RCA L40HD36 ES - Manual (Page 19)

19 Connections and Setup Chapter 1
What To expect
Watching TV
Analog Channels
An “A” at the bottom of the screen denotes that you are watching an analog channel. Analog video is sent
in a 4/3 format. Your TV can display these channels in a 16/9 format by pressing the FORMAT buttons to
view the different formats available. Go to page 35 for more explanation of screen formats.
Watching TV
Digital Channels
A “D” at the bottom of the screen denotes that you are watching a digital channel. Most digital video is
sent in a 16/9 format, which fills the screen. However, it is sometimes sent in 4/3 format, which does not
fill your screen. The format is dependent on how the station or source component is configuring the video.
Note: If there are bars on-screen, press the FORMAT button to try a different format. This may eliminate
the bars. Some bars can’t be removed because of the way the format is sent by the broadcaster. Go to
page 35 for more explanation of screen formats.
Changing Channels
• Digital channels can have both primary channels (like the analog channel number) and sub-channels. To
tune to a digital channel with a sub-channel, such as 10.1, enter the primary channel number (10), then
press the right arrow or the “
·
” button. enter the sub-channel number (1) and press OK.
• Depending upon the type of signals you have connected to your HDTV, you may notice that the
channels change more slowly than usual. This is perfectly normal. Digital cable channels sometimes
take longer to tune.