Zenith A50M91W Operating Manual - 2/3

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    Machine numbers a 6 0 m 9 1 w a 5 6 m 9 1 w a 5 0 m 9 1 w 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 a b o u t y o u r t r a k b a l l r e m o t e s p e c i a l f e a t u r e s y o u ’ l l w a n t t o k n o w a b o u t y o u r o ...

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    Record your model number the model and serial number of your new tv are located on the back of the tv cabinet. For your future convenience, we suggest that you record these numbers here: model no.____________________________________ serial no.____________________________________ warning : to reduce ...

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    For general information about the jacks on your entertainment machine, go to . . . . . . . . Pages 4 if you are using an antenna or have direct cable service, go to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 if you are using a cable box, 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. Audio video jacks 206-3360-o antenna cable 1 loop out r- audio- l/mono r- audio- l/mono video 2 s-video 2 r- audio- l/mono video r- audio- l/mono video 1 s-video 1 variable out r -audio- l right left moni...

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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 5 206-3360-o antenna/direct cable tv antenna cable 1 loop out variable out monitor out antenna cable 2 input cable tv wall jack rf coaxial wire (75 ohm) tv back locate the antenna/cable 1 jack on the back of your entertainment machine. Connect...

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    Using a cable box with the loop out function. Cable box i n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da r d p a g e 6 206-3360-o locate the antenna/cable 2 jack on the back of your tv. Connect the cable that runs from the wall direct- ly to the jack. Now find the the loop out jack. Connect the cable from this jack ...

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    I n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da r d p a g e 7 206-3360-o antenna cable 1 loop out variable out monitor out antenna cable 2 input tv back in out audio video 3 4 vcr back av panel r- audio- l a/v cables not included with tv cable tv wall jack round wire (75 ohm) video 1 s-video s-video 1 or vcr locate...

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    Connecting a dvd player or s-vhs player to your entertainment machine. Dvd player i n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da r d p a g e 8 206-3360-o find the audio and composite or s-video jacks on the back of your dvd player and connect them following the instructions provided with your equipment. You may co...

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    I n s ta l l at i o n s ta n da r d p a g e 9 206-3360-o room set-ups for home theater sub-woofer right speaker left speaker surround sound speaker surround sound speaker this is just a general room design. Any number of set-ups are possible, and some changes may be needed to maximize your sound. A ...

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    Get the best sound possible from your entertainment machine. Audio hookups i n s ta l l at i o n au d i o p a g e 1 0 206-3360-o antenna cable 1 loop out variable out monitor out antenna cable 2 input tv back surround speakers right left surround sound speakers audio cables not included with tv sub-...

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    206-3360-o 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 1 1 have your entertainment machine automatically find and save all the channels available to you. Quick start vo lum e ch an ne l mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 au...

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    Quick start ch. Search add/del/surf clock set captions caption/text language background projo setup setup menu 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 1 2 find all your available channels from any source. Channel search 206-3360-o click on the source menu icon in the menu display. C...

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    Exit red 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 1 3 adjust the color alignment to make your picture the sharpest it can be. Projo setup: convergence 206-3360-o click on your setup menu icon in the menu display at the top of the screen. Select projo setup on your screen by clicking ...

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    O p e r at i o n t r a k ba l l r e m ot e p a g e 1 4 all the buttons on your remote, and what they do. Button functions on your remote 206-3360-o vo lum e ch an ne l mode mute flshbk source enter menu record quit / pause pip rew stop ffwd play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux...

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    O p e r at i o n t r a k ba l l r e m ot e p a g e 1 5 learn the easiest way to get at every option on your entertainment machine! Using your trakball remote 206-3360-o make sure your entertainment machine is on. Just click the trakball by pressing gently with your thumb, and a hand-shaped pointer w...

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    Quick start ch. Search add/del/surf clock set captions caption/text language background projo setup setup menu timer setup ch. Labels source id surf id parental ctl auto demo special features 123 o p e r at i o n t r a 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 y...

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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 7 introducing you to the basics of your entertainment machine. Basic tv operation 206-3360-o to watch tv on antenna, cable, a vcr, dvd or any other piece of equipment, you have to make sure you’ve set your entertainment machine to the correct sour...

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    O p e r at i o n m e n u s p a g e 1 8 descriptions of all the menus on your entertainment machine. On-screen menus 206-3360-o source menu choose from the available sources for both the main picture and pip. Setup menu adjust the basic characteristics of your entertainment machine. 11-13, quick star...

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    O p e r at i o n m e n u s p a g e 1 9 descriptions of all the menus on your entertainment machine. On-screen menus overview, cont’d 206-3360-o parental control allows parents to block any channel for up to 99 hours, with the use of a password. Auto demo your entertainment machine will show you what...

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    Source menu main pip ant/cable 1 ant/cable 2 video 1 video 2 s-video 1 s-video 2 dvd/video 3 123 o p e r at i o n s o u r c e m e n u p a g e 2 0 choose the sources for your main picture and pip. Source menu 206-3360-o click on your source menu icon in the menu display. Click on the word main or pip...

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    Mini glossary add this function lets you add new channels to the list that you’ll scroll through when using your remote. Delete this function lets you remove channels that you don’t watch from the list you’ll scroll through. Surf this function creates a customized list of your favorite channels. You...

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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 set the clock or have it done for you, automatically. Really impress your friends. Clock set 206-3360-o embedded in the pbs broadcast signal is the information for the correct time and date. Your entertainment machine will read that informatio...

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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 turn closed captioning or text on, off, or have it appear automatically. Captions and caption/text 206-3360-o quick start ch. Search add/del/surf clock set captions caption/text language background projo setup setup menu 123 caption 1 click on...

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    206-3360-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 language menu choose what language your on-screen menus appear in. Click on your setup menu icon in the menu display. Select language by clicking on it. Click again to choose the lan- guage you want by clicking on english, spanish, ...

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    206-3360-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 customize the look of your on-screen menus. Background click on your setup menu icon in the menu display. Select background by clicking on it in the menu. Choose whether you want an opaque background off or on by clicking on it agai...

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    206-3360-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 m e n u p a g e 2 6 have your entertainment machine go to sleep any time. Timer setup: sleep timer the sleep timer can also be accessed by the moon and stars icon on the top of the pip/features menu. See page 16. As the good night di...

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    00:00 am sleep timer on time off time on/off timer timer menu 00:00 am sleep timer on time off time on/off timer timer menu on sleep timer on time off time on/off timer timer menu 206-3360-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 m e n u p a g e 2 7 have your entertainment machine w...

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    ---- acts bcc cbc cnn ctv espn flix fsn hbo none ad&e bet cbn cdm dis esp2 fnn fx hbo2 a&e adc brav cbs cspe disc et food gala hbo3 abc amc ca catv csp2 e! Ewtn fox golf hc actn at caat cnbc ctn enc fam f&v h&g hist more labels ch 32 amc exit edit ch ch o p e r at i o n m e n u s s p e c i a l f e a...

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    Source ant/cable 1 ant/cable 2 video 1 video 2 s-video 1 s-video 2 video 3 label antenna – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – edit exit 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 m e n u p a g e 2 9 name the sources for the entertainment machine with source id. Source id 206-3360-o click...

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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 m e n u p a g e 3 0 customize the names of your surf channel lists for up to four people. . Surf id 206-3360-o click on your special features menu icon in the menu display. Click on the surf id item in the menu. Click again and your screen will...

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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 m e n u p a g e 3 1 determine the channels and video your kids can access. Parental control 206-3360-o click on your special features icon in the menu display. Select parental ctl. In the menu by clicking on it. Click again to enter the parenta...

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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 m e n u p a g e 3 2 your entertainment machine will show you all your menu options. Auto demo 206-3360-o click on your features menu icon in the menu display. Select auto demo in the menu by clicking on it. Click on it again to choose whether y...

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    O p e r at i o n m e n u s au d i o m e n u p a g e 3 3 customize the sound on your entertainment machine. Audio menu 206-3360-o • bass: increase/decrease lower-end sounds. • treble: increase/decrease higher-end sounds. • balance: allows you to put the sound more to the left or right channel. • audi...

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    O p e r at i o n m e n u s v i d e o m e n u p a g e 3 4 customize the picture quality on your entertainment machine. Video menu 206-3360-o • contrast: changes the amount of difference between black levels and white levels in your picture. • brightness: increases or decreases the amount of white in ...

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    O p e r at i o n p i c t u r e - i n - p i c t u r e p a g e 3 5 picture-in- picture explained. Pip overview 206-3360-o 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. Don’t wa...

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    O p e r at i o n p i c t u r e - i n - p i c t u r e p a g e 3 6 getting the most from the pip and other functions with your remote. Pip/features menu 206-3360-o pip freez pip chan cc pip on/off turns the pip function on and off. When this is on, all the following options are available. When it’s of...

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    O p e r at i o n p i c t u r e - i n - p i c t u r e p a g e 3 7 control the picture qualities of your pip inset. Pip menu 206-3360-o mini glossary pip this is the most common way to refer to the picture-in-picture (pip) option. Click on your pip menu icon in the menu display. Select size in the men...

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    Some functions of pip can also be controlled using the channel/time display. Turn pip on. Click the trakball once, and roll the pointer to the right side of the screen. The display will be in two parts. The highlighted part will indicate the mode you’re in (main or pip). Click on the darkened part t...

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    O p e r at i o n r e m ot e p a g e 3 9 using your mbr trakball buttons 206-3360-o using the buttons on your remote to control your entertainment machine. You can use most of the options on your entertainment machine by pressing various buttons. Menus pressing the menu button repeatedly will cycle y...

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    O p e r at i o n f r o n t pa n e l p a g e 4 0 using the ten-button front panel to operate the menus. Front panel 206-3360-o press power on the control panel to turn on your entertainment machine. To access the menus, push the menu button on the control panel. Cycle through the various menus by pus...

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    O p e r at i o n p r o g r a m m i n g t h e r e m ot e p a g e 4 1 operate all of your home theater and stereo hardware with the mbr trakball. Programming the mbr trakball remote 206-3360-o vo lum e ch an ne l mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr ca...

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    Admiral . . . . . . . . 116 121 130 133 akai . . . . . . . . . . 104 amark . . . . . . . . . 103 146 aoc . . . . . . . . . . 104 bell + howell . . . . 121 broksonic . . . . . . 131 136 candle . . . . . . . . 139 centurion . . . . . . 119 citizen . . . . . . . . 121 139 contec . . . . . . . . 141 cor...

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    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 3 find the codes you need to program your remote. Programming codes 206-3360-o allegro . . . . . . . . 358 362 allegro a-b switch 361 americast . . . . . . 383 dish network satellite 389 ge . . . . . . . . . . . 367 gemini . . . . . . . . 30...

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    O p e r at i o n s p e c i a l f e at u r e s p a g e 4 4 use the remote control to search for all possible programming codes. Auto find 206-3360-o vo lum e ch an ne l mode mute flshbk source enter menu record pause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 surf powe r tv vcr cable aux 1 aux 2 quit / pip rew stop ffwd pl...

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    O p e r at i o n s p e c i a l f e at u r e s p a g e 4 5 amplifier/cable volume override 206-3360-o control the volume on your sound amplifier while in other modes. Find the code that operates your amplifier. Test it to make sure it’s the correct one by following the procedure in the “programming y...

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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 6 caring for your entertainment machine. Maintenance 206-3360-o screen cleaning 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 so...

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    R e f e r e n c e t r o u b l e s h o ot i n g p a g e 4 7 some quick and easy tips to fixing problems yourself. Troubleshooting 206-3360-o symptoms snowy picture and unclear sound. Multiple images or ‘ghost shadows.’ interference: sharp lines across the screen and lousy sound. Normal picture but no...

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    R e f e r e n c e t r o u b l e s h o ot i n g p a g e 4 8 some quick and easy tips to fixing problems yourself. Troubleshooting, cont’d 206-3360-o remote control doesn’t work. Indicator light on remote comes on but remote doesn’t transmit. Menu options can’t be changed or selected. No picture or so...

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    R e f e r e n c e f e at u r e s p a g e 4 9 here are a few features that make your entertainment machine more fun to use. Special features 206-3360-o advanced surf in addition to your normal channel listing, you can customize up to four different channel lists to fit different members of your famil...

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    R e f e r e n c e g l o s sa r y p a g e 5 0 a complete list of definitions for words found in this guide. Glossary 206-3360-o 2-tuner pip this features allows you to view a second channel while maintaining a picture on the main screen. 75 ohm rf cable the round cable that comes from an off-air ante...

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    R e f e r e n c e g l o s sa r y p a g e 5 1 a complete list of definitions for words found in this guide. Glossary, cont’d 206-3360-o input refers to the jack that receives a signal into the tv, vcr or other a/v device. Jack a connection on the back of a tv, vcr, or any other a/v device. This inclu...

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    R e f e r e n c e i n d e x p a g e 5 2 find what you want quickly. Index feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2-tuner pip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 49 add/del/surf-advanced surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    R e f e r e n c e i n d e x p a g e 5 3 find what you want quickly. Index, cont’d 206-3360-o parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 picture-in-picture (pip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-36 pip menu . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Use your visa or mastercard to order please allow 3 - 4 weeks for delivery zenith 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 rec...

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    206-3360-o your zenith limited warranty direct-view color tv welcome into 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 ...