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    w w w . r c a.com/television U s e r ’ s G u i d e Changing Entertainment. Again. Model 20F524T is pictur ed above. Find Inside: • Connecting .............. page 5 • Remote Control ...... page 16 • Parental Controls ... page 18 • Menus ...................... page 24 • Favorite Channels .. page 27 • F AQs ......................... page[...]

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    CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Caution: To r educe 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 pr esents a risk of electric shock or personal injury . This symbol indicat[...]

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    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[...]

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

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    T able of Contents 3 Blocking Canadian V -Chip Movie Ratings ............................................................... 22 Unrated Programs .................................................................................................... 22 Front Panel .........................................................................................[...]

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    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 urnoff theTVand/ordevicebeforeyouconnectordis[...]

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    Get the Pictur e Therstpar tof connectingyour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byusingtheANTENNA/CABLE INPUT . DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TU[...]

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

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    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achieve .AconnectionusingYPbPr(component) jacksisex cellent,compositeisg oodandantennaorca[...]

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    COMPONENT VIDEO Y Pb Pr VIDEO OUTPUT S-VIDEO OUT L R AUDIO L R AUDIO ANTENNA/ CABLE INPUT COMPONENT (CVID) INPUT AUDIO/ VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL/ ANALOG COMPOSITE (VID) INPUT R- AUDIO -L VIDEO COMPONENT (CVID) INPUT AUDIO/ VIDEO OUTPUT COMPOSITE (VID) INPUT R- AUDIO -L VIDEO Back of TV DVD Player 2 3 Don’t forget! If necessary , connect antenna or ca[...]

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    DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ Connecting the Device ThisconnectionallowsyoutoconnectadevicethathasYPbPrjac ks(ComponentVideo),for example,aD VDplayer .If thedeviceyouareconnectingalsohasS-Videoorcompositevideo , we[...]

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    DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ Using the Fr ont/Side Jacks Connecting the Device Thisconnectionallowsyoutoconnectadevicesuchasavideogameconsole,thathas Audio/Videooutputjac ks .Refertotheillustrationwhic husesaudioandvideocables . Us[...]

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    ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT  Connecteitherantennaorcableviacoaxial(RF)cabletoreceiv e analoganddigitalchannelsthroughy ourcableprovider .R eceiveoff-airanaloganddigital channelsviaanantenna.R efertopage5formoredetails. Explanation of Jacks Thissectio[...]

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    L AUDIO R VIDEO Front/Side (Input) (Models 14F514T, 20V414T, 20V504T, 20F424T , 20F524T, 24V414T and 24V504T only)  Thesejacksarelocatedontheside/frontof theTV . Letsyouconnectdevicesthatha vecompositeoutputssuchasV CRs ,D VDplayers , satellitereceiv ers,cablebo xes ,?[...]

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    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 hoice[...]

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    _12 Analog channel entry 012-1_ _ Digital channel entry SETUP Go back Auto Channel Search List & Labels Closed Caption Favorite Channel Language Eng. Format Normal Auto Vol. Level Off AU T O CH AN N EL S EA R CH Go back Source Type Cable Start Search Complete the Initial Setup T osetthelanguage,usethear rowbuttonstohi[...]

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    What to Expect W atching TV • Y ourproductallowsyoutochangethefor matof thepictureyou’ reviewing.Pressthe ZOOM–orZOOM+buttonstochoosedifferentscreenformats.Dependingonthetype of signalyou’ reviewingandhowit’ sbeingfor matted,?[...]

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    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, MasterCar d or Discover Card r eady. Y our r emote part number is R130C1. DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ Connections & Setup 16 Chapter 1 R[...]

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    Using the INPUT Button UsetheINPUTbuttontoscrollthroughtheav ailableVideoInputChannelsto viewcomponentsyouha veconnectedtotheTV . 1. Makesurethecomponenty ouwanttoview(e.g .DVDpla yer)istur ned ON . 2. PressINPUTtotunetoanav[...]

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    18 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epr esentation only. 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Cha[...]

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    Chapter 2 19 Activate Par ental Contr ol Thisfeatureletsyouactiv ateanddeactivateparentalcontrolfeatures .Follo wthe on-screeninstr uctionstocreateyourpassw ordusingthenumberbuttonsonthe remote. Note: If you don’t activate Master Enable ( ) and set the password, then no[...]

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    C USA TV CONTENT RATINGS Go back FV V S L D Content Ratings Thefollowingisanexampleof whereitemsarelocatedwithinthe USA Content Ratings screen. Rating Status Field Lets you select whether to view or block. Rating Field Lets you select from a list of age-based ratings you can block or view . Content Themes List[...]

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    Chapter 2 21 Blocking USA V -Chip Movie Ratings The Movie Ratings menuletsyoudecidewhichMo viesonTV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. Enteryourpassw ord. 3. Highlight?[...]

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    Blocking Canadian V -Chip Movie Ratings If yourecei veCanadianprogramsyoucanlock Canadian English and Canadian Fr ench ratings .Whenyoulockaparticularrating,youautomatically lockthehigherratedprogramsaswell. T olockCanadianEnglishandF renchprogramratings[...]

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    Chapter 2 23 Fr ont Panel 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. Choose Par ental Contr ol[...]

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    24 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epr esentation only. 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bac kg roundimage willchangetotthatchoice .C[...]

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    Chapter 3 25 List & Labels Editthechannelsinthelistorchooselabelsforeac h channel.Select Lists & Labels fromthe SETUP men uandpresstherightor leftar rowbutton. Channel Presstherightorleftar rowbuttontoselectthechannel numberthaty o[...]

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    26 Chapter 3  The following Closed Caption options are available for digital signals: CC Display Choosethewayclosedcaptioninginformationisshown onthescreen. Off Nocaptioninginfor mationdisplayed. On Captioninginfor mationalwaysappears ,whenav ailable. Muted=On Displayscaptioninginfor ma[...]

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    Chapter 3 27 Favorite Channels Storeuptoveof y ourprefer redchannelsfor eachsignalsourceintoafa voritelist.Thereisonelistfortheanalog channelsandaseparatelistforthedigitalchannels .De pendingon whichmodey ou’ rein,thatlistis?[...]

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    28 Chapter 3 Time Menu Thismenuletsyoucontrolsev eraltimerelatedfunctions .Scrolltotheitemyou wanttoset.Usetherightorleftarrowbuttontochangethesetting . Note: Unless the time is set, time r elated items ar e unavailable.  Clock Displaysthecurrenttime.  C[...]

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    Chapter 3 29 Notepad Menu 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procedurebelowtoenteramessageintothe notepad: 1.Usethenumberbuttonstoentery ournewlab[...]

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    30 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epr esentation only. Fr equently Asked Questions (F AQs) How do I tell an analog channel from a digital channel? Thereareseveralwa ystotellif yourchannelisdigitalornot.PresstheINFObuttonto displaythec hannelbanner .Lookatt[...]

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    Chapter 4 31 Other Information 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?[...]

  • Page 34

    32 Chapter 4 Sound okay , picture poor (analog channels only) • Checky ourconnections .Makesureallof thecablesarer mlyconnectedtothejacks . • T ryadjustingthe Sharpness menuitemtoimprov eweaksignals .Gotopage24formoreinstr uctions. Black box ap[...]

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    Chapter 4 33 Other Information 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[...]

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    34 Chapter 4 G (General Audience) Programmingconsideredacce ptableforallag eg roups . Whilenotdesignedspecicallyforchildren,itisunderstoodyoungerviewersma y bepartof theaudience.ViolenceGuidelines:Willcontainverylittleviolence, eitherphysicalor?[...]

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    Chapter 4 35 Other Information 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?[...]

  • Page 38

    36 Chapter 4 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retur nof thecardisnotrequiredfor warrantycoverage. Limitation of W arrant[...]

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    Chapter 4 37 Other Information FCC Information ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice, pursuanttoP ar t15of theFCCRules .T heselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection againsthar mfulinterference?[...]

  • Page 40

    Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product. T TE T echnology , Inc. 101 W est 103rd Street Indianapolis, IN 46290 ©2007 TTE T echnology , Inc. RCA and associated marks are trademarks of THOMSON S.A. used under license to T TE Corporation.[...]