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Color TV
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Owner's Manual
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Accessories and Order Fo_ pp. 44-46
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Note to Cable TV Installer: This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical expose this TV to rain or moisture. WARNING: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not Code (Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1) which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in If you suspect that liquid has entered the TV, unplug it particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to immediately and have it inspected by an Authorized TV the
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Table of Contents Thank you for choosingRCA Congratulations onyourpurchase of Safety Precautions ................................................. Inside Front Cover anRCA TV. You have selected a high-quality, precision-engineered Product Registration ............................................. Inside Front Cover instrument designed to give you years of enjoyment. First-Time Operation ..................................................................... 2-5 Despite its sophistication, your new
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The steps below will help you get your TV connected and working quickly. The page numbers on which you can find detailed instructions for each of these steps are also listed for your convenience. 1. Unpack TV and accessories. Shown here are the accessories that came packed with your TV. Note: A flat, wooden shelf is included with Four AAA Batteries for certain models. Placing this shelf on top of Remote Four Wing Nuts the TV (right behind the front narrow ledge) creates a level surface upon whic
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A major benefit of a Projection Color Television is its large Side View viewing screen. To receive full benefit of the expanded screen size, placement of the TV in the viewing room is important. The illustrations suggest the "best viewing areas" relating to the TV's screen. +10 0 You will see the best picture if you sit directly in front of the TV about 10-18 feet from the screen. Picture brightness will decrease if you sit to the extreme left or right of the TV. Center of Screen _4c, i I I Your
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8. Converge Colors if Necessary. :S. Connect antenna or cable-TV system. Most antenna or cable-TV systems can be connected as If you notice colored rings or halos around objects in the show here. picture, you may need to converge the colors. Over a period Back of time, the picture tubes can drift out of alignment due to of 13/ normal bumps and vibrations or moving the "IV. Details for converging the colors are on page 15. t / / / f / ANTI / i / / Button Incoming Cable from Antenna or 9. AutoProg
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O erahon 10. Set the clock. 3. To see the setup menu, repeatedly press MENU to select 1. Repeatedly press the MENU button to select the SETUP SETUP MENU and then press +. Repeatedly press MENU and then press +. Press MENU repeatedly again MENU to select desired function and then press + or - to to select the CLOCK SET display. adjust it. Details begin on page 18. _.SleepTimer: 0:00 VCR1Chan:Off _ :Set Alarm VCR2CI'_: Off .;ChartLabel CableChan:Off :_ _:,,, Parental Ctrt: Off Eel [;I;l ,'$-r_l I!
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_. "' _,:_'," °_?:__,_'" "i_,,_ _ ,A-.,_,;: Shown here are two front panel controls. The controls on your TV will resemble one of the pictures shown here. You can use either the front panel controls or the remote control to operate the TV. When using the remote control, point it toward the screen. < ,) ,) Y -- ÷ MENU CH v CH A VOLv VOLA POWER • • • • 0 0 0 \ \ / \ /. t I ® (_ MENU Button (_ POWER Button • Press repeatedly until the menu you want to display is • Press once to turn on TV. selected
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w Time Channel ® Sleep Timer (blue for ANTA and yellow for ANT B) Channel Label Parental Control Captioning MUTE Commercial Skip Channel Label O Time Display ® This display appears (after the clock is set) whenever you This display appears when you label a channel. Details are change channels or press the remote's TV or DISPLAY on page 22. button. Channel ® Sleep Timer (SLEEP) This display shows the TV's channel number whenever you ® This display appears when the SLEEP TIMER function has change
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--Installing/Replacing Batteries Before attempting to operate your remote control, install the batteries as shown here. The remote control produces an invisible (infrared) beam that travels in a straight line much as the beam of a flashlight. For this reason, when operating the remote control, you must point it directly at the front of the TV without objects between that can block the infrared light beam. Your remote control is designed to be very rugged and will withstand a Notes: 1. Turn the r
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Basic Operation Theory Step 1 First press one of these five component buttons to tell remote which component you want to control. You can program each of these buttons to control your brand of equipment.* Step 2 Then press ON/OFF button to turn on that component. Note: The TV and some other components will automatically turnon when you press the component button in step 1. Press this button to turn the component off. Step 3 These function buttons can now be used to control the basic functions of
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Only the buttons that are used to control the TV are described here. The rest of the buttons are used to operate VCRs (pages 39-40), cable-TV boxes (page 35), and audio equipment (page 44). VCR1 VCR2 CABLE AUDIO @ ©© CHANNEL 0 @ VOLUME ® G CS PC MUTE o. @ ® @ ANT PROG CLEAR DISPLAY oQ @ ® PLAY PAUSE STOP REWIND FF RECORD @ ® ZOOM OUT O<3 @ ® CHAN FRZ O© @ GUIDE (_TV Button (_ VOLUME Buttons • Press VOLUME up to increase volume. • Turns on "IV and puts remote in "TV Mode" so that the other • Pres
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DISPLAY Button MENU Button and -/+ Buttons • Displays time (if clock has been set) and channel number on the • Press MENU repeatedly until the menu you want to display is TV screen. selected, then press + or -. Next press MENU repeatedly to • Quickly removes menus and displays from the screen. select the function you want to adjust and then press + or - to adjust the setting. Details about using each function begin on page 14. CLEAR Button • Pressing CLEAR clears the screen of all on-screen disp
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Anytimeyou'rewatching aTVprogram (oraVCRtape through yourTV),you'll beabletousethespecial features described below. Note: The remote must be in the "TV Mode" before the FRZ and ZOOM buttons will function. To put the remote in the "TV Mode", press the TV button. ZOOM Buttons PiP OFF SWAP © A Arrow Buttons FRZ (Freeze) Button How to make How to Feature it work: (Buttons Used) stop it: Freeze F_ Press FRZ once to freeze the TV picture. Press FRZ again. 0 The sound of the program will not be af
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Thechannel guidefeature letsyou display several channels at the same time so you can quickly review what programs are available. Note: Channels 2-13 were programmed into the channel memory at the factory. These are the channels that will appear during channel guide unless you ZOOM Buttons autoprogram the channel memory or add and erase channels as described on PIP OFF SWAP page 24. © CHAN GUIDE Button -Starting Channel Guide (with remote only) To start channel guide, press the CHAN GUIDE button.
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1, Repeatedly press MENU to select VIDEO MENU and then press + or - to display the video menu. The COLOR function adjusts the amount of color in the picture. Press + to increase color or press - to decrease color. TINT function adjusts the color of flesh tones. Press + to add more red tint, or press - to add more green tint. The CONTRAST function adjusts the overall brightness and contrast of the picture. Press + to increase contrast, or press - to decrease contrast. The BRIGHTNESS function adju
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Your projection TV has three color Converging (Aligning) the Colors projection tubes-one for red, one for --(with remote only) green, and one for blue. When mixed together in the proper proportion, the 1. Turn on the TV and select a channel 5. Press the + button to select the arrow output of these three color tubes can that is active in your area. Allow the color and direction, then press the produce many colors. To produce TV to operate at least ten minutes VOLUME up or down button to these col
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1. Repeatedly press MENU to select AUDIO MENU and then press + or - to display the audio menu. The TREBLE function adjusts the high frequency audio. Press + to increase treble or press - to decrease treble. The BASS function adjusts the low frequency audio. Press + to increase bass, or press - to decrease bass. The BALANCE function adjusts the left/right balance of sound from the speakers. When adjusting the BALANCE function, sit in your normal viewing seat while pressing the + and - buttons unt
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-Turning On SRS (0) Your TV includes a new feature called SRS (O)* (Sound Retrieval 3. Press MENU button to select next 1. Repeatedly press the MENU button to System) which brings dimensional menu item called SRS WIDTH. select AUDIO MENU, press +, and realism to both stereo and mono then repeatedly press MENU again to Pressing + or - will change the broadcasts. select SRS ON/OFF function. setting between NORMAL and When the SRS ON/OFF function is ENHANCE. Try both settings and select the one you
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The CAPTIONING feature lets you display as text on the screen the audio portion of certain programs encoded with the Closed Captioning (CC) 1o Repeatedly press MENU to select SETUP MENU information. Two types of closed captioning are available: Captions 1 and and then press + or - to display the setup menu. Captions 2. Select Captions 1 for full translation of the primary language in your area. Captions 2 is used for secondary language translation, simplified English, or whatever is being transm
