Brand: GE
Category: Television
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for crt_television.pdf
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 6:56 p.m.
Warranty Information
90 days labor, 1 year parts, 2 years picture tube.
Quick Guide to Your TV
Startup: Hook up TV, plug it in, insert batteries in remote, turn on TV, place channels in memory (Autoproprogram), and set the time.
Basic Tour of the Remote: Learn about Power, Volume, Channel, Special, and Menu Buttons.
Menu Basics: Understand Colors, Menu Buttons, and how to navigate through the menus.
Using Your Remote: Detailed explanation of all remote buttons.
Adjusting Your TV: Learn to adjust Overall Picture settings (Color, Tint, Brightness, Sharpness, Autocolor, Picture Reset) and Sound Settings (Stereo, Tone).
Using Advanced Features: Features include Placing Channels in Memory, Setting Sleep Timer, Setting Alarm Clock, Watching Closed Captioning, and Setting TV for Antenna or Cable.
References: Includes Front Panel Buttons, Displays on the Screen, Trouble Checks, Limited Warranty, and Order Form for 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 POWER. Make sure batteries are placed in the remote the right way. 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. Try another channel. 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. Inactive channel may be tuned. Scan the channels. |
| Picture poor, sound okay | Check antenna connections. Adjust TV picture. | |
| Sound | Noisy stereo reception | Turn Stereo off. The stereo broadcast may not be clear. |
| Picture okay, no sound | Press VOLUME + or MUTE to restore sound. | |
| Picture okay, sound poor | Try another channel. Try adjusting the Stereo or Tone. Change Stereo to off. | |
| No stereo on stereo station | Make sure Stereo is turned on. | |
| 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. |
| 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. Make sure batteries in the remote are not dead. See if batteries are placed in remote correctly. | |
| Can't select certain channel | Press number buttons. Channel may not be in memory. Make sure TV/VCR switch on VCR is in the TV position if using VCR. For numbers over 100, press and hold 1 until 1-- appears, then press the other two numbers. Set Cable/Air feature to Cable for channels higher than 69. | |
| TV Turns on or off | Turns off by itself | Check Sleep Timer. Wait 30 seconds and turn on again, a power surge may have occurred. Check Alarm Off time. |
| Turns on by itself | Check Alarm On Time. Check clock time. | |
| Does not turn off at Alarm Time | Make sure alarm is turned on or off. Check clock time. Make sure Clock time is set correctly, including AM and PM. Check Alarm Off time. |