RCA F25674, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE C 0 ...

Page 2: ...ving images are left on the screen for long periods theymay be permanently imprinted on the screen Such images include network logos phone numbers and video games Extendedview ing of channels displaying these images should be avoided Note To Cable TV Installer Thisreminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Cod...

Page 3: ...isc Pla3_er With Audio Equipment 6 7 8210 11 12 13 14 15 Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture 16 Picture Settings 17 Color Tint Brightness Sharpness Autc_olor Picture Reset Sound Settings 18 19 Stereo Expanded Stereo SAP Tone Speakers Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory Autoprogram Naming the Channels Setting the Sleep Tuner Setting the Alarm Clock Watching Picture in Picture Selecting...

Page 4: ...ONNECTIONS GUIDE Hook up any antennas cables or other eqtfipment 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 the 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 shovm matching the and end ofeach battery in the compartment C Re...

Page 5: ...etup menu is selected This menu is white B Press MOVE to highlight Autoprogram C Press MOVE to start placing channels in the TV s memory D Wait tmtil TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to original channel 6 Set the Time 12 21 AM ust 13 Setup A Press MENU PROG until the Alarm menu is selected This menu is green B The Clock is automatically highlighted the first time you set it f it ...

Page 6: ...rns the TV on Sets the remote to control the TV Operates TV When remote is set to control t_heTV Operates the TV and advanced features Component Buttons Details areon pages 8 15 Menu Buttons See next page for details Picture in picture buttons Details are onpages 7 and 24 25 Controls components such as a VCR laserdisc player audio equipment and a cable box Changes the menus and features on the scr...

Page 7: ...erent Color 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 _tt tat _ aati rv _ r _ F _ rB 5 0 _0 _0 0 _0 _0 0 _0 0 _ o0_ _ 5 5 Moving through the Menus _ontrols Alarm Press MENU PROG on the remote or MENU on the front panel to move from menu to menu 2 PressMOVE alvon th...

Page 8: ...rd while tape or laserdisc is playing PLAY Plays tape 9 1 _ laserdisc FF Fast Forward Fast forwards a tape or laserdisc Searches forward while tape or laserdisc is playing DISPLAY Shows displays on the screen Clears menus from the screen SKIP Commercial Skip Allows you to scan other chan nels dining commercials Each pressacids 30 seconds TV switches back to original channel when thee runs out Pres...

Page 9: ... 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 4 and left and right Moves left and right on a menu line See Menu Basics on pag...

Page 10: ...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 H_ man Kardon 14 Hitachi _ 05 15 35 36 Instant Replay 4 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 15 MGA 04 27 Minolta _ 05 35 Mitsu...

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

Page 12: ...emote tocontrol the VCR C Press POWER to turn on the VCR if 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 Press VCR or VCR2 to set the remote to control the VCR B Tune the VCR to the channel you wzmt to record using CHANNEL up and down or pressing two number buttons C Press FIECORD to start record_ ng D Press TVNCR on the V...

Page 13: ...er Turn on the Satellite Receiver Turn off the Satellite Receiver Satellite Receiver Codes Chaparral 80 81 Cheyenne 81 Drake 82 83 DSS 00 GE L 00 General Instruments 92 93 94 ProScan 00 RCA 00 Realistic 84 Sierra I II III 81 STSli 85 STS2 86 STS3 87 IS4 88 Toshiba 89 Uniden 90 Video Cipher II 91 4 0 5 0 60 INPUTo 0 0 ANTENNAo CLEAR o _ _o _ RES 4 PiP SWAP A Point the remote at the satellite receiv...

Page 14: ...t 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 GABLE C Press POWER to ham it on D Press CHANNEL up or down to change channels on the cable box A Press CABLE B Press POWER to turn it off Cable Box Codes ABC 22 46 Anvision 0 708 Cablestar 07 08 Eagle 08 Eastern International 02 General Instrument 04 05 15 23 24 25 30 36 46 Hamlin 12 13 3...

Page 15: ...ed 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 tc_ control the TV B Press MENUopROG to select the Setup menu This menu is white 2 Highlight Cable Channel ontrols Alarm 13 A Press MOVE down to move down the menu until Cable Channel is highlighted B Press to underline the channel 3 Enter channel number 13 A Enter the n...

Page 16: ...ISPLAY SKIP MUTE CHA_ PREVCH 10 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 INPUTo 0 O ANTENNAo CLEAR _q _ poc RES_ PiP SWAP A Point the remote at the laserdisc player andhold 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 tile remote at the laserdisc player lind press LD C Press POWER to tur...

Page 17: ...06 Phono 05 _ I IX 04 _0_ _ VCR1 SATPCABLE TV VCR2eLD AUDIo O0 REW PLAY FF REC STOP PAUSE DISPLAY SKIP MUTE CHA_ pReaCH INPUTo 0 0 ANTENNAo _I_CLEAR _o O RES 4 P P SWAP A Point the remote at the audio equipment and hold AUDIO B Enter the code from the code list C Release AUDIO D Press POWER to turn it on If nothing happens try pressing AUDMOand then POWER E Repeat A D with another code if the firs...

Page 18: ...the color levels 1 Select the Controls Menu Alarm Ad Press MENU PROG to select the Controls menu This menu is yel low D Highlight Picture Alarm Ad Press MOVE down to high light Picture 3 Use MOVE I and _ to adjustthe Picture Press MOVE right to lighten the picture OR Press MOVE _ left to darken the picture i_ mm 16 ...

Page 19: ...ess MOVE I_ or II to adjust each item Color Tint Bright Brightness i Press MOVE I_ to Increase color richness Give red tint to skin color Add more light to dark parts of the pic_tre Sharp Sharpness Show cleaner clearer images Autocolor Turn on to keep Color and Tint in proper balance each time you change channels PictureReset Reset the picture back to the original settings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Press MOVE...

Page 20: ...you want to adjust 3 Use MOVE I_ or to adjust each item Alarm Press MOVE or to adjust each item Stereo SAP Tone J 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 reproduced in Stereo Expanded Stereo or Mono w...

Page 21: ...lect the Setup Menu Controls Alarm Ad Press MENU PROG repeatedly to select the Setup menu This menu is white 2 Highlight speakers Press MOVE down until Speakers is highlighted Controls Alarm Ad 3 Turn Speakers on or off Controls Alarm Adjust Press MOVE or 1 to turn the speakers on or off Speakers internal spe akers No sound comes from the TV rTl 19 ...

Page 22: ...ps or you will notbe able to add channels into memo ry Press MENU PROG repeatedly to select the Setup Menu and highlight Autoprograrn This menu _ s white C Press MOVE down to highlight Autoprogram D Press MOVE to start the TV adding all active channels into memory E Wait until the TV has cycled through all the channels and return to the original channel 2 Add or delete channels 13 13 Controls Alar...

Page 23: ...down to highlight Label C Press MOVE to underline the channel number D Select the channeI number with the number buttons E Press MOVE to underline the first ctmracter of the name F Choose the character using MOVE _ up or down G Repeat E F to complete the name H Press MOVE to move back_ ard if you want to change an item 2 Erase a name 12 ntrols Alarm A Follow A and B above B Press MOVE until clear ...

Page 24: ...t 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 MOVE 4 to subtract time from the sleep timer Alarm Ad 2 Add more time Alarm Ad A 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 Ad A B Press MENU PROG to select the Controls ...

Page 25: ...ight Alarm This menu is green B Press MOVE or to select On oz 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 chanrlel 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 13 Alarm Ao g C D Press MOVE down to highlight the On or Off Time Pr...

Page 26: ... TV See the Connections Guide Press TV to turn the TV on Press CHANNEL up or down to select the channel you want to watch on the big picture Turn on the VCR Laserdisc Player or Camcorder Press PiP to put the small picture on the screen It is the same as the big picture Press 00 to see the signal froin the VCR Laserdisc Player or Camcorder connected to the video jacks ture VCR Laserdisc Player or C...

Page 27: ... the next comer Swap the big picture with the little picture Press SWAP to switch the small picture with the big picture Freeze the small picture A Press FREEZE to stop action in the small picture B Pre s FREEZE again to return to m aaction picture Turn off Picture in Picture Press PIP to turn off picture in picture 25 ...

Page 28: ...or the deaf hearing impaired or anyone who wants to watch a program without sound If you have turned Closed Captioning on and it does not appear on the screen it is hot available on the channel you are watching This TV does not support the text mode Text information typically consists of program information weather bulletins local activities etc 1 Select the Controls Menu 2 Highlight Closed Captio...

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

Page 30: ...m menu to menu CH A and v Channel up and down Scans up and dow n through channels in the TV s memory Moves up and down menus VOL and Also V0 L A 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: ...t is turned on and channel 00 is selected Indicates that a component is connected to the VIDEO 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 23 Sleep Timer is set to turn off the TV Details are on page 22 Picture in picture is turned on to channel 00 Details are on pages 24 25 Sound level of the TV No signal is coming...

Page 32: ...be tLmed Make sure component connected to the VIDEO NPUT 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 Picture poor sound okay Picture in Picture Can t get two different channels in picture in picture No pi...

Page 33: ... 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 I until 1 appears then press the other two numbers Set Cable Air feature to Cable for channels higher than 69 See page 27 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 a...

Page 34: ...low Pages or call 1 800 336 1900 Show the service technician your evidence of purchase date Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual clearly 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 contr...

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Page 36: ...ce your order using your Visa or MasterCard Use this number only to place an order for accessory items listed on this order form By Mail Detach the information 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 it is not possible to ship within 30 days we will notify you For more curren...

Page 37: ...ors located on the back of the TV for connecting antennas or other components Menu A listing of features controls and adjustments 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 the TV for connection of another component Signals are routed out of the TV into the other component Picture in pi...

Page 38: ...y 29 Channel Number Display 29 CHANNEL Up Down Buttons Remote 4 5 6 TV o o o 28 Channels Adding 20 Deleting 20 Naming 21 29 Placing in Memory 3 20 Checks and Adjustments 30 31 Cleaner 33 CLEAR Button 6 7 Clock 3 23 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 CA...

Page 39: ...rvice 32 Set Clock 3 Set Time 3 Setting Cable Air 27 Setting the Cable Channel 12 Setting the Sleep Timer 22 Setup Menu Autoprogram 3 20 35 Cable Air 27 Cable Channel 13 Channel Label 21 Channel Memory 3 20 Speakers 9 VCR 1 Channel 8 Sharpness 17 Signal 35 SKIP 6 35 Sleep Display 22 28 Sleep Timer 22 Sharpness 17 Sound 18 19 Source 35 Speakers 19 Startup 2 3 Stereo 18 35 Stereo Display 29 STOP But...

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