RCA Color TV
(160-2083/2085)            Cable-TV Operation         Faxback Doc. # 40418


Your new TV is designed to receive up to 181 channels in the USA including
125 non-scrambled cable channels.  To use this TV on a cable-TV system,
confirm that the cable-TV system is properly connected to your TV.  Since
cable systems vary, you may wish to consult your local cable-TV company
for additional information.

If your cable-TV company follows EIA/NCTA channel-identification standards,
most of the channels offered by your cable company will be identified by
channel numbers that are identical to those on your TV.  For example, if
your cable-TV system has programs on cable channel 20, you can choose this
channel by selecting channel 20 on your TV.

If your cable company offers cable channels 90, 91, or 92 you can tune them
by selecting the TV channels shown below.

Some cable-TV companies do not follow the EIA/NCTA standards and instead
assign their own channel identification.  For example, some use the 
standard broadcast channel numbers (2-13) for channels 2-13, but identify
their other channels with letters.  If your cable company does not follow
the EIA/NCTA standards, ask them for a cross reference that shows to which
channels you should tune your TV to receive their cable-TV channels.

Not all cable-TV channels will be active on your particular cable-TV system.
Also some cable companies may require the use of a decoder with their cable
TV system.  Consult your cable company or local dealer for details.

Scrambled Cable-TV Channels

Some cable companies offer "premium-pay" channels in which the signal is
scrambled.  Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use
of a descrambler device (cable box) which is generally provided by the
cable company.

How you connect the cable box to your TV depends upon whether or not the
cable box can be controlled by remote control.  The TV's remote can also
control most brands of cable boxes, so if your cable box is remote
controllable, you may want to connect it as described in "Connections,"
Faxback Doc. # 40385.

If your cable box cannot be controlled by remote control, you will still
be able to remotely control "unscrambled" channels.

Since cable systems vary, you may wish to consult your local cable company
for additional information.

If your cable company offers             Tune your TV to this channel:
this cable channel:  

90                                       126
91                                       127
92                                       128

To tune cable channels 100 through 128, press and hold number button 1
until 1-- appears on the screen.  Then enter the other two numbers.

The chart below lists the "total" channel and cable count.

Channels                                         Off Air    Cable

Low VHF A-8 (Channel 01)                         -          1
VHF (Channels 2-13)**                            12**       12**
UHF (Channels 14-69)                             56         -
Low Midband A-5 thru A-1 (Channels 95-99)***     -          5***
Midband (Channels 14-22 or A-I)                  -          9
Superband (Channels 23-36 or J-W)                -          14
Hyperband (Channels 37-64 or W+1 to W+28)        -          28
Ultraband (Channels 65-94 and 100-125 or         -          56
W+29 to W+84)
Total Capability**                               68         125

**VHF is only counted once in total channel count because you can receive
  channels 2-13 on both "off-air" and "cable" channels.  Therefore the 
  total channel count for "off-air" and "cable" is 181 channels (68 + 122
  - 12 = 181).

***Channels 95, 96, and 97 are not applicable in Canada.  Therefore the
   total number of channels for Canada is 178 (68 + 122 - 12 = 178).

(km-07/11/1997)

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