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RCA 24V511T User Manual

RCA 24V511T User Manual

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  • Page 1 Television User's ging Entertainment.
  • Page 2 Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card (packed separately) and return it immediately. For US customers: Your RCA Consumer Electronics product may also be registered at www,rea.eom/produetregistration. Registering this product allows us to contact you if needed, Product Information Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of purchase.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment Read these instructions. B. Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance; Keep these instructions C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; Heed all warnings. D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a Follow all instructions.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Here are a few of the special features of your new Color Television. Safety/precaution Table of Contents Features Automatic Channel Programming: Quick and easy selection of available stations, Getting Started Child Lock (FPA Lock): Locks the buttons on the front of Basic Cable TV connection the TV so it cannot be operated accidentally by young...
  • Page 5 The Cable T V signal intoyourhome m ay beasingle c able (75ohm) ormay include a Cable B ox. I n either case, the connection to the TV is easy. If your Cable TV signal comes directly via a 75ohm coaxial cable, use the following steps: Connect the Cable TV signal to the 75OHM ANTENNA INPUTjack on the rear of the TV.

  • Page 6: Basic Antenna Connection

    Acombination antenna r eceives normal broadcast channels (VHF 2 -13and UHF 14-69). Your c onnection iseasy s ince y ouwillconnect theantenna tothe75OHM A NTENNA INPUT jackontherear o ftheTV. your your antenna hasaround c able (75ohm) ontheend, t hen areready t oconnect it totheTV. Go tothenext s tep. I f antenna has flattwin-lead w ire(300ohm), youfirstneed toattach theantenna wires tothescrews ona300to75ohm adapter (notsupplied withTV).

  • Page 7: Basic Tvto Vcr Connection

    The basic c omponent (VCR, DVD player etc.) t oTV connection isdescribed below, Forother h ookups, refer t oyourcomponent's instruction manual. your Connect ayellow video cable t otheVIDEO jackonthefrontoftheTV and totheVIDEO O UT j ackon VCR (orother component), Connect anaudio cable totheAUDIO j ackonthefrontoftheTV and totheAUDIO O UT o ftheVCR (orother d evice). Match the cable c olor t othe jackcolor.

  • Page 8: Description Of Buttons On The Tv

    View 7 6 5 Front View 1. POWER BUTTON 4. CHANNEL +/- BUTTONS Turns the TV on and off. Selects channel numbers, Selects items in the submenus. 2. STANDBY (LED INDICATOR) Lights to show AC power is available. 5. VOLUME +/- BUTTONS Pressto decrease/increase the volume.

  • Page 9: Remote Control

    Battery Installation Load batteries into the remote control: Remove the battery compartment lid on the rear of the remote. Press in the tab, then lift off the lid. Place two AA batteries in the remote. Be sure the (+) and (-) ends of the batteries line up correctly (as marked inside the battery compartment).
  • Page 10 NUMBER Button Button Press to turn the TV on or off. When the W/cable menu option is in the TV position, all channles can be selected by You can also turn on the TV by pressing the CHANNEL +/- buttons on the front of using two buttons.

  • Page 11: Language

    You cansettheTV's o n-screen menu toEnglish, French or Spanish. Picture Press M ENU to see themain menu. Press C H+ orCH-to highlight Preferences. Prefer Press O Ktoenter t hePreferences submenu. Language ishighlighted. Press VOL+ o rVOL- t o select English, Francais (French), or Espanol (Spanish).

  • Page 12: W/Cable Tv (Catv)

    It isimportant fortheTV to know what t ype ofsignal-Cable TV (CAW) ora normal antenna youareusing, Choose your signal (Antenna orCable): Picture Press MENU to see the main menu. Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Setup. Press OK to enter the Setup submenu. TV/CATV is highlighted, Press VOL+ or VOL- to select TV or CATV.

  • Page 13: Auto Search (Setting Tv Channels)

    You canset y ourTV to receive local T V channels (from an antenna) orCable T V channels (when y ouhave C able T V service). Then, use AutoSearch tosetupchannels thatare Picture available foryou. T his makes it easy f oryoutoselect only theavailable TV stations when youpress CH+ orCH-.

  • Page 14: Manual Channel Tuning

    Manual Channel Tuning a llows y outo search forchannels thatmay have been missed during theAuto Search. For example, if youarelooking f orachannel between 60and Picture 70, s tart t hesearch atchannel 60andgoup. Press MENU tosee themain menu. Press CH+ orCH-to highlight Setup. Press OKtoenter t heSetup submenu, TV/CATV ishighlighted.

  • Page 15: Favorite Channel Setting

    You canstore fivechannels youprefer i ntotheFavorite List and recall these channels easily b ypressing theFAV button ontheremote c ontrol. Picture Press M ENU to see themain menu, Press C H+ orCH-tohighlight Setup. Press O Ktoenter t heSetup submenu. f ®65 Press C H+ orCH-repeatedly tohighlight Favorite List.

  • Page 16: Adding Or Erasing Channels

    You canadd orerase c hannels fromthelistintheTV's memory. Picture Press MENU tosee themain menu, Press CH+ orCH-to highlight Setup. Press OKtoenter t heSetup submenu, TV/CATV ishighlighted, Press VOL+ orVOL- t oselect TVorCATV ( whichever youhave). Details areonpage 66© Press CH+ orCH-repeatedly tohighlight Channel. 6456©...
  • Page 17 To adjust your T V picture, select achannel and follow the steps b elow: Picture Press M ENU to see themain menu. Color Picture ishighlighted. Press O K toenter t hePicture submenu. Press OH+ or OH- repeatedly to highlight your choice: Color, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Tint,...

  • Page 18: Preset Picture Mode

    This function e nables youtochoose preset video settings for different types ofprograms and viewing c onditions. Most picture s ettings arepreset atthefactory t oautomatically adjust theTV's B rightness, Color, Contrast, andSharpness. Press PRESETS ontheremote c ontrol. The current Personal preset picture setting w ill appear onthescreen. Normal Press PRESETSrepeatedly to select Personal, Normal, Bright,...

  • Page 19: Clock

    Follow these steps t osettheclock. Picture Press MENU to see the main menu. Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Time. Press OK to enter the Time submenu. Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to highlight Clock. Press VOL+ or VOL- to change the time in minutes. Press and hold VOL+ or VOL- to change the time quickly in 10 minute increments;...

  • Page 20: On-Timer

    To turnontheTV to aspecific channel ataspecific time, u se theOn-Timer. Before y oubegin, settheclock correctly. Details areonpage 18. Picture Press MENU tosee themain menu. Press CH+ orCH-to highlight Time. Press OKtoenter t heTime submenu. Press CH+ orCH-repeatedly tohighlight TV/CATV. Press VOL+ o rVOL- t oselect TVorCAW, depending onwhether youhave Cable T V service ornot.Details are onpage 11.

  • Page 21: Off-Timer

    To turn offthe TV at a specific time every day, use the Off- Timer. Before you begin, you must set the clock correctly. Details are on page 18. Picture Press MENU to see the main menu. Time Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Time. Press OK to enter the Time submenu.

  • Page 22: Closed Caption

    Closed captioning (CC) lets youread thevoice content ofTV programs ontheTV screen. Designed to help thehearing impaired, on-screen textboxes willshow dialog, Picture conversation, andactivity during TV programming, Press MENU to see the main menu. Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Preferences. Press OK to enter the Preferences submenu.

  • Page 23: Sleep Timer

    The Sleep T imer turns offtheTV withinanamount oftime youspecify (10-120 m inutes f rom thecurrent time). Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep timer from 120 to 10 minutes in lO-minute decrements, Sleep: press After setting the sleep timer, SLEEP once to display the remaining time.

  • Page 24: Parental Lock

    Parental Lock processes program content advisories frombroadcasters. Parental Lock c anrespond tothecontent advi- sories a nd block objectionable content (offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc,) T his isa great f eature t o censor thetype ofprogramming children G: General Audience - All ages "I'V-Y All children - Appropriate...

  • Page 25: Changing Your Password

    Over t henext f ewpages, you'll l earn how toblock programs and understand therating terms forcertain b roadcasts. First set y ourpassword. Picture Press M ENU to see themain menu. Preferences Press C H+ orCH-to highlight Preferences. Press O Ktoenter t hePreferences submenu.

  • Page 26: Blocking Programming With Movie Ratings

    There a retwotypes ofratings f orParental Lock. One is based o nmovie industry r atings. The otherisbased o nTV industry r atings. Both canbeused t ocensor programming. Picture Let's f irstlook attheMPAA Rating o ptions o fParental Lock. Press MENU tosee themain menu. P refe re rices Press CH+ orCH-to highlight Preferences.

  • Page 27: Blocking Programming With Tv Ratings

    Some p rogram ratings a re based o nTV industry r atings a s described below. []MPAA ratin Press M ENU to see themain menu. QTV parental guidelines Press C H+ or CH-tohighlight Preferences. Press O K toenter t hePreferences submenu.

  • Page 28: Parental Lock Blocking Options

    Aftersetting y ourpassword Parental Lock also offers t hese special blocking options. Picture Press MENU tosee themain menu. Press CH+ orCH-to highlight Preferences. Preferences Press OKtoenter t hePreferences submenu. Press CH+ orCH-repeatedly tohighlight Par. (Parental) Control. Press OKtodisplay thepassword screen. Press the Number buttons to enter your four-digit...

  • Page 29: Child Lock

    Child lockallows youto lock thebuttons o nthefrontpanel oftheTV. Picture Press M ENU to see themain menu. Press C H+ orCH-to highlight Preferences. Preferences Press O Ktoenter t hePreferences submenu. Press C H+ orCH-repeatedly tohighlight FPA (Front Panel) Lock. Press VOL+ or VOL- to turn on or off FPA Lock. Choose On to disable all the buttons on the front of the TV, FPA Lock On will appear on the TV screen each time you press the buttons on the front of the TV.

  • Page 30: Sound Mode Selection

    Model 2 4V511T: This feature isavailable withthismodel only. Y ou canpreset sound m ode t hatbest s uits yourcurrent programming among P ersonal, Theater, Concert and Speech, Picture Press MENU tosee themain menu. Press CH+ orCH-to highlight Sound. Sound Mode Press OKtoenter t heSound s ubmenu.

  • Page 31: Sound Adjustments

    Model 24V511T: This feature isavailable withthismodel only, Y ou canadjust thelowfrequency (Bass) orhigh frequency (Treble). You canalso adjust theBalance to Picture increase thevolume o ftheleftand rightsound c hannels, Press M ENU to see themain menu. Press C H+ orCH-tohighlight Sound. Press O Ktoenter t heSound s ubmenu, db64b Press C H+ orCH-repeatedly tohighlight Volume,...

  • Page 32: Surround

    Model 2 4V511T: This feature isavailable withthismodel only. W hen stereo s ignals areavailable, thisfunction enhances thestereo s patial effect, Picture Press M ENU tosee themain menu. Press CH+ orCH-to highlight Sound. Surround Press OKtoenter t heSound s ubmenu. Press CH+ orCH-repeatedly to highlight Surround. Press VOL+ o rVOL- t oturnthisoption onoroff, Press M ENU repeatedly toexitthemenu orthemenu willautomatically disappear...

  • Page 33: Stereo And Second Audio Program

    Model 24V511T: This feature isavailable withthismodel only, M ulti-channel Sound ( MTS) broadcasts enhance TV viewing b ybringing y ouprograms withhigh fidelity stereo oATv sound, MTS also provides anextra channel called theSecond MONO STEREO Audio Program ( SAP), which broadcasters canuse totrans- mitasecond language orforother p urposes.
  • Page 34 This feature enables you to store personal messages and can be used as a reminder. Press NOTEPAD to display the notebook screen. Press CAPS repeatedly to toggle the entry mode between uppercase or lowercase letters. Use number buttons to enter letters, numbers, or some special symbols.

  • Page 35: Calendar

    Calendar enables you to look up the date easily. Press CALENDAR to display the calendar. _2 Press VOL+ or VOL- to display a previous or future month, e.g. MAY. Press CH+ or CH- to to display a previous or future year, e.g. 2004. Press MENU repeatedly to exit the menu or the menu will automatically disappear within a few seconds if no buttons are...

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    For details about this service, call 1-888-206-3359. For additional assistance while using your RCA product, please visit www.rca.com/customersupport. TV Problems "IV won't turn on Make sure the TV is plugged Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is "live"...

  • Page 37: Care And Cleaning

    RCA Television Service Center the labor charges to repair your television. • Pay any Authorized RCA Television Service Center for the new oh at our option, refurbished replacement parts and picture tubes required to repair your television, How you get service: •...
  • Page 38 • Damage from images burnt onto the screen. • A television that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes. • A television purchased or serviced outside the U.S.A. • Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage. Product registration: •...
  • Page 39 Visit the RCA website at www.rca.com Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product. Technology, Inc. 10330 North Meridian Street...

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