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Page 1: ...ilCR Color TV Owner s Manual First Time Ooeration vD _2 4 Accessories and O rde r Form pp 44 46 ...

Page 2: ...tric shock do not use the polarized plug on this TV with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless both blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure Match wide blade of plug to wide slot fully insert MISE EN GARDE Pour prrvenir les chocs 6lectriques ne pas utiliser la fiche polaris6e de cet appareil avec une rallonge une prise de courant ou une autre sortie h moins que les lame...

Page 3: ...u General Instructions 16 Setting Closed Captioning 17 Setting the Sleep Timer 18 Setting the Alarm 19 Labeling Channels 20 Parental Control 21 Channel Memory Autoprogramming Channels 22 Channel Memory Erasing Adding Channels 22 Changing Antenna Input 23 Setting up VCR Channels 24 Setting up Cable Box Channel 25 Picture in Picture PIP 26 27 Detailed Connections Tips to Read Before Connecting Compo...

Page 4: ... in remote control Details are on page 7 3 Connect antenna or cable TV system Most antenna or cable TV systems can be connected as show here Back of TV P_ r A Incoming Cable from Antenna or _ Cable TV System co_vDrrEn Details for connecting a home antenna to your TV are on page 30 Details for connecting a cable TV system to your TV are on pages 31 32 Details for connecting a VCR to your TV are on ...

Page 5: ...ll automatically scan through all channels and place only the active channels for your area into its channel memory Details about using the remote are on page 8 12 _ Bl V_on I_ _ C ANNEL Number J _ _ 8u ons 6 AutoProgram the TV s channel memory To start the TV autoprogramming itself press the MENU button repeatedly to select SETUP MENU and then press to display the setup functions Repeatedly press...

Page 6: ...rupted for an extended time you will need to reset the clock 8 Review menus 1 To see the video menu repeatedly press MENU button to select VIDEO MENU and then press Repeatedly press MENU to select desired function and then press or to adjust it Details are on page 13 o ii Review other features Later after you feel comfortable with your TV and remote control you can review the detailed control desc...

Page 7: ...crease volume The volume display will automatically appear on the screen when you press the VOL buttons CH Channel Buttons Press CH up to see the next higher channel in memory Press CH down to see the next lower channel in memory You can add or erase channels in memory as desired Details are on page 22 MENU Button Press repeatedly until the menu you want to display is selected then press or Next p...

Page 8: ...s the TV s channel number whenever you change channels or press the remote s TV or DISPLAY button When the channel numbers are blue you are watching the signals from the ANTA antenna input If you change the ANTENNA A B function to B the color of the channel numbers will change to yellow to let you know you are watching the signals from the ANT B input The word STEREO appears next to the channel nu...

Page 9: ...until it snaps back together The operation of the remote will probably not be affected Installing Replacing Batteries 1 Turn the remote control face down 2 Press down on the ridged area of the battery cover and slide it off 3 Install four AAA batteries in the battery compartment as shown Make sure you insert the negative end of each bauery first 4 Replace the cover and turn remote over face up Not...

Page 10: ...selected in step 1 To control a different component first press its component button VCR1 VCR2 CABLE AUDIO or TV and then press the desired function button Note Not all components have functions that can be controlled by these buttons but you can experiment with your particular models to discover exactly which buttons will control it The TV button automatically controls your TV no additional progr...

Page 11: ...V again CHANNEL Buttons Press CHANNEL up to select the next higher channel in channel memory Press CHANNEL down to select the next lower channel in channel memory You can add or erase channels in memory as desired Details are on page 22 _ VOLUME Buttons Press VOLUME up to increase volume Press VOLUME down to decrease volume _ MUTE Button Press MUTE to quickly reduce sound to minimum level without ...

Page 12: ...r TV If the channel numbers are yellow you are watching whatever is connected to the ANTB input on the back of the TV Details are on page 23 10 MENU Button and 4 Buttons Press MENU repeatedly until the menu you want to display is selected then press or Next press MENU repeatedly to select the function you want to adjust and then press or to adjust the setting Details about using each function begi...

Page 13: ... to make it work Press FRZ once to freeze the TV picture The sound of the program will not be affected Press and hold ZOOM until desired zoom amount is reached Press and hold OUT to reduce the zoom amount and return to normal size After you have zoomed in you can press the arrow buttons to move around the screen pan Note Sometimes you may want to freeze the picture first and then zoom in or you ca...

Page 14: ...ry 12 at a time Each little screen will display a stop action picture that will be continuously updated While the 12 channels are on the screen you can use the ZOOM button to enlarge the picture and then use the arrow buttons to move around the screen To return to normal size press OUT Note When using the ZOOM feature you will see a mosaic pattern as the picture is made larger To select one of the...

Page 15: ...or Picture that Pleases You I Decrease color to minimum This will leave a black and white image on the screen 2 Adjust contrast until the picture pleases you 3 Adjust brightness until the black parts of the picture appear black You may need to wait until the picture shows something you re sure is black to make this adjustment Be careful not to lose the details in darkly shaded areas 4 Increase col...

Page 16: ...n reproduce the SAP audio until you change channels or return the STEREO SAP function back to STEREO Note Some TV stations transmit a pilot signal that makes your TV think it s receiving stereo even though the broadcast signal is monaural The pilot signal will make the stereo indicator STEREO appear on the screen next to the channel number however you will not be able to hear stereo sound If this ...

Page 17: ...high quality external speakers optimizes the sound performance of your TV SRS and e are registered trademarks of Hughes Aircraft Company a division of GM Hughes Electronics Turning On SRS 0 1 Repeatedly press the MENU button to select AUDIO MENU press and then repeatedly press MENU again to select SRS ON OFF function Note You can also change the SRS ON OFF function between ON and OFF without going...

Page 18: ...s or to start the AUTOPROGRAM function the TV will automatically cycle through all channels and place the active channels for your area in its channel memory Pressing the CHANNEL up or down buttons will then allow you to scan only active channels The CHAN MEM function allows you to erase and add channels to channel memory as desired The setup menu will automatically disappear from the screen if yo...

Page 19: ... with Closed Captioning information CC are applicable When Captions 1 is available the word Captioned appears on the screen when you change channels or press the TV or DISPLAY button on the remote The word Captioned does not appear to tell you if Captions 2 or either Text mode is available Setting Closed Captioning with or without remote 1 Repeatedly press MENU to select SETUP MENU and then press ...

Page 20: ...he time will increase 30 minutes up to 4 hours Then the time display will start over il i iiii iii ili iiiiiii iiiii _ ilili iiiiiiiii i i iiiiiiii i i i i ii i J i i iii il 3 When finished the display will automatically disappear from the screen in a few seconds To make it disappear more quickly press the CLEAR button The amount of time remaining before the TV shuts itself off will appear in the ...

Page 21: ...tings i j _iiii iiiii_ _ii When the first ALARM function is selected pressing or will switch the setting between ON and OFF Set this function to ON if you want to activate the alarm When this function is set to OFF the alarm is deactivated and the TV will not turn on or off by itself Note If SET CLOCK is displayed next to ALARM you will need to set the clock time before you will be able to turn on...

Page 22: ... appear under the channel number Select the channel number you want to label by pressing the CHANNEL up or down button or by pressing two number buttons o Press and hold the VOLUME up or down button until the letter or character you want appears on the screen Pressing VOLUME up sequences through the characters in alphabetical order Pressing VOLUME down sequences the letters in reverse order Then p...

Page 23: ...nd The instructions below will first tell you how to turn parental control on or off with the PARENTAL CTRL function and then how to lock desired channels with the CHAN CTRL function 2 To lock channels press the MENU button to select the CHAN CTRL function 1 Repeatedly press MENU to select SETUP MENU and then press or to display setup functions Repeatedly press MENU to select the PARENTAL CTRL fun...

Page 24: ...ve channel may be included in the channel memory if there happens to be some sort of noise or stray signal on the channel when the TV is autoprogrammed Signals from other components connected to the INPUT jacks can not be autoprogrammed Channel 91 which accesses INPUT 1jacks was added to the channel memory at the factory and will remain in the channel memory until you erase it Channel 92 INPUT2 an...

Page 25: ...d one for ANTB input This allows you to add or delete channels into each channel memory as desired When you use the A UTOPROGRAM function the TV automatically checks both inputs and sets up a separate channel memory for each Changing Antenna Input with remote 1 Press the ANT Antenna button on the remote control to switch from the ANTA input to the ANTB input The color of the channel numbers will c...

Page 26: ...r without remote 1 Repeatedly press MENU to select 4 If you have another VCR connected SETUP MENU and then press or to the TV press MENU to select the to display the setup functions VCR 2 CHAN function Repeatedly press MENU to select the VCR 1 CHAN function 2 Enter the channel number you want to program by pressing two digit buttons on the remote control The channel number you enter is the channel...

Page 27: ... will also automatically tune the TV to the proper channel for viewing the picture from the cable box Note Pressing the CABLE button does hot change between ANT A and ANT B antenna inputs as explained on page 16 Press the ANT button on the remote control to change antenna inputs if necessary Setting Up Cable Box Channel with or without remote 1 Repeatedly press MENU to select the SETUP MENU and th...

Page 28: ... the other source is connected to the TV s INPUT I jacks select TV channel 91 to see the signal If you have programmed the VCRI or VCR2 button to automatically select channel 91 as described on page 24 press VCRI or VCR2 Select channel 92 if the other source is connected to the TV s INPUT 2 jacks If you have programmed the VCR1 or VCR2 button to automatically select channel 92 as described on page...

Page 29: ...that direction You can move the small picture anywhere on the screen by pressing and holding the arrow buttons one at a time Repeatedly press ZOOM to enlarge the small picture Five sizes are available Repeatedly press OUT to reduce the size of the small picture to the smallest size Press SWAP to switch the small picture with the main picture FRZ PIP OFF 0 0 Press FRZ to freeze the small picture Pr...

Page 30: ... the component s power button is switched off If the outlet is labeled unswitched that means power will always be available at that outlet even when the component is turned off Depending on the size of your system you may prefer to use an extension cord or a multiple adapter to get enough outlets for all your components The power cords on your RCA components are polarized one blade is wider than t...

Page 31: ...een So whatever you want to record must be displayed on the TV screen during recording Menus status displays and special effects such as picture in picture and Channelguide will not appear inthe recording Video signals from S VIDEO connector can not be recorded from the SELECT OUT VIDEOjack To record from an S VHS component connected to the S VIDEO connector you must also connect the video cable t...

Page 32: ...na VHF or UHF Only or Antenna Ad VHFKIHF Combination such as RCA 193983 CABLE ANTENNA ANT A BACK ANT B OFTV CONVERTER OR If the antenna cables coming from your home antenna s are a 75 ohm round coaxial cable that carries VHF channels 2 13 and a 300 ohm fiat twin lead cable for UHF channels 14 69 connect them to your set like this Incoming UHF Cables From _ and Home Antenna s VHF _ _ Antenna M i _ ...

Page 33: ... diagram if your cable company requires a converter decoder box that cannot be controlled by remote control Scrambled Cable TV Channels Some cable TV decoders require that you manually switch from regular to scrambled channels on the decoder whenever you wish to view the premium pay channels By connecting the decoder to the ANTA input and CONVERTER output on the TV as shown here you can switch bet...

Page 34: ...ambled can then be seen whenever the TV is receiving the ANTA signals The cable TV channels that are scrambled can then be seen thru the converter box and then thru the VCR whenever the TV is receiving the ANT B signals Most VCR s will feed the signal thru their antenna jacks even when the VCR is turned off This allows you to watch scrambled channels from the converter box without having to turn o...

Page 35: ...ssing the CHANNEL buttons should then also change channels on the cable box If the cable box does not react to the remote or if the remote turns on the cable box but does not change channels repeat steps 1 thru 5 with another code number 4 Press two number buttons first one then the other to enter the code number for your brand of cable box Note Youmust press the two number buttons within three se...

Page 36: ...e signal is scrambled Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrarnbler device cable box which is generally provided by the cable company How you connect the cable box to your TV depends upon whether or not the cable box can be controlled by remote control The TV s remote can also control most brands of cable boxes so if your cable box is remote controllable you may ...

Page 37: ...ever the VCR is playing If you connect a second audio video device to INPUT 2 select channel 92 on the TV to view whatever the second device is playing Note Youcan program your TV to automatically selectthe proper VCR input channel 91 or 92 when you press the VCRI or VCR2button Details areon page 24 Simplified Method Incoming Cable AUDIO Baoko V HI FI OUT SELECT oUT die Video Cables _ I IIIII I 1a...

Page 38: ...nnel 91 Select channel 92 to see the signal from a device connected to the INPUT 2 jacks Notes Signals from the S VIDEO connector do not come thru the SELECT OUT jacks To record from an S VHS component remember to also connect the regular video cable to the VIDEO INPUT I jack and then tune to channel 9 I Menus status displays and special effects like picture in picture and channel guide will not a...

Page 39: ...opped to fast forward tape Press while VCR is playing to search forward on screen menu that lets you determine if it will be controlled by VCR1 or VCR2 Additional information about controlling two RCA VCRs is in the note on the next page If you have another brand of VCR you can probably also program your remote to control it Details are on the next page VCR1 and VCR2 Buttons _ Press to turn on VCR...

Page 40: ...ed the VCR should turn on If the VCR does not react to the remote repeat steps i thru 5 with another code number Note Some older VCRs do not have an OFF ON switch on their remote controls and cannot be turned on and off remotely If you have this type of VCR you can test the code number by pressing the CHANNEL button instead of the OFF ON button Make sure the VCR is already turned on when you test ...

Page 41: ... the camcorder is playing S VHS or Standard VHS Camcorder This connection allows you to record onto the camcorder whatever is currently being displayed on the TV screen Audio Back of TV Video AV IN Jack AudioNideo In Audio Video Input Cable usually supplied with camcorder This connection will let you record onto the camcorder whatever is being displayed on the screen such as a TV program You ll al...

Page 42: ...computer or other device has monaural audio output only one AUDIO OUT jack instead of L and R connect it to the TV s R MONO jack This will enable the TV to reproduce the sound through both the left and right speakers To View Signals From Computer If you connected the computer to the TV s INPUT 1 jacks select channel 91 on the TV so you can see whatever signal is coming from the computer If you con...

Page 43: ...OLUME and MUTE buttons on the TV s remote Audio Cassette Recorder or Amplifier Back of TV Auo_ m FI OtlT FJ IECr our L CABLE ANTENNA If your stereo amplifier is part of a system that has its own remote control connect it to the SELECT OUT jacks as shown here The fixed level audio signal present at these jacks is also ideal for connecting an audio cassette recorder to record audio from the TV This ...

Page 44: ...d below You will want to experiment with each button to determine the exact function for your component OFF ON Press to turn on component Press again to turn off Some components will turn on automatically when you press this button VOLUME Press to change volume level CHANNEL Press to select the next higher or lower channel in the component s channel memory Number Buttons Press two numbers to direc...

Page 45: ...urround effect but regular stereo and mono programs will also benefit Connecting Speakers to Back of Amplifier or Receiver If you connect an Amplifier or Receiver to your TV connect the speakers to the Amplifier Receiver instead of the TV Sound from the TV will then come through the Amplifier Receiver and the TV s internal speakers You can turn off the TV s internal speakers with the SPEAKERS ON O...

Page 46: ...Has an RCA type phono plug on each end Stereo Audio Cable Double gold tipped cable generally used for connecting stereo audio components Stereo VCR Dubbing Cable Triple cable that lets you connect the VIDEO and AUDIO jacks of stereo components Gold Tipped Cables AH069G 3 ft AH070G 5 ft Gold Tipped Cable AH072G 3 ft Gold Tipped Cable AH077G 6 ft The following accessories are available from most dea...

Page 47: ...ntenna Cable 6 ft AH065G 6 99 Gold Tipped Antenna Cable 10 ft AH066G 8 99 Gold Tipped Audio Video Cable 3 ft AH069G 5 99 Gold Tipped Audio Video Cable 5 ft AH070G 7 99 Gold Tipped Stereo Audio Cable 3 fl AH072G 8 99 Gold Tipped Dubbing Cable 6 ft AH075G 10 99 Gold Tipped Dubbing Cable 6 fl AH077G 14 99 VCR Connection Kit page 36 AVH500 32 95 S VHS Video Cable 8 ft VAA020 29 95 Replacement Power Co...

Page 48: ... number listed below between 8AM and 8PM Eastern Standard Time Use this number only to place an order for accessory items listed on this order form 1 800 338 0376 Most times your order will be shipped UPS within 72 hours of receipt If ever it is not possible to ship within 30 days we will notify you with an update on your order and an option to cancel To place your order by mail detach and mail th...

Page 49: ... and then turning it on again Make sure power cord is fully inserted into back of TV L Maybe something was between the remote and the remote sensor Maybe the remote was not aimed directly at the component TV or VCR you were trying to control Maybe remote is not in TV Mode Press the TV button so remote will control TV Maybe batteries in remote are weak or dead Try replacing batteries Maybe batterie...

Page 50: ...ck antenna connections Try adjusting SHARPNESS function to improve weak signals Try another channel Try adjusting VOLUME BASS and TREBLE controls If station is sending stereo try changing STEREO SAP function to MONO setting for clearer sound Try adjusting SRS O controls to turn SRS O offor on Make sure STEREO SAP function is in STEREO mode One channel must come thru ANTA or B jack and the other ch...

Page 51: ...rn on the CAPTIONING function TV program does not have closed captioning Closed captioning is temporarily turned off when using the channel guide and the special features of freeze and zoom Details are on pages 11 and 12 Turn off the CAPTIONING function 49 ...

Page 52: ...repolishwill martheirappearance They canbeeasily cleaned withadamp softcloth Toclean thescreen youcanwipeit withadampsoft cloth A verydiluted mildsoap canbeused on the screen if it is extremely dirty You can also use a non abrasive glass cleaner like Windex or Glass Plus with a soft cloth Be sure to apply cleaner to a cloth Do not put cleaner directly on the screen Do not use strong cleaners polis...

Page 53: ...6 29 34 35 38 39 40 Channels above 99 10 Chart Cable Channels 34 Cleaning 50 CLEAR Button 10 16 18 20 37 Clearing Sleep Timer 18 Closed Captioning 16 17 CLOCK SET Function 4 16 COLOR Adjustment 13 Commercial Skip 10 Commercial Skip Display 6 Compatible Components 28 Component Buttons 8 Computers 40 Contents 1 CONTRAST Adjustment 13 Controls Front Panel 5 Controls Remote 7 10 CONVERTER Jack 31 CS B...

Page 54: ...r SAP 14 Scrambled Channels 31 32 34 SELECT OUT Jacks 29 36 39 41 Service 47 Back Cover SET CLOCK Display 19 Setting Sleep Timer 18 SETUP MENU 3 4 16 25 SHARPNESS Adjustment 13 SLEEP Display 6 18 SLEEP TIMER Function 16 18 Sleep Timer Display 18 Sleep Timer Clearing 18 Sound Retrieval System e 10 15 SPEAKER Switch 29 Speaker Connections 43 SPEAKERS Function 14 43 SRS e Button 10 SRS e Function 14 ...

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Page 56: ...teries 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 USA Product Registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your set It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary The returnof the card is not required for warrant...

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