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I IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. 2. 3. 4. Keep these instructions Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. 5. 6. 7. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Introduction Safety/precaution Table of Contents Features Getting 2 3 3 Started Basic Cable TV connection Basic Antenna Connection Basic TVto VCR Connection Description of Buttons on the TV Remote Control 4 5 6 7 8-9 Here are a few of the special features of your new Color Television.
TheCable TVsignalintoyourhome maybeasingle cable(75ohm) ormayinclude aCable Box.In either case, the connection to the TV is easy. If your Cable TV signal comes directly via a 75ohm coaxial cable, use the following steps: Connect the Cable TV signal to the 75OHM ANTENNA INPUTjack on the rear of the TV. Screw it down tight. Plug the TV's power cord into a power outlet and turn on the TV. Set TV/CATV to CAW as detailed on page 11. Refer to AUTO SEARCHto set up your available TV channels.
Acombination antenna receives normal broadcast channels (VHF 2-13andUHF14-69). Yourconnection iseasy since youwillconnect theantenna tothe75OHM ANTENNA INPUT jackontherearoftheTV. If yourantenna hasaroundcable(75ohm) ontheend,thenyouareready toconnect it totheTV.Gotothenextstep.If your antenna hasflattwin-lead wire(300ohm), youfirstneedtoattachtheantenna wirestothescrews ona300to75ohm adapter (notsupplied withTV). Push theroundendoftheadapter orantenna cableontothe75OHM ANTENNA INPUT jackontherearoftheTV.
Thebasiccomponent (VCR, DVDplayer etc.)toTVconnection isdescribed below,Forotherhookups, refertoyourcomponent's instruction manual. Connect ayellowvideocabletotheVIDEO jackonthefrontoftheTVandtotheVIDEO OUT jackonyourVCR (orother component), Connect anaudiocabletotheAUDIO jackonthefrontoftheTVandtotheAUDIO OUT oftheVCR (orotherdevice). Matchthe cablecolortothejackcolor. TurnontheTVandtheVCR.
View 7 6 5 4 321 Front View 1. POWER BUTTON Turns the TV on and off. 2. STANDBY (LED INDICATOR) Lights to show AC power is available. 3. SENSOR Receives infra-red signals from the remote, 4. CHANNEL +/- BUTTONS Selects channel numbers, Selects items in the submenus. 5. VOLUME +/- BUTTONS Pressto decrease/increasethe volume. 6. MENU BUTTON Pressto display the main menu, 7.
Battery Installation Load batteries into the remote control: 1 2 Remove the battery compartment lid on the rear of the remote. Press in the tab, then lift off the lid. Place two AA batteries in the remote. Be sure the (+) and (-) ends of the batteries line up correctly (as marked inside the battery compartment). 3 Reattach the battery compartment lid.
NUMBER Button When the W/cable menu option is in the TV position, all channles can be selected by using two buttons. For example, to select channel 2, press "0" then "2". You can also press "2". For channels 100 and above, press three number buttons of the channel directly. (You can select channels above 69 only if you have Cable TV. Make sure TV/CATV is set to CAW. Details are on page 11.) In notebook mode, press to enter a letter, a digit or a symbol.
YoucansettheTV's on-screen menutoEnglish, French or Spanish. Picture Press MENU to seethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-to highlight Preferences. Prefer Press OKtoenterthePreferences submenu. Language ishighlighted. Press VOL+ orVOL-to selectEnglish, Francais (French), or Espanol (Spanish).
It isimportant fortheTVto knowwhattypeofsignal-Cable TV(CAW) ora normal antenna youareusing, Choose your signal(Antenna orCable): 1 2 3 4 Picture Press MENU to see the main menu. Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Setup. Press OK to enter the Setup submenu. TV/CATV is highlighted, TV or CATV. Press VOL+ or VOL- to select Choose CATV if you have Cable TV service. (See page 4 for connection details.) If you do not have Cable TV service and you connected an antenna to the TV, choose TV.
YoucansetyourTVto receive localTVchannels (froman antenna) orCable TVchannels (when youhave Cable TV service). Then, useAutoSearch tosetupchannels thatare available foryou.Thismakes it easy foryoutoselect only theavailable TVstations whenyoupress CH+orCH-.Before youstartAutoSearch, maketheAntenna orCable TV connection described onpages 4 and5.Inthemenuselect TVorCable (CATV) asdescribed onpage11. Picture Press MENU to seethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-tohighlightSetup. 666© Press OKtoentertheSetupsubmenu.
Manual Channel Tuning allows youto search forchannels thatmayhavebeenmissed duringtheAutoSearch. For example, if youarelooking forachannel between 60and 70,startthesearch atchannel 60andgoup. Picture Press MENU toseethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-to highlight Setup. Press OKtoentertheSetupsubmenu, TV/CATV ishighlighted. Press VOL+ orVOL-toselect TVorCATV (whichever youhave). Details areonpage 11. TV/CATV CATV Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightChannel.
Youcanstorefivechannels youpreferintotheFavorite List andrecallthesechannels easilybypressing theFAVbutton ontheremote control. Picture Press MENU to seethemainmenu, Press CH+orCH-tohighlightSetup. Press OKtoentertheSetupsubmenu. f ®65 Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightFavorite List. 5 6 7 66© Press OK to display the features of Favorite List. P_ Tuv w_z c_ ®oo TV/CATV is highlighted, Press VOL+ or VO[- to select TV or CAW (whichever you have).
Youcanaddorerase channels fromthelistintheTV's memory. Picture Press MENU toseethemainmenu, Press CH+orCH-to highlight Setup. Press OKtoentertheSetupsubmenu, TV/CATV ishighlighted, Press VOL+orVOL-toselect TVorCATV (whichever youhave). Details areonpage 11. 66© Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightChannel. 6456© Press VOL+ orVOL-to enterthechannel number youwantto addorerase. o®oo Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightAdd/Erase.
ToadjustyourTVpicture, select achannel andfollowthe steps below: Picture Press MENU to seethemainmenu. Color 45 Pictureishighlighted. Press OKtoenterthePicture submenu. 3 Press OH+ or OH- repeatedly to highlight your choice: Color, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Tint, Blue Back (background), temperature.) 4 or C.Warmth (color htness 50 Press VOL+ or VOL- to increase or decrease the element you choose. However, you can turn Blue Back to only On or Off (see below).
Thisfunction enables youtochoose preset videosettings for different typesofprograms andviewing conditions. Most picture settings arepreset atthefactorytoautomatically adjusttheTV'sBrightness, Color, Contrast, andSharpness. Press PRESETS ontheremote control. Thecurrent preset picturesetting will appear onthescreen. 2 Personal Normal Press PRESETSrepeatedly to select Personal, Normal, Bright, or Theater, The Personal setting is what you specify with the picture adjustments as described on page 16.
Follow thesestepstosettheclock. 1 2 3 4 5 Picture Press MENU to see the main menu. Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Time. Press OK to enter the Time submenu. Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to highlight Clock. Press VOL+ or VOL- to change the time in minutes. Press and hold VOL+ or VOL- to change the time quickly in 10 minute increments; press OK, The highlight moves to the hour position, Use VOL+ or VOL- to set the hour.
ToturnontheTVto aspecific channel ataspecific time,use theOn-Timer. Before youbegin,settheclockcorrectly. Details areonpage18. Picture Press MENU toseethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-to highlight Time. Press OKtoentertheTimesubmenu. Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightTV/CATV. Press VOL+ orVOL-toselect TVorCAW,depending onwhether youhaveCable TVservice ornot.Details areonpage11. Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightChannel. Press VOL+ orVOL-toenterthechannel number.
To turn offthe TV at a specific time every day, use the OffTimer. Before you begin, you must set the clock correctly. Details are on page 18. 1 2 3 4 Press MENU to see the main menu. Time Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Time. Press OK to enter the Time submenu. Off Time is highlighted, Press VOL+ or VOL- to select Once, Daily or Off. If you select Once, the timer will turn off the TV once.
Closed captioning (CC) letsyoureadthevoicecontent ofTV programs ontheTVscreen. Designed to helpthehearing impaired, on-screen textboxes willshowdialog, conversation, andactivityduringTVprogramming, 1 2 3 4 5 Picture Press MENU to see the main menu. Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Preferences. Press OK to enter the Preferences submenu. Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to highlight CC. Press VOL+ or VOL- to select the closed caption you want (Off, Cl, C2, or C.Mute). C.
TheSleep Timer turnsofftheTVwithinanamount oftime youspecify (10-120 minutes fromthecurrenttime). Press SLEEPrepeatedly to set the sleep timer from 120 to 10 minutes in lO-minute decrements, Sleep: After setting the sleep timer, press SLEEP once to display the remaining time. Off SJeep: 120rain. To cancel the sleep timer, press SLEEP until "Off" appears. Within 1 minute of the time set, a clock icon will flash to remind you that the TVwill turn itself off soon. 22 Sleep: 110min. Sleep: lOmin.
Parental Lockprocesses program content advisories frombroadcasters. Parental Lockcanrespond tothecontent advisories andblockobjectionable content (offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc,)Thisisa greatfeature to censor thetypeofprogramming children watch.Parental Lockoffersvarious blocking optionsfromwhichtochoose: G: General Audience - All ages admitted. Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.
Overthenextfewpages, you'lllearnhowtoblockprograms andunderstand theratingtermsforcertain broadcasts. First setyourpassword. Picture Press MENU to seethemainmenu. Preferences Press CH+orCH-to highlight Preferences. Press OKtoenterthePreferences submenu. Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightPar. (Parental) Control. 5 Press OK. The display asking you to Enter Password will appear on the screen. If you want to set a new code, go on to steps 6-8 directly.
There aretwotypesofratings forParental Lock. Oneis based onmovieindustry ratings. Theotherisbased onTV industry ratings. Bothcanbeused tocensor programming. Let'sfirstlookattheMPAA Rating options ofParental Lock. 4 Picture Press MENU toseethemainmenu. P refe re rices Press CH+orCH-to highlight Preferences. Press OKtoenterthePreferences submenu. Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightPar. (Parental) Control. Press OKtodisplay thepassword screen. Par.
Some program ratings arebased onTVindustry ratings as described below. []MPAA Press MENU to seethemainmenu. ratin QTV parental guidelines []TV-PG [] Press CH+or CH-tohighlightPreferences. Press OKtoenterthePreferences submenu. Press CH+or CH-repeatedly tohighlightPar. (Parental) Control. Press OKtodisplay thepassword screen. Press thenumberbuttonsto enteryourfour-digit code. TheParental Locksetupmenuappears onthe screen. [] [] [] Press CH+or CH-tohighlightTVparental guidelines.
Aftersetting yourpassword Parental Lockalsooffersthese special blocking options. Picture Press MENU toseethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-to highlight Preferences. Preferences Press OKtoenterthePreferences submenu. Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightPar. (Parental) Control. 5 6 Press OKtodisplay thepassword screen. Press theNumber buttons to enter your four-digit code. The Parental Lock setup menu appears on the screen. Par.
Childlockallows youto lockthebuttons onthefrontpanel oftheTV. Picture Press MENU to seethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-to highlight Preferences. Preferences Press OKtoenterthePreferences submenu. Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightFPA(Front Panel) Lock. 5 Press VOL+ or VOL- to turn on or off FPA Lock. Choose On to disable all the buttons on the front of the TV, FPA Lock On will appear on the TV screen each time you press the buttons on the front of the TV.
Model24V511T: Thisfeatureisavailable withthismodel only.Youcanpreset soundmode thatbestsuitsyourcurrent programming amongPersonal, Theater, Concert andSpeech, Picture Press MENU toseethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-to highlight Sound. Sound Press OKtoentertheSoundsubmenu. Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlightSound Mode. Press VOL+ orVOL-toselect Personal, Theater, Concert, orSpeech.
Model24V511T: Thisfeatureisavailable withthismodel only,Youcanadjustthelowfrequency (Bass) orhigh frequency (Treble). YoucanalsoadjusttheBalance to increase thevolume oftheleftandrightsoundchannels, Picture Press MENU to seethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-tohighlightSound. Press OKtoentertheSoundsubmenu, db64b Press CH+orCH-repeatedly tohighlight Volume, Bass, Treble orBalance. 6456© Press VOL+ orVOL-toadjust theoption.
Model24V511T: Thisfeatureisavailable withthismodel only.Whenstereo signals areavailable, thisfunction enhances thestereo spatialeffect, 4 Picture Press MENU toseethemainmenu. Press CH+orCH-to highlight Sound. Surround Off Press OKtoentertheSoundsubmenu. Press CH+orCH-repeatedly to highlight Surround. Press VOL+ orVOL-toturnthisoptiononoroff, Press MENU repeatedly toexitthemenuorthemenu willautomatically disappear withinafewseconds if nobuttons arepressed ontheremote control.
Model24V511T: Thisfeatureisavailable withthismodel only,Multi-channel Sound (MTS) broadcasts enhance TV viewing bybringing youprograms withhighfidelitystereo sound, MTS alsoprovides anextrachannel calledtheSecond AudioProgram (SAP), whichbroadcasters canusetotransmitasecond language orforotherpurposes. 1 iI oATv MONO STEREO SAP Press MTS on the remote control to select STEREO, MONO or SAP. All the options will be available only when the current TV channel is broadcasting that option.
This feature enables you to store personal messages and can be used as a reminder. Press NOTEPAD to display the notebook screen. Press CAPS repeatedly to toggle the entry mode between uppercase or lowercase letters. Use number buttons to enter letters, numbers, or some special symbols. Press DEI_(ETE)to delete the unwanted text. Press INS(ERT) to select INS(ERT) or OVR(overwrite) on the screen, then use number buttons to insert or overwrite the letter or number in the text.
Calendar enables you to look up the date easily. Press CALENDAR to display the calendar. _2 Press VOL+ or VOL- to display a previous or future month, e.g. MAY. Press CH+ or CH- to to display a previous or future year, e.g. 2004. 4 Press MENU repeatedly to exit the menu or the menu will automatically disappear within a few seconds if no buttons are pressed on the remote control.
Troubleshooting Most problems you encounter with your TV can be corrected by consulting the following troubleshooting list. Note for U.S. customers: If you prefer, we can provide you with the name of an Authorized Service Representative who will visit your home for a fee to instafl your electronic entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation. For details about this service, call 1-888-206-3359. For additional assistance while using your RCA product, please visit www.rca.com/customersupport.
CAUTION: Turn OFF your TV before cleaning. You can clean the TV as required, using a soft lint-free cloth. Be sure to occasionally dust the ventilation slots in the cabinet to help assure adequate ventilation. The TV's screen may be cleaned with a soft, lint-free cloth as well. Take care not to scratch or mar the screen. If necessary, you may use a cloth dampened with warm water. Never use strong cleaning agents, such as ammonia-based cleaners, or abrasive powder. These types of cleaners will damage the TV.
• Damage from images burnt onto the screen. • A television that has been modified or incorporated purposes. • A television purchased or serviced outside the U.S.A. • Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial damage. Product registration: • Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your IV. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary.
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