Contents
Remote Control Buttons ....................................... 2
Control Panel Buttons........................................... 3
Connect Peripheral Equipment............................ 4
Via the SCART connector .................................... 5
A V -2 S Mode ......................................................... 5
RGB mode ........................................................... 5
Via Aerial Input ...................................................... 5
Decoder................................................................ 5
Connecting a decoder with an aerial socket to
the TV.............................................................. 5
Connecting a decoder without an aerial socket
to the TV.......................................................... 5
TV and Video Recorder ........................................ 5
Playback of NTSC recordings .............................. 5
Copy Facility ......................................................... 5
Camera and Camcorder ...................................... 5
Connect the decoder to the video recorder .......... 5
Connecting Headphones ...................................... 5
Preparation............................................................. 6
Features ............................................................... 6
Safety Precautions ................................................ 6
Before Switching on your TV ............................... 9
Power connection................................................. 9
Aerial Connections ............................................... 9
How to connect other devices .............................. 9
Inserting batteries in the remote control handset.. 9
Switching the TV ON/OFF ..................................... 9
To switch the TV on .............................................. 9
To switch the TV off .............................................. 9
Operating the TV ................................................... 9
APS (Automatic Programming System)............... 9
Operating the button controls on the TV ............. 10
Operating with the Remote Control .................... 10
Menu System .........................................................11
Information Menu .................................................1 1
Sound Menu.........................................................1 1
To change sound settings ..............................11
Setting Volume:..............................................1 1
Setting Bass Level: ........................................11
Setting Treble Level:.......................................1 1
Setting Balance:............................................ 12
Setting Sound Effect: .................................... 12
To Store the Settings:.................................... 12
T o Change Head phone Sound Settings: ....... 1 2
Setting Headphone Volume:....................... 12
Setting Headphone Sound Mode: .............. 12
To Store the Settings:................................. 12
Picture Menu....................................................... 12
To change picture settings: ........................... 12
Setting Brightness:........................................ 12
Setting Colour: .............................................. 12
Setting Contrast: .......................................... 1 3
Setting Sharpness: ....................................... 13
Setting Hue: .................................................. 13
Setting CTI: ................................................... 13
Setting Black Stretch:.................................... 13
To Store the Settings:.................................... 13
Feature Menu...................................................... 13
Sleep Timer:.................................................. 13
Child Lock: .................................................... 14
Default Zoom: ............................................... 14
Install Menu......................................................... 14
Tuning Menu.................................................. 14
Automatic Search ...................................... 14
To name a Programme .............................. 14
To change Standard................................... 15
Direct Channel Access .............................. 15
Fine T uning................................................. 15
Direct Frequency Access .......................... 15
Manual Setup ................................................ 16
To delete a channel from a programme
number:...................................................... 16
To insert a channel into a programme
number:...................................................... 16
APS (Automatic Programming System) .... 16
TV Setup Menu.............................................. 17
Selecting Menu Language.......................... 17
Selecting the Country................................. 17
Setting External Source Output ................. 17
Other Features..................................................... 17
Sound Mute......................................................... 17
Blue Background During No-Signal .................... 17
Bilingual Broadcast............................................. 18
On Screen Information ....................................... 18
Teletext ................................................................. 18
T eletext Operation............................................... 18
To select a Teletext page .................................... 18
Index Page Selection .......................................... 18
To Reveal “concealed” Information ..................... 1 8
To Stop the Automatic Sub-page Change ........... 18
Sub-page Selection ............................................ 18
7 Page Fastext and Toptext ................................ 1 8
For Fastext and Toptext ................................ 19
For T optext .................................................... 1 9
T o exit Teletext .................................................... 19
To Display the T ime ............................................ 1 9
To Change the Picture Mode .............................. 19
Tips........................................................................ 19
Specifications....................................................... 20
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Via the SCART connector
Playback of NTSC recordings
Your TV set has two SCART connector sockets. This is
for the connection of equipment which is fitted with a
SCART socket e.g. video machine or satellite receiver.
AV-2 S Mode
If the equipment connected to your TV set supports SVideo (Y/C) output from SCART, you can have a better
picture quality by selecting AV-2 S mode and connect-
ing your equipment to the EXT.2 terminal of TV. See your
equipment's booklet to check if your equipment has
such feature.
RGB mode
If an equipment can output the RGB signals, connect it
to the AV-1 (EXT.1) terminal.
• Select the RGB mode to watch images from that
equipment.
• When not in the RGB mode, turn the RGB signals
output equipment off.
Via Aerial Input
If the equipment you want to connect to your TV e.g.
video machine or satellite receiver does not have a
SCART socket, you should connect it to the aerial (ANT)
socket on your TV.
Decoder
Cable TV offers you a wide choice of programs. Most of
them are free, others are to be paid for by the viewer.
This means that you will need to subscribe to the broadcasting organization whose programmes you wish to
receive. This organization will supply you with a corresponding decoder unit to allow the programmes to be
unscrambled.
For further information ask your dealer. See also the
booklet supplied with your decoder.
Connecting a decoder with an aerial socket to
the TV
• Connect the aerial cable.
Connecting a decoder without an aerial socket
to the TV
• Connect the decoder to your TV with a SCART lead
to EXT.1 or EXT.2. When your decoder has a
SCART connector you can obtain better picture quality if you connect a SCART lead to EXTERNAL.
• Then select the appropriate AV mode by pressing the
“AV” button.
TV and Video Recorder
• If your video machine has a SCART socket please
connect it to the TV using a SCART lead. Your TV
should also be connected to your video machine using the aerial RF output socket.
Please note using a SCART lead will produce better
qualitiy pictures.
This TV can display video recordings played back in the
NTSC 3.58 / 4.43 mode.
Connect a VCR which is capable of playing a NTSC
recording to the SCART socket located on the back of
your TV or the phono or RCA sockets located on the
front of the TV.
Then press the “AV” button to select either AV1, AV2,
AV-2 S, AV3 or RGB.
Copy Facility
Source selection for VCR recording.
Select TV Setup Menu in the Install Menu.
• Select AV-2 OUTPUT source pressing “
button.
“ or “ ”
Search for and store the test signal of the
video recorder
• Unplug the aerial cable from the aerial socket “ANT”
of your video recorder.
• Switch on your TV and put the video recorder on the
test signal. (See the handbook for your video recorder.)
• Enter the Tuning menu via the Install menu.
• Search for the test signal of your video recorder in
the same way as you searched for and stored the TV
signals. See Tuning, Search and Store TV channels.
Store the test signal either under programme number
0 or between 55 and 99.
• Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket “ANT” of
your video recorder once you have stored the test signal.
Camera and Camcorder
To connect to Front-AV input
Connect your camcorder to the front of your TV.
• Connect your equipment to the TV via VIDEO (yel-
low), AUDIO R (red) and AUDIO L (white) inputs .
You should connect the jacks to the input of the same
colour.
Connect the decoder to the video recorder
Some video recorders have a special SCART connector for decoder.
• Connect a SCART lead to the SCART connector of
your decoder and to the special SCART connector of
your video recorder. See also the handbook of your
video recorder.
• To connect your video recorder to the TV , see TV and
Video Recorder section.
If you want to connect more equipment to your TV , consult your dealer.
Connecting Headphones
Use the stereo headphone socket (HP) to connect
headphones. This socket is located on the front / right
hand side of the television.
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Preparation
Place the TV on a solid surface.
If placing the TV into a cabinet or alcove, ensure there is at least a 100mm (10cm) gap to the sides and rear and
top of the TV. This is to allow for adequate ventilation during operation. Please read below for more safety information before installation.
Features
• Remote controlled colour television.
• 100 programmes from VHF, UHF bands or cable channels can be preset.
• Menu system for easy control of the television.
• Two SCART connector sockets for external equipment (video machine, audio equipment, video games, etc.
• Stereo sound system.
• Full function Teletext.
• Headphone socket for personal listening.
• APS (Automatic Programming System).
• All programmes can be named.
• Forward or Backwards automatic tuning.
• Sleep timer.
• Child Lock.
• Zoom mode.
• Automatic sound Mute when there is no transmission.
• TV automatically goes to stand-by 5 minutes after the end of broadcasting.
Safety Precautions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ON OPERATING YOUR TV
Do’s and Don’ts
DO’s
This T elevision has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety st andards, but like any electrical
equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.
DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
DO consult your dealer if you are in any doubt about installation, operation or safety of your equipment.
DO be careful with glass panels or doors on equipment.
This TV is supplied with a fitted mains plug. This plug must not be cut off as it may contain a special radio interference filter, the removal of which could lead to impaired performance. If you wish to extend the lead, obtain an
appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer .
Observe the manufacturers instructions when connecting extension leads to the TV. Check the fuse rating on the
new plug, this should be fitted with a 5 Amp fuse which conforms to either AST A or BSI (BS1 362) approvals, these
are easily identifiable by either the
lead, please consult a competent electrician.
or symbols. If you are in any doubt about the installation of an extension
DON’Ts
DON’T continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about it working normally, or if it is damaged in any
way switch off, withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer.
DON’T place water filled vessels on top of T.V. cabinets.
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