Haier DTA21F98 User Manual

COMBINED 21" TV AND DVD PLAYER

OWNER'S MANUAL

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

The Owner`s Manual for the Follow Model: DTA-2198, DTA-2198PF,DTA21F98

CONTENTS

Before Operation

Warning and cautions...........................................................................2

Installation..............................................................................................3

Aerial connection..................................................................................3

Preparation of the remote control.........................................................3

Function buttons and external sockets...............................................4

Front panel of the TV set.....................................................................4

Rear panel of the TV set.......................................................................4

Using the remote control......................................................................5

Basic operation

Switching on/off the TV set ..................................................................6

Watching TV ..........................................................................................7

Watching TV program..........................................................................7

Program swap and auto scan functions...............................................8

Searching channel.................................................................................9

Full automatic mode...........................................................................9

Semi-automatic search......................................................................10

Manual fine tune.................................................................................11

Program skip .....................................................................................12

Convenient picture and sound control functions.............................13

Multiple picture modes .....................................................................13

Black stretch and noise reduce..........................................................14

Mute , Select the language and Fade function..................................15

Time functions.....................................................................................16

Clock setting and timer on/off functions..........................................16

Sleep timer and program preset ......................................................17

Setup function ....................................................................................18

Screen saver and childlock functions.................................................18

AVL and calendar functions ..............................................................19

Position exchange function...............................................................20

Teletext..................................................................................................21

DVD Operation

Basic Playback.....................................................................................23

Advanced Playback..............................................................................24

Special Function Playback..................................................................25

DVD System Setup...............................................................................26

Playable Discs......................................................................................30

Disc Protection and DVD Characteristics..........................................31

Others

Connection to the external audio and video equipment..................32

Troubleshooting guide........................................................................33

Specifications......................................................................................34

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 benzene, petrol and other chemicals.

2. In order to prolong the live of the

product, please use in a well ventilated location.

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, it is recommended that the TV set be disconnected from the AC power outlet and the aerial plug removed.

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 is snowy, it is recommended that an External Aerial is used, this is usually mounted outside.

300 twin-lead cable

Antenna adapter

(Not supplied)

COAXIAL

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 of the TV set

VIDEO L-AUDIO-R

R/LAudio

Video

Power Switch

Power Indicator

TV/DVD MENU V- V+ P- P+

Play the DVD

The DVD Player

Signal Receiver

TV/DVD Switching

Rear panel of the TV set

Digital audio coaxial output terminal

COAXIAL

TV EXT

TV SCART Terminal

Stop the DVD

Open/close the DVD

Channel Position up/down

Volume up/ down

COAXIAL

Using the Remote Control

Buttons on the remote control

Stand By

POWER ZOOM

10+

SCAN SWAP CALL

OPEN/CLOSE

MUTE

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

TV/AV

SETUP

PLAY/ENTER

SUBTITLE

-/---/--

P+

P-

PAUSE/STEP

REPEAT

TITLE/PBC

D.CALL

TV/DVD

TUNE

A-B

SLOW

EXIT

99 00

I/II

V- V+

AUDIO P.STD

STOP

REV FWD . PREV NEXT

D.MENU

ANGLE

PROGRAM

PICTURE SOUND TIME FUNCTION

DVD Open/close

DVD 10+

Scan

Zoom

Mute

Former Program

Call Screen Display

Program Number

(No available)

TV/AV Exchange

Digital Selector

TV/DVD

Volume/Channel Selection

DVD Audio

Picture Mode

DVD STOP

Tune Menu Button

DVD SETUP

DVD PAUSE/STEP

DVD FAST REVERSE

DVD FAST FORWARD

DVD MENU

DVD NEXT

DVD PREVIOUS

DVD REPEAT

DVD PLAY/ENTER

DVD A-B REPEAT

DVD Cursor Move button

DVD SLOW

DVD ANGLE

DVD SEARCH

DVD PROGRAM

DVD TITLE

DVD SUBTITLE

DVD CALL

TELETEXT BUTTONS

Exit Screen Display

PICTURE MENU BUTTON (Red)

Green Button

FUNCTION MENU BUTTON (Blue)

TIME MENU BUTTON (Yellow)

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 on/ off the TV set

1 Please press the power switch to switch on AC

power supply and 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 don't operate the TV set with a

remote control, you can turn on it directly

4 AUTO BG

buttons

through pressing the channel on the TV set

(Child Lock must be turned off).

POWER

2 If you want to exchange to standby status,

please press down the button on the remote

control.

3 If you want to fully switch off the power supply

for the TV set, please press the power switch

button on the TV set.

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

18).

Watching TV

You can watch TV program in a preset channel.

Watching TV program

How to select TV program

Select the desired program

1 2

1 Using "Program number" buttons

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

P+

V- V+

P-

P+

V- V+

P-

Select the desired sound

Press the V-/+ 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.

Press the TUNE button, the

TUNE menu shown on the right

display on the screen.

TUNE

COLOUR AUTO

SOUND BG BAND VHFL SKIP OFF PROGRAM 0 SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH

If the picture colour is incorrect This may be due to the TV being set to the incorrect standard. Use P+ or P- to select Colour then the V+ /Vbuttons to select. Press the EXIT button to save the setting.

If the picture sound is abnormal

Use the CH+/- buttons to select Sound then press the

VOL-/+ buttons to select the sound system.

Watching TV continued

Swap function enables quick swap to the last watched program. Auto scan function enables automatic successive scanning of all the programs in memory with (each channel will last about 2 seconds)."OFF" skip status

Program swap and auto scan functions

Program swap

Suppose the channel number

SWAP

you used just now is 8 and the channel number you are using is 18 (as shown in the figure).

2 If you want to return to the

last watched program channel 8, you can simply press the SWAP button.

3 If you want to return to

channel 18, press the button again. Through this function, you can easily change between the channel you are using and the channel you used last time.

18 AUTO BG

8 AUTO BG

18 AUTO BG

SCAN

Auto program scan

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

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

3 AUTO BG SCAN

1 AUTO BG SCAN

2 AUTO BG SCAN

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

TUNE

P+

V- V+

P-

1 Press the TUNE button, the

TUNE menu shown on the right

display on the screen.

Press the P+/-

2 buttons to

select "AUTO SEARCH".

3 Press the V+ button to ensure automatic search function operates. All channels now playing program will be automatically preset in order .

After the search has finished

, the first program number will display on the screen.

TUNE

COLOUR AUTO

SOUND BG BAND VHFL SKIP OFF PROGRAM 0 SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH

TUNE COLOUR AUTO SOUND BG BAND VHFL SKIP OFF PROGRAM 0 SEARCH FINE TUNE

AUTO SEARCH

CALL

Display function

Press the CALL button, then

the channel number and the

systems will be displayed on

the screen.

3 AUTO BG

Searching channel

Continued

Semi-automatic search

1 Press the P+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 buttons to choose desired channels I.E. channel 1

TUNE

2 Press the TUNE button, the TUNE menu shown on the right display on the screen.

3 buttons to

P+

V- V+

P-

Press the P+/-

select " SEARCH".

1 AUTO BG

TUNE COLOUR AUTO SOUND BG BAND VHFL SKIP OFF PROGRAM 0 SEARCH

FINE TUNE

AUTO SEARCH

EXIT

4 Press the V-/+ buttons to start searching.

The V- down button is used for lower side program search. The V+ up button is used for higher side program search. Repeat this step, till find the desired channel.

152.25MHz

To turn off the on-screen menu

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

, FUNCTION, TUNE, EXCHANGE,

display (PICTURE, TIME

ETC.) will automatically disappear within 15 seconds. If you

want to eliminate these contents immediately, please press

the EXIT button.

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