Technicolor - Thomson ITC250 manual

EN 1 Contents Chapter1: Getting started Important information ....................................................................2 Safety ....................................................................................................2 Care ....................................................................................................2 Sp[...]

EN 2 Chapter 1 Getting star ted Impor tant information Safety  Ensure that y our domestic mains supply voltage matches the v oltage indicated on the identification stick er located at the back of your set.  The TV set's components are sensitive to heat. The maximum ambient temperatur e should not exceed 35° Celsius . Do not cov er the v[...]

Getting star ted EN 3 What is DLP™ technology? Y ou hav e just bought a TV set equipped with DLP™ (Digital Light Processing) technology . This new technology uses a special lamp, a colour wheel and an optical semi-conductor comprising a huge n umber of micr oscopic mirr ors to provide y ou with exceptional picture quality in a thin, lightweight[...]

Getting star ted EN 4 Remote contr ol Most of your tele vision’ s functions are a vailable via the menus that appear on the screen. The remote contr ol supplied with your set can be used to na vigate through the menus and to configure all the general settings. The remote control and its functions ma y var y depending on the television model. The [...]

Getting star ted EN 5 Manual pr ogramming This method inv olves car r ying out a manual sear ch for the codes to be used for controlling y our other appliances. 1. Switch on the appliance y ou wish to use the remote contr ol with. 2. Press the r elevant button for this appliance on the r emote control, and while holding this button down, enter one [...]

Getting star ted EN 6  The Learning featur e The Learning featur e completes the programming pr ocedure described on page 4, as it enables you to r ecord the functionality of a specific button from the original r emote control to one of the TV’ s remote control buttons. Notes: - Before using the Learning feature, make sure this TV’s remote c[...]

Getting star ted EN 7 Switching on F ollow the instructions on this page on ho w to switch on y our TV set and the remote control bef ore g oing on to the following pages that describe ho w to use the remote control and the channel set-up pr ocedure. 1. Insert two LR06 or AA batteries in the remote contr ol. Precautions on using batteries: - Only u[...]

EN 8 Initial set-up Initial set-up inv olves sear ching for and storing all the channels you can r eceive. Mak e sure that the tele vision is switched on and follow the six steps in turn specified on this page. The first time you s witch the television on, the language selection menu appears. 1. Select your language using the buttons and confirm b [...]

Channel set-up EN 9 Manual channel set-up F ollow the pr ocedure given on this page if y ou find that some channels hav e not been stored during the initial set-up . This can happen if you ar e setting up cable network channels. Setting up channels manuall y requir es every setting for a particular channel to be entered, one at a time . Displa y th[...]

EN 10 Switching the TV set on and off  To s witch the TV set on, press the button located on the side of the set. The TV set tak es up to 40 seconds to come on. If the indicator on the front is r ed, the set is in standby mode. Y ou can then: - press the or any n umeric button on the remote contr ol, - press the TV , OK or PR +/ PR - buttons to [...]

Gener al oper ation EN 11  Demo mode This mode is used to highlight the benefits of the Hi Pix setting. Press the DEMO button on the r emote control to switch to Demo mode. The TV set alternates between on and off with the Hi Pix setting. Press the DEMO button as man y times as you need to exit Demo mode. Zoom In TV mode , you ha ve the option o[...]

EN 12 Adjusting the sound Displa y the O VER VIEW menu by pr essing the MENU button. Select the Sound option and press OK to confirm. The SOUND menu appears with the follo wing options: Sound settings : see further below . Sound type : select a sound type from the list using the buttons. The default sound type is Automatic f or mono sour ces, Stere[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 13 Graphic equaliser Select Graphic equaliser fr om the Sound menu and press OK to displa y the menu. This menu is used to select a pr eset parameter and define your o wn settings using the graphic equaliser . It offers the following options: Sound preset : use the buttons to select the appr opriate setting for the programme[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 14 Advanced use Select the Advanced use option from the Pictur e menu and press OK to displa y the menu. The options are the following: Automatic format : automatically a pplies the appr opriate format to the picture. Check this box by pr essing OK to enable this function. T one : adjusts the colour temperature. Select an op[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 15 Setting the time The TIME menu can be used to set the time on the TV set and program the automatic sleep timer or wak e-up timer functions. Displa y the O VER VIEW menu by pr essing the MENU button. Select the Time option and press OK to confirm. Setting the time 1. Select the Clock ref erence pr ogramme option. 2. Select[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 16 Pa r ental contr ol The parental contr ol functions allow you to limit y our children’ s access to the television. Y ou can do this by locking the buttons on the front of y our TV set, thereby barring access to certain channels and/or A V programmes. These functions are pr otected using a PIN code . Accessing the P aren[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 17  Whenev er you enable the par ental control function by defining a personal code y ou hav e to enter your code to access the Par ental control and Installation menus, ev en if there is no lock on. In the Pa r ental control menu the option is r eplaced by Deactivate parental contr ol .  To disable the parental contro[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 18 Customising y our television Pref erences Y ou can set prefer ences for some features. These prefer ences remain in f or ce as long as yo u do not change them. Press the MENU button to displa y the O VER VIEW menu. Select the Installation option and confirm by pr essing OK . Select Preferences fr om the Install menu and p[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 19 Configuring A V sock ets Y ou can configure y our TV set according to the equipment you connect to it. Displa y the O VER VIEW menu using the MENU button. Select the Installation option and press OK to confirm. The Install menu appears. Select the AV settings option and press OK to confirm. F ollow the messages on scr een[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 20 T eletext The T eletext ser vice is available in man y countries under a variety of names (T OP T ext, Fastext, FLOF text, Videotext). It is pro vided as a free service by television br oadcasters. This ser vice pro vides a real w ealth of information, a vailable at any time, on weather , spor ts r esults, news, games, et[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 21 Other T eletext functions Newsflash When a newsflash is detected, the icon is replaced with a N in the na vigator . Select it and press OK to displa y the newsflash. In the case of an update , the T eletext function is enabled and displa ys the new information. Subtitles Some channels pro vide subtitles for some of their [...]

Ad v anced functions EN 22 Pr ogram Info (pr ogramme guide) The programme guide is onl y a vailable for channels which hav e been stored. The information it contains has been compiled by y our television based on T eletext information transmitted by the various channels, according to the ser vices they offer . It can be used to find out what progra[...]

Ad v anced functions EN 23 Important : - Y ou can select up to 9 programmes to be stor ed/recor ded. - A message is displa yed when the memor y is full. Y ou then hav e to delete a programme to be able to store or r ecord another . - A message also appears when the times of some of the pr ogrammes you plan to r ecord or ha ve stored ov erlap. Check[...]

EN 24 Chapter 5 Other informa tion Sock ets A V1 and A V2 SCAR T sockets (input-output) at the back. These sock ets can be used to connect a range of equipment, including video r ecorders, camcorders (VHS, S-VHS, 8 mm or Hi 8), decoders, satellite r eceivers, D VD play ers, games consoles or devices pr oducing an RGB signal. A V3 SCAR T socket (inp[...]

Other informa tion EN 25 Connecting an amplifier Y ou can connect an amplifier and 2 speakers to r eplace your television’ s side speakers: Connect your tele vision’ s left L and right R CINCH sockets to the amplifier’ s L and R inputs. Configur e the set as follows (see page 12): Sound menu Set menu Sound type : Stereo Left/Right speak ers :[...]