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For 35” Built-In System HT35752BD

Installation &
Hook-Up Guide

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Summary of Contents for HT35752BD

Page 1: ...For 35 Built In System HT35752BD Installation Hook Up Guide CUSTOM HOME THEATRE ...

Page 2: ...ture FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it i Important Information Note This guide is written with the assumption that the area in which this system is installed has been built in accordance with RCA Custom Home Theatre Construction Guidelines 35 TV System for this model supplied to the builder or remodeler It...

Page 3: ...onents 10 Install Glass Shelves 11 Connect Components Master Diagram 12 Connect VCR 13 Connect LaserDisc Player 14 Connect Audio CD Player 15 Connect Audio Video Receiver 16 17 Connect Signal Splitter 18 Connect the TV 19 Check Power Cord Connections 19 Test the System Test Audio Video Receiver and Speakers 20 AutoProgram TV s Channel Memory 21 Set Up Channels on TV for VCR and LaserDisc Player 22...

Page 4: ...all directly behind the speaker opening 2 For emergency situations a system power disconnect switch should be connected to the dedicated duplex as shown on the blueprint 3 16 gauge or larger speaker wire run from audio video component and software cabinet area to each rear wall or ceiling speaker opening 4 Cable TV and or home antenna source s available 5 Make sure the support frame for the audio ...

Page 5: ...en installing speakers and connecting components be sure to label or make note of how wires are connected The wires usually can be distinguished by the texture of their cover either ribbed or smooth or the marking on their cover marked with a or unmarked Use ribbed or marked wire for positive connections and smooth or unmarked wire for negative connections 1 Cut and label wires for the front and c...

Page 6: ...in the audio video component cabinet Label the FM antenna wire It will be connected to the audio video receiver later 3 Attach the AM loop antenna shipped with the audio video receiver to the back of the audio video rack as close as possible to the fan s power cord opening in the back of the cabinet Run the antenna wire through the fan s power cord hole into the audio video component cabinet Label...

Page 7: ...lace They will be removed later Important Notes Before Proceeding Make sure speaker wires are soldered to terminals on back of jack panel extension cable See page 3 for details Make sure the leveling legs in the bottom of the audio video component rack are positioned on top of the kneewall construction See the blueprint for kneewall details 4 Center the cabinet in the opening leaving a 3 16 gap on...

Page 8: ...eed them through the back of the TV cabinet as it is being installed 2 Place TV cabinet on top of component and software cabinet Move the TV cabinet back until the wood strip at the bottom front of the TV cabinet fits snugly into the two L notches on top of the component and software cabinet 3 Secure the TV cabinet to the component and software cabinet using four 8 x 2 1 4 screws two at the front ...

Page 9: ...e the screw heads and washers in the inside of the TV cabinet 3 Position left and right top speaker spacers with the interlocking material facing out on top of the speakers Secure the top spacers to the TV cabinet the same as the bottom spacers were attached in Step 2 4 Connect the speaker wires to the corresponding positive and negative terminals on the left and right front speakers 5 Remove the ...

Page 10: ...binet with two 10 32 x 1 1 2 screws and washers each Important Note Place the screw heads and washers in the inside of the TV cabinet 2 Connect the speaker wires to the corresponding positive and negative terminals on the center speaker 3 Position speaker between spacers with front of speaker about one half inch from the front of TV cabinet Center Channel Speaker Spacers Screws From Inside Interlo...

Page 11: ...ead screws supplied with the speaker to screw the inner side of the speaker to the stud Flippers are provided for the side of the speaker if no stud is available 4 If speaker is in ceiling use screws to mount speaker to framing 5 Attach the grill frame to the speakers using the four 6 x 3 8 Phillips panhead screws supplied with the speaker 6 Carefully push perforated steel grill into grill frame I...

Page 12: ...ge 6 6 Remove component and software cabinet trim frame TV cabinet trim frame and center speaker trim frame grill and set aside for later use Leave the front speaker s trim frames grills in place Before you place the components determine the proper position of the glass shelves install the shelves and pull the connecting cables for each component through its shelf area Position the Components 1 Th...

Page 13: ...ess than four since this could damage the shelf 2 Slide the glass shelves into the retainer clips so that the front edge of the shelf is slightly recessed from the front edge of the component and software cabinet divider It may be necessary to loosen screws before inserting the shelf Glass Shelf Shelf Retainer Clip Shelf Retainer Clip 3 Tighten the retainer clip screws sufficiently to hold shelves...

Page 14: ... V Receiver L R R L V SUB WOOFER OUT SUBWOOFER OUT L R CD Player R L L R L L R L L R L R L R Splitter Input Set 1 Set 2 V R R L V L R R V L V V L R L Audio Video Cable and Jack Color Codes Yellow Video Red Right Audio R White Left Audio L Connections need to be made between the components and the front side of the jack panel extension cable To make access easier while connecting the components you...

Page 15: ...UT 1 L jack 4 Attach one end of the two wire audio cable to the VCR by inserting the red plug in the Y adapter attached to the AUDIO R OUTPUT jack and the white plug in the Y adapter attached to the AUDIO L MONO OUTPUT jack 5 Attach the other end of the two wire audio cable to the audio video receiver by inserting the red plug into the VCR 1 IN R jack and the white plug into the VCR 1 IN L jack 6 ...

Page 16: ... 1 Attach one end of a two wire audio cable to the LaserDisc player by inserting the red plug into the AUDIO OUT 2 2 R jack and the white plug into the AUDIO OUT 2 1 L jack 2 Attach the other end of the two wire audio cable to the audio video receiver by inserting the red plug into the AUDIO VCR2 LD IN R jack and the white plug into the AUDIO VCR2 LD IN L jack 3 Attach one end of a two wire audio ...

Page 17: ...red plug into the LINE OUT R jack and the white plug into the LINE OUT L jack 2 Attach the other end of the two wire audio cable to the audio video receiver by inserting the red plug into the AUDIO CD R jack and the white plug into the AUDIO CD L jack L R LINE OUT VCR 1 VCR 2 LD DSS MONITOR OUT VCR 1 DSS VCR 2 LD IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT TV CD TAPE 1 DAT TAPE 2 MONITOR VIDEO AUDIO...

Page 18: ...TV L jack 2 Attach the other end of the three wire audio video cable to the jack panel extension cable by inserting the yellow plug into the VIDEO INPUT 2 jack the red plug into the AUDIO SELECT OUT R MONO jack and the white plug into the AUDIO SELECT OUT L jack L R VCR 1 VCR 2 LD DSS MONITOR OUT VCR 1 DSS VCR 2 LD IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT TV CD TAPE 1 DAT TAPE 2 MONITOR VIDEO AUD...

Page 19: ... on the jack panel extension cable 4 Use at least 3 feet of speaker wire to connect the audio video receiver s SPEAKERS CENTER terminals to corresponding CENTER terminals on the jack panel extension cable 5 Use at least 3 feet of speaker wire to connect the audio video receiver s SURROUND SPEAKERS REAR terminals to corresponding SURROUND terminals on the jack panel extension cable 6 Attach FM ante...

Page 20: ...nnection of the components Use the two 6 inch RF coaxial cables from the accessory kit Important Note Optional connections for systems including a cable box are shown on page 28 Additional cables may be required for connecting a cable box 1 Connect the coaxial cable previously attached to the VCR s IN FROM ANTENNA connector to the Set 2 connector on the two way splitter 2 Connect one of the 6 coax...

Page 21: ... the TV A V Receiver TV Fan LaserDisc Player CD Player VCR Wall Outlet Outlet Strip Check Power Cord Connections 1 Make sure all components are plugged in correctly The TV and outlet strip should be plugged into the switched 20 amp duplex electrical outlet Important Note The builder should have added a system disconnect switch to the system so the owner can manually shut off power to all component...

Page 22: ...ess or to turn off the TV s internal speakers 3 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME up or down on the remote or turn the VOLUME control on the receiver 4 In order to test the speakers the audio mode on the receiver must be set to PRO LOGIC Repeatedly press SUR MODE on the remote or SURROUND MODE on the receiver to set the audio mode to PRO LOGIC The indicator next to PRO LOGIC on the receiver wil...

Page 23: ...TV is finished cycling you can check to see which channels are in memory by pressing CHANNEL PRESET up or down 5 Since the VCR and LaserDisc player are connected through the audio video receiver to the input jacks on the TV you can view their signals by selecting channel 91 for VCR input 1 or channel 92 for LaserDisc player input 2 To add channels 91 and 92 to the TV s memory repeatedly press TV M...

Page 24: ...VOLUME up or down to adjust the volume 2 Press TV MENU on the remote until Setup Menu is highlighted Press or on the remote to display the setup functions and then press TV MENU to select VCR1 Chan function 3 Enter channel number 91 by pressing 9 then 1 this is the channel to which the TV will tune automatically when VCR1 is pressed on the remote 4 Press to enter channel 91 for VCR1 Chan 5 Repeat ...

Page 25: ... Press 1 to select Auto Search Channels and start the VCR autoprogramming The VCR will scan through all channels and place active channels into memory The TV will return to a picture when programming is completed Press CHANNEL PRESET up or down to view active channels The VCR will automatically select ANTENNA or CABLE during Auto Search Channels If you need to manually select antenna or cable TV p...

Page 26: ... the LaserDisc player audio video receiver TV and tune the TV to channel 92 This will also set the remote to operate the player 3 Press OPEN CLOSE on the player to open the disc table Center a laser disc in the groove of the table corresponding to the size of the disc as shown below 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 P L A Y 1 ...

Page 27: ...tch to the LOW position 2 If the tilt is still not satisfactory move the STRENGTH switch to the HIGH position If this makes the tilt worse go to the next step 3 If the tilt is still not satisfactory change the position of the the POLARITY switch and adjust the STRENGTH switch for the best picture Install TV in TV Cabinet 1 Carefully lift TV into position in the TV Cabinet The front of the TV shoul...

Page 28: ...ges and magnetic catches have been preinstalled for the four supplied doors 1 Position the left pair of glass doors in front of cabinet and determine the position of the push plates and the four metal mounting plates 2 Peel the paper from the metal mounting plates and stick them to the inside of the glass doors flush with the top and bottom of the door and approximately 1 16 from the side as shown...

Page 29: ...he hinge Secure door into each hinge by inserting the supplied 1 4 hinge screws into the hinge and gently tightening them against the metal mounting plate Note The glass door which has RCA Custom Home Theatre on it goes on the left hand side of the cabinet Glass Door Inside of Door Shown 4 Check each door for proper alignment and adjust if necessary by loosening the screws and moving glass door in...

Page 30: ...tional cables may be required Important Note If the cable box is remote controllable the VCR may be able to control it Place the cable box on top of the VCR as shown below Remote Controllable Cable Box See the VCR user s guide for details on setting up the cable box V C R s S ig n a l VCR s Signal Transmitters Front of VCR Cable Box Option 1 Cable Box Required for All Channels Connect the cable bo...

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Page 32: ...CUSTOM HOMETHEATRE TM 1994 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Printed in U S A 7 94 Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Part No 1Q57 563 01A 600 N Sherman Drive Indianapolis IN 46201 ...

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