RCA G27666, F20632, F25653, F20638, F26634 User Manual
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Important Information
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or
shock hazard, do not expose
this TV to rain or moisture.
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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.
To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide
slot, fully insert.
Pour _viter les chocs _lectriques, introduire la lame la plus
large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et
pousser jusq6 au fond.
Cautions
Do not defeat the safety feature of the plug. The wide blade fits into the
wall socket only one way. If you need an extension cord, make sure it
matches the plug of the TV.
Operate TV only on 120 volts, 60 Hz AC power (normal house power).
For safety reasons, make sure any equipment or accessories connected to
this product bears the UL listing mark or if purchased and used in Canada
the CSA certification mark. If in doubt, contact qualified service person-
nel.
FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this
equipment may void the user's authority to operate it.
Note To 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
Registration
Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately.
Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed.
Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof
of purchase. Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in
case you ever need them. The numbers are located on the back of the TV.
Model No.
Serial No.
Purchase Date:
Dealer/Address / Phone:
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Table of Contents
Important Information
Warning, Product Registration
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
With VCRs
With a Cable Box
With a Laserdisc Player
With Audio Equipment
6-7
8-11
12-13
14
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
Adding and Deleting Channels in Memory
Naming the Channels
Setting the Sleep Timer
Setting the Alarm Clock
Selecting a Language
Watching Closed Captioning
Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
References
Front Panel Buttons
Displays on the Screen
Trouble Checks
Limited Warranty
Order Form for Parts
Glossary
Index
28
29
30-31
32
33-34
35
36-37
Quick Guide to Your TV
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.
CONNECTIONS _-
GUIDE
Hook up any antennas, cables or
other equipment to your TV before
you follow the steps below.
2. Plug in the TV 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
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.
Quick Guide to Your TV
Startup
4. Turn on the TV
Press "IV on the remote.
OR
Press POWER on the TV.
5. Place all available
channels in memory
(AutoProgram)
Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 21.
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A°
B°
C,
Press MENUopROG until the
Setup menu is selected. This
menu is white.
Press MOVE • to start placing
channels in the TV's memory.
Wait until TV has cycled through
all the channels and returns to
original channel.
6. Set the Time
12:21 AM 13 A.
B.
C.
D.
Press MENU.PROG until the
Alarm menu is selected. This
menu is green.
The Clock is automatically
highlighted the first time you
set it. If it is not, press MOVE •
(down) to highlight it.
Press MOVE < to set the hour.
Press MOVE • to set the
minutes.
Quick Guide to Your TV
Basic Tour of the Remote
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.
TV Power Button
Volume and Channel Controls
Details are on page 6.
'I'urns 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.
Component Buttons
Details are on pages 8-15.
Menu Buttons
See next page for details.
Controls components such as a
VCR, laserdisc player, audio
equipment, and a cable box.
Changes the menus and features
on the screen.
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Quick Guide to Your TV
Menu Basics
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.
Colors
Yellow Green
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Light White
Blue
Press MENUopROG repeatedly to
see each of the four menu colors.
Each menu has a different color
background as shown at the left.
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.
Moving through the Menus
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1. Press MENU.PROG on the
remote or MENU on the front
panel to move from menu to
menu.
2. Press MOVE A/v on the
remote or CHANNEL
up/down on the front panel to
move up and down through
the features in the menu.
3. Press MOVE 'q and • on the
remote or VOLUME +/- on the
front panel to move left and
right on the menu lines.
Using Your TV and Remote
With Remote Buttons
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.
Sh6ws 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 chan-
nels during commercials.
Each press adds 30 seconds. TV
switches back to original channel
when time runs out. Press
CLEAR to cancel SKIP.
CHAN A and v
(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 chan-
nels.
Using Your TV and Remote
With Remote Buttons
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 chan-
nels, 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.
ANT AoB (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 '4 and I_ (left and right)
Moves left and right on a menu
line. See Menu Basics on page 5.
Changes a feature setting.
MOVE • and • (up and down)
Moves up and down menus. See
Menu Basics on page 5.
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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°
B.
Press VCR or VCR2 to turn
the VCR on.
Press the VCR buttons shown
at the left. If your VCR does
not work, program VCR or
VGR2 with a VCR code from
the list below.
A. Point the remote at the VCR
and hold VGR.
B. Enter the code for your brand
from the code list below.
C. Release VCR.
D. Press POWER. If nothing
happens, try pressing VGR 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
Using Your TV and Remote
With VCRs: Setting the VCR1 Channel
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.
1. Select the Setup Menu
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A. Press TV to set the remote to
control the TV.
B. Press MENU.PROG to select the
Setup menu. This menu is
white.
2. Highlight VCR1 Channel
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A. Press MOVE • (down) to
highlight the VCR 1 Channel.
B. Press • to highlight the channel.
3. Enter channel number
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A. Enter channel 00, 03, or 04.
Choose your setting from the
chart below. Press CHANNEL
down until "Disabled" is
displayed to turn the feature off.
Diagram used from the
Connection Guide: Set VCR1 Channel to:
1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3B, 3C, 4C, 5C 00
4B, 5B 3 or 4 (same as 3/4 switch)
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Using Your TV and Remote
With VCRs: Basic Operation
If the remote operates your VCR, this page and the next will show you
how to use it for basic functions. See page 7for more details on buttons used
with your VCR.
Turn on the VCR
Turn off the VCR
A. Press channel 00 on the TV to
see what the VCR is doing.
B. Press VCR or VCR2 to set the
remote to control the VCR.
C. Press POWER to turn on the
VCR if it did not turn on when
you pressed VGR or VCR2.
A. Press VGR or VCFI2 to set the
remote to control the VCR.
B. Press POWER.
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