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WHAT’S ON TV!
Tonight, Tomorrow
and the Next Day!
GUIDE Plus+ GOLD
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Interactive Program Guide
Find out What's On! The GUIDE Plus+ GOLD
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Program Guide
is a FREE, built-in service that provides instant listings of all your
TV shows at the touch of a button. View listings up to seven days
in advance and enjoy the capability of One-Touch Recording
to your VCR.
• 10-Watt
3
Stereo Amplifier
Built-in 10-watt amplifier
delivers a powerful sound
greatly enhancing the
stereo experience.
• Broadcast Stereo with dbx
5
Noise Reduction
Improves the clarity and fidelity
of stereo broadcasts by restoring
dynamic range and suppressing
unwanted noise.
• Low-Noise Audio System
Delivers a 60dB signal-to-noise
ratio for spectacular quality sound.
• Second Audio Program
(SAP)
Decodes the second
audio program available
on some broadcasts.
• Front-Fired Speaker System
Front-fired full-range frequency
drivers provide excellent
imaging while localizing
voices at the screen.
• Sound Logic
™
Audio Leveler
When turned on, eliminates the
annoying “blast” of sound during
commercial breaks.
Picture
Remote
Sound
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Master Touch
®
Universal
Glo-In-The-Dark Remote
CRK76TA1
Ergonomic design with glo-in-the-
dark buttons provides complete
TV operation plus control of the
primary functions of virtually every
brand of remote-controllable
VCRs and cable boxes, and RCA
®
-
DIRECTV
™
Systems. Also controls
most functions of RCA DVD
Players and select functions of
some brands of audio components.
Frequently used buttons glow in
the dark, making it easy to find
the correct functions even at night.
• Adjustable Picture Control
Custom picture settings are just
a button-press away. Adjust and
store Contrast, Color, Tint, Black
Level, and Sharpness settings for
personal picture performance
depending on your own
individual tastes.
➤
Dark-Tint, High-Contrast
Picture Tube
Dark glass picture tube delivers
outstanding picture contrast for
blacker blacks, brilliant whites,
and deep rich colors even in
bright room conditions.
• Preferred Picture Presets
Optimize the picture by selecting
the correct setting depending
on the lighting conditions of
the room. Choose between four
settings for bright lighting, normal
lighting, dim (soft) lighting, and a
customer-selectable and savable
“personal” setting.
• Deluxe Shielded Tuner
with 181-Channel Tuning
Capability
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Digitally-controlled frequency
synthesis tuning system “locks
on” to cable and standard signals
with unsurpassed accuracy.
High-Performance Video System
Advanced circuitry delivers outstanding picture performance with up to 790 lines of horizontal resolution
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F36688
➤
Advanced Twin Tuner
™
Picture-In-Picture
Two built-in, independent tuning
systems allow both large-picture
and small-picture viewing without
the need for a second external
video source (e.g., VCR). In addition
to the standard RCA PIP feature of
Swap, the Twin Tuner PIP System
also provides:
– Continuous Move
Permits placement of the small
picture anywhere on the screen.
–Commercial Skip-to-PIP
This exclusive RCA feature allows
the main picture to move to the
PIP window simultaneously with
the activation of an on-screen
countdown timer. The viewer
can then monitor the original
program while browsing
through other channels
during commercial breaks.
•
Countdown timer returns TV
to original channel, so other
channels can be browsed during
program breaks.
• Auto Tune
After initial setup, just pressing
one component button on the
TV’s remote (either VCR, RCA
®
-
DIRECTV
™
System, cable, or DVD)
turns on both the TV and the
component and also automatically
tunes the TV to the correct
viewing channel. Just one press!
• Picture Memory for
Video Inputs
Custom picture settings are
activated whenever direct video
inputs are selected. Allows tailored
picture performance with each
video source.
• Picture Reset
Instantly returns picture to factory
settings for Color, Tint, Contrast,
Brightness, and Sharpness.
• Advanced Auto
Channel Search
Auto Cable/Air Switch sets tuner
to cable or “off-air” frequencies
during initial setup. Then system
automatically scans for and
locks active channels into
channel memory.
• On-Screen Menu System
On-screen displays make it easy
to adjust more picture, sound, and
convenience features from either
the remote control or the TV front
panel buttons.
• Interactive Setup Menu
Convenient on-screen menu system
automatically steps user through
the initial setup procedures.
• Trilingual On-Screen Display
Allows the on-screen menu system
to be displayed in one of three
languages (English, French,
or Spanish).
• On-Screen Time and
Channel Display
Displays time and channel number
at the press of a button.
• Programmable
Timer System
Convenient scheduling system can
be used in a variety of ways:
–Sleep Timer
Automatically turns off the TV
after a preset time period — for
those times when you drift off to
sleep in front of the television.
–Alarm Timer
Wake up to your favorite morning
show or turn on your television
automatically to catch your
favorite program.
–Scheduling Timer
Since the alarm setting remains in
the TV memory indefinitely, the
TV can be scheduled to turn on
at the same time every day.
• On-Screen Picture Tilt
Convenient on-screen adjustment
of picture tilt for large screen TVs
affected by Earth’s magnetic field.
•
Assign on-screen characters to easily
identify channels (e.g., NBC, HBO,
ESPN, VH-1).
• Front Panel Lockout
Completely disables front panel
controls to prevent toddlers from
altering settings.
• V-Chip Parental Control
Puts control back into the hands of
the viewer by blocking unwanted
television broadcasts with U.S.
Government required circuitry. Blocks
three types of programs: regular
television programs, broadcast
movies and unrated programs.
Program rating information is sent
by the broadcaster continuously
during the program. The television
will match program rating to user
preference and block the entire
program (when program is aired
with the encoded signal). User
preference is secured using a
four-digit password.
• Non-Volatile Memory
In case of most power outages,
the picture adjustments and
channel selections are stored
in electronic memory.
• Remote Control
Low-Battery Indicator
Automatically notifies user of low
battery power with an appropriate
on-screen message.
• Caption Vision
Closed
Caption Capability
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Assists the hearing impaired, helps
children learn to read, and aids in
the teaching of English as a second
language. Built-in Closed Caption
Decoder displays the audio portion
of a program as text on the TV
screen (when program is aired
with the encoded signal).
Convenience
The Program Guide appears
on your television.
2 ways to find your programs
➁
Press
Here.
➀
The Grid Guide
Using your remote, easily scroll through
current or future TV listings to see what’s
on. As each program is highlighted, an
informative summary appears in the
Program Info area.
The Sort Guide
Find your favorite sports, movies, or kids’
programs, for up to seven days in advance,
instantly with the Sort Guide.
And The Benefit
of One-Touch Record*
Even if your VCR is flashing 12:00, the
GUIDE Plus+ GOLD
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Program Guide can record
your favorite shows. Simply use your remote
to highlight the program you want to record,
set it to record and the GUIDE Plus+ GOLD
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Program Guide does the rest! You can even
set shows to record daily and weekly!
*compatible with most VCRs
MSNBC News Guide
Check out up-to-date national and world
news stories from MSNBC in the News Guide.
Comprehensive coverage includes business,
sports, and entertainment news.
➤
3-Line Digital Comb Filter
Digital separation technology for
color and edge detail dramatically
enhances picture resolution by
eliminating blurred edges
between colors and reducing
dot crawl, producing a new level
of picture sharpness and detail.
• High-Performance
Video Amplifier
Delivers high resolution and clarity
by extending the video frequency
response. Optimizes performance
from high-resolution sources
such as the RCA
®
-DIRECTV
™
System, DVD players, and
S-Video signals (S-VHS, Hi8).
• Dynamic BlackStretch
Circuitry
Extends black levels in bright
scenes to enhance contrast
and detail.
•
Automatically maintains natural
flesh tones and color fidelity
from channel to channel and
scene to scene.
• High-Performance Scan
Velocity Modulation
(SVM)
Improved SVM circuitry
automatically varies the scanning
speed of the picture tube's
electron beam to improve
sharpness and detail especially
in high contrast areas.
• Adjustable Color Warmth
Customer-selectable color
temperature system allows
for background color balance
adjustment of the picture to
personal preference. Setting
choices are Cool, Warm,
or Normal.
• Contrast/Color
Tracking System
Synchronizes contrast and
color settings to maintain
vibrant images.
