RCA G32681ATDX1 Owner’s Manual

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Important Information

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or

shock hazard, do not expose

this TVto rain ormoisture.

Cautions

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICSHOCK,DO
NOT_REMOVECOVER (OR BACK). NO USER

_ NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates A This symbol indicates

• "dangerous voltage" inside _ important instructions

the productthat presents a accompaJaying the
risk of electric shock or product.

personal injury.

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

slot, tuny nser

Refer to the identification/rating label located on the back panel of this
product for the proper operating voltage.

For safety masons, make sure any equipment or accessories connected to

this productbears the UL listing mark or if purchased and used in Canada
the CSA certification mark. If in doubt, contact qualified service personnel

FCC Regulations state that unauthori, z,ed changes or modifications to this
equipment may void the user's authority to operate it.

SERVICEABLE PARTSINSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIRED SERVICE PERSONNEL

Note To Cable TV Installer

Product
Registration

I 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

viewing 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 close to the point of table entry as practical.

Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediat6.1y.
Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed.

Keepyoursales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and _or 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

Quick-Guide to Your TV

Using •Your TV and Remote

Adjusting Your TV

Warning, Product Registration

5taxtup

Hookup, Plug in 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

Basic Button Layout and Functions

.Menu Basics

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

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6-7

8-11

12-13.

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5

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Sound Settings 18-19

Stereo, .Expanded Stereo, SAP, Tone, Speakers

Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Mem0ry/Autoprogram

Naming the Channels
Setting the Sleep Tuner

Setting the Alarm Clock
Watching Picture-in-Picture

Selecting a Language
Watching Closed Captioning
Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable

References

Front Panel Buttons
Displays on the Screen

Trouble Checks
Limited Warranty•

Order.Form for Parts
Glossary

Index

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21
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24-25

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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

13.Put batteries in theremote

GUIDE

Hook up any .antennas, cables or

• other equipment to your TV before
you follow the steps below.

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.

4. Turn on the TV

2

Press"IVon theremote.

PressPOWER on theTV.

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Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

5. Adjust PICTURE TILT.

Picture tilt is used to correct a tilt-
ed picture from the effect of the

Earth's magnetic field on a large
pi.ct.ure.tube. The PICTURE TILT

STRENGTH and POLARITY
sw_tcheson thebackoftheTV

compensate for this effect. If the
picture appears tilted, follow these

steps to improve it.
You may need to reset the switch-

es if the TV is moved or reposi-
Honed in the room.

6. Place all available

channels in memory
(AutoProgram)

Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 20.

BACK OF TV

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POLARITY

OFF

STRENGTH

PICTURE TILT

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A. Make sure STRENGTH switch

is in the OFF positioru

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

mal_es 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.

A.-Press MENU.PROG Until the

Setup menu is selected. This

menu is white.

B°

Press MOVE • to highlight

Autoprogram.

C°

PressMOVE • to start placing
channels in the TV's memory.

D.

Wait until TV has cyded

through all the channels and

returnstoori_nsLtchannel.

7. Set the time

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A. Press MENU.PROG until the

Alarm menu is selected. This
menu is green.

B. The Clockis automatically .

highlighted the first time you
set it. If it is not, press MOVE •

(down)tohigh_ghtit.

C. Press MOVE ,< to set the hour.
D, Press MOVE • to set the minutes.

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Quick Guide to Your TV

Basic Tour of the Remote

Basicinformationaboutyourremoteisshown below. Thiswillgiveyou a
generalideaofhow your remote works. Formoredetails,seepages6-15.

TV Power Button

Volumeand ChannelControls

Details are on page •6.

10 20 'O

Turns the TV on.
SetstheremotetocontroltheTV.

Operates TV when remote is set to
control the TV.

Operates the TVand advanced
features.

Component Buttons

Details areon pa'ges8-15.

Menu Buttons

Seenext pagefor details.

"Picture-in-picturebuttons

DetmTsare on pages 7and 24-25. "

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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.

1 1 Bie 1

Controls Alarm

'O 20 'O

"O 'O _O

'O 80 'O

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Press MENU.PROG repeatedly to

seeeach 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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Press MENU*PROG on the

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remote or MENU on the front
panel to move from menu.

tomenu.

,

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.

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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

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With Remote Buttons

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INPUTo O0 . ANTENNAo

POWER

Turns off the TV.
Turns off compatible VCRs.

Turns on a component after a
component button is pressed.

AUDIO, VCR, VCR2.LD,
SAT.CABLE, TV
Setsthe remote to control the

component. VCR2eLD 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.

TV

Turns on tile TV.

Shows the displays on the screen.

Sets the remote to control the "IV.

See Using the Remote with a VCR,
Cable Box, Laserdisc Player and Audio

equipment on pages 8-15.

DISPLAY

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

SKIP (Commercial Skip)

Allows you to scanother 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 ^ and v
(Channel up and down)
Scans up and down through

channels in the TV's memory.

Moves through cha_.-mels '
in VCR's memory.

VOL + and -

(Volume up and down)

Raises and lowers sound.

MUTE

Switches the "IVsound on or off.

REW (Rewind)

Rewinds a tapeor laserdisc.
Searches backward while tape or

laserdisc is playing.

PLAY
Plays tape or laserdisc.

FF (Fast Forward)

Fast forwards a tapeor laserdisc.

Searches forward while tapeor
laserdisc is playing.

REC (Record)

Starts recording onto tape.

STOP

StoPS tapeor laserdisc.

PAUSE•

Pauses tape or laserdisc.

PREV CH (Previous Channel)

Changes back and forth between

two channels.
Select a channel and then select

another. Press PREV CH to
switch be_een' the two channels.

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Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons"

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 chan-

• nels, press and hold I un_l 1-
appears on the screen. Then press

the other two numbers.

INPUT

Switches between the.TV cha,meLs

-and Video 00/S-VH) 00:

ANT A,B (Antenna)

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

CLEAR

Clearsmenus and displays from

the screen.

Clears items from VCR timer

programs and VCR's dock.

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 anddown)
Moves up and down menus. See

Menu Basics on page 5.

PIP (Picture-in:Picture)

Turns the smallpictureon or off.

PIP MOVE

Moves thesmallpictureto thenext
comer.

SWAP
Switchesthechannel-in thesmall

picturewiththebigpicture.

FREEZE

Freezes or unfreezes the small
picture.

MENU.PROG (Program)

Shows menus on thescreenand

moves from menu'to menu.
SetsVCR clockand programs

timer on VCR.

RESET

Returnsthepictureadjustmentsto
theoriginal settings.

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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 VGRs.

The remote may need to be programmed for your VCtL Use the codes
below or on the sheet packed in with your remote.

1. Test the remote

A.

Press VCR or VCR2 •to tttm
the VCR on.

B.

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.

2. Program the remote for
your VCRs

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

Dime_ia ..........................................00

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

Emerson ...09,1_,13,15,20,23,24,34,41

Fishe_............................02,12,18,19,43

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

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

Goldstar.......................................09,14

Harman Kardon,.............................14

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

InstantReplay .................................08

JCL....................................................08

JCPenney .......02,05,07,08,14,16,30"35

JVC.....................................02,14,16,30

Kenwood ...........................02,14,16,30

iiiiir iiiiii ........................

7 ..

8

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.............,..........................0535

Mitsubishi............:.......04,05,2735,40

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

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

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

NEC_..................................02,14,16,30

Panasonic ....................................:....08

Pentax ....................:.....................0535

Phflco. ..........................•...............08,29

Philips ..........................................08,29

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

ProScan.............................................00

Quartz......................................... :._02

QuasarL................,...........................O8

RCA................,...00,05,07,08,2835,37

Realistic.........02,06,08,09,12,15,19A3

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

Sansui ...............................................16

A.. Point the remote at the VCR

and hold VCR.

B. Enter the code for your brand

from the code list below.

C. Release VCR..

D. Press POWER. If nothing

happens, try pressing VCR and

then POWER.

E. Repeat A-D with another code

if the first One does not work or.
if a second VCR is connected.

Senyo.................i........_...............02,12

Scott..., ................................04,13,41

Sears .............02,05,09,12,18,1935,43

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

Tech_cs ..........................................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..................................................

............05,06,07,08,12,13,15,25,3135

Yamaha ...................:........02,14,16,30

Zenith.........................................11,17

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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 VCR 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. High_gh t V CR1 Channel

Controls Alarm

3ontrols Alarm

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A. Press TV to set the remote to

control the TV.

B. Press MENUopROG to selectthe

Setup menu. This menu is
white.

A. Press MO_/E • (down) to

high_ghttheVCg1Channel.

B.Press_ tohighlightthe r..hannel.

3. Enter channel nmnber

. Diagram used from-the

Connection Guide:

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

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Alarm

4Bi 5B

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A. Enter channel 00, 03, or 04.

Choose your setting from the

chart below. PressCHANNEL .

down until"Disabled"is

displayed to turn the feature off.

Set VCR1 Channel to:

00

3 or 4 (same as 3/4 switch) '

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Using Your TV and Remote

With VCRs: Basic Operation

If the remote operates yourVCR,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

A.

Press channel 00 on the TV to
see what the VCR is doing.

B.

Press VCR or VCR2 toset the
remote to control the VCR.

C.

Press POWER to turn on the
VCR if it did not turn on when

you pres-sed VCR or VCR2.

Turn off the VCR

A. Press VCR or VCR2 to set the

remote to control the VCtL

B. PressPOWER.

PiP SWAP

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