RCA F20251, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE Impa rlunt Information i Table ofContents 1 Quick Guide toYour 1 2 5 Using Your 1 and Remote 6 7 Adju _ing Your 1 8 10 Using Advanced Features 11 15 References 16 21 72r_2 _J C O ...

Page 2: ...normal house power For safety reasons make sure any equipment or accessories connected to this product bears the UL listing mark or 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 Note To Cable TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your atte...

Page 3: ...ugh the Menus Using Your IV and Remote Remote Buttons Front Panel Buttons 6 7 Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture 8 Picture Settings 9 Color Tint Brightness Sharpness Autocolor Picture Reset Sound Settings Not on all models 10 Stereo Tone Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory AutoProgram Setting the Sleep Tuner Setting the Alarm Clock Watching Closed Captioning Setting Your TV for Anten...

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

Page 5: ...d This menu is white go Co Press to place channels in the TV s memory Autoprogram Wait until TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to the original channel 6 Set the Time 12 21 AM 13 just Setup A Press MENU until the Alarm menu is selected This menu is green B The Clock is automatically highlighted the first time you set it If it is not press CHANNEL down to highlight it C Press to set...

Page 6: ... remote is shown below This will give you a general idea of how your remote works For more details see page 6 Power Button Volume Channel and Special Buttons Details are on page 6 vol CHAN VO_ m CHAN Turns the TV on and off Operates the TV Operates special features of the TV 4 ...

Page 7: ...ors Yellow Green Light Blue Controls Alarm Ad White Press MENU on the TV front panel repeatedly to see each of the four menu colors Each menu has a different color background as shown at the left Menu Buttons These buttons are used with the TV s menus to adjust the features Moving through the Menus Controls Alarm Ad Press MENU to move from menu to menu Press CHANNEL up and down _ to move up and do...

Page 8: ...ugh channels in the TV s memory Moves up and down menus See Menu Basics on page 5 VOL and Volume up and down Raisesand lowers sound Moves left and right on a menu Free See Menu Basics on page 5 Changes a feature setting Number Buttons Selectsany channel number Two numbers must be pressed for each channel Press 0 and 6 for channel 6 For three digit channels press and hold I until 1 appears on the s...

Page 9: ...page 5 MENU Shows menus on screen Moves from menu to menu CH and v Channel up and down Scans up and down through channels in the TV s memory Moves up and down menus VOL and Volume up and down Raises and lowers sound Moves left and right on a menu line Changes a feature setting POWER Turns the TV on or off ...

Page 10: ...ls Menu Alarm Ad Press MENU on the TV front panel to select the Controls menu This menu is yellow 2 Highlight Picture Alarm Ad Press CHANNEL down to highlight Picture 3 Use VOLUME and to adjust the Picture Press to lighten the picture OR Press to darken the picture Press DISPLAY to remove the menu from the screen when you are finished _ 11 11111 _m 8 ...

Page 11: ...ust each item Press DISPLAY to remove the menu from the screen when you are finished Color Tint Bright Brightness Sharp Sharpness Autocolor Picture Reset Press VOLUME 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 t...

Page 12: ... Highlight item to change Alarm Ad Press CHANNEL down to highlight the sound item you want to adjust 3 Use VOLUME or to adjust each item Alarm Press or to adjust each item Press DISPLAY to remove the menu from the screen when you are finished Stereo Tone On Sound is automatically reproduced in stereo or mono whichever the TV station is broadcasting High I _gh pitched sounds arelouder _ _ i i ll Of...

Page 13: ...s into memory Press MENU on the TV front panel repeatedly to select the Setup Menu and highlight Autoprogram This menu is white Press to start the TV adding all active channels into memory Wait until the TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to the original channel Press DISPLAY to remove the menu from the screen when you are finished 2 Add or delete channels 13 13 A Press MENU on the...

Page 14: ...V before it shuts off Each press equals 15 minutes C Press to subtract time from the sleep timer D Press DISPLAY to remove the menu from the screen when you are finished 2 Add more time Alarm Ad A When 0 01 appears on the screen the TV will shut off in one minute Press to add more time B Press DISPLAY to remove the menu from the screen when you are finished 3 Cancel the Timer A Press MENU to selec...

Page 15: ...n or Off 2 Set the Alarm Channel 12 34 AM 13 Alarm Adjust Setup A Press CHANNEL down to highlight the Alarm Channel B Press to highlight the channel number C Select the channel that you want the TV to turn on to with the number buttons D Press to enter the channel 3 Set On and Off Times 12 34 AM 13 Alarm Adjust Setup 12 34 AM 13 Alarm Adjust Setup A Press CHANNEL down to highlight the On or Off Ti...

Page 16: ...TV does not support the text mode Text information typically consists of program information weather bulletins local activities etc 1 Select the Controls Menu Alarm Ad Press MENU on the TV front panel to select the Controls menu This menu is yellow 2 Highlight Closed Captioning Alarm Ad Press CHANNEL down to highlight Closed Captioning 3 Select Setting Alarm Ad A g Press or to select Off C1 or C2 ...

Page 17: ...ontrols Alarm Ad 13 Press MENU on the TV front panel repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white 2 Highlight Cable Air Controls Alarm Ad 13 Press CHANNEL down to highlight Cable Air 3 Select Cable or Air Controls Alarm Ad 13 A Press or to select Cable or Air Select Cable if you have cable Select Air if you have a home antenna connected to your TV B Press DISPLAY to remove the menu from ...

Page 18: ...Description Time of the dock Details are on page 3 13 Channel number you are watching Alarm Alarm clock is set to turn on or off Details are on page 13 Sleep Sleep Timer is set to turn off the TV Details are on page 12 Volume Sound level of the TV Mute No sound comes from the TV MUTE is not displayed when the Closed Captioning feature is on See MUTE button on page 6 Stereo The sound is being broad...

Page 19: ...o clean your TV cabinet Using these cleaners will permanently mar the surface of the cabinet Such damage is not covered under your purchase warranty Order Form Book No 1Q57 370 05B Part Part Number Price Q____Total Ciea e i i R m _ c_6LcL _L 21 __ __ L I Total 10 Minimum Order Sales Tax We are required by law to collect the appropriate sales tax for each individual state county and locality to whi...

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Page 21: ...ow the service technician your evidence of purchase date What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual deafly 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 ...

Page 22: ...has power Check antenna connections Check position of Cable Air feature See page 15 Try another channel Inactive channel may be tuned Picture Blank screen Try another channel Inactive channel may be tuned Make sure cable or an antenna is connected to the TV correctly Picture poor sound okay Check antenna connections Adjust TV picture See pages 8 9 Remote Works part or none of the time Clear the pa...

Page 23: ...urns on or off Turns off by itself Check Sleep Timer See sleep timer on page 12 Wait 30 seconds and turn on again a power surge may have occurred Check Alarm Off time See alarm clock on page 13 Turns on by itself Check Alarm On Time See alarm clock on page 13 Check clock time See clock on page 3 Does not turn off at Alarm Time Make sure Alarm is turned on See alarm clock on page 13 Check clock tim...

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