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SEARS
25" TABLETOP
COLOR TELEVISION
WITH REMOTE CONTROL
Safety Information
Use
Warranty and Service
Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.

IO REDUCE I HE RISK C)_ LLLCI RIC SHOCK, DO
NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
This symbol indicates
"dangerous voltage" inside
the product that presents a
risk of electric shock or
personal injury.
_[_ his symbol indicates
important instructions
accompanying
the product.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire
or shock hazard, do not
expose this TV to rain
or moisture.
Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock,
match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.
Attention: Pour _viter les chocs electriques,
introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la
borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusq0
au fond.
• Refer to the identification/rating label on the back of this
product for the proper operating voltage.
• FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or
modifications to this equipment may void the user's authority
to operate it.
CAUTION: If fixed (non-moving) images are left on the screen
for long periods, they may be permanently imprinted on the
screen. Such images include network Iogos, phone numbers,
and video games. Extended viewing of channels displaying
these images should be avoided.
This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820-40
of the National Electrical Code (Section 54 of the Canadian
Electrical Code, Part 1) which 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 cable entry as practical.
NOTE TO CABLE TV
INSTALLER

Safety Informatiun ......................................................
First Things First ....................................................... 2
Unpacking the TV and accessories
Connecting your TV
Plugging in your TV
Putting batteries in the remote
Turning on the TV
Using the Menu System ........................................... 3
The menu rule: point and select
What is point and select?
Interactive Setup ...................................................... 3
Begin setup
Tour of the Menu System ..................................... 4-6
TV main menu
The audio menu
The picture quality menu
The screen menu
The channel menu
The time menu
The Channel Marker ................................................. 7
Tour of the TV ............................................................ 8
Front Panel
Tour of the Remote ................................................... 9
Remote buttons
Advanced Features ................................................. 10
On-screen program details
Closed captioning
Troubleshooting ................................................. 11-12
TV will not turn on or controls don't work
Problems with remote
Turns on or off while playing
Schedule does not turn off the TV at the set time
Blank screen or black box appears on the screen
No sound, picture okay
No picture, no sound, but power light is on
Sound okay, picture poor
Care and Cleaning ............... . ..... . 12
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STEP 1
Unpack the IV and remote _u_[rol.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: OPTIONAL STAN D
A matching stand has been designed to be used with this tele-
vision. This stand is provided with hardware to secure the TV to
the stand so that it cannot be easily pushed off, pulled off, or
tipped over. This stand is available from your dealer, and is not
available by mail order.
Caution: If you choose not to use the stand recommended for
your TV, take precautions that the stand or other furniture the TV
is placed on is properly located and of adequate size and strength
to prevent the TV from accidentally being pushed off, pulled off,
or tipped over. This could cause damage to the TV and/or
personal injury.
STEP 2:
Connect your TV. This is a basic connection from an antenna, cable
box, or VCR to your TV. Connect the cable from your cable system
or off-air antenna to the cable-in jack on the back of the TV, as
shown.
STEP 3:
Plug in the TV. Plug the end of the power cord into the wall outlet,
matching the wide blade of the plug with the wide slot in the outlet.
Be sure to insert the plug completely.
STEP 4
Put batteries in the remote.
•Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of
the remote.
•Insert two AAA batteries as shown, matching the + and - ends
of each battery in the compartment.
• Replace the cover.
STEP 5
Turn on the TV.
• Press TV on the remote.
Read the next section, Using the Menu System, which is a brief
overview of the basic rules for getting around in the menus using
the remote or TV's front control panel.
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THI_ MENU RULE: POIN'[ AND _ELECT
You only need to know one rule to use the on-screen Itluilu_ _llct
control panels: point and select.
WHAT IS POINT AND SELECT?
The point and select method has two steps.
1, Point to amenu item using the MOVE arrows on the remote.
(The CHANNOL buttons on the remote.)
2. Select a menu item by pressing MENU.
Selecting an item tells the TV's menu system to go ahead and
make the change or go to a place you have indicated. (You can
also select an item by pressing the corresponding number
button on the remote.)
Once you know how to point and select your way through the
menus, you can apply this rule in the menu control panels, which
do the real work in the menu system.
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The setup routine walks you through the steps needed to configure
the TV. These steps allow you to select a menu language, complete
the auto channel search, which puts available cable TV or antenna
signals into the TV's memory, label the channels and set the
parental controls. After you select a menu language, you can skip
any of the remaining steps and return to them later.
BEGIN SETUP
1. Press MENU to bring up the Main menu.
2. Point to Setup and press MENU. The first Setup screen
comes up, asking you to select a language.
3. Point to your preferred language by pressing the up and
down arrows until the language is highlighted in green.
4. Press MENU to select the language.
5. A screen appears asking if you would like the TV to search
for all channels.
6. Complete the Setup routine or skip any of the steps and
return to them later.
Set
Set

TV MAIN MENU
The Main menu is your gateway tu cu.i.rulllng the IV. It lets
you adjust the TV's audio, picture quality, screen, time
functions and channel settings.
To select any other menu item:
1. Press MENU to bring up the TV's Main menu.
2. Point to any menu item by pressing the up and down
arrows until the item is highlighted in green.
3. Press MENU to select the item and a new menu comes up.
To exit any menu screen, point to Exit and press MENU, or
press CLEAR.
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MAIN MENU
THE AUDIO MENU
The Audio menu lets you adjust the way the TV sounds.
Mute Turns off the TV's sound. Press MENU to toggle the
Mute feature between ON and OFF.
LAudio •
THE PICTURE QUALITY MENU
The Picture Quality menu contains the controls that adjust the
TV's picture.
There are five slider controls for adjusting the way the picture
looks. Use the left and right arrow buttons to adjust the controls.
Contrast Adjusts the difference between light and dark areas
of the picture.
Color Adjusts the richness of the color.
Tint Adjusts the balance between the red and green levels.
Black Level Adjusts the brightness of the picture.
Sharpness Adjusts the crispness of edges in the picture.
Auto Color Displays the current setting (ON or OFF). This feature
automatically corrects the color of the picture. Select Off if you
prefer to adjust the picture with the Picture Controls. Use the
MENU button to toggle between the choices.
Reset Picture Controls Resets the picture controls to their
original settings.
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THE SCREEN MENU
The Screen menu contains the controls that let you adjust the
Closed-Caption mode, Closed-Caption display and menu language.
Closed-Caption Display Displays a choice list that lets you
choose the way closed captioning information is shown on the
screen. Use the MENU button to toggle between the choices.
Screen
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Off No captlorling infor_Jlatiorl displayed.
On Captioning information shown always, when_ available.
On When Sound is Muted Displays captioning information,
when available, whenever you press the MUTE button. The
captioning information is not displayed when the sound is
not muted.
Closed-Caption Mode Displays a choice list that lets you choose
which captioning mode is used for displaying captioning
information. Use the MENU button to toggle between the choices:
CCl and CC2.
Menu Language Lets you select the language of your choice:
English, French or Spanish. Use the MENU button to toggle
between the choices.
THE CHANNEL MENU
The Channel menu contains all the commands used to control
your channels, including custom-building your channel list
and setting parental controls.
Signal Type Displays a choice list that lets you select the
current antenna type.
Antenna Choose this if you are currently using an off-air
antenna for UHF/VHF TV signals.
Cable TV Choose this if you are currently using cable or a cable
box for TV signals.
Auto Channel Search Displays a control panel that lets you tell
the TV to search automatically for all the channels available through
the antenna input. When the TV finds an active channel, it places it
in the channel list; inactive channels (weak stations or channels
with no signal at all) will be removed from the channel list.
Lists and Labels Displays acontrol panel that lets you custom-
build your channel scan list, choose a four-character label for each
channel, and decide whether each channel is "parent-approved."
Use the up, down, left and right arrows to enter settings and create
labels. Press MENU to exit.
Chan # Use the up and down arrows to scroll up and down
through the channel scan list. You can enter the channel number
directly using the number buttons.
Chan Labels Use the up and down arrows to enter a four-
character label for each channel.
Scan List Only the channels included in the Scan list are
available when you scan up and down using the CHAN buttons.
Use the up and down arrows to indicate whether the channel
number indicated is included (YES) or is not included (NO) in
the channel scan list.
Parent Approved Use the up and down arrows to choose
whether the channel indicated should be shown when the
Parental Control feature is turned on. Select YES to indicate that
the channel can be shown at any time, regardless of whether
Lists
Channel
and LabeLs
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Pan_f_tal Uontrui is Lurrled on. Select NO to indicate that the
front panel cannot tune to that channel when Parental Control is
turned on. Important: You must turn the Parental Control
feature ON in the Parental Control control panel.
Parental Control Displays a choice list that lets you adjust the
Parental Control feature.
On The front panel CHAN buttons will tune only to channels
that you have marked as "Parent Approved" in the Lists and
Labels control panel. Important: When Parental Control is on,
the TV's front panel no longer provides access to the menus.
Parents may prefer to hide the remote and let children use the
front panel to change channels.
Off The TV shows all channels, whether they are marked as
"Parent Approved" or not.
THE TIME MENU
The Time menu contains the controls that let you set the time
and schedule the TV to turn off and on at specific times.
Sleep Timer Displays a control panel that lets you select the
amount of time you want to give the TV before it shuts itself
off. Use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the
sleep timer by 15 minute increments. Press MENU to exit.
Schedule Displays a control panel that lets you set up a schedule
for turning the TV on and off automatically. Make sure to turn
the schedule On in the control panel. Use the up and down
arrows and number buttons to change the settings. Use the left and
right arrows to move across the control panel. You must first set
the clock to use the scheduling feature.
Set Time Displays a control panel that lets you enter the current
time. Use the up and down arrows and number buttons to set the
time. Press MENU to exit
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Time
Timer
Set Time
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There are several indicators that come up when you cha_ye
channels or press the DISPLAY button. This display is called the
Channel Marker. The Channel Marker shown below is just an
example of what your screen may look like.
08:59 Displays the current time.
WRTV Displays the label assigned to the current channel.
06 Displays the current channel.
Sleep Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set.
CC Displayed when Closed Captioning is available on the
current channel.
Mute Displayed when you mute the audio.
Schedule Displayed when the TV is scheduled to turn on.
01:30 Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip
(SKIP) timer.
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FRONX PANEL
VOL < Decreases tile volui_Lu. VVhul_ in the menu bystel_, VUL .. is
used to point left to items and adjust menu controls.
VOL • Increases the volume. When in the menu system, VOL > is
used to point right to items and adjust menu controls.
CHAN ^ Scans up through the channel list. In the menu system, it
points up to items and adjusts menu controls.
CHAN v Scans down through the current channel list. In the menu
system, it points down to items and adjusts menu controls.
MENU Brings up the Main menu. When in the menu system, it
selects highlighted items. Also returns you to the previous menu.
If you turn Parental Control on, the front panel no longer provides
access to the menus. For more information, see Parental Control in
the Channel menu on the back side of these instructions.
POWER Turns the TV on and off.
The front panel shown is a typical button layout. The exact look of
the buttons may be different from those on the front of your TV.
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