RCA Flat Panel Television RLDED3258A-C user manual

Model:RLDED3258A-C

CONTENTS

English

SAFETY

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PRECAUTION

IMPORTANT
SAFETY

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INSTRUCTION

ACCESSORIES

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GETTING

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STARTED

CONTROL

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REFERENCE
GUIDE

CONNECTIONS

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Remote Control
Front View
Back View
Side View

Antenna Connection
AV Connection
YPbPr Connection
HDMI Connection
VGA Connection
Headphone Connection
Power Cord Connection
Coax(SPDIF) Connection

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WALL MOUNT

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INSTALLATION

INITIAL SETUP

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TV SETUP

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Putting The Unit On A Proper Place
Source Selection
Turning The Unit On For The First Time

TV(CHANNEL) Menu
Picture Menu
Audio Menu
Time Menu
Setup Menu
LOCK(Parental) Menu

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CONTENTS

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DI S PLAY
MO D E

SP E CIFIC A TION

TR O UBLE­SH O OTING
GU I DE

PC Formats
Video Formats

TV Symptom

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SAFETY CLASS :This is an IEC safety class I product

and it must be grounded for safety.

SAFETY PRECAUTION

CAUTION MARKING WAS LOC ATE D AT TH E REA R

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OF THE APPARATUS.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK，DO NOT REMOVE COVER（OR BACK）
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle,is intended to

alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage”within the product's enclosure
that may beof sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral
Triangle is intended to alert the user to
The presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

•

DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS
INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY
WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE.

•

USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR
PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER
THAN THOSE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC

•

SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO
RAIN OR MOISTURE.
TO REVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT

•

EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO
NOT PLACE OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS ON
OR NEAR THIS UNIT.

•

SHOULD ANY TROUBLE OCCUR, DISCONNECT
THE AC POWER CORD AND REFER SERVICING
TO A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN.

PLACEMENT INFORMATION

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Do not use this unit in places that are extremely
hot, cold, dusty or humid.

•

Do not restrict the airflow of this unit by placin g it
somewhere with poor airflow, by coverin g it wi th
a cloth, by placing it on bedding or carpetin g.

SAFETY INFORMATION

•

When connecting or disconnecting the AC p owe r
cord, grip the plug and not the cord itself. Pulli ng
the cord may damage it and create a hazard .

•

When you are not going to use the unit for a long
period of time, disconnect the AC powe r cor d.

RATING PL ATE LOCATION

The rating plate is located on the rear of the unit.

FCC STATEMENTS

NOTE: This unit has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuan t
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are design ed
to provide reasonable protection a gai nst h arm ful
interference in a residential install ati on.
This unit generates, uses and can radiate r adi o
frequency energy and, if not installed an d use d in
accordance with the instructions, may caus e har mfu l
interference to radio communication . How eve r, th ere
is no guarantee that interference will no t occ ur in a
particular installation. If this unit does caus e har mfu l
interference to radio or television rec ept ion , whi ch
can be determined by turning the unit off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the inte rfe ren ce
by one or more of the following measures :

- Reorient or relocate the receiving ante nna .

- Increase the separation between the uni t and
receiver.

-Connect the unit into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an exper ien ced r adi o/T V
technician for help.

WARNING:

Chang es or modifica tions to th is
unit no t expressly ap proved by t he pa rty respo nsible
for com pli ance coul d void the us er au thority
to oper ate t he unit.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1)Read these instructions .

2)Keep these instructions .

3)Heed all warnings .

4)Follow all instructions .

5)Do not use this apparatus nea r wat er.

6)Clean only with a dry cloth.

7)Do not block any ventilation ope nin gs.
Install in accordance w ith the
manufacturer's instruc tio ns.

8)Do not install near any he at so urc es su ch
as radiators, heat registers, stov es, o r
other apparatus (Including am pli fie rs) t hat
produce heat.

9)Do not defect the safety purpose o f the
polarized or groun din g-t ype p lug .
A polarized plug has two bl ade s wit h one
wider than the other.
A groundingtype plug ha s two b lad es
and a third grounding pro ng.
The wide blade or the third pron g is
provided for your safety.
If the provided plug does n ot fi t int o you r
wall outlet, consult an electricia n for
replacement of the obsolete out let .

10)Protect the power cord from bei ng wa lke d on
or pinched particular ly at p lug s, co nve nie nce
receptacles, and the point wher e the y exi t
from the apparatus.

11)Only use attachments / access ori es sp eci fie d
by the manufacturer.

12)Use only with the cart, stand,
tripod, bracket, or table
specified by the manufacturer ,
or sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use caution when

moving the cart / apparatus combi nat ion t o
avoid injury from tip-over .

13)Unplug this apparatus du rin g lig htn ing

Storms or when unused for long peri ods o f
time.

14)Refer all servicing to qua lif ied s erv ice
personnel. Servicin g is re qui red w hen t he
apparatushas been dam age d in an y way ,

such as the power cord or plug is da mag ed,

liquid has been spilled o r obj ect s hav e fal len
into the apparatus, the apparatus ha s bee n
exposed to rain or moisture, does n ot op era te
normally, or has been dro ppe d.

15)To prevent electric shock, ensur e the g rou ndi ng
pin on the AC cord power plug i s sec ure ly

connected.

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ACCESSORIES

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

Remote control ........... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ............................................ ... ... ... ..

Remote control

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Battery(AA)

Warranty Card

Instruction Manu al

Base stand and 5 screws

Screw driver

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GETTING STARTED

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL

·Point the remote con tro l at th e rem ote s ens or lo cat ed on t he un it.

·When there is a strong ambi ent l igh t sou rce , the p erf orm anc e of th e infrared remote sensor

·may be degraded , cau sin g unr eli abl e ope rat ion .

·The recommend ed ef fec tiv e dis tan ce fo r rem ote o per ati on is a bout 16 feet (5 meters).

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BATTERY REPLACEMENT

When the batteries beco me we ak, t he op era tin g dis tan ce of the remote control is greatl y
reduced and you w ill n eed t o rep lac e the b att eri es.

CAUTION

NOT ES

·If the remote control is no t goi ng to b e use d for a l ong t ime , rem ove t he batteries to avoid
damage caused b y bat ter y lea kag e cor ros ion .

·Do not mix old and ne w bat ter ies . Do no t mix A LKA LIN E, st and ard ( CARBON-ZINC) or
rechargeabl e (NI CKE L-C ADM IUM ) bat ter ies .

·Always remove b att eri es as s oon a s the y bec ome w eak .

·Weak batteries can leak a nd se ver ely d ama ge th e rem ote control.

WARNING :

Do not dispose batterie s in a fi re. B att eri es ma y exp lod e or le ak.
Batteries shall not be ex pos ed to e xce ssi ve he at su ch as s uns hine, fire or the like.

: Da nge r of ex plo sion i f bat ter y is incorre ctl y rep laced.

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CONTROL REFERENCE GUIDE

REMOTE CONTROL

1.STANDBY
To switch on the TV or make the TV into
standby mode.

2.MUTE
Press this button to mute or restore sound.

3.INFO
Show the information of the program you are watching.

4.SOURCE
Press this button to select an input source.

5.PMODE
Press this button to select a picture mode for different
picture qualities.

6.SMODE
Press this button to select sound setting for different
sound effects.

7.0-9
Allows you to change the channel of the TV.

8.
Switches back and forth between the current and
previous channels.

Universal Remote Code: 1218

9.SLEEP
To select the amount of time before your TV turns
Off automatically.

10.VOL+/VOL­Increases/Decreases the Volume control.

11.CH+/CH­Skips to the next/previous channel on TV mode.

12.UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
Moves the cursor upward/downward/to the left/to the right
when making a selection.

13.MENU
Displays the OSD Menu of the TV.

14.CC
Press the button to enter into the CC mode.

15.MTS
To change among STEREO, MONO and SAP. If there is no
second language available for the signal received, LED
Display audio will output to mono.

16.ENTER
Press to confirm selections on a menu screen.

17.Exit
Press this button to exit the on screen display.

18.EPG

Press this button to select the electronic programme
guide in DTV mode.

19. FAV
Press this button to show the favourite list.

20. FAV+/FAV­Press this button to go through the FAV channel list.

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CONTROL REFERENCE GUIDE

FRONT VIEW

1.Color Screen

2.Remote Sensor
Do not block this sensor or the
remote control will not work.

3.Standby Indicator
Indicates whether the unit is ON
or in STANDBY (OFF) mode.
Light in red: The unit is in STANDBY.
Light in blue:The unit is turned ON.

4. Speakers

BACK VIEW

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CONTROL REFERENCE GUIDE

SIDE VIEW

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VOL+

VOL-

CH+

CH-

MENU

SOURCE

STANDBY

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CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING A T V ANTENNA / CABLE / S A TELLITE

To view televi sion cha nnels correc tly, a signa l must
be received fro m one of the fo llowi ng sources:

- An indoor or outdoor ae rial antenna

- A ca ble sy stem

- A satellite syste m

NOTE

Fo r recei ving ov er-th e-air TV broadc asts, we
recom mend th at you us e an externa l fixed ante nna.
Sh ould you req uire the use of a tem porar y antenna ,
pl ease en sure that you pur chas e an anten na with
su ffic ient abi lity to receive in weak sig nal are as.
On ly when you are in clos e pro ximi ty to a tr ansmi tter
wi ll a tempo rar y anten na reproduce a signal as
st rong ly as a fixed an tenn a.

CONNECTING AN A/V DEVICE

To conn ect to oth er equip ment such as a VCR, camcord er, sat elli te syst em or cable , etc.

Sa tel lit e, cab le or TV ante nna
ca ble t o T V ANT ENN A
termi nal (c abl e not incl ude d)

CONNECTING DEVICES WITH A COMPOSITE (YELLOW RCA-TYPE)
VIDEO OUTPUT

To con nect A/ V devices suc h as a VCR, vide o game system o r camco rder.

Connecting to a VCR / Video Game System / Camcorder

Co nnec t the AUDI O / VIDEO cabl e (not inc luded ) as shown.
Ma ke su re yo u conne ct the ca ble from the o ther eq uipme nt ( and ) to this u nit

AUDIO VIDEO OUT

(AV in)

NOTE

Pl ease refer t o the us er manu al
fo r the ot her equ ipment for
mo re info rmat ion.

To A UD IO / VI DE O
OU T jac ks

To AUD IO / VI DE O
IN j ac ks

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CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING A HIGH-DEFINITION (HD) SOURCE USING CONNECTION

High- Def ini tio n (HD) Devices with componen t vide o outp ut mus t be conn ected to the Y input .
Conne ct the co mpo nen t vide o cabl e and audio cable (not included ) as show n.
Ma ke s ure y ou co nnec t the c ompo nen t video cab le and audi o cab le from the othe r equipme nt

（COMPONENT OUT and AUDIO OUT）to the unit COMPONENT IN.

COMPONENT

PbPr

NOT E
When connecti ng a DVD player to the television ,
the picture resolu tion is solely depende nt upon
the reso luti on supp orted by the DVD play er atta ched.
DVD player reso luti ons var y from 480i to 1080i .
and this televi sion ca n suppor t DV D playe rs up to
a maximum resol utio n of 1080 i.

* May require a subscription

COMPONENT IN

fo r receiving HD cha nnels ,
ch eck wit h your cab le/sa telli te
se r v ice prov ider for de tails .

To COMPONENT
VIDEO IN jacks

To COMP ONE NT
VI DEO O UT ja cks

To COMPONENT AUDIO

OU T jac ks

To COMPONENT

AU DIO I N jacks

CONNECTING A HIGH-DEFINITION (HD) SOURCE USING HDMI CONNECTION

HDMI (Hi gh Def ini tion Multi med ia Interfac e) sup por ts both video and au dio on a sin gle digita l conn ect ion
fo r use w ith D VD pla yer s, DT V, set-top boxes an d othe r dig ita l AV devi ces. HDMI was de vel oped to provid e

the technol ogi es of Hig h Band wid th Digital Co nte nt Pro tectio n (HDC P) as wel l as D igi tal Vis ual In ter f ace
(D VI) i n one s peci ficatio n. HD CP is used to p rotect digi tal content tr ansmitted an d rec eiv ed by
DVI-c omp liant or HDMI com pli ant displa ys.
HDMI has th e capabil ity to su ppo r t stand ard, enhance d or high -de fini tio n video plus sta nda rd to
multi -ch annel surroun d-s ound audio . HDMI fe atu res in clude unco mpressed dig ita l video , a bandwidt h of
up to 2.2 gig abytes per se con d (wit h HDT V signa ls) , one connect or (in ste ad of several cabl es and
conne cto rs), and comm uni cat ion betwee n the AV s ource and AV device s such as DTVs.

Co nne ct th e HDMI c abl e (not i ncl uded) as
sh own :
Ma ke s ure y ou co nnec t the c able f ro m the
so urc e equi pment ( ) to this unit

( ).

HDMI CABLE

(NOT INCLUDED)

HD MI IN

HD MI OUT

To HDMI
IN jack

To HDMI

ja ckOUT

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CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING A

Co nne ct the 15-pin D- SUB PC /VG A conn ector
from your comp ute r to the 15- pin D-S UB PC/ VGA
in put on th is uni t using a mon ito r cable and an
au dio ca ble (not incl ude d) as shown.

Ma ke s ure y ou co nnec t the c able fro m the co mpu ter
( an d ) to this unit

VGA

( and ).

VGA AUDI O - PC IN

AUDI O - PC OUT

PC

TO AUDIO OUT ja cks

TO PC Connector

NOT E

• Inser t the power plug fully into the socket outlet

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If the power plug is loose it could generate heat and

cause fire

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Ensure that the power plug is easily accessible.

•

Ensure the earth pin on the power plug is securely

connected to prevent electrical shock.

•

Do not touch the power p lug with a wet han d

( .)

This may cause electrical shock

•

Do not use any power cord other than that provided

with this TV This may cause fire or electrical shoc k

•

Do not damag e the power cord

( ).

A damaged cord may cause fire or electrical shock

• Do not move the TV with the cord plugged in the
socket outlet.

• Do not place a h eavy object on t he cord or plac e
the cord near a high-temperature object.

• Do not twist t he cord, bend it excessivel y, or stretch it.

• Do not pull on the cord. Hold onto the power plug body when disconn ecting cord.

• Do not use a dam aged power plug or socket out let.

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CONNECTIONS

Connection to a Home Theater Audio System

For BEST audio performance

Connecting to a Home Theater System
Dolby Digital can deliver optimal 2 channel
stereo or surround sound with five discrete
full range channels plus a sixth channel for
a subwoofer.
Enjoy optimal sound reproduction from your
system with a Dolby Digital amplifier that
incorporates a digital coaxial input. Connect
an optional digital cable directly to the
television’s Coax audio output to listen
through all inputs except VGA.
(The VGA does not support digital audio）

SPD IF OUT

Coax

How To Setup Digital Output

Press the MENU button on the remote control
Press the right ► arrow button to select sound
Press the down ▼ arrow button to highlight
SPDIF type right ► Raw or PCM

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Pict ure

Equa lizer S ett ings

MTS

Audio Language

Digi tal Audi o Output

Surround Sound

AVL

Sound

Move Select Exit

Tim

Set up

e

Mono

Englis h

PCM

Off

Off

MEN U

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WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION

INSTALLING REMOVING THE BASE STAND

WARNING/: The LED Di splay is very fra gile and mus t be protec ted a t all ti mes w hen remov ing the bas e

.

Stand

Be sure that no hard or sharp object or anything that could scratch or damage the LED disp lay comes into
contact with it Do NOT exer t p ressure on the front of the unit a t any t ime becau se the screen could crack

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1 Disconnect all cab les or cords connected to the unit

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2 Lay the unit do wn on a flat surface with the back side facing up Please m ake sure to place a s oft

cushione d material such as a pillow or thick pie ce of foam beneath the screen

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3 To re move the base stand loose n screws off the holes th en pull downwards to relea se

the base stand

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MO UNT ING ON THE WAL L

This unit is VESA-compliant, and is designed to be wall-mounted wit h a VESA-compliant 8”x 8 ”
(200mm x 200mm) mounting kit designed for flat-panel TVs (not supplied). Mount this unit according to
the instructions included in the mou nting kit.

Length of screw should not exceed 8 mm.

NOTE
Remo ve the base sta nd bef ore mo unting the un it on the wall.

8”

8”

M5

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INITIAL SETUP

PUT TING THE UNIT ON A PROPER PL ACE

Wh en you tu rn on your tele visio n set for
th e first time, be su re to p lace it on a solid
st able sur face.

To avo id dang er, do no t expos e the TV
to water, or a hea t source
(e .g. lamp , candle , radiator).

Do not obstru ct the vent ilati on grid
at t he rea r and be sure to le ave suf ficie nt
ga ps arou nd the unit .

TUR N I NG THE UNIT ON FO R T H E F I R ST TIME

Af ter you have initial ly connect ed your TV
antenna or cable,
tu rn the televi sion ON.

A screen will display asking you to run a

Ch a nnel Au t o Scan

availa ble local dig ital chan nels.

It is he re where you will select antenna options
an d run .

Channels will be stor ed in the TV tuner.

Press the bu tton on the remote cont rol.

Using the buttons, scroll to highlight chaneel mode.

Pr ess the button to hi ghligh t A IR/CABLE.

1. Press the button on the remo te control.

2.

(TV,AV,YPBPR, HDMI1,HDMI2,HDMI3,PC)

and select any of them using the bu tton or
the button.

(T he screen will chang e to your desired s ).

Note:
Before watchi ng please make sure all necessary
cables and device s are connected.

Ch a nnel Au t o Scan

ME N U

Us e or butto n to sele ct the op tionsthe

ENT ER

to se arch and re ceive

ource

Source Select

TV
AV

YPBPR

HDMI1
HDMI2
HDMI3

PC

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