RCA HDTV/DVD Monitor manual Setup Menu, Channel setup

Using the TV’s Menu System

Setup Menu

Channel setup

Signal Type TV chooses signal type during initial setup. If you change cable after setup, choose Cable if you are using cable or a cable box for TV signals. Choose UHF/VHF Antenna if you are using an off-air antenna for TV signals.

Auto channel search Searches for channels the signal is receiving. Go to page 13 for more information.

Auto channel update Searches for any new channels that are not in your channel list and adds them to the list.

List and labels Edit the channels in the list or choose labels for each channel. Go to page 13 for more information.

Preferences

Language Displays a choice list that lets you select your preferred language for the menus: English, Spanish or French.

Maximum volume Allows you to set how high volume turns up when you press the VOL+ button. Highlight Maximum volume, then press and hold OK to hear is the maximum volume. Make sure the volume has not been muted or turned all the way down.

Curtain effect Reveals or hides the picture by giving it a “stage curtain” effect when the TV is switched on or off.

Special features Auto on switches your TV on after a power outage; Auto channel tunes the TV to the channel you specify as the Initial channel when Auto on is enabled; Auto volume tunes the TV to the volume you set in Initial volume when Auto on is enabled.

Closed Caption Many programs are encoded with closed-captioning information, which lets you display the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen.

Closed captioning is not available on all channels at all times. Only specific programs encoded with closed-captioning information are applicable. When a program is closed captioned, CC is displayed in the channel banner. See Chapter 4 for more information about the channel banner. The closed caption options are:

Closed caption setting Displays a choice list that lets you choose the way closed captioning information is shown on the screen. Closed-captioning is not available with the high resolution input.

Off No captioning information displayed.

On always Captioning information shown always, when available.

On when mute Displays captioning information, when available, whenever the TV’s sound is muted by pressing the MUTE button. The captioning information is not displayed when the sound is not muted.

Closed-Caption Mode Displays a choice list that lets you choose which captioning mode is used for displaying captioning information. If you are unsure of the differences among the modes, you may prefer to leave the closed captioned mode set to CC1, which displays complete text of the program in the primary language in your area.

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 (VCR1, DVD, VCR2, SAT•CABLE, etc.) on the remote. Go to Chapter 4 for details about the Autotuning feature.

Convergence Auto convergence automatically adjusts the TV’s tubes; Red convergence displays the Red convergence screen, allowing you to use the arrow buttons to align the red and green images; Blue convergence displays the Blue convergence screen, allowing you to use the arrow buttons to align the blue and green images.

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