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For Systems: HT35713BD,

HT60903BD, 253 Series,

802 Series & 852 Series

User’s Guide

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Summary of Contents for 253 Series

Page 1: ...For Systems HT35713BD HT60903BD 253 Series 802 Series 852 Series User s Guide CUSTOM HOMETHEATRE TM ...

Page 2: ...ence of purchase to your Authorized RCA Servicenter Therefore keep your sales receipts and other papers with your ownerÕs manuals Do not mail sales receipts to Thomson Consumer Electronics Record Vital Information Your installer should have recorded the model and serial number for each component in your system Keep these numbers with your ownerÕs manuals for service and identification purposes To ...

Page 3: ... Up the VCR Using the Interactive Guide ______________________________ 18 To Auto Search Channels for the VCRÕs Channel Memory______________________ 18 To Add or Remove Channels from VCRÕs Channel Memory ____________________ 19 To Set the Clock __________________________________________________________ 19 Using Your VCR To Play Back a Videotape __________________________________________________ 20...

Page 4: ...e TV Adjust the volume if necessary 2 Press TV MENU on the remote repeatedly until Setup Menu is highlighted Press on the remote once and then press TV MENU repeatedly until Autoprogram is highlighted 3 Press to begin autoprogramming The TV will first program all channels for ANT A input and then program all channels for ANT B input Do not press any buttons until the TV has finished autoprogrammin...

Page 5: ...eo receiver and TV and tune the TV to channel 91 to view the picture from the VCR Pressing VCR2 LD on the remote will turn on the Laserdisc player audio video receiver and TV and tune the TV to channel 92 to view the picture from the Laserdisc player Pressing DSS CABLE on the remote will turn on the satellite receiver audio video receiver and TV and tune the TV to channel 90 to view the picture fr...

Page 6: ...elect the correct minute s The correct time will now appear on the screen whenever you change channels or press TV on the remote To Watch a TV Program 1 Press TV on the remote to turn on the TV and audio video receiver and set the remote to operate the TV 2 Press CHANNEL up or down on the remote to scan up or down for an active channel or press two number buttons to go directly to a channel To tun...

Page 7: ... picture VCR1 VCR2 LD DSS CABLE This will allow you to operate that component while leaving the audio video receiver in the TV mode Thus the audio will always be from the big picture 6 To change channels on the picture from the TV press TV on the remote and then press CHANNEL up or down or manually enter the channel with the number buttons PIP does not appear by the channel number on the TV screen...

Page 8: ... SWAP MOVE FRZ CHANNEL VOLUME ID SRS EDIT F ADV SEARCH SLOW TRACKING MUTE PREV CH DISPLAY INPUT CLEAR SPEED REW PLAY FF STOP PAUSE REC _ M E N U P R O G POWER VCR1 CABLE TV VCR2 LD AUX 3 4 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 CHAN V O L CHAN V O L TV VCR MOVE 1 2 3 CLEAR SCAN SCAN PLAY PROGRAM CHAP TIME DISPLAY CHAP TRACK SRCH DISC SIDE AUDIO REPEAT REPEAT STOP 4 5 6 10 7 8 9 A B 0 FRAME ADVANCE PAUSE POWER SPEED ...

Page 9: ...CA Digital Satellite receiver A V receiver and TV and sets the remote to control the DSS System If a Digital Satellite system is not used this button can be used with the POWER button to turn on and operate a compatible cable box TV Turns on TV and A V Receiver and sets the remote to control the TV VCR1 Turns on VCR TV and A V Receiver and sets the remote to control the VCR VCR2 LD Turns on laserd...

Page 10: ...ect a cable channel over 99 press and hold 1 until 1 appears on the screen Then press the other two numbers PIP Brings up the small picture in picture window Press again to remove the PIP window POWER Press once to turn off the TV Press twice to turn off all components PREV CH DISC Switches between the last two channels selected Select one channel and then use the number buttons to select another ...

Page 11: ...and rear speakers MUTE Reduces the receiverÕs sound to its minimum level Numbers 0 through 9 Used to enter or change numbers for preset stations and to directly access preset stations POWER Press once to turn off audio video receiver Press twice to turn off all components PREV CH DISC Switches between the last two stations selected Select one station and then use the number buttons to select anoth...

Page 12: ...e VCR MENU PROGRAM Brings up the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen Exits or removes a menu from the screen Selects a menu item Numbers 0 through 9 Select a channel up to 99 by pressing two numbers or a cable channel over 99 by pressing and holding 1 until 1 appears on the screen Then press the other two numbers Also used to enter numbers when needed PAUSE Pauses action for viewing during playback Pau...

Page 13: ... CD Changer Function Buttons Press CD to turn on the CD changer and audio video receiver and set the remote to control the CD changer The POWER switch on the front of the CD changer must be left in the ON position Since the CD changer is plugged into the switched outlet on the back of the audio video receiver it will turn on and off with the audio video receiver STOP Stops the normal functions suc...

Page 14: ...eceiver and puts the remote in RCA DSS mode GUIDE RDM Displays the program guide on the screen MENU PROGRAM Activates the on screen menu MOVE arrows MOVE Lets you point to different on screen menu items when a menu is displayed on the screen Lets you move through the program guide to highlight the program you want to watch Numbers 0 through 9 Lets you directly enter the numbers when needed for men...

Page 15: ...he component button then press one of the commonly used buttons for that component to see if the component responds to the remote commands 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 using the next code listed for your brand until the component responds to the remote commands Programming Your Remote Note There may be some functions on the remote that will not operate on another brand of component Try several butto...

Page 16: ...037 043 046 Jerrold 004 005 015 023 024 025 030 036 045 046 047 062 065 Macom 037 043 Magnavox 007 008 019 021 026 028 029 032 033 040 041 NSC 009 Oak 001 016 038 Oak Sigma 016 Panasonic 003 027 039 061 Philips 007 008 019 021 026 028 029 032 033 040 041 Pioneer 018 020 044 Randtek 007 008 RCA 000 027 Regal 003 012 013 Regency 002 033 Samsung 044 Scientific Atlanta 003 022 035 063 064 Signature 04...

Page 17: ...36 037 040 066 Telecaption 090 TMK 011 027 Toshiba 018 021 023 040 071 077 085 090 Universal 008 009 Victor 051 Vidtech 019 027 Wards 000 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 013 019 025 027 028 035 043 059 066 076 082 089 Yamaha 006 014 019 027 Zenith 001 099 Admiral 006 Aiwa 015 Akai 003 017 022 023 063 066 Audio Dynamics 014 016 Bell Howell 002 Broksonic 010 Candle 007 009 013 044 045 046 052 Canon 008 ...

Page 18: ...then 3 to store the station which is tuned to memory location 3 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for up to 30 stations 4 Once stations are preset you can use CHANNEL up or down on the remote to scan through the preset channels You can also go directly to preset stations using the number buttons To Adjust Basic Sound Controls 1 Press VOLUME up or down on the remote or adjust the VOLUME control on the receive...

Page 19: ...until the surround mode you want is selected If the receiver does not toggle through the surround modes when you press the SURROUND button press the BY PASS button and then the SURROUND button 3 Press 1 to Begin setup Just follow the directions on the screen Once the surround mode has been selected the receiver will always go to that surround mode when that input is selected Use this method to set...

Page 20: ...ceiver TV and tune the TV to channel 91 Input 1 This also sets the remote to control the VCR 2 Press MENU PROGRAM on the remote to see the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen Then press 5 to display the SETUP OPTIONS menu Press 1 to display the first screen for the Interactive Guide 3 Press 1 to Begin setup Just follow the directions on the screen 1 Press VCR1 to turn on the VCR audio video receiver TV...

Page 21: ...MAIN MENU on the TV screen 3 Press 4 to display the CHANNEL SETUP menu 4 Press 2 to display the ADD REMOVE CHANNELS menu 5 Enter the channel number or use CHANNEL up or down to tune to the channel you want to add or delete Then follow the directions on the screen Press CLEAR to remove the channel from the channel list and press DISPLAY to add the channel to the channel list 1 Press VCR1 to turn on...

Page 22: ...TRACKING up or down on the VCR or VCRÕs remote the remote which came packed with the VCR to remove any streaks from the picture While a tape is playing press PAUSE to pause the action and view one frame of the picture Press PAUSE or PLAY to return to normal playback While a tape is playing press FF to visually search the tape forward or press REW to visually search the tape in reverse Press the FF...

Page 23: ...back do not work well LP SLP Super Long Play gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in SP Special effects such as pause slow motion picture search and frame advance work well in this speed 4 Press CHANNEL up or down on the remote to select the channel to be recorded The channel number appears in the VCRÕs display panel and on the TV screen If recording from a component that compone...

Page 24: ...sert a blank tape with safety tab in place 3 Select a recording speed SP LP or SLP using the SPEED button on the VCR or VCRÕs remote 4 Press CHANNEL up or down on the remote to select the channel to be recorded 5 Press REC on the remote once to activate normal recording Repeatedly press REC until the amount of express recording time is displayed on the TV screen Each press of REC increases the tim...

Page 25: ... the Timer Programming menu 4 Press 1 2 3 or 4 to select type of program 1 One time Ñ single program recorded once 2 Daily Ñ program recorded at same time every day 3 Weekdays Ñ program recorded at same time Monday through Friday 4 Weekly Ñ program recorded at same time once a week 5 Press number buttons on the remote to enter the channel number start time including AM or PM end time and start dat...

Page 26: ...program 1 One time Ñ single program recorded once 2 Daily Ñ program recorded at same time every day 3 Weekdays Ñ program recorded at same time Monday through Friday 4 Weekly Ñ program recorded at same time once a week 7 Select recording speed using the SPEED button on the VCRÕs remote or VCR 8 Optional You may extend the recording time of VCR Plus programs This option may be useful when recording ...

Page 27: ... VCR MAIN MENU on TV screen 3 Press 3 for Review Programs The black highlights the area for review 4 Follow the on screen prompts for checking or clearing the programs VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR Plus Programming 2 Timer Programming 3 Review Programs PROGRAM 1 ONE TIME Channel 08 CABLE Start Time 02 10 PM End Time 03 35 PM Start Date 11 18 94 Fri Tape Speed SLP Press DISPLAY to edit Press CLEAR to delete ...

Page 28: ... 3 Alternate Audio 4 Mailbox 5 Options 6 Help 0 Exit 1 Show the on screen programming schedule DSSª is a trademark of DIRECTV Inc a unit of GM Hughes Electronics Point and Select Menu System The receiver has interactive menus and operating guides that use the ÒPoint and SelectÓ method 1 Press DSS CABLE on the remote to turn on the satellite receiver audio video receiver TV and tune the TV to chann...

Page 29: ...hose limits Help menus See your DSS OwnerÕs Manual for more details Channel Guide 1 Press DSS CABLE on the remote to turn on the satellite receiver audio video receiver TV and tune the TV to channel 90 S Video Input This also sets the remote to control the satellite receiver 2 Press the GUIDE RDM button on the remote to display the channel guide continued 3 Point to the 3 arrow with the arrow butt...

Page 30: ...aying This may cause the disc to be scratched Do not let children put their hands into the disc player when the table is open This may cause injury 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 P L A Y 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 P L A Y 5 Inch CD CDV 3 Inch CD ...

Page 31: ...are finished playing the disc To Select a Specific Disc 1 Press CD on the remote to place the remote in the CD mode 2 Press PREV CH DISC and then the disc number on the remote or DISC NUMBER on the changer to select a specific disc To Select a Specific Track 1 Press CD on the remote to place the remote in the CD mode 2 During playback press the REW button to return to the beginning of the track th...

Page 32: ...ess TEST again to return to normal audio Each of your speakers were designed to deliver unique audio characteristics to your Custom Home Theatre system When combined they reproduce a clear crisp sound for such diverse audio sources as movie soundtracks and compact discs In addition to the variety of speakers there are other audio options provided with the system such as Seven Surround Modes Ñ Thea...

Page 33: ...tteries and reinstall correctly CD changer will not turn on with remote Make sure POWER switch on the front of CD changer is on Make sure CD changerÕs power cord is plugged into the back of the audio video receiver Make sure audio video receiver is turned on CD changer is always turned on with audio video receiver This is how the system operates since the CD changer is plugged into the back of the...

Page 34: ...c player The system is not configured to record from the laserdisc player onto the VCR To record from the laserdisc player you must remove the two wire cable from the TV that comes from the laserdisc player This then gets connected to R L inputs on the back of the VCR An additional video cable will then need to be connected from the Video Out 2 of the laserdisc player to the Video Input of the VCR...

Page 35: ... Program 21 One Program While Watching Another 21 Speeds 21 While YouÕre Away 23 Express XPR 22 Timer 23 VCR Plus 24 Remote Control Buttons 7 12 Remote Control Codes 14 15 Remote Control Using 6 Safety Precautions i Set the Clock TV 4 Set the Clock VCR 19 Set Up Channels for VCR Laserdisc Player and Satellite Receiver 3 Speaker System 17 Surround Modes 17 System Remote Control 6 Turning On and Off...

Page 36: ...CUSTOM HOMETHEATRE TM 1995 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Printed in USA Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s TOCOM 15099470 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 ...

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