Akura AVLCD37700HDS User's Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

AVLCD37700-HDS

32" LCD TV COLOUR TELEVISION

Contents

Safety Precautions .................................2

Features ...............................................4

Preparation .............................................5

Installation Of The TFT TV To

The Wall (optional) ...............................5

Brick Wall..............................................5

Composite walls .................................. 5

LCDTV ..................................................... 7

Remote Control Buttons ......................... 9

Before Switching On Your TV............... 1 0

Power Connection..............................10

ConnectionsTo TheAerialInputSocket . 10

How To Connect Other Devices .........10

Inserting Batteries In The Remote

Control Handset .................................10

Switching The TV ON/OFF ..................... 10

To switch the TV on:............................10

To switch the TV off: ............................10

Initial Settings ....................................... 11

InitialAPS (Automatic

Programming System) ....................... 11

Operating The TV.................................. 11

Operatingwiththe buttonsontheTVset .. 11

Operating With Remote Control ......... 11

Menu System ........................................ 12

Picture menu ......................................12

Sound menu .......................................13

Feature menu .....................................14

Install menu .......................................15

Program menu ...................................16

Source menu......................................17

Other Features...................................... 17

TVStatus.............................................17

Mute Indicator .....................................17

Freeze Picture.....................................17

Zoom Modes ......................................18

Teletext .................................................. 19

To Operate Teletext.............................19

To Select A Page Of Teletext ...............19

To Select Index Page..........................19

To SelectTeletextWithATVProgramme.19

To Select Double Height Text .............19

To Reveal “Concealed” Information ...19

To StopAutomatic Page Change........19

To SelectA Subcode Page .................19

To Exit Teletext ....................................20

To Display The Time ..........................20

Fastext................................................20

Connect Peripheral Equipment ............20

High Definition....................................20

Via The Scart ......................................20

ViaAerial Input ....................................20

Decoder..............................................21

TVAnd Video Recorder.......................21

Playback NTSC ..................................21

Copy Facility .......................................21

Search For And Store The Test

Signal Of The Video Recorder............21

Camera And Camcorder ....................21

To Connect to S-Video Input...............21

Connect The Decoder To The Video

Recorder.............................................21

Connecting Headphones...................21

Aerial Connection ................................. 2 2

Specifications .......................................24

Important Instruction ............................25

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SafetyPrecautions

Please read the following recommended safetyprecautions carefully for yoursafety

1. Power Source

The set should be operated only from a 230240V AC, 50 Hz. outlet. Ensure you select the

correctvoltage settingforyourconvenience.

2. Power Cord

Do not place the set,a piece of furniture,etc. on the power cord(mains lead) or pinch the cord.Handle the power cord by the plug.Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your

hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock.Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cord.The power cord should be placed in such a way that they are notlikely to be stepped on.

A damaged power cord can cause fire or give you an electric shock. Whenit is damaged and need to be changed, it should be done by qualified personel.

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,such as flower vases on top of the set. Avoid from dripping or splashing.

If any solidobject or liquid falls intothe cabinet, unplugthe set and haveit checked by qualified

personnelbeforeoperating itanyfurther.

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 back cover are intended for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation. To prevent overheating,

these openings must not be blocked or covered in anyway.

6.Heat and Flames

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. Lightning

In case of storm and lightning or when going on holiday, disconnect the power cord

from the wall outlet.

8. 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 result infire, electrical shock,orother hazards.

9 . Servicing

Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Do not remove the cover yourself as

this may result in an electric shock.

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 exhausted do not throw in the domestic waste. Contact the local

waste authority.

Do NOT break open or throw on a fire, they may cause injury or damage.

• Cold cathode fluoresant lamp in LCD PANEL contains a small amount of mercury, please followlocal ordinates or regulations for disposal.

•The mains plug is used to disconnect the TV from the mains and therefore it shall remain

readily operable.

Warning: To prevent injury, this device must

be securely attached to the floor/wall in accordance with the installation instrutions.

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"The LCD panel is veryhigh technologyprod-

Surelyconnect

theground wire.

uct with about a million thin film transistors, 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."

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 ma-

terial 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 envi-

ronmentally safe re-cycling. Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the pur-

chase contract. This product must not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal

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 tothepersons.

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.

Be sure to ground the connection properly.

Connect the ground terminal of TV with the ground terminal provided at the power outlet using the enclosed power cord. If theprovided plug does not fit your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement

of the obsolete outlet.

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Features

• Remote controlled colour television.

• 100 programmes from VHF, UHF bands or cable channels can be preset.

• It can tune cable channels.

• Controlling the TV is very easy by its menu driven system.

• It has 2 Scart sockets for external devices (such as video, video games, audio set,

etc.)

• Stereo sound system (German+Nicam).

• Full function Teletext .

Fastext (1000Pages), TOP text.

• Headphone connection.

• Direct channel access.

•A.P.S. (Automatic ProgrammingSystem).

• All programmes can be named.

• Forward or backward automatic tuning.

• Sleeptimer.

• ChildLock.

• Automatic sound mute when no transmission.

• NTSC Playback.

•AV inand S-VHS in are available.

• It has an HDMI connector for Digital Video and Audio. This connection is also designed to accept High Definition signals.

•AVL (AutomaticVolume Limiting)

• When no valid signal is detected, after 5 minutes the TV switches itself automatically to stand-by mode.

• StereoPCAudioInput

• PLL (FrequencySearch)

•3D Comb Filter

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Preparation

FIGURE 1

FOOTASSEMBLY

Install Display on solid horizontal surface such as a table or desk. For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10 cm free all around the set. To prevent any fault

and unsafe situations, please do not place any objects on top of the set. This apparatus can be used in tropical and/or moderate climates.

Installation Of The TFT TV To The Wall (optional)

1- To install the TFT TV on the wall, first of all, foot assembly should be removed. (Figure 1).

Unscrewthe 3 screws (M4 x 6) that attachthe foot assembly to the TFTpanel and remove the foot assembly from the TFT panel.

2- Place the 4 Plastic stepped spacers "smaller diameter towards the TV" in the holes and attach with (6 x 23mm) screws.

BrickWall

TFTPANEL

SCREWHOLES

1- Decide where you want to place the Tv. Fix the stencil to the wall and level

using a spirit level or other tool. 2- Mark the mounting holes carefully,

and drill the holes with a small masonary pilot drill.

3- Now drill the correct size holes for the wall plugs.

4- Place the frame to the wall and fix with 8 4 x 30mm screws.

5- Place the Tv onto theframe and ensure it isfixedfirmly.Note DoNOT walk away from

the TVuntil you are sureit is held firmly.

Composite walls

Because the support uprights in the composite wall will not be aligned with the holes in the mounting frame, it is wise to seek professional help. Do NOT rely on Plastic wall plugs.

Akura do NOT accept responsibility for damage caused to person or property by poorly fitted wall mountings.

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FRONTVIEW

LED

- VOLUME +

LCD TV

MENUP/CHVOLUME

POWER ON/OFF

SPEAKER

REARVIEW

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S-Video Input EXT-4S

VideoInput

Audio Inputss

EXT-4

Headphone Component Video (YPbPr) Inputs Component Audio Inputss HDMI Input(EXT-5) Scart1 (EXT-1)

Scart2 (EXT-2)

Aerial

PCAudio Input Power cord input

PowerOn/Off switch

EXT-3

AC~50 Hz

POWER

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RemoteControlButtons

GUIDE

GHI

DTV

Signal Indicator

= Cursor Up

= Stand By

= Cursor Right

OK = Okay, StillPicture

= Cursor Down

0 - 9 = Direct Programme

-/-- / EXIT = No Function P + = Programme Up P - = Programme Down I-II = Mono/Stereo- DualA-B

= TV/ Quit Menu

= Source Select

= Time / Subpage / = Mix/No Function

= Update / No Function

/ GUIDE = IndexPage

/ PC = Reveal / No Function

BLUE / INSTALL = Install Menu YELLOW / FEATURE=Feature Menu

GREEN / PICTURE = PictureMenu

RED / SOUND =Sound Menu

/WIDE / = Wide (Zoom Modes)

/ Expand

= Hold = Teletext

PP = Picture Mode Selection

(Natural, Cinema, Dynamic)

V - = Volume Down V+ = Volume Up

P<P = Previous Programme M = Main Menu

= CursorLeft

= Mute

JKL MNO

STU VWX YZ

P<P

DEF

-/--

I II

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BeforeSwitching OnYourTV

Power Connection

IMPORTANT: The TV set is designed to op-

erateon230-240V AC, 50 Hz.

•Afterunpacking,allowtheTVsetto reachthe ambient room temperature before you connect the set to the mains.

Connections To The Aerial Input Socket



CABLE TV

VHF/UHF

REAR OF THE TV

•Connect theaerial to theaerialsocket on the Tv, you may also connect a VCRor otherbox

at the same time.

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 Scart refer to the manuals of the

related devices.

Inserting Batteries In The Remote Control Handset

• Remove the battery cover located on the back of the handset by gently pulling down-

wards from the indicated part.

• Inserttwo AA/R6 orequivalenttypebatteries inside. Place the batteries in the right directions.

• Replace the battery cover.

NOTE: Remove the batteries from remote control handset when it is not to be used for a long period.Otherwise it can be damaged

due to any leakage of batteries.

Switching TheTV ON/OFF

To switch the TV on:

Your TV will switch on in two steps: 1- Connect the power supply cord to the sys-

tem. Press Power On/Off switch “ cated by the mains input socket. Then the

TV switches itself to stand-by mode and the LED on the front of the TV becomes RED.

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 “

top of the TVor press the “ button on the remote control, so that last

mode switched off is selected. By either method the TV will switch on and

the LED is GREEN.

”, "+P/CH" or "P/CH-" button at the

”, “- P” or “P +”

To switch the TV off:

• Press the “ (stand-by)” button on the remote control,so the TV will switch to standby mode andtheLED willbecomeRED.

To power down the TV completely, press On/Offswitch“

or, Unplug the power cord from the mains

socket.

”,

” lo-

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InitialSettings

Cancel

Initial APS(Automatic Programming System)

The following menu will be displayed on the screen when you turn your TV on for the first

time. APS, searches and sorts all channels and stores them automatically on your TV, ac cor ding to th e t ran s mis sion of programme systems in your area.

AUTO PROGRAM

Language

Country

PLEASE CHECK ANTENNA CABLE

AUTO. PROGRAMMING SYSTEM

First of allchooseLanguage and Country by using fect the sort process in APS. To start APS,

pressthe RED or “OK” button.

After APS is finalized, the programme table will appearon the screen. In the programme table you will see the programme numbers and names assigned to the programmes.

If you do not accept the locations and / or the programme names of programmes, you can change them from the Program Menu. (See page 15)

/and

UK - I 155,25 Mhz

01 - C-01

buttons. This will af-

APS is running...

Operating The TV

You can operate yourTVusingboth the remote control handset and thebuttons on the set.

Operating with the buttons on the TV set

Volume setting and programme selection can be made by using the buttons on the

controlpanelat thetopof the TV.

Volume Setting

Press the"VOLUME -" buttonto decreasevol- ume or the "+ VOLUME" button to increase

volume, so a volume level scale (slider) will be displayed at the bottom ofthescreen.

Programme Selecting

Press the "+P/CH" button to select the next programme or the "P/CH-" button to select the previous programme.

Entering The Menu

Press the “MENU” button on the control panel at thetop of the TV to enter the menu.

"+P/CH" / "PCH-" and "VOLUME -" / "+ VOLUME" buttons on the TV are used as

navigation buttons in the menu.

AV Mode

Press the "TV / AV" button on the control panelat thetop of the TV to switchyourTV to

EXT modes.

Operating With Remote Control

The remote control handset of your TV is designed to control all the functions of your TV.

The functions will be described in accordance with the menu system of your TV.

Functions of the menu system are described in Menu System section.

Volume Setting

Press the “V +” button to increase volume. Press the “- V” button to decrease volume.

A volume level scale (slider) will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Programme Selecting

(Previous or next programme)

• Press the “- P” buttonto selectthe previous programme.

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• Press the “P +” button to select the next





programme.

Programme Selecting (direct access):

Press digit buttons on the remote control handset to select programmes between 0

and 9. The TV will switch to the selected programme after a short delay.

• For a two digitprogramme number enter the second digit after pressing the first digit

within 2 seconds.

MenuSystem

Your TV has been designed with a menu system to provide easy manipulation of a multifunction system.

Press the “M” button to enter the menu. Press

then

You can access the menus directly by pressing the coloured buttons on the remotecontrol:

Red Button Sound Menu Green Button Picture Menu Yellow Button Feature Menu

Blue Button Install Menu

• Pressthe “M” or

Picture menu

By pressing Picture menu appears on the screen.

button to select a menu title and

button to select a menu item and

or “OK” button toenter the menu item.

button to return to the

previous menu.

button, select the first icon.

Contrast

Reset

PAL 50Hz

10 32

Off Off

Off

Mode

By pressing Press

button to choose one of these

button, select Mode.

options:Natural, Cinema and Dynamic.

Contrast

By pressing Press

button to increase contrast. Press

button, select Contrast.

button to decrease contrast. Contrast level can be adjusted between 0 and 63.

Brightness

By pressing Press

/button, select Brightness.

button to increase brightness. Press

button to decrease brightness. Brightness

level can be adjusted between 0 and 63.

Sharpness

By pressing ness. Press ness. Press

button, select Sharp-

button to increase sharp-

button to decrease sharpness. Sharpness level can be adjusted between 0 and 31.

Colour

By pressing Press

/button, select Colour.

button to increase colour. Press

button to decrease colour. Colour level can be adjusted between 0 and 99.

Hue

This item is displayed in picture menu when the TV receives an NTSC signal. By pressing

button, select Hue. Press

to increase hue level. Press

button

button to decrease hue level. Hue level can be adjusted between -31 and 31.

Colour Temp

By pressing Temp. Press

/button, select Colour

button to choose one of

these options:Cool, Normal and Warm.

Noise Reduction

This item is used to reduce the image noise andimprovethe picturequality at weaksignals.

By pressing duction. Press

button, select Noise Re-

button to set Noise re-

duction leveltoOff, Low, Medium or High.

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Film Mode



Dynamic Bass

SOUND



Equalizer

10kHz

/





Films are recorded at a different number of frames per second to normal television programmes.

By pressing Press

button,selectFilm Mode.

button to set this feature On or Off. Turn thisfeature on when you are watching films to see the fast motion scenes clearly.

3D Comb

3D Comb is used to improve colour transitions and colour qualityof pictures.

By pressing Press

button, select 3D Comb.

button to set this feature On or Off.

Reset

By pressing Press

or “OK” button to reset the picture

button, select Reset.

modes to factory default settings.

Sound menu

By pressing icon. Sound menu appears on the screen.

Balance

AVL Effect

button, select the second

Equalizer

By pressing Press

button, select Equalizer.

or “OK” button to enter equalizer

menu.

500Hz

1.5kHz 5kHz

In equalizer menu the sound mode can be changed to User, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Flat and Classic by pressing

button. Equalizer

menu settings can be changed only when Sound Mode is User. Select the desired frequency by crease the frequency gain by pressing

button and increase or de-

button. Press the “M” button to return to the previ-

ous menu.

Balance

By pressing Press right. Press

button, select Balance.

button to increase balance to the

button to increase balance to the left. Balance level can be adjusted between -31 and 31.

Headphone

Volume

By pressing Press Press

button to increase volume level. button to decrease volume level.

button, select Volume.

Volume level can be adjusted between 0 and 63.

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By pressing phone. Press hedphone menu.

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button, select Head-

or “OK” button to enter

Headphone

Volume





Sound Mode Balance

volume

By pressing Press Press

button, select Volume. button to increase hp volume level. button to decrease hp volume level.

Headphone volume level can be adjusted between 0 and 63.

sound mode

Bypressing Press

button,selectSound Mode.

button to changesoundmode.

Sound mode is used to identify sound mode of the headphone andcanbesettomono, stereo,

dual a ordual b according tothetransmission.

balance

By pressing Press right. Press

button, select Balance.

button to increase balance to the

button to decrease balance to the left. Balance level can be adjusted between -31 and 31.

Press the “M” button to return to the previous menu.

Sound Mode

By pressing Mode. Press

button, select Sound

buttontochange the mode.

YoucanselectMono, Stereo, Dual A or Dual B mode, only if the selected channel sup-

ports that mode. In case of bilingual broadcast (Dual Sound),

you can select original or dubbed language using mode option.

AVL

Automatic Volume Limiting (AVL) function adjusts the sound to obtain fixed output level between programs, having different sound

levels. Pressing

button will turn this feature on

oroff.

Effect

You can use this feature to switch the sound effect on or off. If the current sound system is Mono and the sound effect is switched on, then the sound will be heard as if it is Ste-

reo. If the current sound system is Stereo, switching this effect on will give a more spatialeffect.

Pressing

button will turn this feature on

oroff.

Dynamic Bass

Dynamic Bass is used to increase bass effectof theTV set.

By pressing Bass. By pressing

button, select Dynamic

button set Dynamic bass to Low, High or Off. It is not recommended to select High if listening at high

volume levels.

Feature menu

By pressing Feature menu appears on the screen.

Sleep Timer Child Lock Language Ext-2 Out

button, select the third icon.

FEATURE

English

EXT - 1

Panoramic

Translucent

30 sec

Off Off

West

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Sleep Timer





By pressing Timer. The timer can be programmed between Off and 2 hours in steps of 10 minutes by pressing

is activated, at the end of the selected time, the TV automatically goes into stand-by mode.

Child Lock

You can use this feature to prevent children from turning the TV on or changing programmes or adjustments etc. without re-

mote control. The child lock feature can be set by

ton to either On or Off. When Off is selected, there will be no difference in the operation of your TV. When On is selected, the TV can only be controlled by the remote control

handset. In this case the control panel buttons, except the Power on/off button, at the rear side of the TV will not work. If one of these buttons is pressed, “Child Lock On” will be displayed on the screen.

Language

By pressing By pressing

language.

button, select Sleep

button. If sleep timer

but-

/button, select Language.

button, you can select the

Blue Background

You cansetthe TVto automaticallychangetoa blue screen if the signal is weak or absent, or whenthereisnoinputfromanexternaldevice.

The Blue Background feature can be turned on or off by pressing

Menu Background

By pressing Background. You can change menu background to Translucent or Opaque by press- ing

button.

Menu Timeout

By pressing Timeout. Press timeout to 15 sec, 30 sec or 60 sec.

Teletext Language

By pressing Language. Press Teletext Language to West, East, Cyrillic,

Turk/Gre or Arabic. This will normally be set to West for WesternEurope.

/button.

button, select Menu

button to change menu

/button, select Teletext

button to change

Install menu

By pressing icon. Install menu appears on the screen.

button, select the fourth

Ext-2 Out

By pressing You can set Ext-2 Out to TV, EXT-1, EXT-3, EXT-4 or EXT-5 bypressing

Note: Only audio output is available for EXT3 and EXT-5. The other options have both

audio and video outputs.

Default Zoom

By pressing

Zoom. You can set Default Zoom to Panoramic, 4:3 or 14:9 Zoom by pressing

button. If there is no WSS or aspect ratio (picture

size) information and zoom mode is selected as Auto by pressing the “WIDE” button, then the zoom mode will automatically change to Default Zoom setting. See also Zoom Modes on page 17.

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button, select Ext-2 Out.

button.

button, select Default

Program

By pressing Press number. You can also enter a number via

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button, select Program.

button to select the program

digit buttons on the remote control. There are 100 program storage between 0 and 99.

Band

Band can be selected either "C" or "S" using

the

buttons. "C" is used for "Off Air"

signals. "S" is used for cable connections.

Channel

Channel can be changed by

button or

Digit Buttons.

Colour System

By pressing System. Press

button, select Colour

button to change the colour system to PAL, SECAM, PAL60 or AUTO.

If Sound System is set to I, SECAM is not available for the Colour System.

Note: In EXT mode, you can choose NTSC

3.58 and NTSC 4.43 as well.

Sound System

By pressing the Sound System. Press the

buttons, select

buttons to

select the Sound system. BG "Western Europe", DK "Eastern Europe", I "UK only" L and LP "France".

FineTune

By pressing Press

button, select Fine Tune.

button to adjust the tuning.

By pressing Press

button to start program search-

button, select Search.

ing. The searching will stop when a signal is found. You can also enter a frequency value

directly by pressing the digit buttons.

VCR (Video Cassette Recorder)

• This item can be seen in all modes except

EXT-3 and EXT-5.

• If you want to watch a VCR sourcefrom one

of these modes, then it will be better to set VCR mode“on”. For this, while the cursor is on this item press the

/buttons to set it

“On”.

• If you want to watch a DVD , then you must set this item “Off”.

Store Program

By pressing gram. Press

button, select Store Pro-

or “OK” button to store the adjustments. “Program Stored” will be displayed on the screen.

Program menu

By pressing/ Program menu appears on the screen.

By moving the cursor in four directions you can reach 20 programmes in the same

page. You can scroll the pages up or down by pressing the navigation buttons to see all the programmes in TV mode (except the AV mode).

By cursor action, programme selection is done automatically.

Name:

To change the name of a decided programme, select the programme and press the RED button.

The first letter of the selected name starts to blink. Press ter and

/ By pressing the RED button, you can store the name.

button, select the fifth icon.

11 C - 43 12 C - 64

13 C - 68

16 -- - - 17 -- - - 18 -- - - -

19 -- - - 20 -- - - -

APS

button to change that let-

button to select the other letters.

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Insert:

WARNING!

Cancel

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Cancel

Select the programme which you want to insert by navigation buttons. Press the GREEN button. By navigation buttons move

the selected programme to the decided programme space and press the GREEN button again.

Delete:

To delete a programme, press the YELLOW button. Pressing the YELLOW button again erases the selected programme from the

programme list, and the programmes below shift one up.

APS (Automatic Programming System)

When you press the BLUE button for APS, the following warning screen will be displayed.

Source menu

By pressing icon. Source menu appears on the screen.

EXT - 2 EXT - 3 EXT - 4

EXT - 4S

EXT - 5

In source menu, highlight a source by pressing mode by pressing

button, select the sixth

button and switch to that

or “OK”button.

Other Features

TV Status

All prestoredprograms

will be deleted

Press the BLUE button to cancel APS if you do not want to delete your existing programme list.

To continue APS, first select the country by pressing

button and then press the

RED or “OK” button.

APS is running...

UK - I 155,25 Mhz

01 - C-01

After APS is finalized, the programme table will appearon the screen.

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Programme Number, Programme Name, Sound Indicator and Zoom Mode are dis-

played on the upper right side of the screen when a new programme is entered,

ton is pressed.

Mute Indicator

It is placed in the upper left side of the screen when enabled.

To cancel mute, there are two alternatives; the first one is pressing the

button and the second one is increasing/decreasing the volume level.

Freeze Picture

You can freeze the picture on the screen by pressing the OK button.

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Zoom Modes

Zoom mode can be changed by pressing theWIDE button.You can change the screen size according to the picture aspect ratio. Select the optimum one from the following

ZOOM modes.

Auto:

When aWSS (Wide Screen Signalling) sig- nal, which shows the aspect ratio of the pic-

ture, is included in the broadcast signal or the signal from an external device, the TV automatically changes the ZOOM mode according to the WSS signal.

• When theAUTO modedoesnotfunction correctly due to poor WSS signal quality or when you wantto changethe ZOOM mode, change to another ZOOM mode manually.

Full:

This uniformly stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio)

to fill the wide TV screen.

“Default Zoom” Modes:

4:3

Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) as this is its original shape.

14:9 Zoom:

This zooms up the wide picture (14:9 aspect ratio) to the upper and lower limits of the screen.

Panoramic:

This stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the

screen, without making the picture appear unnatural.

• For 16:9 aspect ratio pictures that have been squeezed into a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio), use the Full mode to restore the picture to its original shape.

Cinema:

This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio) to the fullscreen.

16:9 Subtitle:

This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio) with subtitles to the full screen.

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The top and bottom of the picture are slightly cutoff.

Note: If using the HDMI input you cannot force the

screen aspect ratio. The picture size is controlled by the programme suppliers.

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Teletext

GUIDE

Teletext is an information system that displays text on your TV screen. Using the Teletext information system you can view a page

of information on a subject that is available in the list of contents (index).

To Operate Teletext

• Select a TV station where Teletext is being transmitted.

• Pressthe tents (index) is displayed on the screen.

To Select A Page Of Teletext

• Press the appropriate digit buttons for the required Teletext page number.

The selected page number is displayed in the top left corner of the screen. The Teletext page counter searches until the selected

page number is located, the desired page is then displayed on the screen.

• Press the Teletext screen forward one page at a time.

• Press the text screen backward one page at a time.

To Select Index Page

• To select the page number of theindex(generally page 100), press the

To Select Teletext With A TV Programme

• Pressthe button. Thetext is now superimposed over the programme on the screen.

• Press the Teletext page.

button. Usually the list of con-

WIDE

or “P +” button to move the

or “- P”button to move the Tele-

button.

button again to return to the

To Select Double Height Text

• Press the button forthe top halfof the information page to be displayed in double height text.

• Press the

button again for the bottom half

of the information page to be displayed in double height text.

• Press the

button once more for the full

page of normal heighttext.

To Reveal “Concealed” Information

• Pressing the button once will reveal answers on a quiz or games page.

• Pressing the

button again will conceal

the revealed answers.

To Stop Automatic Page Change

The teletext page you have selected may contain more information than what is on the screen; the rest of the information will be displayed after a period of time.

• Press the

button to stop the automatic

page change.

• Pressthe button again to allowthe next page to be displayed.

To Select A Subcode Page

Subcode pages are subsections of long Teletext pages that can only be displayed on the screen one section at a time.

• Select the required Teletext page.

• Press the

• Select the required subcode page number by pressing four digit buttons (e.g. 0001).

• If the selectedsubcode page is not displayed in a short time, press the

programme will be displayed on the screen.

• Teletext page number will be displayed on the upper left corner of the screen when the selected page is found.

• Press the Teletext page.

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button.

button. TV

button to display the selected

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To Exit Teletext

• Press the button. The screen will switch to TV mode.

To Display The Time

• While watching a TV programme with Teletext transmission press the

current timeinformation,captured fromTeletext will be displayed on the screen.

• If the programme being watched does not have Teletext transmission, no information

will be displayed.

button. The

If TOP text transmission is not available, in case of operation of these commands,

wraparound occurs. For example page 100 appears to be one greater than page 199.

ConnectPeripheral Equipment

There is a wide range of audio and video equipmentthat can be connected to yourTV.

The following connection diagrams show you where the different (Optional) equipment

shouldbe connected at the rear sideof theTV.

Fastext

Your TV supports the 1000 page Teletext system. When the page number of any of the

1000 pages in memory is entered, the system will not search for the requested page; instead it will display the page automatically. If the requested page is not in memory, the system

will search for the requested page number and save the 1000 pages including the requestedpageintomemory afterfinding it.

• Press the screen forward one page at a time.

• Press the screen backward one page at a time.

For Fastext

The subject-heading for the information may have a particular colour.

•Pressan appropriateRED,GREEN,YELLOW or BLUE button in order to reach the relevant page quickly.

For TOP text

TOP text mode of operation will be activated automatically according to the transmission.

• If TOP text transmission is present, colour coded buttons will appearin status row.

• If TOP text transmission is not present, status row will not appear.

The subject-heading for information may be located in coloured box.

In Top mode the quest the next or previous page respectively.

button to move the Teletext

orcommands will re-

High Definition

Your LCD Television is capable of displaying High Definition pictures from devices

such as a High Definition Satellite Receiver or DVD Player. These devices must be connected via the HDMI socket (EXT-5) or Component Socket (EXT-3). These sockets can

accept either 720p or 1080i signals. Note: For proper connection of a device to

HDMI input of your TV via using a DVI-toHDMI cable, use PC Audio In input for sound

connection.

Via The Scart

LCD TV has 2 Scart sockets. If you want to connect peripherals (e.g. video, decoder,

etc.) which have Scart sockets to the TV, use SCART 1 orSCART 2.

If an external device is connected via the Scart sockets, the TV will be switched to AV

mode automatically.

• Do not connect Digital Set Top Box devices via Scart 1. UseScart2.

Via Aerial Input

If you wantto connectto yourTV, peripherals like video recorders or decoders, but the device you want to connect does not have a Scart socket, you should connect it to the

Aerial inputof the TV.

If the VCR is connected via Aerial input it is suggested to use Programme 0.

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Decoder



Cable TV offers you a wide choice of programmes. Most of them are free, others

are to be paid for by the viewer. This means that you will need to subscribe to the broadcasting organisation whose programmes you wish to receive. This organisation will

supply you a corresponding decoder unit to allow the programmes to be unscrambled.

For further information ask your dealer. See also the booklet supplied with your decoder.

Connect a decoder with an aerial socket to the TV

• Connect the aerial cable.

Connect a decoder without an aerial socket to the TV

• Connect the decoder to the TV with a Scart cable toSCART 1.

TV And Video Recorder

• Connect the aerial cables.

Better picture quality can be obtained if you alsoconnect a Scart cable toSCART sockets.

Playback NTSC

To use this option you can;

• Connect an NTSC VCR player to a Scart socket at the rear side of the TV.

•Connect anNTSCVCRplayer toRCAJacks at the sideof the TV.

Then, press source.

button to select appropriate

CopyFacility

Source selection for VCR recording.

• Select Feature menu.

• Select Ext-2 Out bypressing

• Select a source to copy the picture from that source.

button.

Search For And Store The Test Signal Of The Video Recorder

• Unplug the aerial cable from the aerial socket of your video recorder.

• Switchon your TVand putthe video recorder on the test signal. (See the booklet for your video recorder.)

•Enter the Install menu and select search.

• Search for the test signal of your video recorder in the same way as you searched for and stored theTV signals.Storethe test signal under programme number 0.

• Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket ofyour video recorderonce you have stored the test signal.

Camera And Camcorder

To Connect To AV Input

Connect your camera or camcorder to AV (EXT-4) input at therightsideof the TV.

• Connectyour equipmenttotheTV viaVIDEO (yellow),AUDIO R (red)andAUDIO L (white)

inputs. You mustconnectthe jacks to the input using the same colour.

To Connect to S-Video Input

Connect your camera or camcorder S-Video output to the input at therear of theTv.

Connect the equipment to the Tv via the S-Video input and audio input via the input AV-2. Use a S-Video lead and RCA (phono)

lead.

Connect The Decoder To The Video Recorder

Some video recorders have a special Scart socket for decoder.

• Connect a Scart cable to theScartsocket of your decoder and to the special Scart socket of your video recorder. Refer to the bookletof your video recorder.

• To connect your video recorderto theTV, refer to the TV and Video Recorder section.

If you want to connect more equipment to yourTV, consult your dealer.

Connecting Headphones

Use the stereo headphone socket at the rightside of the TV, to connect headphones.

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Aerial Connection

...or through a satellite decoder...

RF Lead to

OUT

Headphone

Outdoor Aerial Connection

Round 75 ohm coaxial cable



Rear of TV

ConnectPeripheral Equipment

either connect the aerial straigh tto your TV...

wall

Aerial(RF)

socket

Lead

Aerial(RF) Socket

...or through a VCR and satellite decoder.

LCD TV

RF Lead from VCR to TV

RF Lead from VCR to

Satellite

Aerial

ANT.IN

RF Lead to Aerial

ANT.IN

• Scart Lead to

TV VCR

AV-1

AV-2

on T V.EXT-1

...or connect the aerial through a VCR...

LCDTV

(RF) connector lead VCR to TV

Aerial (RF) Sock et VCR

wall

RF Lead from Satellite to TV

ANT.IN

EXT-1 on TV.

TV VCR

Aerial

socket

Aerial (RF)

Lead

Aerial

VCR

Aerial (RF) Socket

AV-1

AV-2

...or through a DVD Player...

LCD TV

EXT-1on TV.

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Trouble Shooting Guide

If you experience problems please consult the guide below before calling the Technical Help Line.

Symptom Possible cause Reme dy

Set Dead.No led lit. Power not connected to the Tv

Set Dead.Standbyled litred. Tvis in standby mode. See page 9

No picture. Standby led out. Set switched toAVwith no input.

Poor Noisyor ghosting picture Poor aerial signal.

Signal Ok but Fixed Ghost on screen.

No sound.

Teletextpoor Poor signal See advice about aerials

No Remote Control functions

Animage mayhave been burn on the screen.

Muteturned on. Check mute is turned off

External amplifier turned off Check external amplifier settings.

Exhausted batteries Replace the batteries see page 9

Objects in line of sight

Ensure all connecting leads are fitted firmlyand the power switch

is turned on.

Select TVinput. Switch AVsource On

Ifusing an indoor aerial,havean external aerial fitted.

Disconnect anyother items using the same aerial.

See page 15 “Screen Wipe”

Remove anyobjects in the path of the sensor of the Tv

If you are still having difficulty please call the Technical help line. Ring 01422 203676 (Normal rates apply).

OpeninghoursMon-Fri8 am – 8pm. Sat 9 am – 4pm. Sun 11am– 4pm “Bank holidays as Sun”

Care of the Screen.

Do NOT use any solvents or abrasive cleaners on the screen. You may damage the invisible coating. If the screen is dirty youmay usea soft cloth and mild detergent.

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Specifications

TVBROADCASTING

PAL/SECAMB/GD/KK' I/I'L/L'

RECEIVINGCHANNELS

VHF(BAND I/III) UHF (BANDU) HYPERBAND

CABLETV (S1-S20/ S21-S41)

NUMBER OF PRESETCHANNELS 100

CHANNELINDICATOR

On Screen Display

RFAERIAL INPUT

75 Ohm (unbalanced)

OPERATINGVOLTAGE

230-240VAC, 50 Hz.

AUDIO

German + Nicam Stereo

AUDIOOUTPUT POWER (W

) (%10 THD)

RMS.

2 x 8

POWERCONSUMPTION (W)

180 W 2,3 W (Stand-by)

PANEL

16:9 display, 37” Screen Size

DIMENSIONS (mm)

626 615

Weight (kg)

27.5

23.9

D L H

230 110

1250 1073

Toimprove the product, the Technical specification maybe changed without notice.

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ImportantInstruction

For your own safety read following instruction carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains supply.

MAINS (AC) OPERATION

The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code :

GREEN

YELLOW

(Earth)

BLUE (Neutral)

IMPORTANT

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter E, or by the earth symbol, or coloured green or green and yellow.

The wire which is coloured blue or black must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured Black.

The wire which is coloured brown or red must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured Red.

For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rating of fuse(ASTA approved 5A250VACfuse).

(If approved by the qualifiedTV service personel,13A fuse may also be used) If your product is fitted with a moulded plug which requires replacement please cut off

and dispose of safely, then rewire as shown above.

FUSE

BROWN (Live)

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DISCONNECT FROM THE MAINS BEFORE REMOVINGCOVER.NO USERSERVICEABLE PARTSINSIDE. REFERSERVICINGTO

QUALIFIEDSERVICE PERSONNEL.

SAFETY PRECAUTION

THISEQUIPMENT MUST BE DISCONNECTEDFROMTHE MAINS WHEN NOTIN USE. DONOTALLOW THISUNITTOBE EXPOSEDTORAIN OR MOISTURE.

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Akura AVLCD37700HDS User's Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

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