Loewe Spheros 20 SAT manual

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    1 233–31715.022 ■ Spheros 20 SA T ■ Xelos SL 20 SA T ■ Mimo 15 SA T ■ Mimo 20 SA T Operating instructions. TV . LCD_SAT_31715022_GB 10.08.2004, 15:44 Uhr 1[...]

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    2 Operating additional equipment 22-27 Connecting and operating audio/ video equipment 22 Connecting the video recorder via AV cable 22-23 Operating the video equipment via video operating strip 23 V ideo menu and timer recording 23-24 Changing or cancelling timer 24 Connecting a TV-camera or Camcorder to the „VIDEO IN“ or AVS connection sock e[...]

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    3 3 Remote contr ol – TV functions P+ OK P– V– V+ Sound off/on (mute) Switch on/off – in standby Y ellow k ey: last station F or TV mode: no function F or TV mode: no function F or TV mode: no function Blue k ey: to display subtitles V–/V+ volume quieter/louder Call up main information Status display on/off /in menu: hide menu Call A V se[...]

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    4 Oper ating on the set Show menu/ In the menu: select Standby indicator (red) On indicator (green) Switching over to radio/TV mode Program selection –/+ In the menu: set Switching the TV on/off Spher os 20 SA T Xelos SL 20 SA T Mimo 15 SA T Mimo 20 SA T LCD_SAT_31715022_GB 10.08.2004, 15:44 Uhr 4[...]

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    5 T erminals on the set´s r ear panel Spheros 20 SA T/ Xelos SL 20 SA T Press the lug when pulling out the plug AC adapter connection Sock et Euro-A V Audio outputs Red: right White: left Satellite antenna connection S-Video input Video input Audio input Headphones sock et LCD_SAT_31715022_GB 10.08.2004, 15:44 Uhr 5[...]

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    6 T erminals on the set´s r ear panel Mimo 15 SA T and Mimo 20 SA T Audio input (Red:right, White:left) Video input (VHS/8 mm) Headphone sock et (6,3 mm) S-Video/Hi8 input Satellite antenna connection Audio outputs (Red:right, White:left) Sock et for Videorecorder , DVD (Euro A V) AC adapter connection Remove the cable cover on the rear of the app[...]

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    7 W elcome Thank you, for choosing a Loewe product. We are happy to have you as a customer . At Loewe we combine the highest demands on technology , design and user friendliness . This applies equally to TV , video and accessories. Neither the technology nor the design shall be an end in themselves but shall rather provide our customers with the gr[...]

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    8 F or your own safety F or your own safety and in or der to avoid unnecessarily damaging your TV set, please r ead and observe the following safety instructions: •T his TV set is designed exclusively for receiving and reproducing audio and visual (A V) signals . • Do not place any objects containing liquids e .g. flower vases or lit candles on[...]

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    9 T hen slide on the cover again. Notes on battery disposal: T he original batteries do not contain any pollutants such as cadmium, lead and mercury . Used batteries do not belong in the domestic waste . T hey must be tak en to the appropriate collection points according to the national laws . Ask your dealer . Set remote control to TV set operatio[...]

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    10 G) In the “ LNC frequency(ies) ” menu, set the oscillator frequency for the LNC. The correct display of the reception frequency in the “Set channels manually” menu depends on this . T he frequency can be altered using the right/left arrows on the ring. Note T he oscillator frequency is given in the LNC description or on the LNC, e .g. 9.[...]

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    11 the ” Satellite installation” menu the antenna switch corresponding to your satellite installation. •2 satellites on 22 kHz switch •2 satellites on sound burst switch •4 satellites on DiSEqC switch • Common satellite system Note With “ Common satellite system ” (multi link), no LNC power supply voltage is supplied by the “SA T?[...]

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    12 Call up the “TV Menu” with the MENU button. Select the line “Channels”. Call up the menu “Channels” with the OK button. Select the line “Sort”. Call up the menu “Sort” with the OK button. T he channel preview is displayed in the “Sort” menu. Select the name of the channel that you want to move . T ap the blue button. Move[...]

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    13 Select the appropriate function. Change to time entry Enter the desired switch-off time or ”Appointment/W ak e-up time” with the number buttons Y ou can also set a signal tone for the wak e-up time. Select the ”Alarm volume” line and set the desired volume . If you do not want a signal tone for ”W ak e”, set the value zero for the wa[...]

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    14 Press M until ”V olume” is mark ed. + louder – quieter Further sound adjustments can be made in the “Sound menu”, the headphone volume and headphone sound can be selected and adjusted independently of the loudspeak er sound, for example . To call up Sound menu or via ... TV menu Changing programs without the r emote control: With the r[...]

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    15 To select menu line ”Sound”. Call up the Sound menu Select the line/function. Change the function. Y ou can mak e additional adjustments in the Sound menu under “ other ”: To select menu line . To change and adjust. Line: “Sound via” Select “Hi-fi system” if the TV sound is to be transmitted over a Hi-fi system. The TV loudspeak [...]

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    16 Adjusting Pictur e To call up picture menu Par ental Lock T he parental lock blocks operation of the TV set. Y ou can block all the channels or only specific channels . Y ou can block all the channels once , daily or for a certain period of time . If the parental lock has been activated, the PIN code is requested when the appliance is turned on.[...]

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    17 T elete xt Mode T eletext provides you with information in text and images at no additional cost. The information is grouped into subject areas of topics and pages . T here are pages that contain a number of sub- pages; this is indicated at the top right of a T eletext page , e .g. 1/3. In other words , the first of 3 sub-pages is currently disp[...]

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    18 Revealing Hidden T ext / Pictures: Some pages contain hidden information, e .g. for quiz questions or VPS times in channel preview times . Call up the “T eletext menu”. Select the line “Reveal”. Confirm with OK . T he T eletext menu disappears. T he entire contents of the T eletext page will then be displayed. Selecting sub-pages directl[...]

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    19 Daily Use OK M E T able of Pages (TOP) Übersicht T agesschau Wetter Sport 1 Fußball 1 Sport im TV TV Guide ARD heute ARD morgen FS-Sendungen TV Guide Kultur Gesellschaft Select page and view with OK Back End Wetter Vorhersage Städte Regional Reisen Int. Städte Changing Character Set: Use this function to convert T eletext to the specified la[...]

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    20 Y ou can prevent the screen going dark by pressing the red button briefly . Y ellow: Switch back to the previous program by briefly pressing this button. Red: Y ou can switch off or reactivate the ”Radio shutdown” function with this button. Mute sound, for example when you want to mak e a phone call. To switch the sound back on, press the bu[...]

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    21 Press OK . Select the ”Sort” line . Call the ”Sort” menu with OK . T he program preview is shown. Select a program name which you want to move . Press the blue button briefly . Move the program name to the desired program number . T he program name which was at this number is shifted one position forward. End moving by pressing the blue [...]

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    22 • Channel number 197 for the AVS sock ets • Channel number 198 for VIDEO IN (VIN) • Channel number 199 for AV1 In principle , you can connect any video recorder to the TV set. However , the design as well as the technology of Loewe video recorders are perfectly matched to this TV set. F or example, you can operate the video recorder and th[...]

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    23 Select the line “T imer record” and ... confirm with OK . A channel preview is displayed if you select the line “Via T eletext (VPT)” and confirm with OK . In the preview , highlight the channel that you want to record. To select a column. V ideo Menu and Timer Recording Y ou can transfer recording information from T eletext to the “T [...]

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    24 Press the OK button to search for the T eletext preview page. Use the green button to scroll to the next page and the red button to scroll back. Use the up / down arrow buttons to highlight the start time . Press the OK button and the timer information is displayed for you to check. T his can be altered, e .g. select AV connection 1 ... transfer[...]

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    25 RF-OUT TV RF-IN VCR P ay TV - Decoder Oper ating Additional Equipment Connecting TV Camera or Camcorder to „VIDEO IN“ or A VS Connection Sockets Picture section: TV rear panel Spheros 20 Sat 1= audio cable for stereo sound. (red=right sound channel, white left channel) 2= video cable for VHS / 8 mm signal 3= for SVHS / Hi8 signal (A VS). Con[...]

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    26 Oper ating Additional Equipment OK M E Main information Autom. programme search AV connections Index Equipment Back End Highlighting Decoder Channels: A) Press the button INFO to call up “Main Information”. B) Select the line “ A V Connections”. C) Confirm with OK . D) Select the line “Decoder programmes” in the menu. E) Confirm with[...]

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    27 Index Y ou can access menus or T eletext quickly and directly from the index. T he index is found under Main Information. Press this button. Select the line “Index”. Confirm with OK . To select operating mode: TV , T eletext, Video or Radio . Select an index item ... and display it with OK . Note Y ou can activate “Switching on for the fir[...]

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    28 Select the line “F requency” and ... enter the numbers , if known. Y ou can also start a channel or frequency search by pressing the blue button. T he search function stops when a channel is found. If the channel transmits T eletext, then the programme name is also displayed. Restart the search function with the blue button, until the requir[...]

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    29 Normally you would select ”Automatic ”. If , however , you w ant to search for only one channel using the SECAM for NTSC colour standard, then select the appropriate standard. Save settings: Press the red button. T he programme overview appears . The programme or a programme number is highlighted in blue . Y ou can save in two ways: 1. If yo[...]

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    30 f) Confirm with OK . g) If the radio programme is transmitted in stereo , then select stereo in ”Mode 1”. This setting is then automatically used for ”Mode 2”. F or a mono transmission, you can select M110 in ”Mode 1”, for example , and another bandwidth for Mode 2. In ”Sound 2” another carrier frequency for an additional radio p[...]

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    31 What to do when ... Problem P ossible cause Remedy T he “Channels” menu item is missing from the TV menu and the “ Automatic channel search” item is missing from Main Information Loewe video recorder operation via the video operating strip and the timer are not functioning properly , or not at all General problems when connecting externa[...]

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    32 What to do when ... Problem P ossible cause Remedy Connection of a decoder does not function properly or not at all No sound over the TV loudspeakers All menus appear in the wrong language No time , wak e-up timer , sleep timer display No display for sound identifier of stereo , mono or 2-sound a) T he signal is not being decoded because the dec[...]

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    33 T echnical Data Mechanical Data Electrical Data Chassis designation L 3010S P ower supply 110 V to 240 V / 50-60Hz Spheros 20 SA T / Xelos SL 20 SA T P ower consumption During operation appr . 74 W att Standby < 3 Watt AC adapter < 1 Watt Mimo 15 SA T P ower consumption During operation appr . 50 W att Standby < 3 Watt AC adapter < 1[...]

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    34 Service Adr essen/addr esses/adr esses/indirizzi/dir ecciones/adr esy Malta Mirage Holdings Ltd Flamingo Complex Cannon Road M–Qormi Tel. 49 71 82 Fax 44 59 83 Österreich Robert Bosch AG Postfach 146 A–1011 Wien Tel 01–79 72 24 500 Fax 01–79 72 24 599 Polsko Piotech ul. Boh. Getta Warszawskiego 18 PL–81-609 Gdynia Tel./Fax 058–62 43[...]