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    © Copyright 2003, Zenith Electronics Corporation Operating Guide | W arranty Model Number | C27H26B | Direct View TV Operating Guide W arranty Mode l Nu mber C27J28C Dir ec t V ie w T V © Copyright 2003, Zenith Electr onics Corporation J33A0621B_EN.indb 1 J33A0621B_EN.indb 1 1/31/08 5:30:30 PM 1/31/08 5:30:30 PM[...]

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    2 CAUTION: Changes or modi fi cations not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance with the FCC Rules could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS The lightning fl ash with arrowhead symbol, with[...]

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    3 ENGLISH GROUND CLAMP ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, P ART H) NEC-NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE GROUND CLAMPS S2898A EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 13. LIGHTNING T [...]

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    4 TV operation ................................................................................ 17 Setting the V -Chip .......................................................................19 Setting the clock ..........................................................................23 Setting the picture size .....................................[...]

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    5 ENGLISH Features High Quality Picture Horizontal Resolution more than 500 lines exceeds Super VHS (400 lines) or Laser Disc (430 lines) in resolution. • Integrated Digital T uner - Y ou can view digital broadcasts without using a Digital TV Set-T op Box. • Closed Caption Decoder With Full T ext Mode - Displays text captions or full screen tex[...]

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    6 Parts and functions Front Rear * T o display the menu screen. Press both VOLUME ▲ / ▼ buttons at the same time to display the menu screen. CHANNEL ▲ / ▼ buttons and VOLUME ▲ / ▼ buttons can be used to select the desired setting during the menu screen operations. AC power cord S-VIDEO IN jack AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO IN jacks (VIDEO1) RF IN ([...]

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    7 ENGLISH Remote control the display from the screen, press this button again. This button is also the “–” button used when selecting digital channels. 4. SLEEP Button - T o set the TV to turn off after a preset amount of time, press the SLEEP button. The clock will count up 10 minutes each time the button is pressed in the order of 0, 10, 20[...]

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    8 If you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna, follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If you are using a cable TV service (CABLE), see page 9 for Cable TV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 75 ohm Cable or 300 ohm T win-lead Wire) Connect the 75 ohm Cable from the Combination VHF/UHF Antenna to the RF [...]

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    9 ENGLISH This unit has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV Converter box. Some Cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels” in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device which is generally provided by the Cable TV compan[...]

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    10 The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the TV is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner ’s Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs. The connection diagrams below are offered as suggestions. Y ou may need to modify the[...]

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    11 ENGLISH AUDIO cord (not supplied) Ampli fi er T o AUDIO IN T o AUDIO OUT Rear of the TV Connections to other equipment (continued) T o connect the TV to a DVD player with component video If your DVD player has component video out jacks, connect your TV to a DVD player using a component video cord. It can greatly enhance picture quality and perf[...]

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    12 T o connect the TV to a camcorder T o playback from a camcorder , connect the camcorder to the TV as shown. T o connect the TV to a Game The TV can also be used as a display device for many video games. However , due to the wide variety of signals generated by these devices and subsequent hook-up variations required, they have not all been inclu[...]

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    13 ENGLISH Y ou can choose from three different languages (English, Spanish and French) for the on-screen displays. On-screen language selection (step 4) will automatically appear on the screen when you press MENU/ENTER initially . Select the language you prefer fi rst, then proceed with the other menu options. NOTE: If no buttons are pressed for [...]

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    14 CABLE CHART The chart below is typical of many cable system channel allocations. TV/CABLE selection 1 2 3 4 5 Press MENU/ENTER . The menu screen will appear . Press or to select (SETUP) menu. Press or to select “TV/CABLE”. Press or to select “TV” or “CABLE”. Press MENU/ENTER repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared. Otherwise, pre[...]

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    15 ENGLISH Automatic memory tuning T o add or delete channels (ANALOG MODE) Press MENU/ENTER . The menu screen will appear . Press or to select (SETUP) menu, then press or to select “AUTO CH MEMOR Y”. Press . The TV will begin memorizing all the channels available in your area. After fi nishing Analog Tuning, Digital T uning starts automatical[...]

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    16 Memorizing channels (continued) T o add or delete channels (DIGIT AL MODE) T o add a digital channel you are watching Select the digital channel you want to add. Press or to select “ADDING CHANNEL” as in step 6 above, then press . Press ANALOG/DIGIT AL to select the digital mode. Press MENU/ENTER . The menu screen appears. Press or to select[...]

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    17 ENGLISH NOTES: • If a channel is selected that is not broadcasting, the sound will automatically be muted. • If a station being viewed stops broadcasting, the TV will automatically shut itself off after 15 minutes. • It may take a few seconds for a digital channel picture to appear on screen after being selected. 1 2 3 4 TV operation TV - [...]

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    18 CH / Press and release CH or . The channel automatically stops at the next channel set into memory . For proper operation, before selecting channels, they should be set into the memory . See pages 14 - 16 “Memorizing channels”. DISPLA Y Press –/DISPLA Y to display the current information on the screen. When the TV receives a digital signal[...]

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    19 ENGLISH NOTES: • If you forget the password, contact Customer Service at 1-888-865-3026 for assistance. Y our original remote control will be required. • T o avoid forgetting the password, write it down and keep it in a safe place. Setting the V-Chip An age limitation can be set to restrict children from viewing or hearing violent scenes or [...]

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    20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Press MENU/ENTER . The menu screen appears. Press or to select (OPTION) menu. Press or to select “V -CHIP”. Press to display the password entering mode. Use number buttons (0-9) to enter your password, then press MENU/ENTER . The V -CHIP menu appears. Press or to select “V -CHIP SET”, then press . The V -CHIP SET [...]

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    21 ENGLISH Press MENU/ENTER . The menu screen appears. Press or to select (OPTION) menu, then press or to select “V -CHIP”. Press to display the password entering mode. Use the number buttons (0-9) to enter your password, then press MENU/ENTER . The V -CHIP menu appears. Press or to select “CHANGE P ASSWORD”, then press . Enter a new passwo[...]

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    22 NOTES • Y ou can only download the additional V -Chip rating system when your TV is receiving a digital signal. • When you download the additional rating system, it may take some time for the download to occur . • The V -Chip rating information and system are not determined or controlled by the TV . • The standard V -Chip rating system i[...]

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    23 ENGLISH Press MENU/ENTER , then press or to select (SETUP) menu. Press or to select “CLOCK SET”. Then press . The CLOCK SET menu will appear . Press or to set the MONTH, then press . Set the DA Y , YEAR and TIME as in step 3. After setting the date and time, the clock will begin functioning automatically . Press MENU/ENTER repeatedly until t[...]

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    24 Y ou can change the picture size by pressing the PICTURE SIZE button on the remote control. To fi ll the screen, the top and bottom edges are extended more widely though the center of the picture remains near former ratio. • If receiving a 4:3 format program, the image is displayed its originally formatted proportion. This image will display [...]

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    25 ENGLISH Picture control adjustment Resetting your picture adjustment The RESET function returns your picture quality adjustments to the following factory settings: BRIGHTNESS .......... CENTER (0) TINT ..................... CENTER (0) CONTRAST ................... MAX (32) SHARPNESS ...... CENTER (0) COLOR ..................... CENTER (0) Press M[...]

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    26 NOTES: • If the program or video you selected is not closed-captioned, no captions will display on-screen. • If text is not available in your viewing area, a black rectangle may appear on-screen. If this happens, set the Closed Caption feature to “OFF”. • When selecting Closed Captions, the captioning will be delayed approx. 10 seconds[...]

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    27 ENGLISH T une the television to the desired program in the digital mode. Press MENU/ENTER . The menu screen appears. Press or to select (OPTION) menu, then press or to select “DIGIT AL SETUP”. Press . The DIGIT AL SETUP menu appears. Press or to select “CLOSED CAPTION”, then press . The CLOSED CAPTION menu appears. • This screen can be[...]

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    28 T une the television to the desired program in the digital mode. Press MENU/ENTER . The menu screen appears. Press or to select (OPTION) menu, then press or to select “DIGIT AL SETUP”. Press . The DIGIT AL SETUP menu appears. Press or to select CC SETTING and press . The SETTING menu appears. Y ou can choose from AUTO, SMALL, LARGE, CUSTOM, [...]

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    29 ENGLISH T une the television to the desired program in the digital mode. Press MENU/ENTER . The menu screen appears. Press or to select (OPTION) menu, then press or to select “DIGIT AL SETUP”. Press . The DIGIT AL SETUP menu appears. Pres s or t o select “CC ADV ANCED”, then press . The CC ADV ANCED menu appears. Pres s or t o select the[...]

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    30 Selecting Stereo/Second Audio Program (SAP) The multi-channel TV sound (MTS) feature provides high- fi delity stereo sound. MTS also can transmit a second audio program (SAP) containing a second language or other audio information. When the TV receives a stereo or SAP broadcast, the word “STEREO” or “SAP” displays on-screen every time y[...]

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    31 ENGLISH NOTE: Y ou can also display the AUDIO LANGUAGE menu by pressing “ AUDIO ” on the remote control. Selecting the audio language (DIGIT AL MODE) When two or more audio languages are included in a digital signal, you can select one of the audio language. T o select the audio language 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T une the television to the desired prog[...]

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    32 If the AUTO SHUT OFF feature is ON, and a station being viewed stops broadcasting, the TV will automatically shut itself off after 15 minutes. Press MENU/ENTER. The Menu screen will appears. Press or to display (OPTION) menu. Press or to highlight “AUTO SHUT OFF”, then press or to select “ON” or “OFF”. Press MENU/ENTER repeatedly unt[...]

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    33 ENGLISH Troubleshooting Use the following check list for troubleshooting when you have problems with your TV . Consult your local dealer or service outlet if problems persist. Be sure all connections are properly made when using with other units. • Check all CABLE connections. • Set TV/ CABLE menu option to the CABLE mode. • Station or CAB[...]

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    34 © Copyright 2003, Zenith Electr onics Corporation Y our Zenith Direct V iew T V W arranty For Customer Support/Service Please call: 1-888-865-3026 www.zenith.com Direct- View Color TV Welcome to the Z enith family! W e believe that you will be pleased with your new Zenith TV . Please read this warranty carefull y , it is a “LI M ITE D WARR AN[...]