RCA HDTV User Manual

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High-Deﬁ nition

Television

User’s Guide

Changing Entertainment. Again.

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Important Information

WARNING

To reduce the risk of ﬁ re or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects ﬁ lled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Refer to the identiﬁ cation/rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage. FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modiﬁ cations to this equipment may void the user’s authority

to operate it. 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, speciﬁ es that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Important: This television is a table model and is designed to sit on a ﬁ rm, ﬂ at, surface. Don't place the TV on soft carpeting or similar surface because the ventilation slots on the bottom of the unit will be blocked resulting in reduced lifetime from overheating. To assure adequate ventilation for this product, maintain a spacing of 4 inches from the top and sides of the TV receiver and 2 inches from the rear of the TV receiver and other surfaces. Also, make sure the stand or base you use is of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from being accidentally tipped over, pushed off, or pulled off. This could cause personal injury and/or damage the TV. Refer to the Important Safety Instructions packed separately.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury.

This symbol indicates that the lamp in the HDTV contains mercury. Special disposal of the lamp for environmental reasons may be required under the laws applicable to your jurisdiction. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance: www.eiae.org.

Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). With the exception of the lamp, no user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualiﬁ ed service personnel.

This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product.

Product Registration

Please ﬁ ll out the product registration card (packed separately) and return it immediately. For U.S. customers: Your RCA Consumer Electronics product may also be registered at www.rca.com/productregistration. Returning the card allows us to contact you if needed.

Product Information

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 need them. These numbers are located on the product.

Model No. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Serial No ._______________________________________________________________________________________________

Purchase Date: __________________________________________________________________________________________

Dealer/Address/Phone: ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing RCA

Congratulations on purchasing this RCA High Deﬁ nition Television (HDTV) featuring Digital Light Processing™ (DLP™) technology—a true viewing experience. Your purchase decision represents an investment in a new generation of technology— DLP and HDTV. Even though this is a technologically advanced HDTV, it is the most user-friendly of its kind— with comprehensive on-screen instructions that guide you through all of the TV’s features.

This introduction has three parts that describe why an RCA HDTV featuring DLP technology is an excellent choice:

Part 1: DLP—brilliance in color, design, and technology Part 2: Why RCA DLP is better Part 3: Other Key Features of owning an RCA HDTV

Part 1: DLP— brilliance, in color, design, and technology

RCA brings you brilliant pictures with Digital Light Processing (DLP) system — a brilliantly choreographed, engineering marvel that combines microscopic mirrors, light, and color to bring you the best and brightest pictures possible.

Service Model Number Numéro de Modéle-Service

HDLP50XXXXXX 000000000 X

SERIAL SERIE LAMP

EXAMPLE: Service Model Number sticker with lamp type listed.

Model No.____________________________________

Lamp Type___________________________________

Date_________________________________________

How DLP Works

In general, DLP combines microscopic mirrors, a specially designed semiconductor, and a color wheel to adjust light to display the most brilliant, accurate images! Your DLP HDTV doesn’t use Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs), which means you don’t have to worry about screen burn (ﬁ xed video images burning onto the screen permanently) or convergence (realigning the CRTs). The diagram on the left illustrates the complex system.

Thin and Light

The efﬁ ciency of DLP technology enabled our design team to create a high-performance HDTV that is about 16 inches thin and weighs less than 100 pounds.

Lamp Replacement

DLP technology uses a special lamp. Eventually, you’ll need to replace this lamp, which you can do yourself by following the instructions that come packed with the new lamp. To order the correct lamp, you’ll need to know your TV’s model number, serial number, and lamp type—this information is listed on the Service Model Number sticker (example of the sticker is shown on the left). The sticker is located on the right side of the TV. The lamp type can also be found in the TV’s Lamp Power menu. Go to page 58 for more information. For future reference, write down the information in the space provided at the left.

Digital Light Processing, DLP and DLP Cinema are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All other products and names may or may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Introduction

Part 2: Why RCA DLP is better

DLP is just part of the story. You have chosen to embark on the next generation of TV viewing— HDTV. There are many technological advancements that make HDTV better than analog TV, but there are basically three things about HDTV that bring you a superior viewing experience: (1) resolution, (2) aspect ratio, and (3) digital signal and sound.

Resolution (it’s math...that works for you)

The crisp, lifelike picture that people rave about when experiencing true HDTV is due to the resolution this technology provides. The resolution is measured by calculating the number of active lines of pixels. A pixel (which stands for picture element) is a small dot. The picture you see on your TV is composed of these dots.

A regular, analog television only has a resolution of about 200,000 pixels (480 vertical pixels x 440 horizontal pixels = 211,200 pixels). The HDTV format is capable of more than 2 million pixels (1,920 x 1,080 = 2,073,600).

More pixels equal more detail. In summary, HDTV is capable of resolution that is up to 10 times the resolution of the picture on a regular, analog TV!

Feature Analog (NTSC) HD Digital (ATSC)

Total Scan Lines 525 1125

Effective Scan Lines 480 1080

Aspect Ratio 4:3 16:9 (Widescreen)

Max Resolution 720 x 480 1920 x 1080

Sound 2-ch Stereo 5.1 ch Surround

16:9 Aspect Ratio

4:3 Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Aspect ratio is simply the width and height of the picture. Regular TVs use a 4:3 aspect ratio, which means the picture is a little wider than it is tall (a screen that is 20 inches wide is about 15 inches tall).

When the standards were being developed for television broadcasting in 1941 by the NTSC (the National Television Standards Committee), it made sense to adopt the 4:3 aspect ratio the ﬁ lm industry was using at that time.

As TVs dropped in price and people prospered in the 1950s, the movie industry had to ﬁ nd a way to get people out of their living rooms and back to the movie theatres. That’s when they created the 16:9 aspect ratio (also called widescreen format). When the standards for HDTV were being developed by the ATSC (Advanced Television Standards Committee), the 16:9 aspect ratio was chosen as the format for HDTV.

This widescreen format makes sense because it’s much closer to the way we see. Our ﬁ eld of vision is actually much wider than tall because of our peripheral vision. Not only is it closer to the way we see, but the pictures are crisper and cleaner with more detail in the close-up and panoramic views.

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Introduction

Digital Signal and Sound

The analog television broadcast system that has been used in the United States for the past 50 years transmits signals as electronic waves. These waves can suffer degradation as the signal travels to your home. Additionally, the analog waves are susceptible to interference from planes passing overhead, weather, and household appliances.

Digital signals, in contrast to analog signals, can be reproduced precisely because the images are transmitted and received using the computer language of 1s and 0s. Such precision yields a signal that is capable of displaying studio-quality picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sound.

Part 3: Other Key Features of owning an RCA HDTV

There are other HDTV’s on the market- even some that use DLP technology. But your RCA HDTV has been designed with features that will enhance your TV viewing experience, and features that provide ﬂ exibility to build on the digital revolution that is taking place. A summary of your TV’s most unique features follows. Go to Chapter 3 for more details on these and additional features.

Integrated HDTV Tuner with Digital Cable Ready QAM

RCA was the ﬁ rst to offer an integrated tuner with its HDTVs (which means there is no need for another box to receive digital programming). Now, we’ve gone one better— your HDTV’s tuner is digital cable ready (no need for a cable box to view unscrambled digital cable programming). The CableCARD™ slot on your HDTV allows you to use a digital cable card to access digital cable. The tuner is able to decode all 35 formats of digital television broadcasts, and it can interpret unscrambled digital cable signals because it includes QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation).

Note: A digital cable card may be necessary to view scrambled (encrypted) channels. Contact your cable provider for more information. Go to page 18 for more information.

TruScan Digital Reality

The intelligent signal processing of TruScan Digital Reality recognizes incoming video signals and progressively converts them to achieve optimum digital picture performance. It also recognizes when original ﬁ lm sources have been modiﬁ ed and can automatically convert the analog frame rate back to its original format to bring out the detail--a process commonly referred to as reverse 3:2 pulldown.

User-friendly Features Help You Personalize Your TV

• You can customize your TV to ﬁ t your viewing taste and match the lighting where you watch TV by using Personal Presets and/or the automatic picture quality settings: Vibrant (Day), Natural, Cinematic (Night), Videogame, Professional. You can adjust each input jack to a different setting and the TV will automatically adjust the picture when you change inputs.

• Help Text: The elaborate, on-screen help text describes your TV’s features and explains how to use them.

Go Back

Picture Settings

Picture PresetsPicture Presets

Auto Color

Color Warmth

Noise Reduction

Green Stretch

Edge Enhancement

Contrast Expand

Advanced Settings

Main Menu Picture Quality

Vibrant (Day)

Natural

Cinematic (Night)

Videogame

Professional

Personal

A change in this screen is applied to Input 3.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Contrast Color Tint Black Level Sharpness Auto Color Color Warmth Noise Reduction Green Stretch Edge Enhancement Contrast Expand

Frame Comb

Help text

65% 70% 55% 60% 55%

Cool

High

Low

High

CableCARD is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

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Introduction

Audio/Video Output Jacks

Because the VCRs in most households are analog and can’t receive or record digital TV signals, recording digital TV broadcasts wasn’t possible without purchasing additional equipment. That’s why RCA added AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT jacks to this HDTV. These jacks enable you to record both analog and digital programs. RCA understands how you watch TV and what’s necessary to make the transition to HDTV seamless.

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Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................... 1

Chapter 1: Connections & Setup

Things to Consider Before You Connect ......................................................................................... 8

Protect Against Power Surges ...................................................................................................8

Protect Components from Overheating ...................................................................................8

Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference ............................................................8

Use Indirect Light .......................................................................................................................8

Using a Stand .............................................................................................................................8

Cables You May Need to Connect Components to Your TV ....................................................8

Choose Your Connection ..................................................................................................................9

Explanation of Jacks and Cables .................................................................................................... 10

The Front of Your TV ....................................................................................................................... 14

Front Input Jacks ......................................................................................................................14

Front Panel ............................................................................................................................... 14

How to Connect: TV + VCR + DVD Player ...............................................................................15

How to Connect: TV + Satellite Receiver + VCR .....................................................................16

How to Connect: TV + Component with DVI or HDMI ..........................................................17

How to Connect: TV + CableCARD ..........................................................................................18

Setting Up Digital Cable Television Service ............................................................................18

Audio Connections ...................................................................................................................19

Plug in the TV ..................................................................................................................................21

Put Batteries in the Remote ........................................................................................................... 21

Turn on the TV .................................................................................................................................21

Use the Remote Control to Complete the Assisted Setup ...........................................................21

Complete the Assisted Setup .........................................................................................................21

Set the Menu Language .........................................................................................................22

Complete Channel Search .......................................................................................................22

Changing Channels ..................................................................................................................22

Next Steps .......................................................................................................................................22

Chapter 2: Using the Remote Control

The Buttons on the Remote Control ..............................................................................................24

Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components .........................................................26

Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote ...................................................................... 26

Programming the Remote ....................................................................................................... 26

How to Use the Remote After You’ve Programmed It .................................................................27

Modes of Operation ................................................................................................................28

Volume Punchthrough Feature ......................................................................................................28

Deleting ALL Volume Punchthrough Commands .................................................................. 29

Using the INPUT Button ..................................................................................................................29

Remote Code List ............................................................................................................................ 29

Chapter 3: Using the TV’s Features

About the Channel Banner .............................................................................................................32

Digital or Analog TV Channels ....................................................................................................... 33

Direct Tuning to a Channel .....................................................................................................33

Parental Controls ............................................................................................................................34

Lock/Unlock TV ......................................................................................................................... 34

Channel Lists .............................................................................................................................34

How V-Chip Works for the USA and Canada ................................................................................35

USA V-Chip TV Ratings ............................................................................................................35

Canada V-Chip ..........................................................................................................................39

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Auto Tuning Feature ...................................................................................................................... 41

Emergency Alert System ................................................................................................................42

Chapter 4: Using the TV’s Menu System

Menus, On-screen Help, and Control Panels .................................................................................44

Navigating the Menu System ..................................................................................................44

On-Screen Help ........................................................................................................................44

Controls ....................................................................................................................................44

Picture Quality Menu ...................................................................................................................... 46

Picture Settings ........................................................................................................................46

Picture Presets .......................................................................................................................... 46

Auto Color .............................................................................................................................47

Color Warmth ........................................................................................................................47

Noise Reduction ....................................................................................................................... 47

Green Stretch ...........................................................................................................................47

Edge Enhancement ..................................................................................................................47

Contrast Expand ....................................................................................................................... 48

Advanced Settings ...................................................................................................................48

Audio Menu .....................................................................................................................................49

Equalizer Presets ...................................................................................................................... 49

Audio Processor ........................................................................................................................49

Sound Logic ..............................................................................................................................50

Audio Mode .............................................................................................................................50

SAP (Second Audio Program) ..................................................................................................50

Balance .....................................................................................................................................50

Audio Connections ...................................................................................................................51

Connections Menu ..........................................................................................................................52

Signal Strength .........................................................................................................................52

Channel Search .........................................................................................................................52

Signal Source ............................................................................................................................53

Video Input Setup ....................................................................................................................53

Auto Tuning ............................................................................................................................. 53

Special Features ........................................................................................................................54

Preferences Menu ........................................................................................................................... 54

Closed Captioning .................................................................................................................... 55

Screen Format .........................................................................................................................57

Time Menu ...............................................................................................................................57

Color Scheme ............................................................................................................................58

Translucency .............................................................................................................................58

Menu Language .......................................................................................................................58

Lamp Power ..............................................................................................................................58

Chapter 5: References

Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................. 60

Lamp Replacement Information ....................................................................................................63

Replacing the Lamp Unit ................................................................................................................ 63

HDTV Speciﬁ cations ........................................................................................................................64

Accessory Information .................................................................................................................... 66

Limited Warranty ............................................................................................................................67

Care and Cleaning ........................................................................................................................... 68

FCC Information .............................................................................................................................. 68

Index ................................................................................................................................................69

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Chapter 1

Connections & Setup

Chapter Overview:

• Things to Consider Before You Connect

• Choose Your Connection

• Explanation of Jacks and Cables

• The Front of Your TV

• How To Connect

• Plug in the TV

• Put Batteries in the Remote

• Turn on the TV

• Use the Remote Control to Complete the Assisted Setup

• Complete the Assisted Setup

• Next Steps

Changing Entertainment. Again.

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Connections & Setup

Things to Consider Before You Connect

Protect Against Power Surges

• Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet or power strip. NEVER plug your TV into an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch.

• Turn off the TV and/or component(s) before you connect or disconnect any cables.

• Make sure all antennas and cables are properly grounded. Refer to the Important Safety Instructions sheet packed with your TV.

Protect Components from Overheating

• Don’t block ventilation holes on any of the components. Arrange the components so that air can circulate freely.

• Don’t stack components.

• If you place components in a stand, make sure you allow adequate ventilation.

• If you connect an audio receiver or ampliﬁ er, place it on the top shelf so the heated air from it won’t ﬂ ow around other components.

Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference

• Insert each cable ﬁ rmly into the designated jack.

Use Indirect Light

Don’t place the TV where sunlight or room lighting will be directed toward the screen. Use soft or indirect lighting.

Using a Stand

If a stand, base, or cabinet is used, insure that it is of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from being accidentally tipped over, pushed off, or pulled off. This could cause personal injury and/or damage the TV. Refer to the Important Information on the inside of the front cover and Important Safety Instructions packed with your TV.

Cables You May Need to Connect Components to Your TV

The pictures below show the cables (not supplied) you may need for the connections represented in this book.

S-Video cable

Audio cables

Composite Audio/ Video cables

Component Video (Y, Pb, Pr) cable

Coaxial cable

HDMI and High-Deﬁ nition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

DVI is a trademark of the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG)

Digital Optical cable

Speaker Wire

HDMI™ cable (or DVI™ cable and HDMI/DVI adapter)

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Choose Your Connection

There are several ways to connect your HDTV, depending on the components you want to connect and the quality of the signal you want to achieve. Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you. Proceed to the appropriate page and connect your TV. For more information about the relationship between the cables, jacks, and the quality of the signal you see on your TV, go to the following page.

Note for U.S. Customers: If you prefer, we can provide you with the name of an Authorized Service Representative who will visit your home for a fee to install your electronic entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation. For details about this service, call 1-888-206-3359. For additional assistance while using your RCA product, please visit www.rca.com/customersupport.

Components Cables Needed Connection Title Go to...

Video Connections

Coaxial

POW + OL

V — L VO

H C

C U MEN

DVD

VCR

Audio Component Composite

TV + VCR + DVD Player

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OWER P

+ VOL —

VOL H C

VCR

Satellite Receiver

Digital/Network Connections

WER PO + OL V

— VOL

CH U EN M

Component with

DVI or HDMI

R POWE + OL V

— VOL

H C

C U EN M

CableCARD™

Audio Connections

ER OW P + L O V

— VOL

CH U N E M

A/V

Receiver

Speakers

Coaxial Audio

TV + Satellite Receiver + VCR

Composite S-Video

TV + Component

HDMI (or DVI with

with DVI or HDMI

HDMI/DVI adapter)

Coaxial TV + CableCARD™

Coaxial

Optical cable or Audio cables

TV + A/V Receiver + Speakers or TV + Receiver w/

Speaker wire

Dolby Digital + Speakers

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page 17Coaxial

page 18

pages 19, 20

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Explanation of Jacks and Cables

The diagrams below illustrate jacks found on the back of the TV. When connecting cables, be sure to connect corresponding outputs and inputs (video input into video out, right audio input into right audio out, etc.).

This section describes the jacks and cables you might use to make connections (cables may be ordered separately by calling the number on page 66). There are several ways to connect components to your TV.

Different jacks and cables provide a different level of performance. It’s important to remember the different degrees of picture quality for comparison. The HDMI/DVI and component jacks are considered excellent; S-Video is very good; composite jacks are good, while connecting components to the Antenna or Cable input is fair.

TV back panel

POWER (AC 120V~60Hz)

FOR

DIGITAL

FACTORY

AUDIO

OUTPUT

USE ONLY

SUBWOOFER

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS

SUBWOOFER

CableCARD™

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS

COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUTS

Use menu for composite video.

INPUT 4

FOR FACTORY USE ONLY

INPUT 2

ANTENNA INPUT

Y/VIDEO

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

COMPOSITE INPUTS

INPUT 3

INPUT 1

HDMI/DVI INPUT

Use menu for DVI audio.

CABLE

INPUT

S-VIDEO

AUDIO /VIDEO OUTPUTS

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS

• SUBWOOFER Provides lower bass frequencies out from the TV to a

powered subwoofer or audio receiver with a subwoofer jack.

Note: Go to Fixed/Variable Output in the Audio Connections menu to set option to Yes if an external subwoofer is being used.

• R and L Provides right front and right rear mixed sound to the right input,

and left front and left rear mixed sound to the left input.

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AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

Composite Audio Cable (RCA Type)

Composite Video Cable (RCA Type)

COMPOSITE INPUTS

INPUT 3

INPUT 1

AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT Connect a VCR or DVD-recorder to record digital and analog programs from the Cable or Antenna Input (excluding copy-

protected programs and component video formats) while the TV is turned on. You must leave the TV on the same channel you are recording.

• R Audio provides right audio connection and connector is usually red.

• L Audio provides left audio connection and connector is usually white.

• V (Video) provides composite video connection and connector is usually

yellow.

Notes: When recording from this output, remember to tune to the channel you want to record.

If an unusual pattern appears when you connect a VCR to these jacks, playing a tape or switching to the VCR’s tuner removes the pattern.

VIDEO/AUDIO INPUTS

S-VIDEO

INPUT 1 COMPOSITE INPUT Connect an NTSC (analog) component. These jacks are used for most audio/video connections between components. The audio/video jacks are often color coded (yellow for video, red for right audio, and white for left audio).

• R Audio provides right audio connection and connector is usually red.

• L Audio provides left audio connection and connector is usually white.

Composite Audio Cable (RCA Type)

Composite Video Cable (RCA Type)

S-Video Cable

• V (Video) provides composite video connection and connector is usually

yellow.

• S-VIDEO lets you connect an S-Video cable for better picture quality to a

component with S-Video capability, such as a VCR or DVD player. When using S-Video, make sure to connect the two audio cables as well as the S-Video connector.

The S-Video jack provides better picture quality than the composite

video jacks because the color (chrominance, also called chroma) part of the signal is separated from the black and white (luminance) part of the picture.

INPUT 3 COMPOSITE INPUT Provides connection to a second NTSC (analog) video component such as a VCR. The jacks are the same as described above for INPUT 1.

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COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUTS

Use menu for composite video.

INPUT 4

Component Cables

Tip

Inputs 2/4 can be used as either a component video (Y PB PR ) input or a composite video (Y/Video) input. Go to the Connections menu, choose Video Input Setup and select which video input source you are using.

Y/VIDEO

INPUT 2

Y/VIDEO

Y (green)

PR (red)

PB (blue)

INPUT 2 COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUT Provides connection to a second NTSC (analog) video component with either composite or component outputs such as a VCR or DVD player.

• R Audio provides right audio connection and connector is usually red.

• L Audio provides left audio connection and connector is usually white.

• Y/Video PB PR Unlike a single video input, component (Y PB PR) video

maintains the video signal as three separate parts through these three jacks. To ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the Y PB PR connections. Accepts 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i signals. If you’re connecting to a component with a Video jack instead, you can still use the Y/Video jack. Go to the Connections menu, select Video Input Setup and choose Composite video as your source. Go to page 53 for more information.

Note: Also, remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the Y, Pb, Pr cables carry only the picture signal, not the sound.

INPUT 4 COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUT Provides connection to a second optional component video source, such as a DVD player or satellite receiver. The jacks are the same as described above for INPUT 2.

DIGITAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

CableCARD™

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Use a digital optical cable (or SPDIF cable) to connect your TV to a compatible Dolby Digital or PCM receiver or decoder. Dolby Digital offers theatre-quality sound (six audio channels). If you own a receiver that uses an optical cable input, you can use an optical cable to connect the TV to that receiver for the best sound quality. Go to the Digital Audio Out screen in the Audio menu to select Auto Select or PCM as the output for this jack.

Note: This TV’s optical digital output jack fully complies with the international standard governing this type of jack (IEC958), and is designed for connection to a Dolby Digital (AC-3® or PCM) receiver or decoder. Older equipment, some of which is not fully compliant with IEC958, may not be compatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream. Such a connection using anything other than a Dolby Digital (AC-3 or PCM) receiver or decoder could create a high noise level, causing damage to headphones or speakers.

CableCARD

Allows you to use a digital cable television card to receive digital cable services, including premium and HDTV cable channels, without the need for a set-top box. Go to page 18 for information on using the CableCARD slot.

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HDMI/DVI INPUT

Use menu for DVI audio.

CABLE

INPUT

Connections & Setup

HDMI/DVI INPUT (High-Deﬁ nition Multimedia Interface/Digital Visual Interface) Provides an uncompressed digital interface that carries both video and audio data by way of an integrated mini-plug cable. Since HDMI is based on Digital Visual Interface (DVI), the jack on the back of your TV is also compatible with DVI components.

Note: If you connect a component with a DVI jack to the HDMI/DVI input, you’ll need an HDMI to DVI adapter. Also, connect the left and right audio cables to an input that is not in use. An example is shown on page 17. Then go to the Audio Connections menu and select DVI Audio Input to choose the input you’re using to receive audio.

CABLE INPUT Used to connect a coaxial cable to receive the signal from cable or a cable box.

ANTENNA INPUT

ANTENNA INPUT Used to connect a coaxial cable to receive the signal from an off-air antenna.

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The Front of Your TV

Front Input Jacks

The TV has front input jacks for convenience in connecting a camcorder, digital camera, or video game system. Look for a hinged door and press to open the cover. Please note the illustration below is just an example of how these jacks might appear.

Notes: When you plug in headphones, the TV’s internal speakers are muted. Use the VOL up or down button to control the volume.

When connecting a component that uses a monaural cable, such as some camcorders, use the L/MONO input jack to get sound from both speakers.

Power Indicator Light Status

E W

O P

HEADPHONE

O V

—

O V

AUDIO IN VIDEO

L/MONO R IN

U N

E M

Power button and indicator

On TV is on

Off TV is off (standby mode)

Blinks Light blinks 5 times, pauses, and blinks again 5 times:

Lamp is trying to turn on. If the TV doesn’t turn on

after 5 minutes and then the light blinks steadily for

one minute, one of the following options is possible:

Lamp door is open. Locate the door on the side of

the TV and close it. Turn off the TV and turn back on.

The lamp should turn on.

Lamp is dead. You can replace the lamp yourself. Go

MENU/OK

VOL

to page 63 for ordering information.

Lamp power supply within TV may need service. Go

to page 67 for warranty information.

Notes: The front panel illustration shows a typical front panel layout. The exact look may be different from the one on the front of your TV.

If you use the Front Button Block feature, the front panel no longer provides access to the menus. The Front Button Block feature disables all front panel buttons but not the jacks. For more information, see Chapter 3.

Front Panel

If you cannot locate your remote, you can use the front panel of your TV to operate many of the TV’s features.

MENU/OK Brings up the Main menu. When the menu system is displayed, pressing MENU/OK selects highlighted items.

CH6 Scans down through the channel list. In the menu system, it moves the highlight down and adjusts menu controls.

CH5 Scans up through the current channel list. In the menu system, it moves the highlight up and adjusts menu controls.

VOL3 Decreases the volume. In the menu system, it moves the highlight left to items and adjusts menu controls.

VOL4 Increases the volume. In the menu system, it moves the highlight right to items and adjusts menu controls.

(Power button and indicator) Turns the TV on and off. The indicator lights when TV is on. Your HDTV’s lamp has a cool-down period when the TV is turned off, and a warm up period when the TV is turned on. If you try to turn the TV on during a cool-down, you will hear audio and then the picture will be displayed after a few moments. This could take up to one minute. For different light status of the indicator, see above.

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ER POW

+ OL V —

VOL

CH U

MEN

DVD

VCR

TV back panel

POWER (AC 120V~60Hz)

FOR FACTORY USE ONLY

DIGITAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

VCR

ANTENNA OUT

ANTENNA IN

SUBWOOFER

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS

CableCARD™

VIDEOAUDIO LR

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

OUT

COMPOSITE INPUTS

HDMI/DVI INPUT

Use menu for DVI audio.

VIDEOAUDIO LR

INPUT 3

INPUT 1

AUDIO

VIDEO

FOR FACTORY USE ONLY

PR PB Y S-VIDEO

COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUTS

Use menu for composite video.

INPUT 4

INPUT 2

ANTENNA INPUT

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

CABLE INPUT

DVD

Note: The back of your

Y/VIDEO

components might not look exactly like the ones shown here.

OFF-AIR ANTENNA

CABLE

How to Connect: TV + VCR + DVD Player

1. Connect your cable and/or off-air antenna.

If you have cable and an off-air antenna, connect the cable signal to CABLE INPUT. Connect the off-air antenna to

ANTENNA INPUT.

2. Connect your DVD Player to your TV. A. Connect the audio (white and red) cables to the INPUT 4 R and L Audio jacks on the back of the TV and to the

Audio Output jacks on the DVD player.

B. Connect three video grade cables to the INPUT 4 Y/VIDEO PB PR jacks on the back of the TV and to the Y PB PR

outputs on the DVD player. If your DVD player doesn’t have Y PB P

but has composite video and an S-Video output,

use the INPUT 3 S-VIDEO jack instead of the V (Video) jack for better picture quality.

Notes: If you are using an S-Video cable or component video cables, you must also connect audio cables. The S-Video cable and component video cables only transfer video information.

If your DVD player has a component video output, we recommend you use the component video input on the TV instead of the composite video or S-Video connection.

3. Connect your VCR to your TV.

A. Connect the VCR’s audio/video outputs to INPUT 1 (R and L-Audio, and V-Video) on the TV using composite audio/

video cables.

B. Connect the VCR’s audio/video inputs to the AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on the TV. This enables recording of

digital and analog programs (except copy protected or component video formats).

Viewing the Components

1. Turn on the TV and the component(s) you want to view.

2. Press the TV button on the remote control.

3. Press the INPUT button on the remote control to scroll through the Video Input Channels.

• View the VCR on the INPUT 1 channel.

• View the DVD player on the INPUT 4 channel.

Note: You can set up the TV to automatically tune to the correct Video Input Channel. This is called Auto Tuning. (See Chapter 3 for more information).

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POWER

+ VOL —

VOL H C

CH U MEN

TV back panel

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS

SUBWOOFER

FOR

DIGITAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

VCR

ANTENNA IN

ANTENNA OUT

Satellite

Receiver

VCR

POWER (AC 120V~60Hz)

FACTORY USE ONLY

CableCARD™

VIDEOAUDIO LR

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

COMPOSITE INPUTS

HDMI/DVI INPUT

Use menu for DVI audio.

VIDEOAUDIO LR

INPUT 3

INPUT 1

SATELLITE

S-VIDEO

RECEIVER

COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUTS

Use menu for composite video.

S-VIDEO

CABLE INPUT

FACTORY USE ONLY

INPUT 4

Y/VIDEO

INPUT 2

FOR

ANTENNA INPUT

Note: The back of your components might not look exactly like the ones shown here.

OFF-AIR ANTENNA

CABLE

How to Connect: TV + Satellite Receiver + VCR

1. Connect your cable and/or off-air antenna.

If you have cable and an off-air antenna, connect the cable signal to CABLE INPUT. Connect the off-air antenna to

ANTENNA INPUT.

2. Connect your VCR to your TV.

A. Connect the VCR’s audio/video outputs to INPUT 1 (R and L-Audio, and V-Video) on the TV using composite audio/

video cables.

B. Connect the VCR’s audio/video inputs to the AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on the TV. This enables recording of

digital and analog programs (except copy protected or component video formats).

3. Connect your Satellite Receiver to your TV.

Connect the satellite receiver’s audio output jacks to the INPUT 3 R and L Audio jacks and the S-Video output jack to

the S-VIDEO jack on the TV using audio cables and an S-Video cable. If your satellite receiver doesn’t have an S-Video output, you can make the video connection by using the V (Video) jack instead. If your satellite receiver has component outputs, then use INPUT 2 or 4.

Note: If you are using an S-Video cable or component video cables, you must also connect audio cables. The S-Video cable and component video cables only transfer video information.

Viewing the Components

1. Turn on the TV and the component(s) you want to view.

2. Press the TV button on the remote control.

3. Press the INPUT button on the remote control to scroll through the Video Input Channels.

• View the VCR on the INPUT 1 channel.

• View the satellite receiver on the INPUT 3 channel.

Note: You can set up the TV to automatically tune to the correct Video Input Channel. This is called Auto Tuning. (See Chapter 3 for more information).

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POWER (AC 120V~60Hz)

FOR FACTORY USE ONLY

DIGITAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

SUBWOOFER

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS

CableCARD™

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

COMPOSITE INPUTS

HDMI/DVI INPUT

Use menu for DVI audio.

Connections & Setup

COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUTS

Use menu for composite video.

INPUT 3

INPUT 1

S-VIDEO

CABLE INPUT

FOR FACTORY USE ONLY

INPUT 4

INPUT 2

ANTENNA INPUT

Y/VIDEO

Note: The back of your component might not look exactly like the one

shown here.

Component with DVI

Audio Out

DVI Out

HDMI Out

Audio Out

Component with HDMI

How to Connect: TV + Component with DVI or HDMI

High-Deﬁ nition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed digital interface that carries both video and audio data by way of an integrated mini-plug cable. Since HDMI is based on Digital Visual Interface (DVI), the jack on the back of your TV is also compatible with DVI components.

1. To connect your TV to a component with a DVI jack, use an HDMI cable and an HDMI/DVI adapter.

A. Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI/DVI INPUT jack on the back of the TV. Attach the HDMI/DVI adapter to the

end of the HDMI cable, then connect the adapter to the DVI Out jack on the back of the component.

B. Since you’re using an HDMI/DVI adapter, you need to connect Audio left and right cables to the R and L jacks on

the back of the component and to R and L Audio jacks that aren’t in use on the back of the TV.

C. Go to the DVI Audio Input option in the Audio Connections menu to select which Audio Input you’re using.

2. To connect your TV to a component with an HDMI jack, use an HDMI cable.

Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI/DVI INPUT jack on the back of the TV and to the HDMI Out jack on the back

of the component.

Viewing the Component

1. Turn on the TV and the component you want to view.

2. Press the TV button on the remote control.

3. Press the INPUT button on the remote control to select the HDMI/DVI Video Input Channel.

Note: You can set up the TV to automatically tune to the correct Video Input Channel. This is called Auto Tuning. (See Chapter 3 for more information).

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TV back panel

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS

SUBWOOFER

POWER (AC 120V~60Hz)

FOR

DIGITAL

FACTORY

AUDIO

OUTPUT

USE ONLY

FCC Statement: This digital television is capable of receiving analog basic, digital basic and digital premium cable television programming by direct connection to a cable system providing such programming. A security card provided by your cable operator is required to view encrypted digital programming. Certain advanced and interactive digital cable services such as video-on-demand, a cable operator’s enhanced program guide and dataenhanced television services may require the use of a set-top box. For more information, call your local cable operator.

CableCARD™

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

Card

Digital Cable

HDMI/DVI INPUT

Use menu for DVI audio.

COMPOSITE INPUTS

INPUT 3

INPUT 1

COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUTS

Use menu for composite video.

S-VIDEO

CABLE

INPUT

FOR FACTORY USE ONLY

INPUT 4

INPUT 2

ANTENNA INPUT

Y/VIDEO

CABLE

How to Connect: TV + CableCARD

The CableCARD slot allows you to use a digital cable television card to receive digital cable services, including premium and HDTV cable channels, without the need for a set-top box. Please contact your local cable company to obtain a digital cable television card. Depending on your cable company, someone might come to your home to install the CableCARD for you, or they’ll simply send you the CableCARD. your cable company.

CableCARD service details, availability, restrictions, and pricing are determined by

When you receive the digital cable card, make sure you connect your coaxial cable to the CABLE INPUT jack. Then, turn on your TV. Insert the digital cable card into the slot on the back of the TV labeled CableCARD. Push ﬁ rmly on the card until almost the entire card is inserted. Wait to receive information on-screen regarding your digital cable television services. See below for information on setting up digital cable television services for your TV.

You should know:

• Once the digital cable card is authorized for a particular TV, the card can’t be used with any other TV, unless it is reauthorized to it.

• You won’t receive digital cable channels if you connect your cable to the ANTENNA INPUT. Make sure you connect your cable to the CABLE INPUT.

• Once inserted, it is not recommended you remove the digital cable card. In the case it needs to be removed, grasp ﬁ rmly, and pull the card straight out.

Setting Up Digital Cable Television Service

Once you have inserted a digital cable card into the CableCARD slot on the back of the TV (explained above), you are ready to receive digital cable channels. Wait approximately 30 seconds for the status screen to appear. Write down the information you see and call your cable company to provide them with the information on-screen.

If you experience problems with your digital cable after your CableCARD is set up, try resetting your CableCARD. Go to page 54 for more information. If problems persist, contact your cable company.

Notes: If your information screen disappears before you have a chance to write down the information, press MENU on the remote to access the menu system. Then press 9, 9, 9, and the information screen appears. Go to page 54 for more information on the CableCARD Tools menu.

You can’t order video-on-demand through your digital cable card. Call your local cable company to place an order.

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Audio Connections

With the audio versatility of your HDTV, you can choose various connection options depending on the type and quality of sound that you want. From good to best sound, choose one of the options or refer to the user’s manual of each component that you are connecting to get the best results.

• Use your TV’s internal speakers (good sound).

• Connect audio/video receiver (speakers connected to receiver) to your TV (better sound).

• Connect audio/video receiver (speakers connected to receiver) to your TV using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack (best sound).

How to Connect: TV + A/V Receiver + Speakers

1. Connect the FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS from the TV to an A/V receiver using audio cables.

2. Be sure to go to the Fixed/Variable Out screen in the Audio Connections menu and select whether you want the FIXED/ VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to send ﬁ xed or variable volume audio.

• Fixed Output provides ﬁ xed-level audio output from the TV. This audio output is ideal for connecting to an A/V receiver that has its own volume control.

• Variable Output provides variable-level audio output. Volume levels are controlled by the TV’s volume.

3. If you connect the SUBWOOFER jack, be sure to go to the Fixed/Variable Out screen in the Audio Connections menu and select Yes for connecting to an external subwoofer.

4. Use speaker wire to connect the audio/video receiver to your external front and rear speakers. Refer to your audio receiver manual to complete speaker hookup to the receiver.

How to Connect: TV + Receiver with Dolby Digital + Speakers

If you own a receiver with Dolby Digital* or PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation) that uses an optical cable-type input, connect an optical cable for excellent audio quality (shown on opposite page).

1. Connect one end of the optical cable to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack on your TV and to the Digital Optical Input jack on your receiver/ampliﬁ er receiver.

• If your receiver can decode Dolby Digital and PCM, go to Audio menu, select Audio Connections, then Digital Audio Output. Select AutoSelect (recommended) or PCM.

• If your receiver can decode only PCM, select PCM.

2. Use speaker wire to connect the audio/video receiver to your external front and rear speakers. Refer to your audio receiver manual to complete speaker hookup to the receiver.

Go to following page for connection diagram

*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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TV back panel

SUBWOOFER

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS

–

POWER (AC 120V~60Hz)

FOR

DIGITAL

FACTORY

AUDIO

OUTPUT

USE ONLY

CableCARD™

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

COMPOSITE INPUTS

INPUT 3

HDMI/DVI INPUT

Use menu for DVI audio.

INPUT 1

COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUTS

Use menu for composite video.

S-VIDEO

CABLE

INPUT

FOR

FACTORY

USE ONLY

INPUT 4

INPUT 2

ANTENNA INPUT

Y/VIDEO

–

Y/VIDEO

Back of Right Front Speaker

–

Back of Right Rear Speaker

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT

Back of Left Front Speaker

A/V AMPLIFIER

CENTER

SURROUND SPEAKERS

REAR

RIGHT

LEFT

–

Back of Left Rear Speaker

TAPE

VCR

OUT

Surround

CENTER

FRONT SPEAKERS

RIGHT

LEFT

–

SUBWOOFER

–

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Plug in the TV

Plug the ﬂ at end of the cable into the power jack on the back of the TV. Then plug the other end of the power cord into an appropriate wall outlet. Be sure to insert the plug completely. Do not plug the TV into an outlet controlled by a light switch.

Note: When you ﬁ rst plug your TV into an outlet, the Power indicator on the front panel will light and blink for approximately 30 seconds and then go off during the initialization of the TV. The TV can only be turned on after the Power indicator goes off. This happens every time the TV is unplugged and plugged back in.

Put Batteries in the Remote

• Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the remote by pushing down on the tab and lifting cover.

• Insert 2 fresh “AA” batteries. Make sure the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly with the polarities inside the remote.

• Replace the cover.

Tip

When remote batteries are low, the component button corresponding to the mode you’re in ﬂ ashes when you press a button. Also, a message might appear on the TV screen and disappear within a few seconds. Press CLEAR and replace the batteries to remove the message.

ON•OFF

VCR

BACKLIGHT

SKIP

AUDIO

GUIDE

AUX•HDDVD SAT•CABLE

FORMATMUTE

GO BACK

INFO

TV button

Arrow buttons

OK button

MENU button

CLEAR

Turn on the TV

Press TV on the remote, or press the Power button on the TV’s front panel.

Note: Pressing the TV button turns on the TV and puts the remote into TV mode. “TV mode” means that the buttons on the remote control operate the TV’s functions.

Use the Remote Control to Complete the Assisted Setup

The technical term is “Navigation” – how you move through the on-screen menus. The method is the same throughout the menu screens: highlight your choice and select it.

To highlight a menu item, put the remote into TV mode by pressing the TV button then MENU. Press the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight one of the items listed in the menu. Use the up or down arrow button to move up or down. Use the right or left arrow button to move right or left.

To select the item that you’ve highlighted, press OK.

Note: Highlighted means that the menu item stands out from other menu items on the list (appears darker, brighter, or a different color).

Tip

To access the setup menus, press MENU and choose Assisted Setup.

Complete the Assisted Setup

Your TV’s menu system allows you to adjust your TV’s features to be conﬁ gured to work properly. On-screen information helps you choose settings to match your setup. The ﬁ rst time you turn on your TV, the Assisted Setup screens appear automatically. Select Begin Setup to start or select Cancel Setup to exit.

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Go Back

Closed CaptioningContinue Setup

Cancel Setup

Go Back

Continue Setup

Cancel Setup

Main Menu Preferences

English

Highlight with the and  arrows. Select with the OK button.

Español

Resalte con las flechas  y . Seleccione con el botón OK.

Français

Mise en surbrillance avec  et . Sélection avec OK.

Press  or  to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press to return to the menu.

Main Menu Assisted Setup

Input to search:

Cable Input



Antenna Input



Channels to search:

Digital channels



Analog channels

Other search options:

Detect antenna or cable setting



Include previously found channels in search

Start

Pressto make changes to this screen's settings. Press OK to skip to the next step in the setup routine.

Channel Search

Channel Search finds channels for you. Check fewer boxes to make the search faster (but less complete) and vice versa.

The first time that you do a Channel Search, put a check in all the boxes to do a thorough search for channels.

To add a channel that Channel Search didn't find, clear all menus and directly tune to the channel with the number keys.

Tip

The ﬁ rst Channel Search takes several minutes if the TV is searching for analog and digital channels and cable and antenna inputs are being searched. You may want to leave and come back later.

Set the Menu Language

1. Use arrow buttons to highlight your preferred language for the menu system.

2. Press OK to select that language.

3. Select Continue Setup.

Complete Channel Search

Even though this initial channel search can take several minutes, it is important to complete in order for your TV to display channels and programming. Make sure you have connected cable and/or off-air antenna to the corresponding inputs before you start channel search.

1. To do a complete channel search, check each box that pertains to your TV. For example, if you’re only receiving cable from the CABLE INPUT, highlight Cable Input and press OK to place a checkmark in the box.

2. Select Start to begin the setup.

3. When the channel search is complete, a message screen appears. Select Continue. Another message screen appears telling you that you’ve completed the Assisted Setup. Select Continue on the left.

Notes: If you skip Channel Search now, you can access it later through the Connections menu. See Chapter 4 for more details.

If a cable box is connected to your TV’s CABLE INPUT, or a CableCARD is in use, Channel Search won’t work for Cable Input.

Changing Channels

Depending upon the type of signals you have connected to your HDTV, you might notice that the channels change slower than you’re used to. This is perfectly normal. Your HDTV is able to interpret and display both analog (NTSC) and digital off-air and cable signals (QAM and ATSC).

Next Steps

Now that you’ve ﬁ nished the Assisted Setup, you’re ready to watch TV. This might be a good time to program your remote control. The remote control that came with this TV can be programmed to operate other components. Go to the next chapter to ﬁ nd out how to program your remote.

• Chapter 2: Using the Remote Control

• Chapter 3: Using the TV’s Features

• Chapter 4: Using the TV’s Menu System

• Chapter 5: Reference

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Chapter Overview:

• The Buttons on the Remote Control

• Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components

• How To Use the Remote After You’ve Programmed It

• Using the INPUT Button

• Volume Punchthrough Feature

• Remote Code List

Changing Entertainment. Again.

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The Buttons on the Remote Control

ON•OFF

VCR

Arrows (up, down, left, right) Used to move through the on-screen menus.

AUDIO

BACKLIGHT

SKIP

GUIDE

INPUT

RECORD

CC PRESETS FREEZESOUND

AUX•HDDVD SAT•CABLE

FORMATMUTE

GO BACK

INFO

CLEAR

ANT•CAB

PLAY FORWARDREVERSE

STOP PAUSE

(0-9) Number Buttons Enter channel numbers and time settings. Also used in the TV menu to make selections.

ANT•CAB Switches between Antenna and Cable Input. In VCR mode,

functions as a TV/VCR button. In SAT mode, functions as a TV/SAT button for an RCA satellite receiver. When tuned to an input, press to go back to the most recently used tuner (Antenna or Cable Input).

AUDIO Places the remote in audio mode to operate a component (such as a audio receiver or ampliﬁ er receiver) that you’ve programmed to work with this button. This button lights when you press a valid button in AUDIO mode (see Modes of Operation on page 28 for more details).

AUX •HD Places the remote in auxiliary mode to operate a component (such as a cable box, satellite receiver, VCR, DVD, or audio receiver) that you’ve programmed to work with this button. AUX by default is set up for an RCA HDTV Tuner receiver. This button lights when you press a valid button in AUX•HD mode (see Modes of Operation on page 28 for more details).

BACKLIGH T Press to illuminate some of the remote control’s buttons. To conserve battery power, the light turns off after several seconds. Backlight won’t activate if batteries are low, but blinks on and off quickly.

CC (Closed Captioning) Toggles closed captioning on and off, if available for the channel you’re tuned to. When you change channels or inputs, the default for Caption Display is restored.

CH + or CH – Scrolls up or down through the channel or input list. Press once to change the channel up or down; press and hold to continue changing channels.

CLEAR Removes on-screen menus and displays. Cancels the commercial skip timer.

DVD Places the remote in DVD mode. If Auto Tuning is enabled, pressing the DVD button turns on the TV and tunes to the correct Video Input Channel. This button lights when you press a valid button in DVD mode (see Modes of Operation on page 28 for more details).

FORMAT Toggles through the 4:3 video screen formats (Normal, Zoom, Stretch, Cinerama, and Auto Format) for some 4:3 signals—not applicable to 16:9 signals.

FREEZE Freezes entire screen. When recording from VIDEO OUTPUT, freezes digital, but not analog channels.

GO BACK Returns you to the previous channel or previous screen in the menu system.

GUIDE If you’re controlling another component that has a guide, this accesses the on-screen guide.

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Tips

The component button corresponding to the mode you’re in ﬂ ashes when the remote batteries are low and you press a button on the remote. Also, a message might appear on the TV screen and disappear within a few seconds. Press CLEAR and replace the batteries to remove the message.

To turn off most RCA components that are connected to the TV, press ON•OFF twice within two seconds and hold remote steady until indicator turns off.

INFO Brings up the Channel Banner with channel and viewing information. Press again to remove the banner.

INPUT Toggles through the TV’s available input sources (INPUT 1, INPUT 2, INPUT 3, INPUT 4, Front Input, HDMI/DVI, and last-active channel). To quickly access an input, press the INPUT button and the input number, for example, INPUT + 1 to access INPUT 1.

MENU Makes Main Menu appear and disappear.

MUTE Reduces the TV’s volume to its minimum level. Press again to restore

volume. The Audio Output menu must be set to Variable Level, Speakers On to control the TV’s volume.

OK When a menu item is highlighted, press OK to select the item.

ON•OFF Turns the TV on or off. Your HDTV is equipped with a special lamp system. In order

to preserve the life of the lamp, the TV must warm up and cool down properly when you turn the TV on and off. When you turn the TV off, the screen turns blue and fades to black. While the screen is blue, you can still turn the TV back on. If the screen is black when you try to turn it on, the TV’s lamp is in its cool-down cycle. The TV’s audio comes on, then the picture is displayed after a few moments.

In other modes (VCR, DVD, SAT•CABLE, AUX•HD, AUDIO), and if programmed, turns the component on and off.

PRESETS Toggles through the Picture Presets for the input currently tuned to. The preset is only temporarily changed and goes back to the original menu setting when you change channels or inputs or turn off the TV.

REVERSE, PLAY, FORWARD, RECORD, STOP, PAUSE If programmed, provides transport control for some remote-controllable VCRs and DVD players.

SAT•CABLE (Satellite•Cable) Places the remote in SAT/CABLE box mode. If Auto Tuning is enabled, turns on the TV and tunes it to the satellite or cable box Video Input Channel. This button lights when you press a valid button in SAT•CABLE mode (see Modes of Operation on page 28 for more details).

SKIP Press once before changing channels and the TV returns to the original channel after 30 seconds. Press repeatedly to add more time. Press CLEAR to cancel.

SOUND On digital channels/inputs, toggles through the audio modes (if available for that channel). For analog channels, toggles SAP on or off. If you change channels/inputs, the default for Audio Mode is restored. Does not affect default menu settings for SAP or Audio Mode.

TV Places the remote in TV mode. Turns on the TV and tunes to the last-viewed TV channel or input. This button lights when you press a valid button in TV mode (see Modes of Operation on page 28 for more details).

VCR Places the remote in VCR mode. If Auto Tuning is enabled, turns on the TV and tunes to the VCR Video Input Channel. This button lights when you press a valid button in VCR mode (see Modes of Operation on page 28 for more details).

VOL – or VOL + Decreases or increases the TV’s volume. The TV Audio Output menu must be set to Variable Level, Speakers On to control the TV’s volume.

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VCR

ON•OFF

AUX•HDDVD SAT•CABLE

AUDIO

Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components

The universal remote can be programmed to operate many brands of remotecontrollable VCRs, audio components, DVD players, cable boxes, satellite receivers and other components. In addition to being programmed to operate your television, it’s already programmed to operate most RCA components.

The AUX•HD button can be programmed to operate most brands of an additional remote-controllable component: satellite receiver, cable box, DVD, VCR, and an audio component. A second and third RCA TV can be programmed to any component button, except the TV button. Go to page 54

CLEAR

INPUT

ANT•CAB

PLAYREVERSE

STOP

for more information on programming the remote to another TV.

Note: The TV button can’t be programmed on this remote to control any component; it controls only this TV.

Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote

To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed to operate one of the components connected to your TV, such as a VCR, do the following:

1. Turn on the component (in this example, a VCR).

2. Point the remote at the component.

You’ll use these buttons when you program the remote for other components.

Important Note: The remote may not be compatible with all models of all brands of components. It also may not operate all functions of your component.

3. Press the corresponding component button (in this example, VCR).

4. Press ON•OFF to see if the VCR responds. If the VCR doesn’t respond, you need to program the remote to operate it.

Programming the Remote

There are two ways to program the remote control to operate other components: Automatic Code Search and Direct Entry.

Using Automatic Code Search

Note: The AUX•HD button can only search VCR codes, but can be used for a non-VCR device by programming it with direct entry method. By default, the AUX•HD button is programmed for an RCA HDTV Tuner receiver.

The following instructions can be used to program the remote to operate each of your components. If you want to stop the automatic code search without programming any of your components, press the CLEAR button until the component button you’re trying to program turns off.

1. Turn on the component you want to control (VCR, satellite receiver, etc.)

2. Press and hold the button you want to program. While holding the component button, press and hold ON•OFF until all of the component buttons (VCR, TV, DVD, AUDIO, AUX•HD, and SAT•CABLE) ﬂ ash. Then, release both buttons.

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3. Point the remote at the component, press and release PLAY, then wait ﬁ ve seconds or until the component button you’re trying to program stops ﬂ ashing.

At this point the remote control is searching for the correct code to program, so keep pointing it at

the component. If, after ﬁ ve seconds, the component you want to control does not turn off, press and release PLAY again to tell the remote to search the next set of codes.

Continue pressing and releasing PLAY until the component turns off or until the all of the component

buttons on the remote ﬂ ash 4 times in unison. If the component has not turned off by the time all the component buttons on the remote control ﬂ ash 4 times in unison, then the remote cannot control that particular component.

If the component you want to control does turn off:

1. Press and release REVERSE, then wait two seconds. Repeat this step until the component turns back on.

2. To ﬁ nish, press and hold STOP until the component button you’re trying to program on the remote control turns off. This saves the code to that button.

Using Direct Entry

1. Turn on the component to be programmed.

2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on the code list at the end of this section.

3. On your remote control, press and hold the component button you want to program.

4. While pressing the component button, enter a code from the code list. If all of the component buttons ﬂ ash 4 times in unison, then the code you’ve entered is not the right kind of code for that button (see pages 29-30 to see which buttons can be programmed to control the component you want).

5. Release the component button, point the remote at the component and then press ON•OFF to see if the component responds to the remote control commands. If it doesn’t, try press ing the component button and then ON•OFF (or other buttons on the remote) again.

6. If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code listed for your brand, until the component responds to the remote control commands.

How to Use the Remote After You’ve Programmed It

Once the remote has been programmed successfully, you are ready to use it to operate your components.

To Operate the Component:

1. Press the appropriate component button (DVD, TV, VCR, SAT•CABLE, AUDIO, AUX•HD) to set the remote to control the component.

2. Press ON•OFF to turn the component ON or OFF.

3. Use the remote buttons that apply to that component.

Notes: The remote control may not be compatible with all brands and models of components.

If you keep pressing buttons and nothing happens, the remote is probably in the wrong mode. You must press the component button that matches the component you want to operate (i.e., if you want to operate the VCR, press VCR on the remote control to put the remote in VCR mode.)

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Modes of Operation

Because this universal remote can control several different components (DVD player, VCR, cable box, etc.) it uses operational modes triggered by the component buttons. For example, if you want the remote control to operate the TV, press the TV button to put the remote into TV mode. If you want the remote to operate the VCR, press the VCR button.

The button corresponding to the mode the remote is in lights up when you press any button that works in that mode. For example, if you’re in TV mode and you press the VOL+ button, the TV button lights up. This tells you that the command to increase the volume is being sent to the TV (and not the satellite receiver, for example).

Volume Punchthrough Feature

You may ﬁ nd this feature helpful if you’ve connected your components to an audio/video receiver (A/V receiver) or ampliﬁ er, but you want to use the TV’s remote control to operate the volume for a component that is connected to the audio/video receiver. An example follows:

Let’s say you’ve connected your DVD player to your audio/video receiver. You’ve also programmed your TV remote control to operate your DVD player. Since the DVD player gets its volume through the audio/video receiver, you would have to bounce back and forth between two remote controls: the A/V receiver’s remote to adjust the volume and the TV’s remote control to operate the DVD player.

The Volume Punchthrough feature eliminates the need for you to use two remote controls and saves a button press when you’re using the TV remote to adjust the volume. In effect, you are telling the TV remote to retrieve and send volume commands from the A/V receiver whenever the TV remote is in DVD mode.

Therefore, after you’ve successfully set up the Volume Punchthrough feature, whenever the TV remote is in DVD mode (press the DVD button) and you want to adjust the volume, you only have to press the VOL + or VOL- buttons. Follow the instructions below to set up Volume Punchthrough.

1. IMPORTANT: First, you must program the AUDIO button on the TV’s remote control to operate your audio receiver or ampliﬁ er. Go to page 26 for instructions. If you can’t program this remote to operate your audio receiver, Volume Punchthrough won’t work.

2. While setting up Volume Punchthrough, it’s best to point the remote away from components.

3. Decide which mode the remote will be in when the volume from the audio receiver “punches through.” The mode will be one of the component buttons (TV, DVD, SAT•CABLE, VCR, or AUX•HD).

4. Press and hold the VOL- button. Keep pressing VOL- while you press and release the component button you chose in step 3 (TV, DVD, SAT•CABLE, VCR, or AUX•HD).

5. Press and release the AUDIO button since the sound will be coming from the audio/video receiver. Release the VOL- button.

6. Now, test it by turning on your audio receiver or ampliﬁ er.

7. Turn on the component that is connected to the audio/video receiver or ampliﬁ er (a DVD player, for example).

8. Put the TV’s remote in DVD mode by pressing the DVD button, and play a disc.

9. Press VOL+ or VOL-. The volume from the audio receiver should increase or decrease accordingly.

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Deleting ALL Volume Punchthrough Commands

To delete all programmed Volume Punchthrough settings and return the remote control back to the factory defaults, press and hold the VOL- button (the component button of the Volume Punchthrough lights). While holding the VOL- button, enter the code, 000, using the number buttons. All component buttons turn on for 2 seconds and then turn off. The remote returns to the factory settings.

Note: If an invalid button is pressed, all component buttons blink 4 times and turn off. At this point, you must start over.

Using the INPUT Button

1. Repeatedly press the INPUT button to scroll through the available input sources until you ﬁ nd the input associated with the component (such as VCR or DVD player) you want to view.

2. Once you ﬁ nd the input source you want, stop pressing INPUT.

• If you tune to INPUT 1 and your VCR is connected to that input, you will be able to view

your VCR. To play, stop, or rewind the VCR tape using the remote that came with your TV, you must ﬁ rst press the VCR or AUX•HD button (whichever one is programmed to the VCR) to put the remote control in VCR mode.

There are other ways of selecting a Video Input Channel:

• Program the component (VCR, DVD, etc.) buttons on the remote control to automatically tune to the correct Video Input Channel when pressed. For more details on Auto Tuning, see Chapter 3.

• When viewing an input, press ANT•CAB, GO BACK, or INPUT to go back to viewing channels or use the number buttons to enter the channel number.

• To quickly access an input, press the INPUT button and the input number, for example, INPUT + 1 to access INPUT 1. Note for professional installers: This is a discrete input code.

Remote Code List

Audio Codes

Programmable for the AUDIO and AUX•HD buttons.

AUX/Dimensia/Lyra Wireless

RCA ..............................................................................4004

Audio Cassette

GE ................................................................................4006

RCA ..............................................................................4006

Phono

GE ................................................................................4005

RCA ..............................................................................4005

Receiver/Tuner/AMP

Aiwa .......................... 4008. 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4021

Denon .......................................................................... 4027

GE ................................................................................4003

Harman Kardon ...........................................................4020

JBL ................................................................................ 4020

JVC ...............................................................................4013

Kenwood .....................................................................4014

Onkyo .......................................................................... 4022

Optimus .......................................................................4028

Panasonic ........................................................... 4023, 4024

RCA ................................................4003, 4015, 4029, 4030

Sherwood ..................................................................... 4026

Sony .........................................................4016, 4017, 4025

Technics .............................................................4023, 4024

Yamaha ..............................................................4018, 4019

Programmable for SAT•CABLE and AUX•HD buttons.

ABC ...................................... 5002, 5003, 5004, 5006, 5045

Archer ................................................................. 5008, 5009

Cableview ....................................................................5007

Contec .......................................................................... 5015

Eastern .........................................................................5016

GE ...................................................................... 5002, 5003

Gemini ............................................................... 5017, 5018

General Instruments ....................................................5003

Hamlin ................................. 5019, 5020, 5021, 5026, 5033

Hitachi .......................................................................... 5003

Jerrold ........................ 5003, 5017, 5022, 5023, 5039, 5045

Magnavox ....................................................................5024

Memorex ...................................................................... 5026

Movie Time ..................................................................5025

NEC .............................................................................. 5005

NSC ............................................................................... 5025

Oak ..................................................................... 5015, 5027

Panasonic ........................................................... 5041, 5044

Philips ...........................................5011, 5012, 5013, 5014,

.............................................. 5018, 5024, 5028, 5029, 5030

Pioneer ............................................................... 5031, 5032

Proscan ............................................................... 5002, 5003

RCA ................................................5007, 5040, 5042, 5044

Realistic ........................................................................ 5009

Samsung ....................................................................... 5032

Scientiﬁ c Atlanta ............................ 5006, 5034, 5035, 5036

Signature ...................................................................... 5003

Cable Box Codes

Sprucer ......................................................................... 5044

Standard Component ........................................5037, 5038

Starcom .............................................................. 5017, 5045

Stargate ......................................................................... 5017

Tocom ................................................................5004, 5022

United Cable ................................................................5045

Universal .................................................. 5008, 5009, 5010

View Star ..................................................5015, 5024, 5025

Zenith ........................................................................... 5043

HD Receiver Code

Programmable for AUX•HD button.

RCA ..............................................................................7000

Programmable for DVD, VCR, SAT•CABLE, AUX•HD, and AUDIO buttons.

TV2 ............................................................................... 1222

TV3 ............................................................................... 1223

TV Codes

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DVD codes

Programmable for DVD and AUX•HD buttons.

DVD

Aiwa ....................................................................3010, 3021

Apex ....................................................................3023, 3024

Broksonic ............................................................3027, 3075

Daewoo .........................................................................3028

Denon ....................................................... 3029, 3030, 3031

Emerson ....................................................3032, 3033, 3076

Funai .............................................................................3033

GE .............................................................3000, 3034, 3035

Go Video .......................................................................3077

Hitachi ...................................3009, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070

JVC ............................................................3003, 3011, 3078

Kenwood ......................................................................3071

Konka ..................................................................3012, 3013

Koss ...............................................................................3085

Lasonic ..........................................................................3087

Magnavox ...........................................................3004, 3036

Memorex .......................................................................3037

Mintek ...........................................................................3038

Mitsubishi ......................................................................3005

NAD ..............................................................................3032

Norcent ...............................................................3039, 3040

Onkyo ...........................................................................3041

Oritron ..........................................................................3047

Panasonic ............................................................3014, 3042

Philips .................................................................3004, 3020

Pioneer ............................................3006, 3043, 3044, 3045

Proscan ................................................................3000, 3046

Qwestar .........................................................................3047

RCA .......................................3000, 3002, 3048, 3079, 3086

Samsung ...............................3072, 3073. 3074, 3080, 3081,

Sansui ............................................................................3049

Sanyo ...................................................................3015, 3082

Sharp .........................................................3050, 3052, 3053

Sony ..................3007, 3016, 3017, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3083

Sylvania .........................................................................3033

Teac ...............................................................................3057

Technics ........................................................................3058

Toshiba ..................................3008, 3018, 3059, 3060, 3061

Yamaha .....................................................3062, 3063, 3064

Zenith ........................................................3019, 3065, 3084

Portable DVD

Aiwa ..............................................................................3022

Audiovox ............................................................3025, 3026

Panasonic ......................................................................3030

RCA ...............................................................................3066

Sharp .............................................................................3051

DVD/VCR Combo Codes

DVD and AUX•HD buttons can use DVD codes; VCR and AUX•HD buttons can use VCR codes

.................................................DVD .......................... VCR

Broksonic ................................ 3075 .............................2075

Emerson .................................. 3076 .............................2076

Go Video ................................. 3077 .............................2077

JVC ..........................................3078 .............................2078

RCA .........................................3079 .............................2079

Samsung ..................................3080, 3081 .........2080, 2081

Sanyo ....................................... 3082 .............................2082

Sony ........................................3083 .............................2083

Zenith ...................................... 3084 .............................2084

PVR Codes

Programmable for the VCR and AUX•HD buttons.

PVR

Replay ...........................................................................2086

Phillips Tivo ..................................................................2085

Home Theatre in a Box

(DVD Receiver) Codes

AUDIO and AUX•HD buttons can use Audio codes; DVD and AUX•HD buttons can use DVD codes

.......................................... Audio ..........................DVD

JBL ...........................................4031 ............................ 3088

JVC ..........................................4032 ............................ 3089

Koss .........................................4033 ............................ 3090

Onkyo .....................................4034 ............................ 3091

Panasonic ................................4035 ............................ 3092

Pioneer ....................................4036 ............................ 3093

RCA .........................................4037 ............................ 3094

Venturer ...................................4038 ............................ 3095

Satellite Receiver Codes

Programmable for SAT•CABLE and AUX•HD buttons.

Alphastar ..................................................................... 5064

Chapparal .......................................................... 5046, 5047

Dishnet ........................................................................ 5063

Drake ................................................................ 5048, 5049

Echostar ...................................................................... 5070

GE ........................................................... 5000, 5001, 5072

General Instruments ............................... 5050, 5051, 5052

Hitachi ............................................................... 5066, 5067

Hughes .............................................................. 5062, 5071

JVC .............................................................................. 5065

Panasonic .................................................................... 5060

Philips ......................................................................... 5068

Primestar .................................................................... 5061

Proscan .................................................. 5000, 5001, 5072

RCA ........................................................ 5000, 5001, 5072

Realistic ....................................................................... 5053

Sony ............................................................................ 5058

STS1 ............................................................................. 5054

STS3 ............................................................................. 5055

STS4 ............................................................................. 5056

Toshiba .............................................................. 5057, 5059

Uniden ........................................................................ 5069

VCR Codes

Programmable for VCR and AUX•HD buttons.

Admiral ........................................................................ 2068

Aiko ............................................................................. 2023

Aiwa ............................................................................ 2022

Akai ............................2002, 2003, 2004, 2057, 2058, 2059

Audiovox .................................................................... 2010

Bell & Howell ............................................................. 2007

Broksonic ................................................ 2008, 2021, 2075

Calix ............................................................................ 2010

Canon ................................................................ 2017, 2018

Capehart ............................................................ 2016, 2056

Carver .......................................................................... 2037

CCE .................................................................... 2023, 2036

Citizen ..2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023

Colortyme ................................................................... 2005

Craig ...............................................2009, 2010, 2019, 2036

Curtis-Mathes ......................................... 2005, 2009, 2012,

....................................2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2060, 2072

Daewoo ............ 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2056

Daytron ....................................................................... 2056

Dimensia ..................................................................... 2072

Electrohome ...................................................... 2010, 2024

Emerson ....................2002, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2020,

................................. 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027,

........................ 2028, 2039, 2059, 2061, 2067, 2069, 2076

Fisher ..............................................2007, 2019, 2029, 2030

Fuji........................................................... 2003, 2017, 2062

Funai ........................................................................... 2022

Garrard ........................................................................ 2022

GE .............................2000, 2001, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2060,

........................................................................... 2063, 2072

Gradiente .................................................................... 2022

Harman Kardon .......................................................... 2005

Harwood ..................................................................... 2036

Hitachi ........................2033, 2034, 2035, 2053, 2057, 2063

JC Penney ................. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,

................ 2017, 2018, 2030, 2033, 2034, 2036, 2037, 2053

Jensen ....................................................... 2033, 2034, 2057

JVC ................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2057, 2064, 2078

Kenwood .................. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2057,

......................................................................................2064

KLH .............................................................................. 2036

Kodak .................................................................2010, 2017

LG ................................................................................. 2010

Logik ............................................................................2036

LXI ................................................................................ 2010

Magnavox ................. 2017, 2018, 2037, 2038, 2052, 2054,

......................................................................................2065

Marantz ............ 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2037

Matsushita .................................................................... 2017

Memorex ................... 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022,

............................................................................ 2052, 2068

MGA ......................................................... 2024, 2039, 2059

Minolta ..................................................... 2033, 2034, 2053

Mitsubishi ...................................... 2024, 2033, 2034, 2039,

........................................................ 2040, 2041, 2059, 2064

Montgomery Ward ....................................................... 2068

Motorola .............................................................2017, 2068

MTC .............................................................................. 2009

Multitech .............................. 2009, 2012, 2022, 2031, 2036

NEC ....................2005, 2006, 2007,2012, 2014, 2057, 2064

Nikko ...........................................................................2010

Noblex .......................................................................... 2009

Olympus ......................................................................2017

Optimus ............................................................. 2010, 2068

Optonica ...................................................................... 2047

Panasonic ....................................... 2017, 2018, 2055, 2066

Pentax .................................. 2012, 2033, 2034, 2053, 2063

Pentex Research ..........................................................2014

Philco ............................................. 2017, 2018, 2037, 2038

Philips ............................................2017, 2037, 2047, 2065

Pioneer ........................................... 2006, 2033, 2042, 2064

Portland .......................................... 2012, 2013, 2015, 2056

Proscan ..................................................... 2000, 2001, 2072

Quasar ......................................................2017, 2018, 2066

RCA .....................................2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2017,

................................... 2033, 2034, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2053,

.......................... 2060, 2063, 2066, 2070, 2072, 2073, 2079

Radio Shack ............................................. 2010, 2047, 2068

Radioshack/Realistic .................... 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017,

.................................... 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2029, 2047

Realistic .............................. 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017,

.......................... 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2029, 2047, 2068

Radix ............................................................................ 2010

Ricoh ............................................................................ 2071

Runco ........................................................................... 2052

Samsung .................... 2004, 2009, 2011, 2027, 2031, 2058,

............................................................................ 2080, 2081

Sansui ............................................. 2006, 2046, 2057, 2064

Sanyo .............................................. 2007, 2009, 2019, 2082

Scott .................. 2008, 2011, 2021, 2026, 2028, 2039, 2061

Sears .............................................. 2007, 2010, 2017, 2019,

.............................................. 2029, 2030, 2033, 2034, 2053

Sharp .................................... 2013, 2024, 2047, 2048, 2068

Shintom .......................................... 2003, 2034, 2036, 2049

Signature ...................................................................... 2068

Singer ....................................................... 2017, 2036, 2071

Sony .....................................2003, 2049, 2050, 2062, 2083

STS ...................................................................... 2017, 2053

Sylvania ............ 2017, 2018, 2022, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2065

Symphonic ................................................................... 2022

Tandy ...........................................................................2007

Tashiko ......................................................................... 2010

Tatung ..........................................................................2057

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Chapter Overview:

• About the Channel Banner

• Digital or Analog TV Channels

• Parental Controls

• How V-Chip Works for the USA and Canada

• Auto Tuning Feature

• Emergency Alert System (EAS)

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12:39 PM

Ch 8-1 WLPJ Listening to English in SRS

12:30 AM

16:9 Normal 1080i HD

00:30Program Title/Acquiring Channel

Antenna Input

MPAA - Not Rated

About the Channel Banner

The Channel Banner appears when you press the INFO button on the remote. If an icon in the channel banner is grayed out (dim), the feature is not available. The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen (left to right and top to bottom). Other displays that are not described here are self-explanatory. When you change channels, the Channel Banner appears as a smaller version than what’s shown above.

The icons change appearance to show the item’s status or availability.

Program Title/Acquiring Channel Title of program (if available) or Acquiring Channel appears when tuning a channel.

The time when the TV shuts off if the Sleep Timer is activated in the Time menu.

Displays the time remaining before the TV tunes back to the channel where Commercial Skip was activated.

12:39 PM

Ch 8-1 WLPJ Current channel, subchannel (for digital channels) and the TV station call letters, if

available.

Antenna/Cable/Auto Tuning Displays type of signal (Antenna or Cable) you’re viewing or the Auto Tuning component you’re viewing.

12:30 AM

00:30

Current time if the Time feature is set in Time menu.

Listening to Displays when SAP is playing for an analog channel. For a digital channel, displays the currently playing audio mode. Also displays the audio processor in use. SAP or Audio Mode changes with SOUND button.

16:9 Normal 1080i HD Aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9); original resolution of the broadcast, not the resolution of the TV; HD or SD. For more information about aspect ratio and broadcast resolution, go to page 2.

Displays when Closed Captioning is available on the current channel and matches the format selected in the Caption Priority menu.

SAP or Audio language icon appears when the current analog channel is broadcasting SAP (Second Audio Program) information or when current digital channel is broadcasting an alternate audio mode, respectively.

Sound mode icons (mono, stereo, Dolby surround, four-channel surround, 4.1 channel surround, ﬁ ve-channel surround, etc.).

Appears when a program can be recorded; otherwise, it is grayed out.

Parental Control icon is displayed red when the TV is locked, green when the TV is

unlocked, and yellow when the TV is temporarily unlocked.

MPAA - Not Rated V-chip program rating (not the TV’s rating set up in Parental Control menu).

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Digital or Analog TV Channels

A single off-air antenna can pick up both analog and digital channels. Digital channels can be made up of primary channels and subchannels.

Note: Subchannels (sometimes called minor channels) are channels associated with the Primary channel (sometimes called the major channel). A primary channel may have just one subchannel or multiple subchannels.

Tip:

Use the channel banner to determine whether a channel is digital or analog. A digital (ATSC or QAM) channel has a dash and second number after it (e.g., 21-1); an analog channel (NTSC) doesn’t (e.g., Ch 21).

Cable Input

4:3 Normal 480i SDListening to English in SRS

6060

Ch 88 -888 WLPJ

Primary Channel

Subchannel (if necessary)

MPAA - Not Rated

ON•OFF

VCR

TV button

AUX•HDDVD SAT•CABLE

AUDIO

FORMATMUTE

GUIDE

GO BACK

INFO

BACKLIGHT

SKIP

Right arrow

CLEAR

Tip

If a digital and analog channel have the same primary channel number, tune to the analog channel by entering the analog channel number or entering the analog channel number and then a subchannel of “0.”

Direct Tuning to a Channel

1. Make sure the remote is in TV mode by pressing TV on the remote control.

2. Enter the primary channel number. This number appears in the primary channel entry box. Press OK or wait a few seconds. If you don’t enter a subchannel, the TV tunes to the lowest digital subchannel.

3. If the primary channel number has fewer than six digits (for cable), or two digits (for antenna) and you want to enter subchannel numbers, press the right arrow button to advance to the subchannel entry box.

4. Enter the number of the subchannel. This number appears in the subchannel entry box.

5. Press OK to tune to the channel or wait a few seconds and the TV tunes to the channel.

Notes: You can always use the channel up and down buttons on the remote control to change channels within the TV mode.

If you wait too long before entering the subchannel, the TV tunes to the lowest digital subchannel.

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Go Back

Picture Quality

Audio

Parental Controls

Connections

Preferences

Assisted Setup

Go Back

Lock TV

Video Input List

Cable Channel List

Antenna Ch. List

USA V-Chip

Canada V-Chip

V-Chip Unrated

Front Button Block

Main Menu

The Parental Controls menu lets you set up the Locked and Unlocked channel lists, ratings, and blocking features:

•Lock TV/Unlock TV: Choose to either lock or unlock the TV.

•Video Input List: Choose the inputs to be seen or hidden.

•Cable Channel List: Choose channels for the Cable Input.

•Antenna Channel List: Choose channels for the Antenna Input.

•USA V-Chip: Set rating limits for USA-rated shows.

•Canada V-Chip: Set rating limits for Canada-rated shows.

•V-Chip Unrated: Unrated and Exempt shows can be blocked.

•Front Button Block: Choose if buttons are accessible or not.

Press OK or 4 to access the Parental Controls menu.

Main Menu Parental Controls

Enter new password:

Confirm new password:

Locking the TV puts into effect all of the rating limits, the Locked List, and blocking features that you have set up in the Parental Controls menu.

In order to lock the TV, enter the four-digit password you would like to use.

Locking the TV puts into effect the rating limits, the Locked List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.

Parental Controls

The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that children cannot see certain programs, channels, or use the buttons on the front of the TV. The Parental Controls menu controls the software inside your TV (referred to as V-Chip) which lets you program your TV so it won’t display certain programs and movies based on violence, sex, or other content you may believe children should not view. Once you block programs, you or other adults can unblock programs by entering a password to unlock video or enter the password to edit the features in the Parental Controls menu. By default, the software inside your TV is t

urned “off,” so if you don’t want to use this feature, you can just ignore it.

The options of the Parental Controls menu are Lock/Unlock TV, Video

Input List, Cable Channel List, Antenna Channel List, USA V-Chip, Canada V-Chip, V-Chip Unrated, and Front Button Block.

Lock/Unlock TV

Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock the parental controls and the TV using a password. It locks or unlocks channel lists. If the TV is unlocked when watching TV, you only see the channels that have a check mark in the Unlocked List (see Channel Lists below). If the TV is locked when watching TV, you only see the channels that are marked as Viewable in the Locked List. If the TV is locked, all channels can still be accessed by using the number buttons on the remote control but may not be viewed if they are blocked (enter password to see program).

Tip

You must lock the TV for the parental controls settings to be enforced.

Go Back

Unlock TV

Video Input List

Cable Channel List

Antenna Ch. List

USA V-Chip

Canada V-Chip

V-Chip Unrated

Front Button Block

Go Back

Lock TV

Video Input List

Cable Channel List

Antenna Ch. List

USA V-Chip

Canada V-Chip

V-Chip Unrated

Front Button Block

Main Menu Parental Controls

Unlocking the TV turns off the rating limits, the Locked List, and blocking features. The Unlocked List will be used instead of the Locked List.

Do you want to unlock the TV?

Point to "Yes" and press OK to unlock the TV.

Point to "No" and press OK to cancel.

NoYes

Warning: Unlocking the TV turns off the rating limits, the Locked List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.

Main Menu Parental Controls

All Video Inputs Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Front Input HDMI

Press OK to edit the video input List. Each input can be added or deleted in the list and made blocked or viewable.

Unlocked List

Locked List

Viewable Viewable Viewable Viewable Viewable Viewable Viewable Viewable Viewable Viewable

Notes: When locking the TV, you’ll be asked to enter a password and then to re-enter the password a second time to re-conﬁ rm your password choice.

If you do not lock the TV, none of the settings for V-Chip, channel block, and front panel block take effect.

If you forget your password, simultaneously press and hold the MENU/ OK button on the front panel and VOL- button on the remote for three seconds. This resets the password only and unlocks the TV; all other settings in Parental Controls are not changed.

Channel Lists ( Video Input List, Cable Channel List, Antenna Ch. List)

The channel lists contain the following information: major channel number (with sub-channel number only if it’s a digital channel); channel call letters, if available (when channel is tuned); Locked List; and Unlocked List. The major channels listed in Cable Channel List and Antenna Ch. List for off-air or cable sources are based on the channel search results. If a major channel is not found by Channel Search, then it is not listed.

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Editing Channels in the Channel Lists

All the lists can only be edited through the Unlocked List and Locked List in the Parental Controls menu. You can remove or “hide” a channel from the Unlocked List by removing the check mark in the box. Also, you can remove or “hide” a channel from the Locked List by selecting Blocked in the Locked List. When you press the channel buttons, that channel will be skipped. When the TV is locked, you can still access the channel directly by using the number buttons on the remote control but may not be able to see the video until a valid password is entered.

To save time, you can also add ALL or delete ALL channels in a list by changing the box or choice ﬁ eld in the line that says All Video Inputs or All Channels but be very careful because you could erase all of your selections.

Note: If a cable box is connected to the CABLE INPUT, the channel list can be edited for Cable Channel in the Parental Controls menu. If a cable box is connected via INPUT1, the channel list cannot be edited- you can only use channel up/down or use the number buttons.

How V-Chip Works for the USA and Canada

The V-Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters send with programs. That code tells the TV software the program’s age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V), Adult Language (L), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains and the TV is locked and you tune to a program whose rating exceeds the rating limit you set, you will receive a message telling you that the program is not approved for viewing.

Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes will only be blocked if you block their age-based rating and the TV is locked. With the V-Chip Unrated menu, you can also block out programs that have been given a rating of “Not Rated,” or “Exempt” and programs that are considered “unrated”. The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can block are in the table on the next page.

USA V-Chip TV Ratings

The USA V-Chip TV Rating lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed. To set TV programming limits:

1. Choose Parental Controls from the Main menu. If Parental Controls have previously been locked, you must enter your password.

2. Highlight and select USA V-Chip.

3. Highlight and select V-Chip TV Rating.

Go Back

V-Chip TV Rating

V-Chip Movie Rating

Main Menu Parental Controls USA V-Chip

The V-Chip TV rating limits are set with this screen. The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.

Rating Status D L S V FV

Blocked

"TV-MA"

Viewable

"TV-14"

Blocked

"TV-PG"

Blocked

"TV-G"

Blocked

"TV-Y7"

Blocked

"TV-Y"

Press OK to set the age-based TV rating limit and content theme limit.

Rating Content

4. Once you get to the V-Chip TV Rating screen, use the arrow buttons and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating or content theme from Viewable to Blocked.

Proceed to the next sections for more details about how to change the status of TV program limits.

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USA V-Chip Rating Limit Screen

The following is an example of where items are located within the V-Chip TV Rating screen below the USA V-Chip menu.

Rating Field

Lets you select from a

list of age-based ratings

you can block or view.

Rating Settings Area

Lets you see the current

block/view state of

age-based ratings and

associated content. The

Viewable (V) settings are

coded in green, and the

Blocked (B) settings are

coded in red.

Age-Based Rating

Rating Status Field

Content Themes

Lists the content themes you

can block or view.

Content Status Fields

Lets you select which con-

tent themes to view for the

selected rating, and whether

the status of the content

theme is currently Viewable

(V) or Blocked (B).

Go Back

V-Chip TV Rating

V-Chip Movie Rating

Lets you select whether the status of the age-based

rating limit to the left is Viewable or Blocked.

Main Menu Parental Controls USA V-Chip

The V-Chip TV rating limits are set with this screen. The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.

Rating Content

Rating Status D L S V FV

Blocked

"TV-MA"

Viewable

"TV-14"

Blocked

"TV-PG"

Blocked

"TV-G"

Blocked

"TV-Y7"

Blocked

"TV-Y"

Press OK to set the age-based TV rating limit and content theme limit.

USA Description and Content Themes for Age-Based Ratings

TV-MA

TV-14

TV-PG

TV-G

TV-Y7

TV-Y

Mature Audience Only. Speciﬁ cally designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. It contains one or more of the following content themes: crude indecent language (L), explicit sexual activity (S), or graphic violence (V).

Parents Strongly Cautioned. Contains some material that many parents would ﬁ nd unsuitable for children under 14. Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended. This program contains one or more of the following content themes: intensely suggestive dialogue (D), strong coarse language (L), intense sexual situations (S), or intense violence (V).

Parental Guidance Suggested. Contains material that parents may ﬁ nd unsuitable for younger children. Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The program contains one or more of the following content themes: some suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent coarse language (L), some sexual situations (S), or moderate violence (V).

General Audience. Most parents would ﬁ nd this program suitable for all ages. It contains little or no sexual dialogue (D) or situations (S), no strong language (L), and little or no violence (V).

Directed to Children 7 years and older. Designed for children ages 7 and above. It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between makebelieve and reality. Themes and elements in this program may include mild fantasy violence (FV) or comedic violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7.

All Children. Themes and elements in this program are designed for a young audience, including children from ages 2-6. It is not expected to frighten younger children.

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Blocking Age-Based Ratings

You can automatically block all program ratings above a speciﬁ ed age-based rating level. For example, if you only want your child to watch programs that have a TV-G rating and lower (in other words, you want the child to watch TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y), then you need to block out higher ratings.

To block programs with higher ratings:

1. First, determine the lowest level rating you don’t want the child to watch (see chart of agebased ratings on previous page).

2. Highlight the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch. In the example discussed above, you would highlight TV-PG, since the highest rating you want the child to watch is TV-G.

3. Press the OK button to toggle between Viewable and Blocked. The status for the rating listed to the right and all higher ratings automatically change to Blocked (and B).

4. Select Lock TV from the Parental Controls menu. Enter a password and re-enter password a second time to conﬁ rm the password.

Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings

TV-MA Mature Audience Only

TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned

TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested

TV-G General Audience

TV-Y7 Directed to Children 7 years and older

TV-Y All Children

Viewing Age-Based Ratings

After you block age-based ratings, you have the option of changing some of the ratings back to Viewable (V).

1. Determine which blocked rating you want to view.

2. Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight the rating with a status of Blocked.

3. Press the OK button to select Viewable.

Notes: The content status ﬁ elds corresponding to the unblocked rating become Viewable as well. They and the age-based rating status are the only ﬁ elds that automatically change back to Viewable when you complete this process.

You must remember to lock the TV for rating limits to take effect.

Blocking Speciﬁ c Content Themes

You can block programs based on their content. When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well.

For example, if you do not want your child to watch programs that have adult language (L) rated TV-PG or higher, then you could block out all programming TV-PG and above containing adult language.

To block program content:

1. Determine the lowest level of content you don’t want the child to watch.

2. Use the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the age-based ratings that correspond with the lowest content you do not want the child to watch. (In the example above, you would highlight TV-PG.)

3. Press the OK button to change content status from (V) Viewable to (B) Blocked. All higher ratings’ content themes change to Blocked.

Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes or age-based ratings.

You must remember to lock the TV for rating limits to take effect.

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Viewing Speciﬁ c Content Themes

If you block speciﬁ c content themes, you have the option of going back and changing some of the content themes back to (V) Viewable:

1. Determine the content themes you want to change to (V) Viewable.

Content Themes

D Sexually explicit dialogue

L Adult language

S Sexual situations

V Violence

FV Fantasy Violence

2. Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight the age-based rating whose content theme you want to change to Viewable.

3. Press the OK button to change its status back to V. Your child would then be able to watch programs with TV-14 adult language content, but not programs with TV-PG or TV-MA language content.

Note: Only the content theme status corresponding to TV-14 (L) language changes to (V) View. Higher rated content themes, such as that for TV-MA language, do not change.

Go Back

V-Chip TV Rating

V-Chip Movie Rating

Main Menu Parental Controls USA V-Chip

The V-Chip MPAA movie rating limits are set in this screen. The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.

Rating Status

Blocked

"X"

Blocked

"NC-17"

Blocked

"R"

Viewable

"PG-13"

Viewable

"PG"

Viewable

"G"

Press OK to set the movie rating limits which are enforced when the TV is locked.

Not Rated Movies

Blocked

V-Chip Movie Rating Limit

You set movie (MPAA) rating limits by blocking movies rated above a speciﬁ ed rating. How to block and view movie ratings is explained in the next two sections.

To access the V-Chip Movie Rating menu:

1. Press MENU on the remote control (the Main Menu appears).

2. Select Parental Controls.

3. Select USA V-Chip.

4. Select V-Chip Movie Rating.

Blocking Movie Ratings

If you only want your child to watch movies that have a PG rating and lower (in other words, movies rated PG and G), then you could automatically block out all other movies with higher ratings.

To block movies:

1. Highlight the rating that is the lowest rating you don’t want the child to watch. (In the example above, you would highlight the rating status button corresponding to PG-13, since the highest rating you want the child to watch is PG.)

2. Press the OK button to change the button from Viewable to Blocked. All higher ratings automatically change to Blocked.

3. If the TV is not locked, you must lock it so the movie rating limits will take effect.

Note: Some movies may be given a Not Rated (NR) rating. After blocking movie ratings, you must set NR to Viewable separately to view NR movies.

Viewing Movie Ratings

After you block movie ratings, you have the option of changing some of the rating status buttons back to Viewable:

1. Highlight the rating you want to view.

2. Press the OK button to change the button from Blocked to Viewable.

For example, if movies with a rating of PG-13 and higher are blocked, you can change the rating status

corresponding with NC-17. Your child would then be able to watch all movies with a G, PG, and NC-17 Rating.

3. Exit the screen, and be sure the TV is locked.

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Canada V-Chip

Canadian TV V-Chip supports two different Canadian rating systems: English and French.

Age-Based Rating

18+

14+

Canada V-Chip English Rating System

Adults. Programming intended for adults 18 and older. It may contain elements of violence, language, and sexual content which could make it unsuitable for viewers under 18. Violence guidelines: may contain violence integral to the development of the plot, character or theme, intended for adult audiences. Other content guidelines: may contain graphic language and explicit portrayals of nudity and/or sex.

Viewers 14 and over. Programming contains themes or content which may not be suitable for viewers under the age of 14. Parents are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens. Violence guidelines: may contain intense scenes of violence. Could deal with mature themes and societal issues in a realistic fashion. Other content guidelines: may contain scenes of nudity and/or sexual activity. There could be frequent use of profanity.

Parental Guidance. Programming intended for a general audience but which may not be suitable for younger children (under the age of 8). Parents may consider some content inappropriate for unsupervised viewing by children aged 8-13. Violence guidelines: depictions of conﬂ ict and/or aggression will be limited and moderate; may include physical, fantasy, or supernatural violence. Other content guidelines: may contain infrequent mild profanity, or mildly suggestive language. Could also contain brief scenes of nudity.

General Audience. Programming considered acceptable for all ages groups. While not designed speciﬁ cally for children, it is understood younger viewers may be part of the audience. Violence guidelines: will contain very little violence, either physical or verbal or emotional. Will be sensitive to themes which could frighten a younger child, will not depict realistic scenes of violence which minimize or gloss over the effects of violent acts. Other content guidelines: there may be some inoffensive slang, no profanity and no nudity.

C8+

Children 8 and Older. Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to watch on their own. Violence guidelines: violence will not be portrayed as the preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conﬂ ict or encourage children to imitate dangerous acts which they may see on television. Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent, discreet, of low intensity and will show the consequences of the acts. Other content guidelines: there will be no profanity, nudity or sexual content.

C (Children) Programming intended for children under age 8. Violence guidelines: careful attention is paid to themes which could threaten children’s sense of security and well being. There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressive behavior will be infrequent and limited to portrayals that are clearly imaginary, comedic or unrealistic in nature. Other content guidelines: there will be no offensive language, nudity or sexual content.

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Age-Based Rating

18+

16+

13+

Canada V-Chip French Rating System

Adults. Programming is for adults only. This program contains sustained violence or extremely violent scenes.

Viewers 16 and over. Programming is not suitable for those under age 16. This program contains frequent scenes of violence or intensely violent scenes.

13+ (Viewers 13 and over) Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 13. This program either contains several violent scenes or one or more scenes that are violent enough to affect them. Viewing in the company of an adult is therefore strongly recommended for children under the age of 13.

8+ (Viewers 8 and over) Not recommended for young children. This program is suitable for most audiences, but it contains mild or occasional violence that could upset young children. Viewing in the company of an adult is therefore recommended for young children (under the age of 8) who do not distinguish between reality and imagination.

G (General Audience) This program is suitable for audiences of all ages. It contains no violence, or any violence that it does contain is either minimal or is presented in a humorous manner, as a caricature, or in an unrealistic way.

Go Back

English RatingsEnglish Ratings

French Ratings

Go Back

Lock TV

Video Input List

Cable Channel List

Antenna Ch. List

USA V-Chip

Canada V-Chip

V-Chip Unrated

Front Button Block

Main Menu Parental Controls Canada V-Chip

You may not need to set the options on this screen unless you live in or near Canada. The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.

Rating Status

Blocked

"18+"

Blocked

"14+"

Blocked

"PG"

Viewable

"G"

Viewable

"C8+"

Viewable

"C"

Press OK to block or view programs with this rating and corresponding themes. Press4to return to the menu.

Main Menu Parental Controls

Block Unrated and Exempt Programs

View Unrated and Exempt Programs

Note: "Unrated" and "Exempt" TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements, programs without ratings, the Movie rating "N/A", the USA TV rating "None", and the Canadian rating of "Exempt" (E).

The TV must be locked for the V-Chip Unrated feature to be enforced.

Unrated programming can either be blocked or viewable when the TV is locked. Press OK to continue.

Not Rated Movies

Blocked

Canada V-Chip

The English or French Canada V-Chip TV Rating lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed. To set TV programming limits:

1. Choose Parental Controls from the Main menu. If Parental Controls (TV) have previously been locked, you must enter your password.

2. Highlight Canada V-Chip and select either Canada’s English Ratings or French Ratings.

3. Once you get to the English or French Ratings screen, use the arrow buttons and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating or content theme from Viewable to Blocked.

V-Chip Unrated Program Block

Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes as “Unrated” (USA) and “Exempt” (Canada) can be viewed. Note that “Unrated” and “Exempt” TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements, and programs without ratings, the movie rating “N/A,” and the TV rating “None” and the Canadian rating of “Exempt.”

Block Unrated and Exempt Programs All unrated and exempt

programs are available. View Unrated and Exempt Programs All unrated and exempt programs are not available.

Note: You must remember to lock the TV for rating limits to take effect.

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Go Back

Lock TV

Video Input List

Cable Channel List

Antenna Ch. List

USA V-Chip

Canada V-Chip

V-Chip Unrated

Front Button Block

Go Back

Signal Strength

Channel Search

Signal Source

Video Input Setup

Auto Tuning

Special Features

Main Menu Parental Controls

Front Buttons Blocked

Front Buttons Unblocked

When the buttons on the TV are blocked and the TV is locked, only the remote will control the TV. This keeps children from playing with the buttons. It also keeps children from watching TV when a guardian is not present (you must hide the remote for this to be effective.)

Note: If power to the TV is lost for a prolonged time (e.g., due to a power outage) the buttons become unblocked.

Press OK to block (disable) the buttons on the front of the TV. Only the remote will control the TV.

Main Menu Connections

Select which input or channel should be automatically tuned when a button listed below is pressed on the remote control.

VCR

Front Input

VCR2

Front Input

DVD

Front Input

SAT-CABLE (Satellite or Cable Box)

Front Input

Press OK to select the channel or input that is tuned when the VCR key is pressed on the remote.

AUDIO (Audio Receiver/Amp)

Front Input

RCA SAT2

Front Input

Front Button Block

Selecting this option lets you block (disable) or unblock (enable) the TV’s front buttons. The remote still tunes to any channel. Front Panel Block can:

• Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present.

• Keep young children from playing with the buttons on the TV.

(When using this as a Parental Control method, you should remove access to any remote that is capable of operating the television.)

Don’t forget to lock the TV after you select Blocked. If you do not, the front panel block will not take effect.

Note: If power to the TV is lost for an extended period, the buttons become unblocked. Blocking the front buttons does not disable the front input jacks.

Auto Tuning Feature

The way you set up the Auto Tuning feature in the TV’s menu corresponds to the component buttons on the remote and the way you have each component connected to your TV. When you set auto tuning, you’re telling the TV what channel or input to tune to when you press the VCR, DVD, AUDIO, AUX•HD, or SAT•CABLE button on the remote control. This is especially useful for going directly to an input like HDMI/DVI.

ON•OFF

VCR

AUX•HDDVD SAT•CABLE

AUDIO

With the Auto Tuning feature, you can set up the TV to tune to the channel or input you want to watch by pressing that component’s button. Auto Tuning for the TV button cannot be set.

Notes: The AUX•HD button by default is set up for an RCA HDTV Tuner receiver.

If you have two RCA satellite receivers, you can control each separately. Program the second receiver with the AUX•HD button using the 5001 code. Then use the RCA SAT2 option in the auto tuning menu to set auto tuning.

1. Press MENU (the Main Menu appears).

2. Highlight Connections and press OK.

3. Highlight Auto Tuning and press OK.

4. Highlight the component button ﬁ eld and continually press OK to scroll through the selection of inputs.

The choices and a brief explanation follow: Not Connected Choose this if you don’t have this particular

component connected to the TV, or if you don’t want the TV to automatically tune to the correct channel when you press one of the component buttons on the remote.

Channel 2, 3 or 4 Cable Input Component is connected to the CABLE INPUT jack on the back of the TV, and you want the TV to tune to channel 2, 3, or 4 when you press the corresponding button on the remote. Reminder: make sure the component’s Channel 2/3 or 3/4 switch is set to match the channel you choose in Auto Tuning.

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Channel 2, 3 or 4 Antenna Input Component is connected to the ANTENNA INPUT jack on the back of the TV, and you want the TV to tune to channel 2, 3, or 4 when you press the corresponding button on the remote. Reminder: make sure the component’s Channel 2/3 or 3/4 switch is set to match the channel you choose in Auto Tuning.

Input 1, Input 3 Component is connected to the Input 1 or 3 Video (V) or S-VIDEO jack on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to the Video Input Channel when you press the corresponding button.

Input 2, Input 4 Compatible video source, such as a DVD player or satellite receiver, is connected to the Input 2 or 4 COMPONENT/COMPOSITE INPUT jacks (Y/Video, Pb, Pr) on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to the composite/component video input when you press the corresponding button.

Front Input Component is connected to the VIDEO IN jack on the front of the TV and you want the TV to tune to the front Video Input Channel when you press the corresponding button.

HDMI Component is connected to the HDMI/DVI jack on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to this input when you press the corresponding button.

Emergency Alert System (EAS)

The EAS works only if you have a digital cable card connected to the CableCARD slot on the back of the TV. Your cable company informs you of emergency alert information related to your state or local-level emergencies, such as Flash Flood Warnings, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, and Tornado Watches. When your TV receives a state or local-level emergency, a message is displayed that lasts approximately 2 minutes, but can be replayed if necessary. During this time, you can’t clear the information being displayed. In the rare event that there is an national-level emergency, your TV would tune to a channel broadcasting the emergency information.

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Chapter Overview:

• Menus, On-Screen Help, and Control Panels

• Picture Quality Menu

• Audio Menu

Chapter 4

• Connections Menu

• Preferences Menu

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Menus, On-screen Help, and Control Panels

This section highlights your TV’s on-screen menu system. The menu system has several types of screens. An overview follows.

Note: The Parental Controls menu items is discussed in the Features chapter, while Assisted Setup is discussed in the Connections and Setup chapter.

Main Menu

Go Back

Picture Quality

Audio

Parental Controls

Connections

Preferences

Assisted Setup

The Picture Quality menu has screens for optimizing the picture for each of the TV's inputs:

•Picture Settings: Adjust the levels that affect the picture.

•Picture Presets: Choose preset levels of Picture Settings.

•Auto Color: Correct the color from channel to channel.

•Color Warmth: Adjust the color to Cool, Warm, or Normal.

•Noise Reduction: Reduce picture "static" or interference.

•Green Stretch: Intensify and enhance shades of green.

•Edge Enhancement: Make the picture's edges sharper.

•Contrast Expand: Intensify and enhance shades of black.

•Advanced Settings: Fine-tune the picture and its position.

Press OK or 4 to access the Picture Quality menu.

Tips

A shortcut method to access a menu item is to press the number button on the remote that matches the number next to the on-screen menu. For example, in the Main Menu, press 2 to go straight to the Audio menu.

Feel free to explore the menu system. If you’re ever unsure where you are in the menu system, look at the menu path at the top (for example, Main Menu, Picture Quality) or if you’re just tired of exploring, press CLEAR to remove the menus from the screen and start over again.

Menu path

Main Menu Connections

Go Back

Signal Strength

Channel Search

Signal Source

Video Input Setup

Auto Tuning

Special Features

Select which input or channel should be automatically tuned when a button listed below is pressed on the remote control.

VCR

Front Input

VCR2

Front Input

DVD

Front Input

SAT-CABLE (Satellite or Cable Box)

Front Input

Press OK to select the channel or input that is tuned when the VCR key is pressed on the remote.

AUDIO (Audio Receiver/Amp)

Front Input

RCA SAT2

Front Input

Navigating the Menu System

The ﬁ rst menu you see when you press the MENU button on the remote is called the Main Menu. To access the Main Menu:

1. Press the MENU button (the Main Menu appears).

2. Use the arrow buttons (left, right, up, down) to move through the menu and highlight different options.

3. Press the OK button to select a highlighted item.

Note: Press the number button on the remote that matches the number next to the on-screen menu to select the option.

To exit the Main Menu:

• Press CLEAR. The on-screen displays are cleared from the screen and you return to TV viewing.

• Press MENU.

• Press 0 (Go Back) or GO BACK on the remote.

On-Screen Help

Information appears on most screens to assist you in understanding your menu selection. To the right of the highlighted menu item is a display area that might provide text for the item selected along with any submenu items. In addition, a menu path appears at the top of the screen to let you know where you are in the menu system. At the bottom of the screen are two lines of help text that explain the currently highlighted item.

Highlighted menu

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Controls let you adjust the default settings of your TV. You can choose a setting, enter a number, or adjust a level such as tint or brightness. There are four types of controls:

• Sliders

• Choice lists (check boxes, radio buttons)

• Alpha/numeric entries

• Menu (action, choice ﬁ elds)

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Radio buttons Check boxes

Turn TV On at: Turn TV Off at:

12:00 1:15

1:15

Sliders

Sliders are used to select a speciﬁ c point of a control that has continuous levels. To make adjustments:

1. Highlight the slider for the feature you want to adjust.

2. Press the up or down arrow button to adjust the indicator on a vertical slider. Press the left or right arrow to adjust the indicator on a horizontal slider.

Choice Lists

Check boxes and radio buttons are used to select options from a list. Check boxes let you select one or more options. A radio button lets you select only one option.

1. Use the arrow buttons to move left/right/up/down.

2. Press OK to select a radio button; press OK to select or de-select a check box.

Numeric Entries

Numeric entry ﬁ elds are used to enter numbers, passwords, and time values. The number buttons on the remote and the arrow, channel up/down, volume up/down, and MENU/OK buttons on the front panel can be used to enter the information.

Go Back

Signal Strength

Channel Search

Software Upgrade

VCR

Front Input

VCR2

Front Input

DVD

Front Input

1. Use the left/right arrow button to highlight the ﬁ eld.

2. To enter time values, such as the Wake-Up Timer, highlight the + or - ﬁ eld and press OK to change the time, or simply use the number buttons. To enter passwords, you must use the number buttons.

On-screen Menu Items

The on-screen menu items are used to access the information and/or change the settings of the speciﬁ c item highlighted. Highlight the item with the up and down arrow buttons. Then press OK or right arrow button to access the item’s information. To make a selection in one step, press the number button corresponding to the item.

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Action Buttons

An on-screen button that performs the action labelled on the button. Press the right arrow button to highlight and press OK to select.

Choice Fields

A choice ﬁ eld cycles through at least two or more choices. Press OK to select the next entry within the choice ﬁ eld. Moving the highlight to a different choice ﬁ eld, pressing CLEAR, or exiting the menu saves the selection previously made.

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Go Back

Picture Quality

Audio

Parental Controls

Connections

Preferences

Assisted Setup

Go Back

GUIDE Plus+ MenuPicture Settings

Picture Presets

Auto Color

Color Warmth

Noise Reduction

Green Stretch

Edge Enhancement

Contrast Expand

Advanced Settings

Main Menu

The Picture Quality menu has screens for optimizing the picture for each of the TV's inputs:

•Picture Settings: Adjust the levels that affect the picture.

•Picture Presets: Choose preset levels of Picture Settings.

•Auto Color: Correct the color from channel to channel.

•Color Warmth: Adjust the color to Cool, Warm, or Normal.

•Noise Reduction: Reduce picture "static" or interference.

•Green Stretch: Intensify and enhance shades of green.

•Edge Enhancement: Make the picture's edges sharper.

•Contrast Expand: Intensify and enhance shades of black.

•Advanced Settings: Fine-tune the picture and its position.

Press OK or 4 to access the Picture Quality menu.

Main Menu Picture Quality

The Personal picture presets settings are:

100

61%

51%

Color

Contrast

Picture Settings lets you adjust aspects of the picture you are viewing. Press OK to adjust the picture settings.

45%

48%

Black

Tint

Level

13%

Sharpness

Picture Quality Menu

The Picture Quality menu contains menus to conﬁ gure video settings: Picture Settings, Picture Presets, Auto Color, Color Warmth, Noise Reduction, Green Stretch, Edge Enhancement, Contrast Expand, and Advanced Settings. Each one

is described below.

Note: When changing an item in the Picture Quality menu, the graphics become transparent so you can see how your adjustments affect the picture.

To access the Picture Quality menu:

1. Press MENU on the remote control (the Main Menu appears).

2. Highlight Picture Quality and press OK (the Picture Quality options appear).

Note: When making Picture Quality changes, inputs are all adjusted independent of each other. Digital cable and antenna channels are adjusted independent of analog cable and antenna channels.

Picture Settings

The Picture Settings menu displays ﬁ ve slider controls for adjusting the way the picture looks. Your options under the Picture Settings menu are:

Contrast Difference between the light and dark areas of the picture. Color The richness of the color. Tint The balance between the red and green levels. Black Level The brightness of the picture. Sharpness The crispness of the edges in the picture.

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Auto Color

Color Warmth

Noise Reduction

Green Stretch

Edge Enhancement

Contrast Expand

Advanced Settings

Main Menu Picture Quality

Vibrant (Day)

Natural

Cinematic (Night)

Videogame

Professional

Personal

A change in this screen is applied to Input 3.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Contrast Color Tint Black Level Sharpness Auto Color Color Warmth Noise Reduction Green Stretch Edge Enhancement Contrast Expand

Frame Comb

65% 70% 55% 60% 55%

Cool

High

Low

High

Tip

To create a temporary personal setting, make your changes and when the message appears asking if you want to save the setting, select No. The preset is saved until you change the channel or input.

To create picture settings for the video inputs:

1. Press the INPUT button while in the Picture Settings menu until the correct Video Input Channel appears in the upper right corner.

2. Press the right and left arrow buttons on the remote control to select the slider.

3. Press the up and down arrow buttons to operate the slider.

Picture Presets

Picture Presets displays a choice list that lets you select one of the six preset picture settings: Vibrant (Day), Natural, Cinematic (Night), Videogame, Professional, and Personal.

Choose your setting based on the degree of lighting in your room. After you select a preset, the settings listed to the right are adjusted automatically.

If you choose Personal, you can customize each picture quality setting to your desired level, and a message appears asking if you want to save those settings. After you’ve saved your personal settings, you can go back into the menu and select a different picture preset. For example, if you normally use Personal but want to watch a show in Vibrant (Day) lighting, choose Vibrant (Day), watch the show, and then afterwards return to your customized settings by choosing Personal. The PRESETS button on the remote works with Picture Presets. Go to the Remote chapter for more information.

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Auto ColorAuto Color

Color Warmth

Noise Reduction

Green Stretch

Edge Enhancement

Contrast Expand

Advanced Settings

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Picture Presets

Auto Color

Color WarmthColor Warmth

Noise Reduction

Green Stretch

Edge Enhancement

Contrast Expand

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Auto Color

Color Warmth

Noise FilterNoise Reduction

Green Stretch

Edge Enhancement

Contrast Expand

Advanced Settings

Main Menu Picture Quality

Off

When Auto Color is set to On, it minimizes flesh tone variations.

A change in this screen is applied to Input 2.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Picture Quality

Cool

Normal

Warm

Color Warmth automatically adjusts the "temperature" of the picture. Cool gives a more blue pallete of picture colors. Warm gives a more red pallete of picture colors.

A change in this screen is applied to Input 2.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Picture Quality

Frame Comb

Adaptive

Off

Noise Reduction reduces the appearance of video noise on composite video sources, giving a smoother picture. For other sources of video, the Noise Reduction is not active.

The Frame Comb setting provides a constant level of improvement. In the Adaptive setting additional filtering is applied, increasing only as the noise content increases.

A change in this screen is applied to Input 2.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Auto Color

Auto Color minimizes the ﬂ esh tone variations of the TV picture. Choose On or Off, depending on your preference.

Color Warmth

Color Warmth automatically adjusts the color temperature of the picture. The feature lets you set one of three automatic color adjustments:

Cool More blue.

Normal Standard picture color.

Warm More red.

Noise Reduction

Noise Reduction displays a list that lets you set one of the three settings that allows you to reduce picture “static” or any type of interference. A different Noise Reduction setting can be stored for each input, but only applies to components connected to the composite inputs. You can set the Noise Reduction to Frame Comb, Adaptive, or Off. The settings are explained in the on-screen help text.

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Color Warmth

Noise FilterNoise Reduction

Green Stretch

Edge Enhancement

Contrast Expand

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Picture Presets

Auto Color

Color Warmth

Noise Reduction

Green Stretch

ConvergenceEdge Enhancement

Contrast Expand

Advanced Settings

Main Menu Picture Quality

Off

Low

High

A change in this screen is applied to Input 2.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Picture Quality

Off

Low

High

Edge Enhancement "replaces" gradual edge transitions in the video with steeper edges. This creates a picture with sharper edges.

A change in this screen is applied to Input 2.

Edge Enhancement manipulates gradual edge transitions by making them steeper and sharper. Press OK to continue.

Green Stretch

Green Stretch makes green “greener” and increases the saturation. For example, nature shows and sporting events are especially enhanced by this feature. The options are Off, Low, and High.

Edge Enhancement

Edge Enhancement makes the edges of the video steeper, sharper, and crisper. There are three options for the edge enhancement: Off, Low, or High. If artifacts appear in the video, change the setting to Low or Off.

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Color Warmth

Noise Reduction

Green Stretch

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Reset ControlsContrast Expand

Reset ControlsAdvanced Settings

Main Menu Picture Quality

Off

Low

High

A change in this screen is applied to Input 2.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Picture Quality

The Advanced Settings menu has screens that let you enhance picture performance:

•Film Mode: Improve the quality of movie playback.

•Horizontal Position: Center the picture left/right.

•Vertical Position: Center the picture up/down.

•Smoothing Adjust: Improve picture sharpness and clarity.

•Reset Controls: Sets this input's settings to factory defaults.

Press OK or4to access the Advanced Settings menu.

Contrast Expand

Contrast Expand makes the picture appear brighter by deepening the black parts of the picture. This also helps to maintain a more consistent black level from one scene to the next. The options are Off, Low, and High.

Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings option lets you enhance picture performance and adjust picture position. When you select Advanced Settings, a submenu appears with options:

Film Mode Automatically detects video sources that were originally

recorded on ﬁ lm and converted to a different format. Film mode modiﬁ es the converted signal so it looks as close as possible to the original, a process called reverse 3:2 pulldown. Film mode is applied to all inputs. Options are:

• Advanced The default and recommended setting.

• On Used in circumstances when the TV is to be used solely with

ﬁ lm-based sources.

• Off Use this setting if you think the reverse 3:2 pulldown is causing

distortions in your picture.

Horizontal Position Allows you to adjust the picture left and right. Press

the right arrow button to move the slider right and move the picture to the right. Press the left arrow button to move the slider left and move the picture to the left.

Vertical Position Allows you to adjust the picture up and down. Press

the right arrow button to move the slider right and move the picture up. Press the left arrow button to move the slider left and move the picture down.

Smoothing Adjust Allows you to adjust the lines of the picture so they

appear smooth. Press the left/right arrow buttons to move the lines in the test pattern until they’re smooth.

Reset Controls Menu button resets all Picture Quality controls to their

original factory settings (except Personal Picture Preset, Horizontal and Vertical Position, and Smoothing Adjust) for the currently tuned input (see on-screen text). To reset the settings, you must:

1. Tune to the input you would like to reset.

2. Press MENU to access the Main Menu.

3. From the Advanced Settings menu, select Reset Controls, and then select Reset to reset the settings for the currently tuned input.

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Main Menu

The Audio menu has screens for setting the audio features and for tweaking the sound:

•Equalizer Presets: Select a preset or adjust the equalizer.

•Audio Processor: Choose the way for programs to sound.

•Sound Logic: Turn it on to minimize variations in volume.

•Audio Mode: Select default or current audio for digital TV.

•SAP: Turn on SAP to hear different audio for NTSC sources.

•Balance: Shift the audio between the left and right speakers.

•Audio Connections: Set up to match your sound system.

Press OK or4to access the Audio menu.

Main Menu Audio

Flat

Standard

Cinematic

Music

Voic e

Videogame

Video Camera

Personal

For each input select a different equalizer preset or create a Personal preset with the equalizer. Press OK to continue.

Main Menu Audio

Select a default for NTSC (analog) sources:

Mono

Stereo

Select a default for sound expansion:

Off

SRS

A change in this screen is applied to all inputs.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Videogame Preset Settings

+12 dB

0 dB

-12 dB

200

120

7.5

1.2

500

kHz

SRS FOCUS

Audio Menu

The Audio menu lets you adjust audio output. To access the Audio menu, press MENU on the remote, and then select Audio from the main menu. The following audio items can be adjusted: Equalizer Presets, Audio Processor, Sound Logic, Audio Mode, SAP, Balance, and Audio Connections.

Equalizer Presets

You can select one of the seven-band Equalizer Presets or create your own personal preset. The seven-band graphic equalizer lets you adjust the audio frequency settings. The equalizer can only be changed if the Fixed/Variable Audio Output is set to Variable Output, Speakers On. If the Fixed/Variable

kHz

Audio Output is set to Fixed Output, you cannot make changes to the equalizer and the bands are set to 0dB. However, the graphic equalizer levels for Variable

Output, Speakers On are stored in memory in case you switch from Fixed Output back to Variable Output, Speakers On.

Note: Equalizer Presets are stored for each input. All other audio feature settings are stored globally across all inputs and not per input.

Audio Processor

The Audio Processor displays a choice list of available audio modes, which control the way the sound comes through your speakers when the TV is set to using the Variable Output. The selected setting affects all inputs and tuners.

To create the settings:

1. Press the MENU button (the Main Menu appears).

2. Select Audio, and then Audio Processor. The following options appear:

Mono Plays the sound in monophonic audio only. This should only be

used when the stereo signal is weak. The channel banner displays the word Mono when you have selected Mono and SRS is turned off.

Stereo Splits the incoming stereo audio signal into left and right front

channels. Most TV programs and recorded materials have stereo audio. The channel banner displays the word Stereo when you have selected Stereo and SRS is turned off.

The following options are available only if the Fixed/Variable Output is set to Variable Output, Speakers On:

Off No SRS processing is applied to the audio.

Adds greater depth and stereo separation to stereo audio signals.

Delivers a panoramic 3D sound stage from stereo material. Use the SRS FOCUS adjustment on the right to adjust the clarity.

SRS and ( ) symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc.

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Audio LanguageAudio Mode

SAP

Balance

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Main Menu Audio

Off

Turning Sound Logic on will monitor a program's audio track and limit volume excursions to a minimum and maximum volume range from the current volume setting. Acting like a dynamic range limiter, it compresses the dynamic range to limit sudden volume increases (for example, the sudden increase in volume you sometimes hear when a commercial starts).

A change in this screen is applied to all inputs.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Audio

Default Audio Mode Currently Playing

English

Spanish

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Chinese

A change in this screen is applied to all inputs.

Press OK to change the Currently Playing Audio Mode (if more than one is available).

Audio Mode (1 of 1)

Spanish

The number of Audio Modes available for the current program is 1.

If the Default Audio Mode is available, then it will be heard; otherwise, the mode listed above is heard. Use the button above to change the current program's audio. Audio Mode is only available for digital-TV (ATSC) programs.

Change Audio

Sound Logic

Acting like a dynamic range limiter; it compresses the dynamic range to limit suggested volume increases (for example, the sudden increase in volume you sometimes hear when a commercial starts). Choose On or Off, depending on your preference.

Audio Mode

The Audio Mode menu lets you choose the default audio mode you want to hear for ATSC (digital TV) programs. If the Audio Mode icon ( ) in the banner lights, it means there is more than one audio mode available. The system automatically sets the audio program to the default audio mode from the menu when the channel you are viewing is a digital channel and the speciﬁ ed language is available for that program.

In the Audio Mode menu, highlight the default audio mode you usually want to hear by pressing the up and down arrow buttons on your remote control. Press OK to hear that language by default whenever available on a channel.

Some programs can have audio mode available that can be heard but that cannot be set as the default. To select and hear those audio modes, navigate to the “Change Audio” action button and select OK, or use the SOUND button on the remote.

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Audio Mode

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Audio Connections

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Audio Mode

SAP

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Audio Connections

Main Menu Audio

Off

SAP stands for "Second Audio Program". When SAP is available for a program, the SAP icon in the channel banner will light up. SAP content can be another language, descriptions for the visually impaired, or audio not related to the program (for example, music or news).

If you set "SAP On" and SAP is available for a program, you will hear SAP for any channel where it is available. SAP is only available for analog (NTSC) programs.

A change in this screen is applied to all inputs.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Audio

Set the balance using the left and right arrows on the remote control.

A change in this screen is applied to all inputs.

Balance allows you to adjust speaker balance output. Use the 3and 4 keys to adjust the speaker balance left or right.

Note: You can change the Audio Mode temporarily by pressing the SOUND button on the remote control. Changing channels reverts the Audio Mode back to the default Audio Mode originally selected in the menu.

SAP (Second Audio Program)

When turned on and available, Second Audio Program plays the analog program’s audio in a second language. SAP is also used to broadcast a program’s audio with descriptions of the video for the visually impaired. SAP might also contain audio which is totally unrelated to the video.

Notes: SAP is broadcast in mono and is only available for analog programs, not digital programs.

You can activate SAP (if available) temporarily with the SOUND button. Changing channels or inputs reverts SAP back to the SAP menu setting.

Balance

The Balance setting applies to the internal speakers and the headphone output. Balance is how much audio (loudness) gets sent to the left and right speakers.

Note: Balance applies if the Fixed/Variable Audio Output is set to Variable Output, Speakers On. See the following page for more information.

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DVI Audio Input

Main Menu Audio

The Audio Connections menu has screens for setting up inputs or outputs that are associated with audio:

•Fixed/Variable Out: Choose output type; set up subwoofer.

•Digital Audio Out: Choose either Auto Select or PCM output.

•DVI Audio Input: Choose a TV audio input for a DVI device.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Audio

Select the default for the Fixed/Variable Output:

Use Variable Output if volume will be controlled by the TV. Use Fixed Output when connecting to an audio receiver or amplifier with its own remote control for volume control.

Is an external subwoofer connected to the Subwoofer Output?

Yes Note: Answering "Yes" will direct the low-frequency effects signal to a connected external subwoofer; answering "No" will not.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Audio Connections

Variable Output, Speakers On

Variable Output, Speakers Off

Fixed Output, Speakers Off

Audio Connections

The Audio Connections option lets you set up input or outputs associated with audio. When you select Audio Connections, a submenu appears with options: Fixed/Variable Out, Digital Audio Out, and DVI Audio Input.

Fixed/Variable Out Displays a choice list that lets you turn the TV’s front

internal speakers on or off and set the Fixed/Variable audio output to a ﬁ xed or variable volume output level. The choices are:

• Variable Output, Speakers On Turns the TV’s front speakers On

and allows variable output from the TV’s FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT jacks. Use this setting if the TV is not connected to an audio receiver or ampliﬁ er and the volume is controlled by the TV.

• Variable Output, Speakers Off Turns the TV’s front speakers Off

and allows variable output from the TV’s FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT jacks. Use this setting if the TV is connected to an audio receiver or ampliﬁ er and the volume is controlled by the TV.

• Fixed Output, Speakers Off Turns the TV’s front speakers Off

and provides ﬁ xed output from the TV’s FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT jack to a receiver or ampliﬁ er. With the Fixed Output, the TV’s volume control, graphic equalizer, and mute are disabled. This output is ideal when connecting to an audio receiver or ampliﬁ er that has its own remote control for controlling the volume.

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DVI Audio Input

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Choosing Auto Select will send a Dolby Digital signal (when available) out of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT on the back of the TV. If Dolby Digital is not available then a PCM signal is sent out of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT.

Choosing PCM will always send a PCM signal out of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Audio

Select the TV audio input where the DVI audio is connected.

Because an HDMI output carries the audio signal on the same cable as the video, no setup is needed. However, if you connect a DVI output to the TV's HDMI input, you need to connect the separate DVI audio to one of the TV's audio inputs and select that input in this screen. The TV will use that audio input for sound when it displays a DVI signal.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Auto Select

PCM

Input 1

Input 2

Input 3

Input 4

Audio Connections

• Is an external subwoofer connected to the Subwoofer Output?

This option only appears when Variable Output, Speakers On is selected. Select Yes if you want the low bass frequencies to be directed from the SUBWOOFER Out jack to the connected external subwoofer; select No if not.

Digital Audio Out Allows you to receive Dolby Digital surround sound

if transmitted and you’ve connected a six-channel receiver to the TV’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack with a digital optical cable. Choose the correct setting in the Digital Audio Out menu:

• Auto Select Your TV automatically chooses between Dolby Digital

and PCM based on the audio signal it is receiving. This is the best selection if you have a decoder with Dolby Digital and PCM that was manufactured in the last several years.

• PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) The TV sends all signals through the

Digital Audio Output in PCM.

DVI Audio Input Allows you to select the audio input you’re using if

you’ve connected an HDMI/DVI cable adapter to the DVI input. Select from the inputs listed.

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The Connections menu has screens for specifying and optimizing the connections (inputs) to the TV:

•Signal Strength: Check the signal strength of a channel.

•Channel Search: Search for available channels in your area.

•Signal Source: Lost remote? This screen changes inputs.

•Video Input Setup: Choose component or composite video.

•Auto Tuning: Create one button access to your devices.

•Special Features: For advanced users only.

Press OK or4to access the Audio menu.

Main Menu Connections

Channel 1 Antenna Input

Channel 2 Antenna Input

Channel 3 Antenna Input

Channel 4 Antenna Input

Channel 5 Antenna Input

Press OK to measure the signal strengths of all channels to help you adjust terrestrial TV antenna(s).

Analog

Digital

Analog

Digital

Strength: N/A

Strength: 95

Strength: N/A

Strength: 94

Connections Menu

The Connections menu speciﬁ es various ways to adjust the inputs to your television. Items in the Connections menu are: Signal Strength, Channel Search, Signal Source, Video Input Setup, Auto Tuning, and Special Features.

Signal Strength

This screen lists any channel EVER added to the TV. The list shows the channel number, the station name (only when tuned and available, e.g. NBC), whether the channel is digital or analog, which tuner is picking up the channel, and current signal strength of digital channels.

When you move the highlight to the Signal Strength list, the TV attempts to tune to that channel. You can then adjust your off-air antenna for maximum signal strength (largest number) for the selected channel. The signal strength for a digital channel will be shown as “- -” until the signal is strong enough for use, then numbers will appear. Analog channels will always have the display, “N/A”, since analog signal strength is not measured.

Only primary channels appear in the list. Cable channels and digital subchannels, e.g. 8-1, 8-2, do not appear.

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Special Features

Input to search:

Cable Input

✓

Antenna Input

✓

Channels to search:

Digital channels

✓

Analog channels

Other search options:

Detect antenna or cable setting

✓

Include previously found channels in search

Start

Press OK to start a Channel Search using only the search features that are checked above.

Channel Search finds channels for you. Check fewer boxes to make the search faster (but less complete) and vice versa.

The first time that you do a Channel Search, put a check in all the boxes to do a thorough search for channels.

To add a channel that Channel Search didn't find, clear all menus and directly tune to the channel with the number keys.

Main Menu Connections

Tip

You can still add a channel that was not found by Channel Search. Clear any on-screen menus, and tune to it by using the number buttons on the remote. If the channel can be tuned, it will be added to the channel list for that tuner.

Note: If you have an antenna connected to the Antenna and Cable Inputs, press the ANT•CAB button to view your channels on the Antenna Input, or vice-versa.

Channel Search

Engaging in a channel search tells the TV to search for all the TV channels available through the Antenna and Cable inputs. When the TV ﬁ nds an active channel, it places it in the channel list. Inactive channels (weak stations or channels with no signal at all) aren’t placed in the channel list.

To do a complete channel search, check each box that pertains to your TV. For example, if you’re only receiving cable from the CABLE INPUT, highlight Cable Input and press OK to place a checkmark in the box. Select Start to begin the setup.

Notes: Channel Search with all options selected takes some time to complete because all possible analog and digital channels are being searched.

If a cable box is connected to your TV’s CABLE INPUT or a CableCARD is in use, Channel Search won’t work for Cable Input.

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Front Input

Use this screen if you have misplaced your remote control and need a way to tune to a different antenna or to go to the video inputs. Use the arrows to highlight the rectangle then press OK or MENU-OK to scroll to the input you want.

You can select a source from the available signal sources. Press OK to continue.

Main Menu Connections

Select the Input 2 video source:

Component Video (Y PB PR)

Composite Video

Select the Input 4 video source:

Component Video (Y PB PR)

Composite Video

The component video (Y PB PR) connectors on the TV can be changed to accept composite video instead. When using composite video, connect the yellow RCA cable to the Y/VIDEO connector on the TV.

You can select the Air/Cable setting for Antenna A and Antenna B. Press OK to continue.

Main Menu Connections

Select which input or channel should be automatically tuned when a button listed below is pressed on the remote control.

VCR

Front Input

VCR2

Front Input

DVD

Front Input

SAT-CABLE (Satellite or Cable Box)

Front Input

Press OK to select the channel or input that is tuned when the VCR key is pressed on the remote.

AUDIO (Audio Receiver/Amp)

Front Input

RCA SAT2

Front Input

Signal Source

The Signal Source menu allows you to choose the source from which you would like the signal to come: Cable Input, Antenna Input, or Video Inputs. The same can be accomplished using the component buttons if you’ve set up Auto Tuning on the remote or by pressing the INPUT button. But, if you misplace the remote, this feature gives you another way to tune to a signal source.

Video Input Setup

The Video Input Setup screen lets you choose which type of connection you’re using for the Input 2 and/or Input 4 jack on the back of the TV. If you decide to change the connection, you need to go back into the Video Input Setup screen.

Auto Tuning

This menu lets you specify the various components you have connected to your TV. It lets you program a component button on the remote control (VCR, AUX•HD, DVD, SAT•CABLE, or AUDIO) so that pressing the button automatically turns on the TV and turns the TV to the correct Video Input Channel (go to Chapter 3 for detailed information).

Notes: The AUX•HD button by default is set up for an RCA HDTV Tuner receiver.

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Remote Setup

This screen is provided by your local cable TV company.

Continue

Main Menu Connections Special Features

Select what should occur when power is restored to the TV:

Note: An Initial Channel setting of "On" will be enabled only when the TV is plugged back in or electricity is otherwise restored to the TV. Initial Channel is not enabled from the turning on of the TV with the remote or front buttons.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Connections Special Features

Network Setup

CableCARD™ Status

CableCARD™ Pairing

Conditional Access

Two lines of help text will apear in this area to explain the feature and instruct the user on how to use it.

Off: Initial Channel is disabled

On: Go to last input or channel selected

Cable Input

On: Go to

999Channel Sub-channel 999

Special Features

The special features options are mostly intended for commercial/retail use.

Initial Channel You can select the tuner and channel or input that your

TV tunes to each time the TV is turned on by plugging it back in.

Initial Volume This feature works only if the Initial Channel feature is set

to On. Select the volume level that you want when the TV is turned on.

Maximum Volume This feature is intended to stop the volume from

being turned up too loudly. Set the volume at the loudest level you would want to hear.

CableCARD Tools Displays information available for digital cable TV

services when a CableCARD is inserted into the back of the TV and you have subscribed to digital cable service. Go to page 18 for more information on using your CableCARD.

The CableCARD Tools information might vary according to the brand of card

you have inserted into your TV. The graphic to the left is an example of what you might see. Select an option to view more information.

Some CableCARD Tools screens might have additional information displayed

on more than one page. Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the blue Continue link at the bottom of the page, for example, as the graphic to the left shows, and simply press the OK button on the remote to read more text. If more than one link appears, use the arrow buttons to highlight the one you want. To exit the screen, press CLEAR on the remote.

CableCARD Reset If you experience problems with your digital cable,

try resetting your CableCARD. Press the right arrow to select Reset and then press the OK button on the remote. If problems persist, contact your cable company.

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Initial Volume

Maximum Volume

CableCARD Tools

CableCARD Reset

Remote Setup

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Picture Quality

Audio

Parental Controls

Connections

PreferencesPreferences

Assisted Setup

Main Menu Connections Special Features

Select the remote mode that this TV should respond to:

TV (default)

TV2

TV3

Use this screen if you want to set up this RCA TV to respond to a different RCA TV remote mode. By doing so, you can independently control two RCA TVs that are near each other simply by changing the mode of the remote. A third RCA TV can be added to the same location and controlled separately if it has this screen and is set up to respond to a remote mode that is different than the first two RCA TVs.

Remote Setup can be used to control up to three TV's in the same location. Press OK to continue.

Main Menu

The Preferences menu has screens for setting up the TV to match your personal preferences:

•Closed Captioning: Choose the look and type of captions.

•Screen Format: How to format a picture on the 16:9 screen.

•Time Menu: Set up time-related features.

•Color Scheme: Pick a color for the menu system.

•Translucency: Pick a level of translucency for the menus.

•Menu Language: Select from English, Español, and Français.

•Lamp Power: Set the TV's lamp to a preferred brightness.

Press OK or4to access the Preferences menu.

Remote Setup This features allows you to control three different RCA TVs.

This is helpful if you have two or three RCA TVs near each other, and they also have this menu option, but you want to control them independent of each other. Program a second RCA TV to the DVD, VCR, AUX•HD, SAT•CABLE, or AUDIO component button, using the TV2 code 1222. Select the TV2 option in that TV’s Remote Setup menu. If you have a third RCA TV, program a component button using the TV3 code 1223. Select the TV3 option in that TV’s Remote Setup menu. Go to Chapter 2 for more information on programming your remote.

Preferences Menu

The Preferences menu allows you to change some aspects of your TV to ﬁ t your personal preferences. Features in the Preferences menu are: Closed Captioning,

Screen Format, Time Menu, Color Scheme, Translucency, Menu Language, and Lamp Power.

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Screen Format

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Color Scheme

Translucency

Menu Language

Lamp Power

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Analog Captions

Digital Captions

Caption Priority

Caption Style

Main Menu Preferences

The Closed Captioning menu has screens for setting closed captioning features to match your personal preferences:

•Caption Display: Select when captions should appear.

•Analog Captions: Select a default service for analog TV.

•Digital Captions: Select a default service for digital TV.

•Caption Priority: Select digital or analog caption priority.

•Caption Style: Select the appearance of digital captions.

The Closed Captioning menu lets you set preferences for how captions look and act. Press OK to continue.

Main Menu Preferences Closed Captioning

Off

On When Muted

You can choose when closed captioning information should be displayed on the screen.

Note: Not all programs have closed captioning and closed captioning is not supported on the HDMI input.

Caption Display lets you select whether closed captioning is displayed when it is available. Press OK to continue.

Closed Captioning

You may set the type of captioning displayed. Choices within the Closed Captioning menu are: Caption Display, Analog Captions, Digital Captions, Caption Priority, and Caption Style.

Caption Display

The Caption Display menu displays a choice list that lets you choose when closed captioning information is shown on the screen. HDMI/DVI input is not supported by Closed Captioning (CC); try the component’s menu system for CC options.

On Captioning information is always shown when it’s available on a

channel or input.

Off No captioning information is displayed.

On When Muted Captioning information is only shown when available

and the TV’s sound is muted. (To mute the sound, press the MUTE button on the remote control and captioning information will appear on the screen, if available.)

Notes: Use the CC button on the remote to toggle CC on and off. Go to the remote section for more information. Changing channels or inputs restores CC to the default setting. If you turned off the speakers in the Audio menu (Fixed Output, Speakers Off), Closed Captioning won’t appear when you press the MUTE button on the remote even when you choose On when Muted.

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Caption Display

Analog CaptionsAnalog Captions

Digital Captions

Caption Priority

Caption Style

Main Menu Preferences Closed Captioning

CC1

You can select a mode or source of closed captions for analog-TV

CC2

programs.

CC3

If the "Caption Priority" feature is set

CC4

to "Use the analog captions", then the analog caption mode you select is

Tex t 1

also used for digital-TV programs.

Tex t 2

Note: CC1 and Text 1 are the

Tex t 3

primary caption and text services.

Tex t 4

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Analog Captions

You can select a closed caption mode, which is the mode, or source, used for displaying captioning information for analog channels or digital channels, if available. The content of CC and Text are different; you can select which one you want to see on the screen.

CC Displays information at any position on the screen. It overlays the text

on top of the picture as it is received.

Text Displays information at one particular position (such as the bottom

third) of the screen. You cannot see the picture underneath the text.

You can choose between eight closed caption modes:

• CC1 and Text 1 are the primary caption and text services. The captioning or text is displayed in the same language as the program’s dialog.

• CC3 and Text 3 serve as the preferred data channels. The captioning or text is often a secondary language translation, simpliﬁ ed English, or displayed at a slower rate.

• CC2 and CC4 and Text 2 and Text 4 are rarely available and broadcasters use them only in special conditions, such as when CC1 and CC3 are not available, or Text1 and Text3 are not available.

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Analog Captions

Digital CaptionsDigital Captions

Caption Priority

Caption Style

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Caption Display

Analog Captions

Digital Captions

Caption PriorityCaption Priority

Caption Style

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Caption Display

Analog Captions

Digital Captions

Caption Priority

Caption StyleCaption Style

Main Menu Preferences Closed Captioning

Service 1

You can select a mode or source of closed captions for digital-TV

Service 2

programs.

Service 3

If the "Caption Priority" feature is set

Service 4

to "Use the digital captions", then the digital caption mode you select is

Service 5

used for digital-TV programs.

Service 6

Note: Services 1 and 2 usually have the primary and secondary language captions for an area, respectively.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Preferences Closed Captioning

If a digital TV program has both analog and digital captions:

Use the digital captions if available, otherwise use analog.

Use the analog captions at all times.

A digital TV program may include analog-TV captions and digital-TV captions, either one of the two, or neither of the two. The setting above will determine which type of captions the TV will display.

Analog captions will be used more often in the early years of digital TV broadcasting. Digital captions are more advanced and have new capabilities.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Preferences Closed Captioning

When available digital captions can be displayed using:

Your custom settings below.

The caption provider's default settings.

Standard Caption Size

Font 1 Caption Font

Magenta Caption Color

Yellow Background Color Transparent Background Opacity Translucent Caption Opacity

Press OK to select one of the three Caption sizes. Press3to return to the menu.

Aa Bb Cc

Digital Captions

You can select a closed caption, service mode (1-6) for digital channels.

Service 1 and Service 2 are the primary and secondary languages, respectively.

Service 3 and Service 4, 5, 6 are additional caption sources that may be

available. Speciﬁ c label names may be displayed (e.g., Spanish) instead of a generic label (e.g., Service 1), if available.

Caption Priority

You can choose whether the TV uses digital or analog captions for digital TV programs that have both or either. The captions are displayed if turned on in Caption Display.

Caption Style

Customize closed captioning for the digital captions by choosing the settings for the following options:

Caption Size is the font size (Standard, Large, Small) of the text

characters.

Caption Font is a complete assortment of letters, numbers, punctuation

marks, etc. of a given font design. You have eight fonts with varying styles of spacing from which to choose.

Note: A preview graphic of the caption font appears on the right of the screen.

Caption Color allows you to choose the font color: White, Black, Red,

Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan.

Background Color allows you to choose the background color: White,

Black, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan.

Background Opacity allows you to change the see-through background

options: Solid, Transparent, Translucent, and Flashing.

Caption Opacity allows you to change the see-through caption options:

Solid, Transparent, Translucent, and Flashing.

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Screen FormatScreen Format

Time Menu

Color Scheme

Translucency

Menu Language

Lamp Power

Main Menu Preferences

Normal

Cinerama

Stretch

Zoom

Use Automatic Format Switching

Screen format determines the format and size of the picture on the display screen. Press OK to continue.

Use this screen or the FORMAT button on the remote to change how the picture is displayed. To the left are examples of the effect of different Screen Format modes on a 4:3 signal.

Each input can have a different setting for Screen Format and Automatic Format Switching (AFS). Enabling AFS shows the picture in a suitable format, otherwise, the default Screen Format that you selected is used.

Screen Format

The Screen Format feature allows you to change how the image of a 4:3 picture is displayed on your 16:9 screen. The options are Normal, Cinerama, Zoom or Stretch. If your TV receives an image with a 4:3 aspect ratio, the image can be displayed in one of four ways:

Normal The image of a 4:3 video signal is centered with bars on the right

and left sides of the screen.

Cinerama The image of a 4:3 video signal is centered, expanding in the

horizontal direction to ﬁ ll the display with little distortion.

Stretch The image of a 4:3 video signal is stretched horizontally by

approximately 33% while the vertical size stays the same.

Zoom The image of a 4:3 video signal increases by approximately 33%

and the vertical size increases by approximately 33%. Edges of the image might be cropped.

Note: When recording from the AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT jacks, use Normal or Stretch to record the video closest to its original format.

Turn on Automatic Format Switching so that as you change channels, the TV will change formats for you.

Notes: There is no ability provided to change the screen format for a 16:9 video signal since it ﬁ lls up the entire area of the TV’s screen.

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Record/Wake TimerWake-Up Timer

Time of Day

Main Menu Preferences Time Menu

The current time is 3:58 PM.

Daily Timer On

Daily Timer Off

Turn TV On at: Turn TV Off at: Duration

12:00 1:15 1 hour, 15 mintues

When the timer is on, it will turn the TV on and tune to:

Antenna Input

Channel Sub-Channel

Tip: You can also use Wake-up Timer as a burglar deterrent or to turn the TV on for your favorite show.

A timer can be set to turn on the TV everyday then turn it off after a period of time. Press OK to continue.

1:15

The format of some video cannot be changed even though it appears to be a 4:3 aspect-ratio picture.

The FORMAT button on the remote lets you change the format with a one-button press rather than navigating to the Screen Format menu.

Time Menu

The Time menu lets you set up time-related features. Time menu consists of Sleep Timer, Wake-Up Timer, and Time of Day.

Sleep Timer A one-time event that is used to set the TV to turn off at a

speciﬁ c time.

Wake -Up Timer Used to turn the TV on and off at a speciﬁ c time every

day of the week and tune to a speciﬁ c channel or video input.

Time of Day Enables you to enter the correct time manually. If you don’t

enter the time, it is acquired from the last tuned digital channel. Make sure you check the time acquired is correct.

Note: If you enter the time manually, you must remember to set your TV’s time when the time changes to Daylight Saving Time. Sleep Timer and Wake-Up Timer will not function as you expect if you forget to change the TV’s time.

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Screen Format

Time Me nu

Record OutputColor Scheme

Translucency

Menu Language

Lamp Power

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Screen Format

Time Me nu

Color Scheme

Translucency

Menu Language

Lamp Power

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Screen Format

Time Me nu

Color Scheme

Translucency

TranslucencyMenu Language

Lamp Power

Main Menu Preferences

Sky Blue

Emerald

Raspberry

Plum

You can select from one of four colors for the menu system and the channel banner.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Main Menu Preferences

The translucency level you set is applied to the on-screen menu system and channel banner for all inputs.

Press3or4to move the indicator to the desired translucency level for the on-screen menus.

Main Menu Preferences

English

Highlight with the 5and 6 arrows. Select with the OK button.

Español

Resalte con las flechas 5 y 6. Seleccione con el botón OK.

Français

Mise en surbrillance avec 5 et 6. Sélection avec OK.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Color Scheme

Select from among four colors (Sky Blue, Emerald, Raspberry, and Plum) to change the color of the menu system and banner.

Translucency

You can change the translucency (see-through) level of the menu screens. Adjust the slider by using the left and right arrow buttons.

Menu Language

The menu language can be changed to one of three languages: English, Spanish or French. The menu language can also be selected when using the Assisted Setup menu.

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Screen Format

Time Me nu

Color Scheme

Translucency

Menu Language

Lamp Power

Main Menu Preferences

The TV's lamp can be set to have either:

Brighter Picture

Longer life

You can choose the lamp's power setting. The "Longer Life" setting produces a picture that is less bright, however, it should extend the life of the lamp as compared to the "Brighter Picture" setting. Choose a selection that best fits your viewing environment and intended usage of the TV.

This TV uses Lamp Type __. Please make a note of it for future reference.

The lamp that lights the TV picture can be set for a brighter picture or a longer life (less bright). Press OK to continue.

Lamp Power

Your HDTV is equipped with a special lamp system. Eventually, the lamp (like a light bulb) will need to be replaced and you’ll need to know your lamp type. Check the menu for your lamp type and write it down on page 1 for future reference. The Lamp Power menu enables you to extend the life of the lamp (choose Longer Life), or provide the brightest possible picture (choose Brighter Picture).

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Chapter Overview:

• Troubleshooting

• Lamp Replacement Information

• HDTV Speciﬁ cations

• Accessory Information

• Limited Warranty

• Care and Cleaning

Chapter 5

• FCC Information

• Index

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Troubleshooting

Most problems you encounter with your TV can be corrected by consulting the following troubleshooting list.

Note for U.S. customers: If you prefer, we can provide you with the name of an Authorized Service Representative who will visit you home for a fee to install your electronic entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation. For details about this service, call 1-888-206-3359. For additional assistance while using your RCA product, please visit www.rca.com/customersupport.

TV Problems

TV won’t turn on

• Press the TV button or ON/OFF button while remote is in TV mode and there’s a source of power to the outlet or outlet strip.

• Make sure the TV is plugged in.

• Does the power light on the front of the TV turn on and you hear audio but see no picture? If so, the TV is in its cool-down cycle. Wait a few moments and the picture will appear.

• Has the power light on the front of the TV been blinking for one minute? If so, the lamp is dead. Go to page 63 for replacement instructions and ordering information.

• When you ﬁ rst plug your TV into an outlet, the Power indicator on the front panel will light and blink for approximately 30 seconds and then go off during the initialization of the TV. The TV can only be turned on after the Power indicator goes off. This happens every time power is reapplied to the TV.

• Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is “live” by plugging in something else, such as a lamp.

• Something might be wrong with your remote control. Press the POWER button on the front of the TV. If the TV turns on, check the remote control solutions on page 62.

• Remote Setup might be set to the wrong option. Press MENU/OK on the front panel. Select Connections, then Special Features, then Remote Setup. Choose TV (default).

Power indicator is blinking or ﬂ ashing

If the light blinks 5 times, pauses, and blinks again 5 times, the lamp is trying to turn on. If the TV doesn’t turn on after 5 minutes and then the light blinks steadily for one minute, one of the following options is possible:

• Lamp door is open. Locate the door on the side of the TV and close it. Turn off the TV and turn back on. The lamp should turn on.

• Lamp is dead. Go to page 63 for lamp replacement information.

• Power supply within TV may need service. Go to page 67 for warranty information.

Buttons don’t work

• If you’re using the remote control, press the TV button ﬁ rst to make sure the remote is in TV mode.

• The front panel controls may be locked (disabled). Use the remote control to unlock the front panel controls by selecting the Front Button Block in the Parental Controls menu and choosing Front Buttons Unblocked.

• Unplug the TV for ﬁ ve minutes and then plug it back in. Turn the TV on and try again.

TV turns off while playing

• Sleep Timer or Wake-Up Timer may have been activated. Go to page 57 for instructions.

• Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge. Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again. If this happens frequently, the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low.

• Unplug. Wait ﬁ ve minutes. Plug in again.

TV turns on unexpectedly

• Wake-Up Timer may have been activated. Go to page 57 for instructions.

• Initial Channel feature is enabled and you lost power to your TV. Go to page 54 for instructions.

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Video and audio are out of sync

• If you’ve connected a component, such as a DVD player, to your TV’s Video jack, and to an audio receiver using the audio jacks, you may experience a slight delay between the audio heard and the video seen. Connect the DVD player to the TV’s Audio jacks, then use the TV’s FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to connect to an audio receiver.

If your TV is connected to an audio/video (A/V) receiver or home theatre system via the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack, read the following information.

• If you’ve connected a component to your A/V receiver, such as a DVD player or satellite receiver, you may experience a slight delay between the audio heard and the video seen. This occurs because the digital audio is sent directly to the speakers while the video must be processed inside the TV before it is displayed.

• If the component has Component Video (Y, Pb, Pr) jacks, connect these jacks to the TV’s Y, Pb, Pr jacks to minimize the discrepancy. This works best if the component supports Progressive Scan technology.

• If necessary, you can connect the component directly to the TV using L/R audio jacks and bypassing the A/V receiver or you can program an audio delay in the A/V receiver so the audio and video match up (not all audio equipment has the ability to program delays). Check the audio/video Receiver’s manual.

Blank screen

• Make sure you have connected the component to the TV correctly.

• Make sure the component connected to the TV is turned on and tuned to the corresponding Video Input Channel.

• Try another channel, or press the INPUT or ANT•CAB button.

• When you ﬁ rst turn off your TV, the screen fades from blue to black. Once the screen goes black, the TV’s internal lamp starts its cool-down cycle. If you try to turn on the TV during the cool-down cycle, the TV turns back on and you’ll hear audio, but the picture will take a few moments to be displayed.

Unusual sound quality

• Check the Graphic Equalizer, SRS, and Sound Logic settings.

• Check if SAP is turned on.

• Check that the Audio Mode is set to your language.

Humming or buzzing noise

• The TV is in its lamp cool-down cycle. To prolong the life of the TV’s lamp system, the TV must warm up and cool down properly. You may notice additional noise during these cycles.

• Maybe the speakers are turned off. Check the FIXED/VARIABLE OUT control panel in the Audio menu.

No picture, sound okay

• If the indicator on the front of the TV is blinking for one minute, the lamp inside of your TV may need to be changed. Go to page 63 for ordering information.

• You might have tried to turn on the TV during lamp cool-down. Wait a few moments and the picture will be displayed.

No sound, picture okay

• Maybe the sound is muted. Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound.

• Maybe the speakers are turned off in the Audio Connections menu. Check the FIXED/VARIABLE OUT control panel in the Audio Connections menu.

• If using an S-Video connection, component video and composite video, remember to also connect the component’s L and R AUDIO OUT jacks to the TV’s L and R INPUT jacks.

• Check the Maximum and Initial Volume settings in the Special Features menu.

Channel search ﬁ nds few channels

• The cable connected to the CABLE and/or ANTENNA INPUT jack might be loose.

• Your off-air antenna might be getting a weak signal. Move it higher or get a bigger antenna.

• If you have cables connected to the CABLE and ANTENNA jacks, try swapping the cables. Cable needs to be connected to the CABLE INPUT; off-air antenna needs to be connected to the ANTENNA INPUT.

• If you have a cable box, you can’t connect it to the ANTENNA jack. Connect it to the CABLE INPUT or a Video Input jack.

• Select all the options in the Channel Search menu, and retry channel search.

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Can’t select certain channel

• May be blocked or not approved in the Parental Controls menu.

• If using a VCR, check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR or INPUT button on your VCR).

• You usually can’t change channels when a menu is on the screen (press the CLEAR button).

• You might need to reset your CableCARD if you have one installed. Go to page 54 for more instructions.

Noisy stereo reception

• May be a weak station. Use Audio menu to choose Mono sound.

No picture, no sound but TV is on

• Maybe the cable/antenna option wasn’t chosen in the Channel Search menu. Select Detect antenna or cable setting in the Channel Search menu and run the search again.

• The channel might be blank — change channels.

• If you’re watching your VCR and it’s connected with coaxial cable to the CABLE/ANTENNA jack, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is selected on the 3/4 switch on the back of your VCR). Also check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on your VCR).

• If a channel doesn’t exist and you tune to scrambled QAM channel, Unusable Signal appears.

Sound okay, picture poor

• Check antenna and video connections. Make sure all of the cables are ﬁ rmly connected to the jacks and they’re not damaged.

• Try adjusting sharpness function to improve weak signals. Go to page 46 for more instructions.

• Press the FORMAT button repeatedly to view the picture in different video formats. Analog channels may look better when you use the Normal video format (the video format appears on the right side of the channel banner).

Black box appears on the screen

• Closed-captioning might be on. Check the Caption Display control panel in the Preferences menu. Go to page 55 for more instructions.

The Remote Control Doesn’t Work

• Something might be between the remote and the remote sensor on the component. Make sure there is a clear path.

• Maybe the remote isn’t aimed directly at the component (TV or VCR) that you’re trying to operate.

• Maybe remote is not in TV Mode. Press the TV button so the remote controls the TV.

• Maybe batteries in remote are weak, dead, or installed incorrectly. If batteries are weak, you will not be able to activate backlighting on the remote; instead, backlight will blink once when activated. Put new batteries in the remote. (Note, if you remove the batteries, you may have to reprogram the remote to operate other components.)

• For Volume Punchthrough, remember to program the AUDIO button on the TV’s remote control to operate your audio receiver or ampliﬁ er. Go to page 26 for instructions. If you can’t program this remote to operate your audio receiver, Volume Punchthrough won’t work.

• Remote Setup might be set to the wrong option. Press MENU/OK on the front panel. Select Connections, then Special Features, then Remote Setup. Choose TV (default).

Problems with V-Chip/Parental Controls

The rating limits don’t work

• You must lock the settings. Go to the Main Menu (press MENU on your remote), select Parental Controls (press 3 on your remote), select Lock TV (press 1 on your remote).

I don’t remember my password and I want to unlock the TV

• If you forget your password, put the remote in TV mode. Simultaneously press and hold MENU/OK on the television and VOL down on the remote for 3 seconds. Nothing appears on the screen, Parental Controls simply unlock and you can re-enter a password via Lock TV.

The V-Chip won’t let me watch a program even though it’s not rated as violent.

• Maybe the movie was given an NR (Not Rated) status. After you block movie ratings, you must set V-Chip Unrated to View separately in order to view movies with an NR rating.

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Lamp Replacement Information

Replacing the Lamp Unit

Your TV’s source of light comes from a lamp – similar to lamps used in ﬁ lm or front projectors. Although this lamp is longlasting, it may need to be replaced eventually.

When to replace the lamp

You probably need a new lamp if there’s no picture, but you still can hear the audio and the power light on the front of the TV does the following: blinks 5 times, pauses, blinks 5 times again. If the TV doesn’t turn on after 5 minutes and then the light blinks steadily for one minute, the lamp is dead. If you have any concerns, please contact us at 1-866-723-6486 or call an authorized servicer in your area.

Note: The same symptoms occur if the lamp unit isn’t seated correctly, lamp access door is ajar, or lamp power supply needs service. If you have recently accessed the lamp, make sure the lamp access door is completely closed and the lamp unit is seated correctly.

What to do

The lamp has been designed to make installation as easy as possible, but if you don’t follow the directions, there is a risk of injury.

• You can easily replace the lamp yourself by following the instructions that come packed with the new lamp. If your TV is still covered by the warranty, call 1-866-723-6486 to receive troubleshooting assistance and a lamp replacement.

• If your TV’s warranty has expired, call 1-800-338-0376 to purchase a lamp replacement. If you are not comfortable replacing the lamp yourself, call 1-866-723-6486 and we will refer you to a service person who will replace the lamp for you. There will be a service fee.

Service Model Number Numéro de Modéle-Service

HDLP50XXXXXX 000000000 X

SERIAL SERIE LAMP

EXAMPLE: Service Model Number sticker with lamp type listed.

Wha t you’ll need to get started:

• To order the correct lamp, you’ll need to know your TV’s model number, serial number, and lamp type—this information is listed on the Service Model Number sticker (example of the sticker is shown at left). Face the back of the TV. The sticker is located on the right side of the TV (see picture below for sticker location).

• Follow the replacement instructions that come packed with the new lamp.

Service Model Number Sticker location with Lamp Type

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HDTV Speciﬁ cations**

Tuning Capability Channel Tuning ........................................................................NTSC/ATSC/64 QAM - 256 QAM

Digital Cable Compatibility ......................................................64 QAM - 256, QAM, HDMI/DVI,

.................................................................................................. Component, CableCARD slot

Video 3:2 Pull Down (Film Mode) ..................................................... Reverse Diagonal

4:3 Format Control (Screen) .................................................... Normal, Cinerama, Zoom, Stretch,

.................................................................................................. Auto Format Switch

Adaptive Video Noise Reduction .............................................Yes

Adjustable Color Warmth .........................................................Yes

Adjustable Picture Control .......................................................Yes

Auto Color Control ...................................................................Yes

Auto Flesh ................................................................................. Yes

Comb Filter ...............................................................................Digital Frame Comb (3D Y/C)

Contrast Expand .......................................................................Off, Low, High

Optimum Contrast, High-Resolution Screen ...........................Yes

Edge Enhancement ..................................................................Off, Low, High

Green Stretch ............................................................................Off, Low, High

Horizontal Resolution (Picture Width) .................................... 1280

Horizontal Viewing Angle (Alpha H) ......................................80˚

Hybrid Lens System ..................................................................Yes

Picture Presets ..........................................................................Vibrant (Day), Natural,

.................................................................................................. Cinematic (Night), Videogame,

..................................................................................................Professional, Personal

Light Engine Type ....................................................................DLP Light Engine

Picture Screen Pitch .................................................................Screen .155mm

Scan Rate Converter .................................................................Yes

Vertical Viewing Angle (Alpha V) ............................................ 20˚

Wide Band Video Ampliﬁ er .....................................................Yes

Sound Audio Power (Watts) Front Speakers ...................................... 10 Watts/Channel

Balance Control ........................................................................Yes

Broadcast Stereo w/dbx† Noise Reduction .............................Yes

Sound Presets ...........................................................................7 plus Personal

Front Speakers ..........................................................................2

Fully Enclosed Speaker System ...............................................Yes

Graphic Equalizer ..................................................................... 7 band

Second Audio Program (SAP) .................................................. Yes

Sound Logic Audio Leveler ...................................................... Yes

SRS ............................................................................................Yes- SRS Focus

† dbx is a registered trademark of Carillon Electronics Corporation. **Speciﬁ cations are subject to change.

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Convenience Auto Channel Search ............................................................Yes

Multilingual On-screen Display ............................................English, French, Spanish

Auto Tuning ..........................................................................Yes

Closed Captioning .................................................................Analog & Digital

Front Button Block ...............................................................Yes

Commercial Skip ...................................................................Yes

Parental Control with USA & Canada V-Chip ......................Yes

Picture Reset ..........................................................................Yes, in Menu

Picture Memory Presets for Video Inputs ............................Yes

(Individual Memory)

Clock (Time), Sleep and Wake-Up Timers ..........................Yes

Front Panel Stereo Headphone Jack ........................................................3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack

Front A/V Input .....................................................................Composite

Back Panel Inputs/Outputs Composite A/V Inputs with Autodetect S-Videos ...............2 sets

Component with composite audio/video inputs ................2 - Y,Pr,Pb (RCA Jacks)

...............................................................................................SYNCROSCAN

Antenna/Cable Inputs ...........................................................2 - RF

HDMI/DVI Input (with Audio Input menu selection) ........1

Audio/Video (Record) Output .............................................1

Digital Audio Output ............................................................1

Fixed or Variable Audio Outputs .........................................1 set, menu switchable

CableCARD slot .....................................................................1

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Accessory Information

Below are accessories available to complement your product. Prices are subject to change without notice. All accessories are subject to availability.

A shipping and handling fee will be charged upon ordering, and we are required by law to collect the appropriate sales tax for each individual state, county and locality to which the merchandise is being sent.

How to Order

To place your order by phone, have your Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card ready and call the toll-free number listed below. Use this number only to place an order for accessory items listed on this page. 1-800-338-0376

Replacement Lamp Your DLP is equipped with a special lamp unit. If you have sound, but no picture, and the light on the front of the TV blinks, you need to change the lamp. Locate the sticker on the side of the TV or go to the Lamp Power menu for the lamp type. To order, call 1-800-338-0376

Remote Control This is the remote

BACKLIGHT

VCR

INPUT

RECORD

ON•OFF

AUDIO

SKIP

GUIDE

STOP PAUSE

CC PRESETS FREEZESOUND

AUX•HDDVD SAT•CABLE

ANT•CAB

PLAY FORWARDREVERSE

FORMATMUTE

GO BACK

INFO

CLEAR

control that came packed with your TV. Replacements or spares can be ordered as needed. 267163 $14.95

Monaural VCR Dubbing Audio

Video Cable is a double cable that

lets you connect the video and audio jacks of two VHS VCRs to duplicate tapes. It can also be used to connect a VCR to your TV. The cable is colorcoded and shielded. It has RCA-type phono plugs on each end. GoldTipped cable, VH83 (6-ft) $5.95

Stereo VCR Dubbing Audio/Video Cable is a triple cable that lets you

connect the VIDEO and AUDIO jacks of stereo components. Gold-Tipped cable,

VH84 (6-ft) $9.95

Push-on Cable* attaches to the round

antenna connectors (called 75-ohm F-type) on the back of your VCR or TV. The ends push on for a quick connection. VH89 (6-ft) $5.95

Screw-on Cable* attaches to the round antenna connectors (called 75-ohm F-type) on the back of your VCR or TV. The ends screw onto the connectors for a secure connection. VH81 (3-ft) $3.95,

VH82 (6-ft) $4.95

S-Video Cable has multi-pin

connectors on each end for connecting S-Video components to your TV. VH976 (6-ft) $7.95,

VH913 (12-ft) $14.95

RG-6 Coaxial Burial Cable with

weatherproof “F” connectors.

VHD905 $5.95

Optical/SPDIF cables help you

connect to a component with an Optical Audio In jack, such as a Dolby Digital decoder or receiver.

DV3 (3-ft) $15.95, DV6 (6-ft) $19.95

Signal Splitter* helps you

connect to other components.

2-way VH47 $3.95, 4-way VH49 $6.95

Ampliﬁ ed VHF/UHF/FM

Antenna allows you to easily

switch from the antenna signal to cable or satellite easily without disconnecting antenna. ANT200

$49.95

* This accessory is intended for use with an off-air or

cable TV signal distribution and is not suitable for distribution of the satellite signal originating from your satellite dish antenna.

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Limited Warranty

What your warranty covers:

• Defects in materials or workmanship.

For how long after your purchase:

• One year from date of purchase for labor.

• One year from date of purchase for parts.

• One year from date of purchase for light engine and lamp assembly.

The warranty period for rental units begins with the ﬁ rst rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental ﬁ rm, whichever comes ﬁ rst.

What we will do:

Pay an Authorized Service Center the labor charges to repair your unit.

Pay an Authorized Service Center for the new, or at our option, refurbished replacement parts, light engine, and lamp assembly required to repair your unit.

How you get service:

• Call 1-877-RCA-HDTV and have your unit’s date of purchase and model/serial number ready.

• A representative will troubleshoot your problem over the phone.

• If the representative determines that you should receive service, they will provide you with the name(s) of the Authorized Service Center in your area.

• Contact the Service Center and arrange for home or pick up, repair, and return service, provided that your unit is located within the geographic territory covered by an Authorized Service Center. If not, you must take your unit to the Service Center location at your own expense, or pay for the cost the Service Center may charge to transport your unit to and from your home.

• Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service. For rental ﬁ rms, proof of ﬁ rst rental is also required.

What your warranty does not cover:

• Customer instruction. (Your Owner’s Manual describes how to install, adjust, and operate your unit. Any additional information should be obtained from your dealer.)

• Installation and related adjustments.

• Damage resulting from non-approved installation methods.

• Signal reception problems not caused by your unit.

• Damage from misuse or neglect.

• Batteries.

• Labor to replace the light engine and lamp assembly after one year from the date of purchase.

• A television that has been modiﬁ ed or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes.

• A unit purchased or serviced outside the U.S.A.

• Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage.

Product Registration:

• Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your TV or register on-line at www.rca.com/productregistration. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary. The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage.

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Limitation of Warranty:

• THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY TTE TECHNOLOGY, INC., ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.

• REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. TTE TECHNOLOGY, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE.

How State Law relates to warranty:

• Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

• This warranty gives you speciﬁ c legal rights, and you also may have other rights that vary from state to state.

If you purchased your unit outside the United States:

• This warranty does not apply. Contact your dealer for warranty information.

Service calls which do not involve defective materials or workmanship are not covered by this warranty. Costs of such service calls are the sole responsibility of the purchaser.

Care and C leaning

CAUTION: Turn OFF your TV before cleaning.

You can clean the TV as required, using a soft lint-free cloth. Be sure to occasionally dust the ventilation slots in the cabinet to help assure adequate ventilation.

The TV’s screen may be cleaned with a soft, lint-free cloth as well. Take care not to scratch or mar the screen. If necessary, you may use a cloth dampened with warm water.

Never use strong cleaning agents, such as ammonia-based cleaners, or abrasive powder. These types of cleaners will damage the TV.

While cleaning do not spray liquid directly on the screen, or allow liquid to run down the screen and inside the TV. Also, avoid placing drinks or vases with water on top of the TV. This could increase the risk of ﬁ re or shock hazard or damage to the TV.

FCC Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003

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Accessories 66 Action buttons 45 Advanced Settings 48 Age-based rating

Blocking 37 Viewing 37

Age-based ratings

Canada, English 39 Canada, French 40

USA 36 Analog captions 55 Analog TV channel 33 ANT•CAB button 24 Antenna Ch. List 34 ANTENNA INPUT jack 13 Aspect ratio 2,32 Assisted setup 21 AUDIO

button 24

L/MONO 11 Audio

Connections 51

connections 19

remote codes 29 AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT Jacks

4,11

Audio menu 49

Audio Connections 51

Audio Mode 50

Audio Processor 49

Balance 50

Equalizer presets 49

SAP 50

Sound logic 50 Audio Mode 50 Audio mode display 32 AUDIO OUTPUT

Digital 12 Audio processor 49 Authorized service 9,60 Automatic code search 26 Auto color 47 Auto Format Switching 57 Auto Tuning 41,53 Auto tuning

Antenna Input 41

Cable Input 41

Front input 42

HDMI/DVI 42

Input1, 2 42

Input 3, 4 42 AUX•HD button 24,26

Backlight button Balance 50 Batteries, installing 21 Batteries, remote 62 Black Level 46 Block

Age-Based Ratings 37 Front Panel 41 Movie ratings 38 Speciﬁ c Content Themes 37 V-Chip Unrated Program 40

Buttons

ANT•CAB 24 Arrows 24 AUDIO 24 AUX•HD 24 Backlight. CC 24 Channel down 14,24 Channel up 14,24 CH CTRL 24 CLEAR 24 Don’t work 60 DVD 24 FORMAT 24 FORWARD 25 FREEZE 24 Front panel 14 GO BACK 24 GUIDE 24 INFO 25 INPUT 25,29 LIGHT 24 MENU 25 MENU/OK 14 MUTE 25 Number 24 OK 25 ON•OFF 25 PAUSE 25 PLAY 25 PRESETS 25 RECORD 25 Remote control 24 REVERSE 25,26 SAT•CABLE 25 SOUND 25 STOP 25 TV 25 VCR 25 Volume down 14 Volume up/down 25

CableCARD 3

Connection 18 Reset 54 slot 12 Tools menu 54

Cables

to connect 8 Cable Box remote codes 29 Cable Channel List 34 CABLE INPUT jack 13 Canada

English ratings 40

French ratings 40

V-Chip unrated program 40 Canada V-Chip 39 Captions

Analog 55

Background color 56

Background Opacity 56

Color 56

Digital 56

Font 56

Opacity 56

Size 56 Caption display 55 Caption priority 56 Caption style 56 Care and Cleaning 62 Care and cleaning 68 CC

button 24 Channel

Initial 54

search 22 Channels

Digital or Analog 33 Channel banner 32 Channel down button 14 Channel information 32 Channel lists 34 Channel numbers 33 Channel search 52 Channel up button 14 Chart, of connections 9 Choice ﬁ elds 45 Choice lists 45 Choose Your Connection 9 Ch +/- buttons 24 CH CTRL button 24 Cinematic picture setting 46 Cinerama, screen format 57 Cleaning and care 68 CLEAR button 24 Clock display 32

Closed Captioning 32 Closed captioning 55 Code list

Audio 29 Cable box 29 DVD 30 DVD/VCR 30 HD Receiver 29 Home Theatre in a Box 30 PVR 30 Satellite receiver 30 TV 29

VCR 30 Code List, Remote control 29 Color 46

Warmth 47 Color Scheme 58 Commercial skip 32 Component/Composite Input

jacks 12 Components, connecting 9 Composite Input jacks 11 Connection

TV, Satellite Receiver, VCR

VCR, TV, DVD player 15

Connections

TV, CableCARD 18 TV, HDMI or DVI Component

TV + Receiver w/ Dolby

Digital, speakers 19

Video 9

Connections menu 52

Auto Tuning 53 Channel Search 52 Signal Source 53 Signal Strength 52 Special Features 54 Video Input Setup 53

Content Themes 36

Viewing 38

Content themes

Blocking 37 Contrast 46 Contrast Expand 48 Controls

Menus 44

Parental 34

Reset 48 Control panels 44

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Digital

CableCARD 3 Cable Ready 3

Sound 3 Digital audio out 51 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack 12 Digital captions 56 Digital TV channel 33 Direct entry programning 27 DLP 1 Dolby digital 19 DVD/VCR remote codes 30 DVD button 24 DVD remote codes 30 DVI Audio Input 51

EAS 42 Edge Enhancement 47 Emergency Alert System 42 Equalizer presets 49

FCC information 68 FCC Regulations 2 Film Mode 48 Fixed/Variable Out 51 Format

Screen 57 FORMAT button 24 FORWARD button 25 FREEZE button 24 Front panel

block 41

Buttons 14

jacks 14

GO BACK button 24 Graphic equalizer 49 Green Stretch 47 GUIDE button 24

HDMI/DVI jack 13 HDTV speciﬁ cations 64 HD Receiver remote code list

29 Help text 44 Home Theatre box remote

codes 30 Horizontal Position 48

Icons

Channel banner 32

Indicator

light status 14 Indirect light 8 INFO button 25 Initial channel 54 Initial volume 54 INPUT

Button 29 INPUT 1 jacks 11 INPUT 2 jacks 12 INPUT 3 jacks 11 INPUT 4 jacks 12 INPUT button 25

Jacks

ANTENNA INPUT 13

AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT 11

CABLE INPUT 13

COMPONENT/COMPOSITE

INPUTS 12 COMPOSITE INPUTS 11 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

12 Front panel 14 HDMI/DVI 13 S-VIDEO 11 SUBWOOFER 10

Lamp 1

Power menu 58 replacement 63

Language

Menu 22,58

LED, front panel 60 Light blinking 63 LIGHT button 24

Main Menu 44 Maximum volume 54 MENU/OK Button 14 Menus 44

Audio 49 Moving through 44 Picture Quality 46 Preferences 54

MENU button 25 Menu controls 44

Action buttons 45 Choice ﬁ elds 45 Choice lists 45 Numeric entries 45

Sliders 45 Menu Language 58 Menu language 22 Mode

Audio 50 Modes, remote control 27 Mono 49 Mute

Closed captioning 55 MUTE button 25

Natural picture setting 46 Noise reduction 47 Normal, screen format 57 Number buttons 24 Numeric entries 45

OK button 25 ON•OFF button 25 OUTPUTS

FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO 10 Overheating 8

Parental controls 34

Channel lists 34

Editing channels 35

Lock/unlock 34 Parental Control icon 32 Password, v-chip 62 PAUSE button 25 PCM receiver 19 Personal picture setting 46 Picture Quality menu 46 Picture quality menu

Advanced Settings 48

Auto color 47

Color warmth 47

Contrast Expand 48

Edge Enhancement 47

Green Stretch 47

Noise reduction 47

Picture presets 46

Picture settings 46 Picture Settings 46 PLAY button 25 Power

indicator 21 Power button and indicator 14 Power light ﬂ ashing 63 Power surges 8 Preferences menu 54

Analog captions 55

Captions Priority 56

Caption Style 56

Closed captioning 55

Color Scheme 58 Digital Captions 56 Lamp Power 58 Menu Language 58 Screen Format 57 Time 57

Translucency 58 PRESETS button 25 Problems

Audio 61

Parental controls 62

Remote control 62

TV 60

V-Chip 62 Product registration 2 Professional picture setting 46 Programming the remote 27

Automatic code search 26

Direct entry 27 Program title 32 Pulse code modulation 51 PVR remote codes 30

QAM 3

Ratings

Blocking movie 38

Viewing movie 38 Rating Limits

movies 38 Receiver with Dolby Digital 19 RECORD button 25 Registration, product 2 Remote

Programming 26

setup 54 Remote Control

Batteries 21

Buttons 24 Remote control

Code list 29

modes 28 Remote Setup 54 Replacing the lamp 63 Reset controls 48 Resolution 2 REVERSE button 25

S-Video jack 11 SAP 50 SAP display 32 SAT•CABLE

Button 25 Satellite receiver remote codes

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Screen Format 57 Search

Automatic code 26

Channels 52 Second audio program 50 Service, authorized 9 Setup, assisted 21 Sharpness 46 Signal Source 53 Signal Strength 52 Signal type 32 Sleep timer 32,57 Sliders 45 Smoothing Adjust 48 Sound 61

Mono 49

SRS 49

Stereo 49 SOUND button 25 Sound Logic 50 Sound mode icons 32 Speaker connection 19 Special Features 54 Speciﬁ cations 64

Back panel 65

Front panel 65

Sound 64

Video 64 SRS 49 Stand 8 Stereo 49 STOP button 25 Stretch, screen format 57 Subchannels 52 SUBWOOFER jack 10

Things to Consider Before You

Connect 8

Timer

Sleep 57

Wake-up 57 Time display 32 Time of Day 57 Tint 46 Translucency 58 Troubleshooting 60 TruScan 3 Turn on TV 21 TV, CableCARD connection 18 TV, HDMI or DVI component

connection 17

TV, Satellite Receiver, VCR

connection 16

TV, VCR, DVD Player

Connection 15 TV button 25 TV problems 60 TV remote codes 29

USA

V-Chip TV ratings 35

V-Chip 34

Age-Based Ratings 35 Blocking age-based 37 Blocking Movies 38 Canada 35,39 Content Themes 35 USA 35 USA TV ratings 35

Viewing age-based rating 37 V-chip display 32 V-Chip rating screen 36 V-Chip unrated program 40 VCR

recording 28 VCR button 25 VCR remote codes 30 Vertical Position 48 Vibrant picture setting 46 VIDEO 11 Videogame picture setting 46 Video connections 9 Video Input List 34 Video Input Setup 53 Viewing

Movie ratings 38

Speciﬁ c content themes 38 Volume

Initial 54

Maximum 54 Volume down button 14 Volume up/down buttons 25 Volume up button 14

Wake-up Timer 57

Y/Video Pb Pr jacks 12

Zoom, screen format 57

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