RCA 20F514TD - Chapter 7: Other Information; FAQs and Troubleshooting

Chapter 7: Other Information
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I tell an analog channel from a digital channel?
Thereareseveralwaystotellif yourchannelisdigitalornot.PresstheINFObuttontodisplaythechannelbanner.
Lookattheleftsideforachannelnumber.Channelswithaprimarychannelandasubchannelaredigitalchannels.
Rememberthatnotalldigitalchannelshavesubchannels.LookattheleftsideoftheChannelbanner,itwillshow
AnalogforananalogchanneloraDigitalforadigitalchannel.Gotopage14formoreinformationonthedifference
betweenanaloganddigitalchannelsandpage19fortheChannelbanner.
Why does the channel search take a long time?
Dependingonyourconnections,whentheTVsearchesfordigitalchannelsitisalsosearchingforeachsub-channel
of thatdigitalchannel.Thissometimestakeslonger,butonceyouhaveyourchannellistsetup,youonlyhavetodoit
once.
Why does channel search find a lot of channels, but when I try to tune to them there’s nothing there?
Somechannelsareenabledbythecablecompanyanddon’tcarryprogramming,suchasvideo-on-demand.When
channelsareunavailable,yourTV’sscreendisplaysUnusable Signal.Youprobablywanttogetridof thesesotheyno
longerappearinyourchannellist.RemovetheseintheList & Labelsmenu.Gotopage26formoreinformation.
Why are there black bars on my screen and can I get rid of them?
YourTVscreenis4:3somostdigitalchannelsaredisplayedwithgrayorblackbarsatthetopandbottomofthe
screenbecausemostaresentina16:9format.Itdependsonhowthestationisformattingthevideo.Aspectratiosare
determinedbythebroadcasterandmaychangefromoneprogramtoanother.UsetheZOOM– and ZOOM+buttons
ontheremotetoseethedifferentTVformatsthatmayeliminatethebars.Gotopages13formoreinformation.
NootheroptionsarepossiblefortheTVpicture,asidefromthoseyouseebycyclingthroughthisbutton.However,
thedefaultsettingsforbothanaloganddigitalprogrammingcanbechangedthroughtheTVmenus.Gotopage28for
moredetails.
I’m watching a DVD and there are black bars on my screen. Why are they there?
YourTVscreensizeis4:3(standard).Soif you’rewatchinga16:9(widescreen)movieandseeblackbarsatthetop
andbottomof thescreenit’sbecausethevideohastobecompressedtottheaspectratio(heighttowidthratio)of 
yourscreen.The16:9 Format optioninthe DVDmenusystemallowsyoutoadjusthowtheDVDvideoisformatted.
PressDVDSETUPontheremoteandhighlight16:9 Format.Refertopage37formoreinformation.
TheDVD ZOOMbuttonontheremotealsoformats(enlarges)theDVDvideo.TheoptionsareZoom 2, Zoom 3, Zoom
4, Zoom 1/2, Zoom 1/3, Zoom1/4 and OFF.Refertopage18foradescription.