RCA Color Television User Manual

USER’S
GUIDE

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Important Information

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or
electric shock, do not expose
this TV to rain or moisture.

Caution: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

Attention: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la

borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqú au fond.

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.

Caution: Using video games or any external accessory with fixed images for extended periods of time
can cause them to be permanently imprinted on the picture tube (or projection TV picture tubes).
ALSO, some network/program logos, phone numbers, etc. may cause similar damage. This damage is
not covered by your warranty.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates
"dangerous voltage" inside
the product that presents a
risk of electric shock or
personal injury.

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
important instructions
accompanying the product.

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.

Table of Contents

Getting Started ...................................................... 1

Setup and Connection .................................................... 1

Dipole Antenna Connection .......................................... 1

Channel Marker .............................................................. 2

Front Panel Controls ....................................................... 2

Front Panel Lock ............................................................. 2

The Remote Control ........................................... 3

Remote Control Buttons ................................................ 3

Programming the Remote to Operate Other

Components .................................................................... 5

Find Out If You Need To Program the Remote........... 5

How to Program the Remote ...................................... 5

The Screen Menu ............................................................ 8

The Channel Menu ......................................................... 9

V-Chip and Parental Controls......................................... 9

V-Chip Movie Rating Limit ......................................... 10

Blocking Movie Ratings ............................................. 10

Viewing Movie Ratings .............................................. 10

V-Chip TV Rating Limit ............................................... 10

The TV Rating Limit Screen ........................................ 11

Blocking Age-Based Ratings and Content Themes ...... 12

Viewing Age-Based Ratings and Content Themes ....... 12

V-Chip Unrated Program Block.................................. 13

Lock/Unlock Parental Controls ................................... 13

Troubleshooting ............................................... 14

The Menu System ................................................... 8

TV Main Menu ................................................................ 8

The Picture Quality Menu .............................................. 8

Limited Warranty.............................................. 16

Accessories ...................................................... 19-20

GETTING STARTED

Setup and Connection

Step 1: Connect Your TV

Connect the cable from your cable system or off-air antenna to the
ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV, as shown.

Step 2: Plug In Your TV

Plug the end of the power cord into the wall outlet, matching the wide
blade of the plug with the wide slot in the outlet. Be sure to insert the plug
completely.

Step 3: Put Batteries in the Remote Control

1. Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the
remote.

2. Insert batteries as shown, matching the + and – ends of each battery
in the compartment.

3. Replace the cover.

Step 4: Turn on the TV

Press the ON•OFF button on the remote or the POWER button on the front
panel.

Step 5: Auto Channel Search

Perform an Auto Channel Search (described in the Channel menu section).

ANTENNA, CABLE, CABLE BOX OR VCR

ANTENNA

TV (Back Panel)

Dipole Antenna Connection

Follow the steps to connect the indoor antenna supplied with your TV (only
if you do not connect an outdoor antenna or a cable-TV system).

Insert the antenna base into the pocketed slot on the back of your set.
Stand at the back of your set with the antenna twin-lead facing you, and
press the base of the antenna into the slot until it locks in place.

Connect the ends of the twin-lead to the Antenna Adapter (supplied).
Connect the Antenna Adapter to the ANTENNA connector on the back of

the TV.
Later, after you’ve turned on the TV, adjust the length and position of the

antenna rods for best reception.

• For viewing VHF channels, extend the rods fully.

• For viewing UHF channels, shorten the rods for best reception.

Antenna Adapter
(Supplied)

Slot

Dipole Antenna (Supplied)

4

1

2

3

Base

Twin Lead

ANTENNA

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GETTING STARTED

Channel Marker

The Channel Marker comes up when you first turn on the TV, change
channels, or press the DISPLAY button.

01:30 Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip timer.
13 Displays the current channel.

CC Displayed when Closed Captioning is available.

Mute Displayed when you mute the audio.

Front Panel Controls

MENU Brings up the Main menu. When in the menu system, it selects
highlighted items. Also returns you to the previous menu.

CHANNEL v Scans down through the channel list. When a menu is
displayed, CHANNEL v points down to items and adjusts menu controls.

CHANNEL ^ Scans up through the channel list. When a menu is displayed,
CHANNEL ^ points up to items and adjusts menu controls.

VOLUME - Decreases the volume. When in the menu system, VOLUME - is
used to point left to items and adjust menu controls.

VOLUME + Increases the volume. When in the menu system, VOLUME + is
used to point right to items and adjust menu controls.

POWER Turns the TV on and off.

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CC

Mute

The Channel Marker shown is just an example
of what your screen may look like.

You can press DISPLAY or CLEAR to
make the Channel Marker disappear,
or it will disappear automatically
after a short time.

1:30

Front Panel Lock

This feature allows you to lock the buttons on the front of the TV. Even
when the front panel lock feature is ON, the TV operates with the remote
control.

• To lock the buttons on the front of the TV, make sure the TV is turned
ON, then press and hold the ON•OFF button on the remote for
approximately 5 seconds.

• To turn off the front panel lock, make sure the TV is OFF, then press
and hold the POWER button on the remote for approximately 5
seconds. Now the buttons will operate properly.

Caution

If you choose to use a stand with
your TV, take precautions that the
stand or other furniture the TV is
placed on is properly located and of
adequate size and strength to
prevent the TV from accidentally
being pushed off, pulled off, or
tipped over. This could cause damage
to the TV and/or personal injury.

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THE REMOTE CONTROL

L.E.D.

Remote Control Buttons

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 to channel 123, press and hold 1 for two seconds, press 2, then press 3.

Arrow buttons (up, down, left, right) Press the arrow buttons to move
through the on-screen menu system.

ANTENNA Functions as TV/VCR button in VCR mode and TV/receiver
button in SAT•CABLE mode.

AUX (auxiliary) Puts the remote in auxiliary mode to operate the
component you’ve programmed the remote to operate with this button. You
can program this button to control a cable box, satellite receiver, most RCA,
GE and Proscan audio components, a laserdisc player, or a VCR.

CH (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.

CLEAR Removes any menu or display from the screen and returns you to
TV viewing.

DISPLAY Displays channel information.

Note: The DISPLAY button on your remote might be labeled INFO.
The functionality of this button is the same.

DVD Puts the remote in DVD mode to operate RCA, GE and Proscan DVD
players. It cannot be programmed.

FORWARD If you’re operating a VCR or DVD Player with the remote
control, press FORWARD to advance a disc or videotape.

GO BACK Returns you to the previous channel.
GUIDE If you’re operating another component that has a guide, this button

accesses the on-screen guide.
INPUT In TV mode, press INPUT to toggle through the available Video Input

channels. In SAT mode, press to select available channel lists for RCA, GE and
Proscan satellite receivers.

L.E.D. (light-emitting diode) The little light on the remote that lights when
you are programming the remote. It also lights when you press a valid
button on the remote.

MENU Displays the TV’s Main menu and selects highlighted items.
MUTE Lowers the volume to its minimum level. Press again to restore

volume.
OK If you’re operating another component, the OK button might allow you

to select a highlighted item in the on-screen menu.
ON•OFF Turns the TV on and off. When the remote is in another mode

(VCR, DVD, Satellite, etc.) and the remote is programmed to operate that
component, you can press ON•OFF to turn the component on and off.

ON OFF

1

4

7

VCR1

DVD

L

O

V

SOUND

GUIDE

MENU

INPUT

RECORD

VCR2

C

C

OK

2

5

8

0

PLAY FORWARDREVERSE

STOP PAUSE

TV

CABLE

SAT

AUX

SKIPMUTE

+

H

V

O

L

H

-

GO BACK

DISPLAY

CLEAR

3

6

9

ANTENNA

Point and Select

To use the on-screen menus, you need
to know one rule: point and select:

• Point to your selection with the
on-screen highlight. (Use the
left and right arrow buttons on
your remote to move left and
right; use the up and down arrow
buttons to move up and down.)

• Press the MENU button to select
the highlighted item.

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THE REMOTE CONTROL

PAUSE If you’re operating a VCR or DVD Player with the remote control,
press PAUSE when the disc or videotape is playing to pause playback.

PLAY If you’re operating a VCR or DVD Player, plays the disc or videotape.
RECORD If the remote is in VCR mode, press RECORD to start recording.
REVERSE If you’re operating a VCR or DVD Player with the remote control,

press REVERSE to go backwards on a disc or videotape.

SAT•CABLE Puts the remote in SAT•CABLE mode.
SKIP If you press this button before you change the channel, the TV waits

30 seconds and automatically goes back to the original channel. Each time
you press SKIP, you add 30 seconds (i.e, if you press SKIP two times before
you change the channel, the TV waits 60 seconds and automatically turns
back to the original channel).

SOUND If you’re operating another component with several sound options,
this button displays those options.

STOP If you’re operating a VCR or DVD Player, stops playing the disc or
videotape.

TV Turns on the TV and puts the remote in TV mode. Also displays channel
information.

VCR1 Puts the remote in VCR1 mode.
VCR2 Puts the remote in VCR2 mode.
VOL (up and down) buttons Decrease or increase the TV’s volume.

1

4

VCR1

DVD

L

O

V

SOUND

GUIDE

MENU

VCR2

2

5

ON OFF

H

C

C

H

OK

AUX

+

-

SAT

GO BACK

DISPLAY

CLEAR

3

6

TV

CABLE

SKIPMUTE

V

O

L

7

INPUT

RECORD

8

0

PLAY FORWARDREVERSE

STOP PAUSE

9

ANTENNA

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THE REMOTE CONTROL

Programming the Remote to
Operate Other Components

The universal remote control can be programmed to operate most brands of
remote controllable VCRs, satellite receivers and cable boxes. The remote is
already programmed to operate most RCA, GE and Proscan TVs, VCRs, DVD
players, laserdisc players and satellite receivers.

Find Out If You Need to
Program the Remote

To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed, turn a
component ON, such as a VCR, point the remote at the VCR, and press the
VCR1 button. Then press ON•OFF or channel up or channel down to see if
the VCR responds to the remote commands. If not, the remote needs to be
programmed.

Note: The DVD button cannot be programmed. It can be used to
operate RCA, GE and Proscan DVD players only.

VCR1

DVD

L

O

V

VCR2

ON OFF

H

C

C

PLAYREVERSE

STOP

TV

CABLE

SAT

AUX

+

V

O

L

H

-

How to Program the Remote

There are two ways to program the remote control: automatic code search
and direct entry. Instructions for both ways follow.

Using Automatic Code Search

1. Turn on the component you want the remote to operate (VCR, Cable
Box, Satellite Receiver)

2. Press and hold the component button on the remote control that
corresponds to the component you want the remote to operate (VCR1,
SAT•CABLE). While you hold down the component button, press and
hold ON•OFF (when the light on the remote turns on, release both
buttons).

3. Press PLAY (the light on the remote, located below the ON•OFF
button, starts flashing).

The remote is searching the first set of component codes (there are 20

sets of codes). If the component you want to operate doesn’t turn off
automatically after 5 seconds, press PLAY again (the light starts
flashing again as the remote searches through the next set of codes).

Continue pressing PLAY until the component turns off.

Note: If the component doesn’t turn off after you’ve pressed
the PLAY button 20 times, the component can’t be
programmed.

4. Press REVERSE, wait 2 seconds. Repeat this step until the component
turns back on.

5. To finish, press and hold the STOP button until the light on the remote
turns off.

You’ll use these buttons when you program the
remote to operate another component.
The remote may not operate all models of
all brands.

Tip

To stop the automatic code search
without programming any
components, press and hold CLEAR
until the light on the remote turns off.

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THE REMOTE CONTROL

Using Direct Entry

1. Turn on the component you want the remote to operate.

2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on the
code list on page 7.

3. Press and hold the component button that corresponds to the
component you want the remote to operate (VCR1, VCR2, SAT•CABLE,
or AUX)

4. Enter the code from the code list.

5. Release the component button.

6. Press ON•OFF to see if the component responds to the remote
commands. If it doesn’t, try pressing the component button and then
ON•OFF again.

7. If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code listed
for your brand until the component responds to the remote
commands.

How to Use the Remote After
You’ve Programmed It

Once the remote has been programmed successfully, you are ready to use it
to control your components. To operate the component:

1. Press the component button (VCR1, VCR2, SAT•CABLE, or AUX) to set
the remote to operate the component.

2. Press ON•OFF to turn the component ON or OFF.

3. Use the remote buttons that apply to that component.

Note: If you keep pressing buttons and nothing happens, the
remote is probably in the wrong mode. You must press the
component button that matches the component you want to
operate (i.e., if you want to operate the VCR, press VCR1 on
the remote control to put the remote in VCR mode.)

Tip

The buttons might operate differently
for other components, especially
when you’re using another
component’s menu system.

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