Sylvania 6615LF owner manual Optional Settings, Troubleshooting Guide, Maintenance, Specifications

OPTIONAL SETTINGS (Continued)

V-CHIP SET UP

This enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. ● The limitation is not available for news,

sports programs, unedited movies on premi- um cable channels and Emergency Broadcast System signals.

● When you try to access to a program which is blocked, “PROTECTED PROGRAM by

...” message appears on the TV screen.

● Programming may be rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) or according to the Television Parental Guidelines. In order to block any inappro- priate programming, set your limits in both MPAA RATING and TV RATING.

1 Select “V-CHIP SET UP”

	MENU		- TV SET UP -
			PICTURE
			CHANNEL SET UP
			V-CHIP SET UP
			LANGUAGE	[ENGLISH]
	CH		CAPTION	[OFF]
			TV SOUND	[MAIN]
	o		BACK LIGHT	[BRIGHT]
			SLEEP	[0] MINUTE
	p
	VOL
	m
2 Enter 4-digit code
			ACCESS CODE
1	2	3	_ _ _ _
4	5	6
7	8	9
	0

If you have not set up your personal access code, enter 0000 (default access code).

3Select a feature to set up

CH

o	- V-CHIP SET UP -	A
	TV RATING
p	MPAA RATING	B
	CHANGE CODE
		C

VOL

m

A [TV RATING SET UP]

4Select a rating

	B TV-Y		[VIEW]
CH
	TV-Y7 (	)	[VIEW]
o	TV-G		[VIEW]
	TV-PG (	)	[VIEW]
p	TV-14 (	)	[VIEW]
	TV-MA(	)	[VIEW]

<Selection> <Rating Category Explanations>

•TV-Y : Appropriate for all children

•TV-Y7 : Appropriate for children seven and older

•TV-G : General Audience

•TV-PG : Parental Guidance suggested

•TV-14 : Unsuitable for children under 14

•TV-MA : Mature audience only

5-1* Rating with no sub categories Set to [BLOCK] or [VIEW]

	TV-Y		[VIEW]
VOL	TV-Y7 (	)	[VIEW]
m	B TV-G		[BLOCK]
	TV-PG (DLSV)		[BLOCK]
	TV-14 (DLSV)		[BLOCK]
	TV-MA( LSV)		[BLOCK]

5-2* Rating with sub categories

VOL

m	TV-Y		[VIEW]
	TV-Y7 (	)	[VIEW]

2 times	TV-G		[VIEW]
	B TV-PG (	)	[VIEW]
	TV-14 (	)	[VIEW]
	TV-MA(	)	[VIEW]
	Sub
		categories
Select a rating
	TV-PG		[BLOCK]
CH	B D		[BLOCK]
o
	L		[BLOCK]
	S		[BLOCK]
p	V		[BLOCK]

Set to [BLOCK] or [VIEW]

	TV-PG	[BLOCK]
VOL	B D	[VIEW]
m
	L	[BLOCK]
	S	[BLOCK]
	V	[BLOCK]

<Selection> <Rating Category Explanations>

• TV-Y7

FV : Fantasy Violence

•TV-PG / TV-14 / TV-MA :

D : Suggestive Dialog (TV-PG, TV-14 only)

L : Coarse Language

S : Sexual Situation

V : Violence

6To exit the menu

MENU

B [MPAA RATING SET UP]

4Select a rating

	B G	[VIEW]
CH	PG	[VIEW]
	PG-13	[VIEW]
o	R	[VIEW]
	NC-17	[VIEW]
p	X	[VIEW]

5Set to [BLOCK] or [VIEW]

VOL

m	G	[VIEW]
	PG	[VIEW]
	PG-13	[VIEW]
repeatedly	B R	[BLOCK]
	NC-17	[BLOCK]
	X	[BLOCK]

<Selection> <Rating Category Explanations>

•G : General Audience

•PG : Parental Guidance suggested

•PG-13 : Unsuitable for children under 13

•R : Restricted; under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian

•NC-17 : No one under 17 admitted

•X : Mature audience only

6To exit the menu

MENU

Notes (for TV RATING and MPAA RATING):

●You cannot access the setup menu when the “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...” message appears. Move to an unblocked channel before you hit [MENU].

●When you select a rating and set it to [BLOCK], the higher ratings will be blocked automatically. The lower ratings will be available for viewing.

●When you set the lowest rating to [VIEW], all other ratings will automatically be avail- able for viewing.

C [CHANGING THE ACCESS CODE]

4Enter 4-digit code

			NEW CODE
1	2	3	[ [ [ [
4	5	6	CONFIRM CODE
			_ _ _ _
7	8	9

0

5To exit the menu

MENU

Notes:

●Make sure you enter exactly the same new code in the “CONFIRM CODE” space as one in the “NEW CODE” space. If they are different, the “NEW CODE” space is cleared for redoing.

●Your personal access code will be erased and will return to the default (0000) when a power failure occurs or when you turn off the power using a wall switch. If you have forgotten the code, unplug the power cord for 10 seconds to restore the access code to 0000.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Sometimes a performance problem can be easily solved by checking seemingly apparent but often over- looked possibilities. Before arranging for service, check these items. It could save your time and money.

QUICK SERVICE CHECK LIST

PROBLEM

ControlDoesn’tWork

On Screen

Distorted

RollsVertically

ReceptionChannelsSomeon

or StreaksPicturein

in picture

OK, PicturePoor

OK, SoundPoor

Picture orSound

colorscreenmarkson

orLuminousScreenpointon

Color

Picture

Blurred

MAINTENANCE

CABINET CLEANING

●Wipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the TV with a soft cloth immersed in lukewarm water and wrung dry.

●Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spray insecticide liquid near the TV. Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the exposed surfaces.

PICTURE SCREEN CLEANING

If the liquid crystal display panel should require cleaning, wipe it with a cotton or soft cloth. Before cleaning the picture screen, disconnect the power cord.

POSSIBLE REMEDY Remote Bars Picture Picture No Poor Weak Lines Ghosts Picture Sound Picture No Different Black

Try a new channel, if OK, then possible station trouble.

Is TV plugged in?

Power at outlet?

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

● Owner’s Manual	● Remote control unit	● Batteries
(1EMN20275)	(NE900UD)	(“AAA” x 2)

Is TV’s power on?

Is antenna or cable connected to terminal on the back of the set?

If outside antenna is being used, check for broken wire or loose connection.

Check for local interference.

Turn off the TV and then turn it on after about a minute.

Adjust COLOR control.

Adjust CONTRAST & BRIGHT control.

Check batteries in remote control.

Move the TV away from the nearby appliances which generate a magnetic field.

Turn off using [POWER], then turn it on again 30 minutes later or so.

Temperature around is too low.

Life of the Back Light is approximately 50,000 hours. Ask the Service Center to replace.

It is quality of the LCD Panel.

Closed Caption Problem	Possible Remedy
Misspelled captions are shown.	Spelling errors may pass through uncorrected by the closed caption-
	ing production company in a live broadcast.
Text is not shown in its entirety	Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual dialogue
or there is a delay of what is being said.	are common for live broadcasts. Most captioning production compa-
	nies can display a dialogue to a maximum of 220 words per minute.
	If a dialogue exceeds that rate, selective editing is used to insure that
	the captions remain up-to-date with the current TV screen dialogue.
Captions are scrambled with white boxes	Interference caused by building, power lines, thunderstorms, etc.
on the TV screen.	may cause scrambled or incomplete captions to appear.
No captions are displayed in a program	Broadcasters may use a time compression process to the actual pro-
which must contain closed caption.	gram so that additional advertising time can be given. In this case,
	captions will be lost since the decoder cannot read the compressed
	information.
No captions are displayed when playing a	The videotape may be either an illegal copy or the tape duplicating
prerecorded videotape with closed caption.	company may accidentally have left out the captioning signals dur-
	ing the copying process.
The TV screen shows a black box.	You are in TEXT mode. Select [CAPTION1], [CAPTION2] or
	[OFF].

The LCD panel is manufactured to provide many years of useful life. Occasionally a few non active pixels may appear as a tiny spec of color. This is not to be considered a defect in the LCD screen.

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Television system:	NTSC-M
Closed Caption	TV Standard
System:	§15.119/FCC
Channel coverage
VHF:	2 ~ 13
UHF:	14 ~ 69
CATV:	2 ~ 13, A ~ W,
	W+1 ~ W+84,
	A-5 ~ A-1, 5A
Tuning System	181 channel
	frequency synthesized
	tuning system
Channel access:	Direct access keyboard,
	programmable
Terminals	scan and up/down
Antenna input:	VHF/UHF/CATV
	75 ohm unbalanced
	(F-type)
S-Video input:	Mini DIN 4-pin jack
Video input:	RCA connector x 1
Audio input:	RCA connector x 4

Component video input:

One pin jack (Y), 1Vpp (75 ohm)

Two pin jacks (Pr)/(Pb), 700mVpp (75 ohm)

Headphone:	1/8" stereo (3.5mm)
Stereo Sound System
2 speakers
2 ways AV input

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Sound output: 1W, 8 ohm x 2

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Remote control:	Digital encoded
	infrared light system

Operating

temperature: 5°C to 40°C (41°F~104°F)

Power requirements: AC120V, 60Hz Power consumption

(Maximum): 45W

LCD:15"

Dimensions (H x W x D): With Tilt Stand

14" x 20-5/8" x 8-1/4" (355mm x 524mm x 210mm)

Weight:

With Tilt Stand: 8.4 lbs. (3.8kg)

•Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice and without our legal obligation.

•If there is a discrepancy between languages, the default language will be English.