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    © Copyright 200 5 , Zenith Electronics Corporation table of con tents page 5 Installation / Operating Guide | W arranty Model Numbers | H24F39DT | H25F39DT | H27F39DT | Concierg e T M T V s[...]

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    W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRI C SHOCK DO N OT REM OVE COVER (OR BA CK). NO U SER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER T O QU ALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The li ghtnin g flash with arrowh ead symbol, within an equilateral trian gle , is inten ded to alert th e user to the presen ce of unin sulated “dan ger ous voltage” within the pr odu ct[...]

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    P AGE 3 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed. 3. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 4. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in [...]

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    Antenna Lead in Wire Antenna Discharge Unit (NEC Section 810-20) Grounding Conductor (NEC Section 810-21) Ground Clamps P ower Service Grounding Electrode System (NEC Art 250, Part H) Ground Clamp Electric Ser vice Equipment IMPORT ANT S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( Continued from previous page) Example of Grounding According to National Electrical Code In[...]

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    T able of Contents Purchase the Optional Installer’ s Remote T o perform a norm al installati on set up, you need an in staller’s rem ote like th e LP702. The LP702 is sh own and d escribed in later section s. Th e installer r emote allows access to th e Installer’s m enus , and U ser men us. Th e installer r emote has Men u, Select, and A dj[...]

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    P A GE 6 Mini glossary 75 OHM RF CABLE The wir e that comes from an o ff-air antenn a or cable service provi der . Each end looks lik e a he x shaped nut with a wire stickin g through the mi ddle , and it scr ews onto th e threaded jack on th e back of your TV . A small d evice that conn ects a two-wire 300 ohm antenn a to a 75 ohm RF jack. They ar[...]

  • Page 7

    P AGE 7 Cable Service Hook Up (CA TV) If you’re using a cable box, leave the TV tuned to channel 3 or 4 and use the cable box to change channels . If you’re using a cable box, A uto Program might only find the channel your cable service is on (usually channel 3 or 4). Cable TV W all Jack RF Coaxial Wir e (75 ohm) TV Back TV Back P anel (Expand [...]

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    P A GE 8 Antenna With VCR Hook Up Connect an off-air antenna and VCR to the Concierge TV No A/V cables are included with the TV . TV Back TV Back Pan el (Expanded Vi ew) VIDEO IN ANTENNA CABLE SPEAKER OUT AUDIO IN Flat wire (300 ohm) Antenna 300/75 ohm Adapter In Out Audio Vide o 3 4 VCR Back VCR Back A V Pan el output switch TV Back TV Back P anel[...]

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    P AGE 9 Cable Service (CA TV) with VCR Hook Up Connect a VCR and Cable service to the Concierge TV Leave the VCR and the television tuned to channel three and use the cable box to change channels . No A/V cables are included with the TV . TV Back TV Back Pan el (Expanded Vi ew) VIDEO IN ANTENNA CABLE SPEAKER OUT AUDIO IN Cable TV Wall J ack Cable B[...]

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    P A GE 10 External Speaker Hook Up Locate the A udi o In jack on the back o f the exter- nal speak er . Connect a stan dar d audi o cable from the Speak er Out jack on the TV , to the A udi o In jack on the extern al speaker . TV Back P anel (Expand ed View) VIDEO IN ANTENNA CABLE SPEAKER OUT AUDIO IN Audio In Speaker back TV Back 1 2 Connect an ex[...]

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    P AGE 11 Auto Pr ogr am (Channel Search) Use Auto Program to specify Antenna or cable service incoming signal source and automatically store all of the channels that are found by channel search Usin g an Installer r emote con trol, pr ess the POWER k ey to turn on the Con cier ge TV . Press th e MENU key to sh ow the SETUP MENU. Usin g SELECT on th[...]

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    P AGE 12 Front P anel Controls 1 2 3 4 Use the front control panel to access the menus or just operate the TV Note: Item 11 Key Defeat, in the installer’ s menu allows the installer to: Set Menu Option 11, Key defeat to “0” - Front panel controls give access to menus . Set Menu Option 11, Key defeat to “1” - Menus not available with front[...]

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    P AGE 13 Guest Remote Ke y Functions TIMER ALARM CH PREVIEW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 POWER FLSHBK MUTE VOL UME CHANNEL CC FLASHBK (FLASHBA CK) Returns to th e last channel vi ewed. POWER T urns TV On or Off . CHANNEL (UP/DOWN) Scrolls thr ough available channels , and the Vi deo Chann el (Au dio/Vid eo source). MUTE T urns soun d Off and On, while[...]

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    P AGE 14 Installer Remote Ke y Functions TIMER CH PREVIEW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 POWER FLSHBK MUTE VOL UME CHANNEL TV/FM CC MENU ALARM ADJ ADJ SELECT FLASHBK (FLASHBA CK) Returns to th e last channel vi ewed. POWER T urns TV On or Off . CHANNEL (UP/DOWN) T unes to n ext available chann el. MUTE T urns soun d Off and On, while th e pictur e rem a[...]

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    P AGE 15 On-Screen Menus Ov ervie w ON-SCREEN MENUS SETUP MENU Adjusts th e basic char acteristics o f the TV Auto Pr ogram 11 Autom atically fin ds and stor es active channels in mem ory to scroll thr ough using Chann el Up/Down. Add/Del/Blnk 16 Pi cks and ch ooses which active chann els will appear when using Chann el Up/Down Channel Labels 17 La[...]

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    P A GE 16 Fine-tuning the guest’s channel selection list Channel Add/Delete/Blank Press th e MENU key on an In staller’s rem ote so the SETUP MENU appears. Press SELECT r epeatedly to go to th e Ad d/Del/Blnk option. Usin g either th e NUMBER keypad an d ENTER or the Chann el Up/Down arrows on th e rem ote , select a channel. (If ad ding a dele[...]

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    P AGE 17 Setting Up Channel Labels Customizing the channel selection names TIMER CH PREVIEW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 POWER FLSHBK MUTE VOL UME CHANNEL TV/FM CC MENU ALARM ADJ ADJ SELECT AUT O PROGRAM ADD/DEL/BLNK CH. LABELS CLOCK SET TIMER CAPTIONS LANGU AGE CH 32 ABC SETUP MENU Overvie w Channel Labels h elp the user i den tify the chann el or ne[...]

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    P A GE 18 Set the Clock TIMER CH PREVIEW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU ALARM ADJ ADJ SELECT AUTO EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNT AIN P ACIFIC CLOCK MENU CLOCK SET TIME ZONE DA Y . SA VING USE SELECT TO CHOOSE USE ADJ TO CHANGE AUTO AUTO OFF ON 10:43 AM CLOCK MENU CLOCK SET TIME SET MANUAL TIMER AUT O PROGRAM ADD/DEL/BLNK CH. LABELS CLOCK SET TIMER CAPTIONS [...]

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    P AGE 19 On/Off Timer Setup ON TIME 9:00 AM OFF TIME 7:00 PM ON/OFF TIMER ON TIMER AUT O PROGRAM ADD/DEL/BLNK CH. LABELS CLOCK SET TIMER CAPTIONS LANGU AGE T O SET TIMER SETUP MENU Set up On/Off Timers Note: On/Off Timers operate independently of each other . On the opti onal HP602 In staller’s rem ote , pr ess MENU repeatedly un til the Setup m [...]

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    P A GE 20 Captions (Caption/T ext Set Up) ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 POWER FLSHBK MUTE VOL UME CHANNEL TV/FM CC 1 Caption/T ext ar e features whi ch allow the Conci erg e TV to receive th e closed caption an d/or text opti ons if m ade available by the br oadcaster . A vailability an d functi on ality o f Caption/T e xt option s are d etermined only[...]

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    P AGE 21 Language AUT O PROGRAM ADD/DEL/BLNK CH. LABELS CLOCK SET TIMER CAPTIONS LANGU AGE ENGLISH SETUP MENU TIMER CH PREVIEW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 POWER FLSHBK MUTE VOL UME CHANNEL TV/FM CC MENU ALARM ADJ ADJ SELECT 2 1 4 Choose the language for the on-screen menus Press th e MENU key on th e rem ote contr ol so the Setup men u appears. Use t[...]

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    P A GE 22 Video Menu Press th e MENU key r epeatedly until th e Vid eo men u appears. Y our options ar e: • Contrast : A djusts the level o f differen ce between white and black in the TV pi cture . The mor e contr ast, the bri ghter th e pictur e appears. • Brightness : Incr eases or decr eases amoun t of white in th e TV pictur e . • Color [...]

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    P AGE 23 Installer P ar ental Control Menu Overvie w T o insure complete cover age f or all TV progr ams , (movi es and r egular TV shows) ch oose a ratin g for MP AA, from the selec- tion s AND choose r atings fr om the TV P arental Gui delin es Rating System on pag es 36-37, using th e Ag e Block option f or Gener al Au dien ces and f or Childr e[...]

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    P A GE 24 Installer P ar ental Control Menu After you have read the preceding page , f ollow instructions below to set up and activate Parental Control. Note: U se the in staller’s rem ote contr ol to specify P aren tal Contr ol settings . TIMER CH PREVIEW ENTER 7 8 9 0 MENU ALARM ADJ ADJ SELECT 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 Press MENU r epeatedly until th e P a[...]

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    P AGE 25 Other Menus & On-Screen Display s SLEEP TIMER OFF PRESS TIMER Ch 25 - PBS 7:15 OLD TIME MOVIES LENGTH 01:00 TIME LEFT 00:36 PM Channel/Time/XDS Display Press ENTER. Sh ows curren tly selected channel or sour ce , curren t time if th e clock has been set, incomin g audi o sign al, and XDS data (if available). V olume Display Press VOLUM[...]

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    P A GE 26 PLANNING THE CHANNEL BANKS Gener ally , TV channels ar e grouped in to “progr am pack- ages” with term s that are pr oposed to the en d user . The user then opts f or a packag e . Below is an ex ample of h ow TV channels m ay be grouped . Y ou may plan your packag e by using a chart lik e the on e after the f ollowing pag e . Remember[...]

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    P AGE 27 B Purpose Channel Number A 1234567891 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 N K 1 A A A A AAAAAAA AAAA 2 A A A A AAAAAAA AAAA 3 A A A A AAAAAAA AAAA 4 A A A A AAAAAAA AAAA B Purpose Channel Number A 1234567891 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 N K 1 Basic BC A AAAA DDDDDDDD DDDD 2 Extend [...]

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    P A GE 28 PLAN YOUR CHANNEL B ANKS B Y FILLING IN THESE CHARTS (or use photocopies). B Purpose Channel Number A 1234567891 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 N K 1 2 3 4 B Purpose Channel Number A 2 62 72 82 93 03 13 23 33 43 53 63 73 83 94 04 14 24 34 44 54 64 74 84 95 0 N K 1 2 3 4 B Purpose Channel Number A 101 102 103[...]

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    P AGE 29 Installer’s Menus XX-F Menu Items (Not shown her e) are service- type adjustments and only qualified technicians having specialized test equipment should access them. Use the Installer Menu to set up or change operational settings See descriptions of the Installer items on the f ollowing pages ... 0IMCRMI039A 01.66 01 0-I INST . SEQ. 0 S[...]

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    P A GE 30 Installer Menus Menu Item Function V alue Range Default V alue Brief Description of Function and Comments 26-I. NO T USED 27-I. NO T USED 28-I. CH. OVER RIDE 0 / 1 1 When set to 0, limits direct access to f avorite channels. 29-I. NO T USED 30-I. NO T USED 31-I. NO T USED 32-I. NO T USED 33-I. NO T USED 34-I. NO T USED 35-I. NO T USED 36-[...]

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    P AGE 31 Installer Menus Menu Item Function Value Range Default V alue Brief Description of Function and Comments 64-I. FOR. PTL. M. 0 - 7 6 Custom f oregroun d color for the V-Chip (P aren tal Control) m enu. 65-I. BCK. PTL. M. 0 - 7 4 Custom backgr ound color for th e V-Chip (Par ental Contr ol) menu. 66-I. NO T USED 67-I. NO T USED 68-I. NO T US[...]

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    P A GE 32 3-I. BAND/AFC (Band/A utomatic Frequenc y Control) Ther e are 8 possible settin gs for this opti on: 0 = Broad cast Fixed 4 = Broadcast AFC 5 = CA TV Fixed 1 = CA TV AFC 6 = HRC Fixed 2 = HRC AFC 7 = ICC Fix ed 3 = ICC AFC Channels ar e accessed faster wh en fixed m odes are used . The AFC (search m odes) sh ould only be used when som e c[...]

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    P AGE 33 Scan mode Characteristics 0 Channel up/d own keys chan ge chann els only . 1 Channel d own below the lowest chann el (or channel up hi gher than th e high est) and TV turns o ff. 14-I. STRT CH IN SM When set to 1, in stalls TV on/off even t below the start chann el at TV turn on. 15-I. SLEEP TIMER When set to 1, th e Sleep Timer featur e m[...]

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    P A GE 34 41-I. NOT USED 42-I. NOT USED 43-I. NOT USED 44-I. NOT USED 45-I. NOT USED 46-I. NOT USED 47-I. NOT USED 48-I. DIS. SETUP M. Set to 1 to disable the Setup m enu. Setup m enu will n ot appear . Set to 0 to enable th e Setup men u. 49-I. NOT USED 50-I. DIS. VIDEO M. Set to 1 to disable the Vi deo m enu. Vi deo men u will not appear . Set to[...]

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    Installer Menus P AGE 35 70-I. FOR. CH-TIME (Channel-Tim e Display Foregr ound Color) 0 = Black 3 = Y ellow 6 = Cyan 1 = Red 4 = Blue 7 = White 2 = Green 5 = Vi olet Note: If f oregr ound an d backgroun d color are th e same , menu backgr ound is tr anspar ent. 71-I. BCK. CH-TIME ( Channel-Tim e Display Backgr ound Color) 0 = Black 3 = Y ellow 6 = [...]

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    P A GE 36 P ar ental Control Menu Mini glossary MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIA TION OF AMERICA (MP AA) RA TING SYSTEM G Gener al Au dien ces Content n ot offen sive to most viewers . PG P aren tal Guidan ce Content is su ch that paren ts may n ot want their child ren to vi ew the pr ogram. Suggested PG-13 P aren tal Guid ance Program is in appropri ate for[...]

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    P AGE 37 P ar ental Control Menu Mini glossary TV P ARENT AL GUIDELINE RA TING SYSTEM TV-G General A udien ce Consi dered suitable f or all audi ences; childr en may watch un attended . TV-PG P arental Gui dan ce Suggested U nsuitable for youn ger child ren, may con tain: Suggestive Di alog, Mature Lan guag e, Se x, and Vi olence Scenes . TV-14 P a[...]

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    P A GE 38 P ar ental Control Menu Unblock ed Blocked Gener al Childr en Unblock ed G and Above PG and Above PG-13 and Above R and Above NC-17 and Above X Dialog Langu age Sex Scen es Violen ce F Violen ce No Ratin g TO BLOCK Unblock ed TV-PG and Above TV-14 and Above TV-MA Unblock ed TV-Y7 Unblock ed Blocked Unblock ed TV-G and Above TV-PG and Abov[...]

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    P AGE 39 Menus & On-Screen Display s SLEEP TIMER OFF PRESS TIMER V olume Display Press VOLUME. Sh ows curren tly selected sound settin g. Closed Captions Menu Press CC. T urns Caption/T e xt option On and Off. PRESS DIGIT S T O SET TIME TIMER T O SELECT AM/PM ALARM MENU TIME NOW 3:11 PM 6:10 AM TIMER Alarm Menu Press ALARM. Sets th e time th e [...]

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    P A GE 40 Routine TV cabinet and screen cleaning Maintenance 1. Her e’s a great way to k eep the d ust off the scr een for a while . Wet a so ft cloth in a mixture o f lukewarm water and a little f abric so ftener or dish washin g deterg ent. Wrin g the cloth un til it’s almost d ry , and then use it to wipe the scr een. 2. Mak e sure th e ex c[...]

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    P AGE 41 SYMPT OM Snowy pictur e and unclear sound. Multiple images or ‘ghost shad ows. ’ Interference: Sharp lines acr oss the screen and poor sound. Normal picture b ut no sound. No picture and unclear sound. No picture and no sound. No color , but the sound is O .K. Picture has a big black bo x on it, but the sound is O .K. Remote control do[...]

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    P A GE 42 A list of definitions f or words f ound in this guide . 75 OHM RF CABLE The wire that com es from an off-air an tenna or cable servi ce provi der . The en d looks like a h ex-shaped n ut with a wire sti cking thr ough the mi ddle . It scr ews onto th e thread ed jack on the back of th e TV . 300 TO 75 OHM A small device that conn ects a t[...]

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    P AGE 43 Notes[...]

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    I ssue*  Copyr i g h t 200 5 Z enith Elect r on i cs Corpo r at i on Y our Zenith TV Warranty For Customer Support/Servi ce Please call: 1-888-865-3026 www .zenith.com Direct-View Color TV W elcome to the Zenith f amily! We beli eve that you will be pleased with your new Zenith TV . Please read this warranty car efully , it is a “LIMITED WAR- [...]