Akura AV20700IDTV User's Manual
Contents
Safety Precautions .................................2
Remote Control Batteries ....................2
Features ...............................................3
Control Panel Buttons ............................ 4
Remote Control Buttons ......................... 5
Before Switching On Your TV................. 6
Power Connection................................6
Connections To The RF Input Socket ..6
How To Connect Other Devices ...........6
Switching The TV ON/OFF....................... 6
To switch the TV on:..............................6
To switch the TV off: ..............................6
Initial Settings .........................................6
Basic Operations.................................... 8
Everyday Operation ................................ 8
Information Banner .............................. 8
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)....9
Displaying The Subtitles ....................10
Digital Teletext ....................................10
OverAir Download .............................. 10
Widescreen ........................................10
IDTV Menu System................................ 11
Channel List ....................................... 11
Installation ..........................................13
Configuration......................................14
Timers ................................................16
Language ...........................................17
TVSetup .............................................17
Common Interface .............................17
Analogue TV Menu System ..................18
Picture Menu .......................................18
Audio Menu........................................18
Window menu ....................................20
options menu .....................................20
settings menu ....................................21
Other Features...................................... 2 3
TVStatus.............................................23
Programme Swap (P<P) ....................23
Personal Preferences (PP) ................23
Sound Indicator ..................................23
Picture Mode .......................................24
Mute Indicator .....................................24
No-Signal Detection (TV)....................24
Volume Bar.........................................24
AV Modes............................................24
Teletext .................................................. 2 4
To Operate Teletext.............................24
To Select A Page OfTeletext ...............25
To Select Index Page..........................25
ToSelectTeletextWithATVProgramme.25
To Select Double Height Text .............25
To Reveal “Concealed” Information ...25
To Stop Automatic Page Change........25
To Select A Subcode Page .................25
To Exit Teletext ....................................25
To Display The Time ..........................25
Fastext................................................26
Connect Peripheral Equipment ............26
Via The Euroconnector.......................26
ViaAnt Input ........................................26
Decoder..............................................26
TVAnd Video Recorder.......................27
Playback NTSC ..................................27
Search For And Store The Test
Signal Of The Video Recorder............27
Camera And Camcorder ....................27
To Connect to S-Video Input...............27
Connect The Decoder To The Video
Recorder.............................................27
Connecting Headphones...................27
Tips ........................................................28
Peripheral Equipment Connections .....29
Specifications .......................................32
Important Instruction ............................33
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Safety Precautions
1. Power Source
The TV set is designed to operate on 12V DC.
The adaptor should be operated from a 230-
240V AC, 50 Hz. outlet. Ensure you select the
correctvoltage settingforyour convenience.
2. Power Cord
The power supply cord should be placed so
that it is not likely to be walked on or pinched
by items placed upon them or against it. Pay
particular attention to cord where it enters
the plug, power outlet, and the point where it
exitsfrom the receiver.
3. Moisture and Water
Do not use this equipment in a humid and
damp place (avoid the bathroom, the sink in
the kitchen, and near the washing machine).
Do not expose this equipment to rain or water, as this may be dangerous and do not
place objects filled with liquids on top. Avoid
from dripping or splashing.
4. Cleaning
Before cleaning, disconnect the mains supply. Do not use chemical cleaning agents.
Use a dry duster. For sticky stains, use a
damp cloth with a mild detergent.
5. Ventilation
The slots and openings on the receiver are
intended for ventilation and to ensure reli-
able operation. To prevent overheating,
these openings must not be blocked or covered in anyway.
6. Lightning
In the case of a Thunderstorm, or when leaving the Tv for long periods, disconnect the
Aerial lead (if outdoor) and the mains supply
to prevent power surges damaging the Tv.
7. Replacement Part
When replacement parts are required, be sure
the service technician has used replacement
parts which are specified by the manufacturer
or have the same specifications as the original one. Unauthorised substitutions may re-
sult in fire, electricalshock, or other hazards.
8. Servicing
Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Do not remove cover as this may re-
sult in electric shock.
9. Naked Flame Sources
Do not place naked flame sources on the
apparatus.
WARNING: When the device is not in use
for a long time, disconnect from power.
Instructions for waste disposal:
• Packaging and packaging aids are recyclable and should principally be recycled.
Packaging materials, such as foil bag, must
be kept away from children.
Remote Control Batteries
When batteries are exhausteddo not throwin
the domestic waste. Contact the local waste
authority.
Do NOT break open or throw on a fire, they
may cause injury or damage.
“DO NOT LEAVE YOUR TVAT STAND-BY OR
OPERATINGWHENYOULEAVEYOURHOUSE”
"The LCD panel is very high technology
product with about a million thin film tran-
sistors, giving you fine picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of blue,
green or red. Please note that this does not
affect the performance of your product."
" The mains plug of the power supply is
used as disconnect device and therefore
shall remain readily operable. "
“DO use the power cord given/supplied by
the manufacturer for the AC adaptor of the
product”.
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Correct disposal of this Product
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
The crossed out “Wheelie bin” is intended to show that this appliance must
not be placed with ordinary household waste at the end of its useful life. To
prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please keep separate from other household waste
and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.
Household users should contact either the retailer where you purchased the product, or
their local government office for details of where and how you can take this item for environmentally safe re-cycling.
Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the
purchase contract. This product must not be mixed with other commercial wastes for dis-
posal.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous
voltage” within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to the persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intend to alert the
user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
Features
• Remote controlled color television.
• 100 programmes from VHF, UHF bands or
cable channels can be preset.
• It can tune to cable channels.
• Controlling the TV is very easy by its menu
driven system.
• It has an Euroconnector socket for an external device (such as video, video games, au-
dio set, etc.)
• Stereo sound system (German+Nicam).
• Full function Teletext.
Fastext .
• Headphone connection.
• Direct channel access.
•A.P.S. (Automatic Programming System).
• All programmes can be named.
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• Programme swapping between the last two
programmes.
• Forward or backward automatic tuning.
• Sleep timer.
• Child Lock
• Automatic sound mute when no transmission.
•Auto, Fill all and Wide picture modes.
• NTSC Playback.
• BAVin is available.
• SVHS is available.
•AVL (AutomaticVolume Limiting)
• When no valid signal is detected, after 5
minutes the TV switches itself automatically
to stand-by mode.
• PLL (Frequency Search)
• High resolution, 20” TFT LCD display.
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Control PanelButtons
TV/AV
INFRARED RECEIVER
MENUP/CHVOLUME
LED
- VOLUME +
SPEAKER
- P/CH +
MENU
TV/AV
POWER
ON/OFF
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RemoteControlButtons
= Stand By
= Cursor Up
= Cursor Right
OK / SELECT = Okay(Store)
INFO=Info (In Digital Broadcast)
0 - 9 = Digit buttons
-/-- / EXIT= Double Digit
P<P =Previous Programme
P/CH + = Programme Up
+ = Volume +
DTV / TV= TV / DTVmode(Tochange between
Analogue-Digital Broadcast)
AV = ExternalSource
(AV-1, RGB1,AV-2,SVHS,IDTV)
Yellow*
Blue *
= Hold
= Update, = No function
/ GUIDE =IndexPage
= Reveal, PC =Nofunction
= Expand, WIDE =Aspect ratio
= No Function
= Teletext
= Time
Red* /
Green*/
= Mute
I-II =Mono/Stereo- DualI-II
- = Volume -
- P/CH = Programme Down
PP = Colour Temperature
M = Menu
= Cursor Down
= Cursor Left
Coloured buttons are used in ELECTRONIC
PROGRAMME GUIDE (7 Day) menu navigation
and in digital teletext.
1
2
4
M
21 3
54 6
87 9
0
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BeforeSwitching OnYour TV
Switching TheTV ON/OFF
Power Connection
AC adapter
IMPORTANT: The TV set is designed to op-
erate on 12V DC. For this, an adaptor is
used which gives 12V DC voltage. Connect
this adaptor to a system that supplies 230240V AC, 50 Hz.
•After unpacking,allow the TV set to reach the
ambient room temperature before you con-
nect the set to the mains.
ToPOWER
terminal
Connections To The RF Input
Socket
To switch the TV on:
Your TV will switch on in two steps:
1- Connect the power supply cord to the sys-
tem. Press On/Off switch at the rear of the
TV. Then the TV switches itself to standby mode and the LED becomes RED locatedonthe frontof the TV.
2- To switch on the TV from stand-by mode
either:
Press a digit button on the remote control so
that a programme number is selected,
or,
Press “
”, "-P/CH" or "P/CH+" button on the
top of the TV or press “-P/CH” or “P/CH+”
button on the remote control, so that last
switched off programme is selected.
By either ways the TV will switch on and the
LED will turn off.
To switch the TV off:
• Press the “stand-by” button on the remote
control, so the TV will switch to stand-by
mode and the LED will become RED,
or,
CABLE TV
VHF/UHF
REAR OF THE TV
Connect the aerial or cable connection to the
RF input socket at the back of the Tv. You
may also connect RF outputs from a VCR to
this socket.
How To Connect Other Devices
IMPORTANT: Switch off the TV before con-
nectingany externaldevice.
Sockets for external connections are at the
rear side of the TV. For connection of other
devices via Euroconnector refer to the manuals of the related devices.
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Press the “
” button located on the top of
the TV, so the TV will switch off and the LED
will become RED.
To power down the TV completely, press
On/Off switch,
or
unplug the power cord from the mains
socket.
Initial Settings
When the TV is turned on for the first time, it
is in the digital mode.
Because thisisthefirst timethe TVisused,there
are no channels stored in the memory and the
following message appears on the screen.
Please ensure aerial is plugged in. Do you
want to start first time installation?
Yes
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No
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23
24
• To start installation process, select “Yes”,
to cancel select“No”.
• To select an option “Yes or No”, highlight
the item by using
or buttons and press
the “OK”button.
The IDTV will automatically tune to the UHF
transmision channels 21 to 68 looking for
digital terrestrial TV broadcasts and display-
ing the names of channels found. This process will take about five minutes. To cancel
searching, you can press the “M” button at
any time during the process.
AUTOMATIC SEARCH
Channels:
BBC ONE
BBC TWO
BBC CHOICE
12 %
MENU
Cancel searching
After Automatic Search process is completed, the following message asking for
analogue channel search appears on the
screen. TV switches to the analogue TV
mode.
all prestored programs
will be deleted
Press OK to start and wait for finalized APS.
After APS is finalized, a programme list will
appear on the screen. In the programme list
you will see the programme numbers and
names assigned to the programmes.
program table
ITV
1
2
ZDF
BBC 1
3
4
C 5
5
C 6
C 8
6
7
C 21
8
9
10
11
12
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
25
26
27
Do you want to search f or
analogue channels?
Yes
No
To seach for analogue channels, select
“Yes”. The menu below is displayed to
search for analogue channels.
A.P.S.
A.P.S.
down for A.P.S.
By pressing or button, adjust the
“Country” item.
Press
button to select “Continue” item and
/ or OK buttons tostartAPSoperation.
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If you do not accept the locationsand / or the
programme names of programmes, you
can change them in Program menu. For details see Program menu on page 23.
To display channel list in IDTV, switch to the
IDTV via pressing the “TV/DTV” button.
Then press the “M ” button to enter main
menu, Channel List will be highlighted.
Press the “SELECT” button to enter the
menu. For detailed information see page
11.
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BasicOperations
You can operate your TV using both the
remote control and onset buttons.
Operation with the buttons on the TV
Volume Setting
• Press “ -” button to decrease volume or
“
+” button to increase volume, so a volume level scale (slider) will be displayed at
the middle of the bottom on the screen.
Programme Selection
• Press “P/CH +” buttonto select the nextpro-
grammeor “P/CH -” button to select the pre-
vious programme.
• Press “P/CH +” buttonto select the nextprogramme.
Programme Selection (direct access):
Press digit buttons on the remote control to
select programmes between 0 and 9. TV
will switch to the selected programme. To
select programmes between 10 - 999 (for
IDTV) or 10-99 (for analogue), press the digit
buttons consecutively which programme you
want to select (eg. for programme 27, first
press 2 and then 7). When it is late to press
second digit button only the first digit programme will be displayed. The limit of the
delay time is 3 seconds.
Press directly the programme number to
reselect single digit programmes.
Entering Main Menu
• Press the “MENU” button to enter Main
menu. In the Main menu select sub-menu
using “
+” or “ -” buttons and enter
the sub-menu using “P/CH +” or “P/CH -”
buttons. To learn the usage of the menus,
refer to the Menu System sections.
AV Mode
Press the “TV / AV” button at the control
panel on the right side of the TV to switch
your TVtoAV modes.
Operation with Remote Control
The remote control of your TV is designed to
control all the functions of the model you selected. The functions will be described in accordancewith the menu system of your TV.
Functions of the menu system are described in the following sections.
Volume Setting
Press “
Press “
volume level scale (slider) will be displayed
in the middle at the bottom of the screen.
Programme Selection (Previous or next
programme)
• Press “P/CH -” button to select the previous
programme.
+” button to increase volume.
-” button to decrease volume. A
EverydayOperation
Pressing the “TV/DTV” button at any time
while watching television programmes will
switch the TV set between displaying the
digital terrestrial television broadcasting and
its normal analogue broadcasting.
Information Banner
Whenever you change channel, using the
“P/CH +” / “- P/CH” button or the digit buttons, TV displays the channel picture along
with an information banner at the bottom of
the screen. This will remain on the screen
for approximately three seconds. The information banner can also be displayed at any
time while watching TV by pressing the
“INFO” button on the remote control.
Now: 50/50
Next:Ace Lighting
Signal Level:
1. BBC ONE
The information banner gives a number of
facts on the channel selected and the
programmes on it. The name of the channel
is displayed, along with its channel list number and an indication of the strength of the
signal received on this tuning channel.
Hint
N o t a ll c h a nn e l s b ro a d ca s t t he
programme data. If the name and times of
the programme is not available then “No
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Information Available” are displayed in the
information banner.
Icons are also displayed in the information
banner and if this channel is a favourite
channel:
Favourite channel icon
.
If the selected channel is locked, you must
enter the correct four digit code to view the
channel.
Enter Lock Key
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)
Some, but not all, channels send information about the current and next events.
Please note that event information is up-
dated automatically. If there is no event information data available in channels, only
channel names with “No Information Avail-
able” banner is displayed.
• Press “GUIDE” button to view the EPG
menu.
• In EPG Menu, you can easily see the ex-
tended help information by pressing “INFO”
button and by pressing this button again you
can close this window.
ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE (Now/Next)
ITV News 14:00-15:00
Rolling nation al and internation al news
including bre aking news as it ha ppens,
business up dates, sports results a nd
weather su mmaries.
Channels
30. CBBC Channel
40. BBC NEWS 24
41. ITV News
50. FourText
51. BBCi
ChuckleVision
BBC NEWS
ITV News
No Information
BBCi
Navigate Current
• In the EPG Menu all channels are displayed. Current channel is highlighted. Use
or buttons to change channels. Also
press
or buttons to make page up/
down scroll for the channels.
• If you highlight an event, short event description, extended event description, start
Wed 23/3 13:25
Next Programme
Tracy Beaker
BBC NEWS
ITV News
No Information
BBCi
More
and finish times of event are displayed on
the screen.
• When the current programme is highlighted, the box is switched to the highlighted
channel by pressing the “SELECT”button.
• If you press the “SELECT” button when a
next event is highlighted, a reminder is set
for the highlighted programme and a clock
appears across the highlighted channel
line.
Programme reminders can be set to signal
that a programme is about to start when you
are watching another channel. If you set reminder to a programme, then you will be
asked for switching to that channel when the
reminder time is reached.
• Press the “M” button to view the 7 day
EPG.
• Press
or button to navigate in Chan-
nels or Programmes.
• Press
or button to navigate through
the channel and programme list.
ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE(7 Day) Wed 23/3 13:25
Triple bill. In the Ring/RomanyDays/On the Radio: Paul and Barry
grapple with the world of wrestling: hunt fora mysterious Emperor’s
underpants: and record their first popso ng.
Channels Programmes on Wed 23/3, 13:00 - 15:00
30. CBBC Channel
40. BBC NEWS 24
41. ITV News
50. FourText
51. BBCi
800. BLUE/LEFT 1k...
801. CCIR17/1kHz...
13:00 ChuckleVision
14:00 Tracy Beaker
14:55 Newsround
Change Time ChangeDay
• With “RE D/GREEN” buttons you can
change schedule time. By pressing “YEL-
LOW/BLUE” you can advance the schedule
backward / forwardof a day.
• If you press “INFO” button you can see the
detailed help information easily. And by
pressing “INFO” button again you can exit
Help menu.
• The starting time for EPG is the current
time.You can see the event information for
the next two hours. By pressing
or button, you can go to the next/previous hours
while Programmes list is highlighted.
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• lf you press the “SELECT” button when a
next event is highlighted, a reminder is set
for the highlighted programme and a clock
appears on the screen. Programme reminders can be set to signal that a programme is
about to start when you are watching an-
other channel. If you set reminder to a
programme, then you will be asked for
switching to that channel when the reminder
time is reached.
Wed 23/3 13:25
stories and events happening at homea nd abroad.
Channels Programmes on Wed 23/3, 15:00 - 17:00
30. CBBC Channel
40. BBC NEWS 24
41. ITV News
50. FourText
51. BBCi
800. BLUE/LEFT 1k...
801. CCIR17/1kHz...
15:00 Even Stevens
15:50 Newsround Showbiz
16:00 Basil Brush
16:55 Newsround
Change Time ChangeDay
Displaying The Subtitles
With Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T),
some programmes are broadcast with sub-
titles. Subtitles can be displayed when
watching these programmes.
Press the “M” button to display the Main
menu, highlight the Configuration line using
or button and press the “SELECT” but-
ton to display the Configuration menu.
Highlight the “Subtitle” item in Configura-
tion menu and use
Subtitleto off or a language.
If “Subtitle” is on via selecting one language
option, pressing the
following warning message display on the
screen.
Interactive services cannot be used
while subtitles are on. Would you like
to turn subtitles off now?
Yes No
or button to set
button causes the
Digital teletext is sometimes broadcast at
the same time as normal broadcasting.
1. Press the
button.
The digital teletext information appears.
2. Operate it with the coloured buttons,
buttons and OK button.
The operation method may differ depending
on the contents of the digital teletext.
Follow the instructions displayed on digital
teletext screen.
• When “Press SELECT” button or similar
message appears on the screen, press the
“SELECT” button.
• When the
(Text) button is pressed, the
TV returns to television broadcasting.
• With Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-
T), in addition to digital teletext broadcasting
at the same time as normal broadcasting,
there are also channels with just digital tele-
text broadcasting.
• The aspect ratio when watching a channel
with just digital teletext broadcasting is the
same as the aspect ratio of the picture
watched previously.
• When you press the
(Text) button
again, the digital teletext screen is displayed.
Over Air Download
To ensure that your IDTV always has the
most up-to-date information, please ensure
that after use it is set to its standby mode. At
3AM each day, the IDTV automatically
searches for any new information which
may be broadcast and will download this to
your IDTV automatically. This operation will
normally take approximately 30 seconds.
If you want to do this, you need to set Automatic Download to “Enabled” in Receiver
Upgrade setting. For details see page 16.
/
Digital Teletext
With Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T),
in addition to pictures and sound, you can
also watch digital teletext.
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Widescreen
Depending on the type of broadcast being
transmitted, programmes can be viewed in
a number of formats. Press the “WIDE” but-
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ton repeatedly to select between Auto,fill all
or wide.
When Auto is selected, the format being displayed is determined by the picture being
broadcast.
Please Note: Menu size changes depending
on the chosen image size.
IDTV Menu System
The IDTV menu can only be shown when
watching Digital terrestrial broadcasting.
Press the “TV/DTV” button to turn IDTV on
while TV is in analogue mode.
Press the “M” button. The menu below
appears on the screen:
Main Menu
Channel List
Installation
Timers
Language
TV Setup
Common Interface
Channel List
Using the or button on the remote control in Main menu, make sure that the first
item, Channel List, is highlighted and press
the “SELECT” button to display the Channel
List.
The following operations can be performed
in this menu:
1. Navigating the whole list of channels
2. Deleting channels
3. Renaming channels
4. Adding locks to channels
5. Setting favourites
Channel List is the place where the channels are managed.
1. BBC ONE
2. BBC TWO
3. ITV 8
4. Channel 4
5. BBC THREE
6. Teletext
7. BBC FOUR
8. Sky Travel
9. UKHistory
10. RTL
Select Delete EditName Lock Favourites
Function Select Channel Watch More
Navigating the whole channel list
Press or button for selecting the previous or next channel. You can press
or
button to move page up or page down.
To watch a specific channel, highlight it using
or button and then press “SELECT”
button, while the “Select” item on Channel
List menu is highlighted by using
or
button.
Then the name and number of the selected
channel will be displayed in the top-left and
top-right of the channel display at the topright of the screen, respectively.
Deleting the channels in the channel list
Press
or button to select the channel
that will be deleted.
Press
or button to select the ‘’Delete’’
item on Channel List menu. As seen on
Channel List menu, SELECT is written next
to Delete item at the bottom of the screen to
indicate that press the “SELECT” button to
delete the highlighted channel in the channel list.
CHANNELLIST 1 BBC ONE
1. BBC ONE
2. BBC TWO
3. ITV 8
4. Channel 4
5. BBC THREE
6. Teletext
7. BBC FOUR
8. Sky Travel
9. UKHistory
10. RTL
Select Delete EditName Lock Favourites
Function Select Channel Delete More
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