RCA F26432TX41AD4, User Manual

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Page 2: ...minder 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 reg...

Page 3: ...rding is another benefit of tile GI_IDE Plus syshqn You don t have to remember lo program your VCR or use tile 111enus in your VCR lo set tip a recording Requirements Remove the Demo Pin from tile G LINK jack Contplew the on screen interactive setup You ll find detailed instructions in Chapter 1 One Touch VCR 1 ecording You nlus connect the G LINK cable to the TV and place one of the wands in fron...

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Page 5: ...ite receiver 11 The Front of Your TV 12 Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable 13 How to Find the Remote Sensor 13 Placing the G LINK Wands 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 19 The Buttons on the Remote Control 20 Chapter 2 Using the TV s Features 21 About the GUIDE Plus System 22 Downloadin...

Page 6: ...37 Front Panel Block 37 Lock Unlock Parental Controls 38 Chapter 3 Using the TV s Menu System 39 How to Use the Different Types of Menus and Control Panels 40 Menus 40 Control Panels 40 Audio Menu 42 Picture Quality Menu 42 Screen Menu 43 Using Closed Captioning 43 Closed Caption Modes 43 Channel Menu 44 Time Menu 44 Other Information 45 Troubleshooting 46 Care and Cleaning 49 RCA TV Limited Warra...

Page 7: ...ur TV Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable Plug in theTV Put Batteries in the Remote How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Interactive Setup Turn on the TV Complete the Interactive Setup Buttons on the Remote Control Changing Entertainment Graphics z_secl _ithi_z tbis publiccttio_z at fiJr r_greJe_ztatio_z o_zl_ 5 ...

Page 8: ...terference Insert each cable firmly into the designawd jack If you place components above the I _ route all cables down the side of the back ot the 7 F_ instead 7t straight down the middle of the back 7t 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 Choosy the locat...

Page 9: ...nly Coaxial G LINK cable TV VCR Satellite Receiver Go to page 8 page 9 pages 10 11 Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your TV The pictures I_elow show the cables n_ ecled lk_r the connections represented in this Ix ok Note t lease tocat_ the G Lh _7_ cab e proz ided u he_z 3 oz_ re getting reac 9 to s_t z_p3 our 7 1_ You need to connect this cab to 3 our 7 1_ and to your VCR and or cable box i...

Page 10: ... OUT TO TV Connect cable or antenna to your VCR Connect the coaxial cable fronl your cabl_ outl_ t 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 Pin Dora 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 L...

Page 11: ...ntenna 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 don so r_ move the Demo Pin t_om the G LINK jack B Connect the G LINK cable to lhe 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: ...nections _ Setup SATELLITE RECEIVER FromCableorAntenna VCR OUT VIDEO R L INFROMANT i_ OUTTOTV S VIDEO SATELLITE IN Satellite Signal VIDEO AUDIO _OUT_ R L _ N_ R L OUTTO W TV back panel ANTENNA 10 Chapter I ...

Page 13: ... the Satellite Receiver to the VCR and to the TV A Connect a coaxial cable to the Output Jack sometimes labeled OUT TO TV on the satellite receiver and to the Input Jack on the VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANT I3 Connect a coaxial cable to the Oulput Jack on the VCR sometimes labeled OfT TO TV and to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the TV 3 Connect G LINK cable A If you haven t done so remove the Demn ...

Page 14: ...ough tile current channel list When you re using tile TV s menkl system it acts like tile arrow down button on tile remote control CH A Scans up through tile channel list When you re using tile TV s menu system it acts like tile arrow tip button on tile remote control VOL Decreases tile volHine When you re using tile TV s lllentl system it acts like the lett arrow button on the remote conrail VOL ...

Page 15: ...nd or cable box you need to use tile remote control that came with tile VCR and or cable box to locate the sensor 2 3 Turn off the VCR and or cable box 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 which you re attaching the G LINK cable so that it is touching the trnnt nt the component Slowly move tile remote control across the l...

Page 16: ...rough the on screen menus The theory is the same throughout tile menu screens highlight your choice and select it To highlight a menu item press the arrow buttons on tile remote to highlight one 7t he items listed on tile screen tse tile Lip or down arrow button to 111ove up or down se tile right or left arrow button to move right or leti To select the item that you ve highlighted press OK Note Hi...

Page 17: ...2 When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete press OK the tirst GUIDE I lus system setup screen appears Note 9 oz skip AuIo Cbannel Search ow you can access it lat r Ibroz gh the Cbannd m_ m _k_ Cbapter 3 jbr more delait _ The GUIDE Plus System Setup The G IDE Plus system is an on screen interactive program guide that lists Tip what shows are on TV in your area In order to receive ...

Page 18: ...supply your TV with tile correct TV program listings tile 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 STt P J Co_il_gz_rin 4 ibr a I Rappears 2 If you have a cable box connected to this TV highlight Y s and press OK on your remote control Note 7be next se...

Page 19: ...tbese products Look at your cable box It it is still on and changed to channel 09 tile test was successful Highlight Yes and press OK Slt I _ Co_fi_z_ri_zg fiJra VCR appeat O It your cable box didn t change to channel 09 or turned itself ofl you have two choices ViJ _ md 7 st this code_again 70st this code again If you think tile TV the cable box or any of the remote controls might have been touch...

Page 20: ...h yoz_r 7 _ I CR or a_zy ql t Se remote controts fiJr these prodz_cts lit Look at the front display of your VCR If your VCR turned on automatically and changed to channel 09 the test was successful Highlight Yes and press OK If your VCR didn t change to channel 09 you can either choose A_bor 70st this cocl_ a_ daDz If you think your TV or relnotes might have been touched during tile test tune your...

Page 21: ...tional screens appear If any settings are incomplete or inc rrect highlight 3 b r_ peat sempprocess and press OK Follow the instructions on the screen 2 You can choose to view a demn of the GUIDE Plus fl atures which may rake a few minutes to load It you don t want to see the demo right now press OK to watch TV What to Expect The next time you turn on your TV the G IDE Plus systum will appear on t...

Page 22: ...tem appear on tile screen Press GUIDE again to remove it i_cnm the screen INFO Displays channel information INPUT Changes your TV to its video input channel File Video Input Cilannel is tile channel your TV nlos tune to in order fi_r you to access a cnmponcnt that s connected to your TV s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN jacks Example to view a tape t_cnm your camcorder connect the camcorder to tile TV s AUD...

Page 23: ...he TV s Features Chapter Overview All About the GUIDE Plus System The Channel Banner Parental Controls and V Chip Changing Entertainment Grat bics used u_ith z tbis publicatio_z at_ _Jr repre_e_ztatio_z o_z _ 21 ...

Page 24: ...s 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 PIus system is not awtilable until it completes its first download of program inl_ rmation When the power is turned off tile TV locates a host channel that carries GLIDE Plus system data containing program schedule and channel lineup inlkmamtion A channel lineup is tile ...

Page 25: ... tile GUIDE Plus system 2 Press MENU or use lhe up and down arrow buttons lo select tile Menu bar the Grid Guide appears by defimlt 3 tse tile left and right arrow bull ms to access tiler menus 4 Press OK or MENU or use tile down arrow button to see tile menu nptions Grid Guide The Grid Guide appears each time yOLlenter tile GUIDE PILls system It displays tile current programming Ik r each channel...

Page 26: ...ram highlighted in tile channel listing If you have a cable box changing channels on tile TV will not cause the cable box channel to change while recording Record will only appear if you have set up GUIDE Plus system and specified your VCR type The program ini_ rmation window will display a confirmation when you have successfully scheduled a program to watch or record Note i you have selected two ...

Page 27: ...MENL to return to the menu bar or press GUIDE or CLEAR to exit the GUIDE Plus system Then use the Sort Menu Action Bunnns as described next Sort Menu Action Buttons When viewing the results of a Sort the ff_llnwing Action but_ns appear Watch Press 1 on the remote to place a timer in the Schedule and then t_ llnvv the on line help t_ r Alrther options Placing a timer in the Schedule will cause the ...

Page 28: ...ule The Schedule menu allows you to alter timers lk r either viewing or recording programs The GUIDE Plus system allows one touch VCR recording if you have connected tile G LINK cable to your VCR See Chapter 1 tk_r more details on connecting tile G LINK cable To schedule a program lo watch or record 1 If tile GLIDE Plus sysl_ m isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your renlot control 2 Press MENU o...

Page 29: ...at day WF F KLY records the program each week at the same time Messages menu selection Messages Occaskmally you will receive messages regarding your GUIDE Plus system as well as special programming int_mnation You can access these messages flcom the M ssages inen l on the Menu bar lb read inessages 1 It your G IDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MEN on t...

Page 30: ... the highlighted channel line On Off Press 3 on the remote to toggle the state nt the channel between O_ and Ojf Setup Thv S_ lup menu allows you to access tile GUIDE Plus system setup inlkmnation l_ access the Setup option 1 If lhe Guide Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU to select the Menu Bar 3 se the right arrow to highlight tile 5 rap menu selecti...

Page 31: ...UI1 E i tus Menu and press OK Each menu and the sub menus are listed below GU1DEPlus Setup Displays the GUIDE Plus system setup screen Change system settings Confirms the settings yOLlcompleted in the GUIDE Plus system setup are correct Review options Displays GtlDE Plus system auto display options View demo Runs tile GUIDE Plus system demonstration GUIDE Plus Label Displays the GUIDE Plus label m...

Page 32: ...Stereo SAP 00 00 Displayed when the current channel is broadcasting SAP Second Audio t rograln intbrmation Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set Disphtyed tocount down time lelt on tile commercial skip SKIP timer Parental Controls and V Chip llle Parental Control _ menu allows you to program your TV st that children cannot see certain progranls channels or use the t_ont panel controls llle f...

Page 33: ...s would find unsuitable fi r children TV 14 under 14 Parents are strongly urged to exercise gre tter care in monitoring this program md are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended This program contains one or more of the R llowing content themes intensely suggestive dialogue I strong coarse language L intense sexual situations S or intense violence V Parental Guidan...

Page 34: ...om View to Block The lk_llowing sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limils The V Chip Rating Limit Screen The t_ lowing is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen Rating Status Field Lets you s h ct _ hcthet the status of the age_bas_ d rating limit to the lc _ is View ot lflock Rating Field Lets you select from a list ofage base...

Page 35: ... tile child to watch see chart of age based ratings on next page Press tile left and right arrow buuons to highlight tile Rating field Press tile up and down arrow buttons on tile rem te tn scroll through the age based rating limits Keep scrolling until tile rating cnrrespnnding with tile lowest rating you do not want tile child lo atchappears on the screen In tile example discussed above you woul...

Page 36: ...ations V Violence FV Fantasy Violence TV Y All Children Rating Rating Content field status fieM themes Blocking Specific Content Themes You can block programs based on their content Content is represented by the D L S V FV and TV Y on your screen See the beginning of this section li_ r details When you block a content theme tk r a particular rating you automatically block that content theme fi_r h...

Page 37: ...ge to V I Tc _u 2 tse tile up and down arrow buttons to scroll through tile age based ratings until tile rating whose cnnh nt theme you want lo change to Vieu appears 3 Press tile right arrow bu ton lo move tile yellow highlight to a particular content theme status such as tile B under language L corresponding with TV 14 4 Press tile lip or down arrow buKon to change its status back to 17 Your chi...

Page 38: ... automatically change to Blocl Press OK to return to tile nlenn or exit tile screen If Parental Controls are not locked you must lock them st the movie rating limits will take efli ct Note 5k me movies mc O be giz er_ a Not Rated A_ rating After blocking movie ratings you re st set NR to Vieu separately to vi_ u NR movies Viewing Movie Ratings A_r you block movie ratings you have the option of cha...

Page 39: ...ill still tune to the blocked channel if you use the digits to access the channel but the channel will be blocked Don t l_ rget to lock parental controls after you change the status of Channel 13lock If you do not the channel block will not take effect Note i you have a digital cable box cbannets 126 999 can be blocked but u ill not be remoz ableji_om our scan list Front Panel Block Selecting this...

Page 40: ...ock parental controls none of the settings for v Chip Channel Block or Front Panel Block will take effect If you ff rget your password simultaneously press and hold MENL on the television and volume down on the remote l_r 3 seconds Nothing appears on the screen Parental Controls simply unlock and you can re enl r a password via Lock Parental Control _ 38 ...

Page 41: ...ow to Use the Different Types of Menus and Control Panels Audio Menu Picture Quality Menu Screen Menu Using Closed Captioning Channel Menu Time Menu Changing Entertainment Grcq bics used u_itbi_z this publicatio_z are _ r ret rese_ztatio_z o_z y 39 ...

Page 42: ... rip Feel free to explore the menu system If you re ever unsure where you are in the menu system or you re just plain tired of exploring press CLEAR to remove the menus from the screen and start over again se your arrow buttons on your remote contrnl to highlight your choice and press OK Press a nulnl er button on tile relnote For exalnple in the Main l enu press 3 to go straight to the Scree menu...

Page 43: ...er appears underneath the column you are changing 1 Use the digits to enter a number in the column above the pointer 2 Press the right arrow buunn lo move to the next column then use the digits to enter a number 3 When you have finished entering inlk rmation press MENU or OK Choice Lists Choice lists are used to choose a particular s_qting l_com a list When the choice list appears the highlighted ...

Page 44: ...t Adjusts tile difl rence between tile light and dark areas of tile picture Color Adjusts tile richness of tile color Tint Adjusts the balance between tile red and green levels Black Level Adjusts tile brighmess of tile picture Sharpness Adjusts the crispness of tile edges in the picture Wllen exiting this menu tile Sat t Fersorml Pictz re Preset choice list will appear You can choose either Yes o...

Page 45: ...nels at all times Only specific programs encoded with closed captioning information are applicable When a program is closed captioned the CCicon is displayed in the channel banner See Chapter 2 fbr more inl_ rmation about the channel banner If you don t know which Closed Caption mode to use select CCI CCI is probably the mode that is used in your area CC2 CC3 and CC4 are reserved for foreign langu...

Page 46: ...hannel se the tip and down arrows to scroll tip and down through the channels available via your antenna You can enter the channel number directly using tile number buttons NormalList Only the channels included in tile Normal list are available when you scan tip and down using channel up and down tse the up and down arrow buttons to indicate whether tile channel number indicated is included Yes or...

Page 47: ...formation Chapter Overview Troubleshooting Care and Cleaning Limited Warranty Accessory Order Form Index Changing Entertainment Again Grcq bics used u_itbi_z this publicatio_z are f_ r ret rese_ztatio_z o_z y 45 ...

Page 48: ...tes and then plug it back in Turn the TV on and tW again TV turns off while playing Sch_ duh d off functkm may have I _ _ n activated Go to p 44 fi_r instructkms Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn the TV on again If this happens frequently the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low TV turns on unexpectedly Sch_ ...

Page 49: ... control and then s_qect the Menu bar Press the right arrow button to s_qect Setup Choose Rez ieu options and s_qect OFt_ GUIDE Plus System Problems GUIDE Plus setup won t switch to channel 9 for VCR and or channel 02 cable box Make sure you have removed tlw I emo Pin from the G LINK jack Check to se_ if the G LINK wands are positk_n_ d correctly in front of COl lpOll_ nts I _l 1ot_ _ s _nsors GUI...

Page 50: ... Maybe the remote isn t aimed directly at the component V or VCR that you re nTing to operate Maybe batteries in remote are weak dead or installed incorrectly Put new batteries in the remote You might need to drain the remote s microprocessor remove batteries and press the number 1 button fi r at least 60 seconds Release the 1 button replace the batteries and if necessa W program the remote again ...

Page 51: ...r parts Two years t_om date of purchase t_r the picture tubes The warranly period liar rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm 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 t2 r the new or at our option refurbish...

Page 52: ...LTIMEDIA INC ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER THOMSON MULTIMEDIA INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS P...

Page 53: ...Continued on next page o u o r_ Accessory Order Form Description Screw on antenna cable 3 ft Screw on antenna cable 6 ft VH82 Push on antenna cable 6 ft VH89 Monaural VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft VH83 Stereo VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft VH84 2 way Signal Splitter VH47 Amplified Antenna ANT200 Antenna Mixer not shown 193984 Remote Control CRK17TA1 242778 Audio Video Adapter not shown 228449 5 95 5 9s SsI9s 9 9...

Page 54: ...letely Allow 4 weeks for delivery All accessories are subject to availability Prices are subject to change 2 way Signal Splitter Help _ you connect a second I _ or V _ Splitter VH47 Amplified Antenna Alhmt_ I ou to quickly switch komthe anlenna signal Io Ibe cable or salellile siqnal withoul d SCOHt_C _H_ tbC glt_ _HHa ANT200 5 o 6 _0 _D_O _o 5 v_ J CRK17TAI Remote Control 7 M_ is the remole conlr...

Page 55: ...ation 22 setup 15 INFO button 20 INPUI button 20 Interactive setup 15 L Labels 44 Language 43 Languages Selecting 15 Locating remote sensor 13 Lock Parental Controls 38 M Memory 44 Menu Acidic 42 Channel 44 Channels 28 Grid Guide 23 Language 43 Messages 27 News 26 Picture Quality 42 Schedule 26 Screen 43 Setup 28 Sort 25 Time 44 MENU button 20 Menus GLIDE Plus system setup 15 Messages menu 27 Mono...

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Page 64: ...dress listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product Thomson multimedia Inc 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2001 Thomson multimedia Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 15814840 O THOMSON THOMSON _1 ...