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RCA Television User Manual

RCA Television User Manual

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  • Page 1 Television User's Guide Changing Entertainment. Again.

  • Page 2: Important Information

    Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card (packed separately) and return it immediately. For U.S. customers: Your RCA Consumer Electronics product may also be registered at www.rca.com/ productregistration. Registering this product allows us to contact you if needed.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect ............... 3 Protect Against Power Surges ................3 Protect Components from Overheating ............3 Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference ........3 Important Stand and Base Safety Information ..........3 Use Indirect Light ....................
  • Page 4 Table of Contents USA V-Chip TV Rating Limit ................18 Blocking Specific Content Themes ..............19 Viewing Specific Content Themes ..............20 Blocking Canadian V-Chip Ratings ..............20 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit ................20 V-Chip Exempt Program Block ................. 21 V-Chip Active ....................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Connections & Setup

    Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect Protect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet. • Turn off the TV and/or component before you connect or disconnect any cables. •...
  • Page 6 Connections & Setup TV (back panel) VIDEO AUDIO OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT TV ANT L/MONO AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO IN From Cable or Antenna VIDEO S-VIDEO 1. Connect your DVD Player to your TV. A. Connect the audio (white and red) cables to the R and L/MONO AUDIO jacks on the back of the TV and to the Audio Output jacks on the DVD player.

  • Page 7: Explanation Of Jacks

    Connections & Setup Explanation of Jacks This section describes the jacks you can use to make connections. There are several ways to connect components to your TV. TV ANT Lets you connect a coaxial cable to receive the signal from the antenna, cable, cable box, or if using the example on page 4, a VCR.

  • Page 8: The Front Of Your Tv

    Connections & Setup The Front of Your TV Front Input Jacks The TV has front input jacks for your convenience: one set of audio/video inputs. To access the component you connected to the front of the TV, press the INPUT button on your remote until FRNT appears on the screen.

  • Page 9: Plug In The Tv

    Connections & Setup Plug in the TV Plug the end of the power cord into a grounded wall outlet. Insert the plug completely into the outlet. Put batteries in the remote • Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the remote by pushing down on and sliding off the cover.

  • Page 10: Complete Auto Channel Search

    Connections & Setup Complete Auto Channel Search AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH This part of the setup allows the TV to search for all channels Go Back viewable through your antenna or cable TV system. This is Signal Type Cable. . . sometimes called auto programming.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: Using The Remote Control

    Chapter 2: Using the Remote Control Indicator Button Descriptions for TV Mode Arrows Used to highlight different items in the TV menu and to adjust the menu ON OFF controls. Indicator Indicates the programming mode when programming the remote to control components.

  • Page 12: Using The Input Button

    The universal remote can be programmed to operate most button DVD and brands of remote controllable components. The remote is VCR buttons already programmed to operate most RCA, GE, and Proscan MUTE GO BACK components. Notes: The TV button can’t be programmed on this remote. CLEAR...

  • Page 13: Using The Remote Control

    Using the Remote Control Using Automatic Code Search The following instructions can be used to program the remote to operate each of your components. If you want to stop the automatic code search without programming any of your components, press CLEAR until the indicator light on the remote turns off.

  • Page 14: How To Use The Remote After You've Programmed It

    Using the Remote Control How to Use the Remote After You’ve Programmed It Because this universal remote can operate several different components it uses operational modes triggered by the component buttons. For example, if you want the remote to operate the TV, you would press the TV button to put the remote into TV mode before you could operate the TV.
  • Page 15 Quartz ..................2011 Sanyo ..................3014 Quasar ............... 2021, 2022, 2125 Sony ..............3006, 3015, 3016 RCA ...... 2000, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2021, 2055, 2056, Toshiba ..............3007, 3017, 3020 ....2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, Zenith ..................3018 .......

  • Page 16: Chapter 3: Using The Tv's Features

    Chapter 3: Using the TV’s Features Channel Banner There are several items that might appear on-screen when you press the TV or INFO button on the remote. This display is called the Channel Banner. The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen (left to right and top to bottom).

  • Page 17: Parental Controls And V-Chip

    Using the TV’s Features 4. Choose which channel you want to set: Set VCR1 Lets you set up the channel the TV tunes to when you press the VCR button. Set VCR2 Not available with your remote control. Set SAT/CABLE Not available with your remote control. Set DVD Lets you set up the channel the TV tunes to when you press the DVD button.

  • Page 18: How V-Chip Works

    Using the TV’s Features How V-Chip Works V-Chip reads the program’s age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V), Adult Language (L), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains, you will receive the message This channel has not been approved for viewing.

  • Page 19: Canadian French V-Chip Rating System

    Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent, discreet, of low intensity and will show the consequences of the acts.

  • Page 20: Usa V-Chip Tv Rating Limit

    Using the TV’s Features USA V-Chip TV Rating Limit PARENTAL CONTROL The V-Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide which TV Go Back programs can and cannot be viewed. V-Chip active . . . USA V-Chip To set TV programming limits: .

  • Page 21: Blocking Specific Content Themes

    Using the TV’s Features Blocking Age-Based Ratings Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based rating level. TV-MA Mature Audience Only To block programs with higher ratings: TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned 1. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want...

  • Page 22: Viewing Specific Content Themes

    Using the TV’s Features Viewing Specific Content Themes If you block specific content themes, you have the option of going back and changing some of the content themes back to (V) View: 1. Determine the content themes you want to change to (V) View. 2.

  • Page 23: V-Chip Exempt Program Block

    The remote still tunes to any channel. When using this as a Parental Control method, remove access to any remote that is capable of operating the television. 1. From the PARENTAL CONTROL menu, press the up or down arrow button to highlight Lock Fr.

  • Page 24: Chapter 4: Using The Tv's Menu System

    Chapter 4: Using the TV’s Menu System Sound Menu SOUND Go Back Treble Increases or decreases the treble. Treble Bass Increases or decreases the bass. Bass Balance Balance Press the right arrow to increase the audio output Sound Type Stereo . . . in the right speaker;...

  • Page 25: Setup Menu

    Using the TV’s Menu System When you change any of these picture settings, the Picture Preset changes to Personal. Use the left or right arrow button to make adjustments. To return to the PICTURE menu, press the up or down arrow button. Setup Menu SETUP Auto Ch.

  • Page 26: Parental Control Menu

    Using the TV’s Menu System CC Display Lets you choose the way closed captioning information is shown on the screen. Off No captioning information displayed. On Captioning information always appears, when available. Muted=On Displays captioning information, when available, whenever the TV’s sound is muted by pressing the MUTE button. The captioning information is not displayed when the sound is not muted.

  • Page 27: Chapter 5: Other Information

    Note for U.S. customers: If you prefer, we can provide you with the name of an Authorized Service Representative who will visit your home for a fee to install your electronic entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation. For details about this service, call 1-888-206-3359. For additional assistance while using your RCA product, please visit www.rca.com/customersupport.

  • Page 28: Other Information

    Other Information Can’t select certain channel • Channel may be blocked or not approved through the V-Chip. • If using a VCR, check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on your VCR).

  • Page 29: Care And Cleaning

    Authorized RCA Television Service Center. If not, you must take your television to the Service Center location at your own expense, or pay for the cost the Service Center may charge to transport your television to and from your home.
  • Page 30 • Customer replacement fuses. • 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. • Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage.
  • Page 31 VCR or TV. The ends VH82 (6-ft) ON-LINE: Accessories may also be purchased at screw onto the www.rca.com/accessories (subject to availability). connectors for a secure BY PHONE: To place your order by phone, have your connection. Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card ready and call 1-800-338-0376.
  • Page 32 However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...

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