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RCA F27730 Owner's Manual

RCA F27730 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Color TV Owney_LLManual...
  • Page 2 Note to Cable TV Installer: This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical expose this TV to rain or moisture. WARNING: Code (Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1) o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in If you suspect that liquid has entered the TV, unplug it particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Component Connections • Standard VCR ..................30-31 • S-VHS (Super VHS) VCR ..............• Remote Buttons That Control RCA VCRs ..........• Controlling Other Brands of VCRs ............• Camcorder....................• Computers and Other Equipment ............• Audio Amplifier ..................
  • Page 4 Tlae steps below will help you get your TV connected 5. Turn on TV, adjust the volume, select a channel. working quickly. • Press the TV button on the remote to turn on the TV. Unpack TV and accessories. When using the remote, Number-- Shown here axe the accessories that came packed with your TV.
  • Page 5 Review menus. Adjust PICTURE TILT switches if necessary.* Some TV models have an extra 1. To see the video menu, repeatedly press MENU button to select .,G.1----I large color picture tube. The VIDEO MENU and then press +. iX _ I Repeatedly press MENU to select _=_ _ effects of geomagnetism...
  • Page 6 Sthownhere is the front panel control. You can use either the front panel controls or the remote control to operate the TV. When using the remote control, point it toward the screen. MENU CH v MENU Button POWER Button • Press repeatedly until the menu you want to display is •...
  • Page 7 Time Channel Sleep Timer Channel Label Parental Control : ..Captioning MUTE Commercial Skip Channel Label Time Display This display appears (after the clock is set) whenever you This display appears when you label a channel. Details are change channels or press the remote's TV or DISPLAY on page 19.

  • Page 8: Installing Batteries

    --Installing/Replacing Batteries Before attempting to operate your remote control, install the batteries as shown here. 'Hae remote control produces invisible (infrared) beam that travels in a straight line much as the beam of a flashlight. For this reason, when operating the remote control, you must point it directly at the front of the TV without objects between...

  • Page 9: Basic Operation Theory

    Basic Operation Theory Step 1 First press one of these five component buttons to tell remote which component you want to control. You can program each of these buttons to control most brands of equipment.* Step 2 Then press ON/OFF button to turn on that component.
  • Page 10 Only the buttons that are used to control the TV are de.,_cdbed here. The rest of the buttons are used to op._rate VCRs (pages 32-33), cable-TV boxes VCR! VCR2 (page 28), and audio equipment (page 27). VOLUME ® MUTE ® ®...

  • Page 11: Picture-In-Picture

    DISPLAY Button (Commercial Skip) Button • Use this buttonwhen you want to scan otherchannelsduringa • Displays time (if clock has been set) and channel number on the programbreak. TV screen. • When a breakoccurs,press USonce before changingchannels. • Quickly removes menus and displays from the screen. The TV will countdown 30 seconds on the screen and then automaticallyswitch channelsbackto the originalchannel.
  • Page 12 At"teryou connect another video source (like a VCR) to your • If the other source is connected to the TV's 1jacks, INPUT TV, you'll be able to display two different programs on the TV select TV channel 91 to see the signal. If you have at the same time.
  • Page 13 Whenever you have the picture-in-picture (PIP) feature activated as described on the previous page, you can move, freeze, or switch the big and little pictures as desired. IuTroN ON/OFFBUTTON BUTrON "FREEZEBUTTON W-.W MOVE Press and release MOVE to move the small ©...
  • Page 14 Repeatedly press MENU to select VIDEO MENU and then press + or - to display the video menu. The COLOR function adjusts the amount of color in the picture. Press + to increase color or press - to decrease color. The TINT function adjusts the color of flesh tones.
  • Page 15 Repeatedly press MENU to select AUDIO MENU and then press + or- to display the audio menu. The TREBLE function adjusts the high frequency audio. Press + to increase treble or press - to decrease treble. The BASS function adjusts the low frequency audio. Press + to increase bass, or press - to decrease bass.
  • Page 16 -Turning On SRS (0) _aurTV includes a feature called SRS (@)*(Sound Retrieval System) 3. Press MENU button to select next 1. Repeatedly press the MENU button to whichbrings dimensional realism to menu item called SRS WIDTH. select AUDIO MENU, press +, and bothstereo andmono broadcasts.
  • Page 17 Repeatedly press MENU to select SETUP MENU The CAPTIONING feature lets you display the audio portion of programs encoded with the Closed Captioning (CC) information as text on the screen. and then press + or - to display the setup menu. Four types of closed captioning are available.

  • Page 18: Setting Closed Captioning

    The CAPTIONING feature lets - Setting Closed Captioning (with or without remote) you display the audio portion of a The screen will begin to display the Repeatedly press MENU to select program as text on the TV screen. SETUP MENU, and then press + or - to TV program's audio portion as text This is useful to the hearing if the program has captioning.

  • Page 19: Setting The Sleep Timer

    By setting the Sleep Timer, you Setting Sleep Timer (with or without remote) can program your TV to turn itself 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select The sleep timer will begin to count off after a certain period of time down to zero.

  • Page 20: Setting The Alarm

    Bysetting thealarm, y oucan Setting the Alarm program the TV to turn on and/or off 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select to turn off by itself and not turn on, by itself. SETUP MENU, and then press + or - you can disable the ON TIME by pressing - until the word to display setup functions.

  • Page 21: Labeling Channels

    Thelabeling feature letsyouprogram Labeling Channels (with remote only) names ( orlabels) f or thechannel Then press + to move to the next 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select numbers. T hename youprogram letter frame. Pressing - moves you SETUP MENU, and then press + or - back to the previous letter frame.

  • Page 22: Parental Control

    -Activating Parental Control (with remote only) PARENTAL CTRL and CHAN C'fRL functions let you lock any 2. To lock channels, press the MENU The PARENTAL CTRL and the CHAN button to select the CHAN CTRL ch_amels you choose so they cannot CTRL functions work hand-in-hand.

  • Page 23: Channel Memory (Autoprogramming Channels)

    The channel memory is the list of TV I. AutoProgramming Channels into Channel Memory ch_mnel numbers your TV will stop --(with or without remote) on when you press the CHANNEL 3. Press either + or - to begin Connect home antenna(s) or cable- or down button.

  • Page 24: Setting Up Vcr Channels

    -Setting Up VCR Channels (with or without remote) The VCR 1 CHAN function lets you 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select 4. If you have another VCR connected program to which channel the TV SETUP MENU, and then press + or - to the TV, press MENU to select the will automatically tune when you...

  • Page 25: Setting Up Cable Box Channel

    -Setting Up Cable Box Channel (with or without remote) "H_e CABLE CHAN function lets you program to which channel the TV 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select the 3. Press the + button to program the will automatically tune when you SETUP MENU, and then press + or - channel number you selected into to display the setup functions.
  • Page 26 The power cords on your RCA components are "polarized" (one Compatible Components blade is wider than the other). Be sure the extension cord or A wide variety of compatible RCA Video Cassette Recorders multiple adapter is also polarized. The plug should fit in the (VCRs), camcorders, and audio components are available.
  • Page 27 SELECT OUT Jacks-provide fixed-level audio and video output from whatever is displayed on the TV screen (see notes below). Provide audio and video CAUTION signals suitable for recording. TO AVOID DAMAGE: $. DO NOT CONNECT Can be used for several applications such as: SPEAKER OUTPUT TO A SEPARATE AMPLIFIER OR TO SPEAKERS...

  • Page 28: Home Antenna Connections

    Adlpter VHF/UHF Combination (such as RCA # 193983) -OR- If the antenna cables coming from your home antenna(s) are a 75-ohm round coaxial cable that carries VHF (channels 2-13) and a 300-ohm flat twin-lead cable for UHF (channels 14-69), connect them to your set like this:...
  • Page 29 Remember to tune your TV to the output channel of the converter box (usually 2, 3, or 4) when selecting channels via the converter box. * Optional accessory available from your RCA dealer or electronics supply store.
  • Page 30 07,08 Philips ..........07,08,19,26,28,29,32,33,40,41 Cablestar ..................07,08 Pioneer ..................18,20 Eagle ....................Randtek ..................07,08 Eastern International ............... RCA ....................General Instrument ........04,05, i5,23,24,25,30,36 Regal ................... 12,13 Hamlin ................... 12,13,34 Regency ................... Hitachi ..................37,43 Scientific Atlanta ................ 03,22 Jerrold ............
  • Page 31 Scrambled Cable-TV Channels Some cable-TV companies do not follow Your new TV is designed to receive up the EIA/NCTA standards and instead Some cable companies offer "premium- to 181 channels in the U.S.A. including assign their own channel identification. pay" channels in which the signal is 12.';...
  • Page 32 Note: You can program your TV to automatically select the proper VCR input channel (91 or 92) when you press the VCR 1 or VCR 2 * Optional accessories are available from most RCA dealers and button. Details are on page 22.

  • Page 33: S-Vhs (Super Vhs) Vcr

    Note: Remember to also connect the video cable for picture-in- The word S.VIDEO will appear on the TV when you select picture viewing or if you plan to use the SELECT OUT jacks for Channel 90. * Optional accessories are available from most RCA dealers and electronics supply stores.
  • Page 34 RCA VCRs. two RCA VCRs is in the note on the next page. To control a compatible RCA VCR, first press the VCR1 or If you have another brand of VCR, you can probably also VCR2 button to put the remote in the "VCR mode".
  • Page 35 06,25 Instant Replay ........08 Quasar ..........Yamaha ........ 02,14,16,30 JCPenney ....02,05,08,14,16,30 RCA ......00,05,07,28,35,37 Zenitlh ..........I I, i7 JVC ........02,14,16,30 Realistic ......02,06,08,12,15 Note: Refer to the information sheet packed with your remote control for the latest list of brand names and code numbers.

  • Page 36: Camcorder

    S-VHS or Standard VHS Camcorder (This connection allows you to play back tapes in the camcorder and watch them on the TV.) S-V.SOab,e Back of TV HI--_ - Ore"- SE_'f (sometimes a separate cable that attaches directly to camcorder) AV,OUTJack (Usually Supplied _0_o (Audio/VideoOut)

  • Page 37: Computers And Other Equipment

    • If you connected the computer to the TV's INPUT 2 jacks, ® select channel 92 on the TV so you can see whatever signal is coming from the computer. Audio/Video Cables (such as RCA #AH069G) OR TV GAME...

  • Page 38: Audio Amplifier

    Cassette Tape Deck Audio Amplifier *u=o Back of "rv AudioNideo Cables* (such as RCA AH069G) STEREO AMPLIFIER Connection: If your stereo amplifier is not part of a "system" that has its Connect the "L" and "R" HI FI OUT jacks to the corresponding own remote, connect it to the TV as shown here.

  • Page 39: Programming Remote To Control Audio Equipment

    -Programming Remote to Control Audio Equipment Tile digital remote control that came packed with your TV is also capable of 1. Refer to the chart below to find the Operating Notes: controlling a compatible audio code number that corresponds After the AUDIO button is programmed, the component.
  • Page 40 Caution: Do not connect external speakers to more than one audio source at a time. You can connect a set of speakers to either the TV or the Amplifier but not to both at the same time. If you connect the same speakers to both the TV and the amplifier, you will damage your equipment.
  • Page 41 Remote Control (205501) Th:is is the remote that came packed with your TV. You can use the order form to ordLer i t direct by mail if desired. G:I=:1:D Skaple Touch'- Remote Control (2O6800) This is an optional remote that can be used to turn your set on/off, change ch_Lnnels, and adjust volume.
  • Page 42 To order accessories, contact your local dealer. If a dealer is not nearby, you can also follow the directions below to order by telephone or direct-by-mail. United States and Canada Orders To place your order by phone, have your Visa or MasterCard ready and call the toll-free number listed below between 8AM and 8PM Eastern Standard Time.
  • Page 43 (VCR's), camcorders, and audio components Shielded cable for connecting AUDIO and available. Check with your dealer for details. Other VIDEO jacks. Has an RCA-type phono components can also be connected to your TV. Refer to plug on each end. Gold-Tipped...
  • Page 44 Before you call or take your unit to an Authorized RCA TV Servicenter, look below for the type of trouble you are If your unit is out of warranty, these checks and adjustments could save you the cost of an unneeded diagnosis.
  • Page 45 Can't select certain channel • Channel may not be in Channel Memory. Try pressing number buttons. • If using VCR, check to make sure TV/VCR switch on VCR is in correct position. • To select cable channels 100 thru 128, press number button 1 until l-- appears.
  • Page 46 • Turnonthe CAPTIONING function. Noclosed captioning • TV program does not have closed captioning. Blackbarsappear onthescreen Turn off the CAPTIONING function. Dust TV as required, using a soft cloth or the dusting To clean the screen, you can wipe it with a damp soft attachment of your vacuum cleaner.

  • Page 47: Monitor Panel

    HI FI OUT Jacks ......225,26 SLEEP TIMER Function ....15,17 + and - Buttons ....2,3,4,9,17-23 Home Antenna ........Sleep Timer Display ......Accessories ........ 39,40,41 ID Button ........27,36 Sleep Timer, Clearing ......Adding Channels to Memory ....21 INPUT Button ........

  • Page 48: Limited Warranty

    What we will do: • Pay any Authorized RCA Television Servicenter the labor charges to repair your television. • Pay any Authorized RCA Television Servicenter for the new or, at our option, rebuilt replacement parts and picture tube required to repair your television.

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