Haier L32A8A Operating instructions

Front controlpanel
-This isa simplifiedrepresentation offront panel.
-Here shown maybe somewhat different from yourTV.
1. Power
2.CH- /CH+
Program plusand minus,menu options
3.VOL-/VOL+
Volume increase anddecrease, menu
reset and entry
4.MENU
Menu display
5.TV/AV: Source inputselect
6. Remotecontrol signalreceive window.
7.Remote Indicator
In redwhen standbymode, inblue when
Display.
Buttons and interface location
1
TV/AV
MENU
3
2
5
4
67
VOL-
VOL+
CH-
CH+
POWER
26 ,32
Switch
Switch
37

ANT IN
HDMI/DVI
IN1 PC IN
Pr/CrPb/Cb
Y
IN2 SCART2
Y/C
SCART1
RGB
HDMI/DVI
IN2
AC IN
Pr/CrPb/Cb
Y
IN1
HD-AUDIO
HD-AUDIO
PC/DVI
AUDIO IN
How to connect
1. To get thebest picture quality, adjust thePC
graphics card to( 1024x768),60Hz.
2. Use theTV`s PC IN port forvideo
connections, depending onyour PC
connector.
3. Then, make the correspondingaudio
connection. If usinga sound card,adjust the
PC sound asrequired.
How to use
1. Turnon the PCand the TV.
2. Use TV/AV on the remotecontrol to select
PC source.
3. Check theimage on yourTV.There may be
noise associated withthe resolution, vertical
pattern, contrast orbrightness in PCmode. If
noise is present,change the PCmode to
External Equipment Connections
PC connection
another resolution, changethe refresh
rate to anotherrate or adjustthe
brightness and contraston the menu
until the pictureis clear.If the refresh
rate of thePC graphic cardcan not be
changed, change thePC graphic cardor
consult the manufacturerof the PC
graphic card.
NOTES:
1Use a PCcable.
2Avoid keeping a fixedimage on the
TV's screen for a longperiod of time.
The fixed image may become
permanently imprinted onthe screen.
3The synchronization inputform for
Horizontal and Vertical frequencies is
separate.
Resolution
Frame
frequency
(Hz)
Line
frequency
(Khz)
PC
SPC
XGA
640*480 31.5KHz 60Hz
800*600 37.9KHz 60Hz
1024*768 48.4KHz 60Hz
Mode Resolution

Power source
TO USE AC POWER SOURCE
Use theAC polarized linecord provided for
operation onAC. Insert theAC cordplug into
a standard polarizedAC outlet.
NOTES:
Never connect theAC linecord plug toother
than the specifiedvoltage. Use the
attached power cordonly.
If the polarizedAC corddoes not fitinto a non-
polarized ACoutlet, do not attempt to file or cut
the blade. Itis the user`s responsibility to have
an electrician replacethe obsolete outlet.
If you causea static dischargewhen touching
the unit andthe unit fails to function, simply
unplug the unitfrom the AC outlet and plug it
back in. The unit shouldreturn to normal operation.
Polarized AC Cord Plug
AC Outlet
Wider Hole
and Blade
You can connect a set of headphones to your set if you wish to watch a
TV programme withoutdisturbing the otherpeople in the room.
Connecting Headphones
External Equipment Connections
Note
Prolonged use of headphones at a high volume
may damage yourhearing.
You will not receive sound from the speakers
when you connectheadphones to thesystem.
Plug a setof headphones intothe 3.5mm
mini-jack socket onthe rear panelof the set.
ANT IN

Switching ON/OFF the TV set
1Please press downthe power switch to switch on AC power supply and the power
indicator will light.
2If the indicatoris lighting in red, press the digit buttons or CH+/- button onthe remote
controller again orPOWER or CH+/- button on the TV set.(with the exception 0digit)
3If you wantto exchange to standing by status, please press down button on the remote
controller.
4Disconnect the powersupply or unplug the television if it is intended to completely cease
the television performance.
Set up your TV
Choose the Menu Language
When you startusing your setfor the first time, you must select the language which
will be usedfor displaying menusand indications.
-There are severaloptions you might need to set up in order for your TV to work
properly. Read the instructionsthat follow.
-In the manual,the OSD(on screen display) may be different from your TV`s,
because it isjust an example to help you with the TV operation.
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/-
button to selectthe Function menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then useCH+/-
button to selectLanguage.
3 Select your languagewith VOL+/- button and
press the MENUbutton to confirm you selection.
4When you aresatisfied with your choice, press
the EXIT button to returnto normal viewing or press
MENU button to returnto the previous menu.
Choose the Input Source
If you hopeto enjoy the picture from the external input source,
before to selectthe source, you need to connect the devices,
otherwise, when youselect the source, the snowflake,blue
screen or nosignal will appears on the screen.
Press TV/AV button on televisionor remote
control, the menuappears on the screen.
Then press CH+/-to select the desired option,
and press VOL+/-to ensure it.
Source
MENU
FUNCTION
AUDIO
ADJUST
TUNING
TIMER
PICTURE
West Europe
Language
Menu Timeout
Menu Backgroud
Blue Screen
Calendar
Teletext Language
Restore Default Value
English
15 seconds
Transparent
Off

This TV set has three methods to set channels, which are respectively full automatic,
manual search fine tune.
In this section, how to use the remote control to set channel is explained. You can
also use buttons on the TV set to set channel.
Automatic search
Note :
The TUNING menuwill be only
operated in normalTV and
SCART mode.
Auto Search
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Tuning Program
Auto Search
Program Table
Country England
Tuning menu
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/-
button to select the TUNING menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then use CH+/-
button to selectCountry, and use VOL+/-
button to set the country.
(
3 Press CH+/- buttonto select Auto Search.
4
first according to where you be)
Press VOL+/- button, at this time, the prompt
will display onthe screen, andthen press
VOL+/- button to select theYesoption, press
MENU button toensure automatic search
with higher level.
After the search has finished, all channels
now playing program will be automatically
preset in order.
Note:
If you haveset Tuner Lock as onin Lock Set
menu. there willbe Tuner Lock display onscreen
and you maynot enter the TUNING menu, atthis
time, you mustset Tuner lock as offin Lock Set
menu.
Searching
MENU: Stop Pos: 28
Do you wantto start auto tuning?
Yes No
VOL+/-:Select
MENU: Confirm
EXIT: Exit

Manual search
If excessive channel signals of unwanted programs are received in local area,
manual search function is recommended.
Tuning menu
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Program Number
Edit Name
Color System
Sound System
Manual Search
AFT
Skip OFF
18
C 28
AUTO
D/K
62.25MHz
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Tuning Program
Auto Search
Program Table
Country England
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/- buttonto
select the TUNING menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then useCH+/- button to
select Tuning Program.
3 Press VOL+/- buttonto enter the submenu.
4Press CH+/- buttonto select Manual Search.
5 Press VOL-/+ buttonrepeatedly, till the best picture
and sound areobtained.
If you arefamiliar with the frequency value, press
the desired digitsdirect.
. Or pressVOL+/- button tosurpass for 3 seconds,
then become semiautomaticallysearches for
channel, till thechannel is obtained.
AFT(Auto Fine Tuning)
If the pictureand/or sound arepoor, try using the Auto Fine Tuning feature. Do not
use this featureunless reception ispoor.
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Program Number
Edit Name
Color System
Sound System
Manual Search
AFT
Skip OFF
18
C 28
AUTO
D/K
62.25MHz
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Tuning Program
Auto Search
Program Table
Country England
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/- buttonto
select the TUNING menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then useCH+/- button to
select Program Table.
3 Press VOL+/- buttonto enter the submenu.
4Press CH+/- buttonto select AFT.
5 Press VOL-/+ buttonto setAFT as on or off.
6Press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing or
press MENU button to returnto the previousmenu.
Note
If theAFT harmonious effect is not good, suggested
uses manually searchesfor the adjustment picture the
effect
OFF
OFF

Tuning menu
Program Table
Program Table
Red: Del; Green: Copy; Yellow:Name; Blue: Swap
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
009
010
Delete name
Copy edit name
Name channel
1 Press CH+/-to select the channel,
2 Press thegreen button on the remote control,
3 Press CH+/-button to select the channel to copy,
4 Press againthe green button then press MENU button to ensure.
Swap channel
1 Press CH+/-to select the channel;
2 Press thered button on the remote control to delete;
3 Press MENU button to delete name.
1 Press CH+/-to select the channel;
2 Press theyellow button on the remote control;
3 Press theyellow button to display the digital and letter list;
4 Press Vol+/- or CH+/- to select the desired digital orletter;
5 Press theyellow button to exit list;
6 Press MENU button to ensure.
1 Press CH+/-to select the channel;
2 Press theblue button on the remote control;
3 Press CH+/-button to select the channel to swap;
4 Press againthe blue button to ensure.
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Tuning Program
Auto Search
Program Table
Country England
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/-
button to select the TUNING menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then use CH+/-
button to selectProgram Table.
3 Press VOL+/- button to enter the submenu.
You can press CH.LIST button again to enter
the submenu.
4Press CH+/- button to select the edited
channel, and pressbutton corresponding toedit.
Red button: deletechannel name
Green button: copy channel
Yellowbutton: Name channel
Blue button: Swap

If the colour of some channel is abnormal
Usually this shouldbe set inthe auto position.However if thecolour displayed onthe
screen are incorrect,you can manuallyselect the correctcolour system.
Press CH+/- button to select "Sound System", then
press VOL-/+ button to select the correct sound
system.
Press VOL+/- button to selectD/K, I, B/G,L, L' in turn.
If sound is abnormal
Edit Name
Tuning menu
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Program Number
Edit Name
Color System
Sound System
Manual Search
AFT
Skip OFF
18
C 28
AUTO
D/K
62.25MHz
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Tuning Program
Auto Search
Program Table
Country England
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/-
button to selectthe TUNING menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then useCH+/-
button to selectProgram Table.
3 Press VOL+/- buttonto enter the submenu.
4Press CH+/- buttonto select Color System.
5 Press VOL-/+ buttonto select the correct color
system (AUTO, NTSC, PAL, SECAM and NT4.43).
6Press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing
or press MENU button to return to the previous
menu.
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/-
button to selectthe TUNING menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then useCH+/-
button to selectProgram Table.
3 Press VOL+/- buttonto enter the submenu.
4Press CH+/- buttonto select Edit Name.
5 Press VOL-/+ buttonto select
6
position you
want to changeand press digits to change.
Press MENU button to ensure it.
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Program Number
Edit Name
Color System
Sound System
Manual Search
AFT
Skip OFF
18
C 28
AUTO
D/K
62.25MHz
OFF
OFF

After the programs are presetting,you can skip some programs so that to
select your favoritechannels only.
If you want to recover the skipped channel
1. Use Direct-digit Choosing button to select the
number of the channel to be recovered.
2. Do the above steps again.
3. Press VOL+/- button to set Skip as Off.
Skip
Tuning menu
Program swap
1Suppose the channelnumber you usedjust now is8 and thechannel
number you are using is18 (as shownin the figure).
If you wantto return tothe last watchedprogram channel 8,you can
simplypress the swap button.
If you wantto return tochannel 18, pressthe button again.Through
this function, you can easilychange between thechannel you are
using and the channel youused last time.
2
3
Swap function enablesquick swap to the last watched program.
18
C 28
AUTO
B/G
18
C 28
AUTO
B/G
8
A 8
AUTO
B/G
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/-
button to selectthe TUNING menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then useCH+/-
button to selectProgram Table.
3 Press VOL+/- buttonto enter the submenu.
4Press CH+/- buttonto select Skip.
5 Press VOL-/+ buttonto
6
set Skip as On.
Press the EXIT button to returnto normal viewing
or press MENU button to return to the previous
menu.
At this time,when you select channel with CH+/- button,
the channel willnot appear. AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Program Number
Edit Name
Color System
Sound System
Manual Search
AFT
Skip
OFF
18
C 28
AUTO
D/K
62.25MHz
AUDIO
ADJUST
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
TUNING
Tuning Program
Auto Search
Program Table
Country England
OFF

You can watch TV program in a presetting channel.
How to select the desired program
1Using "Program number" buttons
.
Press digit buttonto select theprogram.
If 2-digit or3-digit programs are selected , press
digit buttons youneeded continuously within3
seconds
If selected channelprogram is setat Lock on mode
and no passwordhas been enteredafter initiation of
the television, thescreen will indicaterequire password
entry. If wrong passwordis entered, channel selection
will fail andprevious program willstill stay on the screen.
The program lockingpassword can bemodified in the
preset menu andprevious password willbe required.
2Using CH+/- button.
Press CH+ buttonto select achannel number in
number increasing direction.
Press CH- buttonto select achannel number in
number decreasing direction.
(Note: If Skipis ON onone channel, pressCH+/- button,
the channel willnot appear.)
How to select the desired sound
Press VOL-/+ buttonon the remotecontroller or
the front ofthe TV set to adjustthe volume level.
The range is0~100. When thevolume buttons are
pressed the volumelevel is displayedautomatically
on the TV screen.
Tuning menu
Volume

Personal:
Soft:
Bright:
A sparesetting that can be adjusted topersonal status
Designed for roomsthat have good all round lighting
Designed for nighttime low light viewing
Designed for roomswith high ambient lighting such asdaytime sport;
Normal:
AUDIO
ADJUST
TUNING
FUNCTION
TIMER
MENU
PICTURE
Video Mode Personal
Contrast
Brightness
Saturation
Hue
Sharpness
Backlight
Noise Reduction
Auto
50
50
0
0
0
0
Picture Adjustment
picture modes
The picture mode provides thepre-defined images settings.Press the P.STD
button to selectthe option.(Normal/Soft/Personal/Bright)
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/-
button to selectthe PICTURE menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then useCH+/-
button to select .
3 Press VOL+/- buttonto
.
4
the item toadjusted
obtain the
desired effect
When you aresatisfied with yourchoice, press
the EXIT button to returnto normal viewingor
press MENU button to returnto the previous
menu.
How to customize your own picture status
Contrast
This will adjustthe intensity ofbright parts in the picture
but keep thedark parts unchanged.
Brightness
This will adjustthe light outputof the complete picture,
which will mainlyaffect the darker areas of the picture.
Saturation
This will adjustthe saturation levelof the colors to suit
your personal preference.
Hue(Selectable in NTSCmode only)
Allows you toselect the colormix (Hue) of the picture.
Sharpness
This will adjustthe sharpness offine details in the picture.
Noise Reduction
Automatically filters outand reduces theimage noise and
improves picture qualitywhen receiving weakvideo signals.
Select Off/Weak/Medium /Strong according to the image
noise.
Note : when the personal mode is not selected, the personal mode will be entered automatically ifContrast,
Brightness, Saturation, Hue,Sharpness, Backlight parameters are adjusted.
The TV menu gives you an overview ofthe menus you can select.
Note: Depending on the input signal, one or more menu items may not be selectable.

MENU
AUDIO
ADJUST
TUNING
FUNCTION
TIMER
PICTURE
Volume
Balance
Audio Mode
Treble
Bass
Auto Volume
Woofer
Music
0
0
0
0
1 Press MENU button and thenuse CH+/- button
to select theAUDIO menu.
2 Press VOL+/- buttonand then use CH+/- button
to select .
3 Press VOL+/- buttonto .
4
the item toadjusted
obtain the desiredeffect
When you aresatisfied with yourchoice, press
the EXIT button to returnto normal viewingor
press MENU button to returnto the previous
menu.
Sound Adjustment
Sound modes
The sound mode provides thepre-defined sound settings.Press the S.STD buttonto select
the option.(Music/Personal/Standard/Hall)
Personal:
Standard:
A sparesetting that canbe adjusted to personal tastes
Normal sound withmoderate bass andtreble setting
Designed to reducethe bass andtreble which enhances the voice for news programs
Enables extra bassand treble toenhance the movie experience
Hall:
Music:
How to customize your own sound status
Volume
This will adjustthe sound output level.
Balance
This will adjustthe output of the right and left speakers to obtain the bestreproduction for
your listening position.
Treble
This will adjustthe treble output level.
Bass
This will adjustthe bass output level.
Auto Volume
Each broadcasting stationhas its own signal conditions,
djust the volumeevery time the channel is changed. This feature lets you automatically
adjust the volumeof the desired channel and reduces the volume differences between
channels and programs,providing a more constant overall level.
Press CH+/- buttonto Select Auto Volume,
press VOL+/- buttonto set Auto Volume as Off or On
Woofer
Woofer is a speaker thatcomplements front speaker`s reproduction capability of low-pitched
sound. Press CH+/-button to Select Woofer,
press VOL+/- buttonto adjust the desired value.
The intermediate valueis 0. When indication value of Balance
increases toward+50, soundof the right and left speaker becomes stronger and weaker,
respectively. When indication value of Balance decreases toward -50, sound of the right
and left speakerbecomes weaker and stronger.
making it sometimesdifficult to
a
This select themodes for sound reproduction dependent on the broadcast signals or signals
from external inputsreceived.
Press CH+/- buttonto Select Audio Mode,
press VOL+/- buttonto select the Music Personal Standard or Hall.
0
OFF

When you needto pay attentionto surrounded sounds, or
there is atelephone calling youor there are some guests
visiting you, thesound elimination (mute)function is very
convenient.
Eliminate sound
1Press the MUTEbutton on the remote control and "Mute"
type face willdisplay on the lower part of the screen. At this
time, the soundof the TV set is turned off.
2 If you wantto recover the sound, press the MUTE button
again or directlypress VOL+ button.
Sound Adjustment