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RCA 20F524T - page 1
w w w . r c a.com/television U s e r ’ s G u i d e Changing Entertainment. Again. Model 20F524T is pictur ed above. Find Inside: • Connecting .............. page 5 • Remote Control ...... page 16 • Parental Controls ... page 18 • Menus ...................... page 24 • Favorite Channels .. page 27 • F AQs ......................... page ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 2
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Caution: To r educe 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 the product that pr esents a risk of electric shock or personal injury . This symbol indicat ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 3
1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 4
2 Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before Y ou Connect ......................................................................... 4 Protect Against Power Surges .................................................................................... 4 Protect Devices from Overheating ................................................. ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 5
T able of Contents 3 Blocking Canadian V -Chip Movie Ratings ............................................................... 22 Unrated Programs .................................................................................................... 22 Front Panel ......................................................................................... ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 6
4 Graphics contained within this publication ar e for repr esentation only. Things to Consider Befor e Y ou Connect Pr otect Against Power Surges • Connectalldevicesbeforeyoupluganyof theirpo wercordsintothewalloutlet. • T urnoff theTVand/ordevicebeforeyouconnectordis ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 7
Get the Pictur e Therstpar tof connectingyourTVistogetthepicture,alsoknownasasignal.Thebackpanel of yourTVallo wsyoutoreceiv eanaloganddigitalchannelsbyusingtheANTENNA/CABLE INPUT . DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TU ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 8
What Y ou Need to Know • Visitwww .antennaw eb .orgtogethelpdecidingwhattypeof antennatousetoreceive theoff-airlocaldigitalchannelsa vailabletoyou.Byenteringwherey ouliv e,thismapping prog ramtellsyouwhatlocalanaloganddigitalstations? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 9
Choose Y our Connection Thereareseveralwa ystoconnectyourTV ,dependingonthedevicesyouwanttoconnect andthequalityof thesignalyouw anttoachieve .AconnectionusingYPbPr(component) jacksisex cellent,compositeisg oodandantennaorca ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 10
COMPONENT VIDEO Y Pb Pr VIDEO OUTPUT S-VIDEO OUT L R AUDIO L R AUDIO ANTENNA/ CABLE INPUT COMPONENT (CVID) INPUT AUDIO/ VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL/ ANALOG COMPOSITE (VID) INPUT R- AUDIO -L VIDEO COMPONENT (CVID) INPUT AUDIO/ VIDEO OUTPUT COMPOSITE (VID) INPUT R- AUDIO -L VIDEO Back of TV DVD Player 2 3 Don’t forget! If necessary , connect antenna or ca ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 11
DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ Connecting the Device ThisconnectionallowsyoutoconnectadevicethathasYPbPrjac ks(ComponentVideo),for example,aD VDplayer .If thedeviceyouareconnectingalsohasS-Videoorcompositevideo , we ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 12
DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ Using the Fr ont/Side Jacks Connecting the Device Thisconnectionallowsyoutoconnectadevicesuchasavideogameconsole,thathas Audio/Videooutputjac ks .Refertotheillustrationwhic husesaudioandvideocables . Us ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 13
ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT Connecteitherantennaorcableviacoaxial(RF)cabletoreceiv e analoganddigitalchannelsthroughy ourcableprovider .R eceiveoff-airanaloganddigital channelsviaanantenna.R efertopage5formoredetails. Explanation of Jacks Thissectio ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 14
L AUDIO R VIDEO Front/Side (Input) (Models 14F514T, 20V414T, 20V504T, 20F424T , 20F524T, 24V414T and 24V504T only) Thesejacksarelocatedontheside/frontof theTV . Letsyouconnectdevicesthatha vecompositeoutputssuchasV CRs ,D VDplayers , satellitereceiv ers,cablebo xes ,? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 15
DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ OK button Arrow buttons Use the Remote Contr ol to Complete the Initial Setup Thetechnicalter mis“Navigation”-howyoumov ethroughtheon-screen menus .T hemethodisthesamethroughoutthemenuscreens:highlight yourc hoice ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 16
_12 Analog channel entry 012-1_ _ Digital channel entry SETUP Go back Auto Channel Search List & Labels Closed Caption Favorite Channel Language Eng. Format Normal Auto Vol. Level Off AU T O CH AN N EL S EA R CH Go back Source Type Cable Start Search Complete the Initial Setup T osetthelanguage,usethear rowbuttonstohi ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 17
What to Expect W atching TV • Y ourproductallowsyoutochangethefor matof thepictureyou’ reviewing.Pressthe ZOOM–orZOOM+buttonstochoosedifferentscreenformats.Dependingonthetype of signalyou’ reviewingandhowit’ sbeingfor matted,? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 18
Note: If you need to r eplace your r emote, call 1-800-338-0376. A shipping and handling fee will be char ged upon ordering, and the appr opriate sales tax. Have your V isa, MasterCar d or Discover Card r eady. Y our r emote part number is R130C1. DIG•ANA GUIDE +•? CH LIST ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ Connections & Setup 16 Chapter 1 R ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 19
Using the INPUT Button UsetheINPUTbuttontoscrollthroughtheav ailableVideoInputChannelsto viewcomponentsyouha veconnectedtotheTV . 1. Makesurethecomponenty ouwanttoview(e.g .DVDpla yer)istur ned ON . 2. PressINPUTtotunetoanav ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 20
18 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epr esentation only. Channel Banner Thereareseveralitemsthatmightappearon-screenwhenyoupresstheINFO buttonontheremote.ThisdisplayiscalledtheChannelBanner .T hefollowing listdescribestheitemsontheCha ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 21
Chapter 2 19 Activate Par ental Contr ol Thisfeatureletsyouactiv ateanddeactivateparentalcontrolfeatures .Follo wthe on-screeninstr uctionstocreateyourpassw ordusingthenumberbuttonsonthe remote. Note: If you don’t activate Master Enable ( ) and set the password, then no ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 22
C USA TV CONTENT RATINGS Go back FV V S L D Content Ratings Thefollowingisanexampleof whereitemsarelocatedwithinthe USA Content Ratings screen. Rating Status Field Lets you select whether to view or block. Rating Field Lets you select from a list of age-based ratings you can block or view . Content Themes List ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 23
Chapter 2 21 Blocking USA V -Chip Movie Ratings The Movie Ratings menuletsyoudecidewhichMo viesonTVcanandcannotbe viewed. T osetMovieprogramminglimits: 1. Choose Par ental Contr ol fromthe Main Menu andpresstheOKbutton. 2. Enteryourpassw ord. 3. Highlight? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 24
Blocking Canadian V -Chip Movie Ratings If yourecei veCanadianprogramsyoucanlock Canadian English and Canadian Fr ench ratings .Whenyoulockaparticularrating,youautomatically lockthehigherratedprogramsaswell. T olockCanadianEnglishandF renchprogramratings ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 25
Chapter 2 23 Fr ont Panel Selectingthisoptionletsyou lock (disable)or unlock (enable)theTV’ sfront panelbuttons .Theremotestilltunestoanychannelso ,remembertoremov e accesstoanyremotethatcanoperatethetelevision. 1. Choose Par ental Contr ol ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 26
24 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epr esentation only. Pictur e Menu The PICTURE menuoptionsapplytothevideoforthemainTVandVideoInput Channels .Asyouscrollthroughtheoptionsa vailable,thebac kg roundimage willchangetotthatchoice .C ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 27
Chapter 3 25 List & Labels Editthechannelsinthelistorchooselabelsforeac h channel.Select Lists & Labels fromthe SETUP men uandpresstherightor leftar rowbutton. Channel Presstherightorleftar rowbuttontoselectthechannel numberthaty o ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 28
26 Chapter 3 The following Closed Caption options are available for digital signals: CC Display Choosethewayclosedcaptioninginformationisshown onthescreen. Off Nocaptioninginfor mationdisplayed. On Captioninginfor mationalwaysappears ,whenav ailable. Muted=On Displayscaptioninginfor ma ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 29
Chapter 3 27 Favorite Channels Storeuptoveof y ourprefer redchannelsfor eachsignalsourceintoafa voritelist.Thereisonelistfortheanalog channelsandaseparatelistforthedigitalchannels .De pendingon whichmodey ou’ rein,thatlistis? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 30
28 Chapter 3 Time Menu Thismenuletsyoucontrolsev eraltimerelatedfunctions .Scrolltotheitemyou wanttoset.Usetherightorleftarrowbuttontochangethesetting . Note: Unless the time is set, time r elated items ar e unavailable. Clock Displaysthecurrenttime. C ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 31
Chapter 3 29 Notepad Menu EntermessagesthatwillappearonyouTVscreenattimesyouselect.Fromthe MAIN MENU select Notepad andpressOK. Edit note F ollowtheprocedurebelowtoenteramessageintothe notepad: 1.Usethenumberbuttonstoentery ournewlab ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 32
30 Graphics contained within this publication are for r epr esentation only. Fr equently Asked Questions (F AQs) How do I tell an analog channel from a digital channel? Thereareseveralwa ystotellif yourchannelisdigitalornot.PresstheINFObuttonto displaythec hannelbanner .Lookatt ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 33
Chapter 4 31 Other Information T r oubleshooting Mostproblemsyouencounterwithy ourTVcanbecor rectedbyconsultingthefollowingtroubleshootinglist. TV Problems TV won’t turn on • MakesuretheTVisplug gedin. • Checkthew allreceptacle(orextensioncord)tomake? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 34
32 Chapter 4 Sound okay , picture poor (analog channels only) • Checky ourconnections .Makesureallof thecablesarer mlyconnectedtothejacks . • T ryadjustingthe Sharpness menuitemtoimprov eweaksignals .Gotopage24formoreinstr uctions. Black box ap ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 35
Chapter 4 33 Other Information USA V -Chip Rating System TV-MA (Mature Audience Only) Specicallydesignedtobeviewedbyadultsandma y beunsuitableforchildrenunder17.Itcontainsoneormoreof thefollo wing contentthemes:cr udeindecentlanguage(L),explicitsexual ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 36
34 Chapter 4 G (General Audience) Programmingconsideredacce ptableforallag eg roups . Whilenotdesignedspecicallyforchildren,itisunderstoodyoungerviewersma y bepartof theaudience.ViolenceGuidelines:Willcontainverylittleviolence, eitherphysicalor? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 37
Chapter 4 35 Other Information Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: • Defectsinmaterialsorw orkmanship . For how long after your purchase: • 90daysfromdateof purchaseforlaborc harges.Atouroptionw ewilleitherpayan AuthorizedR CASer viceCenterthelabor? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 38
36 Chapter 4 Product r egistration: • PleasecompleteandmailtheProductRegistrationCardpac kedwithy ourTV .Itwillmakeit easiertocontactyoushoulditev erbenecessar y .Theretur nof thecardisnotrequiredfor warrantycoverage. Limitation of W arrant ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 39
Chapter 4 37 Other Information FCC Information ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice, pursuanttoP ar t15of theFCCRules .T heselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection againsthar mfulinterference? ...
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RCA 20F524T - page 40
Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product. T TE T echnology , Inc. 101 W est 103rd Street Indianapolis, IN 46290 ©2007 TTE T echnology , Inc. RCA and associated marks are trademarks of THOMSON S.A. used under license to T TE Corporation. ...
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