Philips 25PT8703 User manual

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Contents
Installation
Your remote control ________________________________________2
Preparation _______________________________________________3
Installation_________________________________________________3
Search for and Store TV channels
Select the menu language and country ______________________4
Automatic installation ___________________________________4
Manual installation ______________________________________5
Give name_________________________________________________6
Reshuffle the programme list _________________________________6
Select favourite TV channels __________________________________6
Install TV setup_____________________________________________7
The keys on top of the TV____________________________________8
Operation
Use of the remote control _________________________________9-10
Use of the menus
Picture menu __________________________________________11
Sound menu___________________________________________11
Features menu ______________________________________12-13
NEXTVIEW ________________________________________________14
Teletext _______________________________________________18-19
Connect peripheral equipment ___________________________20
Tips ____________________________________________________25
Index ___________________________________________________25
Lexicon ________________________________________________26
EasyLink features are based on the "one touch operation" approach. This means that
a sequence of actions are executed at the same time in both the television and the
video cassette recorder, provided both are fitted with the EasyLink function
and connected with the eurocable supplied.
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Your remote control
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p. 19 fsolution to riddles
dmix tv/txt picture - hold
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Usubpage selection / time display
p. 10 spersonal preferences
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p. 3 Bselect your choice
p. 3 Èactivate your choice
p. 11 kpicture menu
p. 11 ksound menu
p. 12 kfeatures menu
p. 9 Bswitch to standby
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Preparation
&Place the TV on a solid surface.
For ventilation, leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV.
To prevent any unsafe situation, do not place any objects on top of the TV.
éInsert the aerial plug tightly into the aerial socket xat the back of the
TV. You can improve the picture quality by using the suppressor-aerial cable
supplied.
“Insert the mains plug in the wall socket with a mains voltage of 220V - 240V.
‘Remote control: Remove the cover of the battery compartment.
Insert the 2 batteries supplied (type R03G-1,5V).
The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium.
Nevertheless in many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your
household waste. Please ensure you dispose of exhausted batteries according to local
regulations.
(Switch TV on : Press the power switch Aon the front of your TV.
A green indicator and the screen light up.
If the indicator is red, press the Pkey on the remote control.
The green lamp blinks every time you press a key on the remote control.
When you switch on your set for the first time, the menu LANGUAGE automatically
appears on the screen. Alternatively the explanation appears in the different
languages. Choose your own language and press the OK key on the remote control.
Go on to page 4.
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Installation
Select the INSTALLATION menu :
&Open the door of the remote control.
éPress fand Uat the same time.
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&Use the Bkeys to select a menu item.
éUse the OK key to activate.
“Use the red MENU key to return or to switch menu off.
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Store TV channels
Select the menu language and country
First, you have to select your language and your country.
&Select the Menu Language and press the OK key.
éSelect your language and press the OK key.
“Select Country and press the OK key.
‘Select the country where you are now located and press the OK key.
Select Other when none of the countries applies.
You can now search for and store the TV channels in two different ways: using
automatic installation or manual installation (tuning-in channel by
channel).
•Select your choice and press the OK key.
If the TV is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, the TV
automatically transfers the language and country selections to the video recorder.
The message EasyLink : Downloading ...... appears on the screen.
Automatic installation
In the Automatic Installation menu select Start and press the OK key to
activate the searching. All TV channels are searched for and stored
automatically.
If a cable system which broadcasts ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) or a
TV channel transmitting a teletext page with the frequencies and programme
names of all the TV channels which can be received, is detected, the search is
stopped and a programme list appears.
The programme list is automatically filled with all the programme numbers and
names of the TV channels transmitted.
It is possible that the cable company or the TV channel displays a broadcast selection
menu. Layout and items are defined by the cable company or the TV channel.
Make your choice with the Bkeys and press the OK key.
If the TV is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, the TV
automatically transfers the stored TV channels to the video recorder.
The message EasyLink : Downloading Presets ... appears on the screen. The
programme list of the video recorder is now equal to the one of the TV.
To exit from the menu
•Press the red MENU key.
Go on to page 6.
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Menu language
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Automatic Installation
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Manual installation
Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by channel.
You must go through every step of the Manual Installation menu.
Selection Mode is only present and lights up if the country you selected also
offers the channel option (C-channels for aerial channels, S-channels for cable
channels).
You can choose either channel or frequency mode.
&Select the TV system
•Select the country or part of the world from where you want to receive the
TV channel.
•If you are connected to a cable system, select your country.
éEnter the programme number with the digit keys.
“Search for a TV channel
The frequency or the channel number increases until a TV channel is found.
In case of poor reception, you can improve the reception by adjusting the
frequency with the Pkey.
Direct selection of a TV channel
If you know the frequency, or the C- or S-channel number, enter it directly
with the digit keys 0 to 9.
Ask for a list from your cable company or dealer, alternatively consult the
Table of frequencies on the inside backcover of this handbook.
‘ Store steps &till “
•Select Store and press the OK key.
After the new or extra TV channel has been stored, the TV automatically transfers that
(those) TV channel(s) to the video recorder provided with the EasyLink function.
The message : EasyLink : Downloading Presets ... appears on the screen. The
programme list of the video recorder is now equal to the one of the TV.
Repeat every step to store another TV channel.
To exit from the menu :
•Press the red MENU key.
Manual Installation
(Selection Mode)
System
Programme No.
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According to your preference you can change the order of the stored TV
channels.
&Select Reshuffle in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key.
éSelect the programme number you want to change.
“Press the OK key.
‘Select the new number.
(Press the OK key.
Repeat the operation until all TV channels are allocated as you like.
§Press the red MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.
Reshuffle the programme list
Select Favourite TV channels
It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name
to a TV channel which has not yet been entered. A name with up to 5 letters
or numbers can be given to the programme numbers 0 to 99. For example
SUPER, BBC1,... Between 99 and 0 you can also name any peripherals that are
connected.
&Select Give Name in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key.
éSelect the programme number.
“Press the OK key.
‘Select the character with the EF keys.
(Select the following position with the CD keys.
§Select the following character.
èPress the OK key when finished.
!Press the red MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.
A space, numbers or other special characters are located between Z and A.
Give name
After leaving the installation you can browse through the TV channels by
pressing the Pkey. Only those TV channels which are in the favourite list
will be displayed. The non-favourite TV channels can still be selected with the
digit keys.
&Select Favourite Programmes in the INSTALLATION menu and press the
OK key.
éSelect your favourite programme number.
“Select Yes or No.
‘Repeat for every TV channel you want to change into a favourite or a non-
favourite TV channel.
(Press the red MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.
If the TV is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, the TV
automatically transfers the reshuffled or modified TV channels to the video recorder.
The message EasyLink : Downloading Presets ... appears on the screen. The
programme list of the video recorder is equal again to the one of the TV.
In order to have the actual time displayed in the NEXTVIEW screen, the first TV
channel from the favourite list should also broadcast teletext.
INSTALLATION
Menu language
Country
Automatic Installation
Manual Installation
Give name
Reshuffle
Favourite Programmes
Connection diagrams
SETUP
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EXT1
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2 .... Yes
3 .... No
4 .... No
5 .... Yes
J2 .... Yes
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Connection diagrams
See Connect Peripheral Equipment, p. 20.
Install TV Setup
&Use the Bkeys to select the menu item.
éUse the OK key to activate.
“Use the red MENU key to return or switch menu off.
CD-i / Photo CD
See Connect Peripheral Equipment, TV and a CD-i / Photo CD, p. 21.
Define Decoder/Descrambler programme numbers
If you have connected a decoder or a descrambler, see p. 20, you can define
one or more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.
•Press the CD keys to select Off, EXT1 or EXT2, the euroconnector where
you connected your decoder.
•Select Off if you do not want the selected programme number being activated
as a decoder programme number.
Select EXT2 when the decoder is connected to your EasyLink video recorder.
When selecting the decoder, the message EasyLink: Downloading Presets....
appears on the screen.
Information Line
After the selection of a TV programme or after pressing the ikey on the
remote control, a TV channel which broadcasts teletext may transmit the name
of the TV channel or the programme name or another message which appears
briefly in the information line on the screen.
When selected Off, the information line will only appear after pressing the i
key, and not after the selection of a TV channel.
INSTALLATION
Menu Language
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Automatic Installation
Manual Installation
Give Name
Reshuffle
Favourite Programmes
Connection diagrams
SETUP
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INSTALLATION
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NEXTVIEW provider
NEXTVIEW enables you to see a television programme guide on the screen
instead of in a weekly magazine. See NEXTVIEW, p. 14.
NEXTVIEW functionality is based on extended teletext services offered by TV
channels, providers. Normally you will select as NEXTVIEW provider the TV
channel that transmits most information in your language. You can make the
best selection via info from TV announcements or from the newspapers.
•Select the programme number of the desired TV channel as stored in the
favourite programme list, with the Cor Dkeys or with the digit keys. The
selected TV channel will provide a programme guide and additional info of its
own broadcasts as well as from other (non selected) TV channels.
•Select None if you only want the programme guide of the watched TV
channel.
Important:
In order to have the actual time and date displayed in the NEXTVIEW screen and
NEXTVIEW working properly, the first TV channel from the favourite list should also
broadcast teletext.
Please check at startup if the time and date are correct in the NEXTVIEW screen.
Not all TV channels support NEXTVIEW.
How to make use of NEXTVIEW, see p. 14.
Installation
Select Installation and press the OK key to return immediately to the
INSTALLATION menu.
To exit from the menu
‘Keep the red MENU key on the door of the remote control pressed.
Should your remote control be lost or broken you can still change some of
the basic picture and sound settings with the keys on top of the TV.
•Press the MENU key repeatedly to select Volume, Brightness, Colour or
Contrast.
•Press the - or + key to regulate the selected adjustment.
When the menu adjustment is not displayed, the - and + keys enable you
to select the TV channels.
The selected adjustment automatically switches off when after 10 sec. no action has
been executed.
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Use of the remote control
BStandby
The set is switched off and the red indicator
(green in the case of NEXTVIEW info acquisition)
lights up.
In case of NEXTVIEW acquisition the TV is
switched to full standby after about 30 min. and
the red indicator lights up.
To switch the TV on again, press Por the
digit keys.
VVolume
The volume is adjusted. If you want to store the
volume adjustment in the memory, see the
Features menu, Store PP, p. 12 to store the same
volume adjustment for all the stored TV channels.
PProgramme selection
To browse through the TV channels activated in
the Favourite Programme menu. See p. 6.
0 / 9 Digit keys
To select a TV channel.
For a two digit programme number, enter the
second digit within 2 seconds.
¬ Mute key
Temporarily interrupt the sound or restore it.
0 Previous programme
The previously selected TV channel is displayed.
The ◊ indication has a video recorder
function.
‡kProgramme list
To select the programme list.
Select the desired TV channel with the Eor
Fkeys and press OK.
FkIncredible Surround
In MONO sound mode, this feature, when
switched on, enables you to hear a spatial effect
of sound.
In STEREO sound mode, when Incredible
Surround On is selected, it seems as though
the loudspeakers are spread further apart from
one another.
qPicture format
Press this key to switch to a wide screen format
A black bar appears at the top and the bottom of
the screen.
The TV has an automatic switching function via
eurocable. Video recorders or programmes carrying
special signals will automatically switch the TV to the
correct screen format if connected with a eurocable.
bFor future use
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a M Smart Controls keys
To select predefined picture and sound settings.
Smart Picture (akey)
Each time it is pressed, a different picture setting
is selected, corresponding with a specific
predefined setting of Contrast, Colour,
Sharpness and Contrast Plus.
Smart Sound (Mkey)
Each time it is pressed a different sound setting
is selected, corresponding with a specific
predefined setting of Treble, Bass and Loudness.
Personal refers to the personal preference
setting of picture and sound which you have
stored with Store PP in the Features menu,
p. 12.
The smart picture and sound settings are set to
Manual until the personal adjustments are
stored.
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Press this key repeatedly to select
EXT1, EXT2, EXT3 or FRONT, according to
where you connected your peripherals
(see p. 22).
XBilingual choice and
sound mode selection
Press this key
• to switch from Stereo to Mono sound, in
case of stereo transmission, or from Digital
Sound to Digital Sound available, in case of
digital transmission;
• to choose between language Y(Dual Y) or
language Z(Dual Z), in case of bilingual
transmission.
The setting is stored for each TV channel
separately.
U Time display
The time, downloaded from the TV channel
(with teletext) stored on programme number 1
or under the lowest favourite programme
number, is displayed on the screen.
This function is not available when continuous
subtitles have been switched on.
sPersonal Preferences
Restore picture and sound settings, stored in the
features menu (see p. 12).
PDyn. Noise Reduction
To reduce the image noise and improve picture
quality when receiving weak signals.
Press this key to select Off or Automatic.
When Automatic is selected, the image noise
reduction is set automatically.
j Continuous subtitles
TV channels with teletext often transmit certain
programmes with subtitling.
Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle
page from the index.
Press jto store the subtitle page.
Switch off teletext.
Every time a programme of the selected TV
channel is subtitled, the subtitling will be available
for that TV channel.
Press jto switch the subtitles On of Off.
When switched on and only the subtitle symbol
appears, there are no subtitles available for that
programme.
iScreen information
Press for 5 seconds to activate/de-activate
extended or reduced display of TV channel and
programme information on the screen.
Press briefly to display information about the
selected TV channel and programme, the sound
reception, the selected DNR setting and picture
format and the remaining time set with the
sleeptimer.
fi Strobe
Press this key to reproduce the picture image by
image.
Press the fikey to have a faster speed.
Press fiagain to switch off the strobe function.
S Freeze
To activate/de-activate the frozen picture.
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Use of the menus
&Press the red, green or yellow colour key to display/cancel the PICTURE,
SOUND or FEATURES menu .
éUse the Bkeys to select the menu item.
“Use the OK key to activate.
‘Press the same colour key again to return or to switch menu off.
Picture menu
When you are watching a TV channel in the NTSC-system, or if a NTSC peripheral
is connected to one of the euroconnectors, the option Hue also appears and can be
adjusted.
Sharpness
You can adjust the Sharpness for each TV channel separately.
Tint
•Select the colour temperature: Normal, Warm or Cool.
Digital Scan (Line Flicker Reduction)
In certain circumstances while watching TV programmes it may be preferred
to switch off the digital scan line flicker reduction.
•Press the CD keys to select On or Off.
Contrast Plus
To make the contrast between darker and brighter picture parts more
noticeable switch the Contrast Plus function on.
In certain circumstances it may be preferred to switch Contrast Plus off.
•Store the modified adjustments for Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint, Digital
Scan and Contrast Plus for all TV channels with Store PP in the FEATURES
menu.
Sound menu
Switch Loudness on or off
When Loudness On is selected, the low and high frequencies are amplified so
that the natural balance is restored when listening at a low volume.
The selected setting for Loudness is stored for all TV channels.
Headphone
See Connect Peripheral Equipment, p. 20 for the connection of the headphone.
•Select Dual to choose between the dubbed or original language when the TV
channel broadcasts in 2 languages.
•Store the modified adjustments for Volume, Balance, Treble and Bass for all TV
channels with Store PP in the FEATURES menu.
To exit from the menus
•Press the corresponding red, green or yellow colour key.
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Features menu
&Press the yellow colour key to display/cancel the FEATURES menu.
éUse the Bkeys to select the menu item.
“Use the OK key to activate.
Store PP
The adjustments of Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint, Digital Scan and
Contrast Plus made in the picture menu and the adjustments of Volume,
Balance, Treble, Bass and Loudness made in the sound menu can be stored in
memory for all the TV channels.
Sleeptimer
With the sleeptimer you can set a time period after which the TV should
switch itself off to standby.
The counter runs from Off up to 180 min. or from 180 min. down to Off.
One minute before the TV is set to go to standby, the remaining minute
appears on screen. You can always switch off your set earlier or change the set
time.
Child Lock
If the child lock is on, the TV can only be switched on with the remote control.
The - and + keys on top of the TV cannot be used to select a TV channel. In
this way you can prevent unauthorised use of your TV.
If the message Child Lock On appears, the child lock must be switched off
before you can use the - and + keys on the TV to select a TV channel.
Animation demo
Selecting this menu item starts a continuous loop of an animation introducing
your TV. This animation has no operational function.
Press the OK key to stop the animation.
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Message
With this function you can enter a personal message on 2 lines which will be
displayed automatically when the set is switched on from standby.
For example: I'll be late this evening. Don't wait for dinner.
Change
•Select with the EF keys the letter or number you want to enter.
•Select with the Dkey the next position.
•Press the OK key when you have entered the complete message.
Clear
•Press the OK key to remove a previous message.
Type
•Press the CD keys to select the way the message will be displayed : Wipe,
Slide, Fall or Fade.
The Fade display is a randomly selection of the three other display types.
Run
•Press the CD keys to select the display frequency : Continuous, Once or
No.
Display message
•Switch the TV to standby.
The message appears on the screen when the TV is switched on again.
If you selected Once, the message will disappear from the screen after
30 seconds.
If you selected Continuous, the message will appear on the screen until the
display frequency is switched off in the Message menu.
The message does NOT appear when Continuous Subtitles have been switched
On. See p. 10.
FEATURES
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Message
Child Lock
Animation demo
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NEXTVIEW
NEXTVIEW is the TV guide out of a weekly magazine integrated in the TV.
Some broadcasters provide information about their own programmes and
sometimes otherTV channels for one or more days. Select the desired
broadcast provider in the Setup menu, p. 8.
You can search for the programmes you want to watch 24 hours per day. It is
also possible to search for a programme by theme, e.g. sport, movie, etc. or by
time, e.g. what’s on tonight on BBC1 between eight and nine o’ clock. Once a
programme has been selected it can be tagged, to remind you, or to record on
the video recorder automatically (provided the video recorder is equipped
with NEXTVIEWLink), once, daily or weekly. NEXTVIEW also allows direct access
to stored information on programmes provided by the broadcaster.
The broadcaster is responsible for the contents of the information. The TV is
responsible for the capture of that information and for the presentation to the user. A
menu-structure, selection and navigation possibilities are provided by the TV software.
Use of the NEXTVIEW menus
&Press the ækey on the remote control to display/cancel the NEXTVIEW
menu.
éPress one of the colour keys:
•to select the way the programmes are sorted:
DAY for the daily guide, CHANNEL for the channel guide, THEME for the
theme guide, OVERVIEW for an overview of all the programmes which
are marked as reminders or for recording;
•to select one of the basic functions, record, remind, watch, info, after you
have selected a programme with the F key ;
•to select one of the record/remind intervals: once, daily, weekly, clear or
Series in case of a serial;
•press the white colour key to quit NEXTVIEW , to return to a previous
screen or to close the Info screen.
“Use the Bkeys to select the date, the time block, the TV channel, the
theme or to enter in the programme list.
When the use of the Bkeys is possible arrows are presented to indicate
the possible selections.
Date time
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BBC1 18.00 News
18.30 Sport Panorama
TF1 18.00 Journal
18.40 Sport
ARD 18.00 Nachrichten
18.30 Heimat
RAI1 18.00 Giornale
18.20 Kwis
NED1 18.00 Nieuws
18.30 Sesamstraat
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The NEXTVIEW offers 4 modes to sort
and represent information
Day
The day guide provides an overview of all programme titles active in the
selected time block. Time blocks are 15 minute intervals starting from the
current time of the current day until 03.00 hours of tomorrow.
The default order is based on the programme list of the favourite TV channels
as stored in the installation of the TV. TV channels not marked as favourite TV
channels will not appear. The currently watched programme is selected and
displayed at the top of the list.
Default NEXTVIEW opens with the DAY screen.
If None has been selected as NEXTVIEW provider in the Setup menu, the day
screen will be absent.
Channel
The channel guide provides an overview of all programmes per selected TV
channel on the selected date.
The list will start with the earliest broadcasted programme.
Theme
The theme guide displays a list of all programmes at the selected date, that
matches with the selected category (news, sport, culture, movies...).
The default starting item will be the current or next programme on the current
TV channel.
When more than one programme starts at the same time, they are displayed
according to the programme number.
When another date is selected the list of programmes displayed will start with
the earliest programme.
The THEME selection possibility is only present if programmes in the TV guide,
have defined themes.
Overview
The Overview list provides a list of all reminders and recordings per day. The
first item displayed will be the one closest in time.
When more than one of the same items start at the same time or have an
overlap in time these will be marked by a flashing highlight and a message.
After the programme has been broadcast, all items set for once will be deleted
from the list.
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THEME
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DAY
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News p J Sport πMovies
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Acquisition and updating of NEXTVIEW information
DAY
Record
Remind
Watch
Info
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17.45 p I 18.00-18.30 π18.45
BBC1 18.00 News
NED1 18.00 Studio Sport
TF1 18.10 Hit Parade
ARD 18.15 Nachrichten
RAI1 18.20 Giornale
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JNED1 18.00 Studio Sport
DAY
record
clear
once
daily
weekly
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BBC1 18.00 News
NED1 18.00 Studio Sport
TF1 18.10 Hit Parade
ARD 18.15 Nachrichten !
RAI1 18.20 Giornale
Info block
JNED1 18.00 Studio Sport R
Basic functions
The function Watch is only available if a currently broadcasted programme is
selected. Otherwise the function is not available.
The selection causes the TV to tune to the selected channel and NEXTVIEW is
switched off.
When Info is activated, information relating to the selected programme or
advertisements are displayed.
When Record Ror Remind !are activated the screen turns to Record or
Remind mode. This is indicated by a tag-box appearing after the selected
programme. The default interval is set to Once. The colour of the tag refers
to the interval.
After setting the interval the message Storing appears to indicate the tuner of
the video recorder is programmed.
When watching a certain programme, a message will appear on the screen the
moment the tagged programme with !starts.
When the TV is in standby, the TV switches on the moment the tagged
programme with !starts.
In case where a series tag is broadcast the options daily and weekly can be
replaced by the option series. In this case the system identifies when the next
episode of the series will be broadcast.
Acquisition and updating of NEXTVIEW information for the selected provider, if
any, is done when the TV is switched to standby after watching the TV.
The TV enters a semi standby mode, the indicator remains green and switches
to full standby automatically after all needed acquisition or updating is
complete, the indicater then turns red. As long as the TV remains in standby,
acquisition will again happen during the night.
Acquisition is however only done if the start of the previous period of semi
standby is 12 or more hours in the past. So, the information acquisition for the
selected provider is done as a maximum twice a day.
Acquisition for non selected providers (selection None in the Setup menu) is
only done while watching the TV channel and when NEXTVIEW is not active.
Note: it may be necessary to put the TV into standby mode when all NEXTVIEW
information is outdated, e.g. returning from holiday. In this case a message is
displayed.
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The Record item and the automatic recording will only be present and
possible if your video recorder is equipped with NEXTVIEWLink.
The daily, weekly or series options, the number of recordings set and the way
overlapping recordings are managed, depend on the type of video recorder
type you have. The moment all video recorder timers are used, the item
Record in the menu will be removed.
Upload video recorder overview.
When the TV is switched on, the programmed record blocks are uploaded to
the TV to check whether any manual addition or deletions have been done.
This is shown in the overview.
The video recorder manages and removes timer recordings when performed.
Some NEXTVIEWLink video recorders do not allow a daily programming of
recording to start on a Saturday or Sunday. In this case the item daily will be
removed from the menu on those days.
Video recorder restrictions with NEXTVIEW
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About the Easy Text system
The Easy Text system considerably reduces the waiting time (on condition the
teletext broadcast of the particular TV channel is switched on for at least half a
minute) by :
•adirect selection of previous and following pages which are in transmission
and of the pages referred to in the options line
• a habit watcher list: frequently used pages are put in a list of preferred
pages, so that they are immediately available afterwards
• the precapturing of the page numbers referred to in the displayed page
• the precapturing of all the subpages.
Switch Teletext on and off
•Press bto switch on or off the teletext.
The main index page appears on the screen together with two information lines
at the top and one option line at the bottom of the screen.
Select a Teletext page
With the digit keys
•Enter the desired page number with the digit keys.
The page counter seeks the page or the page appears immediately when the
page number has been stored in the memory.
A message appears when you have entered a non existent or an incorrect page
number. Page numbers beginning with 0 or 9 do not exist. Choose another number.
With the option line
•Select with the colour keys, corresponding to the coloured options at the
bottom of the screen, the desired subject.
Quickly run through the teletext pages
•Press EF or the Pkey to run through the previous or the following
pages.
Select the previously selected txt page
•Press the 0key.
Teletext
Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Each channel which
broadcasts teletext transmits a page with information on how to use its
teletext system. Look for the teletext page with the main index (usually p. 100).
Depending on the TV channel, teletext is transmitted in different systems.
The colours used in the options line correspond with the colour keys of your
remote control.
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Select the index teletext page
•Press the white colour key to display the main index (usually p.100).
Only for T.O.P teletext broadcasts :
T.O.P orders the pages in categories and adds other possibilities of enhancing
ease of use.
•Press i. A T.O.P. overview of the teletext subjects available appears.
Not all TV channels broadcast T.O.P. teletext. When the teletext system
is not T.O.P. teletext, a message appears at the top of the screen.
•Select with the Bkeys the desired subject and press the OK key.
Select subpages
When a selected teletext page consists of different subpages, one of the
subpages appears on the screen.
The coloured number in the first information line refers to the displayed
subpage.
The other subpages can be selected in 2 ways :
1. With the CD keys.
The other subpage numbers appear in white as soon as the transmission has
found them. They are stored in the memory so that they are available while the
teletext page is on screen.
•Select with the CD keys the previous or the following subpage.
2. With the Ukey.
Enter the subpage number yourself.
•Press U. Enter the desired subpage with the digit keys : e.g. 3 for the third
page of seven subpages.
The TV searches for the selected subpage.
Automatically rotating subpages:
•Press Uagain to cancel the entered digit for the subpage.
Now the subpages rotate automatically.
•Press Uagain to select the subpages with the CD keys again.
Special teletext functions
Mix / Interrupt
•Press dto overlay the teletext page on the TV programme.
•Press dagain to de-activate the screen overlay.
The display bindicates that you are still in the teletext mode.
You can select a page number. When the page has been found, the page
number appears on the screen.
•Press dagain to display the teletext page.
Enlarge
•Press hrepeatedly to display the upper part, the lower part and then to
return to the normal page size. When the upper part is displayed, you can
scroll the text line per line by using the EF keys.
Reveal
•Press fto reveal/conceal the hidden informations, such as solutions to
riddles and puzzles.
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There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected
to your TV. The following connection diagrams show you how to connect it.
See also the menu item Connection diagrams in the INSTALLATION menu
where the different connection possibilities are shown. Each time a menu item
is selected a graphic is shown of the connection. Those graphics have no
operational function.
Video recorder
•Connect the aerial cables 1, 2and, to obtain a better picture quality,
eurocable 3as shown opposite.
If your video recorder is provided with the EasyLink function, the eurocable supplied
with it, should be connected to EXTERNAL 2 to benefit from the EasyLink functionality.
You have to do the following if you do not connect the eurocable 3.
Search for and store the test signal of the video recorder
•Unplug the aerial cable 1from the aerial socket xof your video recorder.
•Switch on your TV and put the video recorder on the test signal. (See the
handbook for your video recorder.)
•Search for the test signal of your video recorder in the same way as you
searched for and stored the TV signals. See Installation, Searching for and
storing TV channels, Manual Installation, p. 5.
•Store the test signal either under programme number 0 or between 90 and 99.
•Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket xof your video recorder after
you have stored the test signal.
Decoder and video recorder
•Connect a eurocable 4to your decoder and to the special euroconnector of
your video recorder. See also the video recorder handbook.
See Define Decoder/Descrambler prog. numbers, p. 7.
You can also connect your decoder directly to EXTERNAL 1 or 2with a
eurocable .
Video recorder and other peripherals
(except CD-i/Photo CD)
•Connect the aerial cables 1, 2and 3as shown opposite. Better picture
quality can be obtained if you also connect eurocable 5to EXTERNAL 2 and a
eurocable 4to EXTERNAL 1 or 3.
•Look for the test signal of your peripheral in the same way as you do for a
video recorder.
When a video recorder is connected to EXTERNAL 1 you can only record a
programme from your TV.
Only when a video recorder is connected to EXTERNAL 2 it is possible to
record a programme from your TV as well as from other connected
equipment. See Record with your video recorder, p. 23.
Connect Peripheral Equipment
CABLE
2
EXTERNAL
1
2
3
4
CABLE
1
2
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4
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EXTERNAL
Amplifier
CD-i/Photo CD
Decoder/Descrambler
VCR1
VCR2
Antenna
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