RCA HD61LPW42 User Guide & Warranty - Page 64

Using the TV's Menu System Menus, On-screen Help, and Control Panels This section highlights your TV's on-screen menu system. The menu system has several types of screens. An overview follows. Note: The GUIDE Plus+ Menu, Parental Controls, Web Browser, and 1394 Recording menu items are discussed in the Features chapter while Assisted Setup is discussed in the Connections and Setup Chapter. 0 Go Back 1 GUIDE Plus+ Menu 2 Picture Quality 3 Audio 4 Time 5 Parental Controls 6 Connections 7 Preferences 8 Assisted Setup 9 Web Browser Main Menu GUIDE Plus+ Menu has screens for accessing and adjusting the GUIDE Plus+ features: •GUIDE Plus+: See what's on TV by using the program guide. •GUIDE Plus+ Setup: Set up various GUIDE Plus+ options. •GUIDE Plus+ Label: Turn the channel lable/logo on or off. Press OK or to access the GUIDE Plus+ menu. Tips A shortcut method to access a menu item is to press the number button on the remote that matches the number next to the on-screen menu. For example, in the Main Menu, press 3 to go straight to the Audio menu. Feel free to explore the menu system. If you're ever unsure where you are in the menu system, look at the menu path at the top (for example, Main Menu, Picture Quality) or if you're just plain tired of exploring, press CLEAR to remove the menus from the screen and start over again. Navigating the Menu System The first menu you see when you press the MENU button on the remote is called the Main Menu. To access the Main Menu: 1. Press the MENU button (the Main Menu appears). 2. Use the arrow buttons (left,right,up,down) to move through the menu and highlight different options. Note: Press the number buttons on the remote that matches the number next to the on-screen menu selection. 3. Press the OK button to select a highlighted item. Exiting a menu There are three ways to exit a menu: • Press CLEAR. The on-screen displays are cleared from the screen and you return to TV viewing. • Press 0 on the remote when you are highlighting the left side of the menu. • Highlight 0 (Go Back) menu button and press OK, or press GO BACK on the remote. Menu Path 0 Go Back 1 Closed Captioning 2 Screen Format 3 Record Ouput 4 Color Scheme 5 Translucency 6 Menu Language 7 Digital Channel Info Main Menu Preferences For an input to acquire the info, put a checkmark next to it:  Antenna A  Antenna B DTVLink/1394) If you are having difficulty tuning to a digital channel that you know exists, what may help is to disable acqusition of Digital Channel Info. However, you should know that this will affect the acquisition of ratings, program titles, and channels names for digital channels. It may also affect the ability to tune to the correct channel from the Guide (for a Watch or Record timer, for example). Whenever possible you should set the Digital Channel Info to be acquired. Disabling Digital Channel Information does not affect the acquisition of GUIDE Plus+ channel listings. Use OK to add/remove the check. A check will acquire the Digital Ch. Info for this input. No check will not acquire it. Highlighted Menu Selection Help Text On-Screen Help Information appears on the screen to assist you in understanding your menu selection. To the right of the highlighted menu item is a display area that might provide text for the item selected along with any submenu items. In addition, a menu path appears at the top of the screen to let you know where you are in the menu system. At the bottom of the screen are two lines of help text that explain the currently highlighted item. Controls Controls let you adjust the default settings of your TV. You can choose a setting, enter a number, or adjust a level such as tint or brightness. There are four types of controls: • Sliders • Choice lists (check boxes, radio buttons) • Alpha/numeric entries, • Menu (action, choice fields) 62 Chapter 4