RCA F25424TX51AC5 User Manual Download

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Page 1: ...Television User s Guude Changing Entertainment Again ...

Page 2: ...mages should be avoided Cable TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Pr...

Page 3: ...ecording is another benefit of the GUIDE Plus system You don t have to remember to program your VCR or use the menus in your VCR to set up a recording Requirements Remove the Demo Pin from the G LINK jack Complete the on screen interactive setup You ll find detailed instructions in Chapter 1 One Touch VCR Recording You must connect the G LINK cable to the TV and place one of the wands in front of ...

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Page 5: ...ront of Your TV 12 Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable 13 How to Find the Remote Sensor 13 Placing the G LINK Wands 13 Complete the Interactive Setup 15 Set the Menu Language 15 Complete Auto Channel Search 15 The GUIDE Plus System Setup 15 What to Expect 19 The Buttons on the Remote Control 20 Chapter 2 Using the TV s Features About the GUIDE Plus System 22 Downloading Data 22 Getting In Out...

Page 6: ...el Block 37 Lock Unlock Parental Controls 38 Chapter 3 Using the TV s Menu System How to Use the Different Types of Menus and Control Panels 40 Menus 40 Control Panels 40 Picture Quality Menu 42 Screen Menu 42 Using Closed Captioning 43 Channel Menu 44 Time Menu 44 Chapter 4 Other Information Troubleshooting 46 Care and Cleaning 49 RCA TV Limited Warranty 49 Index 53 4 ...

Page 7: ...ction Connections The Front of Your TV Why You Should Connect This G LINK Cable Plug in theTV Put Batteries in the Remote How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Interactive Setup Turn on the TV Complete the Interactive Setup Buttons on the Remote Control Changing Entertainment Again 5 ...

Page 8: ...erference Insert each cable firmly into the designated jack If you place components above the TV route all cables down the side of the back of the TV instead of straight down the middle of the back of the TV If your antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cables do not coil the cables Also keep the twin lead cables away from audio video cables Important Stand and Base Safety Information Choose the location...

Page 9: ...y G LINK cable Coaxial G LINK cable TV VCR Satellite Receiver Go to page 8 page 9 pages 10 11 Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your TV The pictures below show the cables needed for the connections represented in this book Note Please locale the G LINK cable provided when you re gelling ready to set up your TK You need to connect Ibis cable lo your TV and lo your VCR and or cable box in order...

Page 10: ...UT TO TV Connect cable or antenna to your VCR Connect the coaxial cable from your cable outlet cable box or antenna to the Input Jack on your VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA or IN FROM ANT Connect the G LINK cable to the TV A If you haven t already done so remove the Demo Pin from the G LINK jack B Connect the G LINK cable to the G LINK jack on the TV Next step place the wands of the G LINK ...

Page 11: ...enna to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the back of your TV Go to page 14 2 If you re connecting a cable box connect the G LINK cable A If you haven t already done so remove the Demo Pin from the G LINK jack B Connect the G LINK cable to the G LINK jack on the TV Next step place the wands of the G LINK cable to the cable box instructions are on p 13 Go to page 13 Chapter 1 9 ...

Page 12: ..._tup SMELLITE RECEIVER FromCableorAntenna VCR OUT 09_ VIDEO R L IN FROMANT OUTTOTV S VIDEO SATELLITE IN VIDEO AUDIO 0 UTO R L 0 N9 R L IN OUTTO TV CH3 i CH4U Satellite Signal TV back panel G LINK ANTENNA 10 Chapter 1 ...

Page 13: ...t the Satellite Receiver to the VCR and to the TV A Connect a coaxial cable to the Output Jack sometimes labeled OUT TO TV on the satellite receiver and to the Input Jack on the VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANT B Connect a coaxial cable to the Output Jack on the VCR sometimes labeled OUT TO TV and to the CABLE ANTENNA jack on the TV Connect G LINK cable A If you haven t done so remove the Demo Pi...

Page 14: ...list When you re using the TV s menu system it acts like the arrow up button on the remote control OL Decreases the volume When you re using the TV s menu system it acts like the left arrow button on the remote control OL Increases the volume When you re using the TV s menu system it acts like the right arrow button on the remote control POWER Turns the TV on and off I VIDEO AUDIO I Front Panel Ja...

Page 15: ...emote control that came with the VCR and or cable box to locate the sensor 1 Turn off the VCR and or cable box 2 Hold the remote control not the one that came with your TV but the one that came with the cable box and or VCR to which you re attaching the G LINK cable so that it is touching the front of the component Slowly move the remote control across the front of the component VCR or cable box w...

Page 16: ...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 item that you ve highlighted press OK No...

Page 17: ...een 2 When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete press OK the first GUIDE Plus system setup screen appears Note I you skip Auto Channel Search now you can access it later through the Channel menu See Chapler 3 br more delails Tip If you move to a new zip or postal code or if any of your information changes you need to access the setup screens from the TV s main menu press MENU choo...

Page 18: ...ply your TV with the correct TV program listings the GUIDE Plus system needs to know if your TV is connected to cable 1 If your TV is connected to cable highlight Yes and press OK If your TV isn t connected to cable highlight No and press OK STEP 3 CbnJTguring for a VCR appears 2 If you have a cable box connected to this TV highlight Yes and press OK on your remote control Note The next series of ...

Page 19: ... Look at your cable box If it is still on and changed to channel 09 the test was successful Highlight Yes and press OK STEP 3 2mJTguring for a VCR appears If your cable box didn t change to channel 09 or turned itself oft you have two choices No and Test this code again Test Ibis code again If you think the TV the cable box or any of the remote controls might have been touched or bumped during the...

Page 20: ...n 7 touch your TV VCR or any o the remote controls for these products Look at the front display of your VCR If your VCR turned on automatically and changed to channel 09 the test was successful Highlight Yes and press OK If your VCR didn t change to channel 09 you can either choose No or Test this code again If you think your TV or remotes might have been touched during the test tune your VCR to c...

Page 21: ...creens appear If any settings are incomplete or incorrect highlight No repeat setup process and press OK Follow the instructions on the screen 2 You can choose to view a demo of the GUIDE Plus features which may take a few minutes to load If you don t want to see the demo right now press OK to watch TV What to Expect The next time you turn on your TV the GUIDE Plus system will appear on the screen...

Page 22: ...stem appear on the screen Press GUIDE again to remove it from the screen INFO Displays channel information INPUT Changes your TV to its video input channel The Video Input Channel is the channel your TV must tune to in order for you to access a component that s connected to your TV s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN jacks Example to view a tape from your camcorder connect the camcorder to the TV s AUDIO and ...

Page 23: ...Using the TV s Features Chapter Overview All About the GUIDE Plus System The Channel Banner Parental Controls and V Chip Changing Entertainment Again 21 ...

Page 24: ...ur locale you will need to run Setup again if you move to a different zip or postal code Downloading Data The GUIDE Plus system is not available until it completes its first download of program information When the power is turned off the TV locates a host channel that carries GUIDE Plus system data containing program schedule and channel lineup information A channel lineup is the list of stations...

Page 25: ...ess the GUIDE Plus system 2 Press MENU or use the up and down arrow buttons to select the Menu bar the Grid Guide appears by defaul0 3 Use the left and right arrow buttons to access other menus 4 Press OK or MENU or use the down arrow button to see the menu options Grid Guide The Grid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus system It displays the current programming for each channel The c...

Page 26: ...lighted in the channel listing If you have a cable box changing channels on the TV will not cause the cable box channel to change while recording Record will only appear if you have set up GUIDE Plus system and specified your VCR type The program information window will display a confirmation when you have successfully scheduled a program to watch or record Note I you have selecled lwo programs lo...

Page 27: ... bar or press GUIDE or CLEAR to exit the GUIDE Plus system Then use the Sort Menu Action Buttons as described next Sort Menu Action Buttons When viewing the results of a Sort the following Action buttons appear Watch Press 1 on the remote to place a timer in the Schedule and then follow the on line help for further options Placing a timer in the Schedule will cause the TV to turn on and tune to th...

Page 28: ... Schedule menu allows you to alter timers for either viewing or recording programs The GUIDE Plus system allows one touch VCR recording if you have connected the G LINK cable to your VCR See Chapter 1 for more details on connecting the G LINK cable To schedule a program to watch or record 1 If the GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 3 4 Press MENU on the rem...

Page 29: ...ay WEEKLY records the program each week at the same time Messages menu selection Messages Occasionally you will receive messages regarding your GUIDE Plus system as well as special programming information You can access these messages from the Messages menu on the Menu bar To read messages 1 If your GUIDE Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU on the remot...

Page 30: ...ed channel line On Off Press 3 on the remote to toggle the state of the channel between On and OJ 7 Setup The 5 etttp menu allows you to access the GUIDE Plus system setup information To access the Setup option 1 If the Guide Plus system isn t on your screen press GUIDE on your remote control 2 Press MENU to select the Menu Bar 3 Use the right arrow to highlight the Setttp menu selection 4 Use the...

Page 31: ...2 Highlight GUIDE Plus Menu and press OK Each menu and the sub menus are listed below GUIDE Plus Setup Displays the GUIDE Plus system setup screen Change system settings Confirms the settings you completed in the GUIDE Plus system setup are correct Review options Displays GUIDE Plus system auto display options View demo Runs the GUIDE Plus system demonstration GUIDE Plus Label Displays the GUIDE P...

Page 32: ...udio Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set 00 00 Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip SKIP timer Parental Controls and V Chip The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that children cannot see certain programs channels or use the front panel controls The first three choices in the Parental Cbntrols menu involve software inside your TV referred to as V Ch...

Page 33: ...erial that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended This pro gram contains one or more of the following content themes intensely suggestive dialogue D strong coarse language D intense sexual situations S or intense violence V...

Page 34: ...k The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits The V Chip Rating Limit Screen The following is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen Rating Status Field Lets you select whether the status of the ageq ased rating limit to the left is View or Block Rating Field Lets you select fi om a list of ageq ased ratings you can...

Page 35: ... don t want the child to watch see chart of age based ratings on next page Press the left and right arrow buttons to highlight the Rating field Press the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to scroll through the age based rating limits Keep scrolling until the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch appears on the screen In the example discussed above you...

Page 36: ... Violence FV Fantasy Violence TV Y All Children Rating Rating Content field status field themes Blocking Specific Content Themes You can block programs based on their content Content is represented by the D L S V FV and TV Y on your screen See the beginning of this section for details When you block a content theme for a particular rating you automatically block that content theme for higher rated...

Page 37: ...ange to V View 2 Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll through the age based ratings until the rating whose content theme you want to change to View appears 3 Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a particular content theme status such as the B under language L corresponding with TV 14 Press the up or down arrow button to change its status back to V Your child would th...

Page 38: ... return to the menu or exit the screen 4 If Parental Controls are not locked you must lock them so the movie rating limits will take effect Note Some movies may be given a Not Raled NR rating After blocking movie rating you must set NR to View separately to view NR movies Rating field Rating status field Viewing Movie Ratings After you block movie ratings you have the option of changing some of th...

Page 39: ...ll still tune to the blocked channel if you use the digits to access the channel but the channel will be blocked Don t forget to lock parental controls after you change the status of Channel Block If you do not the channel block will not take effect Note If you have a digital cable box channels 126 999 can be bloclaed but will not be removable om your scan list Front Panel Block Selecting this opt...

Page 40: ...al controls none of the settings for V Chip Channel Block or Front Panel Block will take effect If you forget your password simultaneously press and hold MENU on the television and volume down on the remote for 3 seconds Nothing appears on the screen Parental Controls simply unlock and you can re enter a password via Lock Parental Controls 38 Chapter 2 ...

Page 41: ...3 Using the TV s Menu System Chapter Overview How to Use the Different Types of Menus and Control Panels Picture Quality Menu Screen Menu Channel Menu Time Menu Changing Entertainment Again 39 ...

Page 42: ...rip Feel free to explore the menu system If you re ever unsure where you are in the menu system or you re just plain tired of exploring press CLEAR to remove the menus from the screen and start over again Use your arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight your choice and press OK Press a number button on the remote For example in the Main menu press 3 to go straight to the Screen menu Exit...

Page 43: ...ears underneath the column you are changing 1 Use the digits to enter a number in the column above the pointer 2 Press the right arrow button to move to the next column then use the digits to enter a number 3 When you have finished entering information press MENU or OK Choice Lists Choice lists are used to choose a particular setting from a list When the choice list appears the highlighted item is...

Page 44: ...automatically corrects the color of the picture This is especially useful for tracking realistic flesh tone colors as you switch from channel to channel Choose On or OJ 7_ depending on your preference Color Warmth Displays a choice list that lets you set one of three automatic color adjustments Cool for a more blue palette of picture colors Normal and Warm for a more red palette of picture colors ...

Page 45: ... Select Screen from the Main menu 2 Highlight Closed Caption Mode and press OK the Closed Caplion Mode appears 3 Highlight your choice and press OK the Screen menu appears again Note The Texl modes cover nearly half of lhe picture on the screen to display lhe closed caplioned lexl Most broadcasters use lhe CC mode which displays a few lines captions at a time ro If you don t know which Closed Capt...

Page 46: ...annel Use the up and down arrows to scroll up and down through the channels available via your antenna You can enter the channel number directly using the number buttons Normal List Only the channels included in the Normal list are available when you scan up and down using channel up and down Use the up and down arrow buttons to indicate whether the channel number indicated is included Yes or is n...

Page 47: ...Other Information Chapter Overview Troubleshooting Care and Cleaning Limited Warranty Accessory Order Form Index Changing Entertainment Again 45 ...

Page 48: ... TV for two minutes and then plug it back in Turn the TV on and try again TV turns off while playing Scheduled Off function may have been activated Go to p 44 for instructions Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn the TV on again If this happens frequently the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low TV turns on unex...

Page 49: ...turn off this feature by pressing GUIDE on your remote control and then select the Menu bar Press the right arrow button to select Setup Choose Review options and select OFF GUIDE Plus System Problems GUIDE Plus setup won t switch to channel 9 for VCR and or channel 02 cable box Make sure you have removed the Demo Pin from the G LINK jack Check to see if the G LINK wands are positioned correctly i...

Page 50: ...clear path Maybe the remote isn t aimed directly at the component TV or VCR that you re trying to operate Maybe batteries in remote are weak dead or installed incorrectly Put new batteries in the remote You might need to drain the remote s microprocessor remove batteries and press the nmnber 1 button for at least 60 seconds Release the 1 button replace the batteries and if necessary program the re...

Page 51: ... your purchase 90 days for labor charges One year for parts Two years for the picture tubes The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm whichever comes first What we will do Pay any Authorized RCA Television Service Center the labor charges to repair your television Pay any Authorized RCA Television Service Center for the ne...

Page 52: ...r 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 It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage How state law relates to this warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you...

Page 53: ...ble VH84 6 ft Continued on next page Accessory Order Form Description Screw on antenna cable 3 ft crew on antenna cable 6 ft VH82 _ush on antenna cable 6 ft VH89 Vlonaural VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft VH83 _tereo VCR Dubbing Cable 6 ft VH84 _ way Signal Splitter VH47 _ mplified Antenna ANT200 _ ntenna Mixer not shown 193984 _emote Control CRK17TA1 242778 _ udio Video Adapter not shown 228449 5 95 5 95 5...

Page 54: ... been filled out completely Allow 4 weeks for delivery All accessories are subject to availability Prices are subject to change 2 way Signal Splitter He_s you connect a second 717 or VCR Splitter VH47 Amplified Antenna Allows you to quick switch f _ m the antenna signal to the cable or satellite signal without disconnecting the antenna ANT200 0 0 0 _0 _0o CRK17TA1 Remote Control This is the remote...

Page 55: ... Lineup 22 Downloading Information 22 setup 15 INFO button 20 INPUT button 20 Interactive setup 15 L Labels 44 Language 42 Languages Selecting 15 Locating remote sensor 13 Lock Parental Controls 38 M Memory 44 Menu Channel 44 Channels 28 Grid Guide 23 Language 42 Messages 27 News 26 Picture Quality 42 Schedule 26 Screen 42 Setup 28 Sort 25 Time 44 MENU button 20 Menus GUIDE Plus system setup 15 Me...

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Page 64: ...our product _ THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2000 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in USA TOCOM 15526280 The following materials were used in printing this publication 60 RECYCLED PAPER MINIMUM 20 POST CONSUMER m_ _ IPRINTED WITHI I JISOY NKL ...

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