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WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this TV to rain or moisture.

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TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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Cautions

Operate TV only on 120 volts, 60 Hz AC power (normal house power) . FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment

may void the user’s authority to operate it.

Note To Cable TV Installer

This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820-40 of the National

Electrical Code (Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1) which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Mail Your Registration Card Today

• A Product Registration Card is packed with your set Please

fill out the card and return it immediately.

• Your prompt submission of this card confirms your right to the protection available under the terms and conditions of the warranty and also allows us to contact you should it ever become necessary.

• With your card on file, we can also help you in the event of loss or theft by verifying your ownership.

• If you did not receive a Product Registration Card, please

contact your dealer.

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Attach Your Sales Receipt Here and File at Home for Future Reference

• To obtain warranty parts and service, you must show your sales receipt (or evidence of purchase) to your Authorized TV Servicenter.

• Tape or staple your sales receipt to this manual so you will have it handy should service ever be needed. File it at home for future reference. Do not mail your sales receipt to us.

CAUTION:

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

ATTENTION:

Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu au fond.

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Record Vital Information Here

• No other set has the same serial number as yours. You wiU find the serial number and the model number on the back of your set.

• Make sure you record both numbers below so that you will have them in case your set is stolen or if you need a complete description for identification.

Model:. Serial: Purchase Date: Dealer Name/Address/Phone:_

Thank you for choosing RCA

Congratulations on your purchase of an RCA TV. You have selected a high-quality, precision-engineered instrument designed to give you years of enjoyment.

Table of Contents

Safety Precautions.......................................................................Inside Front Cover

Product Registration

First-Time Operation................................................................................................-2-5

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Inside Front Cover

About This Manual

Tc' take full advantage of all the features and benefits of this unique T'/, be sure to read this owner’s

manual carefully and then keep it for future reference.

Operating Instructions

Front Panel Controls..................................................................................................6

TV On-Screen Status Displays............................................................................... 7

Remote Control -

• Installing Batteries...................................................................................................8

• Basic Operation Theory..........................................................................................9

• TV Functions.................................................................................................. 10-11

Picture-in-Picture................................................................................................12-13

VIDEO Menu- General Instructions..................................................................... 14

• Color Convergence..........................................................................................-

AUDIO Menu- General Instructions.......................................................................16

• Sound Retrieval System-SRS(#)..........................................................................17

SETUP Menu- General Instructions

• Setting Closed Captioning....................................................................................19

• Setting the Sleep Timer

• Setting the Alarm.................................................................................................. 21

• Labeling Channels.................................................................................................22

• Parental Control.....................................................................................................23

• Channel Memory (Autoprogramming Charmels)..............................................24

• Channel Memory (Erasing/Adding Channels)

• Changing Anterma Input......................................................................................25

• Setting up VCR Charmels....................................................................................26

• Setting up Cable Box Channel

Detailed Connections

Tips to Read Before Connecting Components......................................................28

Monitor Panel....................................................................................................... 29

Antenna and Cable Cormections

• Home Antenna Connections.................................................................................30

^ Cable-TV Connections

• Programming Remote to Control a Cable...........................................................33

• Cable-TV Operation..............................................................................................34

Component Connections

•Standard VCR.................................................................................................. 35-36

• S-VHS (Super VHS) VCR................................................................................. 36

• Remote Buttons That Control RCA VCRs.........................................................37

• Controlling Other Brands of VCRs................................................................... 38

• Camcorder

• Computers and Other Equipment.........................................................................40

• Audio Amplifier....................................................................................................41

• Programming Remote to Control Audio Equipment

• Speaker Connections........................................................................................... 43

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Reference Section

Optional Accessories and Order Form

Cleaning and Care...................................................................................................-47

Trouble Checks...................................................................................................48-50

Limited Warranty.....................................................................................................51

Index (Alphabetical Subject Reference)

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irhe steps below will help you get your TV connected and ^voгking quickly.

1. Unpack TV and accessories.

Shown here are the accessories that came packed with your TV.

2.. Install batteries in remote control.

Details are on page 8.

Caution Always move TV from either end.The TV could tip

if pushed or pulled from the center of the front or back. Position the TV by rolling the right side close to its final location then swinging the left side back to its final location. Do not push on the screen.

. Position TV in room.

A major benefit of a Projection Color Television is its large viewing screen. To receive full benefit of the expanded screen size, placement of the TV in the viewing room is important. The illustrations suggest the “best viewing areas” relating to the TV’s screen.

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You will see the best picture if you sit directly in front of the TV about 10-18 feet from the screen. Picture brightness will decrease if you sit to the extreme left or right of the TV.

Your Projection TV is designed to provide a watchable picture when viewed within the full 160° horizontal viewing area.

During daylight hours, you may also see some reflection on the screen from exterior light sources. If so, you may wish to use drapes or screens to reduce reflection or consider a different placement of the TV.

CAUTION: Inadequate or poor ventilation may cause overheating, damage, or the risk of Are hazard.

This projection TV is equipped with ventilation openings in the cabinet back and bottom to allow heat generated during operation to be released. Inadequate air flow to these openings may result in failures due to overheating, damage to your TV, and the risk of fire hazard.

When locating and installing your projection television receiver, read and carefully follow the instructions contained in the “Installation” section in the enclosed safety pamphlet.

4. Connect antenna or cable-TV system.

Most antenna or cable-TV systems can be connected as show here.

• Details for connecting a home antenna to your TV are on page 30.

• Details for connecting a cable-TV system to your TV are on pages 31.

• Details for connecting a VCR to your TV are on pages 35-36.

5. Attach power cord.

First attach the flat end of the power cord completely into the connector on thé back of your TV, and then plug the other end into a wall outlet.

6. I\im on TV, adjust the volume, and select a channel.

• Press the TV button on the remote to turn on the TV. When using the remote, remember to point it at the front of the TV.

• Press the VOL up or down button to adjust the volume to a

desired level.

• Press the CHAN up or down button to select a channel in

memory. You can also press two number buttons to select a channel. To select a 3-digit cable channel (up to channel

128), press and hold number button 1 until 1- appears on the screen. Then press the other two numbers. Channels 2-13 were programmed into the channel memory for you at the

factory, so pressing CHAN up or down stops at these

channels only. When you start the AutoProgramming feamre (described below), your set automatically scans through all chaimels and place only the active channels for your area into its channel memory.

• Details about using the remote are on page 8-11.

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7. Converge Colors if Necessary.

If you notice colored rings or halos around objects in the picture, you may need to converge the colors. Over a period of time, the picture tubes can drift out of alignment due to normal bumps and vibrations or moving the TV. Details for converging the colors are on page 15.

8. AutoProgram the TV’s channel memory.

To start the TV autoprogramming itself, press the

MENU’PROG button repeatedly to select SETUP MENU and

then press + to display the setup functions. Repeatedly press

MENU’PROG again to select ihc AUTOPROGRAM function,

and then press +. Details are on page 24.

You can also add and erase channels from memory as desired.

Press MENU*PROG repeatedly to select the SETUP MENU,

then press + to display the setup functions.

Press MENU'PROG repeatedly to select (highlight) the

CHAN MEM function. Select the desired channel number by

pressing the CHAN up or down button or by pressing the two

corresponding number buttons.

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Then press + to add a channel, or press - to erase a channel. Details are on page 24.

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9. Set the clock.

1. Repeatedly press the MENU*PROG button to select the

SETUP MENU and then press +. Press MENU'PROG

repeatedly again to select the CLOCK S£T display.

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press the TV or DISPLAY button.

Note: If power is interrupted for an extended time, you will need to reset the clock.

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1. To see the video menu, repeatedly press MENU'PROG button to select VIDEO MENU and then press +. Repeatedly press MENU'PROG to select desired

function and then press + or - to adjust it. Details are on page 14.

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Review other features.

Later, aftCT you feel conofortable with your TV and remote control, you can review the detailed control descriptions and special features covered in this manual.

You can use the rest of this manual as a reference guide to review detailed information about each operating control and function. The alphabetical index in the back will help you quickly locate desired information.

Shown here is the front panel control. You can use either the front panel controls or the remote control to operate the TV. When using the remote control, point it toward the screen.

(5 POWER Button

• Press once to turn on TV.

• Press again to turn off TV.

• On some models, an indicator on the POWER button will

light whenever the TV is turned on.

VOL (Voliune) Buttons

• Press VOL up to increase volume, or press VOL down to

decrease volume.

• The volume display will automatically appear on the

screen when you press the VOL buttons.

(j[) CH (Channel) Buttons ,

• Press CH up to see the next higher channel in memory.

• Press CH down to see the next lower channel in memory.

• You can add or erase channels in memory as desired.

Details are on page 24. ,

©meat; Button

• Press repeatedly imtil the menu you want to display is

selected, then press + or —. Next press MENU repeatedly to

select the function you want to adjust and then press + or to adjust the setting.

• Details about using each function begin on page 14.

© - and + Buttons .

Use these buttons after you have pressed the MENU button

to enter or adjust functions.

(^ Time Display

This display appears (after the clock is set) whenever you

change channels or press the remote’s TV or DISPLAY

button.

Sleep Timer (SLEEP)

This display appears when the SLEEP TIMER function has

been activated. Details are on page 20.

Channel Label

This display appears when you label a channel. Details are on page 22.

8) Channel

This display shows the TV's channel number whenever you

change channels or press the remote’s TV or DISPLAY

button

(3) PARENTAL CONTROL

This display appears to let you know the channel you have tuned is locked-out and not viewable because the

PARENTAL CONTROL function is activated. Details

are on page 23.

(J) MUTE

This display appears when the TV’s sound is muted. It is

not displayed when closed captioning is turned on. Details are on page 11.

1^ Commercial Skip

This display is a count-down timer that appears whenever the commercial skip function is activated. Details are on

page 10.

Captioning

This display appears if CAPTIONS I is turned on and the

TV program uses closed captioning. Details are on page 19.

When the channel numbers are blue, you are watching the

signals from the ANT A antenna input. If you change the

ANTENNA: A/B function to B, the color of the channel

numbers will change to yellow to let you know you are

watching the signals from the ANT B input. The word STEREO appears next to the channel number if

the STEREO/SAP function is set to STEREO and the channel

you’ve tuned is broadcasting stereo. An asterisk wUl appear

behind the word stereo (STEREO*) if that stereo channel is

also broadcasting SAP (Second Audio Program). Details about stereo and SAP are on page 16.

Channels 90,91, and 92 are used to see the signals coming from other devices like VCRs or camcorders that are connected to the /APi/T jacks on the back of the TV.

• When you select channel 91, the words INPUT I appear to

let you know you are now watching whatever signal is

coming in through the TV’s INPUT I jacks.

• When you select channel 92, the words INPUT 2 appear to

let you know you are now watching whatever signal is

coming in through the TV’s INPUT 2 jacks.

• When you select channel 90, the word S-VIDEO appears to

let you know you are now watching whatever signal is

coming in through the TV’s S-VIDEO connector.

Before attempting to operate your remote control, install the batteries as shown here.

The remote control produces an invisible (infrared) beam that travels in a straight line much as the beam of a flashlight. For this reason, when operating the remote control, you must point it directly at the front of the TV without objects between that can block the infrared light

beam.

Your remote control is designed to be very rugged and will withstand a considerable drop. If it receives an extreme blow, the case is designed to slightly separate at the seam

rather than fracture. If this happens,

simply squeeze the case where it separated until it snaps back together. The operation of the remote will probably not be affected.

—Installing/Replacing Batteries

1. Turn the remote control face down.

2. Press down on the ridged area of the battery cover and slide it off.

3. Install four “AAA” batteries in the

battery compartment as shown. Make sure you insert the negative

(-) end of each battery first.

4. Replace the cover and turn remote

over-face up.

Notes:

• Never place anything heavy on top of the remote control or lay it upsidedown. This may accidentally depress the buttons for a long time and discharge the batteries.

• Replace the batteries when the TV fails to respond to the remote control.

• If you programmed your remote to control other components, you may have to reprogram the code numbers when you change the batteries. Tty not to press any buttons while changing batteries.

Basic Operation Theory

Step 1

First press one of these five component buttons to tell remote which component you want to control. You can program most of these buttons to control most brands of equipment.*

Step 2

Then press POWER button to turn on that component.

Note: The TV and some other components will automatically turn on when you press the component button in step 1. . Press this button to turn the component off.

Step 3

These function buttons can now be used to control the basic functions of the component you selected in step 1. To control a different component, first press its component button (VCRl, VCR2*LD,

SAT»CABLE, AUDIO, or TV), and then

press the desired function button.

Note: Not all components have functions that can be controlled by these buttons, but you can experiment with your particular models to

discover exactly which buttons will control it.

* The 7Y button automatically controls your TV — no additional

programming is required. Details for programming the VCRl and

VCR2»LD buttons to control other brands of VCRs are on page

38. Details for programming the AUDIO button to control audio

equipment are on page 42. Details for programming the

SAT’CABLE button to control cable boxes or an RCA satellite

receiver are on page 33.

Only the buttons that are used to control the TV are described here. The rest of the

buttons are used to operate VCRs (pages 37-38), a satellite receiver or cable-TV boxes

(page 33), and audio equipment (page 42).

TV Button

• Turns on TV and puts remote in “TV Mode” so that the other remote buttons wiU control the TV.

• Displays time (if clock has been set) and channel number on the TV screen.

Important Note: Some buttons on the remote control will not control

the TV unless the remote is in the “TV Mode”. If another component

button (such as VCR2»LD) is pressed, the remote will go into the

“VCR Mode” and will control a compatible VCR. To get back into the “TV Mode”, simply press the button labeled TV. The remote will

go back into the “TV Mode” and will control the TV again.

POTVE/Î Button

• Press POWER to turn off TV.

CHAN Buttons

• Press CHAN up to select the next higher channel in channel

memory.

• Press CHAN down to select the next lower channel in channel

memory.

• You can add or erase channels in memory as desired. Details are on page 24.

VOL Buttons

• Press VOL up to increase volume.

• Press VOL down to decrease volume.

DISPLAY Button

• Displays time (if clock has been set) and channel number on the TV screen.

• Quickly removes menus and displays fix>m the screen.

SKIP (Commercial Skip) Button

• Usé this button when you want to scan other chaimels during a

program break.

• When a break occurs, press SKIP once before changing channels.

The TV will count down 30 seconds on the screen and then automatically switch chaimels back to the original channel.

• Press SKIP twice if you want the TV to count down 60 seconds.

■Each additional press will add another 30 seconds to the countdown time (up to five minutes) and then each additional press will add another 60 seconds to the countdown time (up to 60 minutes).

• To cancel, press CLEAR. The countdown clock will disappear from

the screen, and the TV wUl stay tuned to the present chaimel.

MUTE Button

• Press MUTE to quickly reduce sound to minimum level without

affecting the picture. This is especMy useful during telephone calls or other interruptions. ,

• When the sound is muted, the word ML/TE will be displayed on the screen.

• To restore sound, press MUTE again or press VOL up.

CLEAR Button

• Pressing CLEAR clears the screen of aU on-screen display messages except MUTE and PARENTAL CONTROL

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• Press RESET to return the picture adjustments to the original settings.

PREV CH (Previous Channel) Button

• Pressing the PREV CH button causes the TV to change back to the

last tuned channel. This is useful should you want to monitor two channels.

• To operate, select the first channel you wish to watch. Then select the other channel by pressing two number buttons (for example,

press 0 then 6 for channel 6). The TV will now change back and

forth between the two channels each time you press the PREV CH button.

Number Buttons (0-9)

• These buttons let you directly access any channel number-even if the channel is not in the channel memory.

• To select a channel, press two number buttons (first one, then the other). For example, press 0 then 6 for channel 6. Press 1 then 3 for channel 13.

• To select a 3-digit cable channel (like 127), press and hold number button 1 until 1— appears on the screen. Then press the other two numbers. Note: Your TV will tune up to channel 128. Check with your cable company to determine which channels are available in your area.

7A7>t/r Button

• Lets you quickly view signals fiom the INPUT jacks. Pressing this button switches the TV from its current chaimel directly to chaimel

90, then chaimel 91, then chaimel 92.

• Channel 90 lets you see the signals coming from a device that is

connected to the S-VIDEO connector. Channel 91 accesses the

INPUT I jacks and channel 92 accesses the INPUT 2 jacks.

MENU»PROG Button and -/+ Buttons

• Press MENU'PROG repeatedly until the menu you want to display is selected, then press + or -. Next press MENU*PROG repeatedly to select the function you want to adjust and then press + or - to adjust

the setting. Details about using each function begin on page 14.

Arrow Buttons

• Pressing the arrow -/+ buttons lets you adjust functions in the menu system.

Picture-in-Picture Buttons

• Press PIP to activate the picture-in-picture feature.

• Press PIP again to deactivate the picture-in-picture feature.

• Press FREEZE to freeze the small picture.

• Press MOVE PIP to move the small picture to the next comer.

• Press SWAP to switch the small picture with the large picture.

• Details arc on pages 12-13.

S/iS (•)* Button

• Press repeatedly to change settings of SRS (•) function (Sound Retrieval System).

• Details are on pages 16-17.

• SRS, Sound Retrieval System, and the SRS logo (•) are registered trademaiks of SRS L^s, Inc.

ANTENNA Button

• Because your TV has two different antenna inputs on the back

(labeled ANT A and ANT B) you can connect more than one antenna or signal source. Press the ANTENNA button to switch from one input to the other.

• The color of the channel numbers on the screen indicates which antenna input you are watching. The channel numbers are blue for

ANT A and yellow for ANT B. If the channel numbers are blue, you

are watching whatever is connected to the ANTENNA A input on the back of your TV. If the channel numbers are yellow, you are watching whatever is connected to the ANTB input on the back of the TV. Details are on page 25.

After you connect another video source (like a VCR) to your TV, you’ll be able to display two different programs on the TV at the same time.

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Starting Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

1 Connect another video source (such as a VCR or

camcorder) to INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 on your TV (as shown

on pages 35-36).

,2 Turn on the TV and select a chaimel.

3 Press the PIP button on the remote. A little picture will

appear on the screen. The little picture and the big picture

will be the same.

• If the other source is connected to the TV’s INPUT I

jacks, select TV channel 91 to see the signal. If you have

programmed the VCRl (or VCR2»LD) button to automatically select channel 91 as described on page 26, press VCRI (or VCR2‘LD).

• Select channel 92 if the other source is connected to the

TV’s INPUT 2 jacks. If you have programmed the

VCRI (or VCR2*LD) button to automatically select

chaimel 92 as described on page 26, press VCRI (or

VCR2-LD).

• Select chaimel 90 if the other source is connected to the

TV’s S-VIDEO connector. (Remember to also connect the regular video cable to the VIDEO INPUT 1 jack for

picture-in-picture viewing.). The TV automatically

minimizes any annoying differences in tint between the

small and large picture by electronically coupling the S

VIDEO input to the INPUT I input. If you have

programmed the VCRI (or VCR2*LD) button to

automatically select channel-90 as described on page 26,

press VCRI (or VCR2-LD).

Changing Channels (PIP)

To change channels on the picture from the TV, press the TV

button on the remote, and then press either the CHAN up

or down button or two number buttons.

Note: The remote must be in the “TV mode” when you press the pip button. To put remote in “TV mode”, press the TV button.

To get a picture from the other source (VCR, camcorder, etc.), first turn on the other source, and then select TV channel 90,91, or 92 (explained at top of next column). The picture from the other source will appear in the little picture.

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To change channels on the picture coming from the VCR,

press the VCRI or VCR2»LD button (if you’ve programmed one of these buttons to control the VCR as described on page

38) and then press either the CHAN up or down button or two

number buttons. You can also change the VCR’s picture by pressing the C/iAV buttons on the front of the VCR.

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Additional Features (PIP)

Whenever the picture-in-picture feature is activated, the small picture can be moved, frozen, or switched with the main

picture as desired. Details are on the next page.

Whenever you have the picture-in-picture (PIP) feature activated as described on the previous page, you can move, freeze, or switch the big and little pictures as desired.

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1. Repeatedly press MENU^PROG to select VIDEO MENU

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The COLOR function adjusts the amount of color in the picture.

Press + to increase color or press - to decrease color.

The r/ATT function adjusts the color of flesh tones. Press + to add

more red tint, or press - to add more green tint.

I The COJVTRA5T function adjusts the overall brightness and contrast

of the picture. Press + to increase contrast, or press - to decrease contrast.

The BRIGHTNESS function adjusts the brightness of the dark

portions of the picture. Press + to increase brightness, or press - to decrease brightness.

The SHARPNESS function adjusts picture sharpness. Press + to

increase sharpness, or press — to decrease sharpness.

. The PICTURE RESET function lets you quickly change all the

- S'" video functions (shown above) back to the factory settings. Press either + or - to reset the video functions.

The CONVERGENCE function allows you to precisely align the

beams of the three projection piemre tubes (red, green, blue) for

optimum picture detail. Press the + button to display the pattern and

VOL up or down to align the colors. See next page for details.

The video menu will automatically disappear from the screen if you do not press + or - within a few seconds.

Via remote control, your TV will remember’ which function you displayed last-even after the menu has disappeared from

the screen. So, if you want to adjust the same function again, simply press the + or — button on the remote control. The last function you adjusted will reappear on the TV screen.

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Keeping the TV's

Adjusting for a Color Picture that Pleases You

1. Decrease color to minimum. This will leave a black-and-white image on the screen,

2. Adjust contrast until the piemre pleases you.

3. Adjust brighmess until the black parts of the piemre appear black. You may need to wait until the picture shows something

you’re sure is black to make this adjustment. Be careful not to lose the details in darkly shaded areas.

4. Increase color until you reach a pleasing level of intensity.

5. Adjust tint until flesh tones or other color objects appear natural.

6. Adjust sharpness for a pleasing level of picture sharpness. (For weak signals, the picture may be more pleasing with sharpness

decreased.)

Custom Picture Memory for Input Channels

The channel numbers you select to see signals from components

(like a VCR) that are connected to the INPUT jacks on the back of

the TV are called input channels. Selecting channel 90 lets you see

the signal coming from whatever component is attached to the

S-VIDEO connector, channel 91 lets you see the signal from the INPUT 1 jacks, and channel 92 lets you see the signal from the INPUT 2 jacks. Your TV is equipped with a custom picture

memory for these input chaimels. AVhen the TV is mned to one of these channels (90,91, 92), you can change the picture settings for

that component’s signal as desired without changing the settings of any other channel. This is very useful because you’ll be able to adjust for the best picture from each of your components and the TV will remember those settings automatically the next time you

mne that input channel.

Your projection TV has three color projection tubes-one for red, one for green, and one for blue. When mixed together in the proper proportion, the output of these three color tubes can produce many colors. To produce

these colors, however, the beams must be precisely aligned over each other so that the colors can be mixed. The process of aligning these picture beams is called setting the “convergence”.

Over a period of time, the picture tubes can drift out of alignment due to normal bumps and vibrations or moving the TV. If you move your

TV or if, after a time, you notice

colored rings or halos around objects

in the picture, you may want to converge (align) the colors.

To simplify convergence, an on screen menu is provided that ahows you to display a test pattern of four lines on the screen. Properly converged, the lines appear white-which is actually a combination of the outputs of the three color tubes. The position of the green lines is stationary. The positions of the red and blue lines are adjustable. When properly adjusted, the red and blue lines should lie directly over the green lines to

produce single white lines.

Converging (Aligning) the Colors

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1. Turn on the TV and select a channel that is active in your area. Allow the TV to operate at least ten minutes before converging.

2. Repeatedly press the VIDEO button until the CONVERGENCE function is

selected.

i Convergence

3. Then press the + button to display the pattern.

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TV TO EXIT

4. When properly converged, all three colors in the pattern (red, blue, and green) should align to form white lines. If you see any red or blue lines in the pattern, you can move them to align with the greeii lines by pressing

the VOL up or down button.

5. Press the + button to select the arrow color and direction, then press the

VOL up or down button to move the

lines.

Press + to select arrow color and direction.

Pressing ■

VOL up or

down when these blue arrows appear,

moves the blue lines left or right

Pressing

VOL up or

down when these blue arrows appear,

moves the blue lines up or down.

Pressing

VOL up or

down when these red arrows appear, moves the red lines left or right

Pressing

VOL up or

down when these red arrows appear, moves the red lines up or down.

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USE VOL

TV TO EXIT

USE VOL

TV TO EXIT

USE VOL

TV TO EXIT

USE VOL

TV TO EXIT

Note: You can also press the - button to return to a previous screen. Pressingdisplays the arrows in reverse order than shown above.

6. When finished, press the TV button to remove the pattern from the screen.

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irhe steps below will help you get your TV connected and ^voгking quickly.

1. Unpack TV and accessories.

2.. Install batteries in remote control.

. Position TV in room.

CAUTION: Inadequate or poor ventilation may cause overheating, damage, or the risk of Are hazard.

4. Connect antenna or cable-TV system.

5. Attach power cord.

6. I\im on TV, adjust the volume, and select a channel.

7. Converge Colors if Necessary.

8. AutoProgram the TV’s channel memory.

9. Set the clock.

10. Review menus.

Review other features.

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—Installing/Replacing Batteries

Basic Operation Theory

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Starting Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

Changing Channels (PIP)

Additional Features (PIP)

Adjusting for a Color Picture that Pleases You

Custom Picture Memory for Input Channels