RCA drd221rd User Guide
Setup and Connections
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If you cannot find your TV Owner’s Manual, you will have to
investigate. You might access the TV’s video input channel by:
investigate. You might access the TV’s video input channel by:
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pressing a button on the remote control
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finding it through the TV’s menu system
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tuning directly to it by pressing a specific channel number
•
going through all channels in the list by pressing the channel up
or down buttons on the TV
or down buttons on the TV
Below are lists of some of the different ways manufacturers label
the video input channel.
the video input channel.
Video Channel Variations
Signal Flow
The choice of video input channel is best
made with an understanding of signal
flow—the way the signal flows through
your components and ends up as a picture
on your TV screen.
made with an understanding of signal
flow—the way the signal flows through
your components and ends up as a picture
on your TV screen.
To learn more about signal flow, see the
example in the “Troubleshooting” section.
example in the “Troubleshooting” section.
Step 3: Find the Video Input
Channel on your TV
Channel on your TV
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Note: You do not need to complete this step if you used the
basic connection.
basic connection.
If you used the advanced connection, you must tune your TV to the
video input channel to see the satellite screens. Since there are so
many brands and models of TVs, there are just as many ways to
access a TV’s video input channel. Below are some things you can
try.
video input channel to see the satellite screens. Since there are so
many brands and models of TVs, there are just as many ways to
access a TV’s video input channel. Below are some things you can
try.
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If your TV brand is RCA, GE, or PROSCAN, press TV on the
remote control that came with your digital satellite receiver.
Then press the WHO•INPUT button on the remote.
remote control that came with your digital satellite receiver.
Then press the WHO•INPUT button on the remote.
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If your TV brand is not RCA, GE, or PROSCAN, consult your TV
Owner’s Manual.
Owner’s Manual.
Button/switch
on the TV
on the TV
VIDEO
SIGNAL
VID 1
VID 2
S-VID
S-VIDEO
SIGNAL
VID 1
VID 2
S-VID
S-VIDEO
Button on the
TV Remote
TV Remote
VID 1
LINE
VID
VIDEO
S-VID
INPUT
SOURCE
AUX
LINE
VID
VIDEO
S-VID
INPUT
SOURCE
AUX
Channel #
00
90
91
92
VID 1
VID 2
90
91
92
VID 1
VID 2