RCA P46731, P46738, P46732, P52730, P52731 User Manual

USER'S

GUIDE

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WARNING

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rain or moisture.

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,Cautions

Operate TV only on 120 volts, 60 Hz AC power (normal house power) .- FCC Regulations state thatunauthorized 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

provide s 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.

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Table of Contents

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

Product Registration ............................................. Inside Front Cover

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

About This Manual

T¢, take full advantage of all the features and benefits of this unique TV, be sure to read this owner's manual carefully and then keep it for

furore reference.

Operating Instructions

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

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

Remote Control

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

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

• "IV Functions ...................................................................................... 10-11

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

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

• Color Convergence ................................................................................. 15

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

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

SETUP Menu- General Instructions ......................................................... 18

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

• Setting the Sleep Timer ............................................................................. 20

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

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

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

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

• Channel Memory (Erasing/Adding Channels) ....................................... 24

• Changing Antenna Input ......................................................................... 25

• Setting up VCR Channels ...................................................................... 26

• Setting up Cable Box Channel ................................................................. 27

Detailed Connections

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

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

Antenna and Cable Connections

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

• Cable-TV Connections ....................................................................... 31-32

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

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

Component Connections

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

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

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

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

• Camcorder ........... _................ _.................................................................. 39

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

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

• Programming Remote to Control Audio Equipment .............................. 42

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

Reference Section

Optional Accessories and Order Form ................................................. 44-46

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

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

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

Index (Alphabetical Subject Reference) .................................................... 52

The steps below will help you get your TV connected and working quickly.

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

2,.. Install batteries in remote control.

Detailsare onpage 8.

Four AAA Batteries for

Remote

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 fmal location. Do not push on the screen.

3. 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.

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 fire hazard.

RemoteControl

Side View

Top View

Center of Screen

5' 10'

.4 °

Power Cord

15'

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 antennaor 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.

!3. Attach power cord.

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

6. Turn on TV, adjust the volume, and select a channel.

• Press the TVbutton 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 ordown 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 feature (described below), your set automatically scans through all channels 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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Incoming Cable from Antenna or Cable-TV System

7. Converge Colors if Necessary. If you notice colored rings or halos aroundobjects 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 ormoving the TV. Details for

converging the colors are on page 15.

8. AutoProgram the TV's channel memory. To start the TV autoprogrammingitself, 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 the A UTOPROGRAM function,

and then press +. Details areon page 24.

You can also add and erase channels from memory as desired. Press MENUopROG repeatedly to select the SETUP MENU, then press + to display the setup functions.

Press MENU.PROG repeatedly to select (highlight) the CHANMEM function. Select thedesired channel number by

pressing the CHAN up or down button or by pressing the two corresponding number buttons.

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

9. Set the clock.

1.Repeatedly press the MENUopROG button to select the

SETUP MENU and then press +. Press MENUopROG repeatedly again to select the CLOCK SET display.

2. Press and hold the - button to select the correct hour (including AM or PM). Press and hold the + button to

select the correct minute. The correct time will now appear on the screen whenever you change channels or

press the TV or DISPLAY button. Note: If power is interrupted for an extended time, you will

need to reset the clock.

10. Review menus.

1.To see the video menu, repeatedly press MENUopROG 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.

2. To see the audio menu repeatedly press MENUopROG to

select the AUDIO MENU and then press + or - to adjust it. Details begin on page 16.

3. To see the setup menu, repeatedly press MENUopROG to

select SETUP MENU and then press +. Repeatedly press MENUopROG to select desired function and then press + or- to adjust it. Details begin on page 18.

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Review other features.

Later, after you feel comfortable with your TV and remote control, you can-review the detailed control

descriptions and special features covered in this manual_ You canusethe 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.

Shownhereisthefrontpanelcontrol.You canuseeitherthefrontpanelcontrolsorthe remotecontroltooperatetheTV. Whenusing theremotecontrol,pointittowardthescreen.

MENU11CH v CH A VOLv VOLA POWER

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(1_ 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.

"_'(2.)VOL (Volume) 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.

_._ 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.

(_ MENU Button

• Press repeatedly until 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

SleepTimer

Channel

(blue for ANTA and yellow for ANTB)

Channel Label

Parental Contro

(1_ Time Display

This display appears (after the clock is set) whenever you change channels or press the remote's TV or DISPLAY

button.

(2_ Sleep Timer (SLEEP)

This display appears when the SLEEP TIMER function has been activated. Details are on page 20.

( 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.

MUTE

Captioning

Commercial Skip

Channel Label

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

Channel

This display shows the TV's channel number whenever you change channels or press the remote's TV or DISPLAY

button

When the channel numbers areblue, you are watching the

signals from the ANTA 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.

(4_ 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.

15_ Commercial Skip

This display is a count-down timer that appears whenever the commercial skip function is activated. Details are on page 10.

(6_ Captioning

This display appears if CAPTIONS 1 is turned on and the TV program uses closed captioning. Details are on page 19.

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 will 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 INPUT jacks on the back of the TV.

• When you select channel 91, the words INPUT1 appear to let you know you are now watching whatever signal is coming in through the TV's INPUT 1 jacks.

• when you select channel 92, the words INPUT2 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. Turnthe 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 upside- down. 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. Try 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 ofequipment.*

Step 2

Then press POWER button to turn on that

component.

Note: The TV and some other components will automatically aLrn 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, f'n-st press its component button (VCR1, 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 particularmodels to discover exactly which buttons will control it.

* The TVbutton automatically controls your TV- no additional

programming is required. Details for programming the VCR1 and VCR2.LD buttons to control other brands of VCRs are on page

38. Details forprogramming 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

• Tams on TV aridputs remote in 'ff'V Mode" so that the other remote

buttons will control the TV.

• Displays time (if clock has been se0 and channel number on the "IV screen.

VCR2"LD AUDIO

_, VCRI SATeCABLE[_.

REW PLAY FF

REC STOP PAUSE

DISPLAY CHAN SKIP

MUTE PREVCH

CHA1"_

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 VCR2oLD) is pressed, the remote will go into the "VCR Mode" and will control a compatible VCR. Toget 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.

POWER 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.

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(e)SRS

VOL Buttons

• Press VOL up to increase volume.

• Press VOL down to decrease volume.

DISPL,,IY Button

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

screen.

• Quickly removes menus and displays from the screen.

SKIP (Commercial Skip) Button

• Use this button when you want to scan other channels during a

program break.

• When abreak occurs, press SKIP once before changing channels.

The TV will count down 30 seconds on the screen and then automatically switch channels 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. will stay tuned to the present channel.

MUTE Button

• Press MUTE to quickly reduce sound to minimum level without

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

• When the sound is muted, the word MUTE will be displayed on the

screen.

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

CLEAR Button

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

RESET Button

• 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 hack 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 _hannel 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 1then 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.

INPUT Button

• Lets you quickly view signals from the INPUT jacks. Pressing this

button switches the TV from its current ehaunel directly to channel 90, then channel 91, then channel 92.

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

connected to the S-VIDEO connector. Channel 91 accesses the INPUT1 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 MOVEPIP to move the small picture to the next comer.

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

• Details are on pages 12-13.

SRS (0)* Button

• Press repeatedly to change settings ofSRS (O) function (Sound Retrieval System).

• Details are on pages 16-17.

* SRS, Sound Retrieval System, and the SRS logo (e) are registered trademarks of SRS

Labs, Inc.

ANTENNA Button

• Because your TV has two different antenna inputs on the back (labeled ANT A and ANTB) 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 ANTA and yellow for ANTB. 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 channel.

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 othersource is connected to the TV's INPUT 1 jacks, select TV channel 91 to see the signal. If you have

programmed the VCR1 (or VCR2.LD) button to automatically select channel 91 as described on page 26,

press VCR1 (or VCR2.LD).

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

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

VCR1 (or VCR2°LD) button to automatically select

channel 92 as described on page 26, press VCR1 (or

VCR2.LD).

• Select channel 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 1 input. If you have

programmed the VCR1 (or VCR2.LD) button to automatically select channel-90 as described on page 26,

press VCR1 (or VCR2.LD).

ChangingChannels(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 PtP button. To put

remote in '_FV mode", press the rv button.

To get a picture from the other source (VCR, camcorder,

etc.), f'wstturn 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.

PicturefromTV

PicturefromVCR

Picturefrom"IV

To change channels on the picture coming from the VCR, press the VCR1 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 CHAN buttons on the front of the VCR.

Picturefrom VCR

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.

Wheneveryouhavethepicture-in-picture

(PIP)featureactivatedasdescribedonthe

previouspage,youcanmove,freeze,or

switchthebigandlittlepicturesasdesired.

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Press and release MOVE PIP to move the small picture to the next comer.

Press SWAP to switch the small picture with the main picture.

Press FREEZE to freeze the small picture. Press FREEZE again to return to an action

picture.

Pressing the PIP button will cancel PIP and remove the little picture from the screen.

1.RepeatedlypressMENUopROG to select VIDEO MENU

and then press + or- to display the video menu. The COLOR function adjusts the amount of color in the picture.

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

The TINT function adjusts the color of flesh tones. Press + to add more red tint, or press - to add more green tint.

The CONTRAST 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

2. Repeatedly

press

MENU,PROG

to select

function, then press +-or - to

adjust it.

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

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 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 picture tubes (red, green, blue) for

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

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 co.ntroI. The last

function you adjusted will reappear on the TV screen.

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 picture pleases you.

3. Adjust brightuess until the black parts of the picture 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 _ignal coming from whatever component is attached to the

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

memory for these input channels. When the TV is tuned 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 tune 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 wanr to converge (align) the colors.

To simplify convergence, an on- screen menu is provided that allows 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

--(with remote only)

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.

3. Then press the + button to display the

pattern.

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4. When properly converged, all three colors in the pattern (red, bide, and

green) should align to form white lines. If you see any red or blue lines

in the pattern, you can move them to alignwith the green 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 .,_ ill _

arrows

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blue lines TVTOEXIT

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down when

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or down. 1" 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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Note: You can also press the - button to rettma toa previous screen. Pressing - displays 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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