Technicolor - Thomson ITC251 manual

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    EN 1 Contents Chapter1: Getting started Important information ....................................................................2 Safety ....................................................................................................2 Care ....................................................................................................2 Sp[...]

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    EN 2 Chapter 1 Getting star ted Impor tant information Safety  Ensure that y our domestic mains supply v oltage matches the voltage indicated on the identification stick er located at the back of your set.  The TV set's components are sensitive to heat. The maximum ambient temperatur e should not exceed 35° Celsius . Do not cover the v [...]

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    Getting star ted EN 3 What is DLP™ technology? Y ou hav e just bought a TV set equipped with DLP™ (Digital Light Processing) technology . This new technology uses a special lamp, a colour wheel and an optical semi-conductor comprising a huge number of micr oscopic mirr ors to provide y ou with exceptional picture quality in a thin, lightweight [...]

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    Getting star ted EN 4 Remote contr ol Most of your tele vision’ s functions are a vailable via the menus that appear on the screen. The remote contr ol supplied with your set can be used to na vigate thr ough the menus and to configur e all the general settings. The remote control and its functions ma y var y d epending on the television model. T[...]

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    Getting star ted EN 5 Manual pr ogramming This method inv olves car rying out a manual search for the codes to be used f or controlling y our other appliances. 1. Switch on the appliance y ou wish to use the remote contr ol with. 2. Press the r elevant button for this appliance on the r emote control, and while holding this button down, enter one o[...]

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    Getting star ted EN 6  The Learning featur e The Learning featur e completes the programming pr ocedure described on page 4, as it enables you to r ecord the functionality of a specific button from the original r emote control to one of the TV’ s remote control buttons. Notes: - Before using the Learning feature, make sure this TV’s remote c[...]

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    Getting star ted EN 7 Switching on Follow the instructions on this page on ho w to switch on y our TV set and the remote control bef ore g oing on to the following pages that describe the channel set-up pr ocedure. 1. Insert two LR06 or AA batteries in the remote contr ol. Precautions on using batteries: - Only use the batter y types specified. - M[...]

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    EN 8 Initial set-up Initial set-up inv olves sear ching for and storing all the channels you can r eceive. Mak e sure that the tele vision is switched on and follo w the six steps in turn specified on this page. The first time you s witch the television on, the language selection menu appears. 1. Select your language using the buttons and confirm b[...]

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    Channel set-up EN 9 Manual channel set-up Follow the pr ocedure given on this page if y ou find that some channels hav e not been stored during the initial set-up . This can happen if you ar e setting up cable network channels. Setting up channels manually requir es every setting for a par ticular channel to be entered, one at a time. Displa y the [...]

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    EN 10 Switching the TV set on and off  T o switch the TV set on, press the button located on the side of the set. The TV set tak es up to 40 seconds to come on. If the indicator on the front is r ed, the set is in standby mode. Y ou can then: - press the or an y numeric button on the remote contr ol, - press the TV , OK or PR +/ PR - buttons to [...]

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    Gener al oper ation EN 11 Zoom In TV mode , you ha ve the option of changing the displa y format and using the zoom function via the buttons. The available f ormats and zoom functions are: 4/3 format - pictur e in centred 4:3 f ormat Zoom 14/9 - picture in centr ed letterbox 14:9 format Zoom 16/9 - picture in centr ed letterbox 16:9 format Zoom 16/[...]

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    EN 12 Adjusting the sound Displa y the O VER VIEW menu by pressing the MENU button. Select the Sound option and press OK to confirm. The SOUND menu appears with the follo wing options: Sound settings : see fur ther below . Sound type : select a sound type from the list using the buttons. The default sound type is Automatic for mono sour ces, Stereo[...]

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    Ad v anced functions EN 13 Graphic equaliser Select Graphic equaliser fr om the Sound menu and press OK to displa y the menu. This menu is used to select a pr eset parameter and define your o wn settings using the graphic equaliser . It offers the following options: Sound preset : use the buttons to select the appr opriate setting for the programme[...]

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    Ad v anced functions EN 14 Other settings Select the Other settings option from the Pictur e menu and press OK to displa y the menu. The options are the following: Contrast expand : can be used to adjust the picture according to the ambient brightness. Select an option from the list using the buttons. Automatic format : automatically applies the ap[...]

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    Ad v anced functions EN 15 Setting the time The TIME menu can be used to set the time on the TV set and program the automatic sleep timer or wak e-up timer functions. Displa y the O VER VIEW menu by pressing the MENU button. Select the Time option and press OK to confirm. Setting the time 1. Select the Clock ref erence pr ogramme option. 2. Select [...]

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    Ad v anced functions EN 16 P arental contr ol The parental contr ol functions allow you to limit y our children’ s access to the television. Y ou can do this by locking the buttons on the front of y our TV set, thereby barring access to certain channels and/or A V programmes. These functions are pr otected using a PIN code . Accessing the P arent[...]

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    Ad v anced functions EN 17  Pictur e in pictur e (PIP) Press the MENU button to displa y the O VER VIEW menu. Select Picture in Pictur e and press OK . The menu displa ys. Under the Displa y mode option, select one of the following PIP display modes: - Off : PIP is disabled. - Single : a channel or av pr ogramme is display ed in a frame in a cor[...]

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    Ad v anced functions EN 18 Configuring A V sock ets Y ou can configure y our TV set according to the equipment you connect to it. Displa y the O VER VIEW menu using the MENU button. Select the Installation option and press OK to confirm. The Install menu appears. Select the A V settings option and press OK to confirm. Follow the messages on scr een[...]

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    Ad v anced functions EN 19 T eletext The T eletext ser vice is available in man y countries under a variety of names (T OP T ext, Fastext, FLOF text, Videotext). It is provided as a free service by television br oadcasters. This ser vice provides a real w ealth of information, a vailable at any time, on weather , spor ts results, news, games, etc .[...]

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    EN 20 Chapter 5 Other informa tion Sock ets A V1 and A V2 SCAR T sockets (input-output) at the back These sock ets can be used to connect a range of equipment, including video recorders, camcorders (VHS, S-VHS, 8 mm or Hi 8), decoders, satellite receiv ers, D VD pla yers, games consoles or devices pr oducing an RGB signal. A V3 SCAR T socket (input[...]

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    Other informa tion EN 21 Connecting activ e speak ers The audio RCA sockets at the back of the television can be used to connect activ e speak ers (with a built-in amplifier) replacing the tele vision’ s built-in speakers. Left and right speak ers: connect the left speaker to the RCA L socket and the right speak er to the RCA R socket. Subwoof er[...]