Brand: GE
Category: Television
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for crt_television.pdf
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:32 p.m.
Warranty Information
Covers defects for one year on parts, two years on picture tube, and 90 days for labor.
Startup: Hook up your TV, plug it in, insert batteries into the remote, turn on the TV, adjust picture tilt, place channels into memory, and set the time.
Remote Tour: Learn about the TV power button, volume and channel controls, component buttons, and menu buttons.
Menu Basics: Understand how to navigate the on-screen menus using the colored menus and menu buttons.
Using TV and Remote: Connect and operate VCRs, satellite receivers, cable boxes, laserdisc players, and audio equipment.
Adjusting TV: Modify picture settings like color, tint, brightness, and sharpness, and adjust sound settings such as stereo, SAP, and tone.
Advanced Features: Program channels into memory, set sleep timers and alarm clocks, select languages, and configure for antenna or cable input.
References: Find information on front panel buttons, screen displays, troubleshooting, warranty, and ordering parts.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Trouble | Checks and Adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Power | TV will not turn on | Plug TV in. Plug something else into the outlet to make sure it is working. Make sure batteries in the remote are not dead. Aim the remote at the TV and press TV. Make sure batteries are placed in the remote the right way. See batteries on page 2. Unplug TV for a few minutes and then turn it on again. |
| No picture, no sound but TV has power | Check antenna connections. Check position of Cable/Air feature. See page 25. Try another channel. Inactive channel may be tuned. Make sure component connected to the VIDEO INPUT jacks is turned on if you choose channel 00. Make sure TV is tuned to the same channel as the switch on back of VCR if watching a VCR. Make sure TV/VCR button on VCR is in correct position when using VCR. | |
| Picture | Blank screen or Unusable Signal appears on screen | Try another channel. Scan the channels. |
| Picture poor, sound okay | Check antenna connections. Adjust TV picture. See pages 16–17. | |
| TV Turns on or off | Turns off by itself: Check Sleep Timer. See sleep timer on page 22. Wait 30 seconds and turn on again, a power surge may have occurred. Check Alarm Off time. See alarm clock on page 23. Turns on by itself: Check Alarm On Time. See alarm clock on page 23. Does not turn off at Alarm Time: Make sure alarm is turned on or off. See alarm clock on page 23. Check clock time. See clock on page 3. | |
| Remote | Remote lockup | Remove batteries and hold down one or more buttons for several seconds to drain the microprocessor inside the remote and reset it. Re-install the batteries and try remote again. |
| Buttons don't work when you press them | Press TV to set the remote to control the TV. See buttons on page 6-7. | |
| Works part or none of the time | Clear the path between the remote and TV of any objects. Aim the remote at the component you are trying to control. Press TV so remote will control TV. Make sure batteries in the remote are not dead. See if batteries are placed in remote correctly. See batteries, page 2. | |
| Sound | Noisy stereo reception | Turn Stereo off. The stereo broadcast may not be clear. See page 18. |
| Picture okay, no sound | Press VOLUME + or MUTE to restore sound. Make sure TV speakers are on. Details are on page 19. | |
| Picture okay, sound poor | Try another channel. Try adjusting the Tone. See page 18. Change Stereo to off. The stereo broadcast may not be clear. See page 18. | |
| No stereo on stereo station | Make sure Stereo is turned on. See page 18. |