Beko 17WLB450S User Manual

COLOUR TELEVISIONS

17” WIDE SCREEN LCD TV

Operating Instructions

Important Information

The LCD display panels are manufactured using an extremely high level of precision technology,
however sometimes some parts of the screen may have missing picture elements or have luminous
spots. This is not a sign of a malfunction.

Cleaning the screen and the cabinet...

After turning off the power, clean the screen and the cabinet with a soft, dry cloth. We
recommend that you do not use any proprietary polishes or solvents on the screen or
cabinet as this may cause damage.

Disposal...

The cold cathode fluorescent lamp in the LCD panel contains a small amount of mercury,
when the set reaches the end of its useful life please dispose of it in accordance with
Local Government Regulations or at a recycling centre.

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Television

Thank you for buying this television which is designed to give you many years
of satisfactory service.

You may already be familiar with using a television but do please take time to
read these instructions. They are designed to familiarise you with the unit’s
many new features and to ensure you get the very best out of your purchase.

Special features

• 17” wide TFT-LCD WXGA Panel

• 1152x864 resolution

• 16,722,216 colors (8 bit)

• PAL

• 450 cd/

• 600:1 Contrast ratio

• 2x3W Stereo Sound

• 124 page teletext

• Wide viewing angles

• 2 Scart , AV , Audio Out.

• Low Power

• AVL

• ATS

• Intelligent programme switch

• On timer

• Off timer

• Graphical equaliser

• On screen display

• Manual fine tuning

• 100 Programme memory

• Full function remote control

• VGA INPUT (P.C.) Model dependant.

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• Child Lock

• Stereo headphone socket

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Safety is Important

Your safety and the safety of others is important. Please, therefore, ensure you read
the Safety

instructions

before you operate this television.

Safety instructions

Read all the safety instructions before first use of your TV.

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• Position the television so that direct light does not fall on
the screen. Excessive light will cause a washed out effect.

• Position the power supply lead and other leads so that
they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by things
placed on or against them.

• Do not place objects filled with liquid such as vase or
flower pot near the television.

• Do not expose the TV to dripping or splashing of liquids.

• Do not place naked flame sources such as lighted candles
on the TV set.

1m

12 V

4.5 A

• Make sure that no naked flame sources, such as lighted
candles, are placed on top of the appliance.

• Do not place the television near heat sources such as
radiators, ovens, stoves, etc.

• Do not push, hit or screw the screen of your product.

• The heat built up in the set escapes through ventilation
holes, so do not cover the set by drapes, clothes etc. that may
block air circulation. Do not place the television on carpet
or soft furnishings.

• NEVER let children push anything into the holes or slots
on the case.

• Clean the TV Screen using a slightly damp cloth or chamois
leather. Never use abrasive cleaning agents like liquid or
aerosol cleaners.

• Remove the mains plug from the socket outlet while cleaning.

• Never apply pressure on the screen when cleaning.

• Never put your screen on hard objects. Your TFT screen
may be damaged.

• Your TV set is designed to operate with the adapter provided
12V DC.-4,5A.

• Use the adaptor supplied with the product. Never connect
any other power sources to the product.

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Getting started

Remove your Television carefully from the box.
You may wish to store the packaging for future
use.

In the box

Inside the carton box you should have:

• Accessories box

• Power cord

• Adapter

• Remote control

• Batteries

Read these instructions before use.

Aerial connection

To connect an aerial, plug the aerial lead
into the aerial socket on the rear of the
TV.

You can use an outdoor or indoor aerial.
However, if you use an indoor aerial the quality
of the reception may be reduced and adjustment
of the aerial may be required when changing
programs.

Please note

If you live in a poor reception area or use an
indoor aerial you may experience loss or
corruption of teletext transmissions.

Switching on and First Use

1. Connect the power cord to the mains adapter.

2.

Connect the input socket of the adapter to
the12 V DC socket at the back panel of the
LCD TV.

3. Connect adapter to a suitable mains socket.

Note 1: Your TV will switch to stand-by mode

in five minutes when there is no broadcast signal.

Note 2: Your TV is equipped to operate with

front panel buttons, “MENU”, “PR+”, “PR-”,
“VOL+”, “VOL–” in case your R/C is broken or
the batteries are exhausted.

Please Note

When not in use disconnect the plug from the

mains power supply.

4. Press the Power button on the side
of the TV. The standby indicator will
illuminate.

5. Press a Numeric button or the

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Program up or Program down button
on the remote handset or Program
up, Program down or MENU button
on the front panel to switch the TV
on.

The standby indicator remains on.
The picture will appear after a few
seconds.

Press the Standby button to switch the
TV to standby. The standby indicator will
brighten.

Please Note

Do not leave the television in standby unattended
or overnight.

Switching the TV on for the first time

To install your TV, please read the sections
“TV controls” and “ Tuning the television”.

The batteries

Remove the remote back cover to reveal the
battery compartment and make sure you insert
the batteries the right way round.

Suitable battery types for this remote are
UM-4, IEC R03 or AAA 1.5V.

Do not throw your old batteries into a fire, dispose
of them in a designated disposal area.

Do not combine a used, old battery with a new
one or mix battery types.

The performance of the remote control will
deteriorate beyond a distance of 8 metres or
outside an angle of 30 degrees from the centre
of the TV.

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Control Unit

10

18

16

15

AUDIO OUT

1.

Stand-by Led
Remote control sensor

2.

Power on / off

3.

Volume down

4.

Volume up

5.

Menu button

6.

TV/AV

7.

Program down

8.

Program up

9.

Speaker

10.

AV3

L R VIDEOL R S-VHS

1112 13 1417 19 20

AVS

DC 12V VGA

11.

Audio phono (R)

12.

Audio phono (L)

13.

Video input phono connector

14.

S-VHS

15.

Headphone socket

16.

Aerial input

17.

Audio out (R,L)

18.

2 Scart

19.

DC 12V Power supply input

20.

VGA (PC Input)

Please note

• See the external connections table on next page for avaible connections.

• Do not use Video Phono and S-Video connections at the same time, otherwise they

will effect the picture quality.

• RGB inputs from scart will give you better picture quality.

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External connections table

STD

LCD panel

size/type

AV1 Scart

17” 16:9

active

matrix TFT

STD.

: Standard

OPT

: Optional

N/A

: Not available

AV2 Scart

Headphone

socket

Audio/Video

PHONO

S-Video

socket

Back audio

out

STD.

STD.

STD.

STD.

STD.

Remote control

Mute

Index page (Text)

Reveal info (Text)

Double heigth (Text)

Stop button

Sub page button (Text)

TV mode button (Text)

Text mode button

TV/Teletext

Volume down

AV

OK

P100

REVEAL

DOUBLE

HOLD

SUB

UPDATE

MIX

TV/PC

TV/TX

1

4

7

AV

OK

2

5

8

0

MENU

3

6

9

-/--

Standby

Numeric

Two digit

Program up
Menu

Volume up

Personal preference

Green teletext button

Picture Menu button

Red teletext button

Sound Menu button

Picture smart control

Yellow teletext button

Program table button

PP

SMART CONTROLS

16:9

SWAP

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Picture format

Program down
Features Menu button

Blue teletext button
Setup Menu button

Swap
Sound smart control

Using the TV

Turning on for the first time and Tuning
TV controls

Stand-By mode

When your TV is working, press the
red “STAND-BY” button on the right
upper corner of your remote control
to switch off and the Stand-By indicator
(Led) will be brighter. To turn on your
TV again, press the numeric buttons,
or Program up or Program down.

Please Note: If you will not use your TV for
a long period, do not leave it on Stand-By
mode, instead switch it off from the power
button on the side panel of the TV set.

Programme selection

Press the Program up/Program down
buttons on the TV or on the remote
control or press a Numeric button to
select a programme.

1

To select a programme whose number
is greater than 9 using the numeric
buttons, press the -/-- button first and

-/--

then press the two Numeric buttons.
For example, to select programme

1

12, press the -/- button followed by

2

1 then and 2.

You can also select a program by
pressing the Yellow button to see the
Program Table.

OK

TV/TX

Volume

Mute

Use the Program up and Program
down buttons to scroll through the

programme numbers. When you
find the program number you want
press the OK button.

Press the TV/TX button to close the
Program Table.

Press the Volume + or Volume - button
on the TV or the Vol
on the remote control. A sound level
bar will appear on the screen.

To mute the sound press the Mute button
on the remote control. A loudspeaker
symbol will appear on the screen.

or Vol button

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PP

PP

Swap

SWAP

the Mute button again to restore

Press
the sound. The symbol will disappear.

Pressing Volume up button will also
restore the sound.
But pressing the Volume down
button will decrease the volume
without restoring.

Personal preference. Press the PP
button to revert to the default settings
for the TV. (See TV setup).

Press swap button to recall the last
programme you watched.

Tuning the television

There are two ways of tuning your television:
Manual, where you control the tuning process
or Autoprogram where the television does it
all automatically.

This function will automatically tune name and
arrange programs found in the followıng order.

PROGRAM NO
1 BBC1
2 BBC2
3 ITV
4 CHANNEL 4
5 CHANNEL 5

Please Note

If the TV is set to a channel with no signal the
TV will return to standby in 5 minutes.
The last minute remaining is displayed on
the screen.

Your TV has 2 scarts so each time you

AV

press your AV button, your input will
change as follows:

1 AV1 when using SCART socket 1

(RGB support).
2 AV2 when using SCART socket 2.
3 AV3 when using the phono sockets

of the TV.
4 AVS when using the S-video socket.

Press the AV button again to return

AV

to TV mode.

Automatic tuning (Autoprogram)

There are two ways to access the SETUP
menu:

Press the blue Setup button. Or Press
the Menu button and use the Program

MENU

down button to select SETUP. Press the
OK button to enter the SETUP menu.

OK

MAIN MENU

SOUND
PICTURE
PROGRAM TABLE

SETUP

FEATURE

CHANNEL
SYSTEM
SEARCH
FINE TUNE
PROGRAM NUMBER

AUTO PROGRAM

STORE

SETUP

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