Goodmans 257NS, 217NS, 289NS Operating Instructions Manual

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217NS 257NS 289NS

COLOUR TELEVISION

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Contacts for Comet customers

• Missing items

If anything is missing from the product you have bought or you need to replace the instructions or the remote control, contact your Comet shop. The phone number is on your Comet sales receipt.

• Service and repair

Regardless of whether your product is still within its guarantee, you should take small products to your Comet Service Centre, or if this is inconvenient, to any Comet warehouse or shop. If you have a question about service or you need a service engineer, contact your Comet service centre. Phone numbers for Comet service centres are given on your Comet sales receipt.

• Troubleshooting and helpline

If you have a problem using this product, please read the troubleshooting guide and helpline contact number at the back of these instructions.

• 5-Star Supercover, extended guarantee

Please see ‘Contacts’ under ‘Comet supercover’ on the back of your Comet sales receipt.

• Comments about these instructions

Please see the text alongside the Crystal Mark inside the front cover of these instructions.

• General problems

If you have a problem or query which you cannot sort out locally, you can contact the Comet customer call centre on 0845 304 1000.

CONTENTS

Features on the television 3 The remote control buttons Television mode, Teletext mode

Setting up your television

Safety and care, Make the connections

Putting batteries in the remote control

Supply power, Switch on

Stand-by mode, switching off, Automatic power saving feature

T uning in the programmes (ATSS)

Picture interference from other equipment

Menus for controlling and setting up the television

Picture controls, Sound controls

9 The install menu - automatic tuning (A TSS), programme editing menu and manual tuning

Manual tuning

Current programme number, TV system selection by country, Tuning by broadcast or cable channel number, Fine tuning, T uning by frequency, Channel name, Programme storage number Copying a programme to another number

10~12

Editing programmes

Move a channel, Delete a channel, Skip

The features menu

How to display the features menu, Language - for the on-screen menus, Picture format - normal or wide-screen, Child lock, Clock Wake time and wake-up programme number

How to use the wake-up timer

The sleep function

The mode button

T eletext

17~18

The scart and A V sockets

Selecting the scart channels, Video and RGB, S-video or S-VHS NTSC and tint control

Automatic video switching, Equipment that can be connected.

Connecting other equipment-about various combinations of equipment

If something doesn't seem to work - help line number and troubleshooting guide

22~23

Safety information

Domestic use warning, Mains plug, Mains plug wiring

Cord clamp, Mains fuse, Symbols

Using and caring for your television

Position

Use, Position, Moving the television ,coloured patches and magnetism

25 Use, Position, Ventilation, Water and Moisture, Stands and supports, Cleaning, Good advice Electrical safety warnings 25

Specifications

26 T elevision channel number guide

Notice

Although we have made every effort to make these instructions are correct, we cannot accept responsibility for errors and or missing information which are due to circumstances beyond our control.

•You can get to the controls on the front of the television by pushing the triangle at the top centre of the cover flap. The flap will fall open. Push the flap again to close it.

The channelVbutton increases the programme number and the channelWbutton decreases it. The volume controlVbutton makes the sound louder and the volume controlWbutton makes the sound quieter. The headphone socket takes a 3.5mm diameter plug.

Warning! Prolonged listening through headphones at high volume may damage your hearing.

Features on the television and the remote control

Features on the front of the television

Features on the back of the television

ANT

AV1 AV2

Aerial socket

Scart AV socket (1) Scart AV socket (2)

VIDEO L-AUDIO-R /b W V W PR V

ON/OFF

Main power button

Video input

Audio Headphone inputs

socket

Stand-by light

Remote sensor

button

Volume

control

Channel

buttons

Teletext mode

Only the buttons listed below will work when the television is in teletext mode.

1 Stand-by button. 2 The number buttons are used to

select teletext page numbers.

3 The index button displays the

teletext index page.

4 The mix button shows the

normal picture behind the text.

5 Each press of this PR button

increases the page number by one.

6 The sub-page button is for

selecting a particular sub-page.

7 The MENU button switches

between brightness and volume controls and fast text headings while you are reading teletext.

8 Each press of this PR button

decreases the page number by one.

9 The hold button prevents the

teletext page you are reading from

changing. 10 Sound mute button. 11 The reveal button reveals and

hides answers to quizzes. 12 The size button changes the

size of the text on the screen.

13 The cancel button displays the

normal picture but leaves teletext mode working.

14, 15, 17 and 18 coloured buttons

select from a list of headings which have the same colours as the buttons.

16 The teletext button switches

between teletext and normal television modes.

See pages 17 and 18 about

teletext.

The remote control buttons

Television mode

1 The stand-by button switches

the television on or puts it back on stand-by (page 6).

2 The number buttons are mainly for

changing channels.

3 NORMAL means this button

selects different picture settings (page 9), OK means it confirms choices in the on-screen menus or stores a setting (page 9).

4 b This button selects audio and

video (AV) inputs (page 19).

5, 8 The PR buttons change the

programme number up (button 5) or down (button 8) and select controls in the on-screen menus.

6 The volume increase button

makes sound louder or changes settings in the on-screen menu controls.

7 The menu button displays on-screen

menus for tuning in programmes and adjusting sound, picture and special feature controls (page 9).

9 The volume decrease button

makes sound quieter or changes settings in the on-screen menu controls.

10 The mute button turns the

sound on and off.

The recall button turns the programme information display on and off.

The SLEEP button sets the television to go on stand-by after a certain number of minutes(see page 16).

14 MOVE, 15 SKIP and 17 DELETE

buttons are for editing the programme list.

18 The MODE button allows you to

choose the type of sound (see page 16).

Buttons 13 and 16 are only used for teletext

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NORMAL/OK

SLEEP

RECALL

MOVESKIP

MODEDELETE

7 9

12 15

17 18

Setting up your television

1 Please read the safety and care information at the back of this booklet before you

connect this television to the electricity supply . Then follow steps 2 to 5 below.

2 Make the connections

The aerial

Connect the aerial lead to the ANTg socket at the back of the television. You will need a good-quality aerial to receive teletext and nicam sound.

Other equipment

If you have a video recorder you will need to connect the aerial lead to the video recorder and connect the aerial output lead from the video recorder to the television aerial socket. Information about connecting aerials and other equipment is given in 'Connecting other equipment' on page 21.

The scart A V sockets

This television has two special interconnecting sockets called 'scart' (AV). You don't have to use these straight away, but using scart cables gives you the best picture and sound quality and can cure some picture interference problems. And you will only get stereo sound from other equipment if it is connected with a stereo scart cable. If you have other equipment with scart sockets please read 'Connecting other equipment' on page 21.

3 Put the batteries in the remote control

Press the edge of the catch at the top of the battery cover towards the cover and lift off the cover. Put in the two batteries that came with your television (size AAA or LR3).

Make sure that the (+) and (-) marks on the batteries agree with the (+) and (-) marks inside the battery compartment. Replace the cover by engaging the two tabs at the bottom and pressing down the end with the catch until it clicks into place.

• Throw away old batteries carefully. Do not put them on a fire.

• When you are using the remote control, keep within thirty degrees and seven

metres of the remote control sensor on the front of the television.

• Bright sunlight and some fluorescent light falling on the remote control sensor may stop the remote control from working properly.

4 Supply power

Plug your television into the mains supply (220 to 240 volts, 50Hz).

5 Switch the television on

Switch the television on with the main power button (ON/OFF) on the television. After a few moments the screen should light up.If it doesn’t, check the stand-by light on the front panel and if it is red press the stand-by button once.

Y ou are now ready to tune in the broadcasts you can receive, but please read 'Stand-by mode' and 'Switching the television off' on the next page before you turn to 'Tuning in the programmes'.

Picture of the television showing a hand pressing the main power switch

Stand-by mode

Stand-by mode allows you to:

• turn the television on and off with the remote control;

• turn the television on with the wake-up timer; and

• turn the television off with the sleep timer.

When the television is on stand-by, the stand-by light comes on red. The television uses little power when it is on stand-by, but you should switch it off at the main power switch to save energy and be safe when you are leaving the television for a long time.

When the television is on stand-by you can switch it on by pressing any of the following buttons.

The stand-by button . One of the number buttons 0 to 9. One of the PR buttons on the remote control. The PRVor PRWbutton on the front panel of the television.

When you switch the television on, the stand-by light will change from red to green and after a few seconds the screen will light up. If you want to put the television back on stand-by, press the red stand-by button on the remote control again.

Switching the television off

Press the red stand-by button on the remote control to put the television back on stand-by, or press the main power button to switch it off completely.

Automatic power-saving feature

If no signal is received through the aerial cable or from any external equipment, after about thirty minutes the television will automatically go on stand-by.

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NORMAL/OK

Press the OK button to display the INSTALL menu.

• Make sure the country listed against 'ATSS' is the country you are in. If you need to change the country, press one of the volume

()

buttons until the correct abbreviation

shows.

1 Make sure you have followed steps 1 to 5 under 'Setting up your television' and read 'Stand-by mode'. 2 If you have a video recorder connected with the aerial lead, switch it on to produce a test picture, or play a

video tape.

3 If you have a satellite receiver (or any other piece of equipment as well as the video recorder) connected

with the aerial lead, make sure that it is plugged in and that it is on stand-by.

4 Switch on the television. If the screen does not light up, please check the previous sections 'Supply power',

‘Switch on the television’ and 'Stand-by mode'.

Tuning in the programmes

Before you start

Press the MENU button to make the picture, sound, features and install boxes appear on the screen.

• Whenever a menu is displayed, if you do not press a button within 30 seconds the menu will go off.

• If you find a menu asking you to set the on-screen menu language, press the volume increase button to change the setting (GB stands for Great Britain). Press the MENU button to finish.

Press the volume increase button and then the PR down button to move the green highlight to 'INSTALL'.

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURES

INSTALL

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURES

INSTALL

ATSS GB EDIT SYSTEM GB CHANNEL C55 FREQ 743.25 NAME BBC1 PROGRAM 01 STORE TO 01

Position CBAdjust

OK Access

MENU Exit

NORMAL/OK

1 menu

3 OK

2 volume increase, PR down

Country abbreviations

GB - Great Britain B - Belgium CH - Switzerland

NL - Netherlands

Irl - Ireland F - France E - Spain A - Austria N - Norway Other F - Germany I - Italy DK - Denmark S - Sweden

4 OK

The 'A TSS' line will be highlighted in green. Press and hold the OK button for at least three seconds to start the automatic tune, search and store process (A TSS).

The on-screen display will ask you to wait and you will see the frequency changing ('freq'). 'Program' and 'store to' numbers increase as each station is stored in the television's memory.

When the ATSS process has finished, you will see the edit menu which shows you what programme numbers the stations have been stored under. If these are correct, just press the MENU button or wait a few seconds until the edit menu goes off. If you are not happy with the order the programmes are in, you can use the edit menu to re-arrange them.

• Your television might not name a satellite receiver or

video recorder properly, so you will need to use the edit menu to change the name.

• Sometimes the ATSS process will not store the

best-quality signal on the programme number you would like, so you will see a grainy picture or a distorted picture. You will need to use the edit menu to change the programme number.

•

If you need to change anything using the edit

menu, please read 'Editing programmes' on page 10.

•

If you have poor-quality pictures or interference, please read 'Picture interference from other equipment' below.

INSTALL

ATSS GB EDIT SYSTEM GB CHANNEL C55 FREQ 743.25 NAME BBC1 PROGRAM 01 STORE TO 01

MENU Exit

PLEASE WAIT!

EDIT

PR NAME CH SKIP 05 CH5 C37 04 CH4 C64 03 ITV C59 02 BBC2 C62 01 BBC1 C55 00 ------ - --99 ------ - ---

Position Move

Delete

MENU Exit Skip

Picture interference from other equipment

If you have used the aerial lead to connect a video recorder, satellite receiver or other piece of equipment, switch the equipment on one piece at a time and check the picture on all your programmes. The pieces of equipment that are not switched on must be on stand-by. If any of your programmes have wavy lines on the picture when the equipment is switched on, you will have to change the output frequency of that equipment. Please read the instruction book for the equipment to find out how to do this. Change the output frequency a little at a time (or in 8MHz steps) and keep checking all your programmes. When there are no wavy lines (or other interference) on any of the pictures, re-tune the programme number that you have chosen for your equipment (see 'Manual tuning'). Do the same for each piece of equipment , but after you've finished with each one, leave it switched on while you check the next piece of equipment.

Continue to do this until you have all the pieces of equipment working together without any interference. If you cannot get rid of the interference, you may have to connect the equipment with a scart cable (see 'Connecting other equipment') .

NORMAL/OK

• Select and adjust brightness, contrast,colour • Select and adjust volume as described above. and sharpness as described above.

When the speakers on the screen face

•

The values you select are automatically stored

outwards, the sound effect makes mono sound

and you can bring these back by pressing the

like stereo and it makes stereo sound as if the

NORMAL button during normal viewing.

speakers were further apart.

• If you keep pressing the normal button it

Bass and treble change the volume of low-frequency

brings back two other picture settings,

and high-frequency sounds. Balance shifts ‘Normal I’ and ‘Normal II’, which have different the sound between the left and right speakers. fixed levels of brightness, contrast and colour

• For NTSC videos the ‘tint’ function appears. See ‘NTSC and tint control’ on page 19.

Display the sub-menu as described Use the volume buttons to adjust the function. in steps 1 and 2 in ‘Main menu’ above, then use the PR buttons to select the function you want to change.

The install menu is slightly different. 3 Return to the main menu by pressing the MENU

button. Press it again to return to normal viewing. In this menu you press OK to enter the programme editing menu or store a channel.

Menus for controlling and setting up the television

1 Press the remote control MENU button to display the main menu. A choice of several sub-menus appears

on the screen.

2 To select one of the sub-menus, press the 3 To get back to normal television, just keep pressing

PR or (volume) buttons to highlight the MENU button until all the menus have the sub-menu you want, then press the gone from the screen.

OK button.

All the menus go off the screen within 30 seconds if you don’t press any buttons. A box at the bottom of the screen reminds you what the buttons do.

Main menu

How to use sub - menus

PRPRPRPRPRPRPR

Right

Left

Down

Move up

Move down

Decrease Increase

NORMAL/OK

Sound menu

Picture menu

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURES

INSTALL

AdjustSelect

PICTURE

BRIGHT

CONTRSAT

COLOUR

SARAP

SOUND

VOLUME

BASS

TREBLE

BALANCE

EFFECT

The install menu lets you tune in broadcast channels and other equipment, automatically or manually, and edit the list of stations stored under programme numbers. You can change the name given to a channel or enter a name for a piece of equipment you have tuned in.

Select the install menu and select items using the volume and PR buttons (see 'Menus for controlling and setting up the television).

Remember, if you do not press a button within 30 seconds, the menu will go off.

At any time, you can keep pressing the MENU button to return to normal viewing.

Use the PR buttons to highlight a line in the menu.

Automatic tuning (ATSS)

The automatic tune, search and store process (ATSS) is described in 'Tuning in the programmes'.

Editing programmes

See this heading on page 13.

Manual tuning

• Use manual tuning to tune in any extra piece of equipment that is connected by the aerial lead.

• Manual tuning by frequency is very useful if you are trying to tune a non-standard frequency,

which some types of equipment might produce, for example an old video recorder or analogue satellite receiver which has a simple output signal modulator with an adjustment screw on the back.(This illustration shows a typical adjuster.) See ‘Tuning by frequency’ below.

Current programme number

Use this feature to check what has already been tuned in, or use a channel you have already tuned as a starting point for manual tuning.

Use the PR buttons to highlight this line. Y ou can see the picture that goes

with the current programme number as you change the number with the volume buttons( ).

The install menu

INSTALL

ATSS GB EDIT

SYSTEM GB CHANNEL C55 FREQ 743.25 NAME BBC1 PROGRAM 01 STORE TO 01

Position CB Adjust

MENU Exit OK Access

TV system selection by country Broadcast channel number Frequency Channel name Current programme number Programme storage number

CH ADJ

Automatic tuning and sorting system Editing programmes

Country for automatic tuning.

Items in the dotted line are described under ‘Manual tuning’.

The display you see may be

slightly different from this.

Press the menu button Select ‘INSTALL’

Press the OK button

NORMAL/OK

TV system selection by country

You can use this television in most European countries. For manual tuning you need to tell the television which television system to use by choosing the appropriate country. ‘GB’ stands for Great Britain, ‘E/EURO’ for Eastern Europe, ‘FRANCE’ for the French system (SECAM), and ‘EURO’ for other parts of Europe. Changing the country on the ‘system’ line affects the signal the television is receiving, so if the country does not match the signal there will be no sound, no colour or the picture will be distorted. When you store the broadcast channel to a programme number, the television remembers the country for that channel. Use the PR buttons to highlight the ‘system’ line.

Use the volume buttons ( ) to change the country.

T uning by broadcast or cable channel number

• If you know the broadcast channel number used by the station or piece of equipment you want to tune in, you can enter it by highlighting the ‘channel’ line with the PR buttons, then using the number buttons to enter the broadcast channel number.

• Briefly press one of the volume buttons ( ) to change the channel number one at a time.

• Press and hold one of the volume buttons ( ) for a few seconds to make the television search until it finds

the next signal, then stop tuning. The television will only find a signal that uses a standard broadcast channel. See ‘Tuning by frequency’ below to tune in older equipment.

• We've included a map of transmitters and broadcast channels in Great Britain at the end of this booklet.

• You can change to special cable channels which start with an ’S’ on the screen, for example ‘S 01’, by pressing the OK button. Press the OK button again to change back to broadcast channels, which start with a ’C’.

Tuning by frequency

• Use the PR buttons to highlight the ‘freq’ line. If you know the frequency used by the station or piece of equipment you want to tune in, enter the first three digits by pressing the number buttons while the green highlight is on the ‘freq’ line. Change the digits after the decimal point by pressing the left volume button ( ) to decrease them or the right volume button ( ) to increase them.

• If you don't know the frequency, press and hold one of the volume buttons ( ) for a few seconds to make the television search until it finds the next signal, then stop tuning. Give the signal a programme number by following 'Program storage number' below.

Channel name

1 Use the PR buttons to highlight the ’name’ line.

2 Press the right-hand volume button ( ) to highlight

the first character position in the name.

3 Change the character by pressing the PR buttons.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each character position. If you need a space you will

find it between ‘/ ’ and ‘0’.

5 After the last character position the green highlight will move back to 'name'.

Store the name to the programme number by pressing the OK button.

Program storage number

When you have tuned in a new station or some other equipment, use the ‘store to’ line to give it a programme number. Highlight the 'store to' line by pressing one of the PR buttons.

Fine tuning

If you tune by broadcast channel number and find there is a signal on a channel but it is tuning. Change to tuning by frequency (see below). Then keep pressing the left or right volume button ( ) to fine tune. Keep pressing the volume button on the side which improves the picture or sound until you are happy that the channel is tuned in properly.Then go to 'Program storage number' below.

NORMAL/OK

Change the programme number by pressing the volume buttons ( ).

Store your choice by pressing the OK button.

Copying a programme to another number

1 Choose the programme you want to copy to another programme number. 2 Select the install menu as described under 'The install menu' on page 10. 3 Choose a different programme number by following ‘Programme storage number’.

NORMAL/OK

• Remember, the menu will go off if you do not press a button within 30 seconds.

•You can keep pressing the MENU button at any time to return to normal viewing.

‘PR’ is the programme number you store a broadcast channel under. ‘NAME’ is either read automatically from the broadcast, or you create it. ‘CH’ is the broadcast channel number. ‘SKIP’ - see below.

Move a channel

When the channel is not on the programme number you want it on, you can move it. 1 Use the PR buttons to highlight the channel you want to move.

The picture for that channel will show behind the menu.

2 Press the green MOVE button on the remote control, the highlight will

change to red, and the green block on the screen will be labelled Confirm.

3 Use the PR buttons to move the red highlight onto the programme

number where you want to put the channel.

4 Press the green MOVE button to finish the move.

Delete a channel

1 Use the PR buttons to highlight the channel you want to delete. The picture for that channel will show behind

the menu.

2 Press the yellow DELETE button on the remote control. The highlight will change to red for a moment and the

programme list shifts down to get rid of the empty slot.

Skip

You set the tick mark under ‘SKIP’ so that you can’t select a programme with the PR buttons. 1 Use the PR buttons to highlight the programme number where you want to set or remove the tick mark. The

picture for channel will show behind the menu.

2 Press the red SKIP button on the remote control to set the tick mark or to remove it.

Editing programmes

INSTALL

ATSS GB SYSTEM GB

CHANNEL C55 FREQ 743.25 NAME BBC1 PROGRAM 01 STORE TO 01

EDIT PR NAME CH SKIP

07 -------- C37 06 -------- C64 05 CH5 C59 04 CH4 C62 03 ITV C55 O2 BBC2 - --01 BBC1 - ---

Position CBAdjust

MENU Exit

OK Access

Position Move

Delete

MENU Exit

Skip

Use the PR buttons to highlight

‘EDIT’.

Press the OK button and the edit menu will appear.

EDIT

NORMAL/OK

Press the menu button.

Use the volume buttons ( ) to select ‘INSTALL’.

Press the OK button.

How to display the features menu

•

Remember, if you do not press a button within 30 seconds the menu will go off.

• You can keep pressing the MENU button at any time to return to normal viewing.

What's on the features menu?

Language changes the language used in the on-screen menus . Format changes the picture size to suit wide-screen broadcasts. Child lock stops children from turning on the television, as long as

you hide the remote control.

Clock is used by the wake-up timer. Wake time is when the wake-up timer switches on the television. Wake PR lets you choose the programme number you wake up to.

What does aspect ratio mean?

Aspect ratio is ratio of the width to the height of the picture. This television has a screen with 4:3 aspect ratio. Wide-screen films normally give a 'letter-box' effect on a 4:3 screen, which means there is a black bar above and below the picture. Selecting '4:3' picture format with a wide-screen film fills the screen but things in the picture look tall and thin. Selecting 'zoom' makes them look normal again, although a bit of the film disappears off each side of the screen.

Wide-screen film in 16:9 format Wide-screen film in 4:3 format Wide-screen film in zoom format

The features menu

FEATURES

FORMAT 4:3 CHILD LOCK OFF CLOCK 20:15 WAKE TIME OFF WAKE PR 01

Position CBAdjust

MENU Exit

OK Access

The prompts change when some lines are highlighted.

LANGUAGE

Picture format

Use the PR buttons to highlight 'format' and press the right volume button ( ) to select:

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4 : 3 to suit pictures made in the same aspect ratio as the screen (see below);

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16: 9 to suit pictures made in 16:9 wide-screen aspect ratio; or

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Zoom to make pictures made in wide-screen fill more of the screen.

Child lock

• To set the 'child lock', use the PR buttons to highlight it, and use one of the volume buttons ( ) to switch it

on. Switch off the television. Now only the person who has the remote control can switch the television on, although the stand-by light will come on when you switch on the main power. Switch the television on from stand-by using the remote control.(See page 6 ‘Stand-by mode’.)

• To turn the child lock off, use the PR buttons to highlight it, and use one of the volume buttons ( ) to switch it

off. Keep pressing the MENU button to return to normal viewing.

Press the menu button.

Press the OK button

PRPRPR

NORMAL/OK

Use the PR buttons to Press the volume move the green highlight. buttons to change a

setting.

Use the PR buttons to select ‘FEATURES’.

Picture format is only fitted to the 257NS and 289NS models.

To display the features menu follow 'How to display the features menu' on the previous page.

Set the clock

The clock only works when the main power is on. Normally, the clock will set itself automatically from teletext, as long as it is receiving teletext. Be careful with some satellite broadcasts as they may come from a different time zone which does not agree with your local time. If you need to set the clock manually , do the following.

1 Display the features menu and use the PR buttons to highlight the

'clock' line as described under 'The features menu'.

2 Use the 0 to 9 number buttons to enter the correct time. The numbers

fill in the clock from left to right. Use the 24-hour clock (for example, for 7pm enter 19:00).

Set the wake-up timer

1 Display the features menu and use the PR buttons to highlight the 'wake time' line as described under 'The

features menu'. 2 Press one of the volume buttons ( ) to change 'off' on the wake-time line into a 24-hour clock. 3 Use the 0 to 9 number buttons to enter the wake time, just like setting the clock. The wake time is when the

television will switch on automatically. 4 Use the PR buttons to highlight 'wake pr' and use the volume buttons ( ) to choose the programme

number you want to wake you up. 5 Switch the television to stand-by by pressing the red button on the remote control.

How to turn the wake-up timer off

* Switch off the main power or do the following. 1 Display the features menu and use the PR buttons to highlight the 'wake time' line as described under 'The

features menu'. 2 Press one of the volume buttons ( ) to change the time on the wake-time line into 'off'. 3 Keep pressing the menu button to return to normal viewing.

The clock and wake timer settings will be lost if you use the main power switch, or if the power from the

mains is turned off.

FEATURES

LANGUAGE GB FORMAT 4:3 CHILD LOCK OFF

WAKE TIME OFF WAKE PR 01

CLOCK 20:15

How to use the wake-up timer

Position 0..9Adjust

MENU Exit

The sleep function will switch the television to stand-by after a set period of time.

1 Press the sleep button on the remote control

once. 'Sleep 00' will appear on the screen with some other information. The display will only stay on the screen for about five seconds.

2 Press the sleep button again while the display is on the screen and the '00' will change to '30'.

This number is the number of minutes the television will stay on for before it will switch to stand-by.

3 Every time you press the sleep button the time the television will stay on for will increase by 30 minutes, up

to a maximum of 120 minutes (2 hours).

4 If you press the sleep button when the timer is set for 120 minutes, the display will return to '00'

and the sleep timer will be switched off.

5 After you have set the sleep timer, you can press the recallbutton to see how much sleep time is left before

the television will switch off. The information display goes off after about five seconds.

The sleep timer will be cancelled if you switch the television off or put it on stand-by.

The sleep function

This button allows you to choose the type of sound.

Which modes are available depend on the type of sound in the television broadcast you are watching. Press the MODE button to switch between different modes, which are shown in the table below. The sound mode will go back to stereo when you change channels.

Dual 1 means you hear the first sound channel and dual 2 means you hear the second sound channel.

T ype of broadcast The screen shows Effect of the mode button

FM mono mono ‘Mono’ will appear NICAM stereo nicam stereo mono Change between languages or FM mono

NICAM bi-lingual (dual) nicam dual 1 nicam dual 2 mono Change between languages or FM mono

NICAM mono mono nicam mono Change between FM mono or nicam mono

The mode button

01 BBC1 NICAM STEREO

20: 27

SLEEP 00

SLEEP

MOVESKIP

The layout of the teletext control buttons is shown in 'The remote control' on page 4.

The teletext service is an on-screen magazine that is carried on a television broadcast signal. Teletext information can also be carried by a signal that is fed into the scart or AV input of the television.

Turning teletext on and off

1 Turn your television on and choose a programme. 2 Press the button to switch to teletext mode. As long as the programme you are watching carries teletext,

the main index page will soon be displayed.

3 To leave teletext, press the button again.

Selecting a teletext page

1 Press the button to switch to teletext mode. 2 Press the number buttons on the remote control to enter the number of the telext page you want to see.

You must enter the page number as a complete three-figure number. The page number you have chosen

will be displayed on the top left-hand side of the screen. As soon as you enter the third number, the page

number in the middle of the top line of the display will start changing, showing that the television is looking

for the new page. When the television finds the new page, the number in the middle will stop changing. 3 To choose a new page, simply use the number buttons on the remote control to enter a new page number. 4 If you enter the wrong number, press more buttons until you have entered three numbers, then enter the correct

page number. 5 To return to normal television viewing, press the button again.

Moving to the previous or next page

To go to the page above the one you are on, press the PR up button. To go to the page below the one you are on, press the PR down button. This television has a page memory which stores a few pages above the one you are reading. When you press the PR button, the next page will appear almost instantly , as long as the television has had time to store it since you last changed the page.

News-flash and sub-title pages

These special pages are displayed as a small box of text on the television picture. The page numbers are given by the service provider (for example, page 888 on BBC1 Ceefax provides sub-titles). Sub-titles let you read what people in the picture are saying.

Fast text pages (the red, green, yellow and blue buttons)

The four coloured page headings at the bottom of the screen are associated with the displayed page. To see the page which corresponds to one of these headings, press the matching coloured button on the remote control. Each time you change the teletext page, while you are reading the page you just selected your television is loading a new set of associated pages. Once it has done this, you can display any of these pages almost instantly by pressing one of the coloured buttons on the remote control.

Sub-pages

Some teletext pages contain too much information to fit on the screen at once, so they are split up into sub-pages and shown in order. The service provider usually displays a label in the top right-hand corner of the screen to show which sub-page is being shown. For example '3/6' shows that you are looking at the third of six pages.

How to display a particular sub-page

1 Press the button to switch to teletext mode and choose a page with several sub-pages.

If there is no teletext on the programme you are watching, all you will see is '100' and a few other flashing

numbers. Leave teletext and try another programme.

Teletext

Upper

Lower

2 Press the button on the remote control. The page number at the top left of the teletext display will change to

four dashes.

Enter the sub-page number by pressing four of the number buttons on the remote control. As you start pressing the numbers the dashes change to stars. Y ou must enter the sub-page number as a complete four-figure number, such as 0003. As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the sub-page, the three-figure page number at the top left of the screen will come back and the number in the centre of the top row will start changing until the television receives the sub-page you have asked for. The sub-page will not change until you choose a new page or sub-page.

Page hold

When the information on one teletext page will not fit on the screen, sub-pages are shown in order (see 'Sub-pages' ). To keep a sub-page on the screen for longer than usual, press the button. To cancel page hold, press again.

The cancel button - how to watch television while you wait for a teletext page

Y ou can watch television while you wait for a teletext page or sub-page to arrive, then switch to the updated teletext display when it is convenient. Remember the television is still in teletext mode, so don't try to change channels or you will change the teletext page.

1 Press the button to turn teletext on. 2 Use the remote control to enter a page number (see 'Selecting a teletext page') or a sub-page number (see

'How to display a particular sub-page').

3 Press the button. The top row of the teletext display will stay on for a few seconds then the whole teletext

page will disappear except for a symbol at the top left of the screen. This symbol tells you whether or not the television has found the page.

• means the television has not found the page yet.

• A page number like tells you the page or sub-page is ready.

4 Press the button again to see the teletext page or sub-page. 5 Press the button to change back to normal television viewing.

Size button

Keep pressing the button to change the character size. Press the button once to display the top half of the page at twice its normal height. Press the button again to display the bottom half of the page at twice its normal height. Press the button again to return the text to its normal size.

Reveal answer

Use this function on certain pages to reveal the solutions to quizzes and so on. Press the button once to reveal a hidden answer, and press the button again to hide it.

Index

When you press the index button , a teletext index page will be displayed. Which index page is displayed depends on how the service provider's teletext magazine is organised. Keep pressing the index button to move to different index pages.

Mix

When teletext is turned on, you can see teletext with the normal television picture behind it by pressing the button. Press the button again to go back to normal teletext, or press the button to go back to normal television viewing.

You can only enter four-figure sub-page numbers when the television is in sub-page mode. You can get straight back to three-figure teletext page numbers by pressing the button again.

As long as you press the button, you can enter another page or sub-page number, even when the television picture is displayed.

Some teletext pages are so big that it takes 20 minutes or so to show all the sub-pages. Holiday bargains with around 50 to 70 sub-pages are a good example. These are really meant for specialist use.

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SVHS Rear scart 2 is the S-video input

Programme Back to normal television information

The scart sockets at the back of the television are a convenient way of connecting audio and video (AV) signals to and from the television. As the signals are in a more basic form than the signal at the aerial socket, they are less likely to be affected by interference and other things that can reduce picture quality. This television has two scart sockets on special channels called AV1 and AV2. As well as the scart sockets, the video and audio input sockets behind the front control flap provide a different way of connecting to the AV2 channel, but you cannot use scart socket 2 and these sockets at the same time.

Selecting the scart channels Keep pressing the AV button

on the remote control or on the front of the television ( /

) to choose one of three AV options or normal television mode. The display on the screen will follow the order in the table below, which describes the facilities provided by the scart and AV connectors on your television.

Video and RGB

The sharpest and clearest possible picture is reproduced from separate red, green and blue signals (RGB) which are usually produced by digital equipment. Digital equipment and other equipment also produces the video signal which contains all the picture information in just one connection (CVBS for composite video, blanking and synchronisation).

S-video or S-VHS

'S' stands for 'super' and 'VHS' is a type of video recording system. If a video recorder has the S-VHS feature, it can be connected to the scart socket AV2 to get better-quality pictures than ordinary videos can give. You must use a scart lead made for S-VHS (or S-video). Other equipment, like DVD players, may have a super-video output.

NTSC and tint control

Imported video discs and cassettes may be recorded with the NTSC television system which is used in America and Japan. This television can play NTSC videos as long as the video recorder is connected through the scart socket and not the aerial cable. While reproducing NTSC video, the picture menu has a tint control on it which you can adjust to get the best appearance of natural colours on the picture (see 'Menus for controlling and setting up the television'). Other kinds of video do not need a tint control.

Automatic A V mode or 'video' switching

Some equipment provides an automatic switching signal, so that the video recorder (or other equipment) tells the television to reproduce its video and audio signals. You can over-ride the automatic switching signal by pressing the A V button bbuntil you get back to normal programme numbers. Automatic switching signals do not always agree. If this happens you will have to buy a scart lead without the video-switching signal connection.

Equipment you can connect to this television

You can use the scart sockets to connect video recorders, camcorders, satellite receivers, video disc players, audio amplifiers and video games to this television. We cannot guarantee that all combinations of equipment will work.

What is the second scart socket for ?

There are other possible combinations besides the ones we have given you. When you have some experience, you might want to change the connections and use the extra socket. For example, you could feed sound signals out to a surround-sound amplifier or connect a DVD player with S-video output.

The scart and AV sockets

What the Connector AV A V AV switch Where the AV NTSC RGB RGB screen in out (pin 8) output comes A V blanking

shows from (pin 16)

AV1 Rear scart 1 Yes Yes Yes Tuner Yes Yes Yes AV2 Rear scart 2 Yes No No ----- No No

AV2

The AV inputs on the front of the television.

You cannot use scart socket 2 and these sockets at the same time.

How to connect a video recorder only

Connect the video recorder scart socket to the AV1 scart socket on your television set. If your video recorder has two scart sockets, use the one marked TV . The television aerial should go to the video recorder, then to the television.

How to connect a satellite receiver only

Connect the satellite receiver scart socket to the AV1 scart socket on your television. If your satellite receiver has more than one scart socket, use the one marked TV. Your television aerial should go to the satellite receiver, then to your television.

How to connect a satellite receiver with one scart socket and a video recorder with one scart socket

If your video recorder has only one scart socket, connect it to the AV1 scart socket on your television. Your television aerial should go to the satellite receiver, then to the video recorder, then to your television. To be able to record satellite broadcasts, you will have to tune one programme number on your video recorder to the satellite receiver. (Please see your video and satellite instruction books for details of how to do this.) So that you can watch satellite television while recording normal television, you should also tune one programme on your television to the satellite receiver. (Please see 'Manual tuning'.)

How to connect a satellite receiver with one scart socket and a video recorder with two scart sockets

If your video recorder has two scart sockets, connect one (which may be marked TV) to the AV1 scart socket on your television and connect the other to your satellite receiver. Your television aerial should go to the satellite receiver, then to the video recorder, then to your television. You may need to read your video recorder instructions to find out which is the best scart socket to connect to your television and how to record from the scart socket you have connected to your satellite receiver. So that you can watch satellite television while recording normal television, you should also tune one programme on your television to the satellite receiver. (Please see 'Manual tuning'.)

How to connect a satellite receiver with three scart sockets and a video recorder with one or two scart sockets

If your video recorder has two scart sockets, use only one of them. Connect your video recorder to the scart socket marked VCR on the satellite receiver. You may need to read your video recorder instructions to find out which is the best scart socket to use and how to record from the scart socket you have connected to your satellite receiver. Connect the scart socket on the satellite receiver marked TV to the AV1 scart socket on your television. Your television aerial should go to the satellite receiver, then to the video recorder, then to your television.

With these connections you must put the satellite receiver on stand-by to send the audio and video signals from the video recorder to your television. If you want to watch satellite while recording normal television, select a channel on the satellite receiver and press the

button on your television remote control. If you decide to watch normal television while recording satellite, you may find you automatically get satellite pictures and sound from your television. In this case, select the programme number you want to watch using your television remote control.

Connecting other equipment

T ypical connections for a satellite receiver with three scart sockets, a video recorder and other equipment

Television

This is a ‘scart’ socket

Arrows show the direction the signal will flow through the wires.

Thick lines represent scart cables.

DVD player

Aerial in

Television aerial

Aerial cable

Aerial out

Aerial in

Aerial out

Aerial in

Scart AV1

SCART socket

Scart cable

Aerial cable

Scart cable

Scart AV2

Video recorder

VCR TV

Satellite or

digital receiver

Connect the scart cable here for a television with a video recorder only.

Connect the aerial here for a television alone.

Connect the aerial here for a television with a video recorder and digital or satellite receiver.

Connect the aerial here for a television with a video.

Satellite dish

input

Picture

Symptoms Possible causes What to do

Snowy picture The outside aerial has moved, or is If you have a video recorder, put the

damaged or has been disconnected. aerial directly into the television. If this Your video recorder could be faulty. doesn't solve the problem, the aerial

could be faulty. If the fault clears, the video recorder could be faulty. Have your aerial system checked.

Extra outlines on objects in The aerial is receiving reflected Have your aerial system checked. the picture (ghosts). signals from hills or buildings.

Try to tune in a better-quality signal from the same television station.

Spots or streaks on the There is interference from electric See the 'interference' section at the picture. motors, motor vehicles, welding end of this section.

equipment, neon signs, radar installations and so on.

No picture. Brightness and contrast levels are Use the remote control to increase

as low as possible. the brightness and contrast. Jumbled teletext characters. Poor-quality signal. Have your aerial system checked. When RGB input is used, Synchronisation signal is missing. Press the bbbutton to select the AV the picture moves about on input which receives the the screen. synchronisation signal.

Please check through the guide below before you call a service department or the shop where you bought

your television.

If there is something about your television which you do not understand, please phone our helpline during normal

office hours on:

0113 2793520

You cannot book service calls on this number.

If something doesn't seem to work

Sound

Symptoms Possible causes What to do

No sound. The volume is turned right down. Turn the volume up.

The mute is switched on.

Headphones

Press the mute button to release 'mute'.

are plugged into the television.

Unplug the headphones.

Crackling noises or distorted There is

interference from cars,

Turn off one piece of equipment at a

sound.

fluorescent lights, a video recorder, a

time to see if the interference clears. radio broadcast, a personal computer or other electrical equipment.

NICAM switches to mono. There is a weak signal or a NICAM Have your aerial system checked.

mono broadcast.

No stereo sound from other A mono SCART lead is being used Check that the SCART lead is stereo. equipment such as a video to connect the equipment to the Check the equipment is connected to the recorder or satellite receiver. television. television through an AV (SCART) lead,

You are watching the pictures from then switch the television to AV mode the equipment on a television (press the bbbutton). channel.

Power

Symptoms Possible causes What to do

The television seems The television is not plugged in. Plug the television into the mains. 'dead' - no lights come

on and nothing works.

The main power switch is off. Check the power switches on the

television and on the plug. The mains supply is missing. Check the fuse or circuit breaker in Are some other pieces of your main fuse box. equipment not working ? The fuse in the plug has blown. Check what could have made the fuse

blow before you replace it.

Normal events

The following things are normal, so don't worry about them.

• When you touch the screen surface there may be some faint crackling noises and the hairs on your skin may stand

on end. This is caused by a little static electricity and is quite harmless.

• A bright object with a lot of fine detail may show coloured bands. This is caused by the limitations in the broadcast

system, not a fault in the television.

Mains supply

This television is designed to work from a 220 to 240volt, 50Hz AC mains supply only . If you plug it in to other power sources, it may damage it. Always check that the rating label on the back cover of the television says 220 to 240V AC (~), 50Hz before you plug it in.

Mains plug

We have fitted this television with a standard UK moulded mains plug. If the standard plug is not suitable for your mains socket, you can buy a special adapter.

If you cut the moulded plug off, remove the fuse from the plug and get rid of it safely. It would be dangerous to plug it into a mains socket.

Never use the moulded plug without the fuse cover fitted. If the cover is lost, you must replace the plug.

Mains plug wiring for standard UK plug

The colours of the wires in the mains lead of this television may not match the coloured markings of the mains plug terminals. You can find the correct terminals as follows.

The wire that is coloured brown is connected to the terminal that is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

The wire that is coloured blue is connected to the terminal that is marked with the letter N or coloured black.

Do not connect anything to the earth terminal which is marked E or llor coloured green or green and yellow.

Cord clamp

You must make sure the lead is firmly secured under the cord clamp.

Mains fuse

In the UK, if you use a 13-amp (BS 1363 type) plug, you must have a 5-amp (BS1362 type) fuse fitted. If you use any other type of plug or connection, you must fit a 5-amp fuse in the mains plug or adapter, or at the household main fuse box feeding the outlet to which this television is connected.

Symbols

This symbol means this television is double insulated and does not need an earth connection.

This symbol means this television meets European safety and electrical interference directives.

Safety information

This television is meant to be used in the home in mild climates. Other use might be dangerous.

We have designed and made this television to meet European safety standards. But like any television, you must take care to get the best results. Here are a few tips to help you do this.

Use

This product is designed to be used in the home, and is not suitable for business use. Anything other than household or similar general use according to these instructions may be dangerous and may mean the guarantee is not valid.

Position

For best results, put the television in a position where light does not fall directly on the screen and away from radiators or other sources of heat. Unless they are magnetically screened, do not put objects which have magnets in them next to the television or it could affect the quality of the colour.

Moving the television, coloured patches and magnetism

If you move the television the earth's magnetic field can cause coloured patches on the picture. The same can happen if you put a magnet close to the television or it you don't use the main power switch. To work the automatic demagnetisation system and remove the coloured patches, the television must be cool and you must switch it on with the main power switch. If the television is warm, leave it to cool for at least 15 minutes before you switch it on.

Ventilation

Put the television on a hard flat surface where curtains and soft furnishings cannot stop the air from flowing through the ventilation slots. If it is in a cabinet, allow at least a 10 centimetre gap all around.

Water and moisture

Do not use the television near water, for example near a bath, laundry tub, swimming pool, in a wet basement or in any damp environment. Do not put liquids, including in flower vases, on top of the television.

Stands and supports

Only use stands which are recommended for the television, and make sure that the fixings are properly tightened. Never use a make-shift stand or legs fixed with wood screws.

Cleaning

Unplug the television and use only a lightly-dampened soft cloth to clean it. Do not use chemical solvents or strong detergents as these may damage the cabinet finish.

Good advice

Read these instructions carefully before you try to use the television.

Protect the mains lead. You must make sure the mains lead cannot be walked on, crushed, chafed, cut, or so

on. Don't continue to use your television if you have spilt liquids in it, if it is damaged in any way or if it does not work normally. Unplug the television immediately and get expert advice. Changing the mains plug. If you have to change the plug or remove it, or if the fuse in the mains plug needs changing, read the instructions about wiring and replacing the mains plug or fuse which we have given in this booklet. Avoid harsh conditions such as wet or damp places, very humid places, places with extremely high or low temperatures and places which have strong sunlight or are dusty.

Never let anyone, especially children, push objects into holes and ventilation slots. Make sure that all electrical connections are properly made in line with the connection and wiring instructions

we have given. Don't leave the television switched on when you are leaving the room for a long time, unless you have set the timer.

Electrical safety warnings

To prevent electric shock, do not take the back cover off this television. If anything goes wrong, don't try and fix it yourself, get a qualified service agent to look at it. Protect this television from rain and moisture. Unplug this television from the mains supply when you are not using it for a long period of time. Pull the mains plug out of the wall socket and disconnect the aerial lead during thunderstorms.

Using and caring for your television

Specifications

Television standards PAL - I Sound systems NICAM and FM 6MHz intercarrier AV features AV input and AV output on scart 1 and scart 2

RGB input on scart 1 S-video input on scart 2

Mains voltage 230V~ 50Hz Power consumption Model 217NS: Stand-by3W, normal49W

Model 257NS: Stand-by3W, normal75W Model 289NS: Stand-by3W, normal75W

Sound output power Model 217NS: 4.5 W + 4.5 W rms

Model 257NS: 7 W + 7 W rms Model 289NS: 7 W + 7 W rms

Headphone type Impedance 32 ohms or more, with 3.5mm stereo jack plug Aerial impedance 75 ohms Channel coverage VHF, UHF and cable channel bands Programme presets 100 Diagonal screen size Model 217NS: 53cm(visible)

Model 257NS: 63cm(visible) Model 289NS: 71cm(visible)

Dimensions Model 217NS: W608 x H454 x D474mm

Model 257NS: W753 x H540.5 x D442mm Model 289NS: W746 x H583 x D465mm

Approximate weight Model 217NS: 20.5kg

Model 257NS: 25.5kg Model 289NS: 32.5kg

These specifications may change.

Television channel number guide

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Main transmitters BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 London and Southeast 1 Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 - 2 Crystal Palace 26 33 23 30 - 3 Dover 50 56 66 53 - 4 Heathfield 49 52 64 67 - 5 Oxford 57 63 60 53 49 South-west 6 Beacon Hill 57 63 60 53 - 7 Caradon Hill 22 28 25 32 - 8 Huntshaw Cross 55 62 59 65 67 9 Redruth 51 44 41 47 37 10 Stockland Hill 33 26 23 29 - Channel Islands 11 Fremont Point 51 44 41 47 - South 12 Hannington 39 45 42 66 - 13 Midhurst 61 55 58 68 - 14 Rowridge 31 24 27 21 - West 15 Mendip 58 64 61 54 37 East 16 Sandy Heath 31 27 24 21 39 17 Sudbury 51 44 41 47 - 18 Tacolneston 62 55 59 65 52 Midlands (West) 19 Ridge Hill 22 28 25 32 - 20 Sutton Coldfield 46 44 43 50 - 21 The Wrekin 26 33 23 29 - Midlands (East) 22 Waltham 58 64 61 54 - Northern Ireland 23 Brougher Mountain 22 28 25 32 - 24 Divis 31 27 24 21 - 25 Limavady 55 62 59 65 - North 26 Belmont 22 28 25 32 56 27 Emley Moor 44 51 47 41 37 North-west 28 Winter Hill 55 62 59 65 48 North-East 29 Bilsdale West Moor 33 26 29 23 - 30 Caldbeck 30 34 28 32 56 31 Chatton 39 45 49 42 - 32 Pontop Pike 58 64 61 54 - Scotland 33 Angus 57 63 60 53 - 34 Black Hill 40 46 43 50 37 35 Sundale 22 67 - - - 36 Caldbeck - - 28 32 56 37 Craigkelly 31 27 24 21 48 38 Darvel 33 26 23 29 - 39 Durris 22 28 25 32 67 40 Eitshal (Lewis) 33 26 23 29 - 41 Keelylang Hill 40 46 43 50 - 42 Knock More 33 26 23 29 - 43 Rosemarkie 39 45 49 42 -

Main transmitters BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 44 Rumster Forest 31 27 24 21 - 45 Selkirk 55 62 59 65 52 Wales 46 Blaenplwyf 31 27 24 21 56 47 Carmel 57 63 60 53 - 48 Llandona 57 63 60 53 - 49 Moel-y- Parc 52 45 49 42 - 50 Presely 46 40 43 50 37 51 Wenvoe 44 51 41 47 -

Only the main transmitters are listed. Y ou can get information about the regional sub-relay channel numbers by phoning the BBC Information Centre on 08700 100 123.

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