RCA PS35160 Owner’s Manual

USER MANUAL

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WARNING

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TV OPERATION

1. PressTV to turn on the TV.

2. Press the CHAN buttons to change channels, or enter channels directly with the number buttons.

3. Pressthe VOL buttons to change the volume.

GETTING AROUND IN THE MENUS

1. Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu.

2. Use the MOVE arrows to navigate around the menus, highlight menu items, and make adjustments.

3. Press MENU to select your choice and save your changes.

PIP (PICTURE-IN-PICTURE) OPERATION

1. Press PIP to bring up the PIPwindow.

2. Press MOVE PIP to move the PIP window to different corners of the screen.

3. PressCH CTRL to be able to change channels in the PIP window. PressCH CTRL again to change channels in the main picture.

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4. Press SWAP to swap the picture in the PIPwindow with the main picture.

5. PressPIP,then CH CTRL, then SCAN to usethe PIPwindow to auto surf through the channels in the channel list.

CH CTRL SCAN

PROSCAN

First Things First .................................................. 3

Using the Menu System ...................................... 7

The Menu Rule: Point and Select ........................................................ 8

Menus and Control Panels .................................................................. 9

Interactive Setup ............................................... 15

Entering Setup .................................................................................. 16

Auto Channel Search ........................................................................ 16

Set the Time ..................................................................................... 17

Label the Channels ........................................................................... 18

Set the VCR1 Channel ...................................................................... 19

Set the VCR2 QLD Channel ............................................................... 20

Set the DSSQCABLEChannel ............................................................ 21

Programming the Remote ................................. 23

Programming the remote to Control a VCR ....................................... 24

Programming the Remote to Control a Laserdisc Player .................... 26

Programmmg the Remote to Control an Audio Device ...................... 26

Programming the Remote to Control a DSS Receiver ........................ 27

Programming the Remote to control aSatellite or Cable Box ............ 27

Programming the Simple Remote ...................................................... 28

Using the remote to control a device ................................................ 30

Tour of the TV ................................................... 31

Remote Buttons ................................................................................ 32

Simple Remote Buttons .................................................................... 34

Channel Marker ............................................................................... 35

Back Panel ....................................................................................... 36

Front Panel ....................................................................................... 38

Quick Reference Guide .................................... 39

Audio Menu ..................................................................................... 40

Picture Quality Menu ....................................................................... 41

Screen Menu .................................................................................... 42

Time Menu ....................................................................................... 43

Channel Menu ................................................................................. 44

Setup ................................................................................................ 48

Advanced Features ............................................ 49

PIP(Picture-in-Picture) Operation ..................................................... 50

Closed Captioning ............................................................................ 52

On-screen Program Details .............................................................. 54

Choosing an Audio Processor ........................................................... 55

Appendix A: Connections ................................. 57

Things to Know Before Connecting Components .............................. 57

Connection A: TV and mono VCR .................................................... 58

Connection Connection Connection Connection Connection

Connection Connection

Connection

B: TV and stereo VCR .................................................... 59

C: TV, VCR and Laserdisc Player .................................... 60

D: TV and (2) VCRs ....................................................... 61

E:TV and Laserdisc Player ............................................. 63

F: TV and DSS Receiver ................................................. 64

G: TV, VCR, and DSS Receiver ...................................... 65

H: TV, VCR, DSS Receiver, and Laserdisc Player ............ 66

I: TV, (2) VCRs, and DSS Receiver .................................. 68

Appendix B: Other Connections ....................... 70

Connecting External Speakers ........................................................... 70

Connecting Surround Sound Speakers .............................................. 70

Connecting Speakers to the TV ......................................................... 70

Connecting a Subwoofer .................................................................. 70

Connecting Audio Components ........................................................ 71

Connecting a Stereo Amplifier .......................................................... 71

Connecting a Tape Deck .................................................................. 71

Connecting a Camcorder for Playback .............................................. 72

Connecting a Camcorder to Record from TV .................................... 73

Appendix C: Troubleshooting ............................ 74

Appendix D: Limited Warranty ......................... 76

Appendix E: Care and Cleaning ......................... 77

Index ................................................................ 78

Accessories .............................. Inside Back Cover

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FIRST THINGS FIRST

STEP 1

Unpack the TV and accessories. The accessories packed with TV include the Universal Remote, the Simple Remote, four AAA batteries,

an antenna adapter, and an AV jack for plugging your camcorder into the front of the TV. Make sure to locate the Connections Foldout.

Important Information: Optional Stand A matching stand has been designed to be used with this television.

The recommended stand, model RB3510, is provided with hardware to secure the TV to the stand so that it cannot be pulled off easily or tipped over. This stand is available from your local PROSCAN dealer, and is not available by mail order. To locate your nearest dealer, call

this toll-free number: 1-800-PROSCAN.

Caution If you choose not to use the recommended stand for your

television, take precautions that the stand or other furniture on

which the IV is placed is properly located and of adequate strength

to prevent the TV from being tipped over accidently or pulled off

the stand. Tipping over the IV or pulling it off the stand could cause both personal injury and damage to the set.

STEP 2: CONNECTING YOUR TV

If you're only going to connect the TV to your home antenna or cable box, use the "TV Only" connection shown below. If you're going to

connect the TV to a VCR, laser disc player or other component, we recommend you use the Connections Foldout. The Connections

Foldout details ten diagrams that are recommended for hooking up the TV to a cable box or antenna, one or two VCRs, a laserdisc player, and a DSS receiver.

TV ONLY

This is a basic connection from an antenna or cable box to your TV. Connect the cable as shown. If you have a VCR or other components to connect to the TV, skip to the top of the next page.

TV WITH OTHER COMPONENTS

Use the Connections Foldout to connect your TV to a VCR, laserdisc player, and/or DSSTM receiver. After connecting your TV and other

components, proceed to the next step. See Appendix A, p. 57, for detailed information about using each of these connections.

If your components don't match those shown on the foldout, or if you prefer a different connection, see your dealer or specific component

user manuals.

STEP 3

Plug in the TV. Plug the end into the wall outlet, matching the wide blade of the plug

with the wide slot in the outlet. Be sure to insert the plug completely.

STEP 4

Put batteries in the remote.

• Slide the battery compartment cover off back of the remote.

• Insert the four AAA batteries as shown, matching the + and - ends of each battery in the compartment.

• Replace the cover.

STEP 5

Turn on the TV.

• PressTV on the remote, or press POWER on the TV itself.

STEP 6

Read the next section, Using the Menu System, which is a brief overview

of the basic rules for getting around in the menus.

STEP 7

Proceed to section three, Interactive Setup. The interactive setup routine

walks you through the steps needed to fully configure the TV. The first

step is the auto channel search, which puts available cable TV or antenna

signals into the TV's memory. You must complete the auto channel search. After this first step, you can skip any of the remaining stepsand

return to them later.

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USING THE MENU SYSTEM

THE MENU RULE: POINT AND SELECT

You only need to know one rule to use the on-screen menus and control panels: point and select.

WHAT IS POINT AND SELECT?

The point and select method has two steps.

1. Point to a menu item using the MOVE arrows on the remote.

To point up or down, pressthe up or down arrows. To point left or

right, press the left or right arrows.

2. Select a menu item by pressing MENU. Selecting an item tells the TV's menu system to go ahead and

make the change or go to a place you have indicated.

For example, to select the Channel menu from the Main Menu:

1. PressMENU to bring up the Main Menu.

2. Point to Channel by pressing the down arrow until the word Channel is highlighted in green.

Press CLEAR at any time to remove all displays from the screen

and return to TV viewing.

3. PressMENU to s-=-=electChannel. The Channel menu comes up.

4. Point to Exit anc_: press MENU to return to the Main Menu.

5. Point to Exit anc_ press MENU to leave the menu system and return to TV vie_. wing.

If you ever warrr-:_to leave the menu system, press CLEAR.

Once you know ho_,,,,' to point and select your way through the menus, you can apply this r:-ule in the control panels, which do the real work

in the menu system.

Whenever you're in a menu, you can exit by pressing 0 until you're out of the system.

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MENUS AND CONTROL PANELS

There are two parts to the menu system: menus and control panels. But before you can use a control panel, you first have to move through at

least one menu--the Main Menu.

MENUS

The first menu is called the Main Menu. To bring up the Main Menu:

1. PressMENU on the remote or front panel:

Menus take you to another menu or a control panel. There are two

ways to make a choice in a menu:

• Point and select with the MOVE arrows and MENU.

• Press a number button on the remote. For example, in the Main

Menu press 3 to go straight to the Screen menu.

To exit a menu

There are three ways to exit a menu:

• Point to Exit and press MENU.

• Press 0 on the remote.

• Press CLEAR. The on-screen displays are cleared from the screen

and you are returned to TV viewing.

CONTROL PANELS

Control Panels do the work in the menu system: it's where you choose a setting, enter a number, or adjust a level such as tint or brightness. There are three kinds of control panels: sliders, choice lists, and numeric entry.

Sliders

Sliders are used to make adjustments to a particular control. For example, to adjust the TV's tint:

1. Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu.

2. Point to Picture Quality and press MENU. The Picture Quality menu comes up.

3. Press MENU to select Picture Controls.

4. Press the down arrow to point to Tint.

5. Pressthe right or left arrow to adjust the indicator line. Notice that the picture changes asyou adjust the tint.

Now that you know how the -tint slider works, you know how all sliders work.

Choice Lists

Choice lists are used to choose a particular setting from a list of

settings. The current setting in a choice list is always highlighted in

green.

For example, to indicate whether you're currently using a home

antenna or a cable TV signals:

1. PressMENU to bring up the Main Menu.

2. Point to Channel and press MENU. The Channel menu comes up.

Point to Signal Type and press MENU. The Signal Type choice list comes up with the current setting highlighted in green. For ex- ample:

4. Point to the correct setting for your connection and press MENU. As soon as you select a choice, the TV savesyour change, and you

are returned to the previous menu.

5. Point to Exit and press MENU to return to the Main Menu.

6. Point to Exit and press MENU to return to TV viewing.

I ou can enter numbers directly byusing the number buttons. ]

Numeric Entry

A numeric entry control panel is used to enter numbers or letters.

For example, to set the current time:

1. PressMENU to bring up the Main Menu.

2. Point to Time and press MENU.

Point to Set Time and press MENU. The SetTime numeric entry control panel comes up. Notice the pointer underneath the first

dash.

4. Pressthe up arrow to enter a number in that column.

5. Pressthe right arrow to move to the next column, then press the up or down arrow to enter a number.

6. Repeat Step 5 until you have entered the hour and minute for the current time. Notice that when you reach the last column, press-

ing the up or down arrow changes whether the time reads AM or PM.

' INTERACTIVE SETUP

INTERACTIVE SETUP

ENTERING SETUP

Setup is accessed through the Main Menu:

1. PressMENU to bring up the Main Menu.

2. Point to Setup and press MENU. The first Setup screen comes up, asking you to confirm that you want to begin.

3. Press MENU to begin the Setup routine.

AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH

The first part of the setup routine asksyou if you want the TV to search

automatically for all channels available through your antenna or cable

TV system. This is sometimes called "autoprogramming."

Press MENU to tell the TV to begin searching for channels. The display gives you a progress report and tells you when it has

finished.

2. PressMENU to continue.

SET THE TIM_

The second step lets v,_ - _uset the time of day.

1. PressMENU to b_g up the SetTime control panel.

2. Use the left and .---_--_nt arrows to point to the hour and minutes spaces. Use the __--_-_and down arrows to scroll through the numbers

and change from- ----,M to PM.

3, Press MENU to c __-_-_-mtinue.

LABEL THE CHANNELS

The third step lets you make your channel list, label your channels, and choose whether each channel belongs in the parent-approved channel list. (For more, see Lists and Labels, page 44.)

1. Press MENU to bring up the Lists and Labels control panel.

2. Use the left and right arrows to point to the four different areas of the control panel (called "fields").

3. Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the numbers and

letters and select Yesor No in the Normal and Parent approved

fields.

Repeat this process for each of your channels. Then press MENU

to continue.

TwoTips from Keith, the Design Engineer:

Use the CHAN buttons to change

channels in the Chan # field.This works even if you're not in the Chan

# field. Or, enter the channel number directly using the number

buttons on the universal remote.To enter a number greater than 99,

press and hold "I" to enter the

hundreds digit, then press the two remaining numbers.

The lists and labels feature can also be accessed from the Channel menu.

Because this procedure can be time consuming, feel free to skip this step

and come back to it later.

SET THE VCR 1 CHANNEL

The fourth step lets you set the VCR1 channel. When you set the VCR1

channel, you're telling the TV what channel to tune to when you press the VCR1 button on the remote.

For example, if you have a VCR connected to the Video 1 input jacks on the back of the TV, you want the TV to tune to the Video 1 input channel when you press the VCR1 button. If you don't have a VCR1 component connected to the TV, skip this step or select Not Connected from VCR1 Channel choice list. (For more, see Auto Tuning, page 45.)

1. PressMENU to bring up the VCR 1 choice list.

Point to the choice that matches the way you have your VCR connected to the TV.

If you used the Connections Foldout to hook up your TV, use the

table shown at the right to select the VCR1 channel.

3. Press MENU to continue.

SET THE VCR2,LD CHANNEL

The fifth step lets you set the VCR2.LD channel. When you set the VCR2. LD channel, you're telling the TV what channel to tune to

when you press the VCR2. LD button on the remote. For example, if you have a laserdisc player connected to the Video 2

input jacks on the back of the TV, you want the TV to tune to the Video 2 input channel when you press VCR2oI_D. If you don't have a

VCR2.LD component connected to the TV, skip this step or select Not Connectedffom VCR.LD Channel choice list. (For more, see Auto

Tuning, page 45.)

1. Press MENU to bring up the VCR2oLD choice list.

2. Point to the choice that matches the way you have your second VCR or laserdisc player connected to the TV.

If you used the Connections Foldout to hook up your TV, use the

table at right to select the VCR2 channel.

3. PressMENU to continue.

If you used

Connection A Connection B

Connection C Connection D

Connection E Connection F

Connection G Connection H Connection I

Select

Not Connected

Not Connected Video 2 Input

Ch3 Antenna A* Video I Input

Not Connected Not Connected

Video 2 Input CH3 Antenna A*

* Or Chh4 Antenna A, depending on how yourVCR's 3/4 switch is set.

SET THE DSS/CABLE CHANNEL

(Note: The DSS/Cable Channel works in combination with the

SAT-CABLE button on your remote.) The last step lets you set the DSS/CABLEchannel. When you set the

DSS/CABLE channel, you're telling the TV what channel to tune to when you press the SAT-CABLE button on the remote.

For example, if you have a cable box connected to the Antenna A on the back of the TV, and you usually tune your IV to channel 3 to see

cable stations, you want the TV to tune CH 3Antenna A when you press SAT-CABLE. If you don't have a satellite receiver or cable box connected to the TV, skip this step or select Not Connected from the DSS/CABLE Channel choice list. (For more, seeAuto Tuning, page 45.)

I. PressMENU-SELECT to bring up the DSS/CABLE choice list.

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. Point to the choice that matches the way you have your satellite

receiver or cable box connected to the -IV.

If you used the Connections Foldout to hook up your TV, use the

table below to select the DSS/CABLEchannel.

3. PressMENU.SELECT to complete the Setup routine and return to TV viewing.

WHAT NOW?

Now that you've finished the interactive setup, you can sit back, relax,

and enjoy the TV. Or...

Program the Remote

Since you've gone this far, you can take a few minutes to program the

remote to control your VCR, laserdisc player, and other component. To

find out how to program both of the remotes, go to the next section.

If you used

Select

Connection A

Connection B

Connection C Connection D

Connection E

Connection F Connection G Connection H

Connection I

With Cable Box

Select

Ch3 AntennaA* Ch3Antenna A*

Ch3Antenna A* Ch3Antenna A* Ch3Antenna A*

Video I Input Video I Input Video I Input

Video I Input

No Cable Box

Not Connected

Not Connected Not Connected

Video I Input

Video I Input Video I Input Video I Input

* Or Ch4 Antenna A, depending on how yourVCR's 3/4

switch is set.

YOU HAVE A VCR OR

OTHER COMPON E._IT... The universal remote can be programmed to

control most brands of remote controllable

TVs,VCRs, and cable boxes. Most RCA, GE, and ProScan TVs and VCRs are already

programmed. Other manufacturers' brands need to be programmed.

The simple remote can be programmed to control most remote controllableVCRs.

NOW WATCH SOME _!

Once you've programmed the remote, you will have completed all four setup sections.

Now you can sit back and enjoy the TV. If you

want to know more about the different parts of theTV, see ehe next section, Tour of the TV.

Refer to the other sections and appendices

as needed.

4 PROGRAMMING

THE REMOTES

PROGRAMMING THE

UNIVERSAL REMOTE

The universal remote can be programmed to control most brands of

remote controllable TVs, VCRs, and cable boxes. Most RCA, GE and ProScanTVs and VCRs are already programmed. Other manufacturers'

brands need to be programmed.

Programming the Universal Remote to Control a VCR

To determine whether the universal remote needsto be programmed, turn the VCR on, point the remote at the VCR, and pressthe VCR1

button. Then pressPOWER or CHAN UP or DOWN to see if the VCR respondsto the remote commands. If not, the remote needs to

be programmed.

Follow these stepsto program your universal remote to control

your VCR:

1. Turn on the VCR to be programmed.

2. Look up your VCR brand and code number(s) on the code list on the next page.

3. Pressand hold the VCR1 button on the remote.

4. Enter the two-digit code from the code list.

5. Release VCR1 then press POWER to see if the VCR responds to the remote commands. If it doesn't, try pressing VCR1 and POWER to

see if the VCR responds.

6. Repeat tl'_se steps using the next code listed for your brand until the VCR responds to the remote commands.

This remote may not operate all mo- dels of the brands that are shown at

the right. Use the codes shown or on the sheet packed in with your remote.

To program the DVDoVCR button to

control a second VCR, follow these steps but use the DVDoVCR button

instead of the VCR I button.

For instructions on programming the simple remote, see page 28.

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