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Connections & Setup

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Summary of Contents for D52W136D - 52" HDTV Monitor

Page 1: ...HDTVMonitor DVD User sGuide ...

Page 2: ...N THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL Note This device is protected by U S patent numbers 4 631 603 and 4 577 216 and 4 819 098 and other intellectual property rights The use of Macrov...

Page 3: ... cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged i...

Page 4: ...onnect a component with a DVI Digital Visual Interface output DVI provides an uncompressed digital video interface developed for high bandwidth digital connection It supports the overlay of high resolution graphics needed by some electronic program guide navigation and other interactive services DVI when combined with HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection technology creates a protected di...

Page 5: ...Menu 25 Using the On Screen Info Display 25 Chapter 4 Using the TV s Features Channel Banner 28 Autotuning 28 Parental Controls and V Chip 30 PIP Picture in Picture and POP Picture outside Picture Operation 36 Chapter 5 Using the DVD Menu The DVD s Menu System 37 The Play Resume Play Option 37 The Play Mode Menu 37 The Lock Menu 39 The Display Menu 41 The Sound Menu 41 The Languages Menu 42 Chapte...

Page 6: ...he top shelf so the heated air from it won t flow around other components Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference Insert each cable firmly into the designated jack If you place components above the TV DVD route all cables down the side of the back of the TV DVD instead of straight down the middle of the TV DVD If your antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cables do not coil the cables Also k...

Page 7: ...rvice call 1 888 206 3359 For additional assistance while using your RCA Scenium product please visit www rcascenium com customersupport For general information on connecting an A V receiver or speakers to your TV DVD go to page 12 Audio Video cables Component Video Y Pb Pr cables S Video cable Coaxial cable Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your TV DVD The pictures below show the cables need...

Page 8: ...Connections Setup 6 Chapter 1 Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT HDTV Tuner 1A 3A 3B 4A 5A 5B 1B 4B 5C 4C VCR TV DVD 2A 2B ...

Page 9: ...o match your video connection A If you used the DVI HDTV jack Connect the audio white and red cables to the DVI HDTV L and R audio jacks on the back of the TV DVD and to the Audio Output jacks on the HDTV Tuner OR B If you used the Component Video jacks Connect the audio white and red cables to the CMP1 L and R audio jacks on the back of the TV DVD and to the Audio Output jacks on the HDTV Tuner 4...

Page 10: ...Connections Setup 8 Chapter 1 Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only TV DVD Satellite AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT 1A 1B 2 3B VCR 1C 3A 3C ...

Page 11: ...ut jack on the VCR 2 Make sure cable or antenna is connected to your VCR Connect the coaxial cable from your cable outlet or antenna to the antenna input on the VCR 3 Connect your Satellite Receiver to your TV DVD A Connect the audio white and red cables to the VID1 L MONO and R Audio jacks on the back of the TV DVD and to the Audio Output jacks on the Satellite Receiver B Connect the video cable ...

Page 12: ...Connections Setup 10 Chapter 1 Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only TV DVD AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT 1A 1B 2 1C VCR ...

Page 13: ...ack on the TV DVD B Connect the audio white and red cables to the VID2 L MONO and R Audio jacks on the back of the TV DVD and to the Audio Output jacks on the VCR C Connect the video cable to the VID2 V Video jack on the back of the TV DVD and to the Video Output jack on the VCR 2 Make sure cable or antenna is connected to your VCR Connect the coaxial cable from your cable outlet or antenna to the...

Page 14: ...o an A V receiver that has its own volume control VARIABLE provides variable level audio output Volume levels can be controlled by the volume controls on the TV DVD s front panel and remote control OR 2 Use speaker wire to connect the TV DVD to external speakers The EXT INT switch beside the jacks let you turn the TV DVD s internal speakers on or off If you connect external speakers slide the swit...

Page 15: ... a camcorder video game console or VCR L MONO and R AUDIO Receives audio from another component such as a camcorder video game console or VCR S VIDEO in Allows you to connect an S Video cable from another component Make sure you also connect audio cables from the component to the TV DVD Note Do not connect an S Video and a regular video cable to the FRNT jacks at the same time Front Panel Buttons ...

Page 16: ...p The technical term is Navigation how you move through the on screen menus The theory is the same throughout the menu screens highlight your choice and select it To highlight a menu item press the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight one of the items listed on the screen Use the up or down arrow button to move up or down Use the right or left arrow button to move right or left To select the i...

Page 17: ...er button to change the first letter of the label 5 Press the right arrow to highlight the second letter then press the 1 or 2 number button to change the second letter etc 6 When you are finished creating your label press OK Select Go back to go to the Auto Convergence menu Auto Convergence Your TV DVD s picture tubes might have been disturbed during delivery or after you moved the TV DVD causing...

Page 18: ...s of RCA HDTV Tuners It can also be programmed to operate some brands of an additional remote controllable components The Autotuning feature for this button works only with HDTV tuners see page 28 for more information on Autotuning CH or CH Scans up or down through the current channel list Press once to change the channel up or down press and hold to continue changing channels In DVD mode while a ...

Page 19: ...ure or Sound settings Use the left and right arrow buttons to change to a different Picture or Sound preset In DVD mode while a disc is playing displays the DVD Info Display with the Audio icon highlighted REC If programmed starts recording TV programs if your TV DVD is connected to a recording device such as a VCR if the remote is in the right mode to control that device REV PLAY FWD STOP PAUSE I...

Page 20: ...ess ON OFF to see if the VCR responds If the VCR doesn t respond you need to program the remote to operate it Programming the Remote There are two ways to program the remote control direct entry automatic code search Using Direct Entry 1 Turn on the component you want to operate VCR satellite receiver etc 2 Look up the brand and code number s for the component on the code list in this section 3 Pr...

Page 21: ...n searched the component button turns off and remote exits Automatic Code Search If the component you want to control does turn off 1 Press and release REV then wait 2 seconds Repeat this step until the component turns back on 2 To finish press and hold STOP until the component button on the remote turns off How to Use the Remote After You ve Programmed It Because this universal remote can control...

Page 22: ... remote control erases all learned commands for that component mode Do the learning process in low light areas because too much natural light or fluorescent light might cause the learning feature to fail because the remote control functions are recorded learned by sending infrared IR signals The TV s remote and the original remote should be no more than 2 inches apart In order to record learn a fu...

Page 23: ... If an invalid button is pressed the component mode button s flashes 4 times and the selected component button stays on and remote remains in Clear Learned Function mode Repeat step 3 5 Press the CLEAR button and your TV DVD remote returns to its original operation mode Deleting ALL Learned Functions This procedure erases all learned functions in every component mode of the remote 1 Press and hold...

Page 24: ...remote away from components 1 Decide which mode the remote will be in when the volume from the audio receiver punches through The mode will be one of the component buttons TV DVD SAT CAB VCR or AUX HD 2 Press and hold the VOL button Keep pressing VOL while you press and release the component button you chose in step 1 TV DVD SAT CAB VCR or AUX HD 3 Then press and release the AUDIO button since the...

Page 25: ...5053 Sony 5058 STS1 5054 STS3 5055 STS4 5056 Toshiba 5057 5059 Uniden 5069 VCR Codes Programmable for VCR and AUX HD buttons Admiral 2068 Aiko 2023 Aiwa 2022 Akai 2002 2003 2004 2057 2058 2059 Audiovox 2010 Bell Howell 2007 Broksonic 2008 2021 2075 Calix 2010 Canon 2017 2018 Capehart 2016 2056 Carver 2037 CCE 2023 2036 Citizen 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2023 Colortyme 2005 Craig 2009 2010 ...

Page 26: ...Before you load a disc make sure that it is compatible with the player The following discs CANNOT be used with this player Laserdiscs CD I CD ROM computer only discs CD RW DVD ROM Discs recorded using other broadcast standards i e PAL or SECAM This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights o...

Page 27: ...you press a button that doesn t have any function If one of the icons is grayed out that Info Display feature isn t available for the disc you re playing To make the Info Display disappear from the screen press INFO on the remote Time Display This feature displays the audio video time For DVD discs the time displayed refers to the current title time For Audio CDs it refers to the current track tim...

Page 28: ...Info Display to temporarily change the DVD s Audio Language setting 1 While a disc is playing press PRESETS on the remote The current audio language appears in the text box below the row of icons 2 Press the up down arrow buttons to scroll through the audio languages available on the disc until the audio language you want to use appears in the text box Audio will be played in that language 3 To ma...

Page 29: ... the remote and select the Repeat icon from the Info Display 3 Press the up down arrow buttons until the A B Repeat option is shown in the text box underneath the icons The text box reads Repeat Mode A B Press OK to Set A Point 4 At the beginning of the scene you want to repeat press OK to set the A point 5 When you get to the part of the disc that you want to be the end of the repeated segment th...

Page 30: ...menu system you don t have to remember to change your TV to the VID1 input for example when you want to watch a tape on the VCR 4 3 format Current screen format Mono Mono appears when the current channel is broadcasting in or Stereo mono Stereo appears when the current channel is broadcasting in stereo SAP The current channel is broadcasting SAP Second Audio Program information Parental Controls a...

Page 31: ... t have this particular component connected to the TV or if you don t want the TV to automatically tune to the correct channel input when you re using this component Channel 3 or 4 Component is connected to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV and you want the TV to tune to channel 3 when you press the corresponding button on the remote Reminder make sure the component s Channel 3 4 switch...

Page 32: ...that have been given an Exempt rating and programs that are considered unrated The next several pages have tables showing the TV age based ratings and content themes for the US and Canada US V Chip TV Rating Limit The V Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed To set TV programming limits 1 Choose Parental Control from the MAIN MENU If Parental Controls have ...

Page 33: ...l Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages It contains little or no sexual dialogue D or situations S no strong language L and little or no violence V TV Y7 Directed to Children 7 years and older Designed for children ages 7 and above It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make believe and reality ...

Page 34: ... button Hierarchy of Age Based Ratings TV MA Mature Audience Only TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned TV PG Parental Guidance Suggested TV G General Audience TV Y7 Directed to Children 7 years and older TV Y All Children Content Themes D Sexually explicit dialogue L Adult language S Sexual situations V Violence FV Fantasy Violence Blocking Specific Content Themes You can block programs based on their...

Page 35: ...d or sexual activity There could be frequent use of profanity PG Parental Guidance Programming intended for a general audience but which may not be suitable for younger children under the age of 8 Parents may consider some content inappropriate for unsupervised viewing by children aged 8 13 Violence Guidelines Depictions of conflict and or aggression will be limited and moderate may include physic...

Page 36: ...for children 8 years and over to watch on their own Violence Guidelines Violence will not be portrayed as the preferred acceptable or only way to resolve conflict or encourage children to imitate dangerous acts which they may see on television Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent discreet of low intensity and will show the consequences of the acts Other Content Guidelines There ...

Page 37: ...ilable Note You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect Press the down arrow to highlight Unrated Exempt Prog Then press the right arrow to toggle between View and Block Lock Unlock Parental Controls Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings using a password If you do not lock parental controls none of the settings for V Chip Channel...

Page 38: ...d POP Buttons There are several remote buttons that control the way the PIP window works PIP Brings up the PIP window Press again to bring up POP Press again to remove the window Up and down arrow buttons Let you move the PIP window to different corners of the screen Up arrow moves PIP counterclockwise down arrow moves PIP clockwise Left and right arrow buttons Switches the main POP window where t...

Page 39: ...ess OK The Play Mode menu items appear 4 Highlight the desired option and press OK Program Play will not work unless you have created a program list Selecting a Play Mode The first three options in the Play Mode menu determine in what order the titles or tracks will play on a disc Standard Play plays the disc s titles and chapters in their default order i e chapter 1 of Title 1 plays first then ch...

Page 40: ...STOP to stop playback the DVD s main menu appears 2 Highlight Play Mode and press OK the Play Mode menu appears 3 Highlight Edit Program and press OK the Edit Program screen appears 4 Use the left right arrow keys to move the highlight to the program list Use the up down arrow keys to mark the spot in the playlist where you want to insert a chapter the inserted chapter will be placed before the hi...

Page 41: ...ars Enter your password the Lock menu options appear 4 Highlight Unlock Player and press OK The locked icon changes to unlocked If you forget your password simultaneously press and hold OPEN CLOSE and the STOP on the TV DVD s front panel for 8 seconds Enter a new password via the Lock menu Changing Your Password The DVD must be locked to change the password 1 If the disc is playing press STOP the ...

Page 42: ... the Lock menu highlight Ratings Limits and press OK the Ratings Limits menu is displayed 2 Highlight Rated Titles and press OK the 8 level rating limits list appears 3 To change the rating limit press the up or down arrow button The ratings that don t require a password free access appear under the bar in the green part of the block The ratings that require a password appear above the bar in the ...

Page 43: ...he black bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen 16 x 9 Standard Choose this setting to view 16 9 formatted DVD s Most DVD s will force the viewing to this mode Also choose this if you want a 4 3 image to adjust horizontally to fill the 16 9 screen Black side panels won t be added and the image is vertically unaltered On Screen Displays This feature lets you select whether you want certain...

Page 44: ...nd and press OK the Sound menu appears 2 Highlight the Sound Logic option and press OK 3 Press the left arrow button to return to the main menu Note The performance of the Sound Logic feature varies depending on the type of equipment you have connected to your TV DVD and the audio format of the disc you re playing The Languages Menu The Languages menu enables you to choose different language optio...

Page 45: ...setting when receiving broadcasts with weak stereo signals Stereo Splits the incoming stereo audio signal into left and right channels Most TV programs and recorded materials have stereo audio The word Stereo appears in the channel banner when you tune to a program that is broadcast in stereo Automatic available for regular TV viewing only Chooses the sound type according to the current signal Lef...

Page 46: ... for each Sound Preset option You can choose a band and make adjustments When you make adjustments the Sound Preset option automatically changes to Personal Press the left or right arrow button to select the frequency Bass 100Hz Mid Bass 500Hz Medium 1 5kHz Mid Treble 5kHz Treble 10kHz you want to adjust Then use the up or down arrow button to adjust the level To view the frequency range of anothe...

Page 47: ...e default setting The On setting should only be used in rare circumstances when the TV is used solely with film based sources like DVDs on a non progressive scan player The Off setting turns off film mode upconversion Try using this setting if you think the reverse 3 2 pulldown is causing distortions in your picture Note Autoformat and Video noise reduction are available for CMP1 and CMP2 inputs o...

Page 48: ...llowing options appear Wake up time Lets you set the time you want the TV DVD to turn itself on Wake up duration Lets you set how long you want the TV DVD to stay on when it turns on Channel number Lets you select a specific channel the TV tunes to when the wake up timer is set Daily Lets you choose if you want the wake up timer to turn on daily Note The Wake up timer is available only when the ti...

Page 49: ... been muted or turned down all the way Curtain effect Reveals the picture by opening it from the middle of the screen when the TV DVD is switched on Hides the picture by closing it from the sides when the TV DVD is switched off Internal DVD player The internal DVD player can be enabled or disabled If for example you re using the TV DVD with an external DVD player and you ve programmed the remote t...

Page 50: ...s muted by pressing the MUTE button The captioning information is not displayed when the sound is not muted Closed Caption Mode Displays a choice list that lets you choose which captioning mode is used for displaying captioning information If you are unsure of the differences among the modes you may prefer to leave the closed captioned mode set to CC1 which displays complete text of the program in...

Page 51: ...rom the screen press INFO on the remote control Note The DVD Info Display is described on page 25 Using the Time Display The Clock part of the Info Display shows the current disc time To see the current disc time 1 Press INFO on the remote the Info Display appears 2 Highlight the Clock icon Press OK The amount of time the track has played appears in the time window 3 Press INFO to clear the screen...

Page 52: ...appears in the text box underneath the icons Press the up down arrows to scroll through the choices until Random appears in the text box The tracks on the disc will now play in random order Note The TV DVD defaults to Standard playback whenever you put a new disc into your TV DVD Using the Program Play Feature To use the Program Play feature you must enter the order in which you want the tracks on...

Page 53: ...am screen appears 4 Highlight the item in the playlist you want to delete 5 Highlight Delete and press OK 6 When you ve rearranged the playlist and or deleted all the tracks necessary press OK Using the Repeat Feature The default mode for the Repeat feature is Off There are three Repeat options for Audio CDs Disc repeats the disc that is playing Track repeats the track that is playing A B Set the ...

Page 54: ...n press the INFO button on the remote How to Cancel Repeat There are three ways to cancel Repeat Press STOP twice Go to the Repeat icon in the Info Display and select Off Eject the disc Changing the Audio Channel Output Available only on Video CDs If you are playing a stereo Video CD you can change the channel output 1 Press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display 2 Highlight the Audio Cha...

Page 55: ...e through the opening credits and warning information that appear at the beginning of movies because the disc is programmed to prohibit that action The icon appears on screen The feature or action cannot be completed at this time because 1 The disc s software restricts it 2 The disc s software doesn t support that feature e g angles 3 The feature is not available at the moment 4 You ve requested a...

Page 56: ...Block in the Parental Control menu and press OK to uncheck the box The TV DVD might be performing a periodic diagnostic check Wait for a few minutes for the TV DVD to turn on Buttons don t work If you re using the remote control press the TV button first to make sure the remote is in TV mode The front panel controls may be locked disabled Use the remote control to unlock the front panel controls b...

Page 57: ...g might be on Check Closed Caption in the Setup menu Go to page 48 for more instructions Freeze not working The freeze feature is not available for Component video CMP1 or CMP2 or DVI inputs Low battery warning appears on screen Place new batteries in remote TV picture keeps switching between screen formats abruptly Switch the Auto format feature to Off See page 45 for more information The Remote ...

Page 58: ...u to connect a second component video source Their description is the same as CMP1 above When using CMP2 Y PB PR make sure you connect the left and right audio cables to the CMP2 Audio jacks COMPOSITE INPUTS Lets you connect another component such as a VCR DVD player or laserdisc player Its AUDIO jacks are the same as described for CMP1 above VID1 S VIDEO Provides better picture quality than the v...

Page 59: ... 1 78 Gigabits per second L Audio Provides left audio connection when using the DVI jack The left audio connector is usually white R Audio Provides right audio connection when using the DVI jack The right audio connector is usually red Note Remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the DVI cable carries only the picture signal not the sound EXTERNAL SPEAKERS Right and Left Speake...

Page 60: ...rs or abrasive powder These types of cleaners will damage the TV DVD While cleaning do not spray liquid directly on the screen or allow liquid to run down the screen and inside the TV DVD Also never place drinks or vases with water on top of the TV DVD This could increase the risk of fire or shock hazard or damage to the TV DVD Caution Using video games or any external accessory with fixed images ...

Page 61: ...used by your unit Damage from misuse or neglect Batteries 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 unit purchased or serviced outside the U S A Acts of nature such as but not limited to lightning damage Product Registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card p...

Page 62: ...ll 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 Component Video Cables Triple cable used to connect a video source with Y PR PB jacks to the TV Gold Tipped cable DT6DC 6 ft price 24 95 DT12DC 12 ft price 34 95 2 way Signal Splitter helps you connect to a second TV or VCR Amplified VHF...

Page 63: ...uage 14 42 47 Learning feature adding a function 20 clearing a function 21 deleting all functions 21 Lists and labels 15 47 Lock menu 39 M Maximum TV volume 47 Menu button 17 channel guide 46 display 41 language 42 47 lock 39 parental control 46 picture 44 45 PIP 46 play mode 37 setup 47 48 sound 41 44 time 46 Mute 17 28 O On screen info display 25 49 ON OFF button 17 Optimized still picture 45 P ...

Page 64: ...c Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 16266190 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 Scenium website at www rcascenium com ...

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