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Table of Contents Important Information Warning, Product Registration Quick Guide to Your TV Startup Hook up your TV, Plug in the TV, Put Batteries in the Remote, Turn on the TV, Place Channels in Memory, Set the Time Basic Tour of the Remote Power, Volume, Channel, Components buttons Menu Basics...
Quick Guide to Your TV Startup The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching. more details, see the page numbers listed. Hook up any antennas, cables or Hook up your TV other equipment to your TV before Details are in the Connections you follow the steps below.
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Quick Guide to-Your W Startup --------, Press TV on the remote. 4. Turn on the TV '0 _0 '0 'O sO'O 'O "O 'O _.oO- _, Press POWER on the TV.. Press MENUoPROG until the Settip menu is selected. This menu is white.
Quick Guide to Your TV Basic Tour of the Remote Basic information about your remote is shown below. This will give you a general idea of how your remote works. For more details, see pages 6-15. Turns the TV on. TV Power Button Sets the remote to control the TV.
Quick Guide to Your TV ..- Menu Basics General information about using the on-screen menu system is shown below. Details on using the remote buttons are on pages 6-7. Many menu items are explained in detail in Using the Advanced Features starting on page 19. Press MENU'PROG repeatedly Yellow Green...
Using Your TV and Remote With Remote Buttons POWER REC (Record) Turns off the TV. Starts recording onto tape. Turns off compatible components. pO_Et_ VCR1 SAToCABLE/'V STOP Turns on a component after a Stops tape or laserdisc. AUDIo component button is pressed/ PAUSE PLAY AUDIO, VCR1, VCR2-LD,...
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Using Your TV.and Remote With Remote Buttons Number Buttons (0-9) MENU-PROG (Program) Shows menus on the screen and Selects any Channel number. moves from menu to menu. Two numbers,must be pressed for ?O_V_R VCR1 SATe*CABLE TV °°D SetsVCR clock-and p rograms each channel.
Using Your TV and.RemOte With VCRs: Setting the VCR 1 :Channel.,-- The VCR 1 Channel works with VCR1 button on the remote, if the VCR 1 Channel is set, pressing VCR1 selects the channel to see the VCR picture. The VCR 1 Channel setting depends on which diagram you have used from the Connection Guide..If you want to turn this feature off, set the...
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Using Your TV and Remote With VCRs: Basic Operation If the remote operates your VCR, this page will show you how to use it for basic functions. See pages 6-7for more details on buttons used with your VCR. Turn on the VCR A.
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USing Your TV and-Remote With a Cable. Box:. Setting the Cable Channel The Cable Channel works with SATeCABLE button on the remote. If the Cable Channel is set, pressing SATeCABLE selects the channel to see cable channels. The Cable Channel setting depends on which channel your cable box must be on to see cable channels.
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D. Use the buttons on the remote that relate to laserdisc player functions; Not all buttons INPUTo ANTENNAo highlighted may work with your laserdisc player. E. Press POWER to turn it off. MOVE _ Laserdisc Player Codes Pioneer ......33 ProScan.., ....33 RCA...,. I......33 "...
Programming and Basic Operation Refer to the Connection Book or your Audio equipment owner's manual to hook up your audio equipment. Your remote controls only RCA audio equipment such as a radio, CD player, tape player, turntable, or amplifier. The remote...
Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture Follow the steps below to lighten or darken the overall picture without changing the color levels. Press MENU-PROG to select the Select the Controls Menu Controlsmenu. This menu is yellow. Alarm Ad Press MOVE • to highlight Highlight Picture Picture.
Adjusting Your TV Picture Settings Follow the steps below to change the picture on the screen to your personal setting. The chart at the bottom of the page explains your options. Press MENU.PROG repeatedly Select the Adjust Menu select the Adjust menu. This menu is light blue.
Adjusting Your TV Sound Settings: Stereo and Tone :Follow these steps to adjust the Stereo or Tone of your TV. The chart _elow explains your options. Press MENU.PROG to select the 1. Select the Controls Menu Controls menu. This menu is yellow.
Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory (Autoprogramming) Only channels 2-13 appear in the TV's memory when you first turn it on. your The channels available area must be programmed into the TV's memory when yoii hook up your TV. Using CHANNEL up and down allows you to scan through these channels.
Using Advanced Features Naming the Channels You can name at least 20 channels with four characters in each name: Full appears beside Label when the memory is used up. Fixed appears when a channel number cannot be named. Below are the characters that can be used in a name.
Using Advanced Features ° ":. Setting the Sleep Timer You can set your TV to turn itself off. If you're watching TV at night and fall asleep, the TV will turn off for you. A. Press MENU to select the Set SleepTimer Controls menu and highlight Sleep Timer.
Using Advanced Features Setting the Alarm Clock The TV can be set to turn on each day like your alarm clock. You can Set it to turn on to your favorite channel at a certain time. You can also set it to turn itself off again.
Using Advanced Features- Selecting a Language, The on-screen displays in this TV can be displayed in threelanguages: English, French, and Spanish. When you select a language, most of the displays will be shown on the screen in your preferred language. -Press' MENUoPROG repeatedly Select the Setup menu select the Setup menu.
Using Advanced Features Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable Your TV automatically adjusts this feature when the TV places channels in memory (Autoprogram). Follow the steps below to change the setting as needed. Press MENU-PROG repeatedly to 1. Select the Setup menu select the Setup menu.
References Front Panel Buttons The CHANNEL up and down and VOL + and - buttons, not only change the channels and volume of the TV, but work like the MOVE buttons when you are in the TV Menu. For details on using buttons with menus, see Menu Basics on page 5. Shows menus on screen.
References t • Displays on the Screen Your TV showsthe settings of several features on the screen. To see what features have been set on your TV, press DISPLAY on the remote. or Video 00 12:00 AM KNBC 13 Alarm Sleep or Unusable Signal Volume -.
References Trouble Checks You may have problems that can be fixed with a few minor adjustments. Look for the type of problem you are having below and then try the suggestions to get your TV going again. For warranty information see page 29. Trouble Checks and Adjustments...
References Trouble Checks Checks and Adjustments Trouble Remote Press TV to set the remote to control the TV. See buttons on page 6. Buttons don't work when you press them Remove batteries and hold down one or more buttons for several seconds Remote lockup to drain the microprocessor inside the remote and reset it.
Pay any Authorized RCA Television Servicenter for the new or, at our option, rebuilt replacement parts and picture tube required to repair your television. For screen sizes of 20" and smaller: Take your RCA television to any How you get service: Authorized RCA Television Servicenter.
References Order Form for Parts Remote #233065 • Order Form This is the remote Book No. 1508039A that came packed with your TV, You can use the order. form at the right to Price Part Number Part order it by mail. '0 _0 '0 AH035 $ 6.95...
References. Order Form for Parts U.S. and Canadian Orders USE YOUR CREDIT CARD By Phone: Copy complete account number 1 - 800 - 338 - 0376 Call this toll-free number between II IIII I IIIII IV-I-T-] 8AM and 8PM Eastern Standard Time and place your order using your Visa or MasterCard.
References Glossary Antenna Source(s) Display A device used to receive broadcast A word, words or graphics that Components or devices that are connected to the TV. signals from TV stations. appear on the TV screen. Audio Stereo Inputs Located on back of the TV for Sound reproduced by the TV.
References Index _Safe_. Information ......i Displays (On-Screen) ..:..... 26 Adjust Menu Satellite Receiver ......11 Autocolor ........17 Satellite Receiver Codes ..... 11 Bright .......... Screen Displays ......26 Colo.r ........... Service ........... 29 Guide Picture Reset ....... 17 Set Clock .........
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