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EN TV DV D 1 Contents Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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2 Precautions • Safety The TV/D VD’ s components are sensitiv e to heat.The maxim um ambient temperatur e should not exceed 35° Celsius. Do not cov er the vents at the back or top of the TV/D VD . Lea v e sufficient space ar ound it to allow adequate ventilation. Moisture in r ooms where the set is installed should not exceed 85% humidity . If[...]
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Switching on 3 EN TV D VD More info Follo w the instructions on this page on how to s witch on your TV/D VD set and the remote control before going on to the channel set-up procedur e described on page 6. 1 Install two LR06 or AA batteries in the r emote control (see below). 2 Plug the A C adapter jack into the DC IN socket at the back of y our LCD[...]
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Important : If the batteries of your r emote control ar e flat, you can use the ke ys on the front of the unit : they ha ve the same function as those of the remote contr ol. Remote control : TV 4 Most of your TV/D VD’ s functions are available via the men us that appear on the screen.The remote control supplied with your set can be used to navig[...]
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5 EN TV D VD Remote control : other equipment The remote contr ol supplied with your TV/D VD may var y depending on the model you have chosen. Same remote contr ols can be used for other equipment, such as video recorders , D VD play er s, satellite receiv er s or Hi-fi systems . This page pro vides information concerning the remote contr ol’s us[...]
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Initial set-up 6 The initial set-up consists in carr ying out all the necessar y settings to search and store all the channels you can r eceiv e in your ar ea. Make sure that the TV/D VD is switched on and follo w steps 1 to 6 on this page . When you first switch the TV/D VD on, the language selection menu appears. If this does not happen, refer to[...]
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7 EN TV D VD Manual set-up The information pro vided on this page is useful if you find that some channels have not been stored during the initial set-up or automatic update processes. This can happen if you are setting up cable network channels. Setting up channels manually r equires ev er y setting for ev er y channel to be entered, one at a time[...]
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8 General operation This page describe the basic features of your TV/D VD with LCD screen. Switching the TV/D VD set on and off T o switch the TV/DVD set on, pr ess the B button on the k eyboard. When the set is on, the indicator on the front is gr een. Standby mode : pr ess the B button on the ke yboard or on the r emote control.When the TV/D VD s[...]
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9 EN TV D VD Setting the time – List of programmes The information on this page explains ho w to use the Time men u functions (Setting the time, Sleep timer , W ak e-up), as well as those for the LIST of pro gr ammes men u. Time Displa y the O VER VIEW menu using the tv menu button and select the Time option. Pr ess ok to confirm. The TIME menu i[...]
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10 Virtual Dolby Surround Dolb y Vir tual is a technology cer tified Dolb y Laboratories, that creates a virtualized surround sound e xperience from two speakers . The Vir tual Dolby Surr ound function in works multi-channel and Dolby Surr ound encoded audio sources . Vir tual Dolby Surr ound retains all of the original multichannel audio informati[...]
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11 EN TV D VD The information on this page allo ws you: - to adjust your TV/DVD’ s picture to suit better your preference, the type of pr o gr amme you are w atching and the ambient lighting. - to set preferences for some featur es of your TV/DVD with LCD scr een. Picture and Preferences Picture Displa y the O VER VIEW with the tv menu button. Se[...]
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12 The explanations giv en on this page will enable you to access the Per sonal Settings men u. Other settings Customizing Displa y the O VER VIEW by pressing tv menu button, select Installation line and confirm with ok . The INST ALLA TION O VER VIEW is displa yed. Select the P ersonal settings line. Confirm with ok to displa y the menu. Return : [...]
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13 EN TV D VD T eletext Used in man y countries under various names (T OP T ext, Faste xt, FLOF text, Videotext), T eletext is a free service offer ed b y television channels. The service consists of information database (weather , spor ts results , news, g ames , etc .) available at all times. Pr ess the te xt button to displa y the T eletext Inde[...]
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14 DVD menus This page sho ws you the different menus av ailable in D VD mode . If the TV/DVD set is in stand-b y mode , switch it on b y pressing the PLA Y button of the remote control. If the TV/DVD set is in TV mode , press the tv/dvd button of the r emote contr ol or keyboar d.The main menu pro vides access to all the other menus described in t[...]
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15 EN TV D VD This page only describes the remote contr ol’ s D VD functions. Refer to page 4 for a description of the TV functions and page 5 for a description of ho w to use the remote control with other equipment. The ke ypad buttons located on the front of the TV/DVD hav e similar functions to those on the remote control. Remote control : DVD[...]
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16 Playback – types of discs Sev er al playback modes are available.This page deals with simple playback mode . For the other playback modes , see the next page.This page also contains information about the various disc types accepted b y the play er. Standard pla yback 1 Insert the disk as shown in the illustration on page 2, with the printed si[...]
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17 EN TV D VD Playback modes T o access the various playback modes, select the PLA Y MODE menu using the / buttons , and press ok to confirm. Use the or button to select a mode, and press ok to confirm. 1 Standard Pla y is for normal disc playback. 2 Random Pla y mode activates a random pla yback. This mode is only a vailable for Audio CDs. 3 In Pr[...]
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18 Locking your DVD player This function allo ws you to control access to discs with rating limits. Select the Lock option in the main menu and pr ess ok to confirm.The LOCK men u appear s with the follo wing options: 1 T o activate the pla yer lock , you must enter a pass word. 2 Enter a four digits code with numeric buttons on y our remote contr [...]
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19 EN TV DV D Display and Sound The DISPLA Y menu enables you to choose the image format and the Info displays . The Digital output line enables you to choose the type of sound assigned to the digital output.T o repr oduce the sound of a movie theatre fr om the sound recorded on your Dolb y Digital DVDs, connect a Dolby Digital amplifier/decoder to[...]
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20 Language selection During the initial installation (page 6), the language you choose during the first step has automatically been selected for the D VD par t. Nonetheless, you may change the language for the play er menus , and choose the languages you pr efer for dialogues, subtitles and disc men us . Y ou can change the language for any disc d[...]
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21 EN TV D VD Info Menus The Info menu can be used to access information on a disc being play ed, as well as other par ticuliar functions. This page describes the direct access and repeat play functions. T o display all the inf ormation, press the PLA Y button to star t pla yback and press the info (y ellow) button on the r emote control. Direct ac[...]
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22 Info Menus Star t reading a disc with the PLA Y button, then press the info (yello w) button of the remote control. Mark ers (D VD and Audio CD) The player can store up to 5 locations on the disc, as long as the disc remains in the player (and if the TV/DVD set has not been s witc hed off using the On/Off switch). During that time , you can dire[...]
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23 EN TV DV D Connections Y our TV/D VD has a number of sockets which can be used to connect different types of equipment. This page contain a description of the various sock ets and relevant connections. A V1 SCAR T socket (input-output) at the back of the TV/D VD . These sock ets can be used to connect a VCR or a camcor der (VHS, S-VHS, 8 mm ou H[...]