RCA F35670, F31633, G32642, F32632, F32643 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.

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.

Cautions CAUTION:

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

ATTENTION-
Pour _viter les chocs 61ectriques, introduire la lame la plus
large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et

pousser jusqd au fond.

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Note To Cable TV Installer

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Refer to the identification/rating label on the back of this product for the

proper operating voltage.

FCC RegulatiOns state that unauthorized changes or modificatioris to this
equipment may void the user's authority to operate it.

CAUTION: 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. Extended view-
ing of channels displaying these images should be avoided.

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 dose 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.

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• Purchase Date:

• DealerJAddress/Phone:

Table of Contents

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,Adjust Picture Tilt,
Place Channels into Memory, Set the Time

Basic Tour of the Remote

Button Layout and Functions

Menu Basics

Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus

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Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

With VCRs

With a Satellite Receiver

With. a Cable Box
With a Laserdisc Player

With Audio Equipment

6-7

8-10

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12.13
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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
Naming the Channels

Setting the Sleep Timer

•Setting the Alarm Clock
Selecting a Language

Watching Closed Captioning

Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable

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24
24
25

References

Front Panel Buttons

Displays on the Screen
Trouble Checks

Limited Warranty
Order Form for Parts

Index

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27

28-29

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31-32

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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 I

CONNECTIONS

Details are in the _
Connections Guide.

Hook up any antennas, tables 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

4. Turn on the TV

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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.

Press TV on the remote, or
press POWER on the TV.

Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

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 backof 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 theroom.

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BACK OF TV

OFF

POLARITY

STRENGTH

,PICTURE TILT

HIGH

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.

6. Place all available

channels in memory
(Autoprogram)

Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 20.

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A. Press MENU*PROG until the

Setup menu is selected. This
menu is white.

B. Press MOVE • to highlight

Autoprograrn.

C. Press MOVE 1_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 12:21 AM

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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 •

to highlight it.

C. Press MOVE < to set the hour.

D. Press MOVE • to set the

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minutes.

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Quick Guide to Your TV --

BasicTour 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.

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.

Component Buttons

Details are onpages 8-15.

Menu Buttons

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Controls components such as a

VCR, laserdisc player, audio
equipment, satellite receiver 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 Light White

Alarm

Press MENU.PROG repeatedly to

see each of the four menu colors.

Each menu has a different color
background as shown at the left.

Menu Buttons
The menu buttons are used to

adjust the features in the TV's

menus. Both the menu buttons on

the remote or the front of the TV

will move through the menus. See,

"Moving through the Menus" below,

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Moving through the Menus

Controls Alarm Ad

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Press MENU.PROG on the

remote or MENU on the front

panel to move f-tom menu

to menu.

Press MOVE a and • on the

remote or CHANNEL up and

down (CHAN ^ and v) on the
front panel to move up and

down through the features in
the menu.

Press MOVE < and 1_on the'
remote or VOLUME + and - on

the front panel to move left and
right on the menu lines.

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

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REC STOP PAUSE

DISPLAY SKIP.

CHAg PREVCH

MUTE

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POWER

Turns off the TV.

Turns off compatible components.
Turns on a component after a

component button is pressed.

AUDIO, VCR1, VCR2*LD,
SAT*CABLE, "IV
Setsthe remote to control the

component; VCR2*LD can only be
programmed for one component:

either a VCR or a LaserdiscPlayer.

See Using the Remote with a VCR,
Satellite Receiver, 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,
Satellite Receiver, 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 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 channels.

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Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

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AUDIO

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REC STOP PAUSE

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Number Buttons (0-9)

.Selectsany 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.

INPUT
Switches between the TV channels

and Video 00/S-VID 00.

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 adjustmentsto
the original settings.

MOVE • and • (left and right)

Moves left and right on a menu

line. See Menu Basics on page 5.
Chang_ 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, but may not
operate all models of the 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

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VCR Codes

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B.

Press VCR1 or VCR2.LD to
turn the VCR on.

Press the VCR buttons shown

at the left. If your VCR does

not work, program VCR1 or

VCR2.LD 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 POWE R._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.

Aiwa ................................................. 15

Akai ......................... 03,17,22,23,63,66

Audio Dynamics ........................ 14,16

Broksonic ......................................... 10

Candle ................ 07"09,13,44,45,45,52

Canon .......................................... 08,53

Capehart ........................................... 01

Citizen ................ 07,09,13,44,45,46,52

Colortyme ........................................ 14

Craig ..................................... •......07,12

Curtis Mathes ............. 00,07,08,14,15,

....................................... 44,45,53,64,67

Daewoo ............................. 13,45,52,76

dbx ............................................... 14,16

Dynatech ..........................................15

Electrohome ......................... ........... 2.7

Emerson ............ 08,09,10,13,15,20,23,

....................................... 27,34,41,42,47

Fisher .................. 02,12,18,19,43,48,58

Funai .................................... ............. 15

GE ................................. 00,07,08,32,37

Goldstar ......_...................... 09,14,46,60

Harman Kardon ......... _.................... 14

Hitachi ............................... 05,15,35,36

Instant Replay ................................. 08

JCL ..._................................................ 08

JCPenney ................ 02,05,07,08,14,16,

............................................ 30,35,51,53

JVC ........................... 02,14,16,30,46,74

Kenwood ................. 02,14,16,30,46,47

KLH ........................... ....................... 73

Lloyd's .............................................. 15

Logik ................................................. 31

Magnavox ......................... 08,29,53,56

Marantz....02,08,14,16,29,30,44,46,61

Marta ................................................ 09

MEI .................................................... 08

Memorex ........................ .._08,09,12,15

MGA ............................................ 00,27

Midland ............................................ 32

Minolta ........................................ 05,35

Mitsubishi .................... 04,05,27"35,40

Montgomery Ward ................. ,....... 06

MTC ............................................. 07,15

Multitech ........................... 07,15,31,32

NEC .......... 02,14,16,30,44,46,59,61,64

Panasonic ............................... 08;53,75

Pentax ..................................... 05,35,44

Pentax Resear ................ .................. 46

Philco ............ ,. ................... 08,29,35,56

Philips ....... :................. '................. 08,29

Pioneer ................................... 05,16,33

Portland .................... :.............44,45,52

ProScan:...., ........................ ,.............. 00

Quartz ......................... ...................... 02

Quasar ......................................... 08,53

RCA .......... 00,05,07,08,2.8,35,37 ,54,69

Radio Shack ....... 02,06,08,09;12,15,19

................................................. 27,43,53

Samsung .................. 07,13,22,32,42,48

Sansui .......................................... 16,71

Sanyo ......................... :................. 02,12

Scott .............................. 04,13,41,49,68

Sears ............... 02,05,09,12,18,19,35,43

Sharp ............................. 06,24,27,39,45

Shintom ............................. 17,26,31,55

Sony .............................. .......... 17,26,38

Sylvania ........................ 08,15,29,53,56

Symphonic .................................... :..15

Tandy ....................................... _.02,15

Tashiko ............................................. 09

Tatung .................................... •...... :..30

Teac .............. ................................ 15,30

Technics ............................................ 08

Teknika .............................. 08,09,15,21

Toshiba .................. :......05;13,19,48,49

Totevision ................................... 07,09

TMK... .................................. _............ 67

Unitech .............................. :.............. 07

Vector Research ................. ...14,16,44

Victor ................................................. 16

Video Concepts ................ _....14,16,44

Videosonic ....................................... 07

Wards ............ 05,06,07"08,0912,13,15,

.................................... . ............ 25,31,35

Yamaha ....................... 02,14,16,30,46

Zenith .............................. 11,!7,26,72

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Using Your TV and Remote

With VCRs: Setting the VCR 1 Channel

The VCR 1 Channel works with VCR1 'button on the remote. If the VCR 1

Channel is set, pressing vcRi 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 "IVto set the remote to

control the TV.

B. Press MENU°PROG to select the

Setup menu. This menu is
White.

2. Highlight VCR1 Channel

13 _. Press MOVE _' to highlight the

VCR 1 Channel.

B. Press MOVE i_ to highlight the

channel.

3. Enter channel number

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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:

1B, iC, 2B, 2C, 3B, 3C, 4C, 5C

4B, 5B

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Set VCR 1 Channel to:

00

_3 or 4 (sameas 3/4 switch)