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English - 42 - Contents TV Setup ........................................................... 56 Setup ................................................................ 56 Media Browser .................................................. 60 Playing MP3 Files ............................................. 60 Viewing JPG Files ...........................[...]
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English - 43 - Package Contents MENU / INFO EPG FAV PRESETS SUBTITLE RETURN SOURCE SLEEP SCREEN LANG. Remote Control LCD TV Batteries: 2 X AAA Instruction Book Note: Y ou should check the accessories after purchasing. Make sure that each accessory is included. Features • Remote controlled colour LCD TV . • Fully integrated digital TV (DVB-T). ?[...]
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English - 44 - Lightning In case of storm and lightning or when going on holiday , disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required, make sure that the service technician has used replacement parts, which are speci fi ed by the manufacturer or have the same speci fi cations as the original one.[...]
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English - 45 - Installation T o prevent injury , this device must be securely attached to the wall in accordance with the installation instructions when mounted to the wall (if the option is available). LCD Screen The LCD panel is a very high technology product with about a million thin fi lm transistors, giving you fi ne picture details. Occasio[...]
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English - 46 - Overview of the Remote Control Standby / On 1. Image size / Expand (in TXT mode) 2. Sleep timer 3. Numeric buttons 4. Return / Exit (in DTV mode) / Index page (in 5. TXT mode) Cursor up / TXT up page 6. Cursor left 7. Programme up / Page down (in DTV mode) 8. Programme down / Page up (in DTV mode) 9. Mono-Stereo / Dual I-II / Current[...]
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English - 47 - LCD TV and Operating Buttons FRONT and REAR VIEW SIDE VIEW Control Buttons Up button 1. Down button 2. Programme/V olume / A V 3. selection button Standby / On button 4. Note :Y ou can use “ +/- ” buttons to change volume. If you want to change channels, press P / V / AV button once and then use “ +/- ” buttons. If you hold t[...]
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English - 48 - Viewing the Connections - Side Connectors CI Slot is used for inserting a CI card. A CI card allows you to view all the 1. channels that you subscribe to. For more information, see “Conditional Access” section USB Input (functional in DTV mode only 2. Video Input is used for connecting video signals of external devices.Connect 3.[...]
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English - 49 - Connecting the LCD TV to a PC For displaying your computer ’s screen image on your LCD TV , you can connect your computer to the TV set. • Power off both computer and display before making any connections. • Use 15-pin D-sub display cable to connect a PC to the LCD TV . Use an audio cable between audio inputs of the TV (side) a[...]
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English - 50 - Connecting to a DVD Player If you want to connect a DVD player to your LCD TV , you can use 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 t[...]
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English - 51 - Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control • Remove the battery cover located on the back of the remote control by gently pulling backwards from the indicated part. • Insert two AAA/R3 or equivalent type batteries inside.Observe the correct polarity (+/-) when inserting batteries and replace the battery cover . Note : Remove the[...]
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English - 52 - functions will be described in accordance with the menu system of your TV . • Functions of the menu system are described in the following sections. V olume Setting • Press “ V+ ” button to increase the volume. Press “ V- ” button to decrease the volume. A volume level scale (slider) will be displayed on the screen. Progra[...]
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English - 53 - Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) • Some, but not all, channels send information about the current and next events. Press EPG button to view the EPG menu. EPG appears on the screen. It is able to get Information of the channel - programs weekly by means of 7-DA Y -EPG. All programs of channels are displayed. On the bottom of the scr[...]
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English - 54 - AC3 stream, the following warning message will be displayed on the screen: If there is no audio available, the following warning message will be displayed on the screen:. IDTV Menu System Press the “MENU” button. Main menu will be displayed. Channel List Using the “ ” or “ ” button on the remote control, make sure that th[...]
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English - 55 - Now pressing “ ” or “ ” button moves to the previous/ next character . Pressing “ ” or “ ” button toggles the current character , i.e., ‘b’ character becomes ‘a’ by “ ” and ‘c’ by “ ”. Pressing the numeric buttons ‘0...9’ replaces the highlighted character with the characters printed above the [...]
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English - 56 - Channel : “ ” or “ ” keys will navigate the user through the TV or Radio list. Date : Starting date is entered via the Left/Right and the numeric buttons. Start : Starting time is entered via the Left/Right andcthe numeric buttons. End : Ending time is entered via the Left/Right and the numeric buttons. Duration: Duration bet[...]
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English - 57 - “Radio Only”, with the “ ” or “ ” buttons, you navigate through only radio channels. If you select “T ext Only”, with the “ ” or “ ” buttons, you navigate through only text channels. Scan Encrypted Scan Encrypted Channel feature will always be ON after performing fi rst time installation. When this setting is[...]
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English - 58 - description narrator talks through the presentation, describing what is happening on the screen during the natural pauses in the audio (and sometimes during dialogue, if deemed necessary). Y ou can use this feature, only if the broadcaster supports that additional narration track. Use “ ” or “ ” buttons to select an item. The[...]
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English - 59 - (*) For Denmark, Sweden, Norway or Finland. Auto Channel Scan (Retune) Auto Channel Scan (Retune) is started by pressing “ OK ” button while Auto Channel Scan (Retune) item is highlighted. The following message appears on the screen: Highlight Y es or No by using “ ” or “ ” buttons and press “ OK ” button to con fi r[...]
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English - 60 - buttons, select the desired language option, and press OK button to activate. Afterwards, “First time installation” OSD will appear on the screen. By pressing “ ” or “ ” buttons, select the Country you want to set and press “ OK ” button (* only for EU countries). Press the “ OK ” button to start installation. Aft[...]
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English - 61 - Slideshow Options Pause ( button) : Pause the slideshow . Continue ( button) : Continue with the slideshow . Previous/Next ( buttons) : Jump to previous or next fi le of slideshow . Rotate ( buttons) : Rotate the picture using up/ down buttons. Return : Back to fi le list. Shuf fl e ( button) : Shows the fi les randomly and conti[...]
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English - 62 - Reset Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Reset . Press “ ” button to reset the picture modes to factory default settings. “ RESETTING ” will be displayed on the screen. Sound Menu V olume Press “ ” or “ ” button to select V olume . Press “ ” or “ ” button to change the level of the V olume. Equalizer Pr[...]
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English - 63 - Language Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Language . Use “ ” or “ ” button to select the Language . Default Zoom While zoom mode is set as AUTO , the TV will set the zoom mode in accordance with the signal of the broadcast. If there is no WSS or aspect ratio information, the TV will then use this setting to adopt. Pr[...]
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English - 64 - Colour System Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Colour System. Use “ ” or “ ” button to change the colour system to AUTO, P AL or SECAM. Sound System Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Sound System. Press “ ” or “ ” button to change the sound system to BG,DK, I, L or L’. Fine T une Press “ ” or ?[...]
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English - 65 - PC-VGA Mode Menu System See “ Connecting the LCD TV to a PC ” section for connecting a PC to the TV set. For switching to PC-VGA source, press “SOURCE” button on your remote control and select PC-VGA input. Y ou can also use “ Source ” menu to switch to PC-VGA mode. Note: That PC-VGA mode menu settings are available only [...]
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English - 66 - Displaying TV Information Programme Number , Programme Name , Sound Indicator and Zoom Mode information is displayed on the screen when a new programme is entered or “INFO” button is pressed. When you are in DTV Mode and press “ ” or “ ” button, the Information of the previous or next programme is displayed. T o switch to[...]
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English - 67 - T eletext T eletext system is available if your broadcaster supports. T eletext system transmits information such as news, sports and weather on your TV . Note that if the signal degrades, for example in poor/adverse weather conditions, some text errors may occur or the teletext mode may be aborted. T eletext function buttons are lis[...]
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English - 68 - Appendix A: PC Input T ypical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 X 1080 . 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 [...]
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English - 69 - Appendix B: A V and HDMI Signal Compatibility (Input Signal T ypes) Source Supported Signals A vailable EXT -1 (SCART) P AL 50/60 O NTSC 60 O RGB 50 O RGB 60 O FAV P AL 50/60 O NTSC 60 O YPbPr 480I 60Hz O 480P 60Hz O 576I 50Hz O 576P 50Hz O 720P 50Hz O 720P 60Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 60Hz O 1080P 50Hz O 1080P 60Hz O HDMI 480I 60Hz O 4[...]
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English - 70 - Appendix C: Supported File Formats for USB Mode Media File Extension Format Remarks Video Audio (Maximum resolution/Bit rate etc.) Movie (optional) .mpg/ .dat/ .vob .mpe MPEG1 MPEG Layer 1/2/3 MPEG2 MPEG2 .avi XviD/ 3ivx PCM/MP3/ WMA XviD V erson up to: 1.1.2 MPEG4 PCM/MP3/ WMA Support ASP(GMC warping points only support 1) MS ISO MP[...]
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English - 71 - TV BROADCASTING P AL/SECAM B/G D/K K’ I/I’ L/L ’ RECEIVING CHANNELS VHF (BAND I/III) UHF (BAND U) HYPERBAND Digital Reception MHEG-5 ENGINE compliant with ISO/IEC 13522-5 UK engine Pro fi le 1 for UK Object carousel support compliant with ISO/IEC 135818-6 and UK DTT pro fi le Frequency range: 474-850 MHz for UK models 170-862[...]
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English - 72 - Contents Features ............................................................... 72 General Properties............................................ 72 Safety Information ................................................ 73 Notes on Discs ..................................................... 73 On handling discs .......................[...]
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English - 73 - Safety Information CAUTION DVD Player is a class 1 laser product. However this product uses a visible laser beam which could cause hazardous radiation exposure. Be sure to operate the player correctly as instructed. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT • Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, and the double-D symbol are [...]
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English - 74 - DVD Control Panel Buttons A. Disc loader B. Play / Pause Plays/pauses the disc. When DVD menu (root menu) is active, this button functions as “button select” (selects the highlighted item in menu) if this is not prohibited by the disc. C. Stop / Eject Stop playing disc / Eject or Load the disc Note: • Y ou cannot eject the disc[...]
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English - 75 - General Operation Y ou can operate DVD, movie CD, music or picture CD’s content by using the proper buttons on your remote control. Below are main functions of commonly used remote control buttons. Buttons on the R emote C ontrol DVD Pl ay b ac k Mo v i e Pl ay b ac k P icture Pl ay b ac k Mu s i c Pl ay b ac k Play Play Pl[...]
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English - 76 - General Playback Basic Play Press on the power button 1. Please insert a disc to the loader . 2. The disc will be automatically loaded and play commences if the disc does not have any menus recorded on it. A menu may appear on the TV screen after a few moments or the fi lm may start immediately after the introduction of the Film Com[...]
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English - 77 - Preferences DEF AUL T If you choose RESET and press SELECT , the factory- presets are loaded. Parental level and parental password does not change. DOWNMIX This mode can be selected when the digital audio output of the TV is used. SURROUND: Surround sound output. STEREO: T wo channels stereo. P ARENT AL (Parental Level) Playing some [...]
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English - 78 - No response from remote control • Make sure the remote control is in the correct mode. • Check batteries are fi tted correctly . • Change the batteries. If nothing works If you have tried the above solutions and none seem to work, try switching your TV -DVD off and on again. If this does not work, contact your supplier or TV -[...]
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English - 79 - Disc T ypes Compatible with This Unit DI G I TAL AUDI O DVD AU DI O - CD Aud i o + Vi deo 12 cm Aud i o 8c m 12 cm 8c m Aud i o ( xxxx. m p3) MP 3 - CD JPE G RE ADABLE PI CTURE- CD Vi deo ( st i l l pi ct ur e) • MP3 i s record e d as a Di g i tal S i g nal w i th bet ter audi o qual it y , l e ss d i st ort io n and l ess de ter i[...]
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English - 80 - Supported File Formats Media File Extension Format Remarks Video Audio (Maximum resolution/Bit rate etc.) Movie (optional) .mpg/ .dat/ .vob MPEG1 MPEG Layer 1/2/3 MPEG2 MPEG2 .avi XviD/ 3ivx PCM/MP3 XviD V erson up to: 1.1.2 / DivX 3.1.x, 4.x, 5.x MPEG4 PCM/MP3 MS ISO MPEG4 PCM/MP3 Support SP and ASP Music - - PCM Sample Rate: 8K ~ 4[...]