RCA 15491880, User Manual

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Page 2: ...is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Product Registration Please fill out the product registrati...

Page 3: ... in your VCR to set up a recording Requirements Remove the Demo Pin from the G LINK jack Complete the on screen interactive setup You ll find detailed instructions in Chapter 1 One Touch VCR Recording You must connect the G LINK cable to the TV and place one of the wands in front of the remote sensor on the VCR If you have a cable box connect the G LINK cable to the TV and place one of the wands i...

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Page 5: ...12 Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable 13 Placing the G LINK Wands 13 How to Find the Remote Sensor 13 Complete the Interactive Setup 15 Set the Menu Language 15 Complete Auto Channel Search 15 The GUIDE Plus System Setup 15 What to Expect 20 Next Steps 20 Chapter 2 Using the Remote Control The Buttons on the Remote Control 22 Using the WHO INPUT Button 23 Programming the Remote to Operate Ot...

Page 6: ...g Limit 39 Blocking Specific Content Themes 41 Viewing Specific Content Themes 42 V Chip Movie Rating Limit 43 V Chip Unrated Program Block 44 Channel Block 44 Front Panel Block 44 Lock Unlock Parental Controls 44 Chapter 4 Using the TV s Menu System How to Use Your TV s Menu System 46 Audio Menu 46 Picture Quality Menu 47 Screen Menu 48 Using Closed Captioning 48 Channel Menu 49 Time Menu 50 Chap...

Page 7: ...hoose Your Connection Connections Jacks on the Back of Your TV Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable Plug in the TV Put Batteries in the Remote How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Interactive Setup Turn on theTV Complete the Interactive Setup Changing Entertainment Again 5 ...

Page 8: ...he TV route all cables down the side of the back of the TV instead of straight down the middle of the back of the TV If your antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cables do not coil the cables Also keep the twin lead cables away from audio video cables Important Stand and Base Safety Information Choose the location for your TV carefully Place the TV on a stand or base that is of adequate size and strengt...

Page 9: ...s 10 11 Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your TV The pictures below show the cables needed for the connections represented in this book Noles A udio Video cables A V cables for short are usually sold as a bundled set but the connection pictures in this book show each cable separately for better visibility Please locate the G LINK cable provided when you re getting ready to set up your T Z Yo...

Page 10: ...abeled OUT R L C Connect the video cable yellow to the VIDEO IN jack on the back of the TV and to the Video Output Jack on the VCR Connect cable or antenna to your VCR Connect tim coaxial cable from your cable outlet cable box or antenna to the Input Jack on your VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA or IN FROM ANT Connect the G LINK cable to the TV A If you haven t already done so remove the Demo...

Page 11: ... from your cable or antenna to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of your TV Go to page 14 2 If you re connecting a cable box connect the G LINK cable A If you haven t already done so remove the Demo Pin from the G LINK jack B Connect the G LINK cable to the G LINK jack on the TV Next step place the wands of the G LINK cable to the cable box instructions are on p 13 Go to page 13 Chapter I 9 ...

Page 12: ...Connections Setup SATELLITERECEIVER From Cable or Antenna IN FROM ANT OUT 0_0 o VI EO R L S VIDEO VCR Satellite Signal TV back panel IN ANTENNA S VIDEO 10 Chapter 1 ...

Page 13: ...blt trc m VOtlT u Iblc ot urlet c tblc be tatltenila o the ln _ut Jad tm iN atdlitu ncccJ cz m tilm _ labcqcd IN FROM ANT L C m_c ct the c axi i cabiu toIll t r atc litu dish al tetlna ttl tile h tput Jack ell our _utc litc ieceix el soinetimes labeled SATI I I ITt IN Connect the Satellite Receiver to the VCR and to the TV A cmnc ct t o txial c iblct to t c JuG ut Jack sometimes labelecl OITF TO I...

Page 14: ...IDEO Input Jack press the Audio Output Jacks R and L OUT Connect audio cables to these iacks and to an TV backpanel WHO INPUT button on the remote the TV switches to the correct channel J amplifier or audio receiver for improved sound quality G LINK VIDEO R AODID L MONO k o el G LINK Jack Connect the end of the G LINK cable provided to this jack The G LINK cable enables the TV s Guide Plus system ...

Page 15: ...the remote control that came with the VCR and or cable box to locate the sensor 1 Turn off the VCR and or cable box 2 Hold the remote control not the one that came with your TV but the one that came with the cable box and or VCR to wbich you re attaching the G LINK cable so that it is touching the front of the component 3 Slowly nrove the remote control across the front of tl_e component VCR or ca...

Page 16: ...ght your choice and select it To highlight a ntenu item press the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight one of the items listed on the screen Use the up or down arrow button to move up or down Use the right or left arrow button to move right or left To select the item that you ve highlighted press OK Note Highlighted means that the menu item stands out from other menu items on the list appears ...

Page 17: ...screen 2 When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete press OK the first GUIDE Plus system setup screen appears Note If you skip Auto Channel Searcb now you can access it later through the Channel menu See Chapter 4for more details Tip If you move to a new zip or postal code or if any of your information changes you need to accessthe setup screens from the TV s main menu press MENU c...

Page 18: ...cable setup To supply your TV with the correct TV program listings the GUIDE Plus system needs to know if your TV is connected to cable 1 If your TV is connected to cable highlight Yes and press OK If your TV isn t connected to cable highlight No and press OK STEP3 Config uring for a VCR appears 2 If you have a Cable box connected to this TV highlight Yes and press OK on your remote control Note T...

Page 19: ...testing codes Important Note When code testing is in progress don t touch your TV VCR cable box or any of the remote controls for theseproducts Look at your cable box If it is still on and changed to channel 09 the test was successful Highlight Yes and press OK STEP 3 Configuring for a VCR appears ff your cane box didn t change to channel 09 or turned itself off you have two choices No and Test th...

Page 20: ... begin testirtg Important Note When code testing ts i_1progress don t touch your TV VCR or any o the remote controls for these products 4 Look at the front display of your VCR If your VCR turned on automatically and changed to channel 09 the test was successf al Highlight Yes and press OK If your VCR didn t change to channel 09 you can either choose No or Test this code again If you think your TV ...

Page 21: ...able to atttomaticallF sc_e hl _ _t _rclms to record Oil l OttY _ C R Step 4 Confirming Your Settings Check to make sure all suttings are complete and correct If all settings are complete highlight E s _ nd seltt ala l p cg sOK if your cable box and or CR codu testing failed you should see I VCOMFLETtSwhere the cahle box and VCR codes are listed Once setup is conaplete additional screens appear If...

Page 22: ...he screen Program infornmtion is usually sent to your TV at night If the TV detected that you have multiple cable companies in your area STEP 5 Cl_oosi zg Your Cha nwl Lineup appears Features of the GUII E Plus system are explained in Ch tpte 2 To clear the guide from your screen press CLEAR or GUIDE on the remote control Next Steps Now that you ve finished the Interactive Setup you re ready to wa...

Page 23: ...ng the Remote Control Chapter Overview The Buttons on the Remote Control Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components How To Use the Remote After You ve Programmed It Code List Changing Entertainment Again 21 ...

Page 24: ... down buttons Scan tap or down through the current channel list Press once to change the channel tap or down press and hold to continue changing channels CLEAR Removes any menu or display from the screen and returns you to TV viewing DVD Puts the remote in DVD mode If you set up the Auto Tuning feature Chapter 3 pressing the DVD button atttomatically tunes the TV to the correct channel FORWARD If ...

Page 25: ...e tl_e channel the TV waits 60 seconds and automatically turns back to the original channel SOUND Displays the AUDlO PROCESSORmenu STOP If you re operating a VCR or DVD Player stops playing the disc or videotape IV Turns on the TV and puts the remote in TV mode Also displays channel information YER1 Puts the remote in VCR mode If you set up the Auto Tuning feature Chapter 3 pressing the VCR1 butto...

Page 26: ...w To stop the automatic code search without programming any components press and hold CLEAR until the light on the remote turns off Using Automatic Code Search 1 Turn on the component you want the remote to operate VCR DVD Player etc 2 Press and hold the component button on the remote control that corresponds to the component you want the remote to operate VCR1 DVD etc While you hold down the comp...

Page 27: ...t responds to tile remote conlnlands The buttons might operate differently for other components especially when you re using another eomponent s menu system How to Use the Remote After You ve Programmed It Once the remote has been programmed successfully you are ready to use it to control your components To operate the component 1 Press tile component button TV VCR1 VCR2 DVD AUX or SAT CABLE to se...

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Page 29: ...Chapter 3 Using the TV s Features Chapter Overview All About the GUIDE Plus System The Channel Banner Auto Tuning Parental Controls and V Chip Changing Entertainment Again 27 ...

Page 30: ...system is based on your locale you will need to run Setup again if you move to a different zip or postal code Downloading Data The GUIDE Plus system is not available until it completes its first download of program listings When the power is turl led off tile TV locates a host channel that carries GUIDE Plus systet a data containing program schedule and channel lineup information A channel lineup ...

Page 31: ...ess GUIDE to access the GUIDE Plus system 2 Press MENU or use the up and down arrow buttons to select tile Menu bar the Grid Guide appears by defauh 3 Use the left and right arrow buttons to access other menus 4 Press OK or MENU or use the down arrow hutton to see the menu options Grid Guide The Grid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus system It displays the current programming for ea...

Page 32: ...o record the program highlighted in the channel listing If you have a cable box changing channels on the TV will not cause the cable box channel to change while recording Record will only appear if you have set up the GUIDE Plus system and specified yovtr VCR type The program in brmation window will display a confirmation when you have successfully scheduled a program to watch or record Note lf yo...

Page 33: ...menu bar or press GUIDE or CLEAR to exit the GUIDE Plus system Then use the Sort Menu Action Buttons as described next Sort Menu Action Buttons When viewing the results of a Sort the following Action buttons appear Watch Press 1 on the remote to place a timer in the Schedule and then follow the on line help for further options Placing a timer in the Schedule will cause the IV to turn on and tune t...

Page 34: ...tion Schedule The Sche hde metal allows you to alter ticners for either viewing or recording programs The GUIDE Plus system allows one touch VCR recording if you have connected the G LINK cable to your VCR See Chapter 1 for more details on connecting the G LINK cable To schedule a program to watch or record 1 If the GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 35: ...nly on that day WEEKLY records the program each week at the same time Messages menu selection Messages Occasionally you will receive messages regarding your GUIDE Plus system as well as special programming information You can access these messages from the Messages menu on the Mem_ bar To read messages 1 If the GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU ...

Page 36: ...annel line On Off Press 3 on the remote to toggle the state of the channel between On and Q I il _1 lil illil_ll r tlati lill _l llllillll Setup The Setup menu allows you to access the GUIDE Plus system setup information To access the Setup option 1 If the Guide Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU to select the Menu Bar 3 Use the right arrow to highligh...

Page 37: ...n the remote 2 Highlight GUIDE Plus Menu and press OK Each menu and the sub menus are listed below GUIDEPIus Setup Displays the GUIDE PMs system setup screen Change system settings Confirms the settings you completed in the GUIDE Plus system setup are correct Review options Displays GUIDE Plus system auto display options View demo Runs the GUIDE Plus system demonstration GUIDEPIus Label Displays t...

Page 38: ...udio Program information Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set O0 OO Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip SKIP timer With the auto tuning feature you can set up the TV to tune to the channel you need to watch by pressing that component s button Why You Should Use the Auto Tuning Feature Tim auto tuning feature automatically runes the TV to the correct channel for differen...

Page 39: ...correct channel when you re using this component Channel2 SAT CABLE only Component satellite or cable box is connected to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the hack of the TV and you want the TV to tune to channel 2 when you press the SAT CABLE button on the remote Reminder make sure the component s Channel 2 3 4 switch is set to channel 2 Usually this switch is on the back of the component Channel3 Compo...

Page 40: ...this feature yotl can iust ignore it How V Chip Works When turned on the V Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters send with programs That code tells the software 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 is not a...

Page 41: ...ble R_r all ages It contains little or no sexual dialogue D or situations S no strong language L and little or no violence V Directed to Children 7 years and older Designed for children ages 7 and above It may be more TV Y7 appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make believe and reality Themes and elements in this program may include mild ...

Page 42: ...system will automatically block higher ratings and all corresponding content themes Blocking Age Based Ratings You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age based rating level For example if you only want your child to watch programs that have a TV G rating and lower in other v ords you want the child to watch TV G TVY7 and TV Y then you need to block out other programming ...

Page 43: ...ne which blocked rating you want to view 2 Use the up and down arrow buttons to select the rating with a status of Block 3 Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to the rating status field 4 Press the up button to select View Note The content slatus fields co responding to the unblocked rating become View as well Thel_ and the age based rating status are the only fields that aut...

Page 44: ...HteHt themes wi l olllr be blocked if you block tbeir age based rating Note You mz tst remember to lock Parenlal CoHtrols br ratln 2 limits to take effect Rating field Rating status field Content status fields Content themes Viewing Specific Content Themes If you block specific content thenaes you have the option of going back and changing some of the content themes back to V Vieze 1 2 Deternline ...

Page 45: ...the right arrow button to highlight the rating Status field Press tl_e up and down arrow buttons to change the button front lqewto Block All higher ratings automatically change to Block Press OK to return to the mentl or exit the screen if Parental Controls are not locked you must lock them so the movie rating limits will take effect Note Some movies may be given a Not Rated NR rating After blocki...

Page 46: ...ot take effect Note lf you have a digital cabl box channels 126 999 ca be blocked but will not be removable from your scan list Front Panel Block Selecting this option lets you bk ck disable or unblock enable the TVs front panel The remote still tunes to any channel Front Panel Block can Keep children from watching IV when the parent is not present Keep young children from playing with the buttons...

Page 47: ...Chapter 4 Using the TV s Menu System Chapter Overview How to Use the Different Types of Menus Audio Menu Picture Quality Menu Screen Menu Channel Menu Time Menu Changing Entertainment Again 45 ...

Page 48: ...Press a number hutton on the remote For example in tile Main menu press 3 to go straight to the Screen menu Exiting a menu There are three ways to exit a menu Highlight Exit and press OK Press 0 on the remote Press CLEAR The on screen displays are cleared from tile screen anti you return to TV viewing Audio Menu Mute Press OK to reduce the TV s volume to its minimun t level Press OK again to resto...

Page 49: ...allows variable output from the TV s audio output jacks Variable Output Speakers Off This setting turns the TV s speakers off and allows variable output from the TV s audio output jacks Fixed Output Speakers Off This setting turns the TV s speakers off and allows fixed output from the TV s audio output jacks to an external component such as a surround sound amplifier With Fixed Output On the TV s ...

Page 50: ...n always Captioning information is shown always when available On when sound is muted Captioning information is shown when available whenever the TV s sound is muted To mute the sound press the MUTE button The captioning information is not displayed when the sound is not muted Closed Caption Mode Displays a choice list that lets you choose which captioning mode is used for displaying captioning in...

Page 51: ...and press OK The closed captioning is turned off and you go back to the Screen menu Channel Menu Signal _ype Displays a choice list that lets you select the current antenna type This option does not appear when the GUIDE Plus system is set up UHF VHFAntenna Choose this if you are currently using an off air antenna for IV signals Cable TV Choose this if you are currently using cable or a cable box ...

Page 52: ...ts uset up flit 1 to aUtOlnafically tune to the correct input channel when kl I L2NS a colnponL nt I tllt 13 tV ltl D D VCR2 Ol SAToCABI E on the icmole o to Chapter 3 7oi details ab_nn the Auto Tuning l ature Video Input Source Lets you select _ hethel or not you have used tile S Video jack to connect a component If yoi i are clsing the S Video lack in this way select S _ideo Input 11 not select ...

Page 53: ...Chapter 5 Other Information Chapter Overview Troubleshooting Care and Cleaning Front Panel Buttons Limited Warranty Accessory Order Form Index Changing Entertainment Again 51 ...

Page 54: ... instructions Electronic protection cncuit may have heen activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn the TV on again If this happens fl equently tile voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low IV turns on unexpectedly Scheduled On or Watch from the GUIDE Plus system may have been activated Go to p 50 for instructions Blank screen Make sure th_ conlponent connected to ...

Page 55: ...mponents remote _ensors GUIDE Plus system control of cable box is slower than direct control of the box itself Keep this in mind when changing channels You may have an incorrect GUIDE Plus Channel Lineup The guide may get out of sync with the cable provider Use the GUIDE Plus Setup in the GUIDE Plus Menu to change the zip code to 99999 Turn the TV off for 10 minutes Use Setup again to change the z...

Page 56: ...een Parental Controls simply unlock and you can re enter a password via Lock Parental CoJztrols The V Chip won t let me watch a program even though it s not rated as violent Maybe the movie was given an NR Not Rated status After you block movie ratings you must set NRto 14 ew separately in order to view movies with an NR rating Care and Cleaning CAUTION Turn OFF your TV before cleaning You can cle...

Page 57: ...e year for parts Two years for the picture tubes The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental finn whichever comes first What we will do Pay any Authorized RCA Television Service Center the labor charges to repair your television Pay any Authorized RCA Television Service Center for the new or at our option refurbished replacement ...

Page 58: ...tional or uther co lnllercia purposes A television purchased or serviced outside the U S A Acts of God such as but not limited to lightning damage Product registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your TV It will make it easier to contact you shouk it ever he necessat T The return of the card is not required for warrat W coverage Flow state law relates to this...

Page 59: ...ne zts to your TK Continued on next page Accessory Order Form Description Screw on antenna cable 3 ft Screw on antenna cable 6 ft Push on antenna cable 6 ft Monaural VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft Stereo VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft S Video Cable 6 ft S Video Cable 12 ft 2 way Signal Splitter Amplified Antenna Antenna Mixer not shown Remote Co_tro_ CRK76T 1 Audio Video Adapter not shown Part No Price VH81 3 95 ...

Page 60: ...s for delivery All accessories are subject to availability Prices are subject to change Splitter VH47 2 u ay Signal Splitter lle 51 olt Colltl_cl tl second l_ or I CR ANT200 Amplified Antenna Allotl_ 3 ott to qtlic klr swilcb onl 1 _ ttlt_ tllltl S_ tal to thc ctlhlt_ t r sttfelIile Si qltoI wilboltl hSCOIIHt_ctilI_ the fll _ _lllCI _2 27 J y_ j J j Remote Control This is the remoW control that ca...

Page 61: ...n the lY 12 L LEI button 22 L MONO lack 12 Labels 50 Language 48 I itngtlages Sclcclin_ 1 _ I otiltJi_ nc lnotc 5_ 11 oF _ l ti I ttcitlal 2 nll ls t M Mcnl n y 50 Menu Audi _ 46 Channel t9 Channels 34 rkl Guide 29 Ianguagc 48 Messages 33 Nc_ s 32 Pit tulw QualRy 47 Schedule 32 Screen 18 Setup 3 t Sorf 31 Time 5 1 MENU button 22 Menus GIIIDF Phis System setup 1_ Messages tllenu 33 Mute 46 MUTE but...

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Page 64: ...RONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2000 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 15491880 MODEL 15491880 F25648 F36648 F26317 F31317 F27647 F35317 F27648 G27648 The following materials were used in printing this publication 60 RECYCLEg PAPER MINIMUM 20 POST CONSUME ___JlIPRINTEDWITH I ISOYINKI F32648 G27649 ...