32 Chapter 2
Using the Remote Control
The Buttons on the Remote Control
Blue Action Button In the GUIDE Plus+ system, activates features (located
in the Action bar on TV screen).
Green Action Button In the GUIDE Plus+ system, activates features (located
in the Action bar on TV screen).
LIGHT ( ) Press to illuminate some of the remote control’s buttons. To
conserve battery power, the light turns off after several seconds. Backlight
won’t activate if batteries are low, but blinks on and off quickly.
(0-9) Number Buttons Enter channel numbers and time settings. Also used
in the GUIDE Plus+ system and in the TV menu to make selections.
ANTENNA Switches between Antenna A and Antenna B. In the VCR mode,
functions as a TV/VCR button. In SAT mode, functions as a TV/SAT button.
Arrows (up, down, left, right) Used to move through the on-screen menus.
Also moves the PIP window, see page 56 for more information.
AUDIO Places the remote in audio mode to operate a component (such as a
audio receiver, or amplifier receiver) that you’ve programmed to work with this
button.
AUX Places the remote in auxiliary mode to operate a component (such as a
cable box, satellite receiver, VCR, DVD, or audio receiver) that you’ve
programmed to work with this button. AUX by default is set up for a second
RCA VCR.
CH + or CH – Scrolls up or down through the channel or input list. Press
once to change the channel up or down; press and hold to continue changing
channels. In the GUIDE Plus+ system and some menus, scrolls a page at a
time.
CH CTRL (Channel control) Toggles the channel control between the main
TV picture and the PIP window. Use channel up, channel down, INPUT,
component buttons, or number buttons to change channels in PIP. You can tell
which picture changes by looking at the channel banner. CH CTRL is marked
by a triangle ( ) in the banner.
CLEAR Removes on-screen menus and displays. Cancels the commercial skip
timer. Quits the browser.
DVD Places the remote in DVD mode. If Auto Tuning is enabled, pressing
the DVD button turns on the TV and tunes to the correct Video Input Channel.
FORMAT Toggles through the 4:3 video screen formats (Normal, Zoom, and
Stretch) for some 4:3 signals—not applicable to 16:9 signals. In browser mode,
toggles through three different view sizes: full-size video, video window on the
left, and video window on the right.
FREEZE Freezes entire screen, including the main picture and PIP window, if
PIP is displayed. Does not support all inputs. Freezes RECORD OUPUT but not
1394 output.
GO BACK Returns you to the previous channel or previous screen in the
menu system. Also, toggles between antenna and input sources.
Tips
The VCR, DVD, AUDIO and SAT/CAB buttons
also turn on most RCA, GE, and Proscan
products.
Some remote buttons are used with the Web
Browser and have different functions; see page
59 for details.
ON-OFF
TV
DVD VCR
AUX AUDIO
SAT
CAB
CH. CTRL
SKIPPIP
SWAP
SOUND
VCR PLUS+FREEZE
LIGHT
CLEAR
FORMAT INFO
MENU
GUIDE
OK
MUTEMUTE GO
BACK
GO
BACK
VOLVOL
CH
INPUTINPUT ANTENNAANTENNA
00
22
55
11
44
77 88
33
66
99
PLAYPLAY
FORWARDFORWARDREVERSEREVERSE
STOPSTOP
PAUSEPAUSERECORDRECORD
VCR+
Green
action
button
Blue
action
button