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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 Scenium HDTV
There are other HDTVs on the market— even some that use DLP technology. But your RCA Scenium HDTV has been
designed with features that will enhance your TV viewing, 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. Chapter 3 provides more detail about
these features and information about additional features.
Integrated HDTV Tuner with QAM
RCA was the first to offer an integrated tuner with its HDTVs (no need for a set-top box to receive digital programming).
Now, we’ve gone one better— your HDTV’s tuner is ready for digital cable (no need for a cable box to view unscrambled,
digital cable, programming). The tuner is able to decode all 16 formats of digital television broadcasts and it can interpret
digital cable signals because it includes the ability to decode QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) encoded
programming.
Note: A cable box may be necessary to view scrambled and/or premium channels. Contact your cable provider for
more information.
TruScan Digital Reality
Optimum picture performance occurs when the picture intended is the picture presented. TruScan Digital Reality intelligent
signal processing 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 automatically converts 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, Natural, and Cinematic. You can adjust different
Input Jacks to different settings and the TV will automatically adjust the
picture accordingly.
• Help Text: The elaborate, on-screen help describes your TV’s features and
explains how to use them.
• GUIDE Plus+ System: The on-screen programming guide helps you
navigate through hundreds of channels so you can quickly see what’s on
and tune directly to a specific show from the guide! You can use the Sort
feature to search listings. You can even set up reminders to watch a certain
show via the GUIDE Plus+ system’s Watch menu.
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