RCA F19431 инструкция обслуживания

T elevision User’ s Guide Changing Entertainment. Again.[...]

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T able of Contents 1 Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before Y ou Connect .......................................................................................... .................. 4 Choose Y our Connection ......................................................................................................... .............[...]

T able of Contents 2 Chapter 3: Using the TV’ s Menu System How to Use Y our TV’ s Menu System ............................................................................................... ................. 30 Menus ................................................................................................................................[...]

Chapter Overview: • Things to Consider Before Y ou Connect • Connections • Put Batteries in the Remote • How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Interactive Setup • Complete the Interactive Setup • The Buttons on the Remote Control 3 Chapter 1 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epr esentation only. Connections &a[...]

Connections & Setup 4 Chapter 1 Things to Consider Before Y ou Connect Protect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet. • Turn off the TV and/or component before you connect or disconnect any cables. • Make sure all antennas and cables are properly grounded. Refer to the [...]

Connections & Setup Chapter 1 5 Important Stand and Base Safety Information Choose the location for your TV carefully. Place the TV on a stand or base that is of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from being accidentally tipped over , pushed off, or pulled off. This could cause personal injury and/or damage the TV . Refer to the Impor[...]

Connections & Setup 6 Chapter 1 Components Needed Cables Connection Title Go to... Coaxial TV Only page 7 Coaxial Audio/video TV + VCR page 8 Satellite Coaxial Audio/video TV + VCR + Satellite Receiver pages 9 Choose Y our Connection There are several ways to connect your TV . Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best[...]

Connections & Setup Chapter 1 7 TV (back panel) VIDEO AUDIO INPUTS L/MONO R ANTENNA From Cable , Cable Box , o r An t enn a 1 Cables Needed to Connect Components to Y our TV The pictures on the left show the cables needed for the connections represented in this book. Notes: Audio/Video cables (A/V cables for short) are usually sold as a bundled[...]

Connections & Setup 8 Chapter 1 IN FROM ANT OUT TO TV CH3 CH4 VCR VIDEO OUT L R AUDIO TV (back panel) ANTENNA VIDEO AUDIO INPUTS Fr o m C ab l e o r An t enn a L/MONO R TV + VCR 1. Connect your TV to your VCR A. Connect a coaxial cable to the ANTENNA jack on your TV and to the Output Jack on your VCR (sometimes labeled OUT TO TV). B. Connect th[...]

Connections & Setup Chapter 1 9 TV + VCR + Satellite Receiver 1. Connect your Satellite Receiver to your TV A. Connect the audio/video cables. Connect the audio cables (white and red) to the AUDIO input jacks on the back of the TV (R and L/MONO) and to the Audio Output Jacks on the Satellite Receiver . B. Connect the video cable (yellow) to the[...]

Connections & Setup 10 Chapter 1 Plug in the TV Plug the end of the power cord into the wall outlet. Match the wide blade of the plug with the wide slot in the outlet. Insert the plug completely into the outlet. Put Batteries in the Remote 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the remote. 2. Insert new batteries. Match the polarities (+ an[...]

Connections & Setup Chapter 1 11 SETUP Select the language to be used in these menus. 1 English 2 Espa ñol 3 Français SETUP Would you like the TV to search for all available channels? 1 Search for channels 2 Skip this step T ur n on the TV Press the POWER button on the remote control or the TV (the first screen of the Interactive Setup appear[...]

Connections & Setup 12 Chapter 1 The Buttons on the Remote Control 0-9 (Number buttons) Enter channel numbers and time settings directly through the remote control. This button can also be used to select numbered menu items directly. To enter a two-digit channel, press the two digits. T o enter a three-digit channel, press and hold the first di[...]

Chapter Overview: • Channel Banner • Parental Contr ols and V -Chip Using the TV’ s Featur es Chapter 2 Changing Entertainment. Again. Graphics contained within this publication ar e for repr esentation only. 13[...]

Using the TV’ s Features 14 Chapter 2 Channel Banner There are several indicators that might appear when you press the DISPLA Y button on the remote. This display is called the Channel Banner . The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen (left to right and top to bottom). 12:01 Displays the current time. UNLOCKED Displayed[...]

Using the TV’ s Features Chapter 2 15 Par ental Contr ols and V -Chip The Parental Contr ols 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 Contr ols menu involve software inside your TV (referred to as V-Chip) which allows you to [...]

Using the TV’ s Features 16 Chapter 2 How V -Chip Works When turned “ on, ” the V-Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters send with programs. That code tells the software the program ’ s age-based rating (TV-MA, TV -14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V), Adult Language (L), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or conte[...]

Using the TV’ s Features Chapter 2 17 Mature Audience Only . Specifically designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. It contains one or more of the following content themes: crude indecent language (L), explicit sexual activity (S), or graphic violence (V). Parents Strongly Cautioned . Contains some material that[...]

Using the TV’ s Features 18 Chapter 2 V -Chip TV Rating Limit The V-Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed. To set TV programming limits: 1. Choose Parental Contr ols from the Main menu. If Parental Controls are currently locked, you must enter your password. If they are not locked, you will get a message [...]

Using the TV’ s Features Chapter 2 19 - - Content - - V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT Rating Status TV-MA VIEW ^ DL S V F V VV V RATING STATUS TV-MA View TV-14 View TV-PG View TV-G View TV-Y7 View TV-Y View DL S V F V VV V VV V V VV V V V Press ^/v to select rating. Press MENU to exit. Rating Settings Area Lets you see the current block/view state of age-[...]

Using the TV’ s Features 20 Chapter 2 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 [...]

Using the TV’ s Features Chapter 2 21 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 CHAN up and down buttons to select the rating with a status of Block . 3. Press the VOL + button to move the yellow hi[...]

Using the TV’ s Features 22 Chapter 2 Blocking Specific Content Themes Y ou can block programs based on their content. (Content is repr esented 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 highe[...]

Using the TV’ s Features Chapter 2 23 Viewing Specific Content Themes If you block specific content themes, you have the option of going back and changing some of the content themes back to (V) V iew : 1. Determine the content themes you want to change to (V) View . 2. Use the CHAN up and down buttons to scroll through the age-based ratings until[...]

Using the TV’ s Features 24 Chapter 2 V -Chip Movie Rating Limit Y ou set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level. How to block movie ratings and view movie ratings is explained in the next two sections. T o access the V-CHIP MOVIE RA TING LIMIT menu: 1. Press MENU on the remote control (the TV MAIN MENU appears). If [...]

Using the TV’ s Features Chapter 2 25 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. To block movies: 1. Highlight the Rating field and press the CHAN up and down buttons to find[...]

Using the TV’ s Features 26 Chapter 2 PARENTAL CONTROLS 1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit 2 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit 3 V-Chip Unrated Program Block 4 Channel Block 5 Front Panel Block 6 Lock Parental Controls 0 Exit 1 View 2 Block V-CHIP UNRATED PROGRAM BLOCK V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT Rating Status NC-17 View ^ RATING STATUS NR Block X Block NC-17 View R[...]

Using the TV’ s Features Chapter 2 27 Channel Block Selecting this option lets you decide what channels can be viewed. View Makes the selected channel viewable. Block The front panel and remote control CHAN (channel) buttons will tune only to channels that you have marked as V iew . The remote will still tune to the blocked channel if you use the[...]

Using the TV’ s Features 28 Chapter 2 Lock/Unlock Par ental Controls Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings using a password. If you do not lock parental controls, none of the settings for V-Chip, Channel Block, or Front Panel Block will take ef fect. If you forget your password, simultaneously press and hold VO[...]

Using the TV ’ s Menu System Chapter Overview: • How to Use Y our TV ’ s Menu System • Audio Menu • Picture Quality Menu • Screen Menu • Using Closed Captioning • Channel Menu • Time Menu Chapter 3 Changing Entertainment. Again. 29 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epresentation only.[...]

Using the TV ’ s Menu System 30 Chapter 3 Ti p 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. How to Use Y our TV ’ s Menu System Y ou use the buttons on the remote or the front of you[...]

Using the TV ’ s Menu System Chapter 3 31 Audio Menu Tone Controls Displays the slider controls for adjusting the TV ’ s tr eble, bass and balance. Audio Processor Displays a choice list of available audio modes, which control the way the sound comes through your speakers. Mono Plays the sound in mono only. Use this setting when receiving broad[...]

Using the TV ’ s Menu System 32 Chapter 3 Pictur e Quality Menu Basic Picture Contr ols Displays the five slider controls for adjusting the way the picture looks. Contrast Adjusts the difference 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. Bla[...]

Using the TV ’ s Menu System Chapter 3 33 Screen Menu Closed-Caption Display Displays a choice list that lets you choose the way closed captioning information is shown on the screen. Off always No captioning infor mation is displayed. On always Captioning information is shown always, when available. On when sound is muted Captioning information i[...]

Using the TV ’ s Menu System 34 Chapter 3 Closed-Caption Modes The TV offers eight closed-captioned modes, including four text modes. T o set the Closed-Caption Mode : 1. Select Screen from the Main menu. 2. Highlight Closed-Caption Mode and press MENU (the Closed-Caption Mode appears). 3. Highlight your choice and press MENU (the Screen menu app[...]

Using the TV ’ s Menu System Chapter 3 35 Channel Menu Signal Type Displays a choice list that lets you select the current antenna type. UHF/VHF Antenna Choose this if you are currently using an off-air antenna for TV signals. Cable TV Choose this if you are currently using cable or a cable box for TV signals. Auto Channel Search T ells the TV to[...]

Using the TV ’ s Menu System 36 Chapter 3 Time Menu Sleep Timer Displays a control panel that lets you select the amount of time you want to give the TV before it shuts itself off. Schedule Displays a control panel that lets you set up a schedule for turning the TV on and off automatically. Reminder: you must turn the schedule on. The on-screen d[...]

Other Information Chapter Overview: • T roubleshooting • The Front of Y our TV • Care and Cleaning • Limited W arranty • Accessory Order Form • Index Chapter 4 Changing Entertainment. Again. 37 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epresentation only.[...]

Other Information 38 Chapter 4 T r oubleshooting Most problems you encounter with your TV you can correct by consulting the T roubleshooting list that follows. TV Problems TV won ’ t turn on • Press the POWER button. • Make sure the TV is plugged in. • Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is “ live ” by plugging[...]

Other Information Chapter 4 39 T r oubleshooting No sound, pictur e okay • Maybe sound is muted. Press the volume up button to restore sound. Can ’ t select cer tain channel • Channel may be blocked or not approved in the Parental Contr ols menu. T o deactivate Parental Controls temporarily, press DISPLA Y on your remote and enter your passwo[...]

Other Information 40 Chapter 4 T r oubleshooting The Remote Control Doesn’t W ork • Something might be between the remote and the remote sensor on the component. Make sure there is a clear path. • Maybe the remote isn ’ t aimed directly at the TV . • Maybe batteries in remote are weak, dead or installed incorrectly. Put new batteries in t[...]

Other Information Chapter 4 41 The Front of Your TV Front Panel If you cannot locate your remote you can use the front panel of your TV to operate many of the TV ’ s features. MENU Brings up the Main menu. When in the menu system, it selects highlighted items. Also returns you to the previous menu. CH Scans down through the current channel list. [...]

Other Information 42 Chapter 4 Car e and Cleaning CAUTION: Tur n OFF your TV befor e cleaning. Y ou 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 [...]

Other Information Chapter 4 43 Limited W a rranty What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days from date of purchase for labor charges. • One year from date of purchase for parts. • Two years from date of purchase for the picture tube. The warranty period for rental units begi[...]

Other Information 44 Chapter 4 What your warranty does not cover: • Customer instruction. (Y our Owner ’ s Manual describes how to install, adjust, and operate your television. Any additional information should be obtained from your dealer .) • Installation and related adjustments. • Signal reception problems not caused by your television. [...]

Other Information Chapter 4 45 • REP AIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. THOMSON MULTIMEDIA INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED W ARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT . THIS DISCLA[...]

Other Information 46 Chapter 4 Glossary Antenna A device used to send or receive electromagnetic waves through the air . In television, an antenna can be alternative to cable service but does not receive cable channels such as CNN. Audio Input Used to connect line-level stereo coming from a VCR, laserdisc player and other components. Audio inputs a[...]

Other Information Chapter 4 47 6-ft (part number VH89); price $5.95 3-ft (part number VH81); price $3.95 6-ft (part number VH82); price $4.95 Screw-on Cable attaches to the round antenna connectors (called 75-ohm F-type) on the back of your VCR or TV . The ends scr ew onto the connectors for a secur e connection. Accessory Information There are var[...]

Other Information 48 Chapter 4 Gold-Tipped cable, 6-ft (part number VH83); price $5.95 Monaural VCR Dubbing Cable Double cable that lets you connect the video and audio jacks of two VHS VCRs to duplicate tapes. Can also be used to connect a VCR to your TV. Cable is color-coded and shielded. Has RCA-type phono plugs on each end. 2-way Signal Splitte[...]

Index Chapter 4 49 A Accessories 47 Advanced connections 9 Age-Based Ratings 17, 18 ANTENNA jack 7, 8, 9 Audio menu 31 jacks 8, 9 Audio/Video cable 7 Auto Channel Search 11, 35 B Basic connections 8 Batteries for the remote 10 Black Level 32 Block Age-Based Ratings 20 Front Panel 27 Movie Ratings 25 Specific Content Themes 22 V-Chip Unrated Program[...]

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