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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
It's a 13" Zenith space command CCII with a motorized varactor tuner. I think it took a one button clicker style remote since the volume is manually operated and the "off" position can be programmed to an unused channel on the tuner. I used a remote from around 1960 to turn it on and it does produce a picture; but, it needs the usual help. In 20 years, I've only seen one 13" CCII Zenith manually tuned set and never a remote set. Oh, and did I mention that it's heavy as heck?
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You are correct. This Zenith CCII does use a one-button "SC100" remote, which only changes channels in one direction; if you overshoot the channel you want, you have to go all the way to channel 2 (18 positions [!]) and start over again.
One of those channel positions, as you noted, can be set to turn the TV off; however, the set must be turned on manually, as the SC-100 remote system is not set up to power the set on by remote. Neither is the volume adjustable remotely (as you discovered), but that's the way of it with the SC100 remote control. This was a bare-bones remote control system, nothing fancy by any means.
How good is the picture on your new (to you) CCII? Those sets, as others have noted, make excellent pictures when they are working as they should, and if the CRT is in good shape. Once you clean the controls, replace any doubtful or outright defective capacitors, and do whatever other maintenance this set requires in its present state, you will have a TV you can be proud of. This set, like all Zeniths before LG took over and smashed their reputation to bits (!), will serve you well for years to come.
Good luck.