Polaroid FLA-3232B manual

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    20060825 32”/81cm, 37”/94cm High De fi nition LCD TV FLA-3232B, FLA-3732B For more information or service, call 1300 366 144.[...]

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    ENGLISH 1 Safety Instructions IMPORT ANT SAFE T Y INSTRUC TIONS T o reduce the risk of  re or elec tric shock, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture . This symbol is intended to alert the user to avoid the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this equipment by anyone except a quali ed service personnel. This symbol is intende[...]

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    Safety Instructions 2 T o prevent any injuries , the following saf ety precautions should be observed in the installation, use, servicing and maintenance of this equipment. Before oper ating this equipment, please read this manual completely , and keep it nearby for futur e refer ence. Do not place the equipment on any uneven or unstable carts, sta[...]

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    ENGLISH 3 Safety Instructions IMPORT ANT SAFE T Y INSTRUC TIONS Do not attempt to service the equipment yourself . Opening and removing the cov ers may expose you to danger ous voltage or any other hazar ds and may void your warranty . Refer service from quali ed personnel. Do not place or drop any other objects on top . Do not insert anything i[...]

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    EXAMPLE OF OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING ANTENNA CONN. 4 ANTENNA C ONNEC TION If an outdoor antenna is connected, follo w the precautions below: An outdoor antenna should not be located any where that can be in contact of overhead power lines, or any other elec tric light or power circuits. When installing an outdoor antenna system, extreme caution sho[...]

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    ENGLISH 5 ANTENNA CONN. ANTENNA C ONNEC TION NOTE TO CA T V SYSTEM INS T ALLER This reminder is provided to call the CA T V system installers attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) that provides guidelines for proper gr ounding and, in particular , specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the gr ounding syste[...]

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    ANTENNAS OUT IN 75-ohm coaxial cable 75-ohm coaxial cable Combiner (not included) 300-ohm twin-lead cable 300-ohm twin-lead cable 300-ohm twin-lead cable 300/75-ohm adapter (not included) UHF Antenna VHF Antenna VHF/UHF Antenna VHF/UHF Antenna Use on e of the fo llowi ng t wo diagr ams whe n conne ct ing an o utdoo r antenna . A: Use a V HF /U HF c[...]

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    ENGLISH 7 CONTENT C ONTENT PRE P ARA TION ................................................................................................................... ...................................... 8 Fea tures ...................................................................................................................... ......................[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 8 F eatures PREP ARA TION Congratulation s on the purchase of your new High Def inition Compatible T e levision. In order to maximize the pote ntial of this television, you must use it in conjunction with a High Def inition Signal Source, utilizing a proper High Def inition receiving unit ( of ten referred to as a “ set-t op” box)[...]

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    ENGLISH 9 PREP ARA TION *Most devices ( VCRs, DVD player , etc.) come with the necessary cable for connection. If you want to set up a complex system, y ou may need to buy extra cable, connector , etc. Package Contents Once you open the box, make sure all of the following conten ts are included . If you’re missing an y items, please return this p[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 10 Attach the Stand If you prefer to mount y our new Polar oid T V on a wall instead of attaching it to the stand, please ref erence the instructions included in the wall mounting kit (not included). IMPORT ANT : A ttach the Stand to the TV with the bottom foam packaging material still attached. Read all instructions before continuing[...]

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    ENGLISH 11 PREP ARA TION L CD T V Fr ont View ITEM DESCRIPTION 1 VOL UME Adjusts the volume up and down. Changes settings f or items and the value for items on the OSD mode. 2 CHANNEL Scans up and down through channels. Selects sub -menu items on the OSD mode. 3 MENU Press MENU t o display the OSD (on screen display), press again to turn the OSD o?[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 12 ($53+21(287 Rear View L CD T V ITEM DESCRIPTION 1 AC IN/P ower Switch C onnects the AC power c ord./ Turns the L CD T V on and off. 2 A V6 HDMI Connects to a digital set-top box or other dec eives with a HDMI interface. 3 A V5 VGA IN (L/R) Connects to a digital set-top box or other dec eives with a VGA interface. 4 A V1 VIDEO/AU[...]

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    ENGLISH 13 PREP ARA TION Remote Con trol POWER T urns the LCD T V on and into standby mode . Mutes and restor es your L CD TV sound. I-II Cycles thr ough the T V Sound options: MONO/DU AL/STEREO SLEEP Sets the L CD T V sleep time. P. S I Z E Selects from the following modes settings: 16:9 ,14:9, Zoom , Spectacle, F ull, Original, 4:3. FAV. C H This[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 14 Remote C ontrol 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 T V A V1 A V2 A V3 A V4 A V5 A V6 Exits the OSD menu (on-screen display), PIP/POP Mode. S.MODE Selects sound mode:Flat,Music,Movie,Speech, User . P. M O D E Selscts pic ture mode:Standard ,M ild,Game,User , Dynamic. PIP CH  /  : select a programme for the sub-picture. PIP SIZE: Allows y[...]

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    ENGLISH 15 PREP ARA TION 5M 30 O 30 O 2 3 1 Remote C ontrol Installing the bat teries in your remot e control Pull the tab of th e back cover and pull up on the cover to open the b atter y compar tme nt of the remote contro l. Inser t t wo AA A size bat teries. Make sure to match the ( + ) an d (- ) ends of the bat teries with th e ( +) and ( -) en[...]

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    Always turn the L CD T V of f when the LC D TV is not in use for a long p eriod. The Power button is only used for switching the LC D T V into standby mode, it does not disconnec t the device from the main voltage. T o completely disconnec t the main voltage, please switch of f the power switch on the rear or remove the power plug from the socket. [...]

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    ENGLISH 17 INST ALLA TION INST AL L A TION Refer to the owner’s ma nual of the ex ternal equipments to be connec ted. When connec ting ex ternal equipments, do not conn e ct any AC power cords to wall outlets until you have c ompleted all the connec tions. Connecting a T V cable or Antenna Basic Conne ctio n: Connec ting cable o r an antenna . A [...]

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    INST ALLA TION 18 For best pic ture quality, if your equipment has (Y Pb/Cb Pr /C r) video output, Please use component cabl e instead of a stan dard vide o or S- video c able. Use a Component cable to c onnect the ( Y , Pb/Cb, P r/Cr) jacks on the DVD player , to your L CD TV . Use an audio cable to connect the DVD’ s audio jacks to your L CD T [...]

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    ENGLISH 19 INST ALLA TION Use an Audio cable to c onnec t the VCR’ s/ the VIDEO C AMERA ’ s audio output jack s to y our LCD TV . Use a S-Video c able to connect your LC D T V and VCR pla yer / VIDEO CA MERA . Use an A/ V c able to connect the VCR’ s/ V IDEO CAMERA ’ S c omposite output jack s to your L CD T V . Connect all p ower sources b[...]

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    INST ALLA TION 20 Connecting a T V Box and Satellite Receiver M e t h o d A( AV 3/AV4 ) : Use a Compon ent cabl e to connec t the Y /Pb(Cb) /Pr(Cr) jack s on the T V Cab le Box to your LCD TV. U se an Audio ca ble to connec t T V ca ble box ’ s audio outp ut jack s to LCD TV . Method B(A V2) : Use an Audio cabl e to connec t the T V Cab le Box’[...]

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    ENGLISH 21 INST ALLA TION Connecting a T V Box and Satellite Receiver Press the POWER but ton to turn o n your LCD TV . T o watch pro grams via s atellite receiver, press the SOURCE bu tton re peatedl y to sele ct T V . T o watch T V via T V cable b ox, press the SO URCE but ton to se lec t A V1 , AV2, A V 3, A V4, AV5 o r AV6 . 4 5 6[...]

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    INST ALLA TION 22 In This Mode, the Supported T V SET Resolution Speci cation - 1920 x 1080 I @ 59.94 Hz/60 Hz, 16:9 - 1920 x 1080 I @ 50 H z 16:9 - 1280 x 720 P @ 59.94 Hz/60 Hz, 16:9 (preferred format) - 1280 x 720 P @ 50 Hz 16:9 - 720 x 576 P @ 50 Hz 16:9 - 720 x 480 P @ 60 Hz 16:9 How to connect 1. If Source Devices have HDMI Output C onnect[...]

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    ENGLISH 23 USING THE FEA TURES Using the F eatures W atching your L CD T V If the LC D T V does not disp lay an y pic ture,please che ck all the connections. Pr ess the POWER button to turn your L CD T V on. Pr ess the CH.  /  button to change channel number ,or use the 0-9 & -/-- buttons to select a channel. The one/ two digit numbers ca[...]

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    USING THE FEA TURES 24 Wide-Screen Mode Wide-Screen mode allows you watch the br oadcasts with various picture format in wide screen mode. P ress the SCALE button repeatedly to toggle thr ough the following wide mode settings. When watching 4:3 image, the original image will stretch horizontally t o a 16:9 image to  ll the screen. Y ou can enjoy[...]

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    ENGLISH 25 USING THE FEA TURES Wide-Screen Mode When your T V receives the wide screen signal, f ollowing selection will lead you to adjust the picture horizontally or vertically , in a linear proportion, to  ll the entire screen fully . When your T V receives the wide screen signal, it will be automatically changed t o the original picture form[...]

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    USING THE FEA TURES 26 Using PIP/POP functions The PIP / POP feature allows simultaneously viewing of video from t wo sources. Only master source’ s audio is heard. (It has imag e on the main and sub pic ture when the current source only for HDMI input.) Watc hi ng PI P 1 - Press the PIP button to show the sub-pic ture. - Each press PIP button to[...]

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    ENGLISH 27 USING THE FEA TURES Using the Menu Press the MENU button then the main menu will appear on the screen. Use ▲ / ▼ to highlight your main menu option and then press ► to enter y our selec ted option. Use ▲ / ▼ to highlight an option of the menu. Use ◄ / ► t o change the value of the item. Press the EXIT button to exit MENU. 1[...]

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    USING THE FEA TURES 28 Manual Programme T uning - Manual programme lets you manually tune and arrange the stations in what ever order y ou desire. Also you can assign a station name with  ve characters to each prog ramme number . 1. Pr ess the MENU button and then use ▲ / ▼ button t o select the SE TUP menu. 2. Pr ess the ► button and then[...]

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    ENGLISH 29 USING THE FEA TURES Fine T uning -Normally  ne tuning is necessary if reception is poor. 1. Repeat the ‘Manual programme tuning’ steps from 1 to 2. 2. Press the ► button and then use ▲ / ▼ button to select Fine T une. 3. Press the ◄ / ► button to  ne tune for the best picture and sound. 4. Press the OK button to con?[...]

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    USING THE FEA TURES 30 Deleting a programme 1 . Selec t a proramme to be deleted with the ▲ / ▼ or ◄ / ► but ton. 2. Press the RED button t wice. If the selec ted programme is deleted, all the following programmes will shif t up one position. Copying a programme 1 . Selec t a programme to be copied with the ▲ / ▼ or ◄ / ► button. 2.[...]

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    ENGLISH 31 USING THE FEA TURES Setup Video If the signal source is T V / AV 1 / AV2/ AV3 / AV 4/ A V5/ A V6, the O SD displays: Standard, Mild, Game, U ser , D ynamic are preset and programmed for goo d picture qualit y at the factor y and cannot be changed . When adjusting picture options ( contrast, brightness, colour , sharpness and HUE (NTSC in[...]

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    USING THE FEA TURES 32 Y ou can adjust red, gr een, or blue to any colour temperatur e you prefer . - T o reset to default settings, select the Standard option. - The adjustment range of Red, Green and Blue is -30~+30. Cool User Warm Stan dard Video Adjust the Color Ad just to selec t the desired skin colour option. - This function works in the fol[...]

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    ENGLISH 33 USING THE FEA TURES User If the signal source is T V / AV 1 / AV2/ AV3 / AV 4/ A V5/ A V6, the O SD displays: Audio Flat Music Speech Movie 1,Y ou can also select Flat, Music, Movie, Speech or User in the A udio menu. 2, Each press the SOUND MODE button to change the current screen (as f ollowing). Audio Menu Options - This func tion let[...]

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    USING THE FEA TURES 34 Stereo / Dual Rec eption - When a programme is selected, the sound inf or mation for the station appears after the programme number and station name disappear . On Screen Display Press the I/II button t o set NICAM mode Broadcast On screen Display Mono MONO Stereo STE REO Dual DU AL I Mono Sound Selection In stereo reception [...]

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    ENGLISH 35 USING THE FEA TURES Setting the T urn On/O - Timer func tion operates only if current time has been already set. - O Timer func tion ov errides On Timer f unc tion if they are set to the same time. - The T V must b e set to standby mode for the On Timer to work . Time If the signal source is T V / AV 1 / AV2/ AV3 / AV 4/ A V5/ A V6[...]

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    USING THE FEA TURES 36 If the signal source is T V / AV 1 / AV2/ AV3 / AV 4/ A V5/ A V6, the O SD displays: On-Screen Me nu Language Selec tion 1. Pr ess the MENU button and then use ▲ / ▼ button t o select the OPTIONS menu. 2. Pr ess the ► button and then use ▲ / ▼ button to select Language. 3. Pr ess the ► button and then use ▲ / ?[...]

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    ENGLISH 37 USING THE FEA TURES If the signal source is T V / AV 1 / AV2/ AV3 / AV 4/ A V5/ A V6, the O SD displays: Auto adjustment (RGB [PC] mode only) - Automatically a djust pic ture position and minimizes ima ge shaking. Press the OK bu tton or Press th e ▲ / ▼ in the SCREEN Menu to se lec t the Auto con g. If pi cture ne eds to be adjus[...]

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    USING THE FEA TURES 38 Picture Size Zoom When enlargin g or reducing the pi cture, the scre en may display unnatural pic ture. (It ’s not a vailabl e for sel ec tion of VGA mod e ) 1 . Press the M ENU but ton and then use ▲ / ▼ b utton to s ele ct the SCR EEN menu. 2. Press the ► but ton and then use ▲ / ▼ but ton t o select Zoom In/ O [...]

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    ENGLISH 39 USING THE FEA TURES If the signal source is T V / AV 1 / AV2/ AV3 / AV 4/ A V5/ A V6, the O SD displays: Input Allows to select the source to be TV, AV1 (CVBS), AV2(S-VIDEO), AV3(YPbPr1), AV4((YPbPr2), AV5(VGA), AV6(HDMI). 1. Press the MENU button and then use ▲ / ▼ button to select the PIP /DW menu. 2. Press the ► button and then [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 40 TROUBLESHOO TING Before c onsulting ser vice personnel, please check the f ollowing char t for a possible cause of the trouble you ar e experiencing and for a solution. PROBL EM SOLUTION T V will not turn on Make sure the po wer cor d is plugged in. The batteries in the remot e control may be exhaust ed. Replace the batteries. No[...]

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    ENGLISH 41 SPECIFICA TIONS SPECIFICA TIONS Model FLA-2632B FLA-3232B FLA-3732B Panel System 26 inch L CD panel 32 inch L CD panel 37 inch L CD panel Display Reso lution 1366 pixels(horizontal) x768 pixels (vertical) 1366 pixels(horizontal) x 768 pixels (vertical) 1366 pixels(horizontal) x768 pixels (vertical) T elev ision System P AL / SECAM P AL /[...]

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    INST ALLA TION 42 Model FLA-4232B Panel System 42 inch L CD panel Display Reso lution 1366 pixels(horizontal) x768 pix els (vertical) T elev ision System P AL / SECAM Numbe r of Colors 16.7 mil. Viewing An gle 178 /178 o Brightness 500 cd/ m 2 Contrast Rati o 1200:1 Inputs/Output AV1 VID EO inp ut / AUDIO (L/ R 2(SIDE A V & REAR A V ) AV 2 S- V[...]

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    ENGLISH 43 SPECIFICA TIONS 640X480 31.469 59.94 640X480 37.861 72.80 640X480 37.500 75.00 640X480 43.269 85.00 800X600 37.879 60.31 800X600 48.077 72.18 800X600 46.875 75.00 800X600 53.674 85.06 1024X768 48.363 60.00 1024X768 56.476 70.06 1024X768 60.023 75.02 1280X1024 63.981 60.02 For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been opti[...]