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T able of Content s 1 English Regulatory Information ..................................... ................................ 3 Description of Warning Symb ols ................................ ...................... 3 Safety Notices ....... ........................................... ................................ 4 Preface ........................[...]
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T able of Content s 2 English Adjusting the Volume .......................................... 2 5 Adjusting On-Screen Display (OSD) Settings .. ............................. 26 OSD Setting Menus ................. ................................ 2 7 Adjusting Picture Settings ........ ................................ 2 7 Adjusting Sound Settings ..[...]
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3 English R e gula tor y Inf or ma tion CE Conformity S tatem ent This device is in conformity with the requirements of EU Council Directive 2004/108/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member St ates relating to electromagnetic compatibility and Directive 2006/95/EC on the harmonization of the laws of Member S tates relating to electrical e[...]
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4 English Saf ety Notices Inst allation Safety Notes Location Avoid allowing the TV to get prolonged expo sure to sunlight or other strong sources of heat. Leave sufficient distance between the TV and the wall to provide enough space for the emission of heat. WA R N I N G T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus t[...]
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5 English Personal Safety Installation 1. T o avoid overlo ading the power supply , n ever plug too many electr ical devices into an outl et, power strip, or extension cable. 2. Dangerous high-voltage electric power component s are located inside the TV . T o avoid electric shock, do not disassemble the casing. 3. Do not place or drop metals, small[...]
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6 English Preface Thank you for purchasing a Hannspree Liquid Crystal Display T elevision (LCD TV). Y our new TV will allow you to enjoy superior audio and video while enriching your lifestyle with advanced technology . Please carefully read this manual in it s entirety before setting up, using or operating your TV . T o ensure the safe and correct[...]
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7 English Copyright © Copyright 2009 Hannspree, Inc. All rights reserved. This manual is prot ected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying and dist ribution. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form by any means without the prior wr itten authorization of Hannspree. The TV described in this manual may [...]
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8 English 1 Getting Star ted 1.1 Pac kage Contents Make sure the following co mponents are included in the box. Please contact Hannspree Customer Service immediate l y if anything is missing or damag ed. •T V • U ser’s manual • Q uick start guide • W arranty card • P ower cord • Remote control and batteries • T V cleaning cloth Acco[...]
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9 English 1.2 Intr oducing the TV Y ou can watch SECAM/ P AL/ DVB-T broadcast, cable, or digital television chann els, and easily connect a VCR, STB or DVD player to the SCART , HDTV ( Component ), A V(Co mposite), and HDMI input ports (location of these ports depends on model). Y ou can also use the TV as a monitor for your PC by connecting it thr[...]
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10 English 1.4 Con trol Panel 1.5 Input and Output J acks Description Button Function Power Press to tu rn the TV o n or off. Input source INPUT Press to select the proper input so urce. Menu MENU Press to open the OSD menu. Program select P S Press to increase the program number or move upward to the previous item on the OSD menu. Program select P[...]
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11 English Earphone Output Connect to earphones or extern al speakers with built-in a mplifier . Component/ CVBS Inputs audio Connect to an external device, such as a VCR, STB, or a DVD player . Component Inputs (V ideo) Connect to an external device, such as a VCR, STB, or a DVD player . PC Audio Input Connect to a PC’s line/ audio out port. SCA[...]
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12 English 1.6 Remote Contro l Power Connector Connect to the included p ower cord. Description Icon Function Power Press to turn the TV on or off. Input Signal Ty p e INPUT Press to select the input signal type selections: TV , DTV , SCART , A V , HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDTV , and PC. Keypad Use to select a program directly . Press 0-9 to enter the progr[...]
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13 English Arrows Press up, down, left or right to scroll through the on-screen display menus. Electronic Program Guide EPG Press to display detailed programming information for channel s (only for DTV). T eletext mode TEXT Press to active t eletext. V olume adjust Press VOL + to increase audio volume. Press VOL - to decrease audio volume. Mute Pre[...]
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14 English Subtitle With an A TV source, if teletext mode is activated and the teletext has a subti tle page, press to display the subtitle page. With a DTV source, p ress to display the subtitle OSD, and select the language. Hold Press to inactivate automatic page change which only occurs when more than one teletext page exists. (Programmable in t[...]
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15 English Note: • For best results, use th e remote control w ithin a proper dist ance from the front of the TV . Do not exceed an angle of 30 degrees when pointing at TV. • Th e operational distance may be shortened when the signal sensor is directly exposed to strong light. • Aim the transmitter on the remote control at the signal sensor a[...]
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16 English 1.7 Ins er ting the Remote Cont rol Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover at the back of the remote control (A). 2 Insert the batteries paying attention to the polarity markings inside the battery compartment (B). 3 Replace the battery compartment cover (C). (A) (B) (C)[...]
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17 English CAUTION • If the remote control is not used for a long period, remove the batteries and store them properly . • Handle damaged or leaking batteries carefully , and wash hand s with soap if they come in contac t with leaked chemical fluids. • If your remote control has two batteries, do not mix new and old batteries, or the life of [...]
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18 English 2 Setting up your TV 2.1 Basic Connections 2.1.1 P ower Connection 1 Connect the p ower cord t o the AC I N input jack on the r ear of the TV . 2 Insert the plug at the other end of the power cord into a power outlet . 2.1.2 Connectin g an Antenna or Ca ble TV Connect one end of t he VHF/UHF (Antenna) or CA TV cabl e to TV/DTV jack on th[...]
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19 English 2.2 Con necting Exter nal Devices Connect external devi ces such as VCRs, STBs, DVD players, video game consoles, earphones, or a PC to the TV using the appropriate ports on the rear of the TV . 2.2.1 Connecting Exte r nal Ear p hones Note: • Exte rnal speakers or he adphones are not included with the TV . • Th e internal TV speakers[...]
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20 English 2.2.2 Connecting to A V Devices The following diagram illustrates how to connect the A V devices to your TV via HDMI (A), Component/AUDIO (B), SCAR T (C), VIDEO/ AUDIO (D) ports. Note: The audio ports shown in Component (B) and Video Audio (D) a re physically the same ports. Only a set of the audio port s can be selected when connecting [...]
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21 English 2.2.3 Connecting a VCR/ STB/ D VD Player Using Component V ideo Connect the TV to a VCR/ STB/ DVD player using the component vid eo inputs. Y P b RL P r AUDIO VCR STB DVD Vi deo Cable Audio Cable (Optional) (Optiona l) AUDIO VIDEO RL VCR STB DVD Vide o Cable Audio Cable (Optional) (Optional)[...]
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22 English 2.2.4 Connecting a PC using V GA Connect the TV to your PC to use it as the monitor using the VGA port as shown. 1 Connect the VGA port of the TV to the VGA outp ut of the PC. 2 Connect the line out port of the PC to th e PC LINE IN port of your TV to listen to audio from the PC. 2.2.5 Connecting a PC using D VI Connect the TV to your PC[...]
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23 English 2.2.6 Connectin g HDMI HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interfa ce) assures that the best video signal is always sent from source to the TV . Refer to the following illustration to connect an HDMI device to the TV . 2.2.7 Connectin g USB Service port, for DVT F/W update only . Note: When the HDMI cabl e is connected , conne cting the aud[...]
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24 English 2.2.8 Connecting a VCR/ STB/ D VD Player using SCART Connect the SCART (optional) to connect a TV , VCR, VCD, DVD player or video game console. Y ou ca n choose to use a SCART cable or adapter for the connection depending on the ports availa ble on your player . Note: • Th e S-Video connector and A V connecto rs cannot be connected at [...]
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25 English 2.3 Using the TV 2.3.1 T ur ning the TV On and Of f 1 Press on the control panel or r emote control. Th e power LED ind icator on the TV chan ges from red to g reen, indi cating th at the TV is on. 2 Press again. The p ower LED changes from green to red, i ndicating tha t the TV i s of f . 2.3.2 Switching Source Signals Press INPUT on th[...]
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26 English 3 Adjusting On-Screen Display (OSD) Settings The On-Screen Di splay (OSD) menu system provides a quick and simple meth od to adjust the TV settings. The OSD menu can be accessed convenie ntly through the buttons on the rem ote control. Before going into details of each OSD option, yo u may get acquainted with the placement of the OSD sys[...]
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27 English 3.1 OSD Setting Menus Follow the i nstructions indicated on the down side o f the OSD Functio n Menu. Press P S / P T on the control panel or / arrow keys to scroll through the menus, VOL + on the control panel or the arrow key to select an item, or MENU to exit the OSD menu. The following menus can be set by different adjustment methods[...]
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28 English 3.3 Adjusting Sound Set tings 3.4 Adju sting Channe l Settings 1 Press MENU to enter the OSD Main Menu screen. 2 Press to select the Audio menu. 3 Press to enter the Audio menu. 4 Press / to select an item. 5 Press / adjust the scales or options settings. 6 Press MENU to return to the Audio menu. 7 Press MENU to exit the OSD menu the OSD[...]
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29 English • The Area can be set to Germany , UK , It aly , Spain , Portugal , France , Hungary , Poland , Netherla nds , and Other . • Channel can be used to select channels by pressing / . • The Colour System can be set to AUTO , PA L , and SECAM . • The Sound System can be set to AUTO , BG , DK , I , L , and L’ . • Select Auto Se arc[...]
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30 English 3.5 Adjusting DTV Settings - T o change the channel name, select the channel and pre ss / to open Channel Editor . Input the channel name you prefer usin g the on screen keys and select Save . - Press the Red button on the remote control to skip the channels. - Press the Green button on the remote control to delete the channels. - Press [...]
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31 English • The Channel Ma nagement selectio ns include Channel Org anizer , Channel Sortin g , Channel Grouping , and De lete All TV Cha nnels . • The Area can be set to Germany , UK , It aly , Spain , Portugal , France , Hun gary , Poland , Netherlands and Other . • Select Auto Se arch to activate the autom atic TV channel se arch. Select [...]
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32 English • The Subtitle T yp e can be set to Normal or Hearing Imp aired . • The Time selection includes GMT Offset and Summer T ime. - Press / to adjust the GMT Offset to AUT O , Germ any , UK , Italy , France , Spain , Netherlan ds , Ta i w a n , China , Norway , Sweden , Finland , Greece , Australia , Russia , Ireland , Denmark , Portugal [...]
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33 English 3.6 Adjusting PC Settings 1 Press INPUT and select PC as the signal type. 2 Press MENU to enter the OSD Main Menu screen. 3 Press to select the PC menu. 4 Press to enter the PC menu. 5 Press / to select an item. 6 Press / adjust the scales or options settings. 7 Press MENU to return to the PC menu. 8 Press MENU to exit the OSD menu the O[...]
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34 English 3.7 Adjusting Setup Set tings 1 Press MENU to enter the OSD Main Menu screen. 2 Press to select the Setting menu entry . 3 Press to enter the Setting menu. 4 Press / to select an item. 5 Press / to change the scales or options settin gs. 6 Press MENU to return to the Setting menu entry . 7 Press MENU to exit the OSD men u. - The Setting [...]
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35 English •T h e Aspect mode selections in clude Auto, Full, Wide, Normal, Subtitle, Zoom , and Panora ma. The follow ing pictures ar e settings fo r HDMI/1080 P , pl ease see below for details. Note: The options av ailable on the OSD may v ary depending on the in put signal source. T ype 4:3 16:9 Content AUTO Full Wide Nomal Subtitle Zoom Panor[...]
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36 English 4 T roubleshooting Situation Solution No picture and sound. • Connect the power cord pro perly . • Check if the power LED is on or not. • Press on the control panel or remote control. • Press Input to cycle through connected video sources. •P r e s s P S or P T to switch to other T V programs. • Make sure all cables are conne[...]
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37 English 5 Suppor t Timing PC Mode Support T iming (T o acieve the best performance in the PC Mode (1920x1200) connect the HDMI cable to the PC) Video Mode Support Timing Mode Resolution (active dot) Horizontal Frequency (KHz) Ve r t i c al Frequency (Hz) Nomina l Pixe l Clock (MHz) PC (VGA) DVI to HDMI VGA 640x480@60Hz 31.469 59.941 25.175 V V S[...]
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38 English 6 Specifica tions Screen Size 70 cm / 27.5 ” LCD Panel 1920x1200 Input Function RF In SCART AV Component Component Audio RCA in HDMI x 2 VGA VGA PC Line in CI support 5V Output Function Earphone Out S peaker 10W+1 0W SCART Out Feature Full HD HD Ready 3D Combo Filter 3D De Interlacer Noise Reduction 3:2/2:2 Pull down X-Contrast (10000:[...]
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39 English 7 Dissembling the stand base 1 Discon nect all the cables and cords from the TV to prevent breakage. 2 Careful ly place the TV face down on a so ft and flat surface (b lanket, foam, cloth, etc) to prevent any damage to the TV . 3 Press the stand lock on both sides, re move the stand. W all mounting the TV : 1 Purchase a VESA compatible w[...]