Digital Signal and Sound
The analog television broadcast system that has been used in the United States for the past 50 years transmits signals as
electronic waves. These waves can suffer degradation as the signal travels to your home. Additionally, the analog waves are
susceptible to interference from planes passing overhead, weather, and household appliances.
Digital signals, in contrast to analog signals, can be reproduced precisely because the images are transmitted and received
using the computer language of 1s and 0s. Such precision yields a signal that is capable of displaying studio-quality picture
and Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sound.
Part 3: Other Key Features of owning an RCA HDTV
There are other HDTV's on the market- even some that use DLP technology. But your RCA HDTV has been designed with
features that will enhance your TV viewing experience, and features that provide fl exibility to build on the digital revolution
that is taking place. A summary of your TV's most unique features follows. Go to Chapter 3 for more details on these and
additional features.
Integrated HDTV Tuner with Digital Cable Ready QAM
RCA was the fi rst to offer an integrated tuner with its HDTVs (which means there is no need for another box to receive
digital programming). Now, we've gone one better— your HDTV's tuner is digital cable ready (no need for a cable box
to view unscrambled digital cable programming). The CableCARD™ slot on your HDTV allows you to use a digital cable
card to access digital cable. The tuner is able to decode all 35 formats of digital television broadcasts, and it can interpret
unscrambled digital cable signals because it includes QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation).
Note: A digital cable card may be necessary to view scrambled (encrypted) channels. Contact your cable provider for
more information. Go to page 18 for more information.
TruScan Digital Reality
The intelligent signal processing of TruScan Digital Reality recognizes incoming video signals and progressively converts
them to achieve optimum digital picture performance. It also recognizes when original fi lm sources have been modifi ed
and can automatically convert the analog frame rate back to its original format to bring out the detail--a process commonly
referred to as reverse 3:2 pulldown.
Main Menu
Picture Quality
0
Go Back
Vibrant (Day)
1
Picture Settings
Natural
2
Picture Presets
Picture Presets
Cinematic (Night)
3
Videogame
Auto Color
Professional
4
Color Warmth
Personal
5
Noise Reduction
6
Green Stretch
7
Edge Enhancement
A change in this screen is applied to Input 3.
8
Contrast Expand
Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it.
9
Advanced Settings
Press 3to return to the menu.
Help text
CableCARD is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
User-friendly Features Help You Personalize Your TV
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You can customize your TV to fi t your viewing taste and match the lighting
Contrast
65%
Color
70%
where you watch TV by using Personal Presets and/or the automatic picture
Tint
55%
Black Level
60%
Sharpness
55%
quality settings: Vibrant (Day), Natural, Cinematic (Night), Videogame,
Auto Color
On
Color Warmth
Cool
Professional. You can adjust each input jack to a different setting and the TV
Noise Reduction
Frame Comb
Green Stretch
High
will automatically adjust the picture when you change inputs.
Edge Enhancement
Low
Contrast Expand
High
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Help Text: The elaborate, on-screen help text describes your TV's features
and explains how to use them.
Introduction
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