RCA F27240 User Manual

USER'S

GUIDE

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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.

Cautions

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

persona]injury.

A his symbol in,cares

important instructions
accompanying the
product.

CAUTION:

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide

slot, fully insert.

ATTENTION:
Pour _viter les chocs _lectriques, introduire la lame la plus

large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et
pousser jusqd au fond.

Note To Cable TV Installer

Operate TV only on 120 volts, 60 Hz AC power (normal house power).
FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this

equipment may void the user's authority to operate it.

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This reminder is provided tOcall your attention to Article 82040 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.

ModelNo.

Serial No.
Purchase Date"

Dealer/Address/Phone:

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Table of Contents

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Important Information

Warning, Product Registration

Quick Guide to Your TV Startup 2-3

Hook up your TV, Plug in the TV, Put Batteries in the Remote,
Turn on the TV, Place Channels in Memory, Set the Time

Basic Tour of the Remote

Power, Volume, Channel, Special and Menu Buttons

Menu Basics

Color_s,Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus

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Using Your Remote

With Remote Buttons

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Adjusting Your TV

Overall Picture 7
Picture Settings --_ 8

Color, Tint, Brightness, Sharpness, Autocolor, Picture Reset

Sound Settings 9

Stereo, Tone

Using Advanced Features Placing Channel s in Memory/Autoprogram

Setting the Sleep Tuner
Setting the Alarm Clock

Watching Closed Captioning

Selecting a Language

Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable'

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References

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Front Panel Buttons

Displays.onthe Screen.

Trouble Checks

Limited Warranty
Order Form for Parts

Glossary
Index

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Quick Guide to Your TV

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Startup

The steps below will getT0ur TV connected and ready for watching. For
more details, seethe page numbers listed.

1,

Hook up your TV

It is important to use only

the adapters specified as

theyincorporate special

isolation circuitry to meet

safety regulations.Parts

can be ordered on page 19.

Match your type of antenna or cable

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Hook up your antenna or
cable to the TV before you

follow, the steps below.

2. Plug in the TV

3. Put-Batteries intheRemote

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Plug the cord into the outlet,
matching the wide.and the small
end of the plug with the outlet.

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.

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Quick-Guide to Your TV

Startup

4. Turn on the TV

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Press POWER on the remote.

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Press POWER on the TV.

5. Place all available
channels in memory

(Autoprogram)

Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 10.

6. Set the Time

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3ontrols Alarm

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A. Press MENU until the Setup menu

is selected. This menu is white.

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Press VOLUME + to place
Channels in the TV's memory

(Autoprogram).
Wait until TV has cycled through

all the Channels and returns to

original channel.

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13 A. Press MENU 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

CHANNEL down to highlight it.

C. Press VOLUME -- to set the

hour.

D: Press VOLUME + to set the

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menusfrom the screen, or the .

menus will automatically

disappear from .the screen, after

abrief period of time.

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 page 6.

Power Button

Volume, Channel, and Special
Buttons

Details are on page 6.

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CHAN

Turns the TV On and off.

Operates the TV.
Operates special features of the TV.

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Menu Buttons

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CLEAR MENU RESET

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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 ate on page 6. Many menu items

are_explained in detail in Adjusting Your TV starting on page 7 and Using the
Advanced Features starting on page 10.

Colors

Yellow Green. Ught White

Press MENU 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

Controls Alarm

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Press MENU to move from

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2. PressCHANNEL upand down
to move through the features in

the menu,

: 3. Press VOLUME + and-- to -

move left and,right on the

menu lines_ - : °

menu to menu.

Using Your Remote

With Remote Buttons

POWER

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MUTE PREVCH

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VOL CHAN V0L

CLEAR MENU RESET

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SKIP

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DISPLAY
Shows displays on the screen.

Clears menus from the screen.

POWER •
Turns the TV on and ()ff.

MENU
Shows menus on the screen and

moves from menu to menu.

RESET

Returns the picture adjustments to
the. original settings.

MUTE.
Switches the TV soundon or off.

INPUT
Switches the TV to channel 03.

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.

CHAN ^ and v

(Channel up and down)

Scansup and down through

channels in the TV's memory.

Moves up and down menus. See

Menu Basics on page 5.

VOL + and --

(Volume up and down)

Raises and lowers sound.
Moves left and right on a menu

line. See Menu Basics on page 5.
Changes a feature setting.

SKIP (Commercial Skip).
Allows you to look at other

channelsduring commercials.

Each press adds 30 seconds. Use
the CHANNEL or number buttons

to scan the other channels. TV
switches back to original channel

when timeruns out. Press CLEAR
to cancel SKIp.

Number Buttons

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 I until 1- appears on the

screen. Then press the other two

numbers.

CLEAR

Clears menus and displays from
the screen.

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Adjusting Your TV

Overall Picture

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Follow the steps below to lighten or darken the overall picture without
changing the color levels.

1. Select the Controls Menu

Press MENU to select the Controls
menu. Thismenu is yellow.

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2. Highlight Picture

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PressCHANNEL down to
highlight Picture.

3. Use VOLUME ÷ and - to

adjust the Picture

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Press VOLUME ÷ to lighten the
picture.

OR

Press VOLUME -- to darken the
picture.