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RCA PR42300 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Safety Information

    SAFETY INFORMATION TO REDUCETHE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. DO NOT OPEN This symbol indicates This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside the product that important instructions...

  • Page 3: Warnings And Safety Precautions

    IMPORTANTTIPS: WARNINGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CARING FoRYouR CINEMA SCREEN MONITOR The Cinema Screen monitor is designed and manufactured to provide long, trouble-free service. No maintenance other than cleaning is required. Use a soft dry cloth to clean the AVOID DAMAGE AND PROLONG OPERATING LIFE: panel.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Information ............Warnings and Safety Precautions ..........IMPORTANT TIPS: Caring for Your Cinema Screen Monitor ..2 Getting Started ..............Contents of the Package .............. Part Names and Functions - Front View ........Part Names and Functions - Back View ........

  • Page 5: System

    Your PC Or Macintosh Computer ......Mini D-sub 15 Pin VGA Signal Composition ....... Specifications ................Troubleshooting ................ The Cinema Screen Monitor Menu System ....... Supported Resolution ..............RCA Cinema Screen Display Limited Warranty ......Cinema Screen Accessories ............Index ..................

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS GETTING STARTED Welcome to the future!The Cinema Screen monitor combines advanced technology with sophisticated design to create a sleek, elegant monitor that fits unobtrusively into any environment - while still making a lasting impression. This first section contains all of the information you need to get your Cinema Screen monitor connected...

  • Page 7: Contents Of The Package

    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE Cinema Screen monitor Power cord RGB cable (Mini D-Sub 15-pin to Mini D-Sub 15- pin connector) Remote control unit with two AA batteries User's manual It is highly recommended that you have your Cinema Screen monitor installed by a professional.

  • Page 8: Part Names And Functions - Frontview

    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS - FRONTVIEw MENU. OK - If no menu is displayed brings up the INPUT• Go BACK- Switches the input in the following order: menu If a menu is displayed press to select a highlighted option VOLUME...

  • Page 9: External

    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS - BACKVIEW ....EX] SPEAKERL and R - Connect speakers here, EXTERNAL CONTROL - This terminal is used when the Cinema Screen monitor is controlled by external eclulDmen[ REMOTE CONTROL - This jack is for connecting a wired "emote wnmcn is primarily for commercial applications.

  • Page 10: Battery Installation

    Insert batteries. Make sure the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly. RepLacecover, CONNECTING RECEIVER RCA and PROSCAN HD (high definition) receivers come equipped with an Installing the batteries RGB output jack for optimum quality.

  • Page 11: Connecting Your Vcr Or Laserdisc Player

    Turn off the power to the monitor and VCR or laser disc player. Connect one end of your RCA cable to the video output connector the back of your VCR or laser disc player. Connect the other end to the video input on the monitor.

  • Page 12: Connecting Components To The Cinema Screen Monitor

    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING COMPONENTS TO THE CINEMA SCREEN MONITOR Personal computer with a digital RGB output To Mini D-Sub 15 pin connector on the PlasmaSync 4210W - Signal cable (supplied) IBM VGA or Compatibles RGD 1 R IlCr IIPr GIIY B IIcBIIPB H-SYNC...

  • Page 13: Connecting External Speakers To The Cinema Screen Monitor

    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EXTERNAL SPEAKERS* TO THE CINEMA SCREEN MONITOR The Cinema Screen monitor doesn't have internal speakers, so in order to get sound you must connect external speakers. External speakers can reproduce sound from VIDEO or RGB signal sources. External speakers may be connected directly to the SPEAKERS terminals...

  • Page 14: A Quick Tour Of The Remote Control

    MUTE AUX (auxiliary) You can program this button to control any one of the following: a cable box; most GE, RCA, and PROSCAN audio components; a laserdisc player; a VCR; or a satellite receiver. Press this button to operate the component...
  • Page 15 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS ON. OFF Toggles power on and off for the components that you have programmed. For example, if you are in VCR mode, turns VCR on and off. VCN1 ON.OFF MONITOR REVERSE, PLAY, FORWARD, STOP, PAUSE, RECORD (transport keys) Use with components programmed to work with your remote control...

  • Page 16: Using Your Remote Control

    PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE The universal remote control that came with your Cinema Screen monitor is already programmed to operate most RCA, GE, and PROSCAN VCRs, DVD players, laserdisc players, and satellite receivers. This remote is also capable of operating many other brands...

  • Page 17: How To Program The Remote

    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS TO PROGRAM THE REMOTE There are two ways to program the remote control: automatic code search and direct entry. USING AUTOMATIC CODE SEARCH Turn on the component you want the remote to operate (VCR, H D receiver, etc.) Press and hold the component button that corresponds...

  • Page 18: Using Direct Entry

    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS USING DIRECT ENTRY Turn on the component you want the remote to operate (the red light on the remote turns on). Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on the code list on the following pages.

  • Page 19: Programmable Codes For The Remote Control

    QuaAz ............2011 Denerallnstrument ........5003 2062,2118 Quasar ........2021, 2022, 2125 Hamlin ....5020,5021,5022,5035,5046 F_i ............. 2021,2!19 RCA 2000,2001,2003,2013,2021,2055, 2066, Hitachi ............5003 Funai ..........2002, 2026 2082,2083,2084,2065, 2066, 2067, 2088, 2089, Hytex ............5002 Garrard ............2026 2090,2091,2107,2115, 2120, 2125 Jasco ............
  • Page 20 ............. 5003 SATELLITE RECEIVER AUDIO SL Marx ............5014 Sprucer ............8052 Chapparal .......... 5086,5087 (For RCA and Dimensia brands onl_ Starcom ........8007, 8018, 8053 Drake ..........5058, 5059 AM/FM ............4003 Stargate ..........5014, 8018 GE ............5000,5001 Aux ..............
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  • Page 22: The Menu System

    THE MENU SYSTEM SETUP AND GETTING AROUND THE MENU SYSTEM CONNECTIONS There are several functions available for customizing Cinema Screen monitor to suit your viewing environment. The Cinema Screen monitor's on-screen menu system makes controlling the functions of your monitor simple.

  • Page 23: Basic Operations

    THE MENU SYSTEM BASIC OPERATIONS POWER To turn the monitor on and off: Plug the power cord into an active AC power outlet. Press the ON-OFF button on the remote control or the unit. The monitor's POWER/STAN DBY indicator turns green when the monitor is on.

  • Page 24: Navigating The Menus

    THE MENU SYSTEM NAVIGATING THE MENUS GUIDE INFO You can adjust monitor options through the Cinema Screen monitor's menu system. To access the main menu, press the MENU button on the remote control or MENU • OK on the front of the monitor. There are a few things you need to know to navigate through the menu...

  • Page 25: The Picture Quality Menu

    THE MENU SYSTEM THE PICTURE QUALITY MENU PICTUREMODE SETTING The Cinema Screen monitor has preset viewing modes that can be selected depending on your viewing environment. Each preset mode has the contrast, brightness and sharpness adjusted for a specific viewing situation.

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Picture Settings In Memory Mode

    THE MENU SYSTEM MEMORY ADJUSTING THE PICTURE SETTINGS IN MODE In MEMORY mode, you can set and save the following picture adjustments: CONTRAST - Changes the picture's contrast (between light and dark). BLACK LEVEL - Makes the picture lighter or darker. SHARPNESS - Changes the picture's sharpness.

  • Page 27: Setting The Colortemperature

    THE MENU SYSTEM SETTING COLORTEMPERATURE The color temperature setting controls how warm (red) or cool (blue) your picture is. The COLOR TEMP option has 4 settings: Normal Warm Pro (lets you select settings individually) Cool For regular viewing, Normal, Warm or Cool is recommended. The PRO setting is generally used only for professional...

  • Page 28: Reducing Noise In The Picture

    THE MENU SYSTEM REDUCING NOISE IN THE PICTURE Noise is a term used to describe extraneous bits of information in the signal that affect the clearness of the picture. You can use the Noise Reduction (NOISE REDUCE) setting if your reception is poor or when playing video tapes that have poor picture quality.

  • Page 29: The Sound Menu

    THE MENU SYSTEM THE AUDIO MENU The AUDIO menu allows you to adjust the treble, bass and left/right balance of your external speakers. BASS - Changes the level of low frequency sound. TREBLE - Changes the level of high frequency sound.
  • Page 30 THE MENU SYSTEM THE SCREEN MENU The SCREEN menu allows you to set the monitor to automatically select the correct mode for viewing a particular movie and to change the positions of on-screen menus. SELECTING AVIEWING SIZE When viewing with a component other than...
  • Page 31 THE MENU SYSTEM ADJUSTING THE PICTURE POSITION AND SIZE The SCREEN menu lets you adjust the position and size of the picture. The first two options, V-POSITION and H-POSITION, adjust the placement of the picture on the screen. For example, if the picture is too far to the left, you can use the H-POSITION...

  • Page 32: Display

    THE MENU SYSTEM THE FUNCTION MENU The FUNCTION menu contains options that control on-screen displays (other than the menu system) and how the picture is displayed. ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS On-screen displays (different than the menu system) appear by default to give you information about an option you have selected.

  • Page 33: Images

    THE MENU SYSTEM POWER SAVER SETTING FOR COMPUTER IMAGES The POWER SAVER function can be used when the signal source to the monitor comes from a computer conforming to the VESA DPMS format. This function automatically reduces the monitor's power consumption no operation is performed for a certain amount...
  • Page 34 THE MENU SYSTEM GRAY LEVEL SETTING FOR THE SIDES OF THE SCREEN The GRAY LEVEL function allows you to set the gray level for the sides of the screen where nothing is displayed (on the left and right sides of the screen when it is set to 4:3 size).
  • Page 35 THE MENU SYSTEM ADJUSTING FOR FLICKERING WITH FILM MODE There is some amount of flickering that occurs in an image when it is transfered from film to video. Setting the Film Mode option to Auto will reduce flickering and improve the quality of video images.
  • Page 36 THE MENU SYSTEM THEOPTIONS MENU AUDIO SETTING INPUTS The Cinema Screen's audio sources are programmable to the each of the display's video sources. For example, you can program AUDIO1 source to work with the RGB2 video source. This feature is generally used only for commercial applications.

  • Page 37: To The Correct

    THE MENU SYSTEM SETTING A COMPUTER IMAGE TO THE CORRECT SELECT MODE The RGB function allows you to select the correct viewing mode for the type of computer image you are displaying. The RGB SELECTfunction has four modes: RGB - Use this mode for normal computer images. VIDEO - Use this mode to display video signal that has been converted to the RGB signal, WIDE - Use this mode to prevent an image that is inputted from 852 dot X...

  • Page 38: Mode

    HD SELECT modes. iiiiiii iiiiiii ¸i ili!!iii iiiiii iiiiiii iiiiiiii!i!ii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 10BOA - Use this option for RCA or PROSCAN HD receivers. 10BOB - Use this option if you have any other brand of HD receiver. To change the receiver...
  • Page 39 THE MENU SYSTEM THESETUP MENU The SETUP menu controls the way your monitor communicates. CONFIRMING THE FREQUENCIES POLARITIES OF INPUT SIGNALS The FREQUENCY function is used to confirm the frequencies and polarities of the signals coming from a computer. To confirm frequencies and polarities: From the main menu, highlight and select the SETUP option.
  • Page 40 THE MENU SYSTEM THEAUTOTUNING MENU AUTOTUNING THE COMPONENT BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL The AUTOTUNING feature lets you easily program the component buttons on the remote to operate the components hooked up to the Cinema Screen monitor. To autotune your components to the buttons on the remote: From the main menu, highlight and select the AUTOTUNING SETUP...
  • Page 41 THE MENU SYSTEM SLEEPTIMER The sleep timer is a feature that allows you to set the monitor to turn off after a prescribed amount of time. It can be set to turn the power off after 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. SETTING THE SLEEPTIMER Press the SLEEP button on the remote to turn on the timer.
  • Page 42 REFERENCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SETUP AND This section contains technical reference information CONNECTIONS about your Cinema Screen monitor, as well accessory and warranty information. MENU sYsTEM...
  • Page 43 REFERENCE INSTALLING THE CINEMA SCREEN MONITOR IMPORTANT This device cannot stand on its own. Be sure to use a stand or original mounting unit+ For correct installation and mounting it is strongly recommended to use a trained, authorized Cinema Screen dealer. Failure to follow correct mounting procedures could result in damage to the equipment or injury to the installer+ Product warranty does not cover damage caused by improper installation+ ATTACHING...
  • Page 44 REFERENCE PC OR 15 PINVGA CONNECTINGYOUR MINI D-SUB SIGNAL MACINTOSH COMPOSITION COMPUTER Connecting your PC or Macintosh computer to your Cinema Screen monitor will enable you to display computer images on the monitor. The Cinema Screen monitor supports the signals described on page 48.
  • Page 45 BNCX 1 Visual 3 S-Video:DIN 4-pin X 1 * DTV input signals supported on this system DVD/HDIDTV 10801(60 Hz) Visual RCA-pin(Y,PB[CB], P R[CR]) 480P (60 Hz) Audio StereoRCAX 3 4601 (60 Hz) External Control 720P (60 Hz) D-sub 9-pin X1 (RS-232C)
  • Page 46 REFERENCE TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service, check the adjustments, operations, etc. Symptom Possible Problem Solutions Picture is disturbed. • Is a connected component set directly in front • Leavesome space betweenthe display and Sound is noisy, or at the side of the monitor? connected components.
  • Page 47 REFERENCE THE CINEMA SCREEN MONITOR MENU SYSTEM Main menu Sub menu Functions PICTURE QUALITY CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast. BLACK LEVEL Adjusts the brightness. SHARPNESS Adjusts the sharpness, COLOR Adjusts the color density (video input only), TINT Adjusts the picture tint (video input only), PRESETS Sets the picture...
  • Page 48 REFERENCE Main menu Sub menu Functions OPTION AUDIO INPUT Allocates audio connectors. BNC SELECT Sets BNC connectors to either composite or component video. RGB SELECT Sets the appropriate mode for the computer image. RGB (VGA signals), VIDEO (Moving picture), WIDE (WIDE VGA) DTV. HD SELECT Sets correct mode for your HD digital receiver (1080 A or 1080 B).
  • Page 49 REFERENCE SUPPORTED RESOLUTION • When screen mode is NORMAL, each signal is converted to 640 dot X 480 line signal (except for *3). • When screen mode is FULL, each signal is converted to 853 dot X 480 line signal (except for *2). Notes: •...

  • Page 50: Warranty

    REFERENCE CINEMA SCREEN DISPLAY LIMITED WARRANTY WHAT YOUR WARRANTY COVERS: defect in materials or workmanship. LONG AFTER YOUR PURCHASE: One year for labor charges. One year for parts. The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first.
  • Page 51 CINEMA SCREEN DISPLAY ACCESSORIES The Cinema Screen accessories listed below are available from your Cinema Screen Dealer. See your dealer for prices. SPK42 CINEMA SCREEN ATTACHABLE SPEAKERS - PLB1 CINEMA SCREEN DISPLAY STAND...

  • Page 52: Of Input Signals

    Index Symbols 1080A 37 Gain Navigating the menus 1080B 37 Noise Reduction Go back button Number buttons Gray level Guide button Antenna button 13 OK button arrow buttons On,Off button 14 Audio input 35 HD select 37 On-screen Menus 23 Audio menu 28, 46 HD RCVR button 14 Automatic Code Search 16...
  • Page 53 Index Screen size Specifications Video button Stand Fill Video Full 29 using with Cinema Screen diaplay Viewing size 42, 50 Normal selecting Stadium Volume 15, 22 Vol+/- buttons 15, 22 Setting the Color Temperature Setup menu 38, 47 TREBLE 28 Sharpness Troubleshooting Sleep button...
  • Page 54 Please do not send any products to the address listed in this manual or on the carton, This will only add delays in service for your product.

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