RCA HD65W40 manual Digital or Analog TV Channel

Using the TV’s Features

Digital or Analog TV Channel

A single off-air antenna can pick up both analog and digital air channels. Channels can be made up of primary channels and subchannels.

Note: Subchannels (sometimes called “minor” channels) are channels associated with the primary channel (sometimes called the “major” channel).

Primary	Subchannel
Channel	(if necessary)

Tip:

Use the channel banner to determine whether a channel is digital or analog. A digital (ATSC) channel has a dash and second number after it (e.g., 21-1); an analog channel doesn’t (e.g., Ch 21).

VCR1	ON • OFF TV
	TV button
DVD	VCR2 AUX SAT • CABLE
MUTE	FORMAT
	CH +
L	V
O	O
V	L

Right arrow button

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Tip

If a digital and analog channel have the same primary channel number, tune to the analog channel by entering the analog channel number or entering the analog channel number and then a subchannel of “0.”

1.Make sure the TV is in TV mode by pressing TV on the remote control.

2.Enter the primary channel number (up to three digits). This number appears in the primary channel entry box. Press OK or wait a few seconds. If you don’t enter a subchannel, the TV tunes to the lowest subchannel.

3.If the primary channel number has fewer than three digits and you want to enter subchannel numbers, press the right arrow to advance to the subchannel entry box.

4.Enter the number of the subchannel. This number appears in the subchannel entry box.

5.Press OK to tune to the channel or wait a few seconds.

Notes: You can always use the channel up and down buttons on the remote control to change channels within the TV mode.

You may notice the size of the channel banner changes when you change channels. This is perfectly normal and occurs because analog (NTSC) broadcasts and digital (ATSC) broadcasts use different formats. Your HDTV can display both types and adjusts the picture accordingly.

If you wait too long before entering the subchannel, the TV tunes to the lowest subchannel.

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