RCA F25653, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ct bears the UL listing mark or if purchased and used in Canada the CSA certification mark If in doubt contact qualified service personnel FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it CAUTION If fixed non moving images are left on the screen for long periods they may be permanently imprinted on the screen Such images...

Page 3: ...ith Audio Equipment 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 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 Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory Autoprogram Adding and Deleting Channels in Memory Naming the Channels Setting the Sleep Tuner Setting the Alarm Clock Selecting a...

Page 4: ...S GUIDE Hook up any antennas cables or other equipment to your TV before you follow the steps below i 2 Plug in the TV Plug the Cord into the outlet matching the wide and the small end of _he plug with the outlet 3 Put Batteries in the Remote A Pull off the cover of the battery compartment B Place the four AAA batteries as showa_ matching the and end of each battery in the compartment C Replace th...

Page 5: ...selected This menu is white Press MOVE to highlight autopro8 ram Press MOVE to start placing channels in the TV s memory Wait until TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to original c_hannel 6 Set the Time 12 21 AM Controls 13 A B Press MENU PROG until the Alarm menu is selected This menu is green The Clock is automatically highlighted the first tim e you set it If it is not press MOV...

Page 6: ...tton Volume and Channel Controls Details are on page 6 Turns the TV on Sets the remote to control the TV Operates TV when remote is set to control the TV Operates the TV and advanced features Component Buttons Details are on pages 8 15 Menu Buttons See nextpagefor details Controls components such as a VCR laserdisc player audio equipment and a cable box Changes the menus and features on the screen...

Page 7: ...dolor background as shown at the left Menu Buttons These buttons are used with the TV s menus to adjust the features You can use the menu buttons on the remote or the front of the TV _ T_ q gD _ F 5 O 20 O 4 0 5 0 60 O sO O _ O _ Moving through the Menus 3ontrols Alarm Adjust _ontrols Alarm Ad 1 Press MENU PROG on the remote or MENU on the front panel k_ move from menu to menu 2 Press MOVE Ai v on...

Page 8: ...a tape or laserdisc Searches backward while tape or laserdisc 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 iaserdisc PAUSE Pauses tape or laserdisc DISPLAY Shows displays on the screen Clears menus from the screen SKIP Commercial Skip Allow3 you ...

Page 9: ...s INPUT Switches between the TV channels and Video 00 ANT A B Antenna 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 screenand moves from menu to menu Sets VCR clock and programs timer on VCR RESET Returns the picture adjustments to the original set...

Page 10: ...t 01 Citizen 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 JCU 08 JCPenney 02 05 0708 14 16 30 35 JVC 02 14 16 30 Kenwood 02 14 16 30 r Lloyd _ 15 Magnavox 08 29 Marantz 02 08 14 16 29 30 Marta 09 MEI 08 Me...

Page 11: ...ting _ 1 Select the Setup Menu ontrols Alarm Ad 13 A Press FVto set the remote to control the TV B Press MENU PROG to select the Setup menu This menu is white 2 Highlight VCR1 Channel G Jntrols Alarm Ad 13 A Press MOVE down to highlight the VCR 1 Channel B Press _ to highlight the channel 3 Enter channel number _ontrols Alarm Ad 13 A Enter channel 00 03 or 04 Choose your setting from the chart bel...

Page 12: ...Press POWER to turn on the VCR i f it did not turn on when you pressed VCR or VCR2 A Press VCR or VCR2 to set the remote to control the VCR B Press POWER A Pres VCR or VCR2 to set the remote to control the VCR B Tune the VCR to the channel you want to record using CHANNEL up and down or pres ing two number buttons C Pres RECORD to start recording D Pres TV VCR on the VCR E Pres TV to set the remot...

Page 13: ...Turn off the Satellite Receiver Satellite Receiver Codes Chaparral 80 81 Cheyenne 81 Drake 82 83 DSS 00 GE 00 General Instruments 92 93 94 Pro Scan O0 RCA O0 Realistic 84 Sierra I II m 81 STS1 85 STS2 _ 86 STS3 87 STS4 88 Toshiba 89 Uniden 90 Video Cipher II 91 90_ff _ VCR1 SATeCABLE TV REW PLAY FF REC STOP PAUSE DISPLAY SKIP MUTE CNA I_ PREV CH INPUTo 0 0 ANTENNAo CLEAR o RESET q MOVE _ A Point t...

Page 14: ...de if the first one does not work A Tune TV to channel 02 03 04 05 or 06 the cable box channel B Point remote at the cable box and press CABLE C Press POWER to turn it on D Press CHANNEL up or down to ch tnge channels on the cable box A Press CABLE B Press POWER to turn it off Cable Box Codes ABC 22 46 Anvision 07 08 Cablestar 07 08 Eagle 08 Eastern Intei national 02 General Instrument 04 05 15 23...

Page 15: ...d are 02 03 04 05 or 06 Consult your cable company for more information 1 Select the Setup menu 13 A Press TV to set the remote to control the TV B Press MENU PROG to select the Setup menu This menu is white 2 Highlight Cable Channel 13 A Press MOVE down to move down tile menu until Cable Channel is highlighted B Press to underline the channel 3 Enter channel number 13 ontrols Alarm Ad A Enter til...

Page 16: ... PLAY ff 21 C REC STOP PAUSE DISPLAY SKIP 10 2 0 3 0 4 0 50 6 0 INPUTo 0 0 ANTENNAo CLEAR _ _4_OC RES 4 MOVE A Point the remote at the laserdisc player and hold LD B Enter the code for your brand from the Code list below C Release LD D Press POWER If nothing happens try pressing LD and then POWER A Tune TV to channel 00 03 or 04 B Point the remote at the laserdisc player and press LD C Press POWER...

Page 17: ...e for audio equipment Basic Operation Audio Codes RCA Dimensia AM FM 03 CD 07 Tape 06 Phono 05 Aux _ 04 INPUTo 0 0 ANTENNAo CLEAR _ o RESET q MOVE A Point the remote at the auciio equipment and h01d AUDIO B Enter the code from the code list C Release AUDIO D Press POWER to turn it on If nothing happens try pressing AUDIO and then POWER E Repeal A D with another code if the first one does not work ...

Page 18: ...color levels 1 Select the Controls Menu Alarm Ad Press ME NUopROG to select the Controls menu This menu is yel low 2 Highlight Picture Alarm Press MOVE down to high light Picture 3 Use MOVE and to adjust the Picture Press MOVE I_ right to lighten the pictltre OR Press MOVE left to darken the picture i r Jllr_ _ _ul H 16 ...

Page 19: ...rols Alarm Press MOVE or to adjust each item Color Tint Bright Brightness Sharp Sharpness Autocolor Picture Reset Press MOVE to I Increase color richness Give red tint to skin color Add more light to dark parts of the picture Show deaner dearer images Turn on to keep Color and Tint in proper balance each time you change channels Reset the picture back to the original settings Press MOVE to Lower c...

Page 20: ...nd item you want to adjust 3 Use MOVE_ or to adjust each item Alarm Press MOVE _ or to adjust each item Stereo SAP Tone On Sound is automatically reproduced in stereo or mono whichever the TV station is broadcasting On Sound is reproduced in another sound channel If nothing happens your broadcast may not have SAP Off Sound is reproduced in mono Off Sound is reproducedin Stereo Expanded Stereo or M...

Page 21: ...up Menu Controls Alarm Ad Press MENU PROG repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white 2 Highlight speakers Controls Alarm Ad Press MOVE down until Speakers is highlighted 3 Turn Speakers on or off Controls Alarm Adju Press MOVE or to turn the speakers on or off Speakers I On The sound comes from the TV s internal speakers Off No sound comes from the TV 19 ...

Page 22: ... have weak signals or were off the air when the TV was programmed Refer to the Add or Delete Channels section on the next page Place channels in memory AutoProgram Controls Alarm Ad 13 A Hook up an antenna cable or components before you begin these steps or you will not be able to add channels into memoIy B Press MENU PROG repeatedly to select the Setup Menu This menu is white C Press MOVE down to...

Page 23: ...ing and deleting channels in memory Controls Alarm 13 13 A Press MENU PROG repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white B Press MOVE down to highlight Channel Memory C Press MOVE to underline the channel number D Select the channel number you want to add or delete with the number buttons E Press MOVE to add or delete a channel you will see Stored on the screen when added and Erased when ...

Page 24: ...ess MOVE down to highlight Label C Press MOVE to underline the channel number D E F G H Select the channel number with the number buttons Press MOVE to underline the first character of the name Choose the character using MOVE _ up or down Repeat E F to complete the naine Press MOVE to move backw_trd if you want to change an item 2 Erase a name 12 Controls Alarm Ad A Follow A and B above B Press MO...

Page 25: ...and highlight Sleep Timer This menu is yellow B Press MOVE to enter the amount of time you want to watch TV before it shuts off Each press equals 15 minutes C Press lvIOVE to subtract time from the sleep timer 2 Add more time Ao When 0 01 appears on the screen the TV will shut off in one minute Press MOVE to add more time 3 Cancel the Timer _ Alarm Adiust Setup A Press MENU PROG to select the Cont...

Page 26: ...hlight Alarm This menu is green B Press MOVE or to select On or Off 2 Set the Alarm Channel 12 34 AM 13 Alarm A Press MOVE down to highlight the Alarm Channel B Press MOVE to highlight the channel number C Enter the channel that you want the TV to turn on to with the number buttons 3 Set On and Off Times 12 34 AM 13 Alarm 12 34 AM Alarm Ao B C Do Press MOVE down to highlight the On or Off Time Pre...

Page 27: ...nglish French and Spanish When you select a language most of the displays will be shown Onthe screen in your preferred language 1 Select the Setup menu 2 Select Language Controls Ad Press MENU repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white Press MOVE or to select English Fran_ais French or Espa_ol Spanish 25 ...

Page 28: ...g This TV does not support the text mode Text information typically consists of program information weather bul letins local activities etc 1 Select the Controls Menu 2 Highlight Closed Captioning Alarm Press MENUopROG to select the Controls menu This menu is yellow Press MOVE down to highlight Closed Captioning 3 Select Setting Alarm Ad A Press MOVE or to select Off C1 or C2 Select C1 for full tr...

Page 29: ...etting as needed 1 Select the Setup menu Controls Alarm Ad 13 Press MENUopROG repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white 2 Highlight Cable Air Controls Alarm Ad 13 Press MOVE down to highlight Cable Air 3 Select Cable or Air Controls Alarm Ad 13 A Press MOVE or I_ to select Cable or Air Select Cable if you halve cable Select Air if you have a home antenna con nected to your TV 27 ...

Page 30: ...om menu to menu CH A and V Channel up and down Scans up and down through channels in the TV s memory Moves up and down menus VOL and Also VOL and VOL v Volume up and down Raises and lowers sound Moves left and right on a menu line Changes a features setting POWER and Not on all models Turns the TV on or off Same as VOL and buttons 28 ...

Page 31: ...watching Indicates that a component is connected to the VTDEO jack on the back of the TV it is turned on and channel 00 is selected Alarm clock is set to turn on or off Details are on page 24 Sleep Timer is set to turn off the TV Details are on page 23 Sound level of the TV No signal is coming in on video input channel 00 There is no sound See MUTE button on page 6 The sound is being broadcast in ...

Page 32: ...remote the right way See batteries on page 2 Unplug TV for a few minutes and then turn it on again No picture no sound but TV has power Picture Blank screen or Unusable Signal appears on screen Check antenna connections Check position of Cable Airfeature See page 27 Try another channel Inactive channel may be tuned Make sure component connected to the VIDEO INPUT jacks is turned on if you choose c...

Page 33: ...e Air feature to Cable for channels higher than 69 See page 27 Sound Noisy stereo reception Picture okay no sound Turn Stereo off The stereo broadcast may not be clear See page 18 Press VOLUME or MUTE to restore sound Make sure TV s speakers are on Details areon page 19 Picture okay sound poor Try another channel Try adjusting the Tone See page 18 Change Stereo to off The stereo broadcast may not ...

Page 34: ...how the service technician your evidence of pumhase date What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manualdearly describes how to install adjust and operate your television Any additional information should be obtained from your Dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your television Damage from misuse or neglect Remote control b...

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Page 36: ...nd place your order using your Visa or MasterCard Use this number only to place an order for accessory items listed on this order forn_ By Mail Detach the irfformation at the left and mail the payment to Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc at Video Accessories PO Box 8419 Ronks PA 17573 Most orders are shipped UPS within 72 hours If itis not possible to ship within 30 days we will notify you For more...

Page 37: ... of the TV for connection of a component to the TV Used to route signals into the TV from components Jacks Connectors located on the back of the TV for connecting antennas or other Components Menu A listing of features controls and adj ustments shown on the TV screen that can be changed Mono Slang for monaural Sound comes through one channel On Screen Display See Display Outputs Located on back of...

Page 38: ...isplay 29 Channel Number Display 29 CHANNEL Up Down Buttons Remote 4 5 6 TV 28 Channels Adding 21 Deleting 21 Naming 22 29 Placing in Memory 3 20 21 Checks and Adjustments 30 31 Cleaner 33 CLEAR Button 6 7 Clock 3 24 Closed Captioning 26 Codes Audio 15 Cable Box 12 Laserdisc Player 14 VCR 8 Color 17 Colors Menus 5 Commerical Skip 6 29 35 Button 6 Display 29 Component 35 Component Buttons 13 AUDIO ...

Page 39: ...etting the Cable Channel 12 Setting the Sleep Timer 23 Setup Menu Autoprogram 3 20 35 Cable Air 27 Cable Channel 13 Channel Label 22 Channel Memory 3 20 21 Speakers 9 VCR 1 Channel g Sharpness 17 Signal 35 SKIP i 6 35 Sleep Display 23 29 Sleep Timer 23 Sharpness 17 Sound 18 19 Source 35 Speakers 19 Startup 2 3 Stereo 18 35 Stereo Display 29 STOP Button 7 8 11 15 T Table of Contents 1 Time Alarm 24...

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