Connections & Setup

Initial Setup

The first time you turn on your TV/VCR, you’ll be asked to set a few screens so that your TV/VCR will be set up correctly. Complete the following steps to set up your TV/VCR.

SELECT LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPANOL

FRANCAIS

SELECT

/

: SET

OK

Select a Language

The first time you turn on the TV/VCR, the SELECT LANGUAGE menu appears on the screen. If you want the on-screen menus to appear in English, press the OK button on the remote control. If you want the on-screen menus to appear in a different language, follow these steps.

1.Press the down arrow on the remote to highlight ESPANOL (Spanish) or FRANCAIS (French).

2.Press OK to select the language.

Note: If you need to change the language later, you can access this menu from the Main menu - go to page 37 for instructions.

CONNECT ANTENNA

OR CABLE.

START AUTO CH PRESET?

YES OK

NO MENU

PLEASE WAIT

AUTO PROGRAMMING

AIR 2

STOP OK

Automatically Searching for Channels

The next part of the initial setup asks you if you want to start AUTO CH PRESET (also called auto programming or auto channel search) – this enables the TV/VCR to search for all of the channels that are viewable through your cable TV connection or off-air antenna.

1.If you’ve connected your antenna or cable, press the OK button on the remote (auto programming starts).

When the search is complete the TV/VCR will automatically tune to the first channel in the channel list.

To stop, press the OK button on the remote control.

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RCA TV/VCR manual Initial Setup, Select a Language, Automatically Searching for Channels

TV/VCR specifications

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