Finlux 42F503 manuale d’uso

colour tele vision Owner’ s manual 42F503[...]

- 1 - Contents Package Contents .................................................. 2 Features ................................................................. 2 Introduction ............................................................. 2 Preparation ............................................................. 3 Safety Precautions ................[...]

- 2 - Package Contents REPEAT ZOOM TITLE ROOT TEXT SWAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCREEN 0 LANG SUBTITLE OK MENU SOURCE RETURN INFO FAV SLEEP EPG SEARCH DISPLAY MODE P+ PRESETS P- V+ V- Remote Control LCD TV Batteries: 2 X AAA Instruction Book Note: Y ou should check the contents after opening your product. Make sure that every item is included Note: The H[...]

- 3 - ambient conditions may cause the damage of the device. Preparation For ventilation, leave a free space of at least 10 cm all around the set. T o prevent any fault and unsafe situation, please do not place any objects on top of the set. Use this device in moderate climates. 10 cm 10 cm 10 cm Safety Precautions Read the following recommended sa[...]

- 4 - Information for users in EU Countries This symbol on the product or on its packaging means that your electrical device should be disposed at the end of its service life separately from your household wastes. There are separate collection systems for recycling in the EU. For more information, please contact the local authority or the dealer wh[...]

- 5 - Environmental Information This television is designed to consume less energy to help save the environment. Y ou not only help to save • the environment but also you can save money by reducing electricity bills thanks to the energy ef fi ciency feauture of this TV . T o reduce energy consumption, you should take the following steps: Y ou ca[...]

- 6 - Remote Control Buttons No function 1. Play (in Media Browser mode) 2. Programme recording 3. Rapid reverse (in Media Browser mode) 4. No function 5. Mono/Stereo - Dual I-II / Current Language (*) / 6. Play preview (in Media Browser mode) Image size / Zooms Photos (in Media Browser 7. video mode) Green button / List Schedule(in EPG) / T ag/ 8.[...]

- 7 - TV and Operating Buttons FRONT and REAR VIEW Control buttons VIEW Control Buttons 1. Standby/On button 2. TV/A V button 3. Programme Up/Down buttons 4. V olume Up/Down buttons Note: Press “ ” and buttons at the same time to view main menu. Viewing the Connections – Back Connectors 3 SCART 2 1. inputs or outputs for external devices. SCA[...]

- 8 - S/PDIF Coaxial Out 6. outputs digital audio signals of the currently watched source. Use an SPDIF coaxial cable to transfer audio signals to a device that has S/PDIF input RF Input 7. connects to an aerial antenna system. Note: that if you use a decoder or a media recorder , you should connect the aerial cable through the device to the televi[...]

- 9 - Switching On/Off T o Switch the TV On Connect the power cord to the 220-240V AC, 50 • Hz. Press ST ANDBY touch button. Then the standby • LED lights up. T o switch the TV on from standby mode either: • Press the “ • ” button, P+ / P- or a numeric button on the remote control. Press the • -P/CH or P/CH+ touch button on the TV . T[...]

- 10 - Connecting to a DVD Player If you want to connect a DVD player to your TV , you can use the connectors of the TV set. DVD players may have different connectors. Please refer to your DVD player ’s instruction book for additional information. Power off both the TV and the device before making any connections. Note : Cables shown in the illus[...]

- 1 1 - Using USB Inputs USB Connection Y ou can connect a USB hard disk drive or USB • memory stick to your TV by using the USB inputs of the TV . This feature allows you to play fi les stored in a USB drive or record programmes. 2.5” and 3.5” inch (hdd with external power supply) • external hard disk drives are supported. T o record a pr[...]

- 12 - Multipartition HDDs are supported until two • partitions. Some stream packets may not be recorded because • of signal problems, so sometimes video may freezes during playback. Record, Play , Pause, Display (for PlayListDialog) • keys could not be used when teletext is ON. If a recording starts from timer when teletext is ON, teletext i[...]

- 13 - Programme Selection Press “ • P/CH + ” button to select the next programme or “ P/CH - ” button to select the previous programme. Viewing Main Menu Press the “ • V+ ”/” V- ” button at the same time to view main menu. In the Main menu select sub-menu using “A V” button and set the sub-menu using “ ” or “ ” butt[...]

- 14 - Select Channel When in the EPG menu, using this option, you can switch to the selected channel. Record / Delete Record Timer IMPORT ANT : T o record a programme, you should fi rst connect a USB disk to your TV while the TV is switched off. Y ou should then switch on the TV to enable recording feature. Otherwise, recording feature will not b[...]

- 15 - Installation HINT : Auto tuning feature will help you to retune the TV set in order to store new services or stations. Press “MENU” button on the remote control and select Installation by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button and the following menu screen will be displayed. Select Automatic Channel Scan by using “ ”/“ ?[...]

- 16 - Analogue Fine T une Select • Analogue Fine T une from the Installation menu by using “ ” or “ ” and OK buttons. The analogue fi ne tune screen will be displayed. The analogue Fine T une feature will not be available if there are no analogue channels, digital channels and external sources stored. Press • OK button to proceed. Use[...]

- 17 - Managing Stations: Favourites Y ou can create a list of favourite programmes. Press • “MENU” button to view main menu. Select Channel List item by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK to view menu contents. Select • Favourites to manage favourite list. Use “ ”/“ ” and OK buttons to select Favourites . Y ou can set variou[...]

- 18 - Select a device by using “ ” or “ ” button and press OK. Viewing V ideos via USB When you select Videos from the main options, available video fi les will be fi ltered and listed on this screen. Y ou can use “ ” or “ ” button to select a video fi le and press OK button to play a video. If you select a subtitle fi le and p[...]

- 19 - Loop/Shuf fl e (BLUE button) : Press once to disable Loop. Press again to disable both Loop and Shuf fl e. Press once more to enable only Shuf fl e. Press again to enable all. Y ou can follow the disabled functions with the change of the icons. Previous/Next (Left/Right buttons) : Jumps to previous or next fi le on slideshow . Rotate (Up[...]

- 20 - Media Browser Settings Y ou can set your Media Browser preferences by using the Settings dialog. Press “ ” or “ ” button to highlight an item and use “ ” or “ ” button to set. View Style : Sets default browsing mode. Music FF/FR Speed : Sets forwarding/advancing speed. Slide Show Interval : Sets slide show interval time. Show[...]

- 21 - W atching Recorded Programmes In the main menu, use “ ” or “ ” buttons to select Media Browser . Highlight Recordings Library item by using “ ” or “ ” button and press OK button to enter . Recordings Library will then be displayed. IMPORT ANT : T o view recordings library , you should fi rst connect a USB disk to your TV whi[...]

- 22 - 14:9 Zoom This option zooms to the 14:9 picture. 4:3 Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) as this is its original size. Panoramic This stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fi ll the screen, without making the picture appear unnatural. The top and bottom of the picture are slightly cut off. [...]

- 23 - reduce the noise amount. Noise Reduction can be set to one of these options: Low , Medium , High or Off . Advanced Settings Colour T emp • : Sets the desired colour tone. Setting Cool option gives white colours a slight blue stress. For normal colours, select Normal option. Setting Warm option gives white colours a slight red stress. Pictu[...]

- 24 - In the equalizer menu, the preset can be changed to Music , Movie , Speech , Flat , Classic and User . Press the “MENU” button to return to the previous menu. Note: Equalizer menu settings can be changed manually only when the Equalizer Mode is in User . Balance : This setting is used for emphasizing left or right speaker balance. Headph[...]

- 25 - Using a Conditional Access Module (not included) IMPORT ANT : Insert or remove the CI module only when the TV is SWITCHED OFF . In order to watch certain digital channels, a • conditional access module (CAM) may be necessary . This module must be inserted in the CI slot of your TV . Obtain the Conditional Access Module (CAM) and • the vi[...]

- 26 - Language Settings In the con fi guration menu, highlight the Language Settings item by pressing “ ” or “ ” buttons. Press OK and Language Settings submenu will be displayed on the screen: Use “ ” or “ ” buttons to highlight the menu item that will be adjusted and then press “ ” or “ ” button to set. Notes: System Lan[...]

- 27 - Timers T o view Timers menu, press “MENU” button and select Settings icon by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button to view Settings menu. Use “ ” or “ ” button to highlight Timers and press OK to continue: Setting Sleep Timer This setting is used for setting the TV to turn off after a certain time. Highlight Sleep T im[...]

- 28 - Hard Disk Info T o view the details about the USB disk, highlight Hard Disk Info by using “ ” or “ ” key and press OK . USB disk information will be displayed: Con fi guring Date/T ime Settings Select Date/Time in the Settings menu to con fi gure Date/T ime settings. Press OK button. Use “ • ” or “ ” buttons to highlight [...]

- 29 - Scan Encrypted Channels : When this setting is set as YES , search process will locate the encrypted channels as well. If it is set as NO , encrypted channels will not be located in automatic search or manual search. Blue Background : Activates or deactivates blue background system when the signal is weak or absent. Software Upgrade : T o en[...]

- 30 - Coloured Buttons (RED/GREEN/YELLOW/ BLUE) Y our TV supports both F ASTEXT and TOP text systems. When these systems are available, the pages are divided into groups or topics. When F ASTEXT system is available, sections in a teletext page will become colour-coded and can be selected by pressing the coloured buttons. Press a coloured button th[...]

- 31 - Appendix A: PC Input T ypical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Y our TV may not support different resolutions. Supported resolution modes are listed below . If you switch your PC to an unsupported mode, a warning OSD will appe[...]

- 32 - Appendix C: Supported DVI Resolutions When connecting devices to your TV’ s connectors by using DVI converter cables (not supplied), you can refer to the following resolution information. Index Resolution Frequency 1 640x400 70Hz 2 640x480 60Hz 3 640x480 72Hz 4 640x480 75Hz 5 800x600 56Hz 6 800x600 60Hz 7 800x600 70Hz 8 800x600 72Hz 9 800x[...]

- 33 - Appendix D: Supported File Formats for USB Mode Supported Players Player Stream Video Decoder (MSVD) Audio Decoder (MSAD) Audio MP3 None MP3 Audio W A V/AIFF None-- LPCM Windows Media (optional) WMA / ASF VC1 WMA MPEG1 Program Stream MPEG-1 MPEG1 MP3, AC-3 (optional) and PCM MPEG2 Program Stream MPEG-2 MPEG2 MP3, AC-3 (optional) and PCM A VI[...]

- 34 - Appendix E: Software Upgrade • Y our TV is capable of fi nding and updating new software upgrades over broadcast channels. • For broadcast channels search, the TV looks at the available channels stored in your settings. So before software upgrade search, it is advised to auto search and update all available channels. 1) Software upgrade[...]

- 35 - Speci fi cations TV BROADCASTING P AL/SECAM B/G D/K K’ I/I’ L/L ’ RECEIVING CHANNELS VHF (BAND I/III) UHF (BAND U) HYPERBAND NUMBER OF PRESET CHANNELS 1000 CHANNEL INDICA TOR On Screen Display RF AERIAL INPUT 75 Ohm (unbalanced) OPERA TING VOL T AGE 220-240V AC, 50 Hz. AUDIO German+Nicam Stereo AUDIO OUTPUT POWER (W RMS. ) (10% THD) 2[...]

- 36 - Important Instruction For your own safety read following instruction carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains supply . MAINS (AC) OPERA TION The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code : IMPORT ANT As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with t[...]

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