Loewe Spheros R 37Full-HD+ manual

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Please fold out this page. Contents Remote Control – TV Functions ............................................................... 3 Control unit front side of the device ....................................................... 4 Connections rear side of the device ........................................................ 5 Welcome .................[...]

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- 4 Contr ol unit front side of the device (1 Ra dio o nly fo r DV B r ec ept i on , pr ov i de d the st at ion br oad c as t s th is. Ot her wi se s wi tc h o v er t o a n a u di o inp u t. DR+ Button + : Station up in the menu: to the right  On/Off button: Switch on from the standby mode Switch off from the standby mode Button – : Station do[...]

5 - Connections r ear side of the device ANT OUT Con nect an tenn a out put wit h AN T - TV (tu ner 1) ANT - TV Ant enna /ca ble ana logu e/d igit al (T uner 1 ) mai ns s wit ch CON TROL - rot ati ng s tan d co ntr ol RS- 232C - seri al inte rfa ce AUD IO I N1 L/R - a udio in put lef t/ri ght (an alog ue) AUD IO O UT L/R - a udio ou tput le ft r ig[...]

- 6 Welcome Thank you! A t Loew e, we co mbine th e highes t standa rds o f techno logy , desig n and user f riendli ness. T his app lies eq ually f or TV , video and ac cessori es. Y our new TV set is equipped for the TV standar d "HDTV" (Hi gh Defin iti on T elev isio n). Wit h its high res olut ion scr een and future-safe digital inter[...]

7 - Welcome Operating convenience with wizar ds This TV set offers user prompting with wizards that take you through the settings step-by-step. Y ou can return to the previous step or exit the wizard at any time. The wizards in overview Initial installation The initial installation wizard helps you with the initial installation and connection of an[...]

- 8 For your own safety and to prevent unnecessary damage to your device, read and comply with the following safety instructions: Proper use and environmental conditions This TV set is designed exclusively for r eception and reproduction of video and audio signal s and is designed for living rooms or office faciliti es, and should not be operated i[...]

9 - For your safety Energy consumption Y our TV set is equipped with an eco-st andby power supply . In the standby mode , the power consu mptio n drops to low power (see technic al data on page 54). If you want to save even more ener gy then switch the device off with the mains switch. However note that in this case, EPG (Electronic Programme Guide[...]

- 10 Installing the TV set First prepare the chosen installation solution for your TV set. See the install ation instruction s of the table stand supplied . See Accessori es (page 55) for other installation possibilities. Preparing the r emote control unit Inserting or replacing batteries Press the embossed arrow and push down the battery compartme[...]

11 - T urning the set on/off Switching the TV set to standby mode Ac tiva te the mai ns s wit ch o n t he b ack of the set . The display in the control panel on the front of the set will be illuminated red, the set is now in standby mode. Switching the TV on/off on the control unit Press the on/off button in the middle to switch the TV set on/off .[...]

- 12 Start the automatic station search with OK . First TV stations, then radio stations are sear ched for . The stations found in the automatic search are divided into the appropriate station blocks depending on the previously selected antenna cables (signal sources). Sub- sequently the stations can only be re-sorted within these bloc ks. At the b[...]

13 - Positioning/aligning DVB- T antenna If you are receiving one or more DVB- T stations with picture and sound interference then you should change the installation location and align- ment of the antenna. Ask your dealer to tell you which channels are used to broadcast the DVB- T stations in your region. ➠ In normal TV mode, without other displ[...]

- 14 Oper ating convenience The index in the TV set Y ou can start all wizar ds and many operating functions dir ectly from this point. The complete function scope of the TV set can thus be easily understood. Alpha betic sortin g is preced ed by the items Language , Integr ated featur es and Repeat initial installation . Call index ➠ In normal TV[...]

15 - TV menu – Overview diagram Oper ating convenience Radio menu – Overview diagram Settings Station Par ental lock Timer functions TV menu Pictur e Sound Connections Language Miscellaneous On-screen displays Time and date Radio menu Sound Station T imer functions Recor ding Recording wizard (1 Timer list Pre-recor d time Post r ecord time New[...]

- 16 Select station With the keys P+ and P– on the remote control P+/P– station up/down. The station display with sound identification is displayed briefly . ➠ If favourites ar e selected, the station is switched over in the favourites list with P+/P– (see page 17). ➠ The symbols for the sound identification are described on page 21. ➠ [...]

17 - Daily oper ation With the favourites lists Y ou can save and call your favourite stations in 6 favourites lists (e.g. for multiple users). Each favourites list can contain up to 99 stations. After initial installation, 10 stations from the station list are already stored in the first list. Change the favourites list to suit your requirements ([...]

- 18 Daily oper ation Adjusting the sound Switching sound off/on Sound off; Sound on: Press button again or set volume V+ . Setting the volume V+/V– volume louder / quieter . The volume bar will be shown briefly if no other menu is displayed. Setting the sound mode Call Sound mode .  34 Select the number of speakers you want to hear . Additi o[...]

19 - Daily oper ation Adjusting the picture Call TV menu .  34 Select Picture , 6 go to the menu line below .  34 Select the desired picture function, 6 go to the menu line below . 34 Make changes. Explanations of the picture settings Switches the picture parameters between standard and personal values. Adjust contrast. Adjust the co[...]

- 20 Daily oper ation Button functions Each operating mode of the TV set (TV , Radio, T eletext, EPG, or Picture in Picture) has a separate menu and separ ate functions for the colour ed buttons. The assignment of the colour ed buttons is illustr ated in the description of the individual operating modes. Below , some of the button functions ar e li[...]

21 - Status display ➠ In normal TV mode, without other displays: END: Show / hide status display . In the to p t wo line s y ou wil l s ee the num ber an d n ame of the stati on, the tit le of the pr ogr amme cur re ntly runn ing (if ava ila ble) an d th e s ound id enti fic atio n. The time and, if activated, the alarm time and switch-off time a[...]

- 22 Managing stations TV stations V ariou s op tions for manag ing station s ar e availa ble via the TV m enu. For ex amp le th e des cri pt ion for TV stat ion s. For radi o sta ti ons the same appl ies , except that t he ra dio men u is ca lled in rad io mode (see a lso pag e 34). ➠ Station management is not possible if a programmed timer r ec[...]

23 - Search/update station – manual search Call TV menu . 34 Select Settings , 6 go to the menu line below . 34 Select Stations , 6 go to the menu line below .  34 Select Manual adjustment , OK  call input box. Y ou can enter or edit the station data in the following lines: Or: Blue button: S tar ts Sear ch and sea rc hes for ne xt s [...]

- 24 Rename station ➠ DVB stations for which the station name is also broad- cas t cann ot be ren ame d. In thi s case, the Renam e func tio n is hidden. Blue button: Activates Rename station. Under the 1st letter of the name you will see a line indi- cating the current input position. 4 Input position right (also for spaces). 3 Input[...]

25 - Managing stations Add station to favourites list 3 Go to the left column (all stations). P+/P– Scr oll in the pag es of t he stat ion lis t if ne cessary .  6  Mark station or select station with the numeric buttons ( for alphabetical station sorting enter the initial letter ) which is to be transferred as a favourite to the f[...]

- 26 Picture in Pictur e (PIP) The concurrent display of two different images is referred to as Picture in Picture. ➠ A conc urren t re prese ntation of two HD TV signals is not possibl e. ➠ A conc urren t re prese ntation of two coded station s is no t possi ble. ➠ Pic tur e c hang e a nd s tat ion sel ecti on is r estric ted dur ing r ecor [...]

27 - Change position of the PIP ➠ O ther th an t he stat us line , w hich ma y po ssi bly be dis play ed, no oth er d isp lay is show n o n th e s cre en: 634 Move the PIP into a corner of the screen. Moving the small picture is possible if there is a gr een, white and blue frame. The position of the small picture can also be selected under Po[...]

- 28 Adjusting the programme list ➠ Selection is at the top in the defaults, if not, press the blue button . 6 Select Date , Time , S tation or T opics . 34 Se lec t de fau lts wit hin the re spe ctiv e l ine. Example If you are looking for the next news broadcast, select today's date, for time, select soon , for station select all [...]

29 - Y ou can remove certain stations fr om the programme guide. These stations must be deactivated in the Station selection . First, all stations for which programme infor- mation can be pr ovided are marked with a  . Stations without a  are not included in the programme guide. Marking the stations according to reception r anges:  anal[...]

- 30 Additional page selection possibilities 1st possibility: Call overview page 100 . 2nd possibility: Directly enter the page number . 3rd possibility: ➠ The page includes 3-digit page numbers.  6 mark desired page number . OK to call the page . 4th possibility: ➠ The page consists of several pages. This is shown by the selection pos[...]

31 - Programming timer r ecordings via T eletext ➠ T eletext is started, if not, press the TEXT button . Call the progr amme pages of the current station. Change preset page numbers, see this page. Green button: Go to the appropriate page. 6 Select the desired pr ogramme, OK to programme the recor ding. Change the appropriate recording data[...]

- 32 Conditional Access Module (C A module) In order to receive coded digital stations, a Conditional Access Module (CA module) and a Smart Card must be inserted in the CI slot of your TV set (see page 5). The CA module and the Smart Card are not part of the TV set's scope of delivery . They are usually available from your dealer . Inserting t[...]

33 - 6 Select software type: Select TV base software or DVB software , OK  start search. If new versions are available then a subsequent screen message will be displayed. Loading new software ➠ New software available via search. ➠ If a new TV and a new DVB software is available in the automatic search for new software versions, you can se[...]

- 34 Radio Radio mode Y ou can only receive radio stations via DVB. If you do not have DVB radio r eception then you can play audio from an external device via the TV set using the audio/A V inputs . Radio mode on/off Radio mode on: RADIO button on the remote control. or: R on the TV set operating ring. Y ou will see an overview of radio stations. [...]

35 - Y ellow button: Place a check mark after the devices to be connected. In the next step, the connecti on diagra m shows how to connec t the new or preset devices to the re ar of the TV set (in this exampl e the DVD player ( DVD ) to A V1 , the DVD reco rder ( DVD• ) to A V2 ). Select the signal type of your set. Leave the setting on automatic[...]

- 36 Explanations of important settings The signal type of the devices that can be connected can vary great ly . If you are not sur e, leav e the settin g for Signal on Automamtic CVBS/YC (e.g. for DVD Player/R ecor der) or Autom. -VHS/SVHS (e.g. video recor der), otherwise select the right signal type. See the glossary on page 56 for further infor[...]

37 - Oper ating additional equipment Connecting devices to the HDMI (DVI) connections and playback The HDMI connections (High Definition Multimedia In- terface) permit digital video and audio transmission via a connection cable from a player , e.g. from the Loewe Centros 2102/2172 HD DVD r ecorder . The digital picture and sound data are transmit t[...]

- 38 The sound is played over the speakers of the TV set (only with connected TV speakers) or over a speaker system. Al ter na ti vel y , conn ec t the dig ita l aud io out put of the ext er - na l d ev ic e t o th e A UD IO DI GI T AL I N so cke t of th e TV se t. Call TV menu . 34 Select Connections , 6 go to the menu line below . 34 Select[...]

39 - Oper ating additional equipment Sound components wizard The sound components wizard helps you to configure the components used to play the TV sound. Depending on what you want to use, active speakers, speaker systems and analogue and digital HiFi/A V amplifiers can be configured. The sound components wizard is set to TV speakers at the factory[...]

- 40 ON Line IN Po wer OUT OFF Bass Intensity 230V~50/60Hz Surr. Front Right Surr. Front Subw. Left Right Center Left Master R R L C L Phase Min. Max. 0 180 AUDIO-LINK L SL SR R C SUB L SL SR R C SUB L SL SR R C SUB S P H E R O S Oper ating additional equipment Speaker system Loewe Individual Sound on the Dolby Digital Decoder of the TV set Setup T[...]

41 - Connecting other speaker systems or active speakers to the Dolby Digital Decoder If you want to use another similar speaker system or active speakers, you can connect these to the AUDIO LINK interface of the TV set with an adapter cable. The ada pte r ca ble is ava ilab le fro m y our dea ler (se e A cce sso ries , p age 55) . Connecting Befor[...]

- 42 Oper ating additional equipment If you want to set new sound components or change them:  34 Select Configuration/modification , OK calls the selection, whether complete, partial or new set-up.  6 Select Complete , OK continue to connect and set the front speakers . 34 Select External speakers , 6 go to the menu line below and 34[...]

43 - Oper ating additional equipment OK continue to set the Distance to left front speaker . ➠ Measure the distances from your sitting position to the front, surro und, and centre speakers respect ively . The Dolby Digital Decoder calculates the delay times for the speaker signals from these so that they r each the listen- er simultaneously . 34?[...]

- 44 Connecting audio amplifiers The sound components wizard permits configuration of different audio ampli fiers (ster eo amplifie rs, surrou nd amplifier s, analogue or digital) with diff er ent digi tal audi o format s (Dolby Digi tal, dts , MPEG, and ster eo/ PCM) . See the operating manual of the audio amplifier for more information. Call TV m[...]

45 - Assignment of the digital audio input Y our TV set can assign an A V input to the digital audio input socket AU- DIO DIGIT AL IN . When switching over to this A V input, the digital audio signal at the AUDIO DIGIT AL IN input is passed on to the integrated Dolby Digital Decoder and the digital audio output socket AUDIO DIGIT AL OUT . Y ou will[...]

- 46 Oper ating additional equipment The direct way to r ecord Y ou can programme timer r ecordings via the integrated Digital Recorder or connected r ecorders on the TV set. The r ecording wizard is integrated at several places for progr amming a recording. Further information about recording with the Digital Recorder can be found in a separate op[...]

47 - Oper ating additional equipment Programming the timer with the timer overview A timer recording can also be programmed manually. Call Timer list . Y ou see a list of all previously programmed timers: Green button: Change timer recording. Y ell ow b utt on: Delete timer recording. Red button: New timer recording. Programming the timer manually [...]

- 48 PhotoViewer Y ou can view photo s in the stand ard JPEG format stored on a USB stick or a mem ory car d in a card r eade r . Y ou can als o colle ct photo s in a sli de show . Connecting Plug a card reader (with a USB cable) or a USB stick into the USB con- nection on the TV set (see page 5). If , due to the selected installation solution of t[...]

49 - Calling the PhotoViewer menu In the PhotoViewer menu you can make picture settings and select the memory medium. ➠ The photo overview is displayed. Call the PhotoViewer menu . Explanations of the setting possibilities Within the folder select a photo directly or go to the beginning or end of the folder . With Optimum size the photo is reduce[...]

- 50 Setting the remote control to other L oewe devices The specified key combinations must be depressed until one of the LEDs flashes twice (appr oximately 5s). The devices marked by  are preset in the remote control included with the TV set. De vi ce Bu tt on co mbi na ti o n L oe we T V ( Cha ss is L2 700 ) +  L oe we C ent ro s 11 02 /11 [...]

51 - Rotating the TV set Y our TV set has a connection for a rotating stand control. If the set is mounted on a motorised stand, you can use the remote control to adjust it to your seating location accordingly . ➠ A motor unit is connected. ➠ In normal TV mode, without other displays. 34 Rotate the TV set. Do not place any objects in the rotati[...]

- 52 T r oubleshooting Problem Possible cause Remedy All me nus ar e dis played in the wrong langu age . The menu language was set incorrectly . Set the menu language: Press the INFO button in TV mode ( Index ). Mark the first key word and call it with OK . Then select the language and confirm it with OK . In the TV menu , Connections cannot be cal[...]

53 - T r oubleshooting Problem Possible cause Remedy Digital Link Plus does not work. a) EURO-A V cable is not fully wired (pin 10 not wired). b) Some recorders can only adopt stations during the initial installation of the TV set. a) Replace the EURO-A V cable. b) Restore the recorder to the as-delivered state (see recorder's oper ating manua[...]

- 54 T echnical data EU RO- A V 2 V id eo OU T : .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . ..CV BS ( VH S /8 m m) .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. . Y/C , (on l y w it h SVH S L in k P l us ) A udi o I N: ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . .. .. ...[...]

55 - Accessories Loewe Individual Sound: The Spheros can be perfectly supplemented with the Individual Sound speaker system. Numerous speaker combination possibilities with stand- ard speakers, staellite speakers and a subwoofer can be implemented. Loewe DVD recor der: The DVD recorders from Loewe are characterised by form and colour , which match [...]

- 56 Glossary A Active antenna: An antenna with its own power supply or amplification that can improve reception in ar eas with poor reception. A V socket: Socket for audio and video signals. A V sources: Audio/video source. A VS: Audio/video sockets on the TV set (cinch and Mini-DIN) B Band: Designation for a frequency range. C CA module: The Cond[...]

57 - F FLOF: Full Level One Facilities. T eletext system in which designations and numbers of the jump destinations are transmitted separately for every page on the bottom line. This guides the reader to related topics for example. An information about which pages exist and which pages have sub-pages is not available in FL OF . H HDCP: High-bandwid[...]

- 58 Signal input gr oups: The signal sources are divided into different gr oups depending on the applied signal. All signal input groups with their cor- responding signal types and the possible inputs are listed below . TV analogue: S ig nal ty pe : FB A S , Y C, R GB- SD (4 80i /5 76 i ), Co mp on e nt -S D ( 4 80 i/5 76 i) I np ut: T un e r ana [...]

59 - Index A Active speakers 41 Adjusting the picture 19 Adjusting the sound 18 Alarm 15 Assist+ 7, 20 Audio ampliers 44 Auto format 19 A V audio signal 18 A V selection 17 B Batteries 10 Brightness 19 Button functions 20 C CA module 32 Card reader 48 Change favourites lists 24 Add station 25 Delete station 25 Move station 25 Rename list 24 Chan[...]

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