RCA 27F524T manual

w w w . r c a.com/television U s e r ’ s G u i d e Changing Entertainment. Again. Model 27F524T is pictur ed her e. Find Inside: • Connecting .............. page 5 • Remote Control ...... page 15 • KidPass ..................... page 23 • Favorite Channel .... page 31 • F AQs ......................... page 35 • T roubleshooting ..... p[...]

CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Caution: To r educe the risk of electric shock, do not r emove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage“ inside the product that pr esents a risk of electric shock or personal injury . This symbol indica[...]

1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. 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[...]

2 Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before Y ou Connect ......................................................................... 4 Protect Against Power Surges .................................................................................... 4 Protect Devices from Overheating .................................................[...]

T able of Contents 3 Chapter 3: Using the TV’ s Menu System Sound Menu .................................................................................................................... 25 Picture Menu ................................................................................................................... 27 Setup Menu ..............[...]

4 Graphics contained within this publication ar e for repr esentation only. Things to Consider Befor e Y ou Connect Pr otect Against Power Surges • Connectalldevicesbeforeyoupluganyof theirpo wercordsintothewalloutlet. • T ur noff theTVand/ordevicebeforeyouconnectordi[...]

Continues on next page... Get the Pictur e Therstpar tof connectingy ourTVistogetthepicture,alsoknownasasignal.Theback panelof yourTVallo wsyoutoreceiv eanaloganddigitalchannelsb yusingtheANTENNA/ CABLEINPUT . DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST[...]

What Y ou Need to Know • Visitwww .antennaweb .orgtog ethelpdecidingwhattypeof antennatousetoreceiv e theoff-airlocaldigitalchannelsa vailabletoy ou.Byenteringwhereyouliv e,thismapping prog ramtellsyouwhatlocalanaloganddigitalstati[...]

Choose Y our Connection Thereareseveralwa ystoconnectyourTV ,dependingonthedevicesyouwanttoconnect andthequalityof thesignalyouw anttoachiev e.Connectionswillv aryaccordingtothe typesof outputjacksthedevicesy ouwanttoconnect[...]

Connecting the Device ThisconnectionallowsyoutoconnectadevicethathasYPbPr(componentvideo) jacks ,forexample,aDVDpla yer . Audio cables are color coded- Red= right audio; white= left audio • T o review other connections, go to the next page. • If you are done connecting devices to yo[...]

Using the Side Jacks Audio/Video Connecting the Device Thisconnectionallowsyoutoconnectadevice,suc hasavideogameconsole,thathasAudio/ Videojacks .Refertotheillustrationbelowwhic husesaudioandvideocables . Using the example of a video game console: 1. Connect your ca[...]

DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ OK button Arrow buttons Use the Remote Contr ol to Complete the Initial Setup Thetechnicalter mis“Navigation”-howyoumov ethroughthe on-screenmenus .T hemethodisthesamethroughoutthemenu screens:highlightyourc[...]

Go Back Auto Ch. Search tu ... List & Labels ... Closed Caption ... Favorite CH ... Language English... Auto. format 4:3 SETUP Go Back Auto Ch. Search ... List & Labels ... Closed Caption ... Favorite CH ... Language tu English... Auto. format 4:3 SETUP Complete the Initial Setup AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH istherstmenuy oushou[...]

T uning to a Channel (continued) Somechannelsmightha vebeenfoundduringthec hannelsearchthatareunav ailableto viewandyoumightw anttogetridof thesesotheydon’ tappearasyouchangechannels . T odothisgotoMainMenu/SetupMenu/List&?[...]

Explanation of Jacks Thissectiondescribesthejacksyoucanusetomakeconnections .Thereareseveral combinationsav ailabletoconnectdevicestoyourTV . ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT  Connecteitherantennaorcableviacoaxial(RF)cabletoreceiv e analoganddigitalchanne[...]

FRONT (INPUT)  Thesejacksarelocatedonthesideof theTV .Connectdevicesthat hav ecompositeoutputssuchasV CRs ,D VDplayers,satelliterecei vers ,cableboxes , videogameconsolesandcamcorders. • VIDEO  Providescompositevideoconnection.Thevide[...]

Note: If you need to r eplace your r emote, call 1-800-338-0376. A shipping and handling fee will be char ged upon ordering, and the appr opriate sales tax. Have your V isa, MasterCard or Discover Card r eady. Y our r emote part number is R130C1. Continues on next page... Chapter 1 15 Connections & Setup Remote Buttons ANTENNA, DIG•ANA T unes[...]

VOL - or VOL + DecreasesorincreasestheTV’ svolume. ZOOM–, ZOOM+ DuringnormalTVviewing,changesthescreenfor mat(aspectratio). Thezoomstatusappearsmomentarily .R efertopage32formoreinfor mationaboutdifferent for mats . DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI J[...]

Chapter 2 17 Chapter 2: Using the TV’ s Features Channel Banner Thereareseveralitemsthatmightappearon-screenwhenyoupresstheINFO buttonontheremote.ThisdisplayiscalledtheChannelBanner .T hefollowing listdescribestheitemsontheChannelBannerscreen. ?[...]

18 Chapter 2 Par ental Contr ols and V -Chip Thechoicesinthe USA V-CHIP menuin volv esoftwareinsideyourTV(referredtoasV -Chip)which allowsy outoblockTVprogramsandmoviesbasedonviolence,sexorothercontentyouma y believec hildrenshouldnotview [...]

Chapter 2 19 TV RA TING LIMIT Go Back Status D L S V FV TV-MA B V V TV-14 V B V V TV-PG V V V V TV-G TV-Y7 V TV-Y Press OK to view/block prog. containing adult language. The V -Chip Rating Scr een Thefollowingisanexampleof whereitemsarelocatedwithinthe TV RA TING LIMIT screen. Rating Status Field Lets you sele[...]

20 Chapter 2 Content Themes D Sexually explicit dialogue L Adult language S Sexual situations V Violence FV Fantasy Violence Blocking Specific Content Themes Y oucanblockprogramsbasedontheircontent.(Contentisrepresented bythe D, L, S, V and FV ony ourscreen.)Whenyoublockacontent?[...]

Chapter 2 21 Blocking USA V -Chip Movie Ratings The Movie Rating Limit letsyoudecidewhichTVprogramscanandcannotbe viewed. T osetMovieprogramminglimits: 1. Choose Par ental Contr ol fromthe Main Menu andpresstheOKbutton. 2. Highlight Settings inthenext Pa[...]

22 Chapter 2 Blocking Canadian V -Chip Movie Ratings If yourecei veCanadianprogramsyoucanblock Canadian English and Fr ench V-Chip ratings .W henyoublockaparticularrating,youautomatically blockthehigherratedprogramsaswell. T oblockCanadianEnglishandF rench?[...]

Chapter 2 23 Activate KidPass Thisfeatureallowsyoutospecifyhowm uchTVy ouwantac hildtowatch.The choicesandabrief explanationareasfollo ws: Current Day  Sho wsthecur rentdaysuc has Monday, Tuesday ...or Sunday .Thevalueof  Curr ent Day chan[...]

24 Chapter 2 Fr ont Panel Lock Selectingthisoptionletsyou lock (disable)or unlock (enable)theTV’ sfront panelbuttons .Theremotestilltunestoanychannelsoremembertoremov e accesstoanyremotethatcanoperatethetelevision. 1. Fromthe P ARENTAL C[...]

Chapter 3 25 Chapter 3: Using the TV’ s Menu System Sound Menu T oaccesstheSoundmenu,pressMENUontheremoteandselect SOUND from the MAIN MENU. Dependingonthekindof signalyou’ rewatching,theSound Menuwillha vedifferentitemsa vailablefory outoadjus[...]

26 Chapter 3 Auto V ol Level (Auto V olume Level)  Reducestheanno yingblastsinvolumeduring commercialbreaks .Eliminatestheneedtoconstantlyadjustv olumecontrol.Pressthe rightar rowbuttontoturnonoroff.  Thefollowingitemsareav ailablefordigitalbroa[...]

Chapter 3 27 Pictur e Menu The PICTURE menuoptionsapplytothevideoforthemainTVandVideo Input Channels .Asyouscrollthroughtheoptionsa vailable ,thebackgroundimage willchangetotthatchoice .Choosethesettingthatisbestforyourprograms[...]

28 Chapter 3 Setup Menu Auto Channel Search Allowsy outochooseyoursignaltypeandbegin anAutoChannelSearc h.  Presstheleftorrightar rowbuttontoc hooseamongthesignalsources below: • Antenna If youhav econnectedanantennatotheANTENNA/ CABLEINPUT[...]

Chapter 3 29 • In List Thisoptionallowsyoutokeepordeleteachannelfromthec hannellist. F ollowtheprocedurefor Channel (seeabo ve)toselectthec hannel.Thenhighlight In list andpresstherightorleftar rowbuttontoadd ( R ) ordelete ( ) the[...]

30 Chapter 3 Service 1 and Service 2 T hesechoicesarefortheprimar yand secondar ylanguages,respecti vely Service 3 and Services 4, 5, 6 T hesechoicesareadditional captionsourcesthatmaybea vailable . • Dig. CC Style (Digital Closed-Caption Style) W hen CC Pr eset (abov e)issetto [...]

Chapter 3 31 Continues on next page... Y ouhav emanychoicesa vailabletocustomizethedigitalclosed-captiondispla y .Inorderto helpyoudecidewhic hviewyoulike ,trythis: 1. IntheSetupMenufor Closed Caption ,turnyour CC Display to On .Makesurey ou’ re?[...]

32 Chapter 3 For mat Thisfeatureisdesignedforthedifferentsignalfor mats .  4 : 3 T hisisafullTVscreendisplaywhic hisfortraditional TVprograms.ThisisalsoknowasStandard. 16 : 9 T hisisfordigitalsignals,D VDorvideoprog ramsthat arein[...]

Chapter 3 33 TIME Go Back Sleep Timer 00:45 Time 08:25am Calendar ... Wake-up Timer Wake-up Time 08:15am Wake-up Ch 05 Recurrence Once... Turn-Off Timer Turn-Off Time 10:00pm Recurrence Daily... Time Menu Whenenteringthe TIME menuthe P ASSWORD screenappearsrstif parental controlshav ebeenset.Y ou?[...]

34 Chapter 3 NOTEP AD Go Back Edit Note ... Delete note ... Display note < > At switch on On time 10:30am On date Date --/--/-- Notepad Menu LetsyouentermessagesthatwillappearonyouTVscreenattimesyouselect. Fromthe MAIN MENU select Notepad andpressOK. Edit note F ollowtheproc[...]

Chapter 4 35 Chapter 4: Other Information Graphics contained within this publication ar e for r epr esentation only. Fr equently Asked Questions (F AQs) How do I tell an analog channel from a digital channel? PresstheINFObuttontodisplaythec hannelbanner .Lookattheleftsideforthechanneln umber .Ch[...]

36 Chapter 4 T r oubleshooting Mostproblemsyouencounterwithy ourTVcanbecor rectedbyconsultingthefollowingtroubleshootinglist. TV Problems TV won’t turn on • MakesuretheTVisplug gedin. • Checkthew allreceptacle(orextensioncord)tomakesureitis?[...]

Chapter 4 37 Other Information No picture, no sound but TV is on • Maybethe Signal Type issetwrong .Gotopag e11formoreinstr uctions. • Y oumayha vethewrongvideoinputc hannelselected.UsetheANTENNAbuttontotog glethroughtheavailable videoinputchan[...]

38 Chapter 4 USA V -Chip Rating System TV-MA (Mature Audience Only) Specicallydesignedtobeviewedbyadultsandma y beunsuitableforchildrenunder17.Itcontainsoneormoreof thefollo wing contentthemes:cr udeindecentlanguage(L),explicitsexualactivity(S),[...]

Chapter 4 39 Other Information Canadian English V -Chip Rating System (continued) Canadian Fr ench V -Chip Rating System 18+ (Adults) Programmingisforadultsonly .Thisprog ramcontainssustained violenceorextremelyviolentscenes .16+(Viewers16ando ver)Programming isnotsuitablefor?[...]

40 Chapter 4 Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: • Defectsinmaterialsorw orkmanship . For how long after your purchase: • 90daysfromdateof purchaseforlaborc harges.Atouroptionw ewilleitherpayan AuthorizedR CASer viceCenterthelabortorepairyou[...]

Chapter 4 41 Other Information Product r egistration: • PleasecompleteandmailtheProductRegistrationCardpac kedwithy ourTV .Itwillmakeit easiertocontactyoushoulditev erbenecessar y .Thereturnof thecardisnotrequiredfor warrantycoverage. Limit[...]

42 Chapter 4 Car e and Cleaning CAUTION: T ur nOFFyourTVbefore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v entilation. The TV’s screen may be cleaned wi[...]

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