RCA ATSC11, User Manual

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Page 2: ...on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage Caution To prevent electric shock match the wide blade of plug to the wide slot and fully insert the plug Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of the HDTV Tuner The slots on top of the receiver must be left uncovered to allow proper airflow to the unit Blocking the airflow to the unit could impair performance ...

Page 3: ...e product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and use only a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer 11A A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn 12 Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the...

Page 4: ...ew DTV broadcasts by connecting the HDTV Tuner to your composite yellow RCA jack or S video black circular jack input as well as connecting stereo audio inputs While the picture quality won t be as good as you d see on a DTV ready TV set it should be as good or slightly better than analog TV broadcasts Digital TV FAQs 1 Is the antenna I use for existing TV reception good enough for DTV Over the ai...

Page 5: ...odes 16 DVD Codes 16 Cable Box Codes 17 Audio Receivers 17 RCA Dimensia Audio Components 17 Satellite Receiver Codes 17 Chapter 3 Special Features The Program Guide 18 Displaying and Navigating through the Program Guides 18 The Info Banner 18 Managing Your Channels 19 Adding and Deleting Channels 19 Building Your Favorite Channel List 19 Rating Limits 20 How V Chip Works 20 Customizing or Changing...

Page 6: ...onents Allow adequate ventilation when placing components in a stand Place an amplifier or receiver on the top shelf of the stand so heated air rising from it will not flow around other components Choose Your Connection How you connect your HDTV Tuner to your TV or monitor depends on the jacks available on your TV or monitor Please use the following chart to determine which kind of connection you ...

Page 7: ...t came with your monitor to see if it supports DVI HDTV signals b Very Good Connection Component Video Connect the ends of the component video cables to the COMPONENT OUT jacks on the HDTV Tuner Connect the other ends of the component video cables to the corresponding input jacks on the back of the TV or monitor Note Make sure you connect jacks corresponding to their labels For example the PR outp...

Page 8: ...s an 8VSB ATSC signal Contact your cable company for more information 3 Connect the DVI RGB adapter included to one end of an RGB cable not supplied 4 Connect the DVI RGB adapter with the RGB cable attached to the DVI HDTV RGB OUT jack on the back of the HDTV Tuner Connect the other end of the RGB cable to the RGB input on the back of your monitor 5 Make the audio connection Connect a pair of RCA ...

Page 9: ...put jacks a Best Analog Connection S Video Connect an S Video cable not supplied to the S VIDEO jack on the back of the HDTV Tuner Connect the other end of the cable to the S Video input on the back of your monitor or TV b Composite Video Connection Connect a composite video cable to the VIDEO jack in the MONITOR OUT section on the back of the HDTV Tuner Connect the other end of the cable to the c...

Page 10: ...uner s remote and use the number buttons to tune the HDTV Tuner to the desired channel Button switch on the TV VIDEO SIGNAL VID 1 VID 2 S VID S VIDEO Button on the TV Remote VID 1 LINE VID VIDEO S VID INPUT SOURCE AUX Channel 00 90 91 92 VID 1 VID 2 Video Line Input Variations TV VIDEO TV VIDEO Advanced Audio Connection HDTV Tuner Digital Audio Receiver Cable Either Optical or Coaxial Digital Audi...

Page 11: ...ion see Sound Setup on page 27 Place Batteries in the Remote Control Follow these steps whenever you need to install or change the batteries in your HDTV tuner s remote control 1 Remove the cover from the battery compartment by pushing it down and sliding it 2 Insert batteries in the battery compartment matching the and end of each battery 3 Replace the cover Note When replacing old batteries you ...

Page 12: ...ding the list of your favorite channels see page 19 for more information Of course if you don t know your favorite channels yet you can skip this step now and come back to it later 6 Once the channel search has completed press CLEAR to clear all HDTV Tuner menus from the screen Note You can still tune to channels that aren t in your HDTV Tuner s memory by entering the channel number directly using...

Page 13: ...r monitor or TV To set the screen ratio 1 Press MENU on your remote 2 Use the arrow down button to highlight Setup and press OK 3 In the Setup menu highlight Screen Format and press OK 4 Use the up and down arrows on the remote to choose your TV or monitor s aspect ratio either 4 3 for a regular 4 3 TV or 16 9 for a widescreen TV or monitor Press OK to select 5 Press CLEAR to exit the menu system ...

Page 14: ...w to set up and manage your Favorite Channel list FORMAT Cycles through the screen formats available for your display type See page 26 for more information FREEZE While you re watching programming from your HD tuner press this button to take a still picture of the TV screen Press FREEZE again or change channels to return to normal viewing please note that you won t see the part of the program you ...

Page 15: ...udio receiver whichever one you were controlling before you switched to your current mode Programming the Remote Control The HDTV Tuner s remote can be programmed to control most brands of remote controllable components The remote is already programmed to control most RCA GE and Proscan components it may need to be programmed to control other manufacturers brands Testing the Remote Control To dete...

Page 16: ...tton TV AUX DVD VCR or SAT CABLE you want to program 4 While pressing the component button enter a 4 digit code from the code list If the LED flashes 4 times then the code you ve entered is not the right kind of code for that button see pages 15 17 to see which buttons can be programmed to control the component you want 5 Release the component button point the remote at the component and then pres...

Page 17: ... Mitisubishi 1004 1005 1006 1019 1022 1051 1079 1080 1081 1082 1125 Montgomery Ward 1083 Motorola 1003 1173 MTC 1004 1005 1006 1105 Multitech 1038 Multivision 1084 NAD 1006 1071 1072 1185 NEC 1003 1004 1005 1006 1200 Nikko 1006 1016 NTC 1016 Onwa 1038 Optimus 1185 Optonica 1095 1173 Orion 1035 1191 Panasonic 1003 1054 1062 1170 1214 Philco 1003 1004 1005 1006 1008 1012 1019 1062 1068 1069 1075 107...

Page 18: ...2123 Montgomery Ward 2075 2132 Motorola 2021 2132 MTC 2013 2126 Multitech 2013 2016 2026 2053 2061 NEC 2009 2010 2011 2016 2018 2064 2076 2078 2079 2111 2123 Nikko 2014 Noblex 2013 Olympus 2021 Optimus 2014 2132 Optonica 2096 Panasonic 2021 2022 2109 2125 2126 2127 Pentax 2016 2055 2056 2107 2120 Pentex Research 2018 Philco 2021 2022 2062 2063 Philips 2021 2062 2096 2124 Pilot 2014 Pioneer 2010 20...

Page 19: ...5018 5053 Stargate 5018 Starquest 5018 Tocom 5004 5023 Tusa 5018 TV86 5027 Unika 5008 5009 United Cable 5053 Universal 5008 5009 5010 Viewstar 5025 5027 Zenith 5050 5051 Audio Receivers programmable to the AUX button Aiwa 4261 4262 4263 4264 4265 4266 4267 4277 Denon 4283 Harmon Kardon 4276 JVC 4268 JVL 4276 Kenwood 4269 Onkyo 4278 Optimus 4284 Panasonic 4279 4280 Pioneer 4275 RCA 4270 Sherwood 42...

Page 20: ... out more Program Details You can access more information about the highlighted program in the guide by pressing OK Sports Update Title of the selected program if available HD Shows whether the selected program is being broadcast in high definition HD or standard definition SD Caption Shows the types of captions available for the selected program if available English The primary audio language for...

Page 21: ...ular channel list you access by pressing CH and CH The second channel list available on your HDTV Tuner is a list you compile your Favorite Channels list With the Favorite Channels lists you can pick your favorite channels from the regular channel list and put them in a more exclusive list Then you can go through your Favorite Channels list with the FAV CH button on your remote To set up your Favo...

Page 22: ...vide content themes so programs received with no content themes will not be blocked Some programs and movies are unrated such as certain news or sports programs and cannot be blocked by the HDTV Tuner Customizing or Changing Your Password Before setting rating limits for the first time you should choose a new password to replace the HDTV Tuner s default password Follow these same steps anytime you...

Page 23: ...l not block unrated programs or movies MOVIE rating column Lets you see the current status of each movie rating blocked with a lock icon or unblocked without Accessing Rating Controls Once you ve set your password you can access and set up rating controls To access the Rating Controls 1 Press MENU on your remote 2 Use the arrow down button to highlight Lock and press OK 3 Use the number buttons on...

Page 24: ...ally designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17 It contains one or more of the following content themes crude indecent language L explicit sexual activity S or graphic violence V TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned Contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this...

Page 25: ...e age based ratings that correspond with the lowest content you do not want the child to watch In the example above you would highlight TV PG 4 Press the right arrow to move to the content field FV D L S or V 5 Press the OK button to change content status from unblocked to blocked with a lock icon All higher ratings content themes are blocked Notes Broadcasters are not required to provide content ...

Page 26: ...es each of the options available from the Main menu More information about each menu and its features is included later in this chapter Channel Search for channels to put into the tuner s main channel list set your favorite channels as well as check the signal strength for digital channels Closed Captions Turn closed captions on or off as well as customize closed captioning options Lock Change you...

Page 27: ...rograms encoded with closed captioning information are applicable When a program is closed captioned the caption icon appears in the info banner see page 18 for more information Digital TV Captions Info Offers information on the languages available for digital captions as well as information about the availability of Easy Reader captions usually a simplified version of the regular captions Note th...

Page 28: ... choosing the correct screen ratio use the up and down arrows to choose the screen format you want your choices depend on the aspect ratio you chose Your choices follow Source Signal 4 3 MONITOR FORMAT LETTERBOX FULL ZOOM 9 16 DEFAULT Note 4 3 broadcasts are automatically shown in the Full format on 4 3 monitors They cannot be shown in other formats If you have a 4 3 monitor Letterbox Shrinks a 16...

Page 29: ...ts Some screen formats may not be available depending on the broadcast signal and the screen ratio you ve selected Certain screen format options may not be available depending on how you ve set the Resolution Select switch on the back of the tuner as well as on how the current program is being broadcast Time Setup The Time Setup procedure is described in detail in Chapter 1 Go to page 11 for more ...

Page 30: ...If this is the first time you ve used rating limits try the default password 0000 If you ve forgotten your password try resetting it See Customizing or Changing Your Password on page 20 for instructions on how to reset your password Problems with the remote control Maybe something is between the remote control and the remote sensor Maybe the remote control is not in HDTV Tuner mode Press the HD TU...

Page 31: ...erference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Trade Name RCA Model s ATSC11 Equipment Classification Receiver subject to part 15 Responsible Party Thomson Inc 10330 N Meridian St Indianapolis IN 46290 Telephone 580 634 0151 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits...

Page 32: ...d of a DVI HDTV input use the RGB to DVI HDTV adapter supplied to connect an RGB compatible high definition monitor RGB connections provide high definition picture quality when high definition broadcasts are viewed You must also connect the left and right audio cables to the TV or a digital audio cable to a digital audio receiver decoder because the RGB cable carries only the picture signal not th...

Page 33: ...Visual Interface High Definition Television Connector DVI HDTV is an uncompressed digital video interface designed to deliver digital video in its native format It supports the overlay of high resolution graphics used by some program guides and interactive devices Audio information is carried separately Remember to connect the left and right audio cables to the TV or a digital audio cable to a dig...

Page 34: ...de and menu screens DTV indicator This LED glows when the tuner is receiving a digital signal that s strong enough to display INFO Displays available TV program information and clears the information from the screen Additionally when using the HDTV Tuner s menu system the INFO button gives you more information about the higlighted menu item CLEAR Clears on screen displays and return to TV program ...

Page 35: ... location of a nearby exchange point if one exists No returns will be accepted without the SR number Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service For rental firms proof of first rental is also required What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your Owne...

Page 36: ...G OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE How state law relates to w...

Page 37: ...nd antenna connectors called 75 ohm F type on the back of your VCR or TV The ends screw onto the connectors for a secure connection VH81 3 ft price 3 95 VH82 6 ft price 4 95 S Video Cable has multi pin connectors on each end for connecting S Video components to your TV VH976 6 ft price 7 95 VH913 12 ft price 14 95 Optical Digital Audio cables help you connect to a component with an Optical Audio I...

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Page 39: ... 12 26 27 For Service jack 30 Front panel 32 Full screen format 26 27 H Help 24 I Industry Canada information 29 INFO button 12 32 Info Banner 18 J Jacks AIR 31 Audio 31 Component Out 31 Component video 5 6 Digital Audio Out 8 31 DVI HDTV RGB Out 5 6 30 31 For Service 30 31 Monitor Out 31 S Video 30 31 Video 31 L Letterbox 26 Lock menu 20 24 26 M Menu Button 12 32 Main 24 System 24 Mono 27 MTS But...

Page 40: ...es Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product Thomson Inc 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2003 Thomson Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in Korea TOCOM 1620231A ...