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DIRECTV currently provides access to over 225 channels of 

digital

entertainment

choices. That means more movies, sports, music, news and information than you’ll
find on most cable or digital TV service—including all the popular TV and music
networks, your favorite premium movie channels, 31 commercial-free Music Choice
audio channels, up to 55 pay per view movie choices a night and optional pro and
college sports subscriptions.

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Convenience

F38310

• Broadcast Stereo with dbx

5

Noise Reduction 

Improves the clarity and fidelity
of stereo broadcasts by restoring
dynamic range and suppressing
unwanted noise.

• Dolby Digital

2

Sound technology that offers 
a range of digitized audio 
channel information in a 
compressed package. Dolby
Digital

2

provides superior audio

quality to whatever system 
the listener is using—from 
mono to stereo to 5.1 
channels. It delivers all 
the sound from all the 

channels that were originally
recorded to the system’s 
sound decoder, which then
outputs the sound through 
the available speakers.

• Front-Fired 

Speaker System 

Front-fired speakers offer 10
watts per channel of audio
power. Provide excellent 
imaging while localizing 
voices at the screen.

• SRS

Focus

1

Audio Technology

Ingenious new technology from
SRS

Labs. Raises the sound

stage to ear level providing more
lifelike audio. Combined with
SRS

1

3D Sound, it creates a fully

immersive “live performance”
listening experience from as few
as two stereo speakers. Focus

1

technology is ideally suited 
for home applications when 
speakers can not be placed 
in optimal locations for either
space or aesthetic reasons.

• Second Audio 

Program (SAP)

Decodes the second 
audio program available 
on some broadcasts.

• Universal Glo-In-The-Dark

Remote

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CRK76TD3

You've seen how the RCA HDTV
offers the best picture and sound
available, but that's only the 
beginning of the story. With the
touch of an extraordinary remote,
you'll be able to scroll through
some of the most simple-to-use,
yet technologically advanced,
menu screens ever offered, 
including on-screen displays that
can be controlled by the touch 
of a button.

• 3D Y/C Digital Frame

Comb Filter 

The ultimate in color separation
—this three-dimensional filter
evaluates both current and future
video information, eliminating dot
and edge crawl, while providing
for better transitions between
scene changes—resulting in a
dramatically enhanced picture.

• Auto Color Balance (AKB) 

Resets individual picture tube
guns (Red, Green, Blue) to
maintain consistent overall picture
quality for the life of the tube.

• Auto Color Control 

Automatically maintains natural
flesh tones and color fidelity
from channel to channel and
scene to scene.

• Dark-Tint, High-Contrast

Picture Tube 

Delivers outstanding picture
contrast for blacker blacks, brilliant
whites, and deep rich colors even
in bright room conditions.

• Deluxe Shielded Tuner

with 181-Channel Tuning
Capability

3

(NTSC) 

Special shielding dramatically
reduces ghosting caused from
off-air pick-up when watching
cable channels. Digitally-
controlled frequency synthesis

tuning system “locks on” to
cable and standard signals with
unsurpassed accuracy.

• Dynamic BlackStretch

Circuitry 

Extends black levels in bright
scenes to enhance contrast 
and detail.

• High-Performance Scan

Velocity Modulation (SVM) 

Improved SVM circuitry
automatically varies the scanning
speed of the picture tube’s 
electron beam to improve 
sharpness and detail, especially
in high-contrast areas.

• High-Resolution Dynamic

Focus Electron Gun

Specifically designed to optimize
picture performance of Digital
Precision Pitch Picture Tube.
Improves corner and edge focus
for an overall sharper picture.

• Wide Band 

Video Amplifier 

Delivers high resolution and 
clarity by extending the 
video frequency response.
Optimizes performance from
high-resolution sources such 
as satellite systems, DVD 
players, and S-Video signals 
(S-VHS, Hi8).

High-Performance Video System

• Advanced Auto 

Channel Search 

Auto Cable/Air Switch sets
tuner to cable or “off-air”
frequencies during initial setup.
Then system automatically scans
for and locks active channels
into channel memory.

• Advanced Twin Tuner

Picture-In-Picture 

Two built-in independent tuning
systems allow both large-picture
and small-picture viewing
without the need for a second
external video source (e.g.VCR).
In addition to standard RCA 
PIP feature of Swap, the Twin
Tuner

PIP System also provides: 

–Continuous Move

Permits placement of the 
small picture anywhere on 
the screen.

–Commercial Skip-to-PIP

This exclusive RCA feature
allows the main picture to
move to the PIP window 
simultaneously with the
activation of an on-screen
countdown timer. The viewer
can then monitor the original
program while browsing
through other channels 
during commercial breaks.

• Channel Labeling 

Assign on-screen characters 
to easily identify channels 
(e.g. NBC, HBO, ESPN, VH-1).

• Format Control 

– 4:3 Centered (positions analog

broadcast picture in center 
of screen)

– 4:3 Expanded (horizontally

stretches 4:3 image to fill 
16:9 screen)

– 16:9 Expanded (helps

letterboxed material fill 
16:9 screen)

• On-Screen Menu System 

On-screen displays make it easy
to adjust more picture, sound,
and convenience features from
either the remote control or the
TV front panel buttons.

• Picture Reset 

Instantly returns picture to
factory settings for Color, 
Tint, Contrast, Brightness, 
and Sharpness.

• V-Chip Parental Control

Puts control back into the 

hands of the viewer by blocking
unwanted television broadcasts
with U.S. Government required
circuitry. Blocks three types of
programs: regular television
programs, broadcast movies
and unrated programs. 

Program rating information

is sent by the broadcaster
continuously during the
program. The television will
match program rating to user
preference and block the entire
program (when program is aired
with the encoded signal). User
preference is secured using a
four-digit password.

RCA HDTV comes with the capability of receiving every broadcast and DIRECTV
satellite signal currently available.

The RCA Advantage.

How It Works

The RCA HDTV is a receiver/monitor
capable of processing the highest
resolution format HDTV signal. This
receiver gives you the ability to receive
a wide array of programming options
including current local broadcast and
high-definition (HD) broadcasts where
available. In addition, the RCA HDTV
will receive and decode standard
digital and high-definition DIRECTV

®

programming.

Color Coding Legend

HDTV signal provides dramatically
improved picture and sound quality.

DIRECTV

®

satellite delivers over 200

channels of digital quality television.
(Programming sold separately.)

Cable Television signal

Standard Television Broadcasts
(analog) from local stations.

Digital Television and HDTV
broadcasts from local stations.

Movies will look 
like movies!

4:3 ratio

16:9 ratio

Most televisions have a 4:3 aspect ratio, 
but movie aspect ratios are closer to 16:9. 
With RCA HDTV, you’ll see more — the 
whole picture, complete — of every program 
broadcast in the widescreen format.

What is HDTV?

For nearly 60 years, analog television has been the broadcast standard. This
standard is now being replaced by digital television, which uses a continuous
stream of computer-like numbers to transmit pictures, sound, and information.

The computer numbers are translated into pixels. The higher the pixel number,
the better the picture. HDTV can receive up to ten times as many pixels as
today’s TV—that’s 2,000,000 pixels compared to 200,000.

Enjoy DIRECTV

®

high-definition programming.

• High-Definition Display System

The RCA F38310 high-definition television
offers a 38"-diagonal wide screen (similar to 
a movie screen) for a breathtaking, lifelike
picture. The high-definition optical system
provides rich, accurate color and pinpoint 
detail. Even today's programming will look
better on RCA high-definition sets. That's
because each set incorporates our latest in
digital up-conversion technology to ensure the
cleanest, most detailed picture possible from
existing signals, regardless of the source.

• Digital Up-Conversion

A television picture reformatting process in

which the scanning format is changed from 
interlaced to progressive. Normally, this is 
done to accommodate a receiver display
scanning rate which is faster than the
transmitted scanning rate. An up-converted,
progressively scanned picture has the benefit 
of minimizing the visibility of scanning lines 
and edge flicker.

Satellite dish antenna sold
separately. Professional 
installation advised.

Easy-To-Navigate On-Screen DIRECTV 
Satellite Menu System*

Interactive menus allow access 
to all HDTV features, all without
missing your favorite program.

• Interactive Channel Banner

The translucent, see-through
Interactive Channel Banner makes
access to the key features of the
System fast and easy. We’ve taken
the most exciting features, created
icons for each of them, and
positioned them in the banner
for direct access.

• SurfGuide

Feature

The SurfGuide feature brings 
up seven channels of programs
at a time. Surf up and down 
the guide, viewing the current
30-minute or up to a two-hour
time window of programming. 
You’ll never miss out on any of
the action of your current show,
because it stays active in the
background while you explore
other channels.

• Information Guide

Lists five different channels of 
programming at a glance. 
Details on the current highlighted
program are displayed in a 
banner at the top of the screen.
Program information changes
automatically as the consumer
navigates through the guide and
highlights different programs. 

PERFORMAX

Picture Tube

It's what goes on behind the screen
that makes this picture incredible.
The RCA PERFORMAX

picture tube

is the world's first 38"-diagonal
high-definition direct-view picture
tube. It delivers an incredible picture
that begins in this digital precision
pitch picture tube that features a
0.78mm center screen pitch for crisp
focus and incredible color. An INVAR
Shadow Mask is combined with 65
watts of concentrated picture power
to deliver a bright and sharp picture.

• Analog TV

Historical method of representing
a television signal as a replica
(analog) of the original picture 
and sound. This analog of 
the original signal is carried
throughout the transmitting/
receiving process by altering
(modulating) either the strength 
of the signal (a.k.a. Amplitude
Modulation or AM) or the
frequency of the signal (a.k.a.
Frequency Modulation or FM).

• ATSC Formats

The ATSC (Advanced Television
Systems Committee) adopted a
group of 18 basic video formats 
in its digital television standard.
These 18 formats define the 
video signal as a combination 
of parameters stating vertical 
and horizontal resolution, frame
rates, and scanning formats.

• Digital TV

A method of representing a 
television signal as a series of
numbers. The numbers making up
the picture elements are encoded
in binary form as a series of 1’s

and 0’s. The digital signal can thus
be computationally manipulated
to eliminate redundancy 
(compressed) to allow much 
higher picture and sound quality
to be transmitted in a given 
spectrum space.

• HDTV (High-Definition

Television)

Generally describes a television
picture comprised of at least 
one million pixels (five to ten 
times greater picture resolution 
[definition] than standard 
television) and presented in a
“widescreen” (16:9) aspect ratio.
HDTV also assumes the capability
of multi-channel surround sound.

• QPSK (Quadrature Phase

Shift Keying)

A means of digital signal
transmission in which the binary
numbers are converted to symbols
which modulate a “carrier” on 
a single level both in-phase and
out-of-phase (quadrature) with 
the carrier. QPSK is generally the
preferred method of satellite
digital transmission because at 
the receiver only a single level

needs to be detected from a

very weak signal.

• SDTV (Standard Definition

Television)

Generally describes the resolution 
(definition) of a “standard” 
television picture. A “standard”
television picture definition is 
generally assumed to be that of
today’s (NTSC) broadcast television
signal. However, it could be 
substantially less (such as VHS
quality) or substantially more 
(such as DVD quality). There 
are no audio or picture aspect 
ratio assumptions.

• VSB (Vestigal Sideband)

A means of digital signal
transmission in which the binary
numbers are converted to symbols
which modulate a “carrier” on
distinct amplitudes or levels. The
VSB method of digital signal
modulation was chosen by the
ATSC and thus adopted by the
FCC as the standard for terrestrial
digital signal transmission. VSB 
is a very robust method of digital
signal transmission particularly
suited to terrestrial broadcast.

Understanding High-Definition

*Optional antenna dish required to receive DIRECTV

®

programming (sold separately).

Satellite Dish

HDTV

Standard NTSC broadcast

1920 X 1080 Lines = 

2,073,600 pixels

200,000+ pixels

Summary of Contents for F38310 - 38" 16:9 HDTV

Page 1: ...Digital Video Resolution 1280H x 1080V 1080i Display of High Definition Signals PERFORMAX 16 9 Picture Tube 0 78mm Center Dot Pitch Wide Screen Displays Full Picture Content 3D Y C Digital Frame Comb Filter Advanced Twin Tuner Picture In Picture NTSC Only SYNCROSCAN HD Component Video Inputs SRS Focus1 Audio Technology Optical Output Dolby Digital2 Audio diagonal ...

Page 2: ...re complete of every program broadcast in the widescreen format What is HDTV For nearly 60 years analog television has been the broadcast standard This standard is now being replaced by digital television which uses a continuous stream of computer like numbers to transmit pictures sound and information The computer numbers are translated into pixels The higher the pixel number the better the pictu...

Page 3: ...ible picture that begins in this digital precision pitch picture tube that features a 0 78mm center screen pitch for crisp focus and incredible color An INVAR Shadow Mask is combined with 65 watts of concentrated picture power to deliver a bright and sharp picture Analog TV Historical method of representing a television signal as a replica analog of the original picture and sound This analog of th...

Page 4: ...owsing through other channels during commercial breaks Channel Labeling Assign on screen characters to easily identify channels e g NBC HBO ESPN VH 1 Format Control 4 3 Centered positions analog broadcast picture in center of screen 4 3 Expanded horizontally stretches 4 3 image to fill 16 9 screen 16 9 Expanded helps letterboxed material fill 16 9 screen On Screen Menu System On screen displays ma...

Page 5: ... System 2 2 25 x 5 High Compliance Convenience Advanced Twin Tuner Picture In Picture NTSC PIP Swap and Move Format Control 4 3 Centered 4 3 Expanded 16 9 Expanded Channel Labeling Yes V Chip Parental Control Yes Stereo Headphone Jack 3 5mm Stereo Mini Jack Front A V Input Composite L R Audio Universal Remote Glo In The Dark Back Panel Inputs Outputs A V Inputs 3 S Video Composite Component YPrPb ...

Page 6: ...ion of product finish may vary from actual color Screen sizes measured diagonally Printed in the U S A 3 01 PC15930 GAC38985 Plus Connections Audio Video Outputs 1 pair fixed audio outputs provides constant level output for recording or for stereo system with its own remote 1 pair variable audio outputs the output audio level changes with TV s remote 1 set of speaker jacks for external speakers Au...

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