RCA M50WH72S, M50WH187, M61WH74, M61WH185, M50WH186 Quick Start Guide

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HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION

START

Choose Your Connections

Jacks

HDMI 1 INPUT

INPUT 1

COMPONENT

Y/VIDEO

GUIDE

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Make your connection decision easier by taking a few minutes to review the jacks on your new HDTV. Compare the jacks on the device you want to connect and see if the same jacks are available on your HDTV. Then refer to the chart below to determine the best connection to make.

For more information about connecting your HDTV to other devices, refer to Chapter 1 of the User’s Guide. Make sure you read the safety information provided at the beginning of the User’s Guide before you connect and operate your TV.

Devices with an HDMI or a DVI output, such as HD

Cables needed

Or if connecting to a DVI device, use these with an HDMI cable

(not included)

HDMI

Receivers, Satellite Receivers, and Cable Boxes

Audio

DVI Adapter

Devices with Y Pb Pr (component) outputs, such as

Component Video

HD Receivers, Satellite Receivers, Cable Boxes, DVD-PVRs, and DVD Players

Audio

S-VIDEO

INPUT 2

COMPOSITE

INPUT 4

COMPOSITE

VIDEO

S-Video

Audio

Devices with S-Video or Video outputs, such as DVD Players, VCRs, Satellite Receivers, and Cable Boxes

Video

Audio

Connect a Signal Source

fig.1

(step 1)

Cable

(wall outlet)

Digital

Cable Card

CableCARD™

TV back panel

CABLE INPUT

ANTENNA INPUT

and/or

Antenna

Fig.1 Connect your regular cable to the TV’s CABLE INPUT to receive analog channels. Connect an additional antenna, if desired, to the TV’s ANTENNA INPUT to receive off-air digital channels.

Note: If you have regular cable, your TV is able to receive some digital channels (using the CABLE INPUT) because it has a capability called QAM. QAM is a tuner that enables reception of unscrambled digital cable content. Check with your cable provider for information about content availability in your area. Refer to Step 3, Operate Your TV, for information on digital channels.

Fig.1 and 2 There are two parts to using a digital cable card. First, you must connect cable to the TV’s CABLE INPUT, as shown in

step 1. Then, insert a digital cable card

(provided by your cable company) into the TV’s CableCARD™ slot to receive digital cable programming, as shown in

Note: CableCARD service details, availability, restrictions, and pricing are determined by your cable company. If you experience problems with digital cable, try resetting your card. Go to Chapter 4 of the User’s Guide for more information. If problems persist, contact your cable company.

step 2.

If you’re connecting a cable box or satellite receiver, use the chart above to help determine which jacks to use for the best connection. Your cable box or satellite receiver needs to be high deﬁ nition if you want to receive high deﬁ nition programming. Check with your cable provider for more information.

TV back panel

RCA and associated marks are trademarks of THOMSON S.A. used under license to TTE Corporation.

CableCARD™ is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

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

(step 2)

Continue to Step 2, Set Up Your TV, on the back page.

Set Up Your TV

Make sure you have already connected your TV to devices and a signal source and put batteries in the remote.

Now, plug in the TV. The Power indicator on the front panel lights for a few seconds and goes off during initialization. This only happens when the TV is unplugged and plugged back in.

Once the Power indicator goes off, turn on the TV. Wait for one minute for the picture to appear as the TV warms up. You’ll hear audio during this time and the picture gets increasingly brighter. The assisted setup screen appears once the TV has warmed up. Press

OK to continue. Then press OK to begin the setup.

• Set the Menu Language. Press OK to select English and continue to the next step. To choose another language, press the down arrow button to highlight the language and then press OK.

Go Back

Continue Setup

Cancel Setup

4Assisted Setup4 Channel Setup

Main Menu

Select channels to search:

Digital channels

Analog channels

Select other search options:

Detect antenna or cable signal

Search channels already in my channel list(s)

Remove scrambled digital cable channels Check fewer boxes to make the search faster (but less complete) and vice versa. A complete search takes about 50 minutes.

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

Start Search

Press > to make changes to this screen’s settings. Press OK to go to the next step in the setup routine.

Select input to search:

Cable Input

Antenna Input

• Search Channels. A channel search must be completed in order for your TV to display channels and programming information. There are two ways to do a channel search:

• Pre-selected channel search. Press the right arrow button. A screen appears allowing you to start the search by pressing OK, which is the easiest choice.

• Customized channel search. To run a more speciﬁ c channel search, press the right arrow and then press OK. Check only the boxes that pertain to your TV. For example, if you only have a signal connected to the CABLE INPUT, highlight Antenna Input and press OK to uncheck the box. Press the down arrow to highlight Start Search and press OK to begin the setup. The menu shows the TV is running a channel search.

When the search is complete, a screen appears telling you how many channels were

found. Press OK and then CLEAR to continue and watch TV.

• Set the Quick Startup option. Enable Quick Startup to have the TV turn on faster than

if disabled. Disable Quick Startup and approximately 15 seconds are added to the TV’s turn on time, but the TV uses less energy when turned off. If a CableCARD is in use, Quick Startup is always enabled and cannot be changed. Press OK to continue. Read through the next screens that appear and continue to press OK until the screens disappear.

Operate Your TV

FORMAT

INPUT

FORMAT

VOL

FORMAT

SAT•CABLE

INPUT

REVERSE

RECORD

SAT•CABLE

INPUT

VOL

AUX

GO BACK

VCR

AUDIO

ON•OFF

MUTE

PLAY

STOP

ON•OFF

GUIDE

GO BACK

MUTE

DVD

AUX

ANT•CABLE

FORWARD

PAUSE

ANT•CABLE

INFOGUIDE

SUB

CLEAR

INFO

CLEAR

SUB CH

ANT•CABLE

Watching TV

Turning On Your TV

Press the TV button to turn on the TV and put the remote in TV mode. To turn off your TV, press the ON•OFF button.

Changing Channels

• If you’re using both the ANTENNA and CABLE inputs, press the ANT•CABLE button to switch between viewing channels on the inputs.

• If you have both analog and digital cable channels these will be put into the same channel list. As you change channels, an A appears next to the analog channel; a D appears next to the digital channel.

• Depending upon the type of signals you have connected to your HDTV, you might notice the channels change slower than you’re used to. This is perfectly normal. Digital channels sometimes take longer to tune.

Entering Channel Numbers

To tune to a channel, enter the channel number and press OK or wait a few seconds for the channel to tune. Digital channels can have both primary channels (like the analog channel number) and subchannels. To tune to a digital channel with a subchannel, such as 6-1, enter the primary channel number (6), then depending on your remote, press the

SUB CH or SUBCHANNEL button. Enter the subchannel number (1) and press OK.

Viewing Devices Connected to Your TV

To view devices connected to your TV, press the INPUT button on your remote. If you have a DVD player, for example, connected to the INPUT 2 VIDEO jack, press INPUT until

VID2 appears at the bottom of the screen. Another way to view devices connected to your TV is by using the Autotuning feature. Go to Chapter 3 of the User’s Guide for details.

Using the Universal Remote

Program the SAT•CABLE, DVD, and depending on your remote, AUX or VCR button to operate a different kind or brand of device connected to your TV. Go to Chapter 2 of the User’s Guide for details on programming the remote.

Changing the Screen Format

Your TV allows you to change the format of the picture you’re viewing by pressing the

FORMAT button on the remote. The format changes as you press the button and the

format type is displayed on-screen.

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PRESETS

ANGLE

SKIP

PLAY

FORWARD

PAUSE

STOP

SOUND

AUDIO

SUB CHANNEL

SUBCHANNEL

REVERSE

RECORD

SUBTITLE

Your remote varies depending on the model of TV you have

Thank you for your purchase. Before making a trip back to the retailer, please refer to the enclosed User’s Guide or contact us at the support number provided in your warranty so that we may assist you in operating the unit, replacing missing parts, and ensuring your satisfaction with the product.