RCA G27343 User manual

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Important Information
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose this
TV to rain or moisture.
RIS_ OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
TO 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 that presents a
risk of electric shock or
personal injury.
This symbol indicates
important instructions
accompanying the
product.
To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide
slot, fully insert.
Pour _viter les chocs 41ectriques, introduire la lame la plus
large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de !a prise et
pousser jusqfi au fond.
Cautions Do not defeat the safety feature of the plug. The wide blade fits into the
wall socket only one way. If you need an extension cord, make sure it
matches the plug of the TV.
Operate TV only on 120 volts, 60 Hz AC power (normal house power).
For safety reasons, make sure any equipment or accessories connected to
this product bears the UL listing mark or CSA certification mark. If in
doubt, contact qualified service personnel.
FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this
equipment may void the user's authority to operate it.
Note To Cable TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820-40 of the
National Electrical Code (Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code,
Part 1) which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular,
specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system
of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.
Product
Registration
Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately.
Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed.
Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof
of purchase. Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in
case you ever need them. The numbers are located on the back of the TV.
Model No.
Serial No.
Purchase Date:
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Table of Contents
Important Information Warning, Product Registration
Quick Guide to Your TV Startup 2-3
Hook up your TV, Plug in the TV, Put Batteries in the Remote,
Turn on the TV, Place Channels in Memory, Set the Time
Basic Tour of the Remote 4
Power, Volume, Channel, Special, and Menu Buttons
Menu Basics 5
Colors, Menu Buttons, Moving through the Menus
Using Your Remote With Remote Buttons 6
Adjusting Your TV Overall Picture 7
Picture Settings 8
Color, Tint, Brightness, Sharpness, Autocolor, Picture Reset
Sound Settings 9-10
Stereo, Tone, Speakers
Using Advanced Features Placing Channels in Memory/Autoprogram
Naming the Channels
Setting the Sleep Timer
Setting the Alarm Clock
Watching Closed Captioning
Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable
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References Front Panel Buttons
Displays on the Screen
Trouble Checks
Order Form for Parts
Glossary
Limited Warranty
Index
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Quick Guide to Your TV
Startup
The steps below will get your TV connected and ready for watching.
For more details, see the page numbers listed.
1. Hook up your TV
Details are in the Connections
Guide. CONNECTIONS
GUIDE
Hook up any antennas, cables or
other equipment to your TV before
you follow the steps below.
2. Plug in the TV Plug the cord into the outlet,
matching the wide and the small
end of the plug with the outlet.
3. Put Batteries in the Remote A. Pull off the cover of the battery
compartment.
B. Place the two AAA batteries as
shown, matching the + and --
end of each battery in the
compartment.
C. Replace the cover.
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Quick Guide to Your TV
Startup
4. Turn on the TV Press POWER on the remote.
OR
Press POWER on the TV.
5. Place all available
channels in memory
(AutoProgram)
Details for adding and deleting
channels are on page 11.
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13 A. Press MENU until the Setup menu
is selected. This menu is white.
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C.
D.
Press + to place channels in the
TV's memory (Autoprogram).
Wait until TV has cycled through
all the channels and returns to
original channel.
Press DONE.
6. Set the Time 12:21 AM
Adjust
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Setup
A.
g.
C.
D.
E.
Press MENU until the Alarm
menu is selected. This menu is
green.
The Clock is automatically
highlighted the first time you
set it. If it is not, press
CHANNEL down to highlight it.
Press -- to set the hour.
Press -!- to set the minutes.
PressDONE.
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Quick Guide to Your TV
Basic Tour of the Remote
Basic information about your remote is shown below. This will give you a
general idea of how your remote works. For more details, see page 6.
Power Button
Volume, Channel, and Special
Buttons
Details are on page 6.
Turns the TV on and off.
Operates the TV.
Operates special features of the TV.
Menu Buttons
See next page for details. Changes the menus and features
on the screen.
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Quick Guide to Your TV
Menu Basics
General information about using the on-screen menu system is shown
below. Details on using the remote buttons are on page 6. Many menu items
are explained in detail in Adjusting Your TV starting on page 7 and Using the
Advanced Features starting on page 11.
Colors
Yellow Green
I ILight
Blue
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White
Press MENU repeatedly to see
each of the four menu colors.
Each menu has a different color
background as shown at the left.
Menu Buttons
These buttons are used with the
TV's menus to adjust the features.
You can use the menu buttons on
the remote or the front of the TV.
Moving through the Menus .
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Press MENU to move from
menu to menu.
Press CHANNEL up and down
to move up and down through
the features in the menu.
Press VOLUME +and - to
move left and right on the
menu lines.
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Using Your Remote
With Remote Buttons
POWER
Turns the TV on and off.
PREV CHAN (Previous Channel)
Changes back and forth between
two channels.
Select a channel and then select
another. Press PREV CHAN to
switch between the two channels.
DISPLAY
Shows displays on the screen.
Clears menus from the screen.
MUTE
Switches the TV sound on or off.
CHAN Aand v
(Channel up and down)
Scansup and down through
channels in the TV's memory.
Moves up and down menus. See
Menu Basics on page 5.
VOL -!- and -
(Volume up and down)
Raisesand lowers sound.
Moves left and right on a menu
line. See Menu Basics on page 5.
Changes a feature setting.
RESET
Returns the picture adjustments to
the original settings.
DONE
Savesthe setup of a feature and
removes the menu from the screen.
INPUT
Switches between the TV channels
and Video 00/S-VID 00.
SKIP:30 (Commercial Skip)
Allows you to look at other
channels during commercials.
Each press adds 30 seconds. Use
the CHANNEL or number buttons
to scan the other channels. TV
switches back to original channel
when time runs out. Press DONE
to cancel SKIP.
Number Buttons
Selects any channel number.
Two numbers must be pressed for
each channel. Press 0 and 6 for
channel 6.
For three digit channels, press and
hold 1until 1- appears on the
screen. Then press the other two
numbers.
MENU
Shows menus on the screen and
moves from menu to menu.
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Adjusting Your TV
Overall Picture
Follow the steps below to lighten or darken the overall picture without
changing the color levels.
1. Select the Controls Menu
Alarm Ad
Press MENU to select the Controls
menu. This menu is yellow.
2. Highlight Picture
Alarm Ad
Press GHANNEL down to
highlight Picture.
3. Use VOLUME + and - to
adjust the Picture
4. Press DONE
Press -!- to lighten the picture.
OR
Press -to darken the picture.
Press DONE to save the setting.
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Adjusting Your TV
Picture Settings
Follow the steps below to change the picture on the screen to your
personal setting. The chart below explains your options.
1. Select the Adjust Menu
2. Highlight item to change
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Press MENU repeatedly to select the
Adjust menu. This menu is light
blue.
Press CHANNEL down to
highlight the picture item you
want to adjust.
oUse VOLUME + or- to
adjust each item
4. Press DONE
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Press + or -- to adjust each item.
Press DONE to save the setting.
Color
Tint
Bright(Brightness)
Sharp (Sharpness)
Autocolor I
Picture Reset
Press VOLUME + to: Press VOLUME - to:
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Increase color richness Lower color to black and white
Give red tint to skin color Give green tint to skin color
Add more light to dark parts of Add more dark to light parts of
the picture the picture
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Show cleaner, clearer images Make picture more smooth
Turn on to keep Color and Tint in Turn off for manual adjustment
proper balance each time you of Color and Tint
change channels
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Reset the picture back to the IReset the picture back to the
original settings 1original settings
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Adjusting Your TV
Sound Settings: Stereo and Tone
Follow these steps to adjust the Stereo or Tone of your TV. The chart
below explains your options.
1. Select the Controls Menu
Alarm Ad
Press MENU to select the Controls
menu. This menu is yellow.
2. Highlight item to change
Alarm
Press CHANNEL down to
highlight the sound item you
want to adjust.
3. Use VOLUME + or- to
adjust each item
4. Press DONE
Alarm Ad
Press + or - to adjust each item.
Press DONE to save the setting.
Stereo
Tone
On
Sound is automatically reproduced
in stereo or mono, whichever the
TV station is broadcasting.
High
High pitched sounds are louder.
Off
Sound is reproduced in mono.
Low
Low pitched sounds are louder.
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Adjusting Your TV
Sound Settings: Speakers
Follow the steps below to turn the speakers on or off in your TV. The
Chart below explains your options.
1. Select the Setup Menu
Controls Alarm Ad
Press MENU repeatedly to select
the Setup menu. This menu is
white.
2. Highlight speakers
Controls Alarm Adjust Setup
Autoprogram
Label: 13 clear
Channel Memory: 13 Stored
Cable/Air: Cable
Press CHANNEL down until
Speakers is highlighted.
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3. Turn Speakers on or off
4. Press DONE
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Press +or -- to turn the speakers
on or off.
Press DONE to save the setting.
Speakers O11
The sound comes from the TV's
internal speakers.
Off
No sound comes from the TV.
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Using Advanced Features
Placing Channels in Memory (Autoprogramming)
Only channels 2-13 appear in the TV's memory when you first turn it on.
The channels available in your area must be programmed into the TV's
memory when you hook up your TV. Using CHANNEL up or down
allows you to scan through these channels.
You may want to add or delete a few channels if some stations have weak
signals or were off the air when the TV was programmed. Refer to the Add
or Delete Channels section below.
1. Place channels in
memory (AutoProgram)
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A.
B°
Hook up an antenna, cable or
components before you begin
these steps or you will not be
able to add channels into
memory.
Press MENU repeatedly to
select the Setup Menu and
highlight Autoprogram. This
menu is white.
C. Press +to start the TV adding
all active channels into
memory.
D. Wait until the TV has cycled
through all the channels and
returns to the original channel.
E. Press DONE.
2. Add or delete channels
Controls Alarm Ad
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A. Press MENU repeatedly to
select the Setup menu. This
menu is white.
B. Press CHANNEL down to
highlight Channel Memory.
C. Press + to underline the
channel number.
D. Select the channel number you
want to add or delete with the
number buttons.
E. Press + to add or delete a
channel (you will see Stored on
the screen when added and
Erased when deleted).
F. Repeat D and E for more
channels.
G. Press DONE.
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Using Advanced Features
Naming the Channels
You can name the channels using the character list below. Full appears
beside Label when the memory is used up. Fixed appears beside Label
for channel O0--it cannot be named.
1. Name a channel
Controls Alarm
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Controls Alarm Ad
12 A, Press MENU repeatedly to select
the Setup menu. This menu is
white.
B. Press CHANNEL down to
highlight Label.
C. Press + to underline the channel
number.
D. Select the channel number with
the number buttons.
E. Press + to underline the first
character of the name.
F. Choose the character using
CHANNEL up or down.
G. Repeat E-F to complete the
name.
H. Press -- to move backward if
you want to change an item.
I. Press DONE.
2. Erase a name
Controls Alarm Ad
12 A. Follow A and B above.
B. Press + until clear is underlined.
C. Press CHANNEL up or down to
clear the name.
D. Press DONE to clear the name.
Character List
ABC D E FG H Id KLM NOPQ RSTUVWXYZ& /
' () & + ,- ./ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • ; < = > ? @ blank space
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Using Advanced Features
Setting the Sleep Timer
You can set your TV to turn itself off. If you're watching TV at night and
fall asleep, the TV will turn off for you.
1. Set Sleep Timer
Alarm Ad
11:00 PM 13
Sleep
Alarm Ad
A. Press MENU to select the
Controls menu and highlight
Sleep Timer. This menu
is yellow.
B. Press -!- enter the amount of
time you want to watch TV
before it shuts off. Each press
equals 15 minutes.
C. Press -to subtract time from
the sleep timer.
D. Press DONE.
2. Add more time
Alarm Ad
A. When 0:01 appears on the
screen, the TV will shut off in
one minute. Press -I-to add
more time.
B. Press DONE.
3. Cancel the Timer
Alarm Ad
A. Press MENU to select the
Controls menu and highlight
Sleep Timer.
B. Press -- until the time reaches
C. Press DONE.
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Using Advanced Features
Setting the Alarm Clock
The TV can be set to turn on each day like your alarm clock. You can set
it to turn on to your favorite channel at a certain time. You can also set it
to turn itself off again. The Alarm cannot be used until the clock is set.
1. Turn on the Alarm 12:34 AM 13
Alarm A. Press MENU to select the Alarm
menu and highlight Alarm.
This menu is green.
B. Press -I- or -to select On or
Off.
C. Press DONE.
2. Set the Alarm Channel 12:34 AM 13
Alarm A=
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C.
Press CHANNEL down to
highlight the Alarm Channel.
Press + to highlight the
channel number.
Enter the channel that you
want the TV to turn on to with
the number buttons.
D. Press DONE.
3. Set On and Off Times 12:34 AM 13
Alarm
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12:34 AM
Alarm 13
A. Press CHANNEL down to
highlight the On or Off Time.
B. Press -- to set the hour.
C. Press + to set the minutes.
D. Press and hold -- to choose
Disabled. This turns the TV
only on or only off at a certain
time each day.
E. Press DONE.
Adjust Setu
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Using Advanced Features
Watching Closed Captioning
Closed captioning displays the audio portion of a program as words on
the TV screen. It is useful for the deaf, hearing impaired, or anyone who
wants to watch a program without sound.
If you .have turned Closed Captioning on and it does not appear on the
screen, it is not available on the channel you are watching.
This TV does not support the text mode. Text information typically con-
sists of program information, weather bulletins, local activities, etc.
1. Select the Controls Menu
Alarm Ad
Press MENU to select the Controls
menu. This menu is yellow.
2. Highlight Closed
Captioning
Alarm
Press CHANNEL down to
highlight Closed Captioning.
3. Select Setting
4. Press DONE
Alarm Ad
A. Press -t- or -to select Off, C1, or
C2. Select C1 for full translation
of the primary language in your
area. Select C2 for secondary
language translation, simplified
English, or whatever is being
broadcast in your area.
B. Press DONE to save the setting.
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Using Advanced Features
Setting Your TV for Antenna or Cable
Your TV automatically adjusts this feature when the TV places channels
in memory (autoprogram). Follow the steps below to change the setting
as needed.
1. Select the Setup menu
Controls Alarm
13 Press MENU repeatedly to select
the Setup menu. This menu is
white.
2. Highlight Cable/Air
Controls Alarm Ad
13 Press CHANNEL down to
highlight Cable/Air.
3. Select Cable or Air
Controls Alarm Ad
13 A. Press + or -- to select Cable or
Air. Select Cable if you have
cable. Select Air if you have a
home antenna connected to
your TV.
B. Press DONE to save the setting.
4. Press DONE
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References
Front Panel Buttons
For details on using buttons with menus, see Menu Basics on page 5.
OR
MENU Shows menus on screen.
Moves from menu to menu.
CH Aand VChannel up and down.
Scans up and down through channels in the TV's memory.
Moves up and down menus.
VOL + and --
(Also VOL Aand VOL V) Volume up and down
Raises and lowers sound.
Moves left and right on a menu line.
Changes a feature setting.
POWER
-I- and --
(Not on all models)
Turns the TV on or off.
Same as VOL + and -- buttons.
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References
Displays on the Screen
Your TV shows the settings of several features on the screen. To see what
features have been set on your TV, press DISPLAY on the remote.
12:00 AM KNBC 13
Alarm Sleep
Volume -. ...... I....... +
Mute Stereo 1:55
_- or Video 00, S-Vid 00
or Unusable Signal
Screen Display
12:00 AM
KNBC
13
S-Vid 00
Video O0
Alarm
Sleep
Volume
Unusable Signal
Mute
Stereo
1:55
Description
Time of the clock. Details are on page 3.
Name you chose to describe the channel. Details are on page 12.
Channel number you are watching.
Indicates that a component is connected to the S-VIDEO jack on the back
of the TV, it is turned on, and channel 00 is selected.
Indicates that a component is connected to the VIDEO jack on the back of
the TV, it is turned on, and channel 00 is selected.
Alarm clock is set to turn on or off. Details are on page 14.
Sleep Timer is set to turn off the TV. Details are on page 13.
Sound level of the TV.
No signal is coming in on video input channel 00.
There is no sound. See MUTE button on page 6.
The sound is being broadcast in stereo. Details are on page 9.
The time remaining for commercial skip. Details are on page 6.
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