RCA C33682, M33672, M33673, C37683, M37673 User Manual
USER’S
GUIDE
COLOR TV
It is important to read this manual before
operating this unit for the first time.
TOCOM 15123210
C33682, C37683,
M33672 & M37673
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WARNING
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
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.
This symbol indicates
important instructions
accompanying the
product.
Important Information
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or
shock hazard, do not expose
this TV to rain or moisture.
To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide
slot, fully insert.
Cautions
Note To Cable TV Installer
This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820-40 of the
United States 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.
Do not defeat the safety feature of the plug. The wide blade fits into the wall socket
only one way. If you need and extension cord, make sure it matches the plug of the
TV.
FOR MODELS C33682 & C37683:
OPERATE TV ONLY ON 100-260 VOLTS 60 HZ AC power.
FOR MODELS M33672 & M37673:
OPERATE TV ONLY ON 120 VOLTS 60 HZ AC power.
Insure that the main electrical supply in your house complies with
the identification sticker located at the back of your appliance.
FCC regulationsons state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment
may void the user’s authority to operate it.
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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
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With a Cable Box _________________________________________________ 12-13
With a Laserdisc Player ____________________________________________ 14
With Audio Equipment
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Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture _________________________________________________________ 16
Picture Settings
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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
Naming the Channels
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Setting the Sleep Timer
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Setting the Alarm Clock
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Watching Picture-in-Picture
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Selecting a Language ___________________________ 26
Watching Closed Captioning
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Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable
_______________________ 27
References Front Panel Buttons __________________________________________________ 28
Displays on the Screen
_____________________________________________ 29
Trouble Checks
____________________________________________________ 30-31
Index
__________________________________________________________________ 32-33
Cleaning
____________________________________________________ Back Cover
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1. Hook up your TV
Details are in the Connections
Guide.
Hook up any antennas, cables or
other equipment to your TV before
you follow the steps below.
The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching.
For more details, see the page numbers listed.
3. Put Batteries in the Remote
A. Pull off the cover of the battery
compartment.
B. Place the four AAA batteries as
shown, matching the +and –
end of each battery in the
compartment.
C. Replace the cover.
CONNECTIONS
GUIDE
Use This Book First!
ToFind
Your Hook-up
Turn To
Page 1
THIS GUIDE
SHOWS HOW
TO HOOK UP
YOUR TV
AND OTHER
COMPONENTS.
CAUTION: If you choose not to use the stand recommended for your TV, take precautions that the stand or
furniture the TV is placed on is properly located and of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from
accidentally being tipped over or pulled off. This could cause damage to the TV and or personal injury.
Press TV on the remote, or
press POWER on the TV.
4. Turn on the TV
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Quick Guide to Your TV
Startup
Plug the cord into the outlet,
matching the wide and the small
end of the plug with the outlet.
2. Plug in the TV
A. Plug the cord into the adapter
that was packed with your TV
as shown at the left.
B. Plug the adapter into the outlet,
matching the prongs with the
outlet.
2a. Use this adaptor
for models C33682
and C37683
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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
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 H to highlight
Autoprogram.
C. Press MOVE E to start placing
channels in the TV’s memory.
D. Wait until TV has cycled
through all the channels and
returns to original channel.
7. Set the Time
6. Place all available
channels in memory
(Autoprogram)
Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 20.
12:21 AM 13
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
Alarm: Off
Alarm Channel: 07
On Time: Disabled
Off Time: Disabled
Clock: Use –/+ to set time.
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Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
English
Français Español
Autoprogram
Label: 13 clear
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
5. Adjust PICTURE TILT.
Picture tilt is used to correct a tilted
picture from the effect of the Earth's
magnetic field on a large picture
tube. The PICTURE TILT
STRENGTH and POLARITY
switches on the back of the TV
compensate for this effect. If the
picture appears tilted, follow these
steps to improve it.
You may need to reset the switches
if the TV is moved or repositioned
in the room.
OFF
PICTURE TILT
STRENGTH
+ –
POLARITY
HIGH
LOW
BACK OF TV
A. Make sure STRENGTH switch
is in the OFF position.
B. Move STRENGTH switch to the
LOW position. If this does not
fully improve tilt, move
STRENGTH switch to HIGH.
This should correct tilt. If
moving STRENGTH switch
makes tilt worse, return it to
OFF and go to the next step.
C. Change the position of
POLARITY switch. If this
improves the tilt but does not
fully improve it, move the
STRENGTH switch to LOW or
HIGH. This should correct tilt.
Quick Guide to Your TV
Startup
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Quick Guide to Your TV
Basic Tour of the Remote
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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, and a cable box.
Changes the menus and features
on the screen.
Used to watch two pictures on the
TV at the same time.
Component Buttons
Details are on pages 8–15.
Menu Buttons
See next page for details.
Picture-in-picture buttons
Details are on pages 7 and 24–25.
Yellow
Quick Guide to Your TV
Menu Basics
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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.
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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
English
Français Español
Autoprogram
Label Clear
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
English
Français Español
Autoprogram
Label Clear
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
1. Press MENU•PROG on the
remote or MENU on the front
panel to move from menu to
menu.
2. Press MOVE 4/3on the
remote or CHANNEL up/down
on the front panel to move up
and down through the features
in the menu.
3. Press MOVE F and E on the
remote or VOLUME +/– on the
front panel to move left and
right on the menu lines.
MENU CH VOL–VOL
+
CH
Using Your TV and Remote
With Remote Buttons
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POWER
Turns off the TV.
Turns off compatible VCRs.
Turns on a component after a
component button is pressed.
AUDIO, VCR, VCR2•LD,
DSS•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 2and
1
(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 up and down)
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.
Using Your TV and Remote
With Remote Buttons
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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
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ANT A•B (Antenna)
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.
PIP (Picture-in-Picture)
Turns the small picture on or off.
PIP MOVE
Moves the small picture to the next
corner.
SWAP
Switches the channel in the small
picture with the big picture.
FREEZE
Freezes or unfreezes the small
picture.
Using Your TV and Remote
With VCRs: Programming the Remote
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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.
2.Program the remote for
your VCRs
1.Test the remote
A. Press VCR or VCR2 to turn
the VCR on.
B. Press the VCR buttons shown
at the left. If your VCR does
not work, program VCR or
VCR2 with a VCR code from
the list below.
A. Point the remote at the VCR
and hold VCR.
B. Enter the code for your brand
from the code list below.
C. Release VCR.
D. Press POWER. If nothing
happens, try pressing VCR and
then POWER.
E. Repeat A–D with another code
if the first one does not work or
if a second VCR is connected.
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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
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
Using Your TV and Remote
With VCRs: Setting the VCR1 Channel
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The VCR 1 Channel works with VCR on the remote. If the VCR 1 Channel
is set, pressing VCR selects the channel to see the VCR picture. The VCR 1
Channel setting depends on which diagram you have used from the
Connection Guide. If you want to turn this feature off, set the VCR 1
Channel to Disable. Refer to the chart below for your setting.
A.Press TV to set the remote to
control the TV.
B. Press MENU•PROG to select the
Setup menu. This menu is
white.
A.Press MOVE H (down) to
highlight the VCR 1 Channel.
B. Press E to highlight the channel.
A.Enter channel 00, 03, or 04.
Choose your setting from the
chart below. Press MOVE H
(down) until “Disabled” is
displayed to turn the feature off.
1. Select the Setup Menu
2. Highlight VCR1 Channel
3. Enter channel number
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Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
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Autoprogram
Label 13 Clear
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
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Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
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Français Español
Autoprogram
Label 13 Clear
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
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Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
English
Français Español
Autoprogram
Label 13 Clear
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
Diagram used from the
Connection Guide:
1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3B, 3C, 4C, 5C
4B, 5B
Set VCR1 Channel to:
00
3 or 4 (same as 3/4 switch)
VCR 1 Channel: 03
VCR 1 Channel: 00
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