RCA HDTV manual Screen Format, Time Menu

Using the TV’s Menu System

		Main Menu	Preferences
0	Go Back	Normal	Use this screen or the FORMAT
			button on the remote to change
1	Closed Captioning		how the picture is displayed.
			To the left are examples of the
2 Screen Format			effect of different Screen
		Cinerama	Format modes on a 4:3 signal.
3 Time Menu			Each input can have a different
4 Color Scheme			setting for Screen Format and
		Stretch	Automatic Format Switching
5 Translucency			(AFS). Enabling AFS shows
			the picture in a suitable format,
6 Menu Language			otherwise, the default Screen
			Format that you selected is used.

Zoom

7 Lamp Power

Use Automatic Format Switching

Screen format determines the format and size of the picture on the display screen. Press OK to continue.

Screen Format

The Screen Format feature allows you to change how the image of a 4:3 picture is displayed on your 16:9 screen. The options are Normal, Cinerama, Zoom or Stretch. If your TV receives an image with a 4:3 aspect ratio, the image can be displayed in one of four ways:

Normal The image of a 4:3 video signal is centered with bars on the right and left sides of the screen.

Cinerama The image of a 4:3 video signal is centered, expanding in the horizontal direction to fill the display with little distortion.

Stretch The image of a 4:3 video signal is stretched horizontally by approximately 33% while the vertical size stays the same.

Zoom The image of a 4:3 video signal increases by approximately 33% and the vertical size increases by approximately 33%. Edges of the image might be cropped.

Note: When recording from the AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT jacks, use Normal or Stretch to record the video closest to its original format.

Turn on Automatic Format Switching so that as you change channels, the TV will change formats for you.

Notes: There is no ability provided to change the screen format for a 16:9 video signal since it fills up the entire area of the TV’s screen.

The format of some video cannot be changed even though it appears to be a 4:3 aspect-ratio picture.

The FORMAT button on the remote lets you change the format with a one-button press rather than navigating to the Screen Format menu.

0 Go Back

1 Sleep Timer

2 Record/Wake-Up TimerTimer

3 Time of Day

Main Menu Preferences Time Menu

The current time is 3:58 PM.

Daily Timer On

Daily Timer Off

Turn TV On at: Turn TV Off at: Duration

12:00 pm 1:15 pm 1 hour, 15 mintues

When the timer is on, it will turn the TV on and tune to:

Antenna Input

Channel 46 Sub-Channel 1

Tip: You can also use Wake-up Timer as a burglar deterrent or to turn the TV on for your favorite show.

A timer can be set to turn on the TV everyday then turn it off after a period of time. Press OK to continue.

Time Menu

The Time menu lets you set up time-related features. Time menu consists of Sleep Timer, Wake-Up Timer, and Time of Day.

Sleep Timer A one-time event that is used to set the TV to turn off at a specific time.

Wake-Up Timer Used to turn the TV on and off at a specific time every day of the week and tune to a specific channel or video input.

Time of Day Enables you to enter the correct time manually. If you don’t enter the time, it is acquired from the last tuned digital channel. Make sure you check the time acquired is correct.

Note: If you enter the time manually, you must remember to set your TV’s time when the time changes to Daylight Saving Time. Sleep Timer and Wake-Up Timer will not function as you expect if you forget to change the TV’s time.

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