Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No
user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service
personnel.
This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product
that presents a risk of electric
shock or personal injury.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or
moisture.
The apparatus must not be exposed to dripping or splashing. Objects filled with
liquids, such vases or drinking glasses, must never be placed on the apparatus.
This symbol indicates that this product incorporates double insulation between hazardous
mains voltage and user accessible parts. When
servicing use only identical replacement parts.
This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying
the product.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1.Read all the safety and operating instructions before the television is operated.
2.Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference.
3.Adhere to all warnings on the television and in the operating instructions.
4.Follow all operating and use instructions.
5.Do not use this apparatus near water.
6.Clean only with dry cloth.
7.Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
8.Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves,
or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9.Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A
polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type
plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third
prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your
outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10.Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs,
convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
11.Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
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Important Safeguards
12.Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table
specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the
apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when
moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
13.Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time.
14.Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such
as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
15.If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the
antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against
voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical
Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-1984 (Section 54 of Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1)
provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna-discharge unit, size of
grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrode. See following example.
ANTENNA
LEAD IN
WIRE
ANTENNA
DISCHARGE UNINT
ELECTRIC
SERVICE
EQUIPMENT
NEC-NATIONAL ELECTRICALCODE
(NEC SECTION 810-21)
GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
(NEC SECTION 810-21)
GROUND CLAMPS
POWER SERVICE GROUNDING
ELECTRODE SYSTEM
(NEC ART 250 PART H)
16.Mains plug is used as the disconnect device. It shall remain readily operable
and should not be obstructed during intended use.
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You are welcome to use RCA color TV
Thank you for your purchasing RCA color TV product which adopts English display, we hope
RCA TV bring you new pleasure in your audio and visual entertainment. To enjoy the various
functions offered by the unit, please read this manual thoroughly before using the unit.
Contents
Overview 4
External connection 6
Remote control 8
Basic operation10
Menu Basic operation12
Using the PICTURE menu12
Using the SOUND menu13
Using the TUNING menu14
Using the FUNCTION menu15
Picture defects and countermeasures (AIR reception)18
Troubleshooting19
Appendix
Receiving systems table20
Functions table20
Specifications table20
Dimensions and Weights table20
Accessories21
Remote control table21
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Overview
POWER INDICATOR
Overview of the function keys
Dear customer, please observe the function keys on the TV and refer to the following
diagram to learn every function key.
POWER SWITCH
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IR RECEIVER WINDOW
HEADPHONE OUTPUT JACK
Overview
AV1
AV2
Overview of the back AV jacks
Please observe the AV jacks on the back of TV, and refer to the following diagram to
learn the function of every AV jack.
Y Input Jack
Video
Output Jack
Antenna Jack
SVHS
Input Jack
Audio
Input Jack
Video
Input Jack
Audio
Output Jack
C
b
Input Jack
C
r
Input Jack
Side AV and Headphone jacks
Please sure whether your TV has side AV and headphone jacks, if it has, please refer
to the following diagram to learn the function of every side jack.
VIDEO INPUT
L
AUDIO INPUT
R
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External connection
Antenna connection
The antenna input impedance used in this model is 75ohm, just connect 75ohm coaxial cable of VHF/UHF antenna to the antenna jack on the back of TV directely. If you
use 300 ohm flat feeder, you need connect it with one 300ohm/75ohm converter first,
then connect the converter into the antenna jack.
Note:
It is recommended to use 75ohm coaxial cable to eliminate interference and
noise caused by radio wave.
Do not bind the antenna cable and power cord together.
Connect to Audio equipment
Connect this unit with the audio input terminal (pinhole) of a stereo system, then you
may enjoy quality sound at the same time of enjoying quality picture.
(White) (Red)
(
White) (Red)
VID EO OU TPU T
L AU D IO O UT PUT
R AU DIO O U TPUT
To external equipment input
Stereo System
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To AUDIO output (Red)To VIDEO output (Yellow)(White
)
VTR without S-VIDEO
(Yellow)
Connect to video equipment (VCD, DVD) and headphone jack
VTR without S-VIDEO terminal
Connect back AV jacks as the following figure shown:
S-terminal has the same AUDIO IN jack as AV1, but you can not input AV signal from
these two terminals at the same time. YUV has the same AUDIO IN jack as AV2, but
you can not input AV signal from these two terminals at the same time.
VTR with YCbCr terminal、、
(Green) To Y output
(blue) To Cb output
VTR with S-VIDEO terminal
(red) To Cr output
(Green)
(blue)
(red)
To Audio output (red)
(white)
(red)
(white)
(yellow)
(white)
(red)
(white)
To Video output (yellow)
To Audio output(red)
(white)
To Audio output(red)
To S-VIDEO output
TO SVHS socket
(white)
(red)
(yellow) To Video output
(white) To Audio output
(yellow)
(white)
If your model has side AV jacks or headphone jack, please connect as the following figure shown:
(White)
(Red)
Headphone
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Remote control
POWER ON/STANDBY
VOLUME UP/MENU VALUE UP
PROGRAM DOWN/MENU SELECT
CALENDAR
Remote control
MUTE
DIGITAL, LETTER
INPUT BUTTONS
DISPLAY
SLEEP
BROWES
CLEAR
PROGRAM UP/
MENU SELECT
VOLUME DOWN/MENU
VALUE DOWN
SOUND
CCD
MUTEON/OFF
PROG.
MENU
VOLVOL
PROG.
PRE.CH
PIC
TV/AV
MAIN MENU
STEREO
GAME
Mute buttonLowers the volume to its minimum level. Press again to
restore volume.
ON/OFFTurns the TV on and off.
0-9(Number buttons)Enter channel numbers and time settings directly through
the remote control.
To enter a two-digit channel, press the two digits. To enter
a three-digit channel, press and hold the first digit for two
seconds until two dashes appear to the right of the number,
then add the second two. Example: to tune a channel 123,
press and hold 1 for two seconds, press 2, then press 3.
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Remote control
Remote control
DISPLAYDisplays channel information.
PRE.CHReturns you to the previous channel. If the user is in the
menu system, Go Back will take the user to the previous
menu screen.
BROWSE“Browse” feature. Pressing the button twice will begin chan-
nel scan, again will stop at current channel.
SLEEPSet the sleep timer.
PICSteps through picture presets MEMORY, STANDARD, DY-
NAMIC and MILD.
CLEARRemove any menu or display form the screen and returns
you to TV reviewing. For menu with digit inputs, pressing
CLEAR button will clear the last number entered.
TV/AVToggles the set between available AV inputs and RF input.
MENUDisplays the TV’s Main menu.
VOL (left and right)buttons Decrease or increase the TV’s volume, or move through
the on-screen menu system.
PROG.(up and down)buttons Scan up or down through the current channel list.
Press once to change the channel up or down; press and
hold to continue changing channels, or move through the
on-screen menu system.
SOUNDFour preset audio settings for you to select (MEMORY/STAN-
DARD/NEWS/MUSIC).
STEREOThis button is not activated for this model.
CCDTurns on or turns off the closed caption.
Loading batteries: Remove the lid of the battery compartment, insert 2 size
AAA batteries with the polarities as indicated inside the compartment then replace
the lid.
Note:
1.One loading of batteries will last 1 year under normal use.
2.If you do not intend to use the remote control for a long period of time, remove
them to avoid damage due to leakage.
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Basic operation
Overview
Connect to the mains
Insert the mains wire plug of the unit into AC 120V mains outlet.
Power on/off
Press the ON/OFF switch button to enter standby status or turn on TV.
Note: The power indicator will turn into red when TV is under standby state.
The power indicator will die when TV is under turn on state.
Non-signal power-off in 5 minutes
In case the unit under blue screen or non-signal screen saver state, TV will be
standby state automatically 5 minutes later, to turn it on, please press power button
on the remote controller.
Change channels
You can change channels by using the CH. / buttons in front of the TV(or the PROG
/ buttons on the remote control).
Volume UP/DOWN
You can adjust the sound by using VOL / buttons in front of the TV (or the VOL /
buttons on the remote control).
Sleep function
1.Press down SLEEP button on the remote control to display the preset time
120 minutes, 90 minutes, 60 minutes, 30 minutes, the unit will be automatically
turned off when the set time has elapsed.
2.To cancel the time-off function, press the SLEEP button consecutively until dis-
play changes to SLEEP OFF state.
Picture modes
Press PIC button on the remote control to select picture modes (MEMORY—-STANDARD—DYNAMIC—MILD), MEMORY status is the picture mode you have adjusted.
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Basic operation
Overview
Sound modes
Press SOUND button on the remote control to select sound modes (MEMORY—STANDARD—NEWS—MUSIC), MEMORY status is the sound mode you have
adjusted.
Calendar
Press CALENDAR button to display the screen as the figure shown:
The calendar of these series models provide you searching the solar calendar and
current week from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2049. Press PROG / buttons
to move to the year, month, date, then use VOL / buttons to adjust the data of the
year, month, date. Press CALENDAR button to exit. The date inquiry is the same
steps as above.
GAME
You and TV place black and white stones on a large ruled board alternatively. If a
black or white stone is put between black stones or white stones, then white stones
or black stones located between the same color stones will be taken away. When
one player gets all stones, or fills in all eyes, the game is end. If you get more stones
than TV’s, you win. Press GAME button to display the screen as the figure shown:
Use PROG / buttons to move upward or downward and VOL / buttons to left or
right, then press MENU button to confirm. Press GAME button to exit.
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Menu basic operation
COLOR TEMP NORMAL
Menu basic operation
1.To enter the menu, press MENU button in front of the TV (or on the remote
control), press MENU button in front of TV (or on the remote control) again to
select the icon.
2.Press CH. / buttons in front of TV (or the PROG / buttons on the remote
control) to select the item you want to change.
3.Use VOL / buttons in front of TV (or on the remote control) to change the
setting.
4.To exit the menu, press MENU button in front of TV (or on the remote control) to
cycle all of icons one time in the previous menu. You can press menu button on
the remote control to exit the menu operation directly.
Using the PICTURE menu
Using the PICTURE menu
PICTURE
BRIGHTNESS
BRIGHTNESSAdjust left/right to darken/brighten the picture. Adjust range:
CONTRASTAdjust the difference between the light and dark areas of the
COLORAdjust left/right to decrease/increase color intensity or saturation.
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SHARPNESS
(00~63).
picture. Adjust range: (00~63).
Adjust range: (00~63).
Using the PICTURE menu
Using the PICTURE menu
SHARPNESSAdjust left/right to soften/sharpen the picture detail. Adjust range:
(00~63).
TINTAdjust the balance between the red and green levels. Adjust
range: (-31~+31).
COLOR TEMPAutomatic color adjustments. Provide three states: (NORMAL,
WARM, COLD).
Using the SOUND menu
Using the SOUND menu
SOUND
VOLUMEAdjust left/right to change small/large sound. Adjust range: (00~63).
TREBLEAdjust left/right to decease/increase high pitched sound. Adjust range:
(00~63).
BASSAdjust left/right to decease/increase low pitched sound. Adjust range:
(00~63).
BALANCEAdjust left/right to emphasize left/right speaker balances. Adjust range:
(-31~+31).
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Using the SOUND menu
DELETE CH NO
SOURCE AIR
Using the SOUND menu
SURROUND Adjust different kinds of the surround sound effect. Provide two states
(OFF, ON).
STEREOAdjust different kinds of the stereo sound effect. Provide three states:
(PASS, PSEU, MONO ).
Using the TUNING menu
Using the TUNING menu
TUNING
AUTO SEARCH
CHANNELUse VOL / buttons in front of TV (or on the remote control) to select
DELETE CH Select Yes to skip the channels above. Select NO to go into the channel
SOURCELet you select AIR or CABLE. Select AIR to receive radio broadcast signal.
AUTO SEARCH Press VOL button in front of TV (or VOL button on the remote
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channels, or enter the channel number directly by using the number
buttons.
above. Provide two states: (YES, NO).
Select CABLE to receive CATV signal. Provide two states:(AIR,CABLE)
control) to start channel searching and store automatically.
Using the FUNCTION menu
LANGUAGE ENGLISH
SCREEN SAVER
CCD OFF
Using the FUNCTION menu
FUNCTION
CHILD LOCK
V-CHIP
LANGUAGE Select from available language to display all menus.
SCREENTurn on or off the background function when no signal is received.
Provide three states: OFF, BLUE BACK, SAVER.
CHILD LOCK Input four digital number on the remote control, you may change the
child lock states(ON or OFF), if input the right password, the child lock
will take effect when the TV turns on next time.
The initial password is MUTE+999.
CCDOffer eight closed captioned modes including four text modes. Provide
V-CHIPPress VOL button in front of TV (or VOL button on the remote control)
nine states: OFF, C1, C2, C3, C4, T1, T2, T3, T4.
to see the figure below.
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Using the FUNCTION menu
V-CHIP
V-CHIP [ON]
MPAA: [N/R]
CONFIRM PASSWORD: Press four digital buttons on the remote control. V-CHIP
menu can not be displayed without inputting the right password. The initial password is 0358.
TVPG SETTING
RETURN
V-CHIP Adjust V-CHIP funtion on or off, provide two states: (ON,OFF).
MPAAPress VOL or VOL buttons on the remote control to select the
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MPAA ratings.when select a movie rating, the system will automatically block all other movies with higher ratings.
Using the FUNCTION menu
TVPG SETTINGPress VOL or VOL button on the remote control to go to the
TVPG setting.
Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
All Children
Directed to Children 7 years and older
General Audience
Picture defects and countermeasures (AIR reception)
The most common types of television interference are as follows:
SNOWY PICTURE
Snowy picture is usually due to weak signal. Adjust antenna or install an antenna amplifier.
DOUBLE IMAGE OR “GHOSTS”
Double images are usually caused by reflections from
tall buildings. Adjust the direction of the antenna or raise
it.
RADIO WAVE INTERFERENCE
Wavy patterns are moving on the screen, which are
usually caused by nearby radio transmitters or shortwave receiving equipment.
HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROTHERMAL INTERFERENCE
Diagonal or herringbone patterns appear on the screen
or part of picture is missing. This is probably caused by
high temperature electrothermal equipment in a nearby
hospital.
NOTE:If one of these symptoms appears on the screen
when the cable from a company is connected,
this may be due to the local cable company
broadcast.
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Troubleshooting
If you have any problem, check the countermeasures for each symptom listed below.
The following symptoms may have been caused by inappropriate adjustments rather
than actual malfunction of the unit.
If the trouble persists, contact the service center.