Haier DTA-1492 User Manual

COMBINED 14" TV AND DVD PLAYER

DTA1492

OWNER'S MANUAL

Please read this manual carefully before using this TV set and keep it for future reference.

CONTENTS

Before Operation

Warning and cautions.................................................................................1

Installation...................................................................................................2

Aerial connection........................................................................................2

Preparation of the remote control...............................................................2

Function buttons and external sockets.....................................................3

Front panel of the TV set...........................................................................3

Rear panel of the TV set.............................................................................3

Using the remote control............................................................................4

Basic operation

Switching the TV set on/off........................................................................5

Watching TV ................................................................................................6

Watching TV program................................................................................6

Program swap and auto scan functions.....................................................7

Searching channel.......................................................................................8

Full automatic mode.................................................................................8

Semi-automatic search..............................................................................9

Manual fine tune......................................................................................10

Program skip ...........................................................................................11

Convenient picture and sound control functions...................................12

Multiple picture modes ...........................................................................12

Black stretch and noise reduce................................................................13

Mute and Fade ........................................................................................14

Time functions............................................................................................15

Clock setting and timer on/off functions................................................15

Sleep timer and program preset ...........................................................16

Setup function .........................................................................................17

Screen saver and Calendar.....................................................................17

AVL .........................................................................................................18

Organise function......................................................................................19

Seting the lock...........................................................................................20

DVD Operation

Basic Playback..........................................................................................22

Advanced Playback...................................................................................23

Special Function Playback ......................................................................24

DVD System Setup....................................................................................25

Playable Discs...........................................................................................29

Disc Protection and DVD Characteristics...............................................30

Others

Connection to the external audio and video equipment.......................31

Troubleshooting guide .............................................................................32

Specifications............................................................................................33

Warning and cautions

1. When you clean the TV set, please pull out the power plug from AC outlet. Don't clean the cabinet and the screen with petrol, paraffin or other

powerful solvents. Permanent damage will result !

2. In order to prolong the life of the

product, please use in a well ventilated location.

around it. Do not obstruct air flow with soft furnishings above or beneath.

Leave a 10cm gap

3. Don't place the TV set in direct sunlight or near a heat source.

4. Do not place the TV set near rain or moisture as it may cause an electric shock, or the TV set to catch fire. The TV set must only be used in dry in door locations.

5. The back cover must only be removed by a registered electrical service person. Removing the back cover may result in electric shock, fire or damage to the TV set.

6. If the TV set is not going to be used for a long time, or there is a severe thunder & Lighting storm, we recommended that the TV set be disconnected you disconnect the TV

set from the AC power outlet and remove the aerial plug.

Cleaning the tube

If the picture tube require cleaning, disconnect the power and use a dry soft cotton cloth. Do not use any cleaner or abrasive cloths.

Installation

Aerial Connection

If the picture is not clear or snowy, we recommend that you use an outdoor aerial.In different places, the suitable antenna type and position are different.

300 twin-lead cable

Antenna adapter

(Not supplied)

75 coaxial cable

Plug

(Not supplied)

Aerial input

75 standard

coaxial type

AC power socket

Note: * It is recommended that a 75 ohm coaxial antenna is used to avoid interference. *To avoid interference from electrical signals, do not bind the antenna cable together with any mains lead.

Preparation for the remote control

Battery installation

Remove the battery cover.

Insert two size AA batteries matching the +/-polarities of the battery to the +/marks inside the battery compartment.

Tips for remote operation

! When the remote control will not be used for a long period of time or when the batteries are worn out, remove the batteries to prevent leakage.

! Do not throw the batteries into fire. Dispose of used batteries at your local

recycling centre.

! Do not drop, dampen or disassemble the remote control.

Function Buttons and External Sockets

Front panel the TV set

Video

R/L Audio

TV/DVD Switching

Rear panel of the TV set

Power Indicator

Signal Receiver

The DVD Player

Channel Position up/down

Volume up/ down

Play the DVD

Open/close the DVD

Power Switch

Stop the DVD

DVD component Cb terminal

DVD component Y terminal

Video output terminal

Video input terminal

OUT

VIDEO

COAXIAL

Y Cb Cr

L R

COAXIAL

DVD component Cr terminal

Antenna input socket Audio right channel output terminal Audio left channel output terminal Audio right channel input terminal

AUDIO

Audio left channel input terminal

Using the Remote Control

Buttons on the remote control

Stand By

POWER

CALL

VOL-VOL-

CALENDARCALENDAR

PAUSE/STEPPAUSE/STEP

STOPSTOP

A-B A-B

ANGLEANGLE

D.CALL

DVD/TV

EXIT

REVREV

NEXTNEXTPREVPREV

10+

REPEATREPEAT

AUDIOAUDIO

SETUPSETUP

MUTE

TIMETIME

P+P+

P-P-

FWDFWD

PLAY/ENTERPLAY/ENTER

SLOWSLOW

SLSL

SEARCHSEARCH

OPEN/CLOSE

SWAP

TV/AVP.STD

VOL+VOL+

SCAN

H.LOCK H.LOCK

D.MENUD.MENU

CAPTIONCAPTION

PROGRAMPROGRAMTITLE/PBCTITLE/PBC

DVD Open/close

TV/DVD

Mute

Number Buttons

(Not available)

Digital Selector

Call Screen Display

Former Program

Exit TV Menu

Time Menu

Picture Mode

TV/AV Exchange

Volume Adjust

Channel Selection

TV MENU

Calendar

Scan through TV channels

DVD FAST REVERSE / FAST FORWARD

DVD NEXT

DVD Cursor Move button

DVD PREVIOUS

H.LOCK

DVD PAUSE/STEP

DVD PLAY/ENTER

DVD STOP

DVD MENU

1O+

DVD SUBTITLE

DVD A-B REPEAT DVD SLOW

DVD REPEAT

DVD PROGRAM

DVD ANGLE

DVD TITLE

DVD AUDIO

(Not available)

DVD Status display CALL

DVD SEARCH

DVD SETUP

LEFT

RIGHT

DOWN

Switching on/ off the TV set

This section explains the use of the power button and remote handset to turn your unit on and off.

Switching the TV set on/ off

1 Press the AC power switch on the front of the TV. The power indicator will light.

2 If the indicator is lighting in red, press the button

on the remote control again.

Note

1 When you can't operate the TV set with a

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on by

remote control, you can turn it pressing

/- buttons

the P+ on the TV set (Child Lock must

be turned off).

POWER

2 If you want to change to standby mode,

press down the button on the remote

control. Press again to switch back on.

3 If you want to fully switch off the power supply

for the TV set, please press the power switch

button on the front panel.

Auto switch off function

If transmissions are finished for the day, the Automatic Power Off feature will put the TV to standby automatically. The Automatic Power Off feature will not operate in AV mode or when the background is set to off (see page

17).

Watching TV

You can watch a TV program on a channel which has been tuned to a broadcast.

Watching TV programs

How to select TV program

Select the desired program

1 Using number buttons

VOL-VOL-

VOL+VOL+

Directly enter the channel number with the numeric keypad on the remote control. To select channel numbers between 10 ~ 99 press [-/--] button and enter the two digit channel number To select channel numbers between 100 ~ 218 press [-/--] button twice and enter the 3 digit channel number

2 Using the P+/- buttons

Press the P+ button to increase channel number. Press the P- button to decrease channel number.

Select the desired sound Press the VOL-/+ buttons on the remote or the front of the

TV set to adjust the volume level. The range is 0~100. When the volume buttons are pressed the volume level is displayed automatically on the TV screen.

P-

How to select the menu

Press the MENU button and the menus will appear at the bottom of the screen. The PIC icon will initially be flashing. Each subsequent press of the menu button will highlight SOU (sound), FUN (function), TUN (tuning) icons respectively. Press the P- button to display the appropriate menu.Press EXIT to exit.

Watching TV continued

Press the SWAP button to select the channel you were watching previously. Auto scan function scans through all programs in memory including those with "skip" set to "off" (see "Program skip" on page 13).

Program swap and auto scan functions

Program swap

Press the SWAP button to select the channel you were watching previously.

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SWAP

SCAN

Auto program scan

1 Press the SCAN button to scan through all the memorised TV programs. The scan will pause for about 2 seconds on each channel.

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BROWSE

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1 AUTO BG

BROWSE

2 If you want to stop the function during auto tunning, simply press the SCAN button again.

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Searching channel

This TV set has three methods to set the channels, which are respectively full automatic, semi automatic and manual fine tune.

In this section, how to use the remote control to set the channel is explained. You can also use the buttons on the TV set to set channel.

Full automatic mode

Automatic search

1 Press the MENU button. The

P+

P-

VOL+VOL+

MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press

the MENU button a further 3 times until the TUN (tuning) icon is flashing.Press P- to enter the TUNING menu.

2 buttons to

Press the P+/-

select "AUTO SEARCH".

3 Press the VOL+ button to start automatic search function operates. All channels that are locally available will be preset in the order that they are found. Depending in which location you are, this is generally not in the order you expect. Please see Page 19 (Organise).

PROG NO ORGANISE SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH

AUTO SEARCH

152.25MHz

CALL

Display function

Press the CALL button, then the channel number and the systems will be displayed on the screen.

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Searching channel

Continued

Semi-automatic search

P+

P-

Semi-automatic search

1 Press the P+/- buttons or the PROGRAMME NUMBER (0-9) to choose the desired channel (e.g. Channel 1).

2 Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 3 times until the TUN (tuning) icon is flashing. Press P- to enter the TUNING menu.

Press the P+/-

3 buttons to

select "SEARCH".

4 Press the VOL- button to search downwards or the VOL+ button to search upwards.

1 AUTO BG

PROG NO ORGANISE SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH

VOL-VOL-

EXIT

VOL+VOL+

152.25MHz

To turn off the on-screen menu

In general, after you press the MENU button, the menu

FUN,TUN

display (PIC, SOU, ) will automatically disappear

within 30 seconds. If you want to eliminate these contents

immediately, please press the EXIT button.

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