Zenith ADVANCED SYSTEM 3 Operating and maintenance manual

OPERATING
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DO NOT OPEN.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERV-
ICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbo~ within an equi-
lateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence
of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute
the risk of electricshock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is in-
tended to alert the user to the presence of important operat-
ing and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT
EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER:
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to
Article 820-22 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 cable entry
as practical.
Look for the Owner Registration Card on your new
Zenith TV set. You could win a full refund on your
TV.
Each month a drawingwillbe heldby Zenith from
the completed Owner's Registration cards received
during the preceding month. Zenith will reimburse
the winner for the full purchase price of the Color
TV receiver. In order to participatesimply complete
and return the owner's registration card at once,
even ifyou choose not to complete the information
. and interests portion of the questionnaire.• If the
registration card is missing, use the replacement
form entitled, "Registration Card Lost or
Misplaced?" located at the back of this operating
guide. Offer void for HoteVMotel and Institutional
models. Rental TV not eligible. See Owner
Registration Card for full details.
• Offer void in Canada and other countries where restricted or
prohibited by law.
Copyright © Zenith Electronics Corporation 1989
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CONTENTS
FRONT MATIER
Welcome ...............................•......•. ii
Installation Considerations ....•...............••... ii
GE1TING TO KNOW YOUR TV
Front Panel Controls ....•....................... 1-1
The Remote Control Unit ........................ 1-2
JackPanel ••.•••.•••••••••...••••••.•••••.•.... 1-2
The On-Screen Displays .....••....•........••••. 1-3
Before You OperateYour TV .•••......•.•....... 1-4
USING THE ON-SCREEN MENUS
Introduction ••......••................•........ 2-1
Main MenuStructure .••........................ 2-2
SOURCE MENU
Sources ...••.••.....•.......................... 3-1
Source Selections ....••......•.••..•.•.•........ 3-1
VIDEO MENU
Picture ............•....•.••................... 4-1
Black ..•••.... :. •....•.............• 1 ••••••••• 4-1
Color ......................................... 4-2
Tint ......•••.....•.•......•.•................• 4-2
Sharpness •.•........••.................•....... 4-3
AUDIO MENU
Stereo Mode .........•..........•.•.....••..... 5-1
Bass .•....••.•.....•.......................... 5-3
Treble .............•......•.•........•......... 5-3
Balance .......•••.....••..................•... 5-4
FEATURES MENU
SleepTimer .................................... 6-1
Par Cntrl (Parental Control) ..................... .. 6-2
ColorSntry (Sentry) ..•....•..•.................. 6-3
Video F"tltr (Filter) .................•............ 6-3
Mstr (Master) Reset ............................ 6-4
SETUP MENU
Auto (Automatic) Search ........................ 7-1
Fav (Favorite) Channel .•........................ 7-1
Time Set ....•......••...................•...... 7-2
BandSelect .................................... 7-3
AFC Mode ..........•.•......•.. ••. ......•.... 7-4
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL
Introduction ............•..••......•........... 8-1
OperatingYour Zenith TV .•.......•.........••.. 8-2
OperatingYour Cable-TV Decoder ......••....... 8-3
OperatingYour Zenith VCR •..•................. 8-5
Programmingthe Remote Control •........•...... 8-8
BatteryReplacement .•..•......•......•......•• 8-10
CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR TV
Plugging in Your TV ••.•......•.....•...•..••... 9-1
Input Sources for the TV ........•.......•....... 9-1
JackPanel ........•.............•.•........•.•. 9-1
AntennaRequirements ...•...................... 9-2
OutdoorAntennas .•...••.....•.••....•......... 9-2
When You Needa New OutdoorAntenna •......... 9-2
SelectingA New OutdoorAntenna ................ 9-2
AntennaSignal Boosters (Amplifiers) .....•...•... 9-2
Installing An OutdoorAntenna ......•.••......... 9-3
Cables for Auxiliary Components ........•........ 9-3
QuickReference to Connection Diagrams ......•... 9-4
Connection Diagrams .......•......••.......•... 9-5
CABLE TV/VCR OPERATION NOTES
Cable Channels .......•......•................. 10-1
Cable TV (CATV) Channel Reference Chart ...•.. 10-2
Remote Control of CATV Decoder .............. 10-3
Zenith Redi-Plug .............................. 10-3
BASE-TAC Redi-Plug .......•....••......•••.. 10-3
VCR Operational Modes ....................... 10-4
MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Caring For Your TV .......•................... 11-1
When On Vacation ......•.....•............... 11-1
TV Picture Interference ..............•......... 11-1
Tinted-Glass Removal and Care ................. 11-2
Before Calling For Service .......•.........•.... 11-4
Registration Card Lost or Misplaced ............. 11-5
YOUR ZENITH WARRAN1Y ....... Inside Back Cover

WELCOME
Welcome to the family of Zenith Color Television owners.
This guide provides instructions on how to operate your
newTV. It is supplemented bya booklet containing
SafetyTips. We urge you to read these publications
carefully so that you will receive full enjoyment from your
new Zenith TV for manyyears to come.
Your new Zenith has been designed and built to give you
the very best in quality, features and performance. There
are approximately75 regional Zenith distributors and
many distributor-approved Zenith service centers
throughout the U.S. and Canada who can attend
promptly and effectively to ordinaryservice needs.
Ifyou should have an unusual performance or service
problem that cannot be satisfactorilyresolved byyour
distributor-approved Zenith service center, contact the
regional Zenith distributor in your area, or write to:
Zenith Electronics Corporation
CustomerService Department
11000 Seymour Avenue
Franklin Park, Illinois 60131
Send the model number, serial number, and date of
purchase or original installation, with a full explanation
of the problem and the service history. We will welcome
the opportunity to look into your specific question or
problem and to be of assistance in resolving it promptly.
The model and serial numbers of your new TV are
located on the back of the TV cabinet. For your future
convenience and protection, we suggest that you record
these numbers here:
Model No. ________________ _
Serial No .. _______________ _
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Beforeyou install your TV ...
Ventilation -Proper ventilation keeps your 1V running
cool. Air circulates through perforations in the back and
bottom of the cabinet. Do not blockthese vents or you will
shorten the life of your 'IV.
Ji\. Power Source- Your 1V is designed to operate on
~ normal household current, 120volt 60 HertzAC. Do not
attempt to operate it on DC current.
~ Power Cord- Your powercord has a polarized plug as
~ requiredbyUnderwriters' Laboratories. It has one regular
blade and one wide blade and fits only one way intoa
standard electrical outlet. If the bladeswill not enter either
way, your outlet is veryold and non-standard. A newoutlet
should be installed bya qualified electrician.
~ Safe Operation- Your 1V is manufactured and tested
~ with your safetyin mind. However, unusual stress caused by
dropping or mishandling, exposure to flood, fire, rain or
moisture, or accidental spilling of liquids into the 'IV, can
result in potential electrical shock or fire haurds. Ifthis
happens, have your 1V checked bya service technician
before using it again. Please read and observe eachsafety
point in the "SafetyTtps• folderwhen installing and using
your'IV.
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FIXED PA'ITERN DISPLAY CAUTION -If you use your
1V forvideo games, teletext or other fixed displays, avoid setting the
PICI'URE control for an excessivelybright picture. A bright, fixed
pattern, if used for longperiods of time, can result in a permanent
imprint on the 1V picture tube. You can reduce this possibilityby
alternating the use of the fixed pattern displaywith normal 1V picture
controldown for sustained fixed pattern use and byturning off the
fixed pattern displaywhen not in use.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TV
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
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Press to remove any on-screen menu or to see the
Channel/fime display.
BAdjust Buttons
Press these buttons during on-screen menu
operations to adjust the selected menu option.
II Select Button
Press during the on-screen menu operations to
sequence through the menu options.
II Menu Button
Press once to call up the main menu pages. Press
repeatedly to sequence through the menu pages.
II Volume Up/Down
Press and hold Volume UP or DOWN button to
increase or decrease the sound level.
II Channel Up/Down
Press and hold Channel UP or DOWN to scan
channels higher or lower than the channel being
viewed. You can add or delete channels from the
channel scan sequence. See "ProgrammingFavori~e
Channels."
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II Off/On Button
Press to turn TV power on or off.
IJ Remote Control Detector Window
Point the remote control hand unit towards this
window to operate the TV .
IJ Stereo Indicator
The LED indicator lights when a stereo program is
beingreceived. "STEREO" lights when th~ TV is in
theStereoSound mode.

GETIING TO KNOWYOURTV (CONTINUED)
THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
Your new Zenith remote control unit comes
programmed to use with your ZenithTV, a VCR and
Cable-TV Decoder. However, it can be programmed to
operate otherbrands of VCRs and Cable-TV decoders.
See the section "Using the Remote Control" for remote
control programming instructions as well as a more
detailed explaination of remote control operation.
Note: The buttons on the remote control unit which have
the same name as those on the TV control paneloperate
as the TV controls described in"Front PanelControls."
II!I TV/CABLFJVCR Switch
Setthis switch to the "TV" position to operateyour
ZenithTV.
mMenu Buttons
Use these buttons during the menu operations.
JACKPANEL
Thejack panel lets you connect a variety of audio/video
components to your TV. Some of the componentsyou
can connect include VCRs, camcorders, home video
games, video disc players, stereo receivers, and Super
VHS (S-VHS) VCRs.
This page outlines the auxiliaryjack panel and lists some
of the uses of eachjack. For a more detailed description
of the jackpanel and its uses, see "Connections For Your
TV"section of this operating guide.
m 75-OHM RF ANTENNA-TYPE CONNECTIONS
Attachyour antenna or cable TV line to these jacks.
Theinput cables may come from the outdoor or
master antenna, cable TV line, cable decoder box
or RF antenna output from a monaural VCR.
m AUXILIARY A-V INPUT/LOOP
Use thesejacks to receive audio/video signals from
other components, such as a stereo VCR (both
audio and video), a stereo receiver/amplifier
(audio), a video disc player (audio and video) or
other audio sources (audio).
Use the audio and video loop-outjacks to send the
incoming audio and video signals to another
component such as second VCR, a TV monitor or
stereo receiver.
m FIXED A-V OUTPUT
Use thesejacks to send a fixed audio level and a
fixed video level to another component, such as a
VCR for recording purposes.
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Audiosignals from the TV can be sent to external
speakers or sound amplification equipment. With
the SPKR switch in the "EXT" (external) position,
the TV speakers are turned off. With the SPKR
switch in the "INT" (internal) position, the TV
speakers are turned on. In either case, use the TV
remote control to adjust the volume level provided
to the RIGHT and LEFT outputjacks.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TV (CONTINUED)
THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS
Channel/fime Display
Whenyou turn on the TV or press ENTER, the
Channe]/fime display shows the current channel and
time, ifset. See "ClockSet."
When you choose the NV VCR or Y/C Source, the
Channel display is replacedby VCR to remindyou that
an alternate source has been selected.
Mute Display
The Mute Display appears whenever you mute the sound
by pressing the MUTE button. It also appears when no
signal is detected.
Mute Display
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TV (CONTINUED)
BEFORE YOU OPERATE YOUR 1V
Before operatingyour TV,you must follow the
directions below.
1. CONNECT THE ANTENNA
Connect the UHF/VHF antenna (or Cable-TV line)
to your TV. See"Connects For Your TV" section for
detailed diagrams.
2. CONNECTTHEPOWER
Plugyour TV into a wall outlet that has unswitched
AC power. Do not use an outlet operated by a
switch. If the power to your TV is interrupted, you
may have to reset memory features such as the Time,
and some Audio or Video adjustments toyour
preference.
NOTE:
Do not plugthe TV into the switched AC outlets on
VCRs or Cable Decoders. Whenyou turn the VCR
or Decoder off, the TV willalso turn off.
3. TURN1VON
Turn the TV on by pressingthe ON/OFFbutton on
the control panel or remote control.
4. FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE MENU
PAGES
Some adjustments that need to be made to operate
your TV require use of the Menu pages. For this
reason it is suggested that you take a moment to
review the menus in this operatingguide. In
particular, see "Using the On-Screen Menus," "Source
Menu," "Features Menu," and "Setup Menu."
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5. FIND AVAILABLE CHANNELS
Use the AUTO (automatic) SEARCH feature of the
SETUP MENU to find all available channels for the
input sources connected to your TV. AUTO
SEARCH shouldbe activated for each source
present. For example: If you have both an
ANTENNA source and a CABLE source, select the
ANTENNAsource and activate AUTO SEARCH,
then select the CABLEsource and activate AUTO
SEARCH again.
6. PROGRAM YOUR FAVORITE CHANNELS
(OptionalProcedure) You can add or remove
channels from the channel scan sequence. See"FAV
(Favorite) Channels" of the SETUP MENU.
7. SET THE TIME
(Optional Procedure) Set the internal clock to the
current time. See"Time Set" of the SETUP MENU.
NOTES ON INSTALLATION
• Other adjustments canbe made to enhance your
viewing or listening enjoyment. See"Using the
On-Screen Menus."
• Your remote control comes programmed to use with a
ZenithTV, VCR and Cable-TV (CATV) Decoder.
However, it can be reprogrammed to operate other
brands of VCRs and Decoders. For directions on
programmingyour remote control, see "Using the
Remote Control."
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USING THE ON-SCREEN MENUS
INTRODUCTION
Your Zenith Digital TVis Menu Operated. That is,
adjustments that can be made to the TV appear on the
picture screen in a list, just as a menu in a restaurant lists
available choices.
MAIN MENUS
There are five Main Menus: SOURCE, VIDEO,
AUDIO, FEATURES and SETUP. These menus list
everything you can adjust using the on-screen displays.
Press the MENU button on your remote control or TV
front panel to view the first menu. You willsee a display
like the one shown at the right.
With the first menu displayed, each time you press the
MENU button, a different Menu willbe shown.
SOURCE MENU
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To select an item ona menu page, press the SELECT
button. The cursor barwill move to highlight the next
item on the page. Continue to press SELECT until the
desired item is highlighted.
NOTE: The menu page will automatically disappear if
no conntrol has been operated for about 15 seconds. If
you have not finished making your adjustment within this
time, simply press MENU to start again.
Press ENTER to remove the display instantly.
Each menu, along with the selections it provides, is
described on the following pages.

USING THE ON-SCREEN MENUS
MAIN MENU STRUCTURE
SOURCE MENU
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QUICK ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS
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TO SEE A MENU OR CHANGE A MENU: Press
MENU button repeatedlyuntil the desired menu is
shown.
TO SELECT AN OPTION/FEATURE ON A MENU:
Press SELECT button repeatedlyuntil the desired
option/feature is highlighted.
TO ADJUST AN OPTION/FEATURE ON A MENU:
Press ADJUST to see svbmenu. Press ADJUST Up or
Down to adjust the option/feature.
TO RETURN TO NORMAL VIEWING: Press
ENTER button.
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