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Page 1: ...Model Number Part No ES J100255 Changing Entertainment Again www rca com ...

Page 2: ...t installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio Communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer...

Page 3: ...ied service personnel only To reduce the risk of electric shock do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so Refer to service manual for servicing instructions Important safety instructions 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water...

Page 4: ...system is grounded to provide some protection against FIGURE A voltage surges and built up static charges EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PEF Section 810 of the National Electrical Code NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANSI NFPA NO 70 provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding condu...

Page 5: ... 27 SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this TV ask the service technician to perform routine safety checks to determine that the TV is in proper operating condition 28 The apparatus should not be exposed to any dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as a vase should be placed on the apparatus 29 WARNING Plug the power cord into a power outlet where acc...

Page 6: ...ts into top wall mount holes 4 Attach the wall anchors on the wall strong enough to support the weight of the TV Attach to the Wall Stud 5 Make sure to connect anchor bolts to wall anchors Anchor bolt M6 x 10mm 42 and 47 or M6x 16mm 55 6 Check that all connections are properly secured Periodically check for any sign of fatigue or failure If you have any doubt about the security of your connections...

Page 7: ...ll mount 8 TV Front 10 TV Rear 11 Connect to other devices 12 5 Using the Remote Control 15 Installing the remote control batteries 15 Learning about the Remote Control Panel 16 Quick starts 17 6 Changing the TV Settings 19 Using the TV Menu 19 Using the Video Menu 20 Using the Audio Menu 22 Using the Setup menu 23 Using the Parental menu 26 7 Appendix 29 Trouble shooting 29 Specifications 30 ...

Page 8: ...our wall mount on a solid wall perpendicular to the floor When attaching to other building materials please contact your nearest dealer If installed on a ceiling or slanted wall it may fall and result in severe personal injury Dimensions for wall mount kits and wall mount screws pattern please refer specifications table Do not use screws longer than the standard dimension as they may cause damage ...

Page 9: ...1 Cover the surface of the table with soft cloth to avoid damage to LCD panel 2 Lay the TV on a plane table which could bear a weight enough 3 Remove the 4 bolts fixing the stand and remove the stand from TV Before reading the installing instruction please notice A The wall mount is not contained in the accessories sold with television We only provide the installing specifications but not the wall...

Page 10: ...s below Inadequate air 45 F 5 C Instand with stand 12 inches 4 inches 2 3 5 inches 2 Leave at least this much space ar the set Install on the wall 12 _nohes 4 inches lOcm _ 4 inches Leave at least this much space around the set Never install the TV set as follows Air circulation is blocked wall Inadequate air circulation can lead to overheating of the TV and may cause damage to your TV or cause a ...

Page 11: ...WER Indicator unit is powering on The light is off when TV is turned on 2 Remote sensor Receives signals from the remote control Do not block 3 Standby button Press to turn your TV on or off Standby mode 4 CH T Press to go to the previous channel 5 CH A Press to go to the next channel 6 VOLT Press to decrease the volume 7 VOLA Press to increase the volume 8 Input Press to select the signal source ...

Page 12: ...TV Rear TVRear COMP2 Y PB PR L R _ L R _ _VIDEO L R i _AUDIO OUT _ AV2 S VIDEO Note The appearance of 42LA55RS 47LA55RS and 55LA55RS are similar the picture above is for reference only 11 ...

Page 13: ...pedance The ant_qna cable should not be bound together with the power cord When us4ng the cable TV please insert the plug of the coaxial cable 75 _ directly into the antenna outlet ANTENNA SOCKET ___ Plug not supplied COAXIAL CABLE 75Q _ __ _ ANT i_ TWIN LEAD FEEDER 3000 Adaptor not supp the screw The signal comes from An outdoor antenna An indoor antenna CATV net 2 Insert the feeder in 3 Tighten ...

Page 14: ...tors on your component devices DVD DVR digital video recorder Blu Ray are sometimes labeled Y B Y and R Y or Y CB and CR Colors for inputs and cables must correspond on both devices cd _ _i Audio m _ F o Audio L LJUL i q s _ i _ _ Red PR CR o o DVD With Component jacks 4 Connect to devices with HDMI interface HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI transmits an all digital signal and is the...

Page 15: ... stereo audio cable to PC AUDIO on the side of your set and the other end to Audio Out of the sound card on your computer Note For some sets PC AUDIO share with component z O c3 Computer 6 Connect to headphone Connect the headphone jack of the TV set The volume of the headphone is automatically adjusted with the main volume of the TV set o r_ i i Headphone 14 ...

Page 16: ...s with new ones 3 Remove depleted batteries immediately to prevent battery acid from leaking into the battery compartment 4 If you do not intend to use the remote control for a long time remove the batteries 5 The effective range of remote control is suggested below Remote control range 1 The remote control distance 8 meters 26 2 feet in front of the TV set 2 The remote control angle taking the te...

Page 17: ...rm the operation return to the previous menu A T 4 1_ Up Down Left Right operation 16 MTS SAP Choose stereo mono or Separate Audio Program SAP broadcast 17 ASPECT Select screen mode 18 CCD Closed caption decoder function 19 GUIDE ATSC tuners feature the Electronic Program Guide EPG function 20 Sleep Set the sleep timer 21 TIME Display the current timer 22 Electronic Program Guide EPG function Afte...

Page 18: ...ton to select TV AV Component VGA and HDMI inputs There are two ways to select the source One is to press the INPUT button continuously while the other is to use the ARROW and ENTER buttons to confirm the source Select channels Please use CHA CHV button on the remote panel to select channels CHA indicates channel number up CHV indicates channel number down Press CHA ChV button on the side panel of...

Page 19: ... CCD button to change the CCD mode Using this button will set the Closed Caption mode when viewing a DTV or TV channel Note Set the default Closed Caption setting for all channels in the Menu For ATV the options are CCl CC2 CC3 CC4 TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3 TEXT4 or Off For DTV the options are from Service1 to Service6 or Off Use MTS SAP button Press the MTS SAP button to change the sound mode Mono Stereo...

Page 20: ...hat have signals and stores the channels information in memory DTV The scanned TV programmes in digital signals TV The scanned programmes in analog signals Channel Skip Deletes a channel stored in memory When you press CHA or CHV your TV skips the channel you deleted You can still tune to the channel using the number buttons on the remote control MTS Selects the sound mode You can select Mono Ster...

Page 21: ...rease the contrast to adjust the white areas of the picture or decrease the contrast to adjust the black areas of the picture Saturation Adjusts the intensity of the colors Sharpness You can increase the sharpness level for clearer images or decrease the sharpness level for smoother images Color temperature Changes the color temperature You can select the color temperature from three options Cool ...

Page 22: ...ur which is difficult to be perceived by human eyes Even playing rolling subtitles the font edge is also clear Effect Removes drag from fast scenes with a lot of movement to provide a clearer picture If you enable MFC Motion Flow Compensation noise may appear on the screen If this occurs set Effect to off Custom The TV can be set to automatically sense and process film signals from all sources and...

Page 23: ... can select PCM Dolby Digital or Off PCM PCM is an encoding mainly used for anolog signal Dolby mainly used for digital signal Dolby when the data stream carries Dolby signal digital SPDIF outputs Dolby data stream When the data stream carries no Dolby signal it transports PCM data stream Auto when the data stream carries Dolby signal digital SPDIF outputs Dolby data stream When the data stream ca...

Page 24: ... Use the arrow button to choose the screen aspect ration from Wide Normal Zoom Cinema Dot to Dot or Auto _ _ Normal The original 4 3 aspect ratio 1 33 1 signal is preserved so black bars are added to the left and right of the image Standard TV broadcasts are displayed with a 4 3 aspect ratio Wide When watching a standard broadcast or full frame movie in this mode the display image is stretched pro...

Page 25: ...ent 1080i 1080p DTV 1080i VGA AV 480i 576i or S Video 480i 576i signals are inputs DPMS This is a good function for a computer monitor When DPMS is on the computer will control the screen on or off For example if the computer is in sleep mode the screen will be switched off If the computer is activated the screen also is activated Time Setup You can set up the exact time by yourself You can also s...

Page 26: ... CC2 CC3 Cc4 TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT TEXT4 Digital Closed Caption Service1 Service2 Service Service4 Service Service Digital Caption Style There are two Caption Styles One is the automatic function set as the broadcaster while the other is the custom style where you can adjust the font size color opacity background color etc accordingly Reset Default Every TV has its original setting before leaving the f...

Page 27: ...ou want to change it first enter the new password then enter the same password again Channel Block This function will let you block any channel you want Input Block You can block the input source with this function For example if you want to block AV input just highlight AV and press ENTER The AV input will not be seen in the screen Clean All This function will let you clean all the channels store...

Page 28: ...ental Guidance suggested TV 14 Parents Strongly cautioned TV MA Mature Audience only Contents Defined as FV Fantasy Violence D Suggestive dialogue L Strong language S Sexual situations V Violence Rating Defined as G General audience PG Parental Guidance suggested PG 13 Parents strongly cautioned R Restricted NC 17 No one 17 and under admitted X Adult audience only 2 ...

Page 29: ...ge of 16 18 ans Programming restricted to adults About Canada English Rating Description C Children C8 Children eight years and older G General Programming suitable for all audiences PG Parents Guidance 14 Viewers 14 years and older 18 Adult programming NOTE As you block rating all rating higher than the ones you select are blocked as weft For example if you choose to block the t4PAA rating R the ...

Page 30: ...emote control The station may have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Check the speakers cable connections The station may have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Check the speakers cable connections Check the antenna connections The station may have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Adjust the picture from the menu The channel may be skipped Choose this channel by directl...

Page 31: ...b Pr mode PC VGA mode HDMt mode Environmental Conditions Supplied accessories American TV standard NTSC ATSC system BTSC system VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV 1 125 Digital Terrestrial Broadcast 8VSB 2 69 Digital Cable 64 256 QAM 1 135 10W 10W 480t 60Hz 480P 60Hz 720P 60Hz 1080t 60Hz 640X480 60Hz 800X600 60Hz 1024X768 60Hz 480t 60Hz 480P 60Hz 720P 60Hz 1080t 60Hz 1080P 60Hz 640X480 60Hz 800X600 60Hz 1024...

Page 32: ...e environment and human health Presence of this label on the product means it should not be disposed of as unsorted waste and must be collected separately As a consumer you are responsible for ensuring that this product is disposed of properly To find out how to properly dispose of this product please go to www proscanus com and click on Sustainability This TV incorporates High Definition Multimed...

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