RCA HD50LPW52 - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
Digital Signal and Sound
The analog television broadcast system that has been used in the United States for the past 50 years transmits signals as
electronic waves. These waves can suffer degradation as the signal travels to your home. Additionally, the analog waves are
susceptible to interference from planes passing overhead, weather, and household appliances.
Digital signals, in contrast to analog signals, can be reproduced precisely because the images are transmitted and received
using the computer language of 1s and 0s. Such precision yields a signal that is capable of displaying studio-quality picture
and Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sound.
Part 3: Other Key Features of owning an RCA HDTV
There are other HDTV’s on the market- even some that use DLP technology. But your RCA HDTV has been designed with
features that will enhance your TV viewing experience, and features that provide flexibility to build on the digital revolution
that is taking place. A summary of your TV’s most unique features follows. Go to Chapter 3 for more details on these and
additional features.
Integrated HDTV Tuner with Digital Cable Ready QAM
RCA was the first to offer an integrated tuner with its HDTVs (which means there is no need for another box to receive
digital programming). Now, we’ve gone one better— your HDTV’s tuner is digital cable ready (no need for a cable box to
view unscrambled digital cable programming). The CableCARD™ slot on your HDTV allows you to use a digital cable card
to access digital cable. The tuner is able to decode all 35 formats of digital television broadcasts, and it can interpret
unscrambled digital cable signals because it includes QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation).
Note: A digital cable card may be necessary to view scrambled (encrypted) channels. Contact your cable provider for
more information. Go to page 18 for more information.
TruScan Digital Reality
The intelligent signal processing of TruScan Digital Reality recognizes incoming video signals and progressively converts
them to achieve optimum digital picture performance. It also recognizes when original film sources have been modified and
can automatically convert the analog frame rate back to its original format to bring out the detail--a process commonly
referred to as reverse 3:2 pulldown.
User-friendly Features Help You Personalize Your TV
• You can customize your TV to fit your viewing taste and match the lighting
where you watch TV by using Personal Presets and/or the automatic picture
quality settings: Vibrant (Day), Natural, Cinematic (Night), Videogame,
Professional. You can adjust each input to a different setting and the TV will
automatically adjust the picture when you change inputs.
• Help Text: The elaborate, on-screen help text describes your TV’s features
and explains how to use them.
Contrast
Color
Tint
Black Level
Sharpness
Auto Color
Color Warmth
Noise Reduction
Green Stretch
Edge Enhancement
Contrast Expand
65%
70%
55%
60%
55%
On
Cool
Frame Comb
High
Low
High
Contrast Expand 8
Advanced Settings 9
Edge Enhancement 7
Green Stretch 6
Noise Reduction 5
Color Warmth 4
Auto Color 3
Picture Presets Picture Presets 2
Picture Settings 1
Go Back 0
Main Menu Picture Quality
Press or to point to an option, then press OK to select it.
Press to return to the menu.
A change in this screen is applied to Input 3.
Videogame
Cinematic (Night)
Natural
Vibrant (Day)
Professional
Personal
CableCARD is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
Help text