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Zenith A27B43 Operating Manual - 3/5

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    Machine numbers a 2 7 b 4 3 a 3 2 b 4 3 a 3 6 b 4 3 o p e r a t i n g g u i d e / w a r r a n t y thanks for choosing zenith! H o o k u p d i r e c t o r y i n d e x y o u r o n - s c r e e n m e n u s p a g e 50 p a g e 20 p a g e 3.

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    Warning : to reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dan...

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    If you receive your tv channels from an antenna, go to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6 if you are receiving cable directly from the wall or use a cable box, go to . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 if you receive your tv channels froma an antenna and have a vcr, go to . . . . . . ....

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    I n s ta l l at i o n g e t t i n g s ta r t e d p a g e 4 your jack-pack and its various uses. Connection jacks 3376-o data port rf connector antenna/cable used to connect an antenna or cable ser- vice to the television, either directly or through a cable box. Right/left audio used for stereo sound...

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    I n s ta l l at i o n g e t t i n g s ta r t e d p a g e 5 hooking up temporary equipment to your entertainment machine. Front a/v jacks 3376-o s-video video right left front video input front audio input typical front audio/video input jacks panel there are four jacks on the front of your entertain...

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    See diagrams at right to hook up your entertainment machine. Remove the back of the remote and put in three aaa batteries. Plug in your tv. Do not plug it into a switched outlet. Go to page 13 to auto program your entertainment machine. 3376-o i n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da r d p a g e 6 connect an...

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    See diagrams at right to hook up your entertainment machine. Remove the back of the remote and put in three aaa batteries. Plug in your tv. Do not plug it into a switched outlet. Go to page 13 to auto program your entertainment machine. 3376-o i n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da r d p a g e 7 connect ca...

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    See diagrams at right to hook up your entertainment machine. Remove the back of the remote and put in three aaa batteries. Plug in your tv. Do not plug it into a switched outlet. Go to page 13 to auto program your entertainment machine. 120v 60hz back of remote 3376-o i n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da...

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    See diagrams at right to hook up your entertainment machine. Remove the back of the remote and put in three aaa batteries. Plug in your tv. Do not plug it into a switched outlet. Go to page 13 to auto program your entertainment machine. 3376-o i n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da r d p a g e 9 connect yo...

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    See diagrams at right to hook up your entertainment machine. Remove the back of the remote and put in three aaa batteries. Plug in your tv. Do not plug it into a switched outlet. Go to page 13 to auto program your entertainment machine. 3376-o i n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da r d p a g e 1 0 connecti...

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    3376-o i n s ta l l at i o n s t e r e o sy s t e m p a g e 1 1 get the best sound possible from your entertainment machine. Variable audio out hook-ups audio cables not included with tv tv back r-l audio input stereo system locate the jacks marked audio variable out. These are for the stereo system...

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    O p e r at i o n t r ac k ba l l m e n u o p e r at i o n p a g e 1 2 using the z-trak to operate the on-screen menus. Mbr z-trak tv menu operation 3376-o vo lu m e mode mute flshbk source enter menu record quit/ pause rew stop f. Fwd play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf po wer tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 pip...

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    Mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l i n s ta l l at i o n c h a n n e l s e a r c h p a g e 1 3 automatically finds available channels in your area. Auto program (channel search) ...

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    R e m ot e o p e r at i o n m b r z - t r a k k e y f u n c t i o n s i n t v m o d e all the keys on your remote, and what they do in tv mode. Tv mode functions 3376-o vo lu m e mode mute flshbk source enter menu record quit/ pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable a...

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    O p e r at i o n t v f u n da m e n ta l s p a g e 1 5 using the ten-button front panel to operate the menus. Front panel 3376-o to access the menus, press menu on the panel. Cycle through the various menus by pressing menu repeatedly. Press select repeatedly to high- light and select the option you...

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    R e m ot e o p e r at i o n m b r z - t r a k t r ac k ba l l r e m ot e p a g e 1 6 learn the easiest way to get at every option on your entertainment machine! Using your trakball remote 3376-o make sure your entertainment machine is on. Just click the trakball by pressing gently with your thumb, a...

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    3376-o o p e r at i o n t v f u n da m e n ta l s p a g e 1 7 introducing you to the basics of your entertainment machine basic television operation pressing the source key on the remote switches between the video inputs and cable/antenna input. The time/channel display will read “video” in place of...

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    Number key pad: to skip to any channel, enter the num- ber of the channel using the number key pad, then press enter. Channel higher/lower: press channel arrows to change the channels. Autoprogram will have found all channels available. Flashback: to instantly return to the last channel viewed, pres...

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    Mini glossary tuner the television, vcr, or cable box that you choose to change channels with. O p e r at i o n t v f u n da m e n ta l s 3374-o p a g e 1 9 basic television operation (cont’d) help on combining your entertainment machine with more equipment. There are a number of ways you can choose...

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    O p e r at i o n o n - s c r e e n m e n u s ov e r v i e w p a g e 2 0 on-screen menus 3376-o setup menu adjusts the basic characteristics of your entertainment machine. Auto program automatically finds and stores active channels to flip through using channel up/down. Add/del/surf manually picks an...

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    Mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l o p e r at i o n m e n u s s o u r c e m e n u p a g e 2 1 choose the sources for your main picture and pip. Source menu 3376-o 1 2 3 4 using p...

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    O p e r at i o n m e n u s s e t u p m e n u p a g e 2 2 create your own channel selection for cooler surfing. Add/del/surf 3376-o 1 2 3 4 5 mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l 1 ...

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    O p e r at i o n m e n u s s e t u p m e n u p a g e 2 3 set the clock on your entertainment machine clock set 3376-o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l 1 3/4/7 9...

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    Mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l 3376-o o p e r at i o n m e n u s s e t u p m e n u p a g e 2 4 captions and caption/text turn closed captioning or text on, off, or have it ap...

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    3357-o o p e r at i o n m e n u s s e t u p m e n u p a g e 2 5 choose what language your on-screen menus appear in. Language press menu repeatedly until the setup menu appears. Using the up/down arrows, select language in the menu. Press a right/left arrow to choose which language you prefer by sel...

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    3376-o o p e r at i o n m e n u s s e t u p m e n u p a g e 2 6 customize the look of your on-screen menus. Background press menu repeatedly until the setup menu appears. Using the up/down arrow keys, select background in the menu. Press a right/left arrow to choose whether you want the opaque back-...

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    Mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l 3376-o o p e r at i o n m e n u s s p e c i a l f e at u r e s p a g e 2 7 have your entertainment machine wake up and go to sleep any time. Ti...

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    O p e r at i o n m e n u s s p e c i a l f e at u r e s p a g e 2 8 choose preset labels for channels or create your own. Channel labels 3376-o press menu repeatedly until the special features menu appears. Using the up/down arrows, select ch. Labels in the menu. Press a right/left arrow to enter th...

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    Mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l o p e r at i o n m e n u s s p e c i a l f e at u r e s p a g e 2 9 make sure you know what your kids aren’t watching. Parental control 3376-o ...

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    3376-o o p e r at i o n m e n u s s p e c i a l f e at u r e s p a g e 3 0 reserved for future use. Data source (reserved for future use) mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l 1 3 4...

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    O p e r at i o n m e n u s s p e c i a l f e at u r e s p a g e 3 1 your entertainment machine will show you all your menu options. Auto demo press menu repeatedly until the special features menu appears. Using the up/down select arrows on the remote control, select auto demo on your screen. Press a...

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    O p e r at i o n au d i o m e n u p a g e 3 2 customize the sound on your entertainment machine. Audio menu 3376-o press menu repeatedly until the audio menu appears. Using the up/down arrows on the remote control, select the setting you want to change. Choose from: use the right/left arrows to adju...

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    O p e r at i o n v i d e o m e n u p a g e 3 3 customize the picture quality on your entertainment machine. Video menu 3376-o press menu repeatedly until the video menu appears. Using the up/down arrows, select the menu option that you want to change. Your options are: press a right/left arrow to ad...

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    Mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l o p e r at i o n p i p m e n u p a g e 3 4 control the picture qualities of your pip inset. Pip menu 3357-o press menu repeatedly until the pip...

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    3376-o picture-in- picture explained. Pip overview your picture-in-picture feature the picture-in-picture (pip) function allows you to put a smaller picture, called the “inset,” on the bigger screen, or the “main” picture. Normally you would need some other piece of equipment, like a vcr, to act as ...

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    Press pip to place the pip inset on the main screen. Press pip again. Press source to switch input source for the pip inset. Or, go to the source menu, highlight pip source and use right/left arrows to select pip inset source. Highlight main source and use right/left arrows to select main picture so...

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    Getting the most from the pip function with your mbr z-trak remote. Pip mbr z-trak menu 3376-o pip freez pip change cc pip on/off turns the pip function on and off. When this is on, all the following options are available. When it’s off, only this option, freez and surf to pip are available. Pip swa...

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    M b r z - t r a k o p e r at i o n p r o g r a m m i n g t h e m b r z - t r a k t r ac k ba l l r e m ot e p a g e 3 8 operate your equipment with the mbr z-trak. Programming the mbr z-trak 3357-o mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew stop f. Fwd play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r t...

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    M b r z - t r a k o p e r at i o n p r o g r a m m i n g c o d e s p a g e 3 9 find the codes you need to program your remote. Programming codes 3357-o admiral . . . . . . . . 116 121 130 133 akai . . . . . . . . . . 104 amark . . . . . . . . . 103 146 aoc . . . . . . . . . . 104 bell + howell . . ....

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    M b r z - t r a k o p e r at i o n p r o g r a m m i n g c o d e s p a g e 4 0 find the product codes you need to program your remote. Programming codes 3357-o allegro . . . . . . . . 358 362 allegro a-b switch 361 americast . . . . . . 383 dish network satellite 389 ge . . . . . . . . . . . 367 gem...

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    M b r z - t r a k o p e r at i o n k e y f u n c t i o n s by m o d e p a g e 4 1 a complete list of key functions for your remote control. Zenith key functions by mode 3376-o tv mode vcr mode cable box mode aux 1 mode aux 2 mode key name zenith code 101 zenith code 201 zenith code 353 zenith code 5...

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    Mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew stop f. Fwd play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 vo lu m e quit/ pip ch an ne l m b r z - t r a k o p e r at i o n s p e c i a l p r o g r a m m i n g f e at u r e s p a g e 4 2 amplifier volume override 3357-o 1 2 3 2 4 1 ...

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    M b r z - t r a k o p e r at i o n s p e c i a l r e m ot e p r o g r a m m i n g f e at u r e s p a g e 4 3 use the remote control to search for all possible programming codes. Product code auto-find mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause rew play f. Fwd stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe ...

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    R e f e r e n c e m a i n t e n a n c e p a g e 4 4 caring for your entertainment machine. Maintenance 3376-o 1. Spray a small amount of glass cleaner on a soft cloth and wipe the screen until it’s clean. 2. Here’s a great way to keep the dust off your screen for a while. Wet a soft cloth in a mixtu...

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    R e f e r e n c e m a i n t e n a n c e p a g e 4 5 caring for your entertainment machine. Maintenance cont’d 3376-o even though you may be getting cable, the signal may be weak, which means the quality of your picture may suffer due to other factors. If there are problems with the image on your ent...

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    Symptoms snowy picture and poor sound. Multiple images or ‘ghost shadows.’ interference: sharp lines across the screen and poor sound. Normal picture but no sound. No picture and poor sound. No picture and no sound — the thing is just dead! No color, but the sound is o.K. Picture has a big black box...

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    Menu options can’t be changed or selected. No picture or sound when any non-cable source is selected. Weak or no stereo sound when using a stereo vcr. The pip inset is black or lacks contrast when video 1, 2, or front is the pip source. The pip inset is “snow” when the source is antenna/cable, or vi...

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    R e f e r e n c e g l o s sa r y p a g e 4 8 a list of definitions for words found in this guide. Glossary 3376-o a/v cables audio/video cables. Three cables bunched together—right audio (red), left audio (white), and video (yellow). A/v cables are used for stereo playback of videocassettes and for ...

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    R e f e r e n c e g l o s sa r y p a g e 4 9 a list of definitions for words found in this guide. Glossary (cont’d) 3357-o each end looks like a hex shaped nut with a wire sticking through the middle, and it screws onto the threaded jack on the back of your tv. Output refers to the jack that sends a...

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    R e f e r e n c e i n d e x p a g e 5 0 find what you want quickly. Index 3357-o feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page add/del/surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 amplifier volume override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    R e f e r e n c e i n d e x p a g e 5 1 find what you want quickly. Index 3357-o remote control key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 53: Only $39.95

    Recommended audio/video accessories broken or lost remote? Perhaps you would just like the convenience of having a second remote on hand. Order your replacement remote control direct from zenith! To ensure that you receive the correct remote, have your television's model num- ber ready when you call...

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    Direct-view color tv welcome to the zenith family! We believe that you will be pleased with your new zenith entertainment machine. Please read this warranty carefully, it is a “limited warranty” as defined under federal law. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other ...