RCA RBA29550, RCA37683, RCA29520, RCA33683 User Manual

USER’S
GUIDE

COLOR TV

It is important to read this manual before
operating this unit for the first time.

TOCOM 15128920

RBA29550, RCA29520,

RCA33683, RCA37683

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Important Information

WARNING

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

Cautions

WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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

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

This symbol indicates
important instructions
accompanying the
product.

For Models RBA29550, RCA29520, RCA33683, and RCA37683: Operate TV
on 90-260 volts, 60 HzAC power (normal house power).

FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this
equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it.

Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock, fully insert plug into socket.

Operate TV only on 100-240 volts (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz AC power.

Note To Cable TV Installer
(For the United States only)

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

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot,
fully insert. Do not defeat the safety feature of the plug. The wide
blade fits into the wall socket only one way. If you need and exten­sion cord, make sure it matches the plug of the TV.

Caution: If fixed (non-moving) images are left on the screen for long

periods, they maybe permanently imprinted on the screen. Such images
include network logos, phone numbers, and video games. Extended viewing
of channels displaying these images should be avoided.

Table of Contents

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Important Information Warning, Product Registration ____________________________________ i

Quick Guide to Your TV Startup ____________________________________________________________________ 2-3

Hook up your TV, Plug in the TV, Put Batteries in the Remote,
Turn on the TV, Place Channels in Memory, Set the Time

Basic Tour of the Remote ____________________________________________ 4

Power, Volume, Channel, Components buttons

Menu Basics ______________________________________________________________ 5

Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus

Using Your Remote With Remote Buttons ______________________________________________ 6-7

With VCRs

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Programming, setting the VCR 1 Channel, Basic Operation

With Satellite Receiver ______________________________________________ 11
With a Cable Box

__________________________________________________ 12-13

With Laserdisc Player

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With Audio Equipment

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Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture _________________________________________________________ 16

Picture Settings

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Color, Tint, Brightness, Sharpness, Autocolor, Picture Reset

Sound Settings _________________________________________________________ 18

Stereo, Tone

Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory/Autoprogram ____________ 19

Setting the Sleep Timer

_____________________________________________ 20

Setting the Alarm Clock

___________________________________________ 21

Selecting a Language

_______________________________________________ 22

Watching Closed Captioning

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Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable

_______________________ 24

References Front Panel Buttons __________________________________________________ 25

Displays on the Screen

_____________________________________________ 26

Trouble Checks

____________________________________________________ 27-28

Index

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2a. Use this adaptor

for models RBA29550,
RCA29520, RCA33683,
and RCA37683

1. Hook up your TV

Details are in the Connections
Guide.

Hook up any antennas, cables or
other equipment to your TV before
you follow the steps below.

The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching.

For more details, see the page numbers listed.

3. Put Batteries in the Remote

A. Pull off the cover of the battery

compartment.

B. Place the four AAA batteries as

shown, matching the +and –

end of each battery in the
compartment.

C. Replace the cover.

CONNECTIONS

GUIDE

Use This Book First!

ToFind
Your Hook-up
Turn To
Page 1

THIS GUIDE
SHOWS HOW
TO HOOK UP

YOUR TV

AND OTHER

COMPONENTS.

CAUTION: If you choose not to use the stand recommended for your TV, take precautions that the stand or
furniture the TV is placed on is properly located and of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from
accidentally being tipped over or pulled off. This could cause damage to the TV and or personal injury.

Press TV on the remote, or
press POWER on the TV.

4. Turn on the TV

Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

Plug the cord into the outlet,
matching the wide and the small
end of the plug with the outlet.

2. Plug in the TV

A. Plug the cord into the adapter

that was packed with your TV
as shown at the left.

B. Plug the adapter into the outlet,

matching the prongs with the
outlet.

3

A. Press MENU•PROG until the

Alarm menu is selected. This
menu is green.

A. Press MENU•PROG until the

Setup menu is selected. This
menu is white.

12:21 AM 13

Controls Alarm Adjust Setup

Alarm: Off
Alarm Channel: 07
On Time: Disabled
Off Time: Disabled

Clock: Use –/+ to set time.

13

Controls Alarm Adjust Setup

English

Français Português

Autoprogram

Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
Speakers: On

Press POWER on the remote.

A. Press MENU•PROG until the

Alarm menu is selected. This
menu is green.

B. The Clock is automatically

highlighted the first time you
set it. If it is not, press MOVE H

to highlight it.

C. Press MOVE F to set the hour.
D. Press MOVE E to set the

minutes.

A. Press MENU•PROG until the

Setup menu is selected. This
menu is white.

B. Press MOVE H to highlight

Autoprogram.

C. Press MOVE E to start placing

channels in the TV’s memory.

D. Wait until TV has cycled

through all the channels and
returns to original channel.

7. Set the Time

6. Place all available

channels in memory
(Autoprogram)

Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 20.

5. Adjust PICTURE TILT.

Picture tilt is used to correct a tilted
picture from the effect of the Earth's
magnetic field on a large picture
tube. The PICTURE TILT
STRENGTH and POLARITY
switches on the back of the TV
compensate for this effect. If the
picture appears tilted, follow these
steps to improve it.

You may need to reset the switches
if the TV is moved or repositioned
in the room.

OFF

PICTURE TILT

STRENGTH

+ –

POLARITY

HIGH

LOW

BACK OF TV

A. Make sure STRENGTH switch

is in the OFF position.

B. Move STRENGTH switch to the

LOW position. If this does not
fully improve tilt, move
STRENGTH switch to HIGH.
This should correct tilt. If
moving STRENGTH switch
makes tilt worse, return it to
OFF and go to the next step.

C. Change the position of

POLARITY switch. If this
improves the tilt but does not
fully improve it, move the

STRENGTH switch to LOW or
HIGH. This should correct tilt.

Quick Guide to Your TV

Startup

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INPUT ANTENNA

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Quick Guide to Your TV

Basic Tour of the Remote

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Turns the TV on.
Sets the remote to control the TV.

Operates TV when remote is set to
control the TV.

Operates the TV and advanced
features.

TV Power Button

Volume and Channel Controls

Details are on page 6.

Basic information about your remote is shown below. This will give you a
general idea of how your remote works. For more details, see pages 6–15.

Controls components such as a
VCR, laserdisc player, audio
equipment, satellite receiver and a
cable box.

Changes the menus and features
on the screen.

Component Buttons

Details are on pages 8–15.

Menu Buttons

See next page for details.

Quick Guide to Your TV

Menu Basics

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Colors

Press MENU•PROG repeatedly to
see each of the four menu colors.

Each menu has a different color
background as shown at the left.

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General information about using the on-screen menu system is shown
below. Details on using the remote buttons are on pages 6-7. Many menu items

are explained in detail in Using the Advanced Features starting on page 19.

Moving through the Menus

1. Press MENU•PROG on the
remote or MENU on the front
panel to move from menu
to menu.

2. Press MOVE 4and 3on the

remote or CHANNEL up or
down on the front panel to
move up and down through
the features in the menu.

3. Press MOVE F and E on the
remote or VOLUME + or – on
the front panel to move left and
right on the menu lines.

MENU CH VOL–VOL+POWERCH

Menu Buttons

The menu buttons are used to
adjust the features in the TV’s
menus. Both the menu buttons on
the remote or the front of the TV
will move through the menus. See

“Moving through the Menus” below.

Yellow Green Light

Blue

White

13

Controls Alarm Adjust Setup

English

Français Português

Autoprogram
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
VCR 1 Channel: 00

13

Controls Alarm Adjust Setup

English

Français Português

Autoprogram
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
VCR 1 Channel: 00

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

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POWER

Turns off the TV.
Turns off compatible components.
Turns on a component after a

component button is pressed.

AUDIO, VCR1, VCR2•LD,
SAT•CABLE, TV

Sets the remote to control the
component. VCR2•LD can only be
programmed for one component:
either a VCR or a Laserdisc Player.

See Using the Remote with a VCR,
Satellite Receiver, Cable Box, Laserdisc
Player and Audio equipment on
pages 8–15.

TV

Turns on the TV.
Shows the displays on the screen.
Sets the remote to control the TV.

See Using the Remote with a VCR,
Satellite Receiver, Cable Box, Laserdisc
Player and Audio equipment on
pages 8–15.

REW (Rewind)

Rewinds a tape or laserdisc.
Searches backward while tape or

laserdisc is playing.

PLAY

Plays tape or laserdisc.

FF (Fast Forward)

Fast forwards a tape or laserdisc.
Searches forward while tape or

laserdisc is playing.

REC (Record)

Starts recording onto tape.

STOP

Stops tape or laserdisc.

PAUSE

Pauses tape or laserdisc.

DISPLAY

Shows displays on the screen.
Clears menus from the screen.

SKIP (Commercial Skip)

Allows you to scan other
channels during commercials.

Each press adds 30 seconds. TV
switches back to original channel
when time runs out. Press

CLEAR to cancel SKIP.
CHAN 2and

1

(Channel up and down)

Scans up and down through
channels in the TV’s memory.

Moves through channels
in VCR’s memory.

VOL > and <
(Volume up and down)

Raises and lowers sound.

MUTE

Switches the TV sound on or off.

PREV CH (Previous Channel)

Changes back and forth between
two channels.

Select a channel and then select
another. Press PREV CH to
switch between the two
channels.

Using Your TV and Remote

With Remote Buttons

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Number Buttons (0-9)

Selects any channel number.
Two numbers must be pressed for

each channel. Press 0 and 6 for
channel 6. For three digit
channels, press and hold 1 until 1-­appears on the screen. Then press
the other two numbers.

INPUT

Switches between the TV channels
and

Video 00.

ANTENNA

Used as TV/VCR button when
remote is set to control the VCR.

CLEAR

Clears menus and displays from
the screen.

Clears items from VCR timer
programs and VCR’s clock.

MENU•PROG (Program)

Shows menus on the screen and
moves from menu to menu.

Sets VCR clock and programs
timer on VCR.

RESET

Returns the picture adjustments to
the original settings.

MOVE F and E (left and right)
Moves left and right on a menu
line. See Menu Basics on page 5.

Changes a feature setting.

MOVE G and H (up and down)
Moves up and down menus. See

Menu Basics on page 5.

Aiwa .................................................15

Akai .........................03,17,22,23,63,66

Audio Dynamics........................14,16

Broksonic .........................................10

Candle .....................07,09,13,44,45,52

Canon ..........................................08,53

Capehart...........................................01

Citizen ................07,09,13,44,45,46,52

Colortyme........................................14

Craig............................................07,12

Curtis Mathes.............00,07,08,14,15,

.......................................44,45,53,64,67

Daewoo.............................13,45,52,76

dbx...............................................14,16

Dynatech..........................................15

Electrohome.....................................27

Emerson ............08,09,10,13,15,20,23,

.......................................27,34,41,42,47

Fisher..................02,12,18,19,43,48,58

Funai.................................................15

GE .................................00,07,08,32,37

Goldstar.............................09,14,46,60

Harman Kardon..............................14

Hitachi...............................05,15,35,36

Instant Replay .................................08

JCL ....................................................08

JCPenney................02,05,07,08,14,16,

............................................30,35,51,53

JVC...........................02,14,16,30,46,74

Kenwood.................02,14,16,30,46,47

KLH ..................................................73

Lloyd’s..............................................15

Logik.................................................31

Magnavox.........................08,29,53,56

Marantz....02,08,14,16,29,30,44,46,61

Marta ................................................09

MEI ...................................................08

Memorex...........................08,09,12,15

MGA............................................04,27

Midland............................................32

Minolta........................................05,35

Mitsubishi....................04,05,27,35,40

Montgomery Ward.........................06

MTC.............................................07,15

Multitech...........................07,15,31,32

NEC ..........02,14,16,30,44,46,59,61,64

Panasonic...............................08,53,75

Pentax.....................................05,35,44

Pentax Resear..................................46

Philco.................................08,29,35,56

Philips..........................................08,29

Pioneer ...................................05,16,33

Portland..................................44,45,52

ProScan.............................................00

Quartz...............................................02

Quasar.........................................08,53

RCA ..........00,05,07,08,28,35,37,54,69

Radio Shack.......02,06,08,09,12,15,19

.................................................27,43,53

Samsung..................07,13,22,32,42,48

Sansui ..........................................16,71

Sanyo...........................................02,12

Scott ..............................04,13,41,49,68

Sears...............02,05,09,12,18,19,35,43

Sharp.............................06,24,27,39,45

Shintom.............................17,26,31,55

Sony........................................17,26,38

Sylvania........................08,15,29,53,56

Symphonic.......................................15

Tandy ..........................................02,15

Tashiko.............................................09

Tatung..............................................30

Teac..............................................15,30

Technics............................................08

Teknika..............................08,09,15,21

Toshiba.........................05,13,19,48,49

Totevision ...................................07,09

TMK..................................................67

Unitech.............................................07

Vector Research ....................14,16,44

Victor................................................16

Video Concepts.....................14,16,44

Videosonic.......................................07

Wards............05,06,07,08,0912,13,15,

.................................................25,31,35

Yamaha.......................02,14,16,30,46

Zenith...............................11,17,26,72

Using Your TV and Remote

With VCRs: Programming the Remote

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Refer to the Connection Book or the VCR’s owners manual to hook up your VCRs.

The remote may need to be programmed for your VCR, but may not
operate all models of the brands listed below. Use the codes below or on
the sheet packed in with your remote.

2.Program the remote for

your VCRs

1.Test the remote

A.Press VCR1 or VCR2•LD to turn

the VCR on.

B. Press the VCR buttons shown at

the left. If your VCR does not
work, program VCR1 or
VCR2•LD with a VCR code
from the list below.

A. Point the remote at the VCR

and hold VCR1 or VCR2•LD.

B. Enter the code for your brand

from the code list below.

C. Release VCR1 or VCR2•LD.
D. Press POWER. If nothing

happens, try pressing VCR1
and then POWER.

E. Repeat A–D with another code

if the first one does not work or
if a second VCR is connected.

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VCR Codes