
DTC-2987
CONTENTS
SPECIFICA TIONS 1
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
2
AERIAL CONNECTIONS
3
A V CONNECTIONS
4
BA TTER Y INSTALLATION
6
CONTROLS
7
OPERA TION OF CONTROLS
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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TV Standard P AL/SECAM-B/G, D/K, I, NTSC-3.58/4.43
Mains Voltage 1 10-250V~, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption 145W approx.
Sound Output Power 10Wx2 (at 100% MOD. 10% THD)
Channel Coverage VHF-L : I1-S8CH (43.25-154.25MHz)
VHF-H : S9-S41CH (161.25-463.25MHz)
UHF : C13-C57CH (471.25-863.25MHz)
Tuning System Voltage Synthesizer T uning System
Program No. Indication ON-Screen Display
Programme Selection 100 Programmes
Aux. Terminal A V input 1,2. AV output 1.
Remote Control Unit R-33 (Required two 1.5V penlight batteries type
with AA Size)
Dimension 699 x 558 x 499mm
Weight 45kg approx.
SPECIFICATIONS
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To operate your receiver at the peak performance, please read this Instruction
Manual carefully and retain it for the future reference.
• Place this unit on a flat, level surface and in a dry area free from dust and
moisture.
• Adequate ventilation must be provided to prevent heat building up inside of
the unit. Do not build this set into a bookcase or other enclosure in which it
would be poorly ventilated
• Do not place liquids including flower vases and vessels filled with chemicals
or water, etc. on the top of the unit. Keep the inside of the unit free from
foreign objects such as hairpins. If hazardous objects fall inside of the unit,
unplug it immediately and call a qualified technician for removal.
• Do not remove the back cover of the TV set. Accidental contact with high
voltage components could result in electric shock.
• If your set produces sound but no picture, or it emits smoke or produces a
strange sound or smell, continuous operation is very dangerous. Immediately
remove the power plug from the socket and contact your service centre.
• When you don't use the set for an extended period during vacation or other
occasions, always make sure of switching off the MAIN POWER SWITCH of
the TV set.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
NOTE :
If the receiver is moved or placed in a different direction, the MAIN
POWER SWITCH must be switched off for at least 15 minutes in
order to take out a colour strain on the screen.

In order to receive a true colour reproduction, an effective antenna installation is the
most important. Please make sure that your antenna is correctly connected.
• When using an external antenna, the antenna is usually connected to the TV set by
means of 75 ohm coaxial antenna cable.
To make the connection, first attach a suitable coaxial plug to the antenna cable and
then insert the plug into the antenna terminal on the rear of the TV set.
If your antenna system is used with 300 ohm parallel feeder, connect the feeder to a
300 ohm
75 ohm conversion plug and insert the plug into the TV set antenna
terminal.
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AERIAL CONNECTIONS

1. T o connect the TV to a stereo VCR for playback
• Connect the VCR to the AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN jacks on the back or
front of the TV as shown below. If you have a mono VCR, see the NOTE
on page 5.
• Press the VIDEO ( ) button on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO
selector button ( / ) on the front of the receiver to select the Video 1
or Video 2 mode. "VIDEO 1" or "VIDEO 2" will appear on the screen.
• Operate the VCR for tape playback.
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AV CONNECTIONS
CAUTION :
Before making any connections, turn the power off on the TV and the
other components.
BACK OF TV (VIDEO 1)
FRONT OF TV (VIDEO 2)
AUDIO (R) OUT
AUDIO (L) OUT
AUDIO (R) OUT
AUDIO (L) OUT
VIDEO OUT
VIDEO OUT

2. T o connect the TV to a VCR for recording
• To record programs you are watching, connect the VCR to the AUDIO OUT
and VIDEO OUT(MONITOR OUT) jacks on the back of the TV as shown
below .
• Operate the VCR normally for recording.
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NOTE:
If you have a mono VCR, video disk player, video game or camcorder,
connect the TV to your other equipment as shown below.
BACK OF TV
AUDIO (R) IN
AUDIO (L) IN
VIDEO IN
BACK OF TV

The remote control unit operates with two 1.5V size AA (penlight) batteries
which are supplied with the set.
1. Open the battery compartment cover on
the back of the remote control unit.
2. Install the two batteries making sure that
battery polarity matches with the (+), (-)
marks inside of the battery compartment.
Incorrect polarity could damage the unit.
3. Close the battery compartment cover.
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BATTER Y INSTALLATION
• The remote control unit is designed to operate within a distance of
about 7 metres. If malfunction occur even though you are within the
effective operating range, batteries may be weak and may require
replacement.
• Do not mix new and old batteries.
NOTE:

No. FUNCTION P AGE
1 POWER 9
2 MENU 10
3 ENTER 10
4 UP (PR. UP) 9
5 DOWN 9
(PR. DOWN)
6 LEFT 10
(VOL. DOWN)
7 RIGHT 10
(VOL. UP)
8AV 18
9TV 18
10 NORMAL 17
1 1 RECALL 17
12 SYSTEM 18
13 MUTE 18
14 SLEEP 16
15 PR SELECTOR 0~9 9
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CONTROLS
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
1 2 3
7 8
0
9
4 5 6
SLEEP RECALL SYSTEM
13 1
9
4
7
5
3
12
11
15
8
6
2
10
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FRONT CONTROL
1) : MAIN POWER SWITCH
2) : ST AND-BY INDICATOR
3) : INFRARED REMOTE SENSOR
4) / : TV/A V SELECTION BUTT ON
5)
: VOLUME DOWN/UP BUTTONS
6) PR
: PROGRAMME DOWN/UP BUTTONS

• Before plugging in, confirm that your power supply is suitable. This
receiver is designed to operate with 110-250V~, 50/60 Hz range.
Do not operate the receiver on DC power supplies or any other voltage.
• Plug the code into the main outlet.
• Switch the receiver on by pressing the MAIN POWER SWITCH ( ). In
this case the STAND-BY INDICATOR( ) will illuminate, then the TV will
be in Stand-by mode.
• Next press the PROGRAMME DOWN/UP buttons ("PR
") in front of
the receiver or POWER button ( ) or PROGRAMME DOWN/UP
buttons ("PR
")on the remote control unit.
The STAND-BY INDICATOR will turn off and a picture appear.
First, the programme number will appear on the upper right side of the
screen and then disappear after about 5 seconds.
• Press the POWER button ( ) on the remote control unit to return the
set to Stand-by mode.
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OPERATION OF CONTROLS
POWER ON/OFF
In normal TV mode, these are direct programme selection buttons.
PR SELECTION BUTTONS
In normal TV mode, these are sequential programme selection button, but
"SKIP ON" programme number cannot be selected.
On the screen, "POS. No." indicates programme number.
(Refer to "SKIP ON/OFF" at page 15)
DOWN & UP ("PR ")
SKIP ONSKIP ON SKIP ON
PR
/
PR
/
PR
/
PR
/

Pushing the RIGHT ( ) button increases the sound (SUB MENU) Volume
and the LEFT (
) button decreases it.
When you push these buttons, the volume indication bar appears at the bottom
of the screen with green colour.
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LEFT & RIGHT(" ")
• Some functions that are not in use frequently are only accessible via a simple
menu.
• The 6 buttons (MENU, ENTER, DOWN/UP, LEFT/RIGHT) plus PR SELECTION
buttons 0-9 are used to control MENU.
• The main menu is activated by pressing the MENU button. From the main menu,
sub menu at which the cursor is positioned with red color is activated by pressing
LEFT/RIGHT or ENTER button. The cursor can be moved by pressing
DOWN/UP buttons.
• The MENU button is also used to return to the higher level in the menu tree.
MENU & ENTER
PICTURE FAVORITE
MENU
PICTURE
SOUND
TIMER
POS. MEMORY
LANGUAGE
PICTURE
ENTER
MENU
(LEFT/RIGHT)
(LEFT/RIGHT)
SOUND
ENTER
MENU
MENU
(LEFT/RIGHT)
TIMER
ENTER
MENU
(LEFT/RIGHT)
POS. MEMORY
ENTER
BRIGHT 60 |||||||||||
CONT 90 ||||||||||||||||
COLOR 80 ||||||||||||||
SHARP 60 |||||||||||
TINT 0 ||
B/B ON
SOUND MEMORY
BASS 50 ||||||||||
TREBLE 50 ||||||||||
BALANCE 0 ||
TIMER
CLOCK - - : - ON TIME OFF
- - : - POS. 01
OFF TIME OFF
- - : - -
POS. MEMORY
MANUAL MEMORY
AUTO MEMORY

The desired function is selected by moving the cursor with DOWN/UP buttons.
The LEFT/RIGHT buttons are used to adjust the analog level.
1. BRIGHTNESS
Adjust for natural brightness if the picture appears too dark
or light.
2. CONTRAST
This is used to obtain satisfactory range of the tone between black and white. A bright
room will need the higher contrast setting than a dark room.
3. COLOR
Adjust the strength of the color as preferred.
4. SHARPNESS
This is used to change the sharpness degree of the picture. It is the most suitable
when watching programmes from the external source such as a VCR.
5. TINT; ONLY NTSC
This is used to adjust tint of the NTSC color picture.
6. B/B (BACK BLUE)
When there is no signal and B/B is ON, the display is blue. In case B/B is OFF by
pressing LEFT or RIGHT button, the noise signal will be appear on the screen.
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PICTURE (SUB MENU)
PICTURE FAVORITE
BRIGHT 60 |||||||||||
CONT 90 ||||||||||||||||
COLOR 80 ||||||||||||||
SHARP 60 |||||||||||
TINT 0 ||
B/B ON
1. BASS
Place the cursor at BASS by using DOWN/UP buttons
and adjust the sound of the low frequency band by
using LEFT/RIGHT buttons.
2. TREBLE
Place the cursor at TREBLE and adjust it as BASS mode.
It is used to adjust the high frequency band.
3. BALANCE
This is used to control the strength of left or right each SPEAKER by using
LEFT/RIGHT buttons.
SOUND (SUB MENU)
SOUND MEMORY
BASS 70 ||||||||||||
TREBLE 50 |||||||||
BALANCE 0 ||

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1. CLOCK
Place the cursor at CLOCK by using DOWN/UP buttons and the dash( - - ) of
CLOCK mode will flicker. The CLOCK will be changed by pressing LEFT/RIGHT
buttons. Press the ENTER button after setting the hour , the dash( - - ) of the minute
will flicker. Continually pressing the ENTER button or DOWN/UP buttons after
setting the minute like the hour, the cursor will be place at ON TIME or OFF TIME.
If the MAIN POWER switch ( ) on the TV SET is turned off, it becomes initial
mode.
2. ON TIME
ON TIME mode is changed as like OFF
ONCE
EVERY whenever LEFT/RIGHT buttons are pressed.
Set ON TIME mode to ONCE or EVERY. After that, set
ON TIME by using LEFT/RIGHT button like CLOCK
mode.
If ON TIME mode is OFF, then you can’t set ON TIME.
3.ON TIME POS. No.
Place the cursor at POS. No. and select the programme number by using
LEFT/RIGHT buttons or PR SELECTION buttons 0-9. Then the TV will be
always switched on with this programme automatically on setting time.
4.OFF TIME
Place the cursor at OFF TIME and set the time as ON TIME mode.
Press the ENTER button after setting the hour and the minute.
TIMER (SUB MENU)
TIMER
CLOCK 09:00
ON TIME ONCE
09:30
POS. 03
OFF TIME OFF
- - : - -

Tuning function is able to operate via POS. MEMORY menu. This mode
cannot be selected in A V mode.
POS. MEMORY (SUB MENU)
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AUTO MEMORY 11 UHF
||||||||
AUTO MEMORY
ENTER
(LEFT/RIGHT)
(LEFT/RIGHT)
POS.MEMORY
MANUAL MEMORY
AUTO MEMORY
SOUND : B/G
I
D/K
M
AUTO MEMORY
ENTER
(LEFT/RIGHT)
MANUAL MEMORY
POSITION 01
BAND VHF-L
SEARCH DOWN
STORE POS. 01
SKIP OFF
MFT DOWN
||||||||
MANUAL MEMORY
POSITION 01
BAND VHF-L
SEARCH DOWN
STORE POS. 01
SKIP OFF
MFT DOWN
||||||||
MANUAL MEMORY
POSITION 01
BAND VHF-L
SEARCH DOWN
STORE POS. 01
SKIP OFF
MFT DOWN
||||||||
MANUAL MEMORY
ENTER
(LEFT/RIGHT)
SEARCH
(LEFT/RIGHT)
MFT
(LEFT/RIGHT)
POS. MEMORY
ENTER
(LEFT/RIGHT)
MENU
MENU
MENU
MENU
MENU
PICTURE
SOUND
TIMER
POS. MEMORY
LANGUAGE
POS.MEMORY
MANUAL MEMORY
AUTO MEMORY

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1.AUTO MEMORY
Auto Memory function will search and store all
availables station. Place the cursor at AU T O M E M O RY
and press ENTER or LEFT/RIGHT buttons.
Then POS. MEMORY menu is displayed as shown in
the right figure.
SOUND(B/G, I, D/K, M) can be selected by pressing PR UP/DOWN buttons.
(B/G: Middle asia, D/K: China, Russia)
Press ENTER or LEFT/RIGHT buttons after selecting
the wanted SOUND.
The TV will automatically tune itself to all channels
from 0-99 and from
VHF L
VHF H UHF
In case of having signal, it will be stored in programme number "1" first and
as the programme number increase, it will continue to search for next station.
When all 100 programmes are stored or the searching of the all available
stations is completed, it will be displayed nothing. AU T O M E M O RY is
cancelled by LEFT/RIGHT or POWER button.
2. MANUAL MEMORY
Place the cursor at MANUAL MEMORY by using
DOWN/UP buttons and press ENTER or
LEFT/RIGHT buttons. Then, MANUAL MEMORY
menu is displayed as shown in the right figure.
To return to the previous menu, press MENU button.
2-1. POSITION No.
The programme number is changed by using LEFT/RIGHT buttons or PR
SELECTION buttons 0-9.
2-2. BAND
Place the cursor at BAND by using DOWN/UP buttons and press
LEFT/RIGHT buttons, then channel band will be changed as follows:
VHF L
VHF H UHF VHF L
2-3. SEARCH DOWN/UP
Place the cursor at SEARCH mode by using
DOWN/UP buttons and press LEFT or RIGHT button,
then OSD bar goes to the left or right. During that
time, the letter of DOWN or UP start to flicker. When a
channel is found, this operation will be stop. After that,
if this is the desired channel, you must save this channel at STORE POS.
No.(Refer to 2-4). When the tuning reaches to the top of the band, it will be
changed to the next band.
POS.MEMORY
MANUAL MEMORY
AUTO MEMORY
SOUND : B/G
I
D/K
M
MANUAL MEMORY
POSITION 01
BAND VHF-L
SEARCH DOWN
STORE POS. 01
SKIP OFF
MFT DOWN
||||||||
MANUAL MEMORY
POSITION 01
BAND VHF-L
SEARCH DOWN
STORE POS. 01
SKIP OFF
MFT DOWN
||||||||
AUTO MEMORY 11 UHF
||||||||

• This SUB MENU for language selection allows you to select language of ONScreen-Display as required.
• English is preset at the factory. If you want to select another language, move
the cursor to LANGUAGE by using DOWN/UP buttons and press
LEFT/RIGHT or ENTER button. Then LANGUAGE sub menu will be
displayed. Place the cursor to the desired language by using DOWN/UP
buttons. After then, all messages and information on the screen change to the
selected language.
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LANGUAGE (SUB MENU)
2-4. STORE POS. No.
This is used to memorize things which are operated in MANUAL MEMORY
mode. Place the cursor at STORE POS. No.. The POS. No. can be selected
by pressing LEFT/RIGHT buttons or PR SELECTION buttons 0-9. Pressing
ENTER or ( ) button after selecting the wanted programme number, it
will be memorized. The cursor is moved to SEARCH mode automatically
after store operation.
2-5. SKIP ON/OFF
Skip on/off is toggled by LEFT/RIGHT buttons. Whenever toggled, it is
memorized immediately . The programme marked with "Skip On" are skipped
whenever the programme Down/Up functions operate. The skipped
programme number selected by PR SELECTION buttons 0-9 is displayed
on the screen with red colour.
2-6. MFT DOWN/UP (FINE TUNE)
If you can't get a good picture or sound because of the
bad broadcasting signal, adjust MFT.
Placing the cursor at MFT DOWN/UP and pressing
LEFT/RIGHT buttons will activate MFT DOWN/UP. At
the same time, this channel is saved automatically . The
Fine Tuning is activated only during pressing
LEFT/RIGHT buttons.
MANUAL MEMORY
POSITION 01
BAND VHF-L
SEARCH DOWN
STORE POS. 01
SKIP OFF
MFT DOWN
||||||||

• With this button, up to 2 hours every 10 minutes can be set to the sleep timer .
• If you press the "SLEEP" button for the first time, "SLEEP OFF" sign of the
nonset sleep-timer appears on the bottom of the screen.
• When this button is pressed again, 10 minutes are set to the sleep-timer .
• This display appears for 5 seconds unless any button is pressed.
Whenever pressed again, the setting time is increased by 10 minutes.
• During the sleep-timer operation, if this button is pressed again, the remaining
time of the sleep-timer appears on the screen.
• In addition, if this button is pressed repeatedly, the setting time is increased by
10 minutes continuously .
• When the remaining time becomes "0", the TV receiver is turned off
automatically .
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SLEEP
SLEEP OFF SLEEP 10 SLEEP 20 SLEEP 30 SLEEP 120
RESET OF THE
SLEEP-TIMER
In TV mode, if the broadcasting signal is not continuously
present for approx. 30 minutes, the TV receiver is automatically turned off. In AV mode or when the MENU is displayed on the screen in TV mode, however, this function
does not work.
NOTE :

Preference Brightness Contrast Colour Sharpness
Favorite User store User store User store User store
Normal 60/100 90/100 80/100 60/100
Normal
80/100 70/100 80/100 50/100
This is used to display the current state.
(POS. No., SYSTEM, CLOCK)
This display appears for 5 seconds unless any button is pressed.
Whenever this button is pressed again, it is changed repeatedly .
• Select one of the three possible preferred analog video preset.
• The analog levels are as follows:
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F AVORITE NORMAL NORMAL
NORMAL
RECALL
POS. No.
SYSTEM
CLOCK
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PAL-B/G
12:00

In order to change from TV mode to A V mode, press AV ( ) button on the
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TV ( ) & AV ( )
Pushing this button cuts off the sound reproduced from the speaker and then
" " will be displayed on the screen with red colour. To return the sound, press
it again.
MUTE( )
This is used to switch the SYSTEM of the TV set.
Press the SYSTEM button, then the SYSTEM will be
displayed as shown in the right figure. The SYSTEM
consists of COLOR and SOUND.
At first, the SYSTEM is preset to COLOR: AUTO, SOUND:
B/G at the factory .
If you want another SYSTEM, place the cursor at the COLOR or SOUND by
using DOWN/UP buttons and press LEFT/RIGHT buttons. Whenever you
press this SYSTEM button, COLOR SYSTEM is changed as follows :
AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC 4.43 NTSC 3.58 AUTO
and SOUND SYSTEM is changed as follows:
B/G I D/K M B/G
If you get No color or Noise SOUND from this TV set, it is necessary to check
current COLOR and SOUND SYSTEM.
SYSTEM
SYSTEM
COLOR: AUTO
SOUND: B/G
remote control unit or TV/AV SELECTION button ( / ) on the front of
the receiver. At this time, the AV(VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2) is displayed on the
upper right side of the screen.
In case of changing from AV mode to TV mode, press TV
( ) button on the remote control unit or TV/AV select
button ( / ) on the front of the
receiver.
In AV mode, the main MENU is displayed as shown in the
right picture.
MENU
PICTURE
SOUND
TIMER
LANGUAGE

SYMPTOM CHECK
No picture or sound. • Check the TV set is plugged in.
• Check the volume, Brightness and Contrast controls
are set to the minimum positions.
Picture is OK, but No • Check the Volume control is set to the minimum
Sound position.
Sound is OK, but No • Check the Brightness and Contrast controls are
Picture set to the minimum position.
No Colour • Check the Colour control is set to the minimum
position.
Excessive noise in picture • Check the Antenna Cable is broken or
disconnected or damaged.
Diagonal stripes appear • It may be affected by interfering signal. (ex. from
on picture nearby amateur radio transmitter or another TV set.)
• The interference can be reduced to some extent by
adjusting the direction or height of the antenna.
(If the twin lead antenna cable is used, replace it
with a coaxial cable.)
Picture has "Snow" • Check the Antenna cable is broken or disconnected
or damaged.
• Small dot on the screen caused by a weak aerial
signal.
Ghost images appear. • Check the Antenna direction has changed after
storm or strong wind etc..
• Ghost images are caused by a signal reflected from
a hill or large building etc..
• The direction or height of the antenna should be
chosen well in order to minimize the ghost images.
Sometimes some performance problems can be easily solved by checking seemingly
apparent but often overlooked possibilities. Before asking for service, to check these
items could save your time and money .
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