RCA F27442, User Manual

Page 1: ...Televnsnon User s Guude Changing Entertainment Again r ...

Page 2: ...e avoided Cable TV Installer This reminder 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 Registra...

Page 3: ...uch VCR Recording is another benefit of the GUIDE Plus system You don t have to remember to program your VCR or use the mertus in your VCR to set up a recording Requirements Remove the Den lo Pin from the G LINK iack Complete the on screen interactive setup You ll find detailed instructions in Chapter 1 One Touch VCR Recording You must connect the G LINK cable to the TV and place one of the wands ...

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Page 5: ...onnect 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 About the GUIDE Plus System 22 Downloading Data 22 Getting In Out of the GUIDE Plus System 23 The GU...

Page 6: ...k Parental Controls 38 Chapter 3 Using the TV s Menu System 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 Channel Menu 44 Time Menu 44 Chapter 4 Other Information Troubleshooting 46 Care and Cleaning 49 RCA TV Limited Warranty 49 Index 53 4 ...

Page 7: ...Connection Connections The Front of Your 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 theTV Complete the Interactive Setup Buttons on the Remote Control Changing Entertainment Again 5 ...

Page 8: ...erference Insert each cable firmly into the designated jack If you place components above the TV ronte all cables down the side of the back of the TV instead of straight down the middle of the back of 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 Choose the location...

Page 9: ...V VCR TV Only 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 below show the cables needed for the connections represented in this book Note Please locate the G LlNK cable provided when you re getting ready to set up your TI4 You need to connect this cable to your T_ and to your VCR and or cable box in order...

Page 10: ...T TO TV 2 Connect cable or antenna to your VCR Connect the coaxial cable from your cable outlet cable box or antenna to the Input Jack on your VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA or IN FROM ANT 3 Connect the G LINK cable to the TV A If you haven t already done so remove the Demo Pin from 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 LI...

Page 11: ...ntenna to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of your IV Go to page 14 2 If you re connecting a cable box connect the G LINK cable A If you haven t already done so remove the Demo Pin from 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 LINK cable to the cable box instructions are on p 13 Go to page 13 Chapter 1 9 ...

Page 12: ...ections Setup SATELLITE RECEIVER FromCable or Antenna VCR OUT 0 D TTOTV VIDEO R L S VIDEO SATELLITE IN VIDEO AUOIO _D TO R L _ N R L IN FR OUTTO TV Satellite Signal TV back panel G LINK ANTENNA 10 Chapter 1 ...

Page 13: ...Connect the Satellite Receiver to the VCR and to the TV A Connect a coaxial cane to the Output Jack sometimes labeled OUI TO IA on the satellite receiver and to the Input Jack on tile VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANI B Connect a coaxial cable to the Output Jack on d_e VCR s lulctinxcs labeled OUT TO 1 and to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the TV Connect G LINK cable A If you haven t done so remove the...

Page 14: ...n you re using the TV s menu system it acts like the arrow up button on the remote control VOL Decreases the vnlunle When you re using the TV s menu system it acts like the left arrow button on the remote cor_trol VOL Increases the volume When you re using the TV s menu system it acts like the right arrow button on the remote control POWER Turns the TV on and off I VIDEO Front Panel Jacks You can ...

Page 15: ... cable box you need to use the lvmote control that came with the VCR and or cable box to locate the sensor 1 Turn off the VCR and or cable box 2 Hold the remote control not the one that came with your TV hut 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 front of the component 3 Slowly move the reniote control across the front ...

Page 16: ... move through the on screen menus The theo W is the same throughout the menu screens highlight your choice and select it To highlight a menu item press the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight one of the items listed on the screen Use the up or down arrow button to move up or down Use the right or left arrow button to move right or Left To select the item that you ve highlighted press OK Note ...

Page 17: ...n the screen 2 When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete press OK the first GUIDE Plus system setup screen appears Note If you skip Auto Channel Search now you can access it later through the Channel menu See Chapter 3 for more details Tip If you move to a new zip or postal code or if any of your information changes you need to access the setup screens from the TV s main menu pres...

Page 18: ...To supply your TV with the correct TV program listings the 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 STEP3 Configuring for a VCR appears 2 If you have a cable box connected to this TV highlight Yes and press OK on your remote control Note The next serie...

Page 19: ...ucts Look at your cable box If it is still on and changed to channel 09 the test was successful Highlight Yes and press OK STEP 3 Configuring for a VCR appears If your cable box didn t change to channel 09 or turned itself off you have two choices No and Test this code again Test this code again If you think the TV the cable box or any of the remote controls might have been touched or bumped durin...

Page 20: ...ogress don t touch our T_ Y VCR or any of the remote controls for these products 4 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 No or Test this code again If you think your TV or remotes might have been touched during the test tune ...

Page 21: ...al screens appear If any settings are incomplete or incorrect highlight A o repeat setup process and press OK Follow the instructions on the screen 2 You can choose to view a demo of the GUIDE Plus features which may take a few minutes to load If 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 GUIDE Plus system will appear on the s...

Page 22: ...lus system appear on the screen Press GUIDE again to remove it from the screen INFO Displays channel information INPUT Changes your TV to its video input channel The Video Input Channel is the channel your TV must tune to in order for you to access a component that s connected to your TV s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN jacks Example to view a tape from your camcorder connect the camcorder to the TV s AUDI...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Using the TV s Features Chapter Overview All About the GUIDE Plus System The Channel Banner Parental Controls and VmChip Changing Entertainment Again 21 ...

Page 24: ... is 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 Plus system is not available until it completes its first download of program information When the power is turned off the TV locates a host channel that carries GUIDE Plus system data containing program schedule and channel lineup information A channel lineup is the l...

Page 25: ...ccess the GUIDE Plus system 2 Press MENU or use the up and down arrow buttons to select the Menu bar the Grid Guide appears by defaulO 3 Use the left and right arrow buttons to access other menus 4 Press OK or MENU or use the down arrow button to see the me nu options Grid Guide The Grid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus system It displays the current programming for each channel Th...

Page 26: ...cord the program highlighted in the channel listing If you have a cable box changing channels on the 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 information window will display a confirmation when you have successfully scheduled a program to watch or record Note If you have se...

Page 27: ...he menu bar or press GUIDE or CLEAR to exit the GUIDE Plus system Then use the Sort Menu Action Buttons as described next Sort Menu Action Buttons When viewing the results of a Sort the following Action buttons appear Watch Press 1 on the remote to place a timer in the Schedule and then follow the on line help for further options Placing a timer in the Schedule will cause the TV to turn on and tun...

Page 28: ...edule The Schedule menu allows you to alter timers for either viewing or recording programs The GUIDE Plus systen allows one touch VCR recording if you have connected the G LINK cable to your VCR See Chapter 1 for more details on connecting the G LINK cable To schedule a program to watch or record 1 If the GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU on th...

Page 29: ...at day WEEKLY records the program each week at tile same time Messages menu selection Messages Occasionally you will receive messages regarding your GUIDE Plus system as well as special programming information You can access these messages from the Messages menu on the Menu bar To read messages 1 If your GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU on the ...

Page 30: ...the highlighted channel line On Off Press 3 on the remote to toggle the state of the channel between On and Off Setup The Setup menu allows you to access the GUIDE Plus system setup information To access the Setup option 1 If the Guide Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU to select the Menu Bar 3 Use the right arrow to highlight the Setup menu selection ...

Page 31: ...remote 2 Highlight GU1DEPlus Menu and press OK Each menu and the sub menus are listed below GUIDEPlus Setup Displays the GUIDE Plus system setup screen Change system settings Confirms the settings you completed in the GUIDE Plus system setup are correct Review options Displays GUIDE Plus s stem auto display options View demo Runs the GUIDE Plus system demonstration GUIDE Plus Label Displays the GU...

Page 32: ...o SAP 00 00 Displayed when the current channel is broadcasting SAP Second Audio Program information Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip SKIP timer Parental Controls and V Chip The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that children cannot see certain programs channels or use the front panel controls The first three ...

Page 33: ...ents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended This program contains one or more of the following content themes intensely suggestive dialogue D strong coarse language L intense sexual situations S or intense violence V Parental Guidance Suggested Contains material that parents may find uns...

Page 34: ...onl l ll to Block The ffJllowing sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits The V Chip Rating Limit Screen The fol owi ng i san example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen Rating Status Field Lets you se ect whether the status of the age based rating limit to the left is View or Block Content Themes Lists the content themes you can bloc...

Page 35: ... t want the child to watch see chart of age based ratings on next page 2 Press the left and right arrow buttons to highlight the Raling field Press the tip and down arrow buttons on the remote to scroll through the age based rating limits Keep scrolling until the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want tile child to watch appears on the screen In the example discussed above you...

Page 36: ...e S Sexual situa tions V Violence FV Fantasy Violence TV Y All Children Rating Rating Content field status field themes Blocking Specific Content Themes You can block programs based on heir content Content is represented by the D L S V FV and TV Y on your screen See the beginning of this section for details When you block a content theme for a particular rating you automatically block that content...

Page 37: ...t themes you want to change to V View Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll thl ollgh the age based ratings until the rating whose content theme you want to change to PTewappears Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a particular content theme status such as the B under language L corresponding with TV14 4 Press the up or down arrow button to change its status back to ...

Page 38: ...ings automatically change to Block 3 Press OK to return to the menu or exit the screen 4 If Parental Controts are not locked you must lock them so the movie rating limits will take effect Note Some movies may be given a Not Rated NR rating After blocking movie ratings you must set NR to tO e useparately lo uieuJ NR movies Viewing Movie Ratings After you block movie ratings you have the option of c...

Page 39: ...ote will still tune to the blocked channel if you use the digits to access the channel but the channel will be blocked Don t _ rgetto lock parental controls after you change the status of ChaJznel Block If you do not the channel block will not take effect Note lf you bare a digital cable box cba znels 126 999 can be blocked but will not be removable fi om yottr sca_ list Front Panel Block Selectin...

Page 40: ...ck parental controls none of the settings for v Chip Channel Block or Front Panel Block will take effect If you f_rget your password simultaneously press and hold MENU on the televisinn and volume down on the remote for 3 seconds Nothing appears on the soven Parental Controls simply tmlock and yon can re enter a password via Lock Pare _tal Controls 38 Chapter 2 ...

Page 41: ...er 3 Using the TV s Menu System Chapter Overview How to Use the Different Types of Menus and Control Panels Audio Menu Picture Quality Menu Screen Menu Channel Menu Time Menu Changing Entertainment Again 39 ...

Page 42: ...oll tltc finnt panel to ring up tile Main menu Note that holding MENU fi r 2 seconds displays the GUIDE Plus system Menus take you to another nlenu or a colltrol panel There arc txA_o ways to select a choice in a menu Use your arrow buttons on your Ivmote control to highlight your choice at td press OK Press a rtumber button on the remote For exantple in the Main menu press 3 to go straight to the...

Page 43: ...etters A pointer appears underneath the coltunn you arc cl Janging 1 Use tile digits to enter a number in the cokimtl ahove the pointer 2 Press the right arrow button to move to the next column then use the digits to enter a number 3 When you have finished entering information press MENU or OK Choice Lists Choice lists are used to choose a particular setting from a list When the choice list appear...

Page 44: ...ks Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the picture Color Adjusts the richness of the color Tint Adjusts the balance between the red and green levels Black Level Adjusts the brighmess of the picture Sharpness Adjusts the crispness of the edges in the picture When exiting this menu the Save Personal Picture Preset choice list will appear You can choose either Yes or N...

Page 45: ...lable on all channels at all times Only specific programs encoded with closed captioning information are applicable When a program is closed captioned the CC icon is displayed it the channel banner See Chapter 2 for more information 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 CCZ CC3 and CC4 are reserved ...

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

Page 47: ...Chapter 4 Other Information Chapter Overview Troubleshooting Care and Cleaning Limited Warranty Accessory Order Form Index Changing Entertainment Again 45 ...

Page 48: ...TV for two minutes and then plug it back in Turn the TV on and try again TV turns off while playing Scheduled Off function may have been activated Go to p 44 for instructions 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 unexp...

Page 49: ...u can turn off this feature by pressing GUIDE on your remote control and then select the Menu hat Press the right arrow button to select Setup Choose Review options and select OF E 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 the Demo Pin from the G LINKjack Check to see if the G LINKwands are positioned correc...

Page 50: ... is a dear path Maybe the renlote isn aimed directly at the con ponent TV or VCR that you re tiTing to opei_Jte Maybe hatteries in remote are weak dead or installed incorrectly Put new baneries in the remote YOLI might need to drain the reMote s microprocessor remove batteries and press the numbef I button for at least 60 seconds Retease the 1 button replace the batteries and if necessary program ...

Page 51: ...er your purchase 90 days for labor charges One year for parts Two years for the picture tubes The warranty period for 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 for the ...

Page 52: ...rviced outside the U S A Acts of God such as but not limited to lighming damage Product registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your TV It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage How state law relates to this warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you also...

Page 53: ... Gold Tipped cable VH84 6 ft Continued on next page Accessory Order Form Description Screw on anter_na cable 3 ft crew on antenna cable 6 ft Push on antenna cable 6 ft Monaural VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft Stereo VGR Dubbing Cable 6 ft 2 way Signal Splitter Amplified Antenna Antenna Mixer not shown_ Remote Control CRK17TA1 Audio Video Adapter not shown Part No UH82 5 95 VH89 5 95 VH83 5 95 VH84 9 95 VH4...

Page 54: ...letely Allow 4 weeks for delivery All accessories are subject to availability Prices are subject to change Splitter VH47 2 way Signal SpUtter Helps you connect a second TV or VCR Amplified Antenna Allows you to quick p switch from the antenna signal to the cable or satellite signal without disconnecting the antenna ANT200 _ _5 o_ 0 0 0 o _ 5 0 CRK17TA1 Remote Control This is the remote control tha...

Page 55: ...formation 22 setup 15 INFO button 20 INPUT 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 Audio 42 Channel 44 Channels 28 Grid Guide 23 Language 43 Messages 27 News 26 Picture Quality 42 Schedule 26 Stereo i2 Screen 43 Setup 28 T _ rt 25 Time 44 l ilnc Mentl ii MENU button 20 Trot i2 Menus Troul_ es...

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