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User’s Guide
Changing Entertainment. Again.
Find Inside:
• Connecting .............. page 5
• Remote Control ...... page 16
• Parental Controls ... page 18
• Menus ...................... page 24
• Favorite Channels .. page 27
• FAQs ......................... page 30
Model 20F524T is pictured above.
• Troubleshooting ..... page 31
www.rca.com/television
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Important Information This symbol indicates that this product incorporates double insulation CAUTION between hazardous mains voltage and user accessible parts. When servicing RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK use only identical replacement parts. DO NOT OPEN Caution: 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 This symbol indicates important instr
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Important Information IMPORTanT SaFETY InSTRUCTIOnS Read before operating equipment a. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; 1. Read these instructions. B. Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance; 2. Keep these instructions. C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; 3. Heed all warnings. D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a 4. Follow all instructions. marked change in performance; 5. Do not use this apparatus near w
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect .........................................................................4 Protect Against Power Surges ....................................................................................4 Protect Devices from Overheating ............................................................................4 Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference .............................................4 Use Indirec
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Table of Contents Blocking Canadian V-Chip Movie Ratings ...............................................................22 Unrated Programs ....................................................................................................22 Front Panel ................................................................................................................23 Change Your Password .............................................................................................23 Chapter 3: Us
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before You Connect Protect against Power Surges • Connect all devices before y ou plug any of their po w er cords into the w all outlet. • T ur n off the TV and/or device before y ou connect or disconnect any cables . • Using a surg e protector can help prev ent damag e to y our TV from electrical po w er surg es . In case of lightning, unplug y our TV . • Mak e sure all antennas and cables are properly g rounded. R efer to the Impor
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Connections & Setup get the Picture T he first par t of connecting y our TV is to g et the picture , also kno wn as a signal. T he bac k panel of y our TV allo ws y ou to recei v e analog and digital c hannels b y using the ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT . Receiving Cable Channels What You need Coaxial cable from a cable outlet. Plug the coaxial cable into the ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT to recei v e y our analog and digital cable Coaxial cable c hannels . What You need to Know • T his television is e
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Connections & Setup Receiving Channels with an antenna What You need or Antenna (“rabbit ears”) or outdoor antenna with a coaxial cable . Plug the antenna or coaxial cable from the w all outlet into the Indoor Outdoor antenna antenna ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT to recei v e free off-air local analog and digital c hannels (where a v ailable). What You need to Know • Visit www .antenna w eb .org to g et help deciding what type of antenna to use to recei v e the off-air local digital c hannels a
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Connections & Setup Choose Your Connection T here are sev eral w a ys to connect y our TV , de pending on the devices y ou w ant to connect and the quality of the signal y ou w ant to ac hiev e . A connection using Y Pb Pr (component) jac ks is ex cellent, composite is g ood and antenna or cable input is fair . Connections will v ar y according to the types of outputs jac ks eac h exter nal device can accommodate . Please use the follo wing c har t to deter mine whic h connection is best fo
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Connections & Setup Y Pb Pr (Component Video) Connection Back of TV Don’t forget! If necessary, connect ANTENNA/ COMPONENT (CVID) INPUT CABLE INPUT antenna or cable to get a picture. AUDIO/ VIDEO DIGITAL/ Go to page for OUTPUT ANALOG instructions. R- AUDIO -L VIDEO COMPOSITE (VID) INPUT Note: This back panel graphic is for representation only. Your COMPONENT (CVID) INPUT TV’s back panel might be different. AUDIO/ VIDEO OUTPUT R- AUDIO -L VIDEO COMPOSITE (VID) INPUT 2 3
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Connections & Setup Connecting the Device T his connection allo ws y ou to connect a device that has Y Pb Pr jac ks (Component Video), for example , a D VD pla yer . If the device y ou are connecting also has S-Video or composite video , w e recommend y ou use the component video input for better quality . Using the example of a DVD player: 1. If necessary, connect your cable and/or antenna as described on page 5. 2. Connect your Y Pb Pr component video cables. Connect t
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Connections & Setup Using the Front/Side Jacks If necessary, Note: This front/side connect antenna VIDEO L AUDIO R panel graphic is for or cable to get a representation only. picture. Go to page Front/side of TV Your TV’s jacks might be for instructions. different. 2 3 OUTPUT L R AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO OUT Video game Console Connecting the Device T his connection allo ws y ou to connect a device suc h as a video g ame console , that has A udio/Video output jac ks . R ef
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Connections & Setup Explanation of Jacks T his section describes the jac ks y ou can use to mak e connections . T here are sev eral combinations a v ailable to connect devices to y our TV . Note: This back panel graphic is for representation only. Your TV’s back panel might be different. ANTENNA/ COMPONENT (CVID) INPUT CABLE INPUT AUDIO/ VIDEO DIGITAL/ OUTPUT ANALOG R- AUDIO -L VIDEO COMPOSITE (VID) INPUT ANTENNA/ ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT Connect either antenna or cable via coaxial (RF) ca
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Connections & Setup Front/Side (Input) (Models 14F514T, 20V414T, 20V504T, 20F424T, 20F524T, 24V414T and 24V504T only) T hese jac ks are located on the side/front of the TV . L AUDIO R VIDEO Lets y ou connect devices that ha v e composite outputs suc h as V CRs , D VD pla yers , satellite recei v ers , cable bo x es , video g ame consoles and camcorders . • AUDIO-L Pro vides left audio connection. T he left audio connector is usually white . VIDEO L AUDIO • AUDIO-R Pro vides
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Connections & Setup Plug in the TV and Turn It On Plug the end of the po w er cord into a g rounded w all outlet. Inser t the plug completely into the outlet. Press ON•OFF on the remote , or press PO WER on the TV’ s front panel. Put Batteries in the Remote • R emo v e the batter y compar tment co v er from the bac k of the remote b y pushing do wn and sliding off the co v er . • Inser t 2 fresh “ AA ” batteries . Mak e sure the polarities (+ and -) are aligned cor rectly to the diag ram
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Connections & Setup SETUP Complete the Initial Setup T o set the languag e , use the ar ro w buttons to highlight Language. T he default Go back Auto Channel Search languag e is English. T o c hoose another languag e , press the right ar ro w button List & Labels on the remote , c hoose the languag e . Closed Caption Favorite Channel Language Eng. auto Channel Search Format Normal Auto Vol. Level Off Auto Channel Search is located from this path Main Menu/Setup/Auto Channel Search . It a
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Connections & Setup What to Expect Watching TV • Y our product allo ws y ou to c hang e the for mat of the picture y ou’ re viewing . Press the ZOOM– or ZOOM+ buttons to c hoose different screen for mats . De pending on the type of signal y ou’ re viewing and ho w it’ s being for matted, a different for mat might not be a v ailable . T he Format option in the Setup men u also c hang es the screen for mat. T he options are Normal, Letterbox, Crop, or Squeeze. Go to pag e 27 for examples
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Connections & Setup Remote Buttons +•? ABC DEF ANTENNA, DIG•ANA T og gles digital or analog c hannels . R efer to pag e 5 for a full description. GHI JKL MNO Arrow buttons ( , , , ) Use to highlight different items in the TV men u. T he right and left ar ro ws select highlighted items . PQRS TUV WXYZ (0-9) Number buttons E n t e r c h a n n e l n u m b e r s ( r e f e r t o p a g e 1 4 ) , t i m e s e t t i n g s ( r e f e r t o p a g e 2 8 ) , l a b e l s ( r e f
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Connections & Setup Using the InPUT Button +•? ABC DEF Use the INPUT button to scroll through the a v ailable Video Input Channels to view components y ou ha v e connected to the TV . JKL MNO GHI 1. Mak e sure the component y ou w ant to view (e .g . D VD pla yer) is tur ned TUV PQRS WXYZ ON . INPUT 2. Press INPUT to tune to an a v ailable Video Input Channel and view the button DIG•ANA component. 3. Press the INPUT button until y ou retur n to the previous c hannel. SOUND button CH
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Chapter 2: Using the TV Features TV-14 DSLV CC Channel Banner Analog Skip: 0:30 7:18 AM 11 CNN Normal X T here are sev eral items that might appear on-screen when y ou press the INFO Channel Banner menu for an button on the remote . T his displa y is called the Channel Banner . T he follo wing analog channel. list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen. TV-14 Displa ys cur rent prog ram’ s rating . R efer to pag e 20 for more infor mation. TV-14 DSLV En
