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Have Guide Plus on my RCA TV. How do Turn it off? (RcA, F25442)?

This TV comes with Guide Plus which shows listings of programs like TV Guide on Cable. We don't need it and we can't turn it off. Any help out there?

It's an RCA, bought about 5 years ago. Model No. F25442
HELP. It's aggravating.

Lori Mid
October 2005

RCA RCA F25442 Video, Televisions Rca Tv Help

how do you get the tv from jumping around

mary
July 2012

Thank Gawd.....I was loosing my mind..... 00000 worked just fine....I got my cable and control of my TV back.....

Peggy Etheridge
May 2012

Thank you soooo much...entering the 00000 for the Zip Code worked great.

Dawntreader
April 2012

i have a 2003 rca hdtv/ monter and when i turn it on it blinks 3 times on the power button and then wont turn it on

linda
March 2012

Thanks for the info. What a relief!

Malcolm
February 2012

Since I only have a direct tv universal remote, I held down the menu button on the tv, and when the screen went off I hit tv input on the remote! It worked like a charm!!

Fatima2488
February 2012

thanks to all for your information on the annoying problem of this so call guide , all had to do is go to the menu button an put 00000 instead of you real zip code. it works great , thanks again to all.

BILLY RAY
September 2011

Thank you Shannon McD. It has been a nuisance for over 10 years at least...I am so happy to be rid of it...YAY...

CSW
July 2011

If you have a universel remote you have to re set it every time you turn it on. Push the menu and channel up button at the same time for a few seconds,it will clear and then you can use your remote

Don
June 2011

No one has ever answered how to do it with a universal remote. I'm unable to select ANY option with mine. All I can do is move up down and side to side through the options. I need to turn this stupid thing off!!!!

Kimberly L.
March 2011

heck yeah thank you!now i dont have to see that mess nomore! btw i just used the arrows on the tv to settings an set it off mine is a 36 inch proscan tv though! :)

beckey
February 2011

Thank you very much. I've been trying to get this thing off for quite some time now and simply turning it "OFF" did not work. Entering 00000 for the zip code did the trick.
Thanks again.

James
December 2010

I have been trying for years to get this off my TV. thank you, thank you, thank you!!! After all these years it is finally gone. After many attempts nothing worked until this day at 5:09 a.m. 12/19/2010 when I could not sleep. I went to the Guide Plus website and got help from you guys. THANK YOU!!

Thankful!!
December 2010

Halleluiah!!! Thank You!

Susan
December 2010

couldn't get to the "review options" part of the menu, but using 00000 for the zip code made it go away. Yeah!

john
December 2010

Thanks so much. I've been trying to get this Guide Plus off my TV for 4 to 5 years. The manual had no instructions to turn it off. I followed your instructions, had it off in 30 seconds. You keep the good work up!!!

paul
November 2010

Mikes the man,I`m in Canada so zip was out of the question,but the menu,go back,input fix WORKED

Dave
October 2010

THANK GOD!!! wonderful warren :)

Jenny
October 2010

Thank you so much Shannon McD, this guide has been driving me nuts for years! With your instruction, it's gone for good!

again, many thanks!

sally
September 2010

how can trn off if im using unversal remote lost orginal help...

john
May 2010

thank you thank you thank you!!!!

gwdpt
May 2010

gotaa love this thing called the intrawebs. 00000 worked great!!!!!! \m/

Ed in 1904
April 2010

00000 worked great for me!! thank you very very very much!! i hated that guide!!!!

steve
April 2010

Thank you guys very much

Ron
March 2010

00000 Zip, Awesome!
Thanks for getting rid of the guide

Marv
March 2010

The easiest way to fix this problem is to go to the guide menu and scroll all the way over to setup hit ok and go to review options and then a screeen will pop up that says Guide plus+ system auto display and chose off.

Shannon McD
March 2010

MIKE! MIKE! MIKE! YEEAAA MIKE! Haven't done that since cheer leading days!!

lucy
February 2010

zip of 00000 works like a champ and rocked my world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

carzy 4 tv
January 2010

THANK YOU ALL SOOOOOO MUCH!!! WE TOO HAVE BEEN GOING CRAZY WITH THIS FOR THREE YEARS. FINALLY GONE!!!! THE 00000 ZIP CODE WORKED FOR US. ALL THE BEST TO EVERYONE FOR 2010!!!

FRANK & JEANNIE
January 2010

For years I turned on the tv with the remote and then had to get up and turn the tv off and then back on again to get the Guide Plus menu to disappear. But thanks to your responses I was finally able to turn it off this morning using the arrow buttons on the tv.

Joanne
January 2010

Well, I managed to get the 00000 zip code to work to turn the guide off. (Thank you!) However, the original Guide Plus remote is broken and we've been using a different RCA universal remote. Our problem is that we can no longer watch a DVD because you have to use the "who input" button to do so. GAH! Why do they have to make it so difficult? What happened to being able to punch in a particular channel when you want to watch a movie? Anyone know how to fix this, short of buying another stupid Guide Plus remote?

Tammy
December 2009

I can't get to the zip code part because the Guide Plus Demo won't turn off. It worked fine for 8 years and then the electicity went off one day and the demo mode is on. Have tried unplugging it. Have to constantly hit cancel to get it to go away for a few seconds. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Geraldine
December 2009

00000 worked for me too. Thanks folks. This has annoyed me since getting this new digital cable box.

Rob
November 2009

00000 in the zip code

wiseman
November 2009

zip 00000 working perfect... thank you guys...

Dave patel
November 2009

why did rca design that damn thing that everyone seems to have a problem with? it has plagued me for years, thank god you had the answer to turn it off.......

lee brown
November 2009

thank you guys so much....it was so annoying who new 000000 zip

Wil
October 2009

oh man...... you guys are the best.
"0-0-0-0-0" for my zip code worked!

Ya know what?...... I think I miss the guideplus menu. NOT!!!!

Slippery Socks
October 2009

Thank you all for your help. I hated that thing who knew all I had to do was enter 00000 for my zip. Thank you so very much.

Julie
October 2009

Thanks. So many years with this thing and it was so easy. Thanks. Me alegro de haber buscado y encontrado este site. Gracias

Radha
September 2009

I also went into setup and entered "00000" as my zip code and now the Guide no longer comes up. Thanks R. Warren! This worked on my Magnavox VRU662AT. The thing that was aggravating me was that the time was always an hour off, like daylight savings time was not accounted for.

Greg
July 2009

Holy mother! Thanks so much! Someone above said that there is no telling how many people this information posted my Mike has help, and I concur. I was just given an old RCA tv, which works great, but I was dreaded having to wait for 5 minutes everytime I turned it on to be able to use my Verizon Fios menu, since the silly outdated Guide Plus was in the way. This info is extremely appreciated.

RainyBuckel
June 2009

Setting 00000 as my zip code worked well too, thanks R. Warren! On a side note, Guide Plus appears to have been a plague on everyone's life just as much as mine :).

Dan Gladwell
June 2009

I went to setup and entered "00000" as my zip code and now the Guide no longer comes up.

R. Warren
June 2009

Thanks Mike it worked after all these years of trying to get rid of that guide

Derek
June 2009

Mike Anderson is my hero!

Mark
June 2009

Dear Christ, I have been annoyed by that thing since 2001. Mike, you can have my first born son if you like. Might be ten years or so, but the offer stands.

Me
May 2009

THANK YOU MIKE! Worked like a charm. I've been trying to get that thing off for years.

Glenn Boylan
May 2009

I have tried all of the options listed and none have worked

Larry E Gilbert
May 2009

how can ture the guide plus off

gloria moore
March 2009

February 2009. Worked perfectly on my RCA. Great Advice! Mike Andersen you rock!!!

Danielle
February 2009

you guys are great now why wife will think i'm real smart like. :)

james
November 2008

What can I do if my remote doesn't work any more. I need to get the guide plus inactive and I don't know how.

Marilyn
November 2008

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Mike Anderson your reply worked perfectly for me. I have the same sentiments as everyone else the feature is simply annoying.

RCAGal
November 2008

Thank you! It's September 2008 and had problem for years! No telling how many people have gone to this website thread and found relief!

twinkie
September 2008

THANK YOU MR. MIKE ANDERSON!!!!THAT WORKED LIKE A CHARM! That has been annoying as hell for years. Thanks again

C. Kelly
August 2008

The answer from Mike Anderson did the job for me tho I had to get things realigned (back to channel 3) so my Directv was working properly.
Thank you very much. Problem has been a nuicance for several years.

Dave Seith
April 2008

BTW, This works with most brands. I have a GE with Guide Plus and that worked for my TV also.

Ralph
December 2007

HOW TO TURN OFF THE GUIDE PLUS+;
This is how it went with me:
Step 1 - Press "menu" on remote control
Step 2 - Press Option 7 on remote control
Step 3 - Press Option 3 on remote control
Step 4 - Scroll to "OFF" or press option 2 on remote control
Step 5 - exit using instructions.
That's it! Problem solved for me

Gilbert Daniel
September 2007

Our RCA did not have the "Guide+" option discribed by Chevelyn. However, I did find that when looking at the Guide Plus "Grid", you can use the up arrow to get to the headings of the grid. Then continue using the right arrow to move to the "Setup". There you will find a way to view the options and turn off Guide Plus.

Tom
August 2007

Use the "Menu" button for your TV. Select "Channel" from the list of menu items. Look for something that refers to Guide Plus+ being "automatic" or "display". Select and turn off or to non-display.

Chevelyn
July 2007

THANK YOU! Finally my digital cable doesn't have that annoying two remote problem heh!

Howard
January 2007

This works on my GE model tv as well
Thanks!!!

Billy
June 2006

WOW thanks, this has been agrevating me for about 3 years, got it turned on didn't know how to turn it off.

walt
December 2005

Perfect Thank you. I hated that thing

jim
October 2005

At the shop, we have turned off the Guide Plus on other RCAs using these three steps.___STEP 1: Choose the Guide Plus Menu (Option 7) from the Main Menu.___STEP 2: Choose Guide Plus Setup (Option 1).___STEP 3: In rapid sequence press these three buttons; MENU, GO BACK, then INPUT. ("Rapid" is considered a fraction of a second between button presses. So, locate these buttons ahead of time.)

Mike Andersen
October 2005