RCA HD56W66 User Manual
RCA HD56W66 Manual
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HDTV User's Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. Find Inside: • Introduction ...page 2 • Connections ...page 7 • Remote ...page 21 • Features ...page 29 • Menu ...page 41 • Troubleshooting ...page 54 rca.com rca.com -
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... shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer ... shock or personal injury. This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product. The apparatus shall not be ... and return it immediately. For US customers: Your RCA Consumer Electronics product may also be... -
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.... Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply... of the National Electrical Code and in Canada, Part 1 of the Canadian Electrical Code provides information..., maintain a spacing of 4 inches from the top and sides of the TV receiver and 2 inches from the rear... -
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Introduction Thank you for choosing RCA Congratulations on purchasing this RCA High Definition Television (... HDTV, it is the most user-friendly of its kind-with on-screen instructions that guide you through all of the TV's ... HDTV's back panel you'll see two inputs-one for cable TV or regular, ... -
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... 10 times the resolution of the picture on a regular, analog TV! Feature Total Scan Lines Effective Scan ... simply the width and height of the picture. Regular TVs use a 4:3 aspect ratio, which means the... using at that time. 16:9 Aspect Ratio As TVs dropped in price and people prospered in the 1950s, ... -
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.... But your RCA HDTV has been designed with features that will enhance your TV viewing ... interface developed for high-bandwidth digital connection. It supports the overlay of high-resolution graphics needed by some electronic program guide navigation and other interactive services. DVI, when combined ... -
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... HDTV better ...2 Other Key Features of owning an RCA HDTV ...4 Chapter 1: Connections & Setup ...7 Things to ...17 Front Input Jacks ...17 Front Panel Buttons ...17 Plug in the TV ...18 Put batteries ... Changing Lists and Labels ...20 Automatic Convergence ...20 Chapter 2: Using the Remote Control ...... -
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.../Unlock Parental Controls ...40 Front Panel Block ...40 Chapter 4: Using the TV's Menu System ...41 Sound Menu ...42 Picture Menu ...44 Channel Guide Menu ...46 Time Menu... Setup Menu ...48 Chapter 5: Other Information ...53 Troubleshooting ...54 Care and Cleaning ...57 FCC Information... -
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...Connect Choose Your Connection Explanation of Jacks Connection Instructions Front Panel Buttons and Jacks Plug in the TV Put Batteries in ...Use the Remote Control to Complete the Initial Setup Turn on the TV Complete the Initial Setup • • Changing Entertainment. Again.... -
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...plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet. Turn off the TV and/... are properly grounded. Refer to the Important Safety Instructions on page 1. Protect Components from Overheating Don't... that is of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from being accidentally tipped over, pushed off... -
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... we can provide you with the name of an Authorized Service Representative who will visit your home for a fee ...electronic entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation. For details about this service, call 1-888-206-... Component video Connection Title Go to... TV + DVD + VCR pages 12-13 ... -
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... ways to connect components to your TV. Back Panel Jacks (in alphabetical order) ANTENNA/.... Volume levels are controlled by the volume controls on the TV and remote control. SUBWOOFER Provides ...set the External Subwoofer option in the Sound menu. Go to page 42 for instructions. • • 10 Chapter ... -
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... than the video jacks (VID1 and 2 Video) because the color part of the picture is separated from the black and white part of the .... It supports the overlay of highresolution graphics needed by some electronic program guide navigation and other interactive services. DVI, when combined with HDCP (High ... -
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... Y PB PR AUDIO OUT R L S-VIDEO DVD OFF-AIR ANTENNA 4 1A RE WO P +L OV - LO V HC HC UN EM HDTV ANTENNA DIGITAL INPUT 1B COMPONENT INPUTS TV DVI-HDTV L CMP1 Y PB PR L R Y PB PR CMP2 COMPOSITE INPUTS S-VIDEO V L /MONO R VID1 ANTENNA/ CABLE ANALOG INPUT AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT V FIXED AUDIO L R... -
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... CMP1 L and R audio input jacks on the back of the TV and to the audio output jacks on the DVD ... connect the player to the VID1 V (Video) jack on the back of the TV using a video cable. Important: If ...video cable to the VID2 V (Video) jack on the back of the TV and to the video output jack on the VCR.... -
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Connections & Setup SATELLITE RECEIVER S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R OFF-AIR ANTENNA Sate llite 4 3C 3B 3A ANTENNA DIGITAL INPUT HDTV COMPONENT INPUTS CMP1 CMP2 Y TV DVI-HDTV L COMPOSITE INPUTS S-VIDEO V L /MONO R Y PB PR L R VID1 ANTENNA/ CABLE ANALOG INPUT AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT V FIXED AUDIO ... -
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... L/MONO and R audio jacks on the back of the TV and to the Audio Output jacks on the VCR.... cable to the VID1 V (Video) jack on the back of the TV and to the video output jack on the satellite ... of the video cable in step B) to the S-VIDEO jack on the TV and to the S-VIDEO output jack on the satellite ... -
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...& Setup DVI COMPONENT L DVI-HDTV AUDIO TV + DVI Component To connect a DVI Component to... Receiver These are two different ways your TV uses a component to hear audio. Connect audio... FIXED provides fixed-level audio output from the TV. This audio output is ideal for connecting to an A/V receiver that... -
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... of your TV. If you use the Front Button Block feature, the front panel no longer provides access to... you can use the front panel buttons of your TV to operate many of the TV's features. MENU/OK Brings... the remote control and adjusts menu controls. POWER Turns the TV on and off. Chapter 1 17... -
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...move through the on-screen menus. The theory is the same throughout the menu screens: highlight your choice and select ...VOL CH - BACKLIGHT SKIP GUIDE GO BACK INFO OK button OK MENU CLEAR Arrows ... TV Press TV on the remote, or press the Power button on the TV's front panel. Note: Pressing the... -
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... & Setup Tip To access the setup menus manually, press MENU and choose SETUP. Complete the ... The next screen welcomes you to your new RCA TV. Press OK to continue with the setup. After ... channels on that source. The Auto channel search allows the TV to search for all the viewable channels on both of ... -
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..._ Changing Lists and Labels The List & Labels part of the setup lets you edit your channel .... Press OK when adjustments are complete. The Blue center convergence menu appears with a cyan cross in the middle of... use the arrow buttons to move the blue cross to overlap the green cross. Press OK (the TV ... -
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Chapter 2 Using the Remote Control Chapter Overview: The Buttons on the Remote Control Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components How To ... After You've Programmed It Volume Punchthrough Feature Using the INPUT Button Remote Code List Changing Entertainment. Again. Graphics contained ... -
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... SA MUTE FORMA FORMAT CH + CH BACKLIGHT SKIP GUIDE GO BACK INFO OK MENU ...a TV/SAT button for an RCA satellite receiver. Arrows Used to highlight different items in the TV menu and ... Press to illuminate some of the remote control's buttons. To conserve battery power, the light turns off after ... -
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... batteries are low. GO BACK Returns you to the previous channel. GUIDE Brings up the Channel Guide... ready. Tip To turn off all the RCA components that are connected to the TV, press ON•OFF ..., follow the instructions in the Volume Punchthrough Feature section on page 26. OK When in the menu system,... -
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... VCR, and an audio component. A second and third RCA TV can be programmed to any component button, ... FORMAT VOL CH BACKLIGHT SKIP GUIDE GO BACK INFO OK MENU CLEAR 1 4 7 INPUT 2 5 ... an RCA HDTV Tuner receiver. The following instructions can be used to program the remote to operate each of your ... -
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... then ON•OFF (or other buttons on the remote) again. If you get no response, repeat these steps... ON•OFF to turn the component ON or OFF. Use the remote buttons that apply to that component. Notes: The remote control may ... the remote in VCR mode.) VCR ON•OFF TV DVD AUDIO AUX•HD SAT•CABLE ... -
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... when you're using another component's menu system. Modes of Operation Because this universal ... you that the command to increase the volume is being sent to the TV (and not the satellite receiver, for example... have to press the VOL + or VOL- buttons. Follow the instructions below to set up Volume... -
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...: • Program the component (VCR, DVD, etc.) buttons on the remote control to automatically tune to the correct ...go back to viewing channels or use the number buttons to enter the channel number. • To quickly access ... Code Programmable for AUX•HD button. RCA ...7000 TV Codes Programmable for DVD,... -
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... Audiovox ...3025, 3026 Panasonic ...3030 RCA ...3066 Sharp ...3051 Home Theatre ... ...4035 ...3092 Pioneer ...4036 ...3093 RCA ...4037 ...3094 Venturer...4038 ...3095... Codes DVD and AUX•HD buttons can use DVD codes; VCR... Programmable for the VCR and AUX•HD buttons. PVR Replay ...2086 Phillips Tivo... -
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Chapter 3 Using the TV's Features Chapter Overview: Channel Banner Digital and Analog Tuners Autotuning Parental Controls and V-Chip Changing Entertainment. Again. Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only. 29 -
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... TV's Features Channel Banner There are several indicators that might appear when you press the TV or INFO button on the remote. What you see depends on the... channel label. Note: Channel labels for digital channels are part of the signal sent by the broadcaster, so you cannot ... -
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... by pressing the ANT•CAB button on your remote control when the remote is in TV mode. 4/3 format... subchannel numbers, press the right arrow button to enter the subchannel. Enter the number of the subchannel... on the remote control to change channels when the remote's in TV mode. 15-1 NBC-HD Digital... -
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...€¢CABLE SA The autotuning feature automatically tunes the TV to the correct channel/input for different components ... Closed caption Autotuning Convergence 1... Press MENU (the MAIN MENU appears). Highlight Setup ... you set up the channel the TV tunes to when you press the DVD button. Tuning Press -
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...TV to tune to channel 3 when you press the corresponding button on the remote. Reminder: make sure the componentମ. button. FRNT (Front Video Input) Component is connected to the VIDEO jack on the front of the TV ... source, such as a DVD player or digital TV converter box, is connected to the first set... -
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... a password. By default, the software inside your TV is turned "off." For instructions to turn on V-Chip, go to page... the US and Canada. MAIN MENU Exit Sound Picture Channel Guide Time Parental Control .... Then press the VOL+ and CH+ buttons on the TV's front panel at the same time for at least 8 ... -
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... ) settings are coded in red. Age-Based Rating TV-MA USA Description and Content Themes ... would find this program suitable for all ages. It contains little or no sexual dialogue (D) or situations (S), no strong language (L), and little or no violence (V). Directed to Children 7 years and older. ... -
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... ratings: 1. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating ... from the Parental Control menu for rating limits to take effect. V-Chip TV Rating 2. Press... want to change. Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a particular content... -
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... change to ( ) View. under Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating whose content theme you... View: Canada V-Chip Ratings Canadian TV V-Chip supports two different Canadian rating ...€™s sense of security and well being. There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressive ... -
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... of the acts. Other Content Guidelines: There will be no profanity, nudity or sexual content. General ...: 1. 2. 3. 4. Select Canada V-Chip from the Parental Control menu. Highlight English ratings or French ratings ... want to block. Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating you want to change.... -
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... Blocking Movie Ratings Once you are in the Movie Ratings menu, follow the same steps described for blocking TV ratings. Go back US V-Chip Canada V-Chip Front panel block Channel...the V-Chip recognizes as unrated can be viewed. Unrated TV programs may include news, sports, political,... -
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... Block will take effect. If you forget your password, press the MENU button, then select Parental Control (the password entry screen ... and hold CH+ and VOL+ on the front panel for 8 seconds. Parental Controls unlock and the Parental Control menu appears. You can enter a new password by locking the ... -
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Chapter 4 Using the TV's Menu System Chapter Overview: Sound Menu Picture Menu Channel Guide Menu Time Menu Parental Control Menu Setup Menu Changing Entertainment. Again. Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only. 41 -
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... Sound ...English...English...Normal...Medium... The Sound menu for the digital (ATSC) tuner Sound settings ... Use the left or right arrow button to select External (if your TV is using external ... that is broadcast in stereo. Automatic (available for regular TV viewing only) Chooses the sound type ... -
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... choose here is not being broadcast with a program, then the TV will play the default audio for the program (usually ... only offered on analog channels. Sound The Sound menu for the digital (ATSC) tuner Sound logic ...option, press the right or left arrow until no band is selected and Frequency range ... -
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... Warmth, and Tint. The Picture menu options apply to the video for the main TV and video input ... your preference. Autoformat When enabled (box checked) the TV automatically detects the screen format of the incoming .... Press the right arrow button to choose between: Off for no noise reduction; Minimum ... -
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... picture preset for each input (including one for your regular TV channels). Black Level Adjusts the brightness of the picture. ... settings, the Picture Preset changes to Personal. Use the left or right arrow button to make adjustments. To return to the Picture menu, press the up or down arrow button.... -
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... you're on. Press the GUIDE button to bring up the Channel Guide menu. There are two different ... channel press OK. Page +: > Page - : < The Channel Guide for the digital tuner, showing channels and ... subchannel is listed separately in the digital tuner channel guide (see page 31 for more information ... -
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...04 ABC Time Menu Sleep Timer Lets you set the TV to turn off ...Wake up timer Lets you set the TV to turn itself on. When you turn on Wake ...Lets you set how long you want the TV to stay on when it turns on. Channel number Lets ...Channel number and press the ANT•CAB button on your remote. Daily Lets you... -
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... caption Autotuning Convergence Setup Menu ... Setup The Setup menu lets you configure the TV to ... high volume turns up when you press the VOL+ button. Highlight Maximum volume, then press and ...turn back on at the same volume and channel as before the power outage. The Auto channel and Auto volume ... -
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...you display the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen. Some programs on digital channels ... effect the DVI-HDTV input. Off No captioning information displayed. On always Captioning ... Text 1 are the primary caption and text services. The captioning or text is displayed in the same language... -
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Using the TV's Menu System Go back Closed Caption Setting Analog CC Type Digital CC Type Digital CC Preset Digital CC Style On...CC1...Service 1...Custom... Digital CC Preset Lets you choose the ... of the captioning's background (see the Digital CC Style menu item below). Digital CC Style If you set... -
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Using the TV's Menu System Go back Channel setup Preferences Closed caption Autotuning Convergence ... Setup Autotuning Displays a choice list that lets you set up the TV to automatically tune to the correct input channel when you press a component button (VCR, DVD, ... -
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Chapter 5 Other Information Chapter Overview: Troubleshooting Care and Cleaning FCC Information Limited Warranty Accessory Information Changing Entertainment. Again. Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only. 53 -
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Other Information Troubleshooting Most problems you encounter with your TV can be corrected by ... front panel controls by selecting the Front Panel Block in the Parental Control menu and press OK to ... front panel controls by selecting the Front Panel Block in the Parental Control menu and press OK to ... -
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...station. Use Sound menu to choose mono sound. No picture, no sound but TV is ... the wrong position. Go to page 48 for detailed instructions. The channel might be blank - change channels. If...by pressing FREEZE or OK on the remote. Press any button to "unfreeze" the picture. Black box appears on ... -
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...Maybe the remote isn't aimed directly at the component (TV or VCR) that you're trying to operate.... Release the 1 button, replace the batteries, and (if necessary) program the remote again. Problems...+ and VOL+ on the TV's front panel for 8 seconds. The Parental control menu appears on the screen... -
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... the risk of fire or shock hazard or damage to the TV. Caution: Using video games or any... with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits... in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no... -
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...repair your unit. How you get service: • Call 1-877-RCA-HDTV and have ...model/serial number ready. • A representative will troubleshoot your problem over the phone. • If the representative ...warranty does not cover: • Customer instruction. (Your Owner's Manual describes how to install, adjust,... -
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... WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY TTE TECHNOLOGY INC.,...materials or workmanship are not covered by this warranty. Costs of such service calls are the sole responsibility of the purchaser. Chapter 5 59 -
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... various accessories available to complement your HDTV. Prices are subject to change without notice. All ... Audio/Video cable with RCA-type phono plugs. VH83 (6-ft., mono), price: $5.95 ... Control This is the remote control that came packed with your TV. Replacements or spares can be ordered as needed. ... -
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... convergence 51 Auto on 48 Auto skin tone 44 AUX•HD button ... closed captions 49, 50 Digital TV 2, 10, 13, 15, 19, 30... 56 Picture menu 44 Picture presets 45 POWER on front panel 17... Reality Feature 4 Turn on TV 18 TV button 23 TV problems 54... 38 Channel banner 30 Channel guide menu 46 Channel number 30... -
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...website at www.rca.com 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. TTE Technology, Inc. 10330..., IN 46290 ©2005 TTE Technology, Inc. RCA and associated marks are trademarks of THOMSON...