RCA L26WD21 User Manual

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)What’s the quickest way to view High Definition (HD) video?Connect an off-air antenna to the ANTENNA/CABLE Input to view free local digital channels.You might need to purchase an antenna. Go to page 6 for more information.Visit www.antennaweb.org to get help deciding what type of antenna to use to receive the localdigital channels available to you. By entering where you live, this mapping program tells youwhat local analog and digital stations are available using a certain antenna.Are there other ways to view High Definition (HD) video?Besides using an off-air antenna as mentioned above, you can also use a set-top box to receivedigital video. Contact your cable company or satellite provider to purchase digital programmingand have them connect the box for you to ensure you're viewing channels the best way.How do I tell an analog channel from a digital channel?Press the INFO button to display the channel banner. Look at the top left corner of thescreen. An A is displayed for an analog channel. A D is displayed for a digital channel.Why are there bars on my screen and can I get rid of them?Most digital video is sent in a 16/9 format which does fill your screen, but sometimes is sentin 4/3 which does not fill your screen. It depends on how the station or device connected toyour TV is formatting the video. If there are bars on the screen, press the ZOOM +/- buttons totry a different format that may eliminate the bars. Some bars can't be removed because of theway the format is sent by the broadcaster. The format changes as you press the ZOOM buttonsand the format type is displayed at the bottom of the screen. For more information on screenformats, go to page 22.Why does channel search find a lot of channels, but when I try to tune to them there’snothing there?Some channels are enabled by the cable company that don’t carry programming, such as video-on-demand. When channels are unavailable, your TV’s screen is blank or appears like snow.You probably want to get rid of these so they no longer appear in your channel list. Removethese in the List and Labels menu. Go to page 25 for more information.Why does the first channel search take a long time?If you have both analog and digital channels, the TV is looking for all available channels in thechannel list. If you do have digital channels, the TV is also searching for scrambled channels,non-scrambled channels, and each sub-channel of that digital channel.How do I add a digital channel that wasn’t installed during the channel search?If you want to add a digital channel that wasn’t installed during the channel search,this can be done using the following steps.Enter the physical channel number, and then press either the right arrow button or the SUB CHbutton and then press ok. The TV will then search this physical channel for any available channels.If any channels are found, you can add them to the Channel List in the List and Labels menu. Seepage 25 for more information.Chapter 5: Other InformationChapter 5 Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only. 27