RCA C29400, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE C29400 M29400 C O L O R T V It is important to read this manual before operating this unit for the first time ...

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Page 3: ...for its proper operating voltage FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it If fixed non moving images are left on the screen for long periods they may be permanently imprinted on the screen Such images include network logos phone numbers and video games This damage is not covered by your warranty Extended viewing ...

Page 4: ..._________________________________________ 15 Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture _________________________________________________________ 16 Picture Settings ________________________________________________________ 17 Color Tint Brightness Sharpness Autocolor Picture Reset Sound Settings ____________________________________________________ 18 19 Stereo Expanded Stereo SAP Tone Speakers Using Advanc...

Page 5: ... the Remote A Pull off the cover of the battery compartment B Place the batteries matching the and end of each battery in the compartment C Replace the cover For Model C29400 A Plug cord into adapter as shown at the left B Plug the adapter into the outlet matching the prongs with the outlet CAUTION Choose the location for your TV carefully Take precautions that the stand or other furniture on whic...

Page 6: ...E to start placing channels in the TV s memory C Wait until TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to original channel 6 Set the Time 5 Place all available channels in memory Autoprogram Details for adding and deleting channels are on page 21 Press TV on the remote OR Press POWER on the TV 4 Turn on the TV 12 21 AM 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Alarm Off Alarm Channel 07 On Time Disab...

Page 7: ...nd Channel Controls Details are on page 6 Basic information about your remote is shown below This will give you a general idea of how your remote works For more details see pages 6 15 Controls components such as a VCR laserdisc player audio equipment satellite receiver and a cable box Changes the menus and features on the screen Component Buttons Details are on pages 8 15 Menu Buttons See next pag...

Page 8: ... Many menu items are explained in detail in Using the Advanced Features starting on page 20 Moving through the Menus Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 1 Press MENU PROG on the remote or MENU o...

Page 9: ...c is playing PLAY Plays tape or laserdisc FF Fast Forward Fast forwards a tape or laserdisc Searches forward while tape or laserdisc is playing REC Record Starts recording onto tape STOP Stops tape or laserdisc PAUSE Pauses tape or laserdisc DISPLAY Shows displays on the screen Clears menus from the screen SKIP Commercial Skip Allows you to scan other chan nels during commercials Each press adds 3...

Page 10: ...NT A B Used as TV VCR button when remote is set to control the VCR CLEAR Clears menus and displays from the screen Clears items from VCR timer programs and VCR s clock MENU PROG Program Shows menus on the screen and moves from menu to menu Sets VCR clock and programs timer on VCR RESET Returns the picture adjustments to the original settings MOVE F and E left and right Moves left and right on a me...

Page 11: ...tizen 09 Craig 07 12 Curtis Mathes 00 08 15 Daewoo 13 dbx 14 16 Dimensia 00 Dynatech 15 Emerson 09 10 13 15 20 23 24 34 41 Fisher 02 12 18 19 43 Funai 15 GE 00 07 08 32 37 Goldstar 09 14 Harman Kardon 14 Hitachi 05 15 35 36 Instant Replay 08 JCL 08 JCPenney 02 05 07 08 14 16 30 35 JVC 02 14 16 30 Kenwood 02 14 16 30 Lloyd 15 Magnavox 08 29 Marantz 02 08 14 16 29 30 Marta 09 MEI 08 Memorex 08 09 12...

Page 12: ... Press E to highlight the channel A Enter channel 00 03 or 04 Choose your setting from the chart below Press CHANNEL down until Disabled is displayed to turn the feature off 1 Select the Setup Menu 2 Highlight VCR1 Channel 3 Enter channel number 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup...

Page 13: ...el 00 Using Your TV and Remote With VCRs Basic Operation 10 A Press channel 00 on the TV to see what the VCR is doing B Press VCR1 or VCR2 to set the remote to control the VCR C Press POWER to turn on the VCR if it did not turn on when you pressed VCR1 or VCR2 A Turn on VCR B Insert a tape in the VCR C Press PLAY to start the tape playing D Press STOP when you are finished E Press REW to rewind th...

Page 14: ...e brands listed below Use the codes below or on the sheet packed in with your remote Follow the instructions below for basic operation of your receiver You may also want to experiment with other buttons on the remote to see if they work with your receiver Turn off the Satellite Receiver Program the remote for your Satellite Receiver A Point the remote at the satellite receiver and hold SAT CABLE B...

Page 15: ...nnel 02 03 04 05 or 06 the cable box channel B Point remote at the cable box and press SAT CABLE C Press POWER to turn it on D Press CHANNEL up or down to change channels on the cable box A Press SAT CABLE B Press POWER to turn it off Basic Operation Turn on the Cable Box Turn off the Cable Box ABC 22 46 Anvision 07 08 Cablestar 07 08 Eagle 08 Eastern International 02 General Instrument 04 05 15 2...

Page 16: ...menu until Cable Channel is highlighted B Press E to underline the channel A Enter the number for your cable box either 02 03 04 05 or 06 Press CHANNEL down until Disabled is displayed to turn this feature off 1 Select the Setup menu 2 Highlight Cable Channel 3 Enter channel number VCR 1 Channel 00 Cable Channel 02 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear ...

Page 17: ...or 04 B Point the remote at the laserdisc player and press VCR2 LD C Press POWER to turn it on D Use the buttons on the remote that relate to laserdisc player functions Not all buttons high lighted may work with your laserdisc player E Press POWER to turn it off Program the remote for your Laserdisc Player A Point the remote at the laserdisc player and hold VCR2 LD B Enter the code for your brand ...

Page 18: ...to turn it on C Use the buttons on the remote that relate to audio functions Not all buttons highlighted may work with your equipment D Turn the audio equipment off using the audio component s power off button RCA Dimensia AM FM 03 CD 07 Tape 06 Phono 05 Aux 04 Audio Codes Refer to the Connection Book or your Audio equipment owner s manual to hook up your audio equipment Your remote controls only ...

Page 19: ...s menu This menu is yellow Press MOVE H down to highlight Picture Press MOVE E right to lighten the picture OR Press MOVE F left to darken the picture 2 Highlight Picture 3 Use MOVE E and F to adjust the Picture Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On SAP Off Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On SAP Off Picture ...

Page 20: ...olor Picture Reset Press MOVE E to Increase color richness Give red tint to skin color Add more light to dark parts of the picture Show cleaner clearer images Turn on to keep Color and Tint in proper balance each time you change channels Reset the picture back to the factory settings Press MOVE F to Decrease color to black and white Give green tint to skin color Add more dark to light parts of the...

Page 21: ...reproduced in mono Off Sound is reproduced in Stereo Expanded Stereo or Mono whichever is selected in the Stereo Menu Item Low Low pitched sounds are louder Expanded Expanded stereo adds greater width and dimension to stereo broadcasts creating a more spacious stereo sound effect On Sound is automatically reproduced in stereo or mono whichever the TV station is broadcasting On Sound is reproduced ...

Page 22: ...ghlight speakers 3 Turn Speakers on or off Cable Channel 03 Speakers Off Off No sound comes from the TV On The sound comes from the TV s internal speakers Speakers Speakers On Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Store...

Page 23: ...ge A Hook up an antenna cable or components before you begin these steps or you will not be able to add channels into memory B Press MENU PROG repeatedly to select the Setup Menu This menu is white C Press MOVE H down to highlight Autoprogram D Press MOVE right to start the TV adding all active channels into memory E Wait until the TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to the original...

Page 24: ...ll see Stored on the screen when added and Erased when deleted F Repeat D and E for more channels 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Erased Cable Air Cable Adding and deleting channels in memory You may want to...

Page 25: ...er using MOVE G or H up or down G Repeat E F to complete the name H Press MOVE F to move backward if you want to change an item A Follow A and B above B Press MOVE E until clear is underlined C Press MOVE G or H up or down to clear the name 1 Name a channel 2 Erase a name A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z á 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 blank space Character List 12 Controls Alarm Adjust S...

Page 26: ... Adjust Setup Sleep Timer 0 01 Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On SAP Off Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Sleep Timer Closed Captioning Off Picture I Stereo On SAP Off A Press MENU PROG to select the Controls menu and highlight Sleep Timer This menu is yellow B Press MOVE E to enter the amount of time you want to watch TV before it shuts off Each press equals 15 minutes C Press MOVE F to subtra...

Page 27: ... 12 34 AM 12 34 AM 13 Alarm Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Alarm On Alarm Channel 07 On Time 7 30 AM Off Time Disabled Clock 12 34 AM 12 34 AM 13 Alarm Controls Alarm Adjust Setup Alarm On Alarm Channel 07 On Time 7 30 AM Off Time Disabled Clock 12 34 AM A Press MENU PROG to select the Alarm menu and highlight Alarm This menu is green B Press MOVE E or F to select On or Off A Press MOVE H down to hig...

Page 28: ...st of the displays will be shown on the screen in your preferred language 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 1 Select the Setup menu 2 Select Language Press MENU repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white Press MOVE F or E to select English Français French or Español Spanish ...

Page 29: ...ties etc Press MENU PROG to select the Controls menu This menu is yellow Press MOVE H down to highlight Closed Captioning Press MOVE F or E to select Off C1 or C2 Select C1 for full trans lation of the primary language in your area Select C2 for secondary language translation simplified English or whatever is being broadcast in your area 1 Select the Controls Menu 2 Highlight Closed Captioning 3 S...

Page 30: ...select Cable or Air Select Cable if you have cable Select Air if you have a home antenna connected to your TV 1 Select the Setup menu 2 Highlight Cable Air 3 Select Cable or Air 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory 13 Stored Cable Air Cable 13 Controls Alarm Adjust Setup English Français Español Autoprogram Label 13 Clear Channel Memory ...

Page 31: ...mory Moves up and down menus Volume up and down Raises and lowers sound Moves left and right on a menu line Changes a features setting Turns the TV on or off Same as VOL and buttons For details on using buttons with menus see Menu Basics on page 5 The front panel below shows a typical button layout The exact look of the buttons may be different from those on the front of your TV ...

Page 32: ...d channel 00 is selected Alarm Alarm clock is set to turn on or off Details are on page 24 Sleep Sleep Timer is set to turn off the TV Details are on page 23 Volume Sound level of the TV Unusable Signal No signal is coming in on video input channel 00 Mute There is no sound See MUTE button on page 6 Stereo The sound is being broadcast in stereo Details are on page 18 Stereo SAP is selected in the ...

Page 33: ... INPUT jacks is turned on if you choose channel 00 Make sure TV is tuned to the same channel as the switch on back of VCR if watching a VCR Make sure TV VCR button on VCR is in correct position when using VCR Try another channel Scan the channels Check antenna connections Adjust TV picture See pages 16 17 Turn Stereo off The stereo broadcast may not be clear See page 18 Press VOLUME or MUTE to res...

Page 34: ... See batteries page 2 Press number buttons Channel may not be in memory See autoprogram on page 20 Make sure TV VCR switch on VCR is in the TV position For numbers over 100 press and hold 1 until 1 appears then press the other two numbers Set Cable Air feature to Cable for channels higher than 69 See page 27 Check Sleep Timer See sleep timer on page 23 Wait 30 seconds and turn on again a power sur...

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