADD DEL option of the Setup Menu section of this operating guide for details Add labels such as NBC and ABC to the channel dis play Refer to CH LABELS option of the Setup Menu section of this operating guide for details set the clock ...

Page 15: ...dio Display Before Clock is Set CH2 10 56 MUTED _Channel Time Displa While TV is Muted MUTED CH 2 10 56 STEREO Cbannel Time Audio Display After Clock is Set f VOL Volume Display VOL or MUTED display is shown only when captious are not being displayed J Mute Display SLEEP TIMER The remote control is equipped with a TIMER button that provides access to the SLEEP TIMER available with some TV models B...

Page 16: ... SELECT Press during on screen menu operations to select a menu option MENU Press once to see a menu Press repeatedly to se quence through the available menus 1 6 o 8 VOLUME Up Down Press to increase or decrease the sound level CHANNEL Up Down Press to select channels higher or lower than the channels being viewed You can also add channels or delete channels from the scanning sequence stored in me...

Page 17: ...rst choose the mode of operation of the remote To select TV CABLE or VCR mode press the MODE key until the corresponding in dicator lights Some controls on the remote like PLAY and VOLUME will always operate the VCR or the TV Whether other keys operate the TV or VCR depends on which mode of opera tion the remote control is in For example OFF ON will turn the VCR on and off while the remote control...

Page 18: ...or to remove any on screen menu or display TIMER Used to activate the SLEEP TIMER For optimum performance point the remote control toward your TV 4 Remote Control MBR3420 TV Operations OFF ON Used to turn TV ON or OFF SOURCE Press to display the menu of TV sour ces for TVs having a SOURCE Menu Press SOURCE again to step through the source selections On some TVs press SOURCE to select the AUX Auxil...

Page 19: ...the timer in the VCR and to enter programming information ENTER t Used with the numberedbuttons to select a TV channelthroughthe VCR AM PM Used to set timer duringprogramming MEMORY Used to activate the VCR MEMORY feature See VCR operating guide for details RECORD STOP PAUSE SEARCH REW PLAY and F FWD Used for tape recording and playback functions See the VCR operating guide for details For optimum...

Page 20: ...he TV volume regardless of the selected operating mode of the remote MODE Press repeatedly to select the CABLE mode of operation CABLE Lights when CABLE mode of operation is selected MENU SELECT ADJUST and QUIT Function depends on cable TV system Numbered Buttons Used to select channels thl ough cable TV decoder ENTER Press after a channel number is entered to change channel instantly For optimum ...

Page 21: ... on the bot tom of the cover into its housing Snap the cover into position 4 i_fter installing new batteries the remote control will set itself to Zenith brand codes as follows TV 101 VCR 201 and CABLE 301 If you are going to operate equipment that uses different codes the remote must be reprogrammed for those codes Refer to Programming the Remote Control section for programming infor mation CAUTI...

Page 22: ... such as a VCR or aWideo disc player Selecting S VIDEO 1 Select this source if a Super VI IS VCR is connected to your TV Selecting VIDEO 3 Some models If your model of TV is equipped with front A V jacks select this source if a camcorder or other video component is connected to the front jacks Selecting S VIDEO 2 Some modds If your model of TV is equipped with front A V jacks select this source if...

Page 23: ...s PICTURE PREF Lets you decide if you want to use your own CUSTOM video settings the factory PRESET video settings or the THEATER option for optimum video settings when viewing in low light condi tious BASIC MENU OPERATION ENTER ADJUSTI_ SELECT MENU A_UUMEV ACHANNELv OFF ON Xe To See a Menu or Change a Menu Press MENU repeatedly until the desired menu is shown Example shows choosing the SETUP Menu...

Page 24: ...isplay Volume and Muted display will match the color or the source you are watching The color will also help to identify which source you are watching when viewing PIP The colors are as follows SOURCE COLOR ANT CABLE 1 RED ANT CABLE 2 BLUE VIDEO 1 MAGENTA VIDEO 2 LT BLUE S VIDEO 1 GREEN VIDEO 3 YELLOW S VIDEO 2 WHITE SOURCE EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS The actual source selected for viewing on your TV de...

Page 25: ... you can watch the TV program of your choice 3 Use the AUTO CH SEARCH feature inde pendently for each ANTENNA or CABLE signal source connected to your TV Select one source by using the SOURCE MENU ANT CABLE 1 or 2 and use AUTO CH SEARCH When completed select the other source and use AUTO CH SEARCH again When Some Channels Are Not Found AUTO CH SEARCH finds only active channels and stores them in i...

Page 26: ... have difficulty tuning some channels you may have to manually set the TUNING BAND option If you have the correct band but are still having difficulty finding a channel you know to be active set the AUTO FINE TUNE to SEARCH CH Channel LABELS Purpose This option allows you to show a channel name each time the channel display appears on the TV In other words if you choose the label ABC for channel 1...

Page 27: ... and ICC Bands 1 to 125 Channels above 125 are not sele table When Some Channels Are Not Clear If some channels are not dear change the AUTO FINE TUNE You may have to try different TUNING BAND and AUTO FINE TUNE combinations until you get a clear pic ture channel to channel Refer to the AUTO FINE TUNE option for details AUTO FINE TUNE Purpose Lets your TV compensate for variations in broadcast agd...

Page 28: ...the SETUP MENU 2 Use ADJ Left Right to set the time and then press ENTER to start the clock CAPTIONS Purpose Displays closed captions CC or informational text when av dlable on the selected channel To Access CAPTIONS Indirectly 1 CAPTIONS should be selected if you followed the Basic Menu Operation given in the On Screen Menu section 2 One of five different selections is shown OFF CAPTION 1 CAPTION...

Page 29: ... call up the Chaune Time display When you press ENTER again the Channel Time display disappears and you return in stantly to captions CAPTIONS has four different selections that can be made CAPTION 1 CAPTION 2 TEXT 1 or TEXT 2 At the time of this writing very little appears in any selection ex cept CAPTION 1 Therefore you should select CAPTION 1 and leave it in that position unless you know there ...

Page 30: ...iewing picture many of the SETUP MENU options will not appear when the SETUP MENU is accessed The illustration below shows the SETUP MENU as it would ap pear Only the CLOCK SET CAPTIONS and CH BACK GROUND options remain Refer to the earlier discussions when setting these options SETUP MENU CLOCKSET CAPTIONS CH BACKGROUND Setup Menu for Video and S Video Sources 2ss0 8 6 ...

Page 31: ...OTE SURROUND sound is only available if a stereo sig nal is being received and you have previously selected STEREO using the AUDIO option or if STEREO is selected by default The level of Surround sound varies relative to the Surround information encoded into the program material Some sour ces especially if from a video tape provide greater sensa tion of Surround Sound than may be obtained from a s...

Page 32: ...m of the menu MONO HAS BEEN SELECTED 2ND AUDIO HAS BEEN SELECTED Some weak or nonstandard signals may not be suitable for SEQ which may make imperfections in the audio transmis sion more obvious Turn SEQ off if this condition exists NOTE If SEQ is available you can turn SEQ ON or OFF directly by pressing SEQ on the remote control Use ADJUST ADJ Left Right to adjust the level of Sur round sound you...

Page 33: ...aural sound regardless of the signal actually received The Channel Time display shows MONO CH 2 10 56 SEQ CH 2 10 56 SAP STEREO selected using the AUDIO option on the AUDIO Menu a stereo signal is received and SEQ is turned ON you will hear SEQ stereo sound The Channel Time dis play shows SEQ SAP selected using the AUDIO option on the AUDIO Menu and a SAP signal is received you will hear the SAP a...

Page 34: ...reach the desired flesh tones SHARPNESS Adjusts the clarity for the clearest picture If the picture is too grainy and vertical edges show multi ple lines on the right side press ADJUST ADJ Left to ob tain the desired SHARPNESS If the picture is too soft and vertical edges are fuzzy press ADJUST ADJ Right to increase the SHARPNESS COLOR TEMP Allows you to change the color temperature or picture whi...

Page 35: ...p this operating guide for fu ture reference TV CODE CABLE CODE 2 Press MODE repeatedly to select the desired TV VCR or CABLE operating mode for the remote 3 Press LEARN for about 5 seconds until the MODE indicator lights for the selected TV VCR or CABLE mode of operation 4 Enter the proper brand code number determined in Step 1 5 Press LEARN All three mode indicators should light briefly then tur...

Page 36: ...Dynamics 218 Philip 214 Broksonic 221 Philips 227 Canon 214 Pioneer 210 Citizen 209 Pioneer 215 Craig 212 Pioneer Laser Disk 228 Curtis Mathes 214 Quasar 214 Curtis Mathes 216 RCA 215 DBX 202 RCA 216 DBX 218 RCA 220 Emerson 203 RCA 227 Emerson 221 Realistic 206 Emerson 223 Realistic 208 Emerson 226 Realistic 212 Emerson 233 Realistic 214 Ememon 235 Realistic 231 F3sher 211 Samsung 220 Fisher 212 S...

Page 37: ...nents Use any good furniture cleaner and polish Regular care will help preserve the finish EXTENDED ABSENCE Before an extended absence such as a vacation you may want to unplug the power cord from the electrical wall out let This will protect the TV from possible damage from lightning or power line surges If you have an outdoor anten na you may also want to disconnect the antenna lead in wires on ...

Page 38: ...p Adjust VIDEO menu options with PICTURE PREF in the CUSTOM mode Is it a color program No sound Check VOLUME VOL setting Check MUTE button operation on remote control if provided Cannot select certain channels Channels may be skipped in CH ADD DEL menu option Check TUNING BAND and AUTO FINE TUNE menu option No picture or sound when Video Source is selected Is video component hooked up properly Are...

Page 39: ...atusof yourVCR so that you can select the proper viewing source and channel on your IV Select the VCR outputchannel 3 or 4 on yourTV to view tapes or to see programsselected by using the channel tuner in the VCR During tape playback we recommend you use the AUDIO and VIDEO output jacks on your VCR for improved per formance SWITCH IN VCR POSITION TV VCR switch may be marked W VIDEO on some VCR ALL ...

Page 40: ...tion for the TV by using the options on the AUDIO HERE Menu of the TV You must use the VIDEO output when the LEFT and RIGHT AUDIO outputs are used VCR POWER VCR POWER IS OFF IS ON NO OUTPUT IS PROVIDED AT THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OUTPUT JACKS VIDEO R L OUT AUDIO J OUT Sta _o VCR output to IV NO YES VCR TUNER SELECTS CHANNELS TO BE SEEN ON YV VIDEO TAPE PROVIDES PROGRAM TO BE SEEN ON TV 1 TV channel or ...

Page 41: ...ers Please fill out the card and mail it at your earliest con venience It is imperative that Zenith know how to reach you promptly if we discover a safety problem that would af fect you If the original card has been lost or misplaced you may use the replacement card provided below Either card will qualify you for the free drawing but you are limited to only one entry in the drawing Complete the ca...

Page 42: ... ANTENNA 3 I_ 75 ohm all channel UHF VHF FM antenna High tech black styling Fully adjustable telescoping VHF elements 14 position fine tuning control Double isolated circuit for added protection Rotating UHF fine tuning element Rubber base feet for added protection and stability Order Form Photocopy Page and Detmtch Here To take adventage of thb excit_ag oeer pk_ e ntt out Item Number Description ...

Page 43: ... product after manufacture voids this warranty in its entirety Owner s Responsibility Effective Warranty Date Warranty begins on the date of original consumer installation For your convenience keep the dealers dated bill of sale or delivery ticket as evidence of the purchase date Operating Guide Read your Operating Guide carefully so that you will understand the operation of your set and how to ad...

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