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RCA F26672, F27672, F25673, G27680, G26686 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.
Cautions
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.
A This symbol indicates A This symbol indicates
"dangerous voltage" inside' important instructions the product that presents a _ accompanying the
risk of electric shock or
', product.
personal injury.
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To prevent electric shock,, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert•
Pour 0viter les chocs 01ecti'ique_, in_mduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne corre_p0ndante de la prise et pousser jusqfi au fond. ',_:_ '" ' "_)
DO not defeat the safety feature of the,plug. _._d jcvide blade fits into the wall socket only one way_ If you needan exten_i0n cord,make sure it matches the plug of the TV. " ," • ' "
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Operate TV only on 120 volts, 60 Hz'ACipower (normal house power).
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For safety reasons, make sure any eqmppae, nl_or accessories connected to this product bears the UL listing marV or if.purchased and used in Canada the CSA certification mark. If in doubt, coritaCt 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 contac t 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:
Table of Contents
Important Information Warning, Product Registration
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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 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 aod Remote
With Remote Buttons With VCRs With a Cable Box
With a Laserdisc Player With Audio Equipment
6-7
8-11
12-13
14
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Adjusting Your TV
Overall Picture 16 Picture Settings I7
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 Watching Picture-in-Picture Selecting a Language
Watching Closed Captioning
Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable
20 21
22 23
24-25
26 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.
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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 4- 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
Press TV 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 20.
;ontrols Alarm Ad
13
A° Press MENU'PROG until the
Setup menu is selected. This menu is white.
B. Press MOVE • to start placing
channels in the TV's memory.
C. Wait until TV has cycled through
all the channels and returns to original channel.
6. Set the Time
12:21 AM 13
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 •
(down) to highlight it.
C. Press MOVE <1to set the hour. D. Press MOVE • to set the
minutes.
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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.
D_PLA¥ _H_ SKIP
MU_ CHAN PR£VCH
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 on pages 8-15.
Menu Buttons
See next page for details.
Picture-in-picture buttons
Details are on pages 7 and 24-25.
Controls components such as a VCR, laserdisc player, audio equipment, and a cable box.
Changes the menus and features on the screen.
Used to watch two pictures on the TV at the same time.
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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
Blue
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
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
;ontrols Alarm Ad
l. 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 • and • on the
remote or VOLUME +/- on the front panel to move left and
right on the menu lines.
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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.
"IV
Turns on the TV. Shows 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 pa,_es8=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/x 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 -I- 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 A.B (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.PRO.G (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 < and • (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.
PIP (Picture-in-Picture)
Turns the small picture on or off.
PiP MOVE
Moves the small picture to the next corner.
SWAP
Switches the channel in the small
picture with the big picture.
FREEZE Freezes or unfreezes the small
picture.
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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
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 VCR2 with a VCR code from
the list below.
A°
B°
C.
D.
E.
Point the remote at the VCR and hold VCR.
Enter the code for your brand from the ,code list below. Release VGR.
Press POWER. If nothing happens, try pressing VCR and
then POWER. Repeat A-D with another code
if the first one does not work or if a second VCR is connected.
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 ..................... ".......i.............. .....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
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 VGR 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
Controls Alarm Ad
13
A. Press -IV 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
Controls Alarm Ad
13
A. Press MOVE • (down) to
highlight the VCR 1 Channel.
B. Press • to highlight the channel.
3. Enter channel number 13
A. Enter channel 00, 03, or 04.
Choose your setting from the chartbelow. Press CHANNEL
down until "Disabled" is displayed to turn the feature off.
Diagram used from the Connection Guide:
Set VCR1 Channel to:
4B, 5B 3 or 4 (same as 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 VCR or VGR2.
A. Press VCR or VCR2 to set the
remote to control the VCR.
B. Press POWER.
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