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RCA F35750 Owner's Manual

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ilCR
Color TV
Owner's
Manual
First-Time
Ooeration
vD:_2:4
Accessories,
and O rde r .Form
pp. ,44-46

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  • Page 1 Color TV ilCR Owner's Manual First-Time Ooeration vD:_2:4 Accessories, and O rde r .Form pp. ,44-46...
  • Page 2 Note to Cable TV Installer: This reminder is provided to call WARNING: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not your attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical expose this TV to rain or moisture. Code (Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1) which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in If you suspect that liquid has entered...
  • Page 3 • Cable-TV Operation ................Component Connections • Standard VCR ..................35-36 • S-VHS (Super VHS) VCR..............• Remote Buttons That Control RCA VCRs ..........• Controlling Other Brands of VCRs ........... _..38 recomm¢, • Camcorder ....................• Computers and Other Equipment ............
  • Page 4 The steps below will help you get your TV connected Connect antenna or cable-TV system. working quickly. The page numbers on which you can find Most antenna or cable-TV :systems can be connected as show here. detailed instructions for each of these steps are also listed for your convenience.
  • Page 5 5. Turn on TV, adjust the volume, and select a channel. 6. AutoProgram the TV's channel memory. • Press the TV button on the To start the TV autoprogramming Bl"V_on remote to turn on the TV. itself, press the MENU button C,ANNEL When using the remote, repeatedly to select SETUP MENU...
  • Page 6 7. Set the clock. 3. To see the setup menu, repeatedly press MENU to select SETUP MENU and then press +. Repeatedly press 1. Repeatedly press the MENU button to select the SETUP MENU to select desired function and then press + or - to MENU and then press +.
  • Page 7 Shown here 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 CH ,'_ VOLY VOLA POWER •...
  • Page 8 Time Channel Sleep Timer (blue for ANTA and yellow for ANT B) Channel Label Parental Control Captioning MUTE Commercial Skip Channel Label Time Display This display appears when you label a channel. Details are This display appears (after the clock is set) whenever you on page 20.
  • Page 9 -- Installing/Replacing" Batteries Before attempting to operate your remote control, install the batteries as shown here. The remote control produces invisible (infrared) beam that travels in a straight line much like the beam of a flashlight. For this reason, when operating the remote control, you must point it directly at the front...
  • Page 10 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 11 Only the buttons that are used to control the TV are described here. The rest of the buttons are used to operate VCRs (pages 37-38), cable-TV boxes (page 33), and audio equipment (page 42). VCR1 VCR2 CABLE © CHANNI VOLUM ®...
  • Page 12 DISPLAY Button MENU Button and -4+ Buttons • Displays time (if clock has been set) and channel number on the • Press MENU repeatedly until the menu you want to display is TV screen. selected, then press + or -. Next press MENU repeatedly to •...
  • Page 13 Any time you're watching a TV program (or a VCR tape through your TV), you'll be able to use the special features described below. Note: The remote must be in the "TV Mode" before the FRZ and ZOOM buttons will function.
  • Page 14 The channel guide feature lets you display a still picture of several channels at the same time so you can quickly review what programs are available. Note: Channels 2-13 were programmed into the channel memory at the factory. These are the channels that will appear ZOOM Buttons during channel guide unless you autoprogram...
  • Page 15 1, Repeatedly press M ENU 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 16 1. Repeatedly press M ENU 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 17 -Turning On SRS (0) Your TV includes a feature called SRS (0)* (Sound Retrieval System) 3. Press MENU button to select next 1. Repeatedly press the MENU button to which brings dimensional realism to menu item called SRS WIDTH. select AUDIO MENU, press +, and both stereo and mono broadcasts.
  • Page 18 The CAPTIONING feature lets you display as text on the screen the audio 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select SETUP MENU portion of certain programs encoded with the Closed Captioning (CC) and then press + or - to display the setup menu. information.
  • Page 19 The CAPTIONING feature lets - Setting Closed Captioning (with or without remote) you display the audio portion of a 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select The screen will begin to display the 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 display setup functions.
  • Page 20 By setting the Sleep Timer, you - Setting Sleep Timer (with or without remote) can program your TV to turn itself 4. The sleep timer will begin to count 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select off after a certain period of time down to zero.
  • Page 21 Bysettingthealarm, y oucan Setting the Alarm program the TV to turn on and/or off to turn off by itself and not turn on, 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select by itself. you can disable the ON TIME by SETUP MENU, and then press + or - pressing - until the word to display setup functions.
  • Page 22 The labeling feature lets you program Labeling Channels (with remote only) names (or labels) for the channel Then press + to move to the next 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select numbers. The name you program letter frame. Pressing - moves you SETUP MENU, and then press + or - back to the previous letter frame.
  • Page 23 -Activating Parental Control (with remote only) PARENTAL CTRL and CHAN CTRL functions let you lock any 2. To lock channels, press the MENU The PARENTAL CTRL and the CHAN button to select the CHAN CTRL channels you choose so they cannot CTRL functions work hand-in-hand.
  • Page 24 Thechannel memory is thelist of TV AutoProgramming Channels into Channel Memory channel numbers y ourTV will stop --(with or without remote) onwhenyoupress the CHANNEL 3. Press either + or- to begin 1. Connect home antenna(s) or cable- or down button. You can program autoprogramming.
  • Page 25 Changing Antenna Input Your TV has two separate antenna inputs on the back (labeled ANT A (without remote) (with remote) and ANT B) that allow you to connect two different signal sources if 1. Press the ANT (Antenna) button on 1.
  • Page 26 -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 27 -Setting Up Cable Box Channel (with or without remote) The CABLE CHAN function lets you 3. Press the + button to program the program to which channel the TV 1. Repeatedly press MENU to select the channel number you selected into SETUP MENU, and then press + or - will automatically tune when you...
  • Page 28 After you have connected another video source (such as Changing Channels (PIP) a VCR or camcorder) to INPUTS 1 or INPUTS 2 on To change channels on the picture from the TV, press the your TV (as shown on pages 35, 36, or 39), you are TV button on the remote, and then press either the ready to display picture-in-picture.
  • Page 29 Whenever you have the picture-in-picture feature activated as described on the previous page, you can move, enlarge, reduce, freeze, or switch the big and little pictures as desired. SWAP Button ZOOM Buttons SWAP Arrow Buttons FRZ (Freeze) Button Press and hold one of the four arrow buttons to move the small picture in that direction.
  • Page 30 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 polarizexl. The plug should fit in the (VCRs), camcorders, and audio components are available.
  • Page 31 SELECT OUT Jacks-provide fixed-level audio and video output from whatever is displayed on the TV ® screen (except signal from S-VIDEO connector). Provide CAUTION audio and video signals suitable for recording. TO AVOID DAMAGE: 1. DO NOT CONNECT Can be used for several applications such as: SPEAKER OUTPUT TO A SEPARATE...
  • Page 32 Antenna Ad CONVERTER VHFKIHF 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 fiat twin-lead cable for UHF (channels 14-69), connect them to your set like this:...
  • Page 33 ANTA input whenever the channel numbers are blue. Be sure to leave the * Optional accessories are available from most RCA dealers and decoder box set to the scrambled channel, and remember to electronics supply stores.
  • Page 34 VCR to the TV as shown on pages 37-38. The VCR must be turned on and tuned to the output channel of the cable box (usually 2, 3, or 4) for picture-in-picture viewing. * Optional accessories are available from most RCA dealers electronics supply stores.
  • Page 35 07,08 Philips ..........07,08,19,26,28,29,32,33,40,41 Cablestar ..................07.08 Pioneer ..................18,20 Randtek ..................07,08 Eagle ....................Eastern International ............... RCA ....................General Instrument ........04,05,15,23,24,25,30,36 Regal ................... 12,13 Hamlin ................... 12,13,34 Regency ..................... 02 Hitachi ..................37,43 Scientific Atlanta ................
  • Page 36 Scrambled Cable-TV Channels Your new TV is designed to receive up Some cable-TV companies do not follow the EIA/NCTA standards and instead Some cable companies offer "premium- to 181 channels in the U.S.A. including 125 non-scrambled cable channels (see assign their own channel identification. pay"...
  • Page 37 Note: Youcan program your TV to automatically selectthe proper VCR input channel (91 or 92) when you press the VCRI or VCR2button. Details are on page 24. * Optional accessories are available from most RCA dealers and electronics supply stores.
  • Page 38 SELECT OUT jacks for recording. • You can program your TV to automatically select channel 90 * Optional accessories are available from most RCA dealers and when you press the VCRI or VCR2 button. Details are on electronics supply stores.
  • Page 39 TV and up to two compatible RCA VCRs. two RCA VCRs is in the note on the next page. To control a compatible RCA VCR, first press the VCRI or If you have another brand of VCR, you can probably also VCR2 button to put the remote in the "'VCR mode".
  • Page 40 Hitachi ........05,35,36 Wards ..........06,25 Quasar .._ ......... Instant Replay ........Yamaha ........ 02.14,16,30 RCA ......00,05,07,28,35,37 JCPenney ....02,05,08,14,16,30 Zenith ..........I 1,17 Realistic ......02,06,08,12,15 JVC ........02,14,16,30 Note: Refer to the information sheet packed with your remote control for the latest list of brand names and code numbers.
  • Page 41 S-VHS or Standard VHS Camcorder (This connection allows you to play back tapes in the camcorder and watch them on the TV.) AUOIO sv.soable Back of TV _o_,_-_o,. (sometimesa separatecable that attaches directly tocamcorder) A V OUT Jack with Camcorder) (Audio/Video Out) An S-VHS or standard camcorder can be connected directly to...
  • Page 42 • 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 COMPUTER #AH069G) OR TV GAME * Optional accessories are availablefrom most RCA dealers or electronics supply stores.
  • Page 43 Audio Amplifier AUtO Audio/Video Cables* (such as RCA AH069G) ..t_'_-(_) _'''0''_'_ Back of TV Connection: If your stereo amplifier is not part of a "system" that has its own remote, connect it to the TV as shown here. If the stereo Connect the "L"...
  • Page 44 -Programming Remote to Control Audio Equipment Thedigitalremote control thatcame packed withyourTV is also capable o f 1. Refer to the chart below to find the Operating Notes: controlling acompatible audio code number that corresponds After the AUDIO button is programmed, the component.
  • Page 45 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 46 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 Cables...
  • Page 47 See your local RCA dealer for details. This cabinet is not available mail order. Prices are subject to change without notice Total Merchandise ($10 Minimum Order) ...
  • Page 48 To order accessories, contact your local dealer. Charge your order on your VISA If a dealer is not nearby, you can also follow the directions or MasterCard below to order by telephone or direct-by-mail. filling in below United States and Canada Orders USE YOUR CREDIT CARD...
  • Page 49 They also could save youthe cost o fadiagnosis not covered byyourwarranty. Before y oucall o rtake yourunittoanAuthorized RCA TV Servicenter, lookbelow forthetype oftrouble y ouare If yourunitisoutofwarranty, these c hecks a nd adjustments experiencing. Then perform thesimple c hecks and adjustments could save youthe cost o fanunneeded diagnosis.
  • Page 50 Can'tselect c ertain 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 51 • Turn on the CAPTIONING function. No closed captioning • TV program does not have closed captioning. • Closed captioning is temporarily turned off when using the channel guide and the special features of freeze and zoom. Details are on pages 11 and 12. •...
  • Page 52 Toclean thescreen, youcanwipeit with adampsoft DustTV asrequired, usinga softclothor thedusting cloth. (A verydiluted, m ildsoap canbeused attachment of yourvacuum cleaner. O ccasionally on the vacuum theventilation slotsin thecabinet t ohelpassure screen if it is extremely dirty.) You can also use a non- adequate ventilation.
  • Page 53 Closed Captioning ............. 16,17 + and - Buttons ............ 3,4,5,10,13-25 CLOCK SET Function ............4,16 Accessories ..............44,45,46 COLOR Adjustment ............... Adding Channels to Memory ..........Commercial Skip ..............ALARM Function ............... 16,19 Commercial Skip Display ............Amplifier ................41,42 Compatible Components ............
  • Page 54 SHARPNESS Adjustment ............OFF/ON Button ..........8,10,33,37,38,42 SLEEP Display ..............6,18 ON TIME Function ..............SLEEP TIMER Function ........... 16,18 On-Screen Displays ..............Sleep Timer Display ............... ON/OFF Button ..........8,10,33,37,38,42 Sleep Timer, Clearing ............. Optional Accessories ............ 44,45,46 Sound Retrieval System (e) ..........10,15 Order Form (Accessories) ..........
  • Page 56 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.