RCA F31671, G31641, G27681, G27665, G26683 Owner’s Manual

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Important Information

WARNING

To prevent 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

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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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).

"dangerous voltage" inside the product that presents a

risk of electric shock or

personal injury.

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 jusqti au fond.

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important instructions accompanying the

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Note To Cable TV Installer

Product Registration

For safety reasons, make sure any equipment or accessories connected to this product bears the UL listing mark or CSA ce:rtification mark. If in

doubt, contact qualified service personnel. FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this

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

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.

Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately; Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed.

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Table of Contents

Important Information Warning, Product Registration

Quick Guide to Your TV

Using Your TV and Remote

Adjusting Your TV

Startup 2-3

Hook up your TV, Plug in the TV,PutBatteries 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

With Remote Buttons With VCRs

With a Cable Box With a Laserdisc Player

With Audio Equipment

Overall Picture 16

Picture Settings 17

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

6-7

8-11

12-13

Using Advanced Features

References

Sound Settings 18-19

Stereo, Tone, Speakers

Placing Channels in Memory/Autoprogram 20

Naming the Channels 21

Setting the Sleep Timer 22 Setting the Alarm Clock 23

Watching Picture-in-Picture 24-25 Watching Closed Captioning 26

Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable 27

Front Panel Buttons 28 Displays on the Screen 29

Trouble Checks 30-31 Limited Warranty 32

Order Form for Parts 33-34 Glossary 35

Index 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.

2. Plug in the TV

CONNECTIONS

GUIDE

Hook up any antennas, cables or other equipment to your TV before you follow the steps below.

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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 "IVon 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 20.

6. Set the Time

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Controls

A. Press MENU until the Setup

menu is selected. This menu is

white.

Press + to start placing channels in the TV's memory.

Wait until TV has cycled through all the channels and returns to

original channel.

D. Press DONE.

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.

Press -to set the hour.

Press + to set the minutes. Press DONE.

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.

'IV 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 on pages 8-15.

Menu Buttons

Seenext pagefor details.

Picture-in-picture buttons

(Not on all models)

Details areon 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.

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.

Yellow Green Light White

Colors

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.

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VCR 1 Channel: O0

Press MENU repeatedly to see each of the four menu colors.

Each menu has a different color

background as shown at the left.

Moving through the Menus

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1. Press MENU to move from

menu to menu.

2. Press CHANNEL up and down to move up and down through

the features in the menu.

3. Press VOLUME + and-- to

move left and right on the menu lines.

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

1. Power Buttons

OFF Turns off the TV.

Turns off compatible VCRs.

ON/OFF Turns on a component after a

component button is pressed. Turns off components except audio

equipment.

2. TVButtons

CLEAR

Clears menus and displays from

the screen.

DISPLAY

Shows displays on the screen. Clears menus from the screen.

SKIP:30 (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.

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, Cable Box, Laserdisc Player and Audio

equipment on pages 8-15.

CHAN ^ and v (Channel up and down)

Scans up and down through channels in the TV's memory.

Moves up and down menus. See

Menu Basics on page 5.

Moves through channels in VCR's memory.

PREV CHAN (Previous Channel) Changes back and forth between

two channels. Select a channel and then select

another. Press PREV CHAN to switch between the two channels.

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.

MUTE

Switches the TV sound on or off.

Shows menus on the screen and moves from menu tomenu.

RESET

Returns the picture adjustments to the original settings.

DONE Saves the setup of a feature and

removes the menu from the screen.

3. 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 cligit channels, press and hold I until 1-- appears on the

screen. Then press the other two numbers.

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

4. Component Buttons

AUDIO, VCR1, VCR2, LDISC,

CABLE, "IV Setsthe remote to control the

component.

VCR2 and LDISC can only be programmed for one component:.

either a Laserdisc Player or a VCR. See Using the Remote with a VCR,

Cable Box, Laserdisc Player and Audio

equipment on pages 8--15.

5. VCR, Laserdisc Player, and Audio Equipment Buttons

REW (Rewind)

Rewinds a tape or laserdisc. Searches backward while tape or

laserdisc is playing.

FF (Fast Forward) Fast forwards a tape or laserdisc.

Searches forward while tape or laserdisc is playing.

STOP Stops tape or laserdisc.

REC (Recx)rd)

Starts recording onto tape.

CLEAR

Clears items from timer programs and VCR's dock.

PROG (Program)

Sets clock and programs timer on

VCR.

PAUSE

Pauses tape or laserdisc.

PLAY Plays tape or laserdisc.

6. Signal Buttons

INPUT Switches between the TV channels

and Video O0/S-VID 00.

7. Picture-in-Picture Buttons

(Not on all models)

PIP (Picture-in-Picture)

Turns the small picture on or off.

MOVE

Moves the small picture to the next corner.

ANT (Antenna)

Used as TV/VCR button when remote is set to control the VCR.

FRZ (Freeze)

Freezes or unfreezes the small picture.

SWAP Switches the channel in the small

picture with the big picture.

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. Use the codes below or on the sheet packed in with your remote.

1. Test the remote

2. Program the remote for your VCRs

Press VCR1 or VCR2 to turn the VCR on.

Press the VCR buttons shown

at the left. If your VCR does not work, program VCR1 or

VCR2 with a VCR code from the list below.

Point the remote at the VCR

and hold VCR1.

Enter the code for your brand from the code list below.

Release VCR1.

Press ON/OFF. If nothing happens., try pressing VCR1

and then ON/OFF.

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 ........................................o3,22,23

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

Broksonic ......................................... 10 [

Canon ............................................... 08 1

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....................................................O8

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

Sarlsui ........ _ ,,_,_

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 VCR1 on the remote. If the VCR 1 Channel is set, pressing VCR1 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

2. Highlight VCR1 Channel

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A. Press TV to set the remote to

control the TV.

B. Press MENU to select the Setup

menu. This menu is white.

13 A. Press CHANNEL down to

highlight the VCR 1 Channel.

B. Press + to highlight the channel.

3. Enter channel number

4. Press DONE to save the setting

• Diagram used from the Connection Guide:

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

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4B, 5B

Set VC_R1 Cha____el to-- i

3 or4 (same as 3/4 switch)

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.

B. Press DONE to save the setting.

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.

,rum on the VCR

Turn off the VCR

A. Press channel 00 on the TV to

see what the VCR is doing.

B. Press VCR1 or VOR2 to set the

remote to control the VCR.

C. Press ON/OFF to turn on the

VCR if it ,:lid not turn on when you pressed VOR1 or VOR2.

A. Press VCFI1 or VCR2 to set the

remote to. control the VCR.

B. Press ON/OFF.

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