RCA 27F524T Satellite TV System User Manual


 
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Chapter 4: Other Information
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I tell an analog channel from a digital channel?
PresstheINFObuttontodisplaythechannelbanner.Lookattheleftsideforthechannelnumber.Channelsthat
haveaprimarychannelandasubchannelaredigitalchannels.Rememberhoweverthatnotalldigitalchannelshave
subchannels.Gotopage11formoreinformationonthedifferencebetweenanaloganddigitalchannels.
Why does the channel search take a long time?
WhentheTVsearchesfordigitalchannelsitisalsobesearchingforthesub-channelsofthatdigitalchannel.Although
thiscantakesometime,(dependingonyourcontentprovider)youonlyhavetodothis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that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28formoreinformation.
Why are there black bars on my screen and can I get rid of them?
YourTVhasa4:3screen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formatsavailablethatmayeliminatethebars.Gotopage12formoreinformation.
Nootheroptionsarepossibleasidefromthoseyouseebycyclingthroughthisbutton.However,youcanchangethe
defaultsettingsforbothanaloganddigitalprogrammingthroughthemenu.Gotopage32formoredetails.