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Chapter 3: Additional Information

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Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only. Your unit might differ slightly.

•  Damage from misuse or neglect.

•  Batteries.

•  Customer replacement fuses.

•  Images burnt onto the screen.

•  A television that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes.

•  A television purchased or serviced outside the U.S.A.

•  Acts of God, such as but not limited to lightning damage.

Product Registration:

•  Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your TV or register on-line at www.rca.com/product registration. It will

make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary. The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage.

Limitation of Warranty:

THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT.  ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS

OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE
HEREBY DISCLAIMED.  NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON INC., ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL
CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.

REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER.  THOMSON

INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR
ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT.  THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA.  EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT
IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE.

How state law relates to this warranty:

•  This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you also may have other rights that vary from state to state.

If you purchased your product outside the United States:

•  This warranty does not apply. Contact your dealer for warranty information.

Service calls which do not involve defective materials or workmanship are not covered by this warranty. Costs of such service calls are the
sole responsibility of the purchaser.

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Summary of Contents for 9V345T

Page 1: ...Television User s Guide Changing Entertainment Again Retourner le cahier pour la version française TOCOM 16394960 16394960 Cover 5 10 04 5 23 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...ound shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card packed separately and return it immediately Returning the card allows us to contact you if needed Product Information Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of purchase Attach it here...

Page 3: ...o cables to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of your DVD player and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on the RF modulator 2 Connect the video cable yellow to the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD player to the Video Input jack on the RF modulator 3 Connect the RF modulator to the back of the TV 4 Connect the cable from your cable system or off air antenna to the ANT IN jack on the RF modu...

Page 4: ... the TV to search automatically for all the channels available through the antenna input When the TV finds an active channel it places it in the channel list Inactive channels weak stations or channels with no signal at all will be removed from the channel list You may interrupt this process by pressing the MENU button This process is also described in the Channel menu section page 9 1 2 3 1 Signa...

Page 5: ...e You can press MENU or CLEAR to make the Channel Marker disappear or it will disappear automatically after a short time Dipole Antenna Connection When connecting the antenna to your TV use the supplied antenna Follow the steps below to connect the antenna supplied with your TV only if you do not connect an outdoor antenna or a cable TV system 1 Insert the antenna base into the pocketed slot on th...

Page 6: ...ols MENU Brings up the Main menu When in the menu system it selects highlighted items Also returns you to the previous menu POWER Turns the TV on and off VOL Volume down Decreases the volume When in the menu system VOL is used to point left to items and adjust menu controls VOL Volume up Increases the volume When in the menu system VOL is used to point right to items and adjust menu controls Front...

Page 7: ...e arrow buttons to move through the on screen menu system ON OFF Turns the TV on or off CC This button has no functionality with this product CH Channel buttons Press to select the next higher or lower channel in memory You can add or erase channels in memory as desired CLEAR Press to clear the screen of all on screen displays GO BACK Pressing this button switches the TV back to the last tuned cha...

Page 8: ...nal settings Also functions to reset the time and timers SKIP Commercial Skip Starts an on screen countdown timer While the timer is on the screen you can browse through other channels Each press of the SKIP button adds 30 seconds to the timer When the timer reaches 0 00 the TV will automatically go back to the channel it was on when the timer was started SLEEP Sets the TV to automatically turn of...

Page 9: ... that adjust the TV s picture Use the arrow buttons to adjust the controls Contrast Adjusts the difference between light and dark areas of the picture Color Adjusts the richness of the color Tint Adjusts the balance between the red and green levels allowing you to get the correct flesh tones Black Level Adjusts the brightness of the picture Sharpness Adjusts the crispness of edges in the picture R...

Page 10: ...he closed caption information is not displayed when the sound is not muted CC Closed Caption Mode Lets you choose which closed caption mode is used for displaying closed caption information Use the MENU button to toggle between the choices CC1 and CC2 Not all programs are encoded with closed caption information When a program is closed captioned the letters CC are displayed under the Channel Marke...

Page 11: ... the TV finds an active channel it places it in the channel list Inactive channels weak stations or channels with no signal at all will be removed from the channel list You may interrupt this process by pressing the MENU button List Displays a control panel that lets you customize your channel scan list by adding or removing channels Use the arrow buttons to move between fields and to enter settin...

Page 12: ...s with a password When turned on the software reads a code that most broadcasters send with programs That code tells the V Chip the program s age based rating and content themes If you have blocked the rating or content themes that the program contains you will receive the message This program is blocked Change channel or press DISPLAY INFO to enter password when you tune to that program Broadcast...

Page 13: ...ion s Select Parental Controls from the V Chip Parental Controls menu Press the right arrow button to select LOCKED Enter your password if you have not already set your password you will be prompted to enter it again to confirm The word UNLOCKED will flash to remind you that the Parental Controls are not locked Viewing Movie Ratings After you block movie ratings you have the option of changing som...

Page 14: ...ntent themes and all higher ratings and their content themes When you change the status of a Content Theme to B the system will automatically block that content theme in the current rating and in all higher ratings Only the content theme status corresponding to the current age based rating changes to View V Higher rated content themes do not change The TV Rating Limit Screen Below is an example of...

Page 15: ...able for younger children Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children The program contains one or more of the following content themes some suggestive dialogue D infrequent coarse language L some sexual situations S or moderate violence V General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages It contains little or no sexual dialogue D or situations S no stron...

Page 16: ... using the up and down arrow buttons until the lowest rating associated with the type of content you want to block is highlighted Then highlight the Content Theme Status field and change the V to B under the appropriate Content Theme Viewing Age Based Ratings and Content Themes After you have blocked age based ratings and content themes you have the option of selectively changing some of the ratin...

Page 17: ...ck Parental Controls Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings using a password You must lock Parental Controls for TV rating and content movie rating and unrated program blocks to take effect If you forget your password the password can be reset to 0000 by pressing and holding the volume down and the channel up buttons simultaneously for five seconds Using this pas...

Page 18: ...he amount of time you want to give the TV before it shuts itself off Use the VOL buttons to increase or decrease the sleep timer by 30 minute increments Press MENU to exit Set Time Lets you enter the current time Use the VOL buttons and number buttons to set the time Press MENU to exit Wake up Timer Lets you enter the time you wish your television to turn itself on Use the VOL buttons to set the w...

Page 19: ...off while playing Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again If this happens frequently the voltage in your house may be abnormally high Maybe the Sleep or Wake up Timer is activated Blank screen or black box appears on the screen Try another channel Press PRESETS in case the picture controls are set too low Closed Captions...

Page 20: ...ady and call the toll free number listed below Use this number only to place an order for accessory items 1 800 338 0376 You can buy some accessories on line at www rca com ON OFF VOL MUTE GO BACK CH CLEAR MENU PRESETS CC SLEEP INFO SKIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT OK OK Remote Control This is the remote control that came packed with your TV Replacements or spares can be ordered as needed Part numbe...

Page 21: ...n sizes larger than 26 Request home or pick up repair and return service from any Authorized RCA Television Service Center provided that your television is located within the geographic territory covered by an Authorized RCA Television Service Center If not you must take your television to the Service Center location at your own expense or pay for the cost the Service Center may charge to transpor...

Page 22: ... WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON INC ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER THOMSON INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ...

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Page 24: ...gistered Marca s Registrada s Printed in Thailand TOCOM 16394960 Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product Visit the RCA web site at www rca com THOMSON 16394960 03 5 10 04 5 23 PM 22 ...

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