RCA C29400, M29400 User Manual
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It is important to read this manual before
operating this unit for the first time.
Important Information
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or
shock hazard, do not expose
this TV to rain or moisture.
Refer to the identification/rating label located on the back panel of your
product for its proper operating voltage.
FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this
equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it.
If fixed (non-moving) images are left on the screen for long periods, they
may be permanently imprinted on the screen. Such images include network
logos, phone numbers, and video games. This damage is not covered by
your warranty. Extended viewing of channels displaying these images
should be avoided.
Cable TV Installer: This reminder is provided to call your attention to
Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code 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.
WARNING
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
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the product that presents a
risk of electric shock or
personal injury.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
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Table of Contents
Important Information Warning _____________________________________________________________________ i
Quick Guide to Your TV Startup ____________________________________________________________________ 2-3
Hook up, Plug in TV, Put Batteries in the Remote,
Turn on the TV, Place Channels into Memory, Set the Time
Basic Tour of the Remote ____________________________________________ 4
Basic Button Layout and Functions
Menu Basics ______________________________________________________________ 5
Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus
Using Your TV and Remote With Remote Buttons ______________________________________________ 6-7
With VCRs ____________________________________________________________ 8-10
With a Satellite Receiver ___________________________________________ 11
With a Cable Box _________________________________________________ 12-13
With a Laserdisc Player ____________________________________________ 14
With Audio Equipment ____________________________________________ 15
Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture _________________________________________________________ 16
Picture Settings ________________________________________________________ 17
Color, Tint, Brightness, Sharpness, Autocolor, Picture Reset
Sound Settings ____________________________________________________ 18-19
Stereo, Expanded Stereo, SAP, Tone, Speakers
Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory/Autoprogram ____________ 20
Adding and Deleting Channels in Memory ________________21
Naming the Channels ______________________________________________ 22
Setting the Sleep Timer _____________________________________________ 23
Setting the Alarm Clock ___________________________________________ 24
Selecting a Language _______________________________________________ 25
Watching Closed Captioning ____________________________________ 26
Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable _______________________ 27
References Front Panel Buttons __________________________________________________ 30
Displays on the Screen _____________________________________________ 31
Trouble Checks ____________________________________________________ 32-33
Quick Guide to Your TV
For Model C29400:
A. Plug cord into adapter as shown at
the left.
B. Plug the adapter into the outlet,
matching the prongs with the outlet.
Startup
The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching.
For more details, see the page numbers listed.
1. Hook up your TV
Details are in the Connections
Guide.
CAUTION: Choose the location for your TV carefully. Take precautions that the stand or other furniture on
which the TV is placed is properly located (see Important Safeguards sheet) and of adequate size and
strength to prevent the TV from accidentally being tipped over, pushed off, or pulled off. This could cause
damage to the TV and/or personal injury.
2. Plug in the TV
Hook up any antennas, cables or
other equipment to your TV before
you follow the steps below.
For Model M29400:
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
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A. Pull off the cover of the battery
compartment.
B. Place the batteries, matching
the +and – end of each battery
in the compartment.
C. Replace the cover.
Quick Guide to Your TV
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. If it is not, press MOVE H
(down) to highlight it.
C. Press MOVE F to set the hour.
D. Press MOVE E to set the
minutes.
A. Press MENU•PROG until the
Setup menu is selected. This
menu is white.
B. Press MOVE E to start placing
channels in the TV’s memory.
C. Wait until TV has cycled through
all the channels and returns to
original channel.
6. Set the Time
5. Place all available
channels in memory
(Autoprogram)
Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 21.
Press TV on the remote.
OR
Press POWER on the TV.
4. Turn on the TV
Startup
1 3
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
E n g l i s h Français Español
A u t o p r o g r a m
Label: 13 C l e a r
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
1 2 : 2 1 A M 1 3
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
Alarm: Off
Alarm Channel: 07
On Time: Disabled
Off Time: Disabled
Clock: Use –/+ to set time.
Quick Guide to Your TV
Turns the TV on.
Sets the remote to control the TV.
Operates TV when remote is set to
control the TV.
Operates the TV and advanced
features.
TV Power Button
Volume and Channel Controls
Details are on page 6.
Basic information about your remote is shown below. This will give you a
general idea of how your remote works. For more details, see pages 6–15.
Controls components such as a
VCR, laserdisc player, audio
equipment, satellite receiver and a
cable box.
Changes the menus and features
on the screen.
Component Buttons
Details are on pages 8–15.
Menu Buttons
See next page for details.
Basic Tour of the Remote
Quick Guide to Your TV
Colors
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.
Press MENU•PROG repeatedly to
see each of the four menu colors.
Each menu has a different color
background as shown at the left.
Green Light
Blue
White
General information about using the on-screen menu system is shown
below. Details on using the remote buttons are on pages 6-7. Many menu items
are explained in detail in Using the Advanced Features starting on page 20.
Moving through the Menus
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
E n g l i s h Français Español
A u t o p r o g r a m
Label: 13 C l e a r
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
E n g l i s h Français Español
A u t o p r o g r a m
Label: 13 C l e a r
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
1. Press MENU•PROGon the
remote or MENU on the front
panel to move from menu to
menu.
2. Press MOVE or on the
remote or CHANNEL up/down
on the front panel to move up
and down through the features
in the menu.
3. Press MOVEF and E on the
remote or VOLUME + or – on
the front panel to move left and
right on the menu lines.
Menu Basics
Yellow
Using Your TV and Remote
POWER
Turns off the TV.
Turns off compatible VCRs.
Turns on a component after a
component button is pressed.
AUDIO, VCR, VCR2•LD,
SAT•CABLE, TV
Sets the remote to control the
component. VCR2•LD can only be
programmed for one component:
either a VCR or a Laserdisc Player.
See Using the Remote with a VCR,
Cable Box, Laserdisc Player and Audio
equipment on pages 8–15.
TV
Turns on the TV.
Shows the displays on the screen.
Sets the remote to control the TV.
See Using the Remote with a VCR,
Cable Box, Laserdisc Player and Audio
equipment on pages 8–15.
REW (Rewind)
Rewinds a tape or laserdisc.
Searches backward while tape or
laserdisc is playing.
PLAY
Plays tape or laserdisc.
FF (Fast Forward)
Fast forwards a tape or laserdisc.
Searches forward while tape or
laserdisc is playing.
REC (Record)
Starts recording onto tape.
STOP
Stops tape or laserdisc.
PAUSE
Pauses tape or laserdisc.
DISPLAY
Shows displays on the screen.
Clears menus from the screen.
SKIP (Commercial Skip)
Allows you to scan other channels during commercials.
Each press adds 30 seconds. TV
switches back to original channel
when time runs out. Press
CLEAR to cancel SKIP.
CHAN and
(Channel up and down)
Scans up and down through
channels in the TV’s memory.
Moves through channels
in VCR’s memory.
VOL < and >
(Volume down and up)
Raises and lowers sound.
MUTE
Switches the TV sound on or off.
PREV CH (Previous Channel)
Changes back and forth between
two channels.
Select a channel and then select
another. Press PREV CH to
switch between the two channels.
With Remote Buttons
Using Your TV and Remote
Number Buttons (0-9)
Selects any channel number.
Two numbers must be pressed for
each channel. Press 0 and 6 for
channel 6. For three digit channels, press and hold 1 until 1-appears on the screen. Then press
the other two numbers.
INPUT
Switches between the TV channels
and
Video 00.
ANTENNA (ANT A•B)
Used as TV/VCR button 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 F and E (left and right)
Moves left and right on a menu
line. See Menu Basics on page 5.
Changes a feature setting.
MOVE G and H (up and down)
Moves up and down menus. See
Menu Basics on page 5.
With Remote Buttons
Using Your TV and Remote
With VCRs: Programming the Remote
Refer to the Connection Book or the VCR’s owners manual to hook up your VCRs.
The remote may need to be programmed for your VCR. This remote may
not operate all models of brands listed below. Use the codes below or on the
sheet packed in with your remote.
1.Test the remote
2.Program the remote for
your VCRs
VCR Codes
Aiwa.................................................15
Akai........................................03,22,23
Audio Dynamics........................14,16
Broksonic.........................................10
Canon...............................................08
Capehart...........................................01
Citizen..............................................09
Craig............................................07,12
Curtis Mathes........................00,08,15
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
Harman Kardon..............................14
Hitachi...............................05,15,35,36
Instant Replay.................................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
Mitsubishi....................04,05,27,35,40
Montgomery Ward.........................06
MTC.............................................07,15
Multitech...........................07,15,31,32
NEC...................................02,14,16,30
Panasonic.........................................08
Pentax..........................................05,35
Philco...........................................08,29
Philips..........................................08,29
Pioneer...................................05,16,33
ProScan.............................................00
Quartz...............................................02
Quasar..............................................08
RCA....................00,05,07,08,28,35,37
Realistic.........02,06,08,09,12,15,19,43
Samsung.......................07,13,22,32,42
Sansui...............................................16
A. Press VCR1 or VCR2 to turn
the VCR on.
B. Press the VCR buttons shown
at the left. If your VCR does
not work, program VCR1 or
VCR2 with a VCR code from
the list below.
A. Point the remote at the VCR
and hold VCR1.
B. Enter the code for your brand
from the code list below.
C. Release VCR1.
D. Press POWER. If nothing
happens, try pressing VCR1
and then POWER.
E. Repeat A–D with another code
if the first one does not work or
if a second VCR is connected.
Sanyo..........................................02,12
Scott.......................................04,13,41
Sears.............02,05,09,12,18,19,35,43
Sharp.....................................06,24,39
Shintom ................................17,26,31
Sony.......................................17,26,38
Sylvania................................08,15,29
Symphonic................................02,15
Tashiko...........................................09
Tatung.............................................30
Teac............................................15,30
Technics..........................................08
Teknika............................08,09,15,21
Toshiba.................................05,13,19
Totevision..................................07,09
Unitech...........................................07
Vector Research........................14,16
Victor ..............................................16
Video Concepts........................14,16
Videosonic......................................07
Wards..................................................
............05,06,07,08,12,13,15,25,31,35
Yamaha............................02,14,16,30
Zenith.........................................11,17
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