P56938

SERIES

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Concealed

Casters

Slimline

Projection

Television

TELEVISION

56"Projectiondiagonal

Stereo Monitor-Receiver

???Home Theatre??? Video System with 900 Lines of Horizontal Resolution2

???Digital Focus

???3-Line Digital Comb Filter

???High Performance Scan Velocity Modulation

???GUIDE Plus+ GOLD1 On-Screen Program Guide

???Advanced Twin Tuner??? Picture-In-Picture

???Master Touch?? Universal Glo-In-The-Dark Remote

???10-Watt3 Stereo Amplifier

???Two Sets of Audio/Video Inputs with One S-Video Input/One Component (Y, Pr, Pb) Input/Audio Outputs

P56938

Picture

High-Performance Video System

Advanced circuitry delivers outstanding picture performance with up to 900 lines of horizontal resolution2.

Remote

???Dynamic Focus

Improves corner and edge focus for an overall sharper picture.

???Adaptive Video Noise Reduction

Video noise filter greatly reduces noisy picture interference by automatically adjusting to the incoming signal level, providing a cleaner and more consistent overall picture.

???Auto Color Balance (also called Auto Kine Bias ??? AKB)

Resets individual picture tube guns (Red, Green, Blue) to maintain consistent overall picture quality for the life of the tube.

???Wide Band Video Amplifier

Delivers high resolution and clarity by extending the video frequency response. Optimizes performance from high-resolution sources such as the RCA??-DIRECTV??? System, DVD players, and S-Video signals (S-VHS, Hi8).

???Dynamic BlackStretch Circuitry

Extends black levels in bright scenes to enhance contrast and detail.

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Automatically maintains natural tones and color fidelity from chan- nel to channel and scene to scene.

???Adjustable Color Warmth

Customer-selectable color temperature system allows for background color balance adjust- ment of the picture to personal preference. Setting choices are Cool, Warm, or Normal.

???Contrast/Color Tracking System

Synchronizes contrast and color settings to maintain vibrant images.

???High Resolution, High Gain Screen

Utilizes double lenticular and fresnel lenses to deliver bright images over a wide viewing area.

???High Output, Liquid Cooled- and-Coupled Picture Tubes

High output picture tubes are liquid coupled to a precision optical system to deliver bright, clear images.

???High Transmittance Lens System

Hybrid glass/acrylic lens system optimizes focus while providing maximum brightness.

???First Surface Reflective Mirror

Provides maximum picture brightness and sharpness by reflecting more light from the front surface of the mirror.

???Preferred Picture Presets

Optimize the picture by selecting the correct setting depending on the lighting conditions of the room. Choose between four settings for bright lighting, normal lighting, dim (soft) lighting, and a customer- selectable and savable

???personal??? setting.

???Deluxe Shielded Tuner with 181-Channel Tuning Capability4

Special shielding dramatically reduces ghosting caused from off-air pick-up when watching cable channels. Digitally-controlled frequency synthesis tuning system ???locks on??? to cable and standard signals with unsurpassed accuracy.

Sound

Convenience

Preview

Window

Promotional

Windows

Channel

Line-ups

???Press Here.

WHAT???S ON TV!

Tonight, Tomorrow

and the Next Day!

???Command??? Buttons

Program

Info

Guide

Selector

Program

Grids

???The Program Guide appears on your television.

GUIDE Plus+ GOLD1 Interactive Program Guide

Find out What's On! The GUIDE Plus+ Gold1 Program Guide is a FREE, built-in service that provides instant listings of all your

TV shows at the touch of a button. View listings up to seven days in advance and enjoy the capability of One-Touch Recording

to your VCR.

2 ways to find your programs

The Grid Guide

Using your remote, easily scroll through current or future TV listings to see what???s on. As each program is highlighted, an informative summary appears in the Program Info area.

The Sort Guide

Find your favorite sports, movies, or kids??? programs, for up to seven days in advance, in- stantly with the Sort Guide.

And The Benefit

of One-Touch Record*

Even if your VCR is flashing 12:00, the GUIDE Plus+ GOLD1 Program Guide can record your favorite shows. Simply use your re- mote to highlight the program you want to record, set it to record and the GUIDE Plus+ GOLD1 Program Guide does the rest! You can even set shows to record daily and weekly!

*compatible with most VCRs

MSNBC News Guide

Check out up-to-date national and world news stories from MSNBC in the News Guide. Comprehensive coverage includes business, sports, and entertainment news.

???Advanced Twin Tuner??? Picture-In-Picture

Two built-in, independent tuning systems allow both large-picture and small-picture viewing without the need for a second external video source (e.g., VCR). In addition to the standard RCA PIP feature of Swap, the Twin Tuner PIP System also provides:

???Continuous Move

Permits placement of the small picture anywhere on the screen.

???Commercial Skip-to-PIP

This exclusive RCA feature allows the main picture to move to the PIP window simultaneously with the activation of an on-screen count- down timer. The viewer can then monitor the original program while browsing through other channels during commercial breaks.

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Countdown timer returns TV to original channel, so other channels can be browsed during program breaks.

???Auto Tune

After initial setup, just pressing one component button on the TV???s remote (either VCR, RCA??- DIRECTV??? System, cable, or DVD) turns on both the TV and the component and also automatically tunes the TV to the correct viewing channel. Just one press!

???Picture Memory for Video Inputs

Custom picture settings are activated whenever direct video inputs are selected. Allows tailored picture per- formance with each video source.

???Picture Reset

Instantly returns picture to factory settings for Color, Tint, Contrast, Brightness, and Sharpness.

???Advanced Auto Channel Search

Auto Cable/Air Switch sets tuner to cable or ???off-air??? frequencies during initial setup. Then system auto- matically scans for and locks active channels into channel memory.

???On-Screen Menu System

On-screen displays make it easy to adjust most picture, sound, and

convenience features from either the remote control or the TV front panel buttons.

???Interactive Setup Menu

Convenient on-screen menu system automatically steps user through the initial setup procedures.

???Trilingual On-Screen Display

Allows the on-screen menu system to be displayed in one of three languages (English, French, or Spanish).

???On-Screen Time and Channel Display

Displays time and channel number at the press of a button.

???Programmable Timer System

Convenient scheduling system can be used in a variety of ways:

???Sleep Timer

Automatically turns off the TV after a preset time period ??? for those times when you drift off to sleep in front of the television.

???Alarm Timer

Wake up to your favorite morning show or turn on your television automatically to catch your favorite program.

???Scheduling Timer

Since the alarm setting remains in the TV memory indefinitely, the TV can be scheduled to turn on at the same time every day.

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Assign on-screen characters to easily identify channels (e.g., NBC, HBO, ESPN, VH-1).

???Front Panel Lockout

Completely disables front panel controls to prevent toddlers from altering settings.

???V-Chip Parental Control

Puts control back into the hands of the viewer by blocking unwanted television broadcasts with U.S. Government required circuitry. Blocks three types of programs: regular television programs, broadcast movies and unrated programs.

Program rating information is sent by the broadcaster continuously during the program. The television will match program rating to user preference and block the entire program (when program is aired with the encoded signal). User preference is secured using a four-digit password.

???Non-Volatile Memory

In case of most power outages, the picture adjustments and channel selections are stored in electronic memory.

???Caption Vision Closed Caption Capability6

Assists the hearing impaired, helps children learn to read, and aids in the teaching of English as a second language. Built-in Closed Caption Decoder displays the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen (when program is aired with the encoded signal).

???Slim Cabinet Design

Unique optics system utilizes radius phosphor tubes to shorten the interior light path resulting in enhanced picture quality with a super-slim cabinet profile with reduced depth.

Connections

Plus

???Limited Warranty

???One year for labor charges.

???One year for parts.

???Two years for picture tube.

???See RCA dealer or visit www.rca.com for complete details.

??? Back Panel

Specifications

P56938

1 GUIDE Plus+ GOLD and G-LINK are trademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

2 Lines per picture width, 675 lines based on EIA measurement criteria.

3 10 watts = 5 watts per channel, RMS rating into 8 ohms 50 Hz-20,000 Hz,

?? 3dB with less than 1% THD.

4 Check your cable company???s compatibility requirements.

5 dbx is a registered trademark of Carillon Electronics Corporation.

6 This television receiver provides display of television closed captioning in accordance with ??15.119 of the FCC rules. This television receiver does not support color attributes of television closed captioning.

??2001 Thomson multimedia Inc.

Form S-P56938-R1

Trademark(s) ?? Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)

Photos and features subject to change without notice. Illustration of product finish may vary from actual color. Screen sizes measured diagonally.

Printed in the U.S.A. 3/01

PC15892

GAC38656