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    ǵ COLOR TELEVISION VISION 26 LXW 68-8510 TOP VISION 32 LXW 82-8510 TOP DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRANÇAIS IT ALIANO NEDERLANDS TÜRK ÇE POLSKI[...]

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    2 CONTENTS ____________________________________________ 3 Set-up and safety 4 Connection/Preparation 4 Connecting the antenna and the mains cable 4 Inserting batteries in the remote control 5-7 Overview 5 Connections on the television 6-7 The remote control 7 Controls on the television 8-11 Settings 8 Setting television channels automatically 8-9 C[...]

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    ENGLISH 3 SET -UP AND SAFETY ___________________________ Please note the following information when setting up your television set. This television set is designed to receive and display video and audio signals. Any other use is expressly prohibited. The ideal viewing distance is 5 times the screen diagonal. External light falling on the screen imp[...]

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    4 CONNECTION/PREP ARA TION __________ Connecting the antenna and the mains cable 1 Plug the antenna cable of the rooftop antenna into the »ANT IN« anten- na socket on the television. 2 Plug the mains cable supplied into the mains socket of the television. 3 Plug the mains cable into the wall socket. Inserting batteries in the remote control 1 Ope[...]

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    ENGLISH 5 Connections on the television AV 3 Euro/A V socket (FBAS). AV 2 Euro/A V socket (FBAS). AV 1 Euro/A V socket (FBAS, RGB). ANT IN Antenna socket. A V 4 VIDEO L R Sound/picture input. A V OUT VIDEO L R Sound/picture output. S-VHS S-VHS picture signal input. PC-DVI AUDIO IN Sound signal input for PC. PC-IN VGA connection for PC; make the YUV[...]

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    6 OVER VIEW ____________________________________________ The remote control Ǽ Switches off the television set (standby). PIP Shows an inset picture; activates the double window function (two different TV programmes on separate halves of the screen); switches back to normal size. E Switches between picture formats; page stop in teletext mode. -/-- [...]

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    ENGLISH 7 OVER VIEW ____________________________________________ z Selects various picture settings; moves back a page in teletext mode. Ȅ Time on; moves to the next page in teletext mode. Ƿ Ƿ Freeze-frame; selects the chapter in teletext mode. F Selects various sound settings; selects a topic in teletext mode. VCR, SA T Switches to operating a [...]

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    8 Setting television channels automatically The television set is equipped with an automatic channel search system. Y ou star t the search and can then sort the television channels into your order of preference. 99 preset positions are provided, to which you can assign television channels from the antenna or from the cable connection. 1 Switch on t[...]

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    ENGLISH 9 Sorting television channels 1 In the »Program table« menu, select the channel to be moved with with » P+ «, » P- «, » Ǹ « or » Ƿ «. 2 Highlight the channel with » Ȅ « (green). 3 Select a new channel position by pressing » P+ «, » P- «, » Ǹ « or » Ƿ « and then press » Ȅ « to confirm. – All of the channels that[...]

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    10 Picture settings 1 Press » i « to open the »MAIN MENU«. – The »MAIN MENU« appears. 2 Select »Picture« with » P+ « or » P- « and confirm with » OK «. – The »Picture« menu appears. 3 Select »Default settings« with » P+ « or » P- « and the setting »User« with » Ǹ « or » Ƿ «. 4 Select »Brightness«, »Contrast«, ?[...]

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    ENGLISH 11 Stereo / two channel, mono If the device receives two channel programmes, e.g. a film with the original sound on sound channel B (display: »Dual B «) and the dubbed version on sound channel A (display: »Dual A«), you can select the sound channel you desire. If the device receives stereo or Nicam programmes, it switches automatically [...]

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    12 Basic functions Switching on and off 1 Switch on the television by pressing the » IO « button on the tele- vision set. – The device switches to standby mode. Switch the television on with » 1… 0 « or » P+ « or » P- «. 2 Press the » Ǽ « button to switch the television to standby mode. Press » 1… 0 « or » P+ « or » P- « to s[...]

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    ENGLISH 13 Picture settings Y ou can select four dif ferent picture settings. 1 Select the desired picture setting from »User«, »Natural«, »Rich« or »Soft« with » z «. – Y ou can alter the »User« picture setting, see the ”Picture settings” chapter on page 10. Audio settings Y ou can select six dif ferent audio settings. 1 Select t[...]

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    14 Zoom function This function enables you to enlarge the television or PC picture. 1 Press » i « to open the »MAIN MENU« menu. – The »MAIN MENU« menu appears. 2 Select »Picture« with » P+ « or » P- « and press » OK « to confirm. – The »Picture« menu appears. 3 Select »Brightness« with » P+ « or » P- « and press » P+ « a[...]

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    ENGLISH 15 Changing the picture format The television automatically switches to the 16:9 format if this format is detected via the Euro-A V socket. 1 Select the picture format with » E «. The selected picture format, for example »16:9«, appears on the screen. – Y ou can choose between the following picture formats: »4:3« format The picture [...]

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    16 PIP mode PIP (picture in picture) allows you to watch an inset picture from a second picture source in addition to the current channel. Other television stations, DVD players, video recorders or satellite receivers can be used as video sources. They must be connected to the input sockets on the back of the device. Displaying the inset picture 1 [...]

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    ENGLISH 17 TOP text or FLOF text mode 1 Press » TXT « to switch to teletext mode. 2 Y ou can directly select teletext pages with » 1. . . 0 «. Note: At the bottom of the screen, you will see an information line consisting of a red, green and, depending on the station, yellow and blue text field. Y our remote control has buttons with the corresp[...]

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    18 Page stop A multiple page may contain several sub-pages, which are automa- tically scrolled by the transmitting station. 1 Stop the sub-pages with » E «. 2 Press » E « to quit the function. Calling up a sub-page directly If the selected teletext page contains further pages, the number of the current sub-page as well as the total number of pa[...]

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    ENGLISH 19 Convenience functions with the »Features« menu 1 T o open the »MAIN MENU« press » i «. 2 Select »Features« with » P+ « or » P- « and confirm with » OK «. Note: Further operation is explained in the following sections. Child lock If the child lock is activated, the buttons on the television are not operable. 1 Select »Paren[...]

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    20 USING EXTERNAL DEVICES _______________ Decoder or satellite receiver In order for the television to receive encoded programs from a privately operated station, a decoder is needed. Connecting a decoder or satellite receiver 1 Connect the » AV 1 « socket on the television set and the appropriate socket on the decoder using a EURO-A V cable. Not[...]

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    ENGLISH 21 USING EXTERNAL DEVICES _______________ 1 Connect the » PC IN « socket on the television to the corre- sponding cinch sockets on the DVD players or the set-top box using the adapter cable supplied (VGA – YUV) (video signal). 2 Connect the » PC-DVI AUDIO IN « socket on the television to the corresponding sockets on the DVD player or [...]

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    22 Selecting the signal for the Euro-A V (Scart) output With this setting you select whether the television channel or the audio/video will be transmitted via the Euro-A V socket A V3 or A V2. This enables you to transmit recordings from one external device (e.g. a DVD player) to another using the television. Connect the playback device to Euro-A V[...]

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    ENGLISH 23 USING EXTERNAL DEVICES _______________ Camcorder Connecting the camcorder 1 Connect the yellow socket » A V4 Video « on the television and the corresponding socket on the camcorder (VHS, Video 8) with a cinch cable (picture signal) or connect the » S-VHS « socket (picture signal) on the television and the corresponding socket on the [...]

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    24 Connecting a PC 1 Connect the socket » PC IN « or » DVI-D « on the television to the corresponding socket on the PC using a VGA cable. 2 Connect the socket » PC-DVI AUDIO IN « on the television to the corresponding socket on the PC using a cinch cable (audio signal). Selecting the channel position for the PC 1 Press » AV «, select the »[...]

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    ENGLISH 25 Setting television channels This setting is only necessar y if a new channel comes on air and you do not want to change the order of your channels. The television channel can be set directly or using the search. Setting channels using the search 1 Press » i « to open the »MAIN MENU«. – The »MAIN MENU« appears. 2 Select »Setup« [...]

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    26 Fine tuning television channels The television automatically tunes itself to the best possible recepti- on. Y ou may need to carr y out manual fine tuning in areas where there is poor reception. 1 Press » i « to open the »MAIN MENU«. – The »MAIN MENU« appears. 2 Select »Setup« with » P+ « or » P- « and confirm with » OK «. – Th[...]

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    ENGLISH 27 Re-tuning all television channels Y ou can re-tune all the television stations, for example if you move to another town. 1 Press » i « to open the »MAIN MENU«. 2 Select »Setup« with » P+ « or » P- « and confirm with » OK «. – The »Setup« menu appears. 3 Select »A TS« with » P+ « or » P- « and confirm with » OK «. [...]

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    28 T echnical data Operating voltage: 230 V , 50/60 Hz Power consumption: in operation 110 W in standby approx. 4 W (Vision 26) in operation 129 W in standby approx. 4 W (Vision 32) Sound output: 2 x 10 watts music (2 x 7 sine wave) (Vision 26) 2 x 14 watts music (2 x 10 sine wave) (Vision 32) Reception range: C01 … C80, special channels S01 … [...]

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    ENGLISH 29 INFORMA TION _____________________________________ Fault Screen lit (snow), but no station Poor picture contrast Interference to picture and/or sound Ghosts, reflection No colour Picture but no sound T eletext missing or faulty Remote control does not work The picture is dark after switching on Possible cause Antenna cable No television [...]

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    30 Additional Information for units sold in the UK. Units sold in the UK are suitable for operation from a 240V ac, 50Hz mains supply . The range of multi-system receivers is built to work in most European coun- tries. However , the mains plug and socket system for the UK dif fers from many European countries. This appliance has been supplied with [...]