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    MAINS INLET VGA IN AUDIO IN L R AUDIO OUT VGA OUT EXTERNAL 3 EXTERNAL 2 IN IN / OUT IN / OUT ANTENNA EXTERNAL 1 AUDIO OUT R L OUT OUT NO FUNCTION IN IN VGA MONITOR AUDIO MONITOR SURROUND SOUND CENTER IN AUDIO MONITOR VGA MONITOR MAINS INLET LR LR 4 CABLE 1 3 2[...]

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    1 English Y our remote contr ol 2 Preparation 3 Installation 5 Store TV channels 5 Select the menu language and country 5 Automatic installation 6 Manual installation 6 Give name 7 Reshuffle the programme list 7 Select fa vourite TV channels 7 Define decoder/descrambler programme n umbers 8 Install TV setup 9 EasyLink features are based on the “o[...]

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    2 Pr eparation T eletext p. 18 direct txt page or subject selection k index page selection e interrupt teletext displa y c mix tv/txt picture h enlarge f re veal hidden information U time displa y p. 12 subpage selection p. 19 Dual screen p. 17 -P+ channel selection c switching screens d freeze the subpictur e Smart Controls p. 11 picture and sound[...]

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    & Place the receiv er box wher ever y ou want, but lea ve at least 5 cm space free all around the bo x for ventilation and do not co ver the v entilation openings, (e.g. on the ground, in a cupboard, behind a wall, in another r oom....). T o pr event an y unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the monitor or the receiv er . No na[...]

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    4 Pr eparation With the simplified remote contr ol supplied with the monitor you can: • switch menu on or off with the MENU key • select a menu or menu item with the cursor k eys • activate the selection you made with the OK key • switch y our flat colour television to standby or on again with the B key • mute the sound with the ¬ key ?[...]

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    5 Installation First, select your language and country . & Select Menu Language in the INST ALLA TION menu and pr ess the OK key . é Use the cursor left/right to select your language and pr ess the OK key . “ Select Countr y and press the OK key . ‘ Select the countr y where y ou are no w located and press the OK key . Select Other when no[...]

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    6 Installation Searching f or and storing TV channels is done channel by channel. Y ou must go thr ough ev er y step of the Manual Installation menu. Selection Mode is only pr esent and lights up if the countr y selected also offers the channel option (C-channels for aerial channels, S-channels f or cable channels). Y ou can choose either channel o[...]

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    7 Installation According to y our prefer ence you can change the order of the stored TV channels. & Select Reshuffle in the INST ALLA TION menu and press the OK key . é Select the programme n umber you want to change. Use the cursor left/r ight to select another column of the programme list. “ Press the OK key . ‘ Select the new number y o[...]

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    8 Installation If a decoder or a descrambler is connected, see p . 20, you can define one or more pr ogramme numbers as decoder pr ogramme numbers. & Select Decoder/Descrambler in the INST ALLA TION menu and press the OK key . é Select the programme n umber with the cursor up/down. Select the programme n umber under which you ha ve stor ed the[...]

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    9 Installation Menu Language Country Automatic Installation Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Programmes Decoder/Descrambler Setup INSTALLATION Ext2 Output Information Line Picture Mute Auto Format Centre Mode SETUP The Setup menu allows y ou to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not related to the installation of the TV [...]

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    10 Use of the r emote control VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD AMP TUNER TAPE SAT CD TV π π π π OK M w TV q X B 1 23 456 79 PICTURE SOUND + - V P + - ¬ 0 i b j 8 0 SMART CONTROLS b w Select your computer or other peripherals Press this k ey r epeatedly to select EXT1 , EXT2, EXT3 , FRONT , V GA or TV channels , according to wher e you connected y our periphera[...]

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    11 Use of the r emote control VCR 1 VCR 2 SAT AMP TUNER TAPE DCC CD TV π π π π OK M w TV q b X B 1 23 456 789 + - V P + - ¬ 0 i 0 PICTURE SOUND b j PICTURE menu (r ed ke y) SOUND menu (gr een ke y) FEA TURES menu (yello w ke y) Pro gramme list Press the blue k ey to select the pr ogramme list. Select the desired TV channel or peripheral with t[...]

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    12 Use of the r emote control VCR 1 VCR 2 SAT AMP TUNER TAPE DCC CD TV TV M 1 23 456 789 0 d c f h c yÚ P S fi s + - PP b k e π † Ò C ‡ N SELECT DVD T-C AUDIO Ï DVD U π π π π OK B - V P + + - ¬ q X b j b w 0 i U Time displa y The time, downloaded from the TV channel (with teletext) stored on pr ogramme number 1 or the low est fav ouri[...]

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    13 Use of the menus VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD AMP TUNER TAPE SAT CD TV b π π π π OK M w TV q æ X b B 1 23 456 789 + - V P + - ¬ 0 i b j 0 activate picture men u sound menu featur es menu programme list select adjustments Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness (Tint) Colour Temperature Normal/Cool/Warm Dynamic Contrast Natural Motion PICTURE Sleeptimer Ch[...]

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    14 Use of the menus HEADPHONE Volume Balance Source Incredib le Surround Incredible Sur round can only be selected when the sound of the TV channel is stereo . When Incredible Surr ound On is selected, it seems as though the loudspeak ers are spread further apart from one another . Note: in case you have connected a Dolby audio receiver , select In[...]

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    15 Use of the menus Sleeptimer Child Lock Sound PP store Message Timers FEATURES VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD AMP TUNER TAPE SAT CD TV π π π π OK M w TV æ b B 1 23 456 789 + - V P + - ¬ 0 i 0 b q X b j activate featur es menu select adjustments Message ........................... ........................... MESSAGE Change Clear Type Run F eatur es menu &a[...]

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    16 Use of the menus Displa y message Switch the TV to standby . The message appears on the scr een when the TV is switched on again. If you selected Once , the message will disappear fr om the screen after about 45 seconds. If you selected Contin uous , the message will appear on the screen until the Run menu item in the Message menu is s witched t[...]

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    17 Dual scr een b q c d VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD AMP TUNER TAPE SAT CD b π π π π OK M w TV q X B 1 23 456 789 + - V P + - ¬ 0 i b j 0 S P- P+ d c f h c π † Ò C ‡ U yÚ P S fi s + - PP b N SELECT DVD T-C AUDIO Ï DVD k e BBC 1 BBC 2 BBC 1 EXT 2 EXT 2 BBC 1 EXT2 EXT1 & Press the b k ey to s witch on Dual Screen. The TV screen will be divided i[...]

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    18 T eletext VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD AMP TUNER TAPE SAT CD TV b π π π π OK M w TV q æ X b B 1 23 456 789 + - V P + - ¬ 0 i b j 0 b News Sports Weather TV-Guide txt p π o œ 01 02 03 100 Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Each channel which broadcasts teletext transmits a page with inf ormation on how to use its teletext system. Loo[...]

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    19 T eletext VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD AMP TUNER TAPE SAT CD b π π π π OK M w TV q X B 1 23 456 789 + - V P + - ¬ 0 i b j 0 d c π † Ò C ‡ yÚ P S fi s + - PP b N SELECT DVD T-C AUDIO Ï DVD c f h U k e Select the index teletext pa ge Press the k k ey to displa y the main index (usually p .100). Only for T .O .P telete xt broadcasts : T .O .P orde[...]

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    20 Connect P eripheral equipment There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your r eceiver . The following connection diagrams show y ou how to connect them to the back or the front side of the r eceiver . Note: in case of the monitor in a stand alone situation without the receiver box connected, see the instr uctio[...]

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    21 Connect P eripheral equipment & Connect your camera or camcor der at the front side of y our receiv er . é Connect the equipment to VIDEO 2 and AUDIO L 1 for mono equipment. “ For ster eo equipment also connect AUDIO R 1 . S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-VHS cables with the S-VHS input 3 and AUDIO inp[...]

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    22 Connect y our computer 15-pin D sub (2-row) 15-pin mini D sub (3-row) a MAINS INLET VGA IN AUDIO IN L R VGA OUT 5 1 3 2 4 2 AUDIO OUT & Connect one end of a V GA cable supplied to the video card of the computer and the other end to the V GA MONIT OR IN connector at the rear side of the receiv er box or at the V GA IN connector 1 at the back [...]

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    23 Connect y our computer Daisy chaining The Active Loop Thr ough facility makes it possible to mak e a daisy chain. Connect the monitors (max. 2) befor e inser ting the mains plug in the wall sock et . Connect another V GA cable to the V GA OUT connector 1 at the back of the monitor and to the V GA IN connector of a second VGA monitor . In case of[...]

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    24 Connect peripheral equipment If the monitor is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, in some cases the monitor will be switched on, even when it was in standby . (E.g. playback tape,...) This is not possible when Child lock On is selected. Equipment connected with an aerial cable only : Select the programme n umber under whic[...]

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    25 Connect peripheral equipment TUNER TAPE SAT CD π π π π OK M w TV B 1 23 456 789 + - V P + - ¬ 0 i 0 π † Ò C ‡ VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD AMP b q X b j d c f h c U yÚ P S fi s + - PP b N SELECT DVD T-C AUDIO Ï DVD k e TUNER TAPE SAT CD π π π π OK M w TV B 1 23 456 789 + - V P + - ¬ 0 i 0 C VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD AMP b q X b d c f h c U yÚ P S ?[...]

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    26 Record Ext2 Output T o r ecord S-VHS quality , connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the video recor der . In this case go on as follo ws: & Select Setup in the INST ALLA TION menu and press the OK key . é Select Ext 2 Output with the cursor up/down. “ Select S-VHS Quality with the cursor left/right. In all other cases, whether you r ec[...]

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    27 Record If you have connected an S-VHS video recorder provided with the EasyLink function, you can record S-VHS-quality from an S-VHS peripheral connected to the front side of the receiver . (E.g. from an S-VHS camcorder .) In TV mode, it is possible to star t a direct recording of the programme which is being displayed on the TV screen. & Pr[...]

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    28 Tips & Index P oor Pictur e • Ha ve you selected the cor rect TV system? • Is your monitor or house aerial located too close to loudspeak ers, non-earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc. ? • Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images. Sometimes you can impr ove the pictur e quality by changing the dir ec[...]

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    29 Glossar y 100 Hz 100 Hertz provides a superior solution to the problem of pictur e flick er which is particularly noticeable with larger screen sizes. In a conv entional TV , the picture ar ea is scanned 50 times a second (50 Hertz) – a frequency which is still detectable b y the human ey e in the form of a flick ering picture. In 100 Hertz se[...]

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    Contents Y our remote contr ol Preparation Installation Select the INST ALLA TION menu T o use the menus Store TV channels Select the menu language and country Automatic installation Manual installation Give name Reshuffle the programme list Select Fa vourite TV channels Define Decoder/Descrambler programme n umbers Install TV Setup Operation Use o[...]