RCA P52950 manual

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Import ant Informa tion WARNING T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside the product [...]

1 T able of C ontents Setup and connections .......................................................... 3 Step 1: Unpack the TV ...................................................................... 4 Step 2: Connect your TV .................................................................. 4 Step 3: Connect the G-LINK Cable ........................[...]

2 T able of C ontents Fea tures and Menus ............................................................... 27 Menus and Control Panels ............................................................. 28 Menus ....................................................................................... 28 Control Panels .......................................[...]

3 3 Setup and C onnections Getting st arted This manual is designed to get you started quickly . The first four sections of the manual show you how to get your TV Setup and Connected, run the Interactive Setup, Program the Remote, and use all of the Features and Menus of your TV . The Reference section in the back of the book contains troubleshooti[...]

4 Setup and C onnections Step 1: Unp ack the TV Make sure to locate the remote control. Step 2: Connect y our T V There are three types of connections outlined in this section: TV Only: If you ’ re only going to connect the TV to your home antenna or cable system. The Basic Connection: If you ’ re going to connect the TV to a VCR or satellite r[...]

5 Setup and C onnections The Ba sic Connection The basic connection below (TV and VCR) is the most common connection and is therefore used to illustrate a single component connection with your TV . For better sound and picture quality and multiple component connection information refer to the next section, Advanced Connections . Cables Y ou will us[...]

6 Setup and C onnections Adv anced Connections Advanced connections give you better sound and video by separating the audio and video signals and enable you to connect multiple components. This section describes the types of inputs available on the back of your TV and suggests ways you can use them for optimum performance. Back of the TV The diagra[...]

7 Setup and C onnections Sample Connections The following are sample connection scenarios which you may encounter when connecting components to your TV . Cables Y ou will use the following cable to make your connection: Coaxial Cables : Carries the signal from the antenna or cable directly to the television or through a cable box, as needed by your[...]

8 Setup and C onnections How to View Y our Components T o watch the Satellite Receiver in this connection, press TV to put the remote control into TV mode, then press WHO • INPUT to scroll through the video input channels until you tune to VID1 (or SVID 1) input. T o watch the VCR in this connection, press TV to put the remote control into TV mod[...]

9 Setup and C onnections Step 3: Connect the G-LINK Cable The G-LINK cable enables the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System (the on-screen guide that lists what shows are on TV) to work with your VCR and/or cable box. Cable Box – If your TV is connected to a cable box and you don ’ t connect the G-LINK cable, no channels will be listed in the on-screen prog[...]

10 Setup and C onnections Projection TV Only . If the picture appears to have a double or triple image or if you notice rings or halos around objects, you may have to adjust the color convergence. Details can be found under the Screen menu heading in the Features and Menus section of this manual . Step 4: Plug in the TV Plug the end into the wall o[...]

11 Interactive Setup SETUP AND C ONNECTI ONS INTERACTIVE SETUP 1 2 FEA TURES AND MENUS USING THE REMOTE 3 4 REFERENCE 5 There’ s an on-screen setup routine The interactive setup routine takes you through the steps needed to configure the TV : • Select a menu language • Search for available channels • Set up the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System • S[...]

12 Interactive Setup Y ou can also select a menu item by entering the item number with the number buttons on the remote. Press CLEAR at any time to r emove all displays from the scr een and return to TV viewing. MENU OK CLEAR Point and Select buttons Using Point and Select Y ou only need to know one rule when using the remote to access on- screen m[...]

13 Interactive Setup If you skip Auto Channel Sear ch now , you can access it later through the Channel menu. Y ou can also put channels in memory manually using List & Labels. See Features and Menus for more details. SETUP Would you like to begin Setup now? 1 Begin setup now 2 Cancel setup 3. Point to Begin setup now and press MENU or OK. Sele[...]

14 Interactive Setup Y ou can set up the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System during the Interactive Setup. Y ou can also access the GUIDE Plus+ menus by pressing menu on the r emote, and selecting GUIDE Plus+ Menu. The GUIDE PI US + Gold S ystem The next step lets you set up the GUIDE Plus Gold System to display your local program listings, and control your ca[...]

15 Interactive Setup Select Ye s if the cable box changed to channel 9, or No if it did not. If you select No , the system will try another code. If the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System cannot recognize either your cable box or VCR after several tries, a screen stating “ Cable Box (VCR) test failed... ” Please consult your manual and try again ” appea[...]

16 Interactive Setup Setting the Time The next step in the Interactive Setup lets you set the time of day . If your GUIDE Plus+ Gold System has not completed its first download, you need to set the time. Once the system has completed its first download, it sets the time for you automatically and you may not see this screen. SETUP Would you like to [...]

17 Interactive Setup SETUP Would you like to use a VCR with your TV? 1 Use TV with a VCR 2 Skip this step 1. Press MENU or OK to bring up the VCR1 choice list. SET VCR1 CHANNEL 1 Not connected 2 Channel 3 3 Channel 4 4 Video 1 Input 5 Video 2 Input 2. Point to the choice that matches the way you have your VCR connected to the TV . If you used audio[...]

18 Interactive Setup 2. Point to the choice that matches the way you have your second VCR connected to the TV . If you used audio/video cables, choose the video input you connected the cables to. 3. Press MENU or OK to continue. Setting the DVD Channel (a uto tuning) The next step lets you set the DVD channel. When you set the DVD channel, you ’ [...]

19 Interactive Setup If Y ou Have Both a Satellite Receiver and a Cable Box Connected to the TV The remote cannot contr ol both a cable box and the satellite receiver . If you choose to have the remote contr ol the satellite receiver , you must then use your cable box remote to contr ol the cable box. Y ou may , however , prefer to use the satellit[...]

20 Interactive Setup Labeling the Channels This last step in the Interactive Setup lets you edit your channel list and label your channels. (For more, see List and Labels in the Features and Menus section.) SETUP Would you like to name each channel? 1 Name channels 2 Skip this step 1. Press MENU or OK to bring up the List and Labels control panel. [...]

21 Using the Remote How to use y our Universal Remote 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Using the Remote 3 4 5 This section defines the buttons of the remote and how to program it to control other components. The universal remote can be programmed to control most brands of remote controllable VCRs, satellite receivers, and cable boxes. If you have an RCA, GE or PROSCA[...]

22 Using the Remote Remote Buttons ON • OFF When in TV mode, turns TV on and off. If in another device mode (VCR, DVD, Satellite, etc.) and programmed, will turn the device on and off. When pressed twice within two seconds all devices that are on will be turned off (this feature only works with most RCA, GE and PROSCAN products). VCR1 Puts the re[...]

23 Using the Remote CLEAR Removes any menu or display from the screen and returns you to TV viewing. Will also exit the Guide system. (0-9) Number Buttons Enters channel numbers and time settings directly though the remote control. T o enter a two-digit channel, press the two digits. T o enter a three-digit channel, press and hold the first digit u[...]

24 Using the Remote STOP REVERSE PLA Y CH- DVD VCR 2 AUX SA T•CABLE VCR 1 ON/OFF TV CH+ VOL VOL Programming the Remote The universal remote can be programmed to control most brands of remote controllable VCRs, satellite receivers and cable boxes. The remote is already programmed to control most RCA, GE and PROSCAN TVs, VCRs, DVD players, laserdis[...]

25 Using the Remote 5. Release button, and then press ON • OFF to see if the component responds to the remote commands. If it doesn ’ t, try pressing the component button and then ON • OFF again. 6. If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code listed for your brand, until the component responds to the remote commands. Using [...]

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27 Fea tures and menus Using the TV This section explores the features and menus of your TV beginning with some information on using menus and control panels. Each menu is then outlined and special features are detailed in order to help you get the most from your TV . This section also includes information on using your GUIDE Plus+ Gold System. Set[...]

28 Fea tures and menus Menus and Contro l P anels Using the buttons on both the remote and front panel enable you to access and make changes to the Menus and Control Panels. Menus use the point and select rule to navigate, but control panels use a variety of methods to adjust features on your TV . The following pages detail how to use these control[...]

29 Fea tures and menus Control P anels Control Panels allow you to adjust the default settings on many features of your TV . Y ou can choose a setting, enter a number or adjust a level such as tint or brightness. There are three types of control panels: sliders, choice lists and numeric entry . Sliders Sliders are used to make adjustments to a part[...]

30 Fea tures and menus MAIN MENU 1 Audio 2 Picture Quality 3 Screen 4 Channel 5 Time 6 Parental Controls 7 GUIDE Plus+ Menu 8 Setup 0 Exit AUDIO 1 Mute 2 Tone Controls 3 Audio Processor 4 Audio Output & Speakers 0 Exit Choice Lists Choice lists are used to choose a particular setting from a list of settings. 1. Point to a choice on a menu and p[...]

31 Fea tures and menus STOP P A USE TV ON OFF AUX DV D SA T • CABLE PIP SWAP RESET CH CTRL PLA Y FORW ARD REVERSE SOUND GO BACK C H + C H - V O L V O L SKIP MUTE INFO MENU OK CLEAR GUIDE ANTENNA WHO • INPUT VCR1 VCR2 REC • VCR+ Sound button Sound Logic ™ Stereo Sound Logic technology monitors a program ’ s audio track and limits volume ex[...]

32 Fea tures and menus Picture Qu alit y Menu Basic Picture Contr ols Displays the five slider controls for adjusting the way the picture looks. Contrast Adjusts the dif ference between the light and dark areas of the picture. Color Adjusts the richness of the color . Tint Adjusts the balance between the red and green levels. Black Level Adjusts th[...]

33 Fea tures and menus MAIN MENU 1 Audio 2 Picture Quality 3 Screen 4 Channel 5 Time 6 Parental Control 7 GUIDE Plus+ Menu 8 Setup 0 Exit SCREEN 1 Closed-Caption Display 2 Closed-Caption Mode 3 PIP Closed-Caption Display 4 PIP Closed-Caption Mode 5 Menu Language 6 Adjust Projection TV 0 Exit Pr ojection TV Only Y our projection TV has three color p[...]

34 Fea tures and menus Using Closed Captioning Many programs are encoded with closed captioning information, which lets you display the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen. Closed captioning is not available on all channels at all times. Only specific programs encoded with closed captioning information are applicable. When a program[...]

35 Fea tures and menus Channel Menu Signal T ype Displays a choice list that lets you select the current antenna type. This option does not appear when the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System is set up. UHF/VHF Antenna Choose this if you are currently using an of f-air antenna for TV signals. Cable TV Choose this if you are currently using cable or a cable box[...]

36 Fea tures and menus MAIN MENU 1 Audio 2 Picture Quality 3 Screen 4 Channel 5 Time 6 Parental Controls 7 GUIDE Plus+ Menu 8 Setup 0 Exit TIME 1 Sleep Timer 2 Schedule 3 Set Time 0 Exit The choices for each screen are: Not Connected Choose this if you do not have a component connected to an antenna or video input on the back of the TV , or if you [...]

37 Fea tures and menus P arent al 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 Controls menu involve software inside your TV (dubbed V -Chip) which allows you to “ block ” TV programs [...]

38 Fea tures and menus V -Chip TV Ra ting Limit The V -Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide what TV programs can and cannot be viewed. T o set TV programming limits: 1. Choose Parental Controls from the Main menu. If Parental Controls have previously been locked, you must enter your password. If they are not locked, you will get a message reminding[...]

39 Fea tures and menus Blocking Age-Based Ratings Y ou can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based rating level. For example, if you only want your child to watch programs that have a TV -G rating and lower (in other words, you want the child to watch TV -G, TV -Y7, and TV -Y), then you need to block out other programmin[...]

40 Fea tures and menus Viewing Age-Based Ratings After you block age-based ratings, you have the option of changing some of the ratings back to V iew . 1. Determine which blocked rating you want to view . 2. Use the left and right arrows to highlight the Rating Field. 3. Use the up and down arrows to select the rating whose status is Block . 4. Pre[...]

41 Fea tures and menus - - Content - - V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT Rating Status TV-PG View DL S VF V V B VV ^ RATING STATUS TV-MA View TV-14 View TV-PG View TV-G View TV-Y7 View TV-Y View DL S VF V BVV VB V V VB V V V Press ^/v to view programs with this content for this rating. 6. Press MENU or OK to return to the menu or exit the screen. Viewing Spec[...]

42 Fea tures and menus V -Chip Movie Ra ting Limit Y ou set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level. Blocking Movie Ratings If you only want your child to watch movies that have a PG rating and lower (in other words, movies rated PG and G), then you could automatically block out all other movies with higher ratings. T o[...]

43 Fea tures and menus V -Chip Unra ted Program Block Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V -Chip recognizes as “ unrated ” can be viewed. Note that “ unrated ” TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements, and programs without rating[...]

44 Fea tures and menus MAIN MENU 1 Audio 2 Picture Quality 3 Screen 4 Channel 5 Time 6 Parental Controls 7 GUIDE Plus+ Menu 8 Setup 0 Exit GUIDE PLUS+ MENU 1 GUIDE Plus+ Setup 2 GUIDE Plus+ Label 3 Continuous Demo 0 Exit GUIDE P I US + Gold S ystem Y ou can access the GUIDE Plus+ Gold menu directly by pressing GUIDE on the remote, or by pressing ME[...]

45 Fea tures and menus Getting In & Out of the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System T o enter the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System: • Press GUIDE on the remote. There are three ways to exit the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System: • Press OK to exit the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System and tune to the channel highlighted in the Channel listing. • Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus[...]

46 Fea tures and menus Grid Guide The Grid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus+ Gold menu system. It displays the current programming for each channel. The live program is displayed in the video window . • Use the up and down arrows to browse channel listings and CH ^/v to page through listings. Use the right and left arrows to brows[...]

47 Fea tures and menus • Lock/Unlock Press 1 to lock or unlock the video window to either stay at one channel as you browse the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System (lock) or change as you browse through different channels (unlock). The PIP button on the remote also toggles the video window between the locked and unlocked states. • Go T o Press 2 on the rem[...]

48 Fea tures and menus The program information window will display a confirmation when you have successfully created a timer to watch or record. If you have selected two programs to watch or record which begin at the same time or overlap, you will receive a timer conflict message. The GUIDE Plus+ Gold System will not schedule a conflicting timer; y[...]

49 Fea tures and menus Schedule Menu Action Buttons When viewing the Schedule menu the following Action buttons will appear on the bar: • Remove Highlight the Watch or Record timer you wish to remove from the schedule and press 1 on the remote. • Change Highlight the Watch or Record timer you wish to change and press 3 on the remote to toggle t[...]

50 Fea tures and menus Editor Menu Action Buttons Editor Y ou may customize the channel listing by enabling or disabling the display of certain channels. For instance, you may disable channels that you never watch. Y ou can restore disabled channels at a later point in time. 1. Press GUIDE to bring up the GUIDE Plus+ Gold System. 2. Press MENU to h[...]

51 Fea tures and menus PIP buttons STOP P AUSE TV ON OFF AUX DV D SA T • CABLE PIP SWAP RESET CH CTRL PLA Y FORWARD REVERSE SOUND GO BACK C H + C H - V O L V O L SKIP MUTE INFO MENU OK CLEAR GUIDE ANTENNA WHO • INPUT VCR1 VCR2 REC • VCR+ PIP (Picture-in-Picture) Op era tion The PIP (picture-in-picture) feature lets you display a second, small[...]

52 Fea tures and menus 12:01 CC VCR1 VID1 Mute SAP PIP 59 Sleep 00:00 Channel Marker There are several indicators that come up when you press the TV , INFO, PIP or SWAP button. This display is called the Channel Marker . 12:01 Displays the current time. CC Displayed when Closed Captioning is available on the current channel. VCR1 Displays the label[...]

53 Reference Troubleshooting T roubles sometimes are caused by simple “ faults ” that you can correct without the help of a service technician. If you experience any difficulty with your TV , check a few basic remedies before calling your service technician. TV will not tur n on • Check to make sure it is plugged in. • Check the wall recept[...]

54 Reference No sound, picture okay • Maybe sound is muted. T ry pressing volume up button to restore sound. • Maybe speakers are turned off. Check the Audio Output and Speakers control panel in the Audio menu. • If using an S-VHS component, remember to also connect the component ’ s L and R AUDIO OUT jacks to the TV ’ s L and R INPUT jac[...]

55 Reference Care and Cleaning CAUTION: T urn OFF your TV before cleaning. Y ou can clean the TV as required, using a soft lint-fr ee 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. T ake care not to scratch or mar [...]

56 Reference RCA DIRECT VIEW TV (5 ” -36 ” ) LIMITED W ARRANT Y What your warranty covers: • Any defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your pur chase: • 90 days for labor charges. • One year for parts. • T wo years for the picture tube. The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from da[...]

57 Reference RCA PROJECTION TV W ARRANT Y Limited Warranty What your warranty covers: Any defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your pur chase: • One year for labor charges. • One year for parts. • T wo years for picture tubes. What we will do: • Pay any Authorized RCA T elevision Service Center the labor charges to repair [...]

58 Reference The following accessories are available from most dealers and electronics supply stores in case you want to position your components farther apart or need additional cables. Antenna Cables Screw-on Cable attaches to the round antenna connectors (called 75-ohm F-type) on the back of your VCR or TV . The ends screw onto the connectors fo[...]

59 Reference $ Price Part No. Description Qty Remote Control This is the remote control that came packed with your TV . Replacements or spares can be ordered as needed. 2-way Signal Splitter helps you connect to a second TV or VCR. Amplified VHF/UHF/FM Antenna allows you to easily switch from the antenna signal to cable or satellite without disconn[...]

60 Reference Placing an Order T o place your order by phone, have your Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card ready and call the toll-free number listed below . Use this number only to place on order for accessory items listed on this order form. 1-800-338-0376 T o place your order by mail, detach and mail the completed order form with credit card infor[...]

61 Reference A Accessories 58 Advanced Connections 4, 6 Age-Based Ratings 37 Audio Menu 30 Audio Output V olume & Speakers 31 Audio Processor 30 Audio remote codes 26 Audio/V ideo cables 7 Auto Channel Search 13, 35 Auto Color 32 Auto T uning 16, 20 DVD Channel 18, 35 SA T/Cable Channel 35 VCR1 Channel 16, 35 VCR2 Channel 35 B Back of the TV 6 [...]

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