Hanns.G ST281MAB manual

T able of Content s 1 English Regulatory Information ..................................... ................................ 3 Description of Warning Symb ols ................................ ...................... 3 Safety Notices ....... ........................................... ................................ 4 Preface ........................[...]

T able of Content s 2 English Adjusting the Volume .......................................... 2 5 Adjusting On-Screen Display (OSD) Settings .. ............................. 26 OSD Setting Menus ................. ................................ 2 7 Adjusting Picture Settings ........................................ 2 7 Adjusting Sound Settings ...[...]

3 English R e gulator y Inf or ma tion CE Conformity S tatement This device is in conformity with the requirements of EU C ouncil Directive 2004/108/EC on the appro ximation of the laws of the Member St ates relating to electromagnetic compatibility and Directive 2006/95/EC on the harmonization of the laws of Member S tates relating to electrical e[...]

4 English Saf ety Notices Inst allat ion Safety N otes Location Avoid allowing the TV to get prolonged expo sure to sunlight or other strong sources of heat. Leave sufficient distance between the TV and the wall to provide enough space for the emission of heat. WA R N I N G T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus[...]

5 English Personal Safety Installation 1. T o avoid ov erloading th e power supply , never plug t oo many electr ical devices into an outl et, power strip, or exten sion cable. 2. Dangerous high-voltage electric power component s are located inside the TV . T o a void electric shock, do not disassemble the casing. 3. Do not place or drop metals, sm[...]

6 English Preface Thank you for purchasing a Hannspree Liquid Crystal Display T elevision (LCD TV). Y our new TV will allow you to enjoy superior audio and video while enriching your lifestyle with advanced technology . Please carefully read this manual in it s entirety before setting up, using or operating your TV . T o ensure the safe and correct[...]

7 English Copyright © Copyright 2009 Hannspree, Inc. All rights reserved. This manual is prot ected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying and di stribution. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form by any means without the prior wr itten authorization of Hannspree. The TV described in this manual may [...]

8 English 1 Getting Star ted 1.1 Pac ka ge Conte nts Make sure the following co mponents are included in the box. Please contact Hannspree Customer Service immediate l y if anything is missing or damaged. •T V • User’s manual • Q uick start guide • W arranty card • P ower cord • Remote control and batteries • T V cleaning cloth Acco[...]

9 English 1.2 Intr oducing the TV Y ou can wa tch SECAM/ P A L/ DVB-T broadcast, cable, or digi tal television channels, and easily connect a VCR, STB or DVD player to the SCART , HDTV ( Component ), A V(Composite), and HDMI input ports (location of these ports depends on model). Y ou can also use the TV a s a monitor for your PC by connecting it t[...]

10 English 1.4 Contr ol Panel 1.5 Inpu t and Output Jacks Description Button Function Power Press to tu rn the TV on or off. Input source INPUT Press to select the proper input so urce. Menu MENU Press to open the OSD menu. Program select P S Press to increase the program number or move upward to the previous item on the OSD menu. Program select P [...]

11 English Earphone Output Connect to earphones or extern al speakers with built-in amplifier . Component/ CVBS Inputs audio Connect to an external device, such as a VCR, STB, or a DVD player . Component Inputs (V ideo) Connect to an external device, such as a VCR, STB, or a DVD player . PC Audio Input Connect to a PC’s line/ audio out port. SCAR[...]

12 English 1.6 Remote Control Power Connector Connect to the included p ower cord. Description Icon Function Power Press to turn the TV on or off. Input Signal Ty p e INPUT Press to select the input signal type selections: TV , DTV , SCART , A V , HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDTV , and PC. Keypad Use to select a program directly . Press 0-9 to enter the progra[...]

13 English Arrows Press up, down, left or right to scroll through the on-screen display menus. Electronic Program Guide EPG Press to display detailed programming information fo r channels (only for DTV). T eletext mode TEXT Press to active t eletext. V olu me adju st Press VOL + to increase audio volume. Press VOL - to decrease audio volume. Mute P[...]

14 English Subtitle With an A TV source, if teletext mode is activated and the teletext has a subti tle page, press to displ ay the subtitle page. With a DTV source, p ress to display the subtitle OSD, and select the language. Hold Press to inactivate automatic page change which only occurs when more than one teletext page exists. (Programmable in [...]

15 English Note: • For best results, use th e remote control w ithin a proper dist ance from the front of the TV . Do not exceed an angle of 30 degre es when pointing at TV. • Th e operational distance may be shortened when the signal sensor is directly exposed to strong light. • Aim the transmitter on the remote control at the signal sensor [...]

16 English 1.7 Inser ting the R emote Control Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover at the back of the remote control (A). 2 Insert the batteries paying attention to the polarity markings inside the battery compartment (B). 3 Replace the battery compartment cover (C). (A) (B) (C)[...]

17 English CAUTION • If the remote control is not used for a long period, remove the batteries and store them properly . • Handle damaged or leaking batteries carefully , and wash hands with soap if they come in contac t with leaked chemical fluids. • If your remote control has two batteries, do not mix new and old batteries, or the life of t[...]

18 English 2 Setting up your TV 2.1 Basic Con nections 2.1.1 Po wer Connection 1 Connect the p ower cord to the AC IN in put jack on t he rear of the TV . 2 Insert the plug at the other end of the power cord into a power outlet . 2.1.2 Connecting an Ant enna or Cable TV Connect one end of t he VHF/UHF (Antenna) or CA TV cabl e to TV/DTV jack on the[...]

19 English 2.2 Conne cting Exter nal De vices Connect external devices such as VCRs, STBs, DVD pla yers, video game consoles, earphones, or a PC to the TV using the appropriate ports on the rear of the TV . 2.2.1 Connecting Exter nal Ear phones Note: • Exte rnal speakers or he adphones are not included with the TV . • The interna l TV speakers [...]

20 English 2.2.2 Connecting to A V De vices The following diagram illustrates how to connect the A V devices to your TV via HDMI (A), Component/AUDIO (B), SCAR T (C), VIDEO/ AUDIO (D) ports. Note: The audio ports shown in Component (B) and Video Audio (D) are physically the same ports. Only a set of the audio ports can be selected when connecting A[...]

21 English 2.2.3 Connecting a VCR/ STB/ D VD Player Using Component Vide o Connect the TV to a VCR/ STB/ DVD player using the compone nt video inputs. Y P b RL P r AUDIO VCR STB DVD Vi deo Cable Audio Cable (Optional) (Optional ) AUDIO VIDEO RL VCR STB DVD Vide o Cable Audio Cable (Optional) (Optional)[...]

22 English 2.2.4 Connecting a PC using V GA Connect the TV to your PC to use it as the monitor using the VGA port as shown. 1 Connect the VGA port of the TV to the VGA outp ut of the PC. 2 Connect the line out port of the PC to th e PC LINE IN port of your TV to listen to audio from the PC. 2.2.5 Connecting a PC using D VI Connect the TV to your PC[...]

23 English 2.2.6 Connecting HDMI HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) assures tha t the best video signal is always sent from source to the TV . Refer to the following illustration to conne ct an HDMI device to the TV . 2.2.7 Connecting USB Service port, for DVT F/W update only . Note: When the HDMI cab le is connected , conne cting the audi[...]

24 English 2.2.8 C onnectin g a V CR/ STB/ D VD Player using SCAR T Connect the SCART (optional) to connect a TV , VCR, VCD, DVD pla yer or video game console. Y ou can choose to use a SCART cable or adapter for the conn ection depending on the ports available on your player . Note: • Th e S-Video connector and A V connectors cannot be connected [...]

25 English 2.3 Using the T V 2.3.1 T u r ning the TV On a nd Of f 1 Press on the control panel or r emote control. Th e power LED indicator on the TV chan ges from red to g reen, indi cating th at the TV is on. 2 Press again. The p ower LED changes f rom green to red, indicat ing that the TV i s of f . 2.3.2 Switching Source Signals Press INPUT on [...]

26 English 3 Adjusting On-Scr een Display (OSD) Settings The On-Screen Di splay (OSD) menu system provides a qui ck and simple meth od to adjust the TV settings. The OSD menu can be accessed conveniently through the buttons on the rem ote control. Before going into details of each OSD option, yo u may get acquainted with the placement of the OSD sy[...]

27 English 3.1 OSD Set ting Menus Follow the i nstructions indicated on the down side of the OSD Function Men u. Press P S / P T on the control panel or / arrow keys to scroll through the menus, VOL + on the control panel or the arrow key to select an item, or MENU to exit the OSD menu. The following menus can be set by different adjustment methods[...]

28 English 3.3 Adjusting Sou nd Settings 3.4 Adjusting Chann el Settings 1 Press MENU to enter the OSD Main Menu screen. 2 Press to select the Audio menu. 3 Press to enter the Audio menu. 4 Press / to select an item. 5 Press / adjust the scales or options settings. 6 Press MENU to return to the Audio menu. 7 Press MENU to exit the OSD menu the OSD [...]

29 English • The Area can be set to Germany , UK , It aly , Spai n , Portugal , France , Hungary , Poland , Netherla nds , and Other . • Channel can be used to select ch annels by pressing / . • The Colour System can be set to AUTO , PA L , and SECAM . • The Sound System can be set to AUTO , BG , DK , I , L , and L’ . • Select Auto Se a[...]

30 English 3.5 Adjusting DTV Settings - T o change the ch annel name, select the channel and press / to open Channel Editor . Input the channel name you pr efer using the on screen keys and select Save . - Press the Red button on the remote control to skip the channels. - Press the Green button on the remote control to delete the channels. - Press [...]

31 English • The Channel Ma nagement selectio ns include Channel Organizer , Channe l Sortin g , Channel Grouping , and De lete All TV Cha nnels . • The Area can be set to Germany , UK , It aly , Spai n , Portugal , France , Hungary , Poland , Netherlands and Other . • Select Auto Se arch to activate th e automatic TV channel search. Se lect [...]

32 English • The Subtitle T ype can be set to Normal or Heari ng Imp aired . • The Time selection includes GMT Of fset and Summer Time. - Press / to adjust the GMT Offset to AUT O , Germany , UK , Italy , France , Spain , Netherlan ds , Ta i w a n , China , Norway , Sweden , Finland , Greece , Australia , Russia , Ireland , Denm ark , Portugal [...]

33 English 3.6 Adjusting PC Sett ings 1 Press INPUT and select PC as the signal type. 2 Press MENU to enter the OSD Main Menu screen. 3 Press to select the PC menu. 4 Press to enter the PC menu. 5 Press / to select an item. 6 Press / adjust the scales or options settings. 7 Press MENU to return to the PC menu. 8 Press MENU to exit the OSD menu the [...]

34 English 3.7 Adjusting Set up Settings 1 Press MENU to enter the OSD Main Menu screen. 2 Press to select the Setting menu entry . 3 Press to enter the Setting menu. 4 Press / to select an item. 5 Press / to change the scales or options sett ings. 6 Press MENU to return to the Setting menu en try . 7 Press MENU to exit the OSD men u. - The Setting[...]

35 English •T h e Aspect mode selections in clude Auto, Full, Wid e, Normal, Subtit le, Zoom, and Panora ma. The followi ng pictures are settings for HD MI/1080P , plea se see below for details. Note: The options av ailable on the OSD may v ary depending on the input s ignal source. T ype 4:3 16:9 Content AUTO Full Wide Nomal Subtitle Zoom Panora[...]

36 English 4 T r oubleshooting Situation Solution No picture and sound. • Connect the power cord pro perly . • Check if the power LED is on or not. • Press on the control panel or remote control. • Press Input to cycle through connected video sources. •P r e s s P S or P T to switch to other TV prog rams. • Make sure all cables are conn[...]

37 English 5 Suppor t Timing PC Mode Support T iming (T o acieve the best performance in the PC Mode (1920x1200) connect the HDMI cable to the PC) Video Mode Support Timing Mode Resolution (active dot) Horizontal Frequency (KHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Nomina l Pixe l Clock (MHz) PC (VGA) DVI to HDMI VGA 640x480@60Hz 31.469 59.941 25.175 V V [...]

38 English 6 Specifica tions Screen Size 28 ” LCD Panel 1920x1200 Input Function RF In SCART AV Component Component Audio RCA in HDMI x 2 VGA VGA PC Line in CI support 5V Output Function Earphone Out S p eaker 10W+10W SCART Out Feature Full HD HD Ready 3D Combo Filter 3D De Interlacer Noise Reduction 3:2/2:2 Pull down X-Contrast (10000:1) 24p inp[...]

39 English 7 Dissembling the stand base 1 Discon nect all the cables and cords from the TV to prevent breakag e. 2 Careful ly place the TV face down on a so ft and flat surface (b lanket, foam, cloth, etc) to prevent any damage to the TV . 3 S queeze the sides to release the retaining plasti c tabs and pull the st and cover off . 4 Remove the six ([...]

40 English 8 Using the Cable Or ganizer Route the cables through the cable clamp as shown:[...]