Philips 28PT7104/12 User manual

Contents
1
English
Your remote control 2
Preparation 3
Installation 4
Store TV channels 4
Select the menu language and country 4
Automatic installation 5
Manual installation 5
Give name 6
Reshuffle the programme list 6
Select favourite TV channels 6
Install TV setup 7
Installation
Operation
Use of the remote control 8-9
Use of the menus
Picture menu 10
Sound menu 10
Features menu 11
Teletext 12-14
The keys on top of the TV 14
Connect peripheral equipment
Connecting and selecting equipment 15-18
Remote control functions for peripherals 18-19
Recording 20
Tips 21
Index 21
Glossary 22
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2Preparation
Preparation
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Installation p. 4
DVD/Satellite selection p. 19
Videorecorder selection p. 18
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main menu on/off p. 10 MENU
Peripherals p. 18 w
selection of EXT1,EXT2
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volume up/down p. 8 V
sound mute p. 8 ¬
programme selection p. 8 P
Qincredible surround on/off p. 8
smart sound p. 9 M
smart picture p. 9 a
Bswitch to standby p. 8
®INSTANT no function
Teletext p. 12-13
bteletext on/off
Ctime display
subpage selection
fsolution to puzzles
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your choice p. 4
OK activate your choice
Colour keys
- direct teletext page or
subject selection, p. 12
Audio/video equipment
p. 18-19
ion screen info p. 8
0previous programme p. 8
◊video recorder/DVD function
Xbilingual choice /
sound info p. 9
Sfreeze the picture p. 9
bfor future use
qpicture format p. 9
hactive control on/off p. 9
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&Place the TV on a solid surface.
For ventilation, leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV.
Do not place the TV on a carpet.
To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV.
Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water.
éInsert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket xat the back of the
TV.
“Insert the mains plug in the wall socket having a mains voltage of 220V-240V.
To prevent damaging the mains (AC) cord which could cause a fire or electric
shock, do not place the TV on the cord.
‘Remote control: Remove the cover of the battery compartment.
Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type R6-1.5V).
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 check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries
according to local regulations.
Note: this remote control functions with TVs which use the RC6 signalling standard.
(Switch the TV on : Press the power switch Aon the front of your TV.
A green indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on.
If the indicator is red, press the -P+ key 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.The explanation appears in different languages
one at a time. Choose your own language and press the OK key on the remote
control.
Go on to page 4.
3Preparation
Preparation
CABLE
R6 / AA
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4Installation
Store TV channels
First, select your language and country.
&Select Menu language and press the OK key.
éSelect your language and press the OK key.
Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and to bring up other
languages which are not displayed on the screen at present.
“Select Country and press the OK key.
‘Select the country where you are now located and press the OK key.
Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and bring up other
countries which are not displayed on the screen at present.
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.
Select the menu language and country
MENU TITLE
Menu language
Country
Automatic Installation
JINSTALLATION
MENU TITLE
United Kingdom
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JCountry
MENU TITLE
English
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JMenu language
Press Uand hat the same time.
Installation
Select the INSTALLATION menu
&Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select a menu item.
éPress the OK key to activate.
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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 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 or part of the
world where you are now located.
éPress the cursor down and enter the programme number with the digit keys.
“Search for a TV channel
Press the cursor left/right.
The frequency or the channel number increases until a TV channel is found.
Direct selection of aTV channel
If you know the frequency, 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.
‘Fine tune
In case of poor reception, you can improve the reception by adjusting the
frequency with the cursor left/right.
(To store your TV channel, select Store and press the OK key.
Repeat steps &to (to store another TV channel.
To exit from the menu press the MENU key on the remote control.
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 cursor and press the OK key.
To exit from the menu press the MENU key on the remote control.
Go on to page 6.
5Installation
Manual installation
Automatic installation
Automatic installation
Start
Stop
TV is searching
One moment please ...
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Automatic installation
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1 BBC1
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3 CNN
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System
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Store
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6Installation
Give name
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 to a euroconnector.
&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 cursor up/down.
(Select the following position with the cursor right.
Select the following character.
èPress the OK key when finished.
!Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.
Space, numbers and other special characters are located between Z and A.
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 exchange.
“Press the OK key.
‘Select the new number you want to exchange it with.
(Press the OK key.
Repeat the operation until all TV channels are allocated as you like.
Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.
Reshuffle the programme list
After leaving the installation you can browse through the TV channels by
pressing the - P + key. Only those TV channels which are in the favourite list
will be displayed. Non-favourite TV channels can still be selected with the digit
keys. By default all stored channels are added to the favourite list.
&Select Favourite programmes in the INSTALLATION menu and press
the OK key.
éSelect your favourite programme number.
“Select Yes or No with the cursor left/right.
‘Repeat for every TV channel you want to make a favourite or a
non-favourite TV channel.
(Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.
Select Favourite TV channels
INSTALLATION
Menu language
Country
Automatic installation
Manual installation
Give name
Reshuffle
Favourite programmes
SETUP
JGive name
Give name
EXT1
EXT2
FRONT
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2 BBC2
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Favourite programmes
0 ... No
1 ... Yes
2 ... No
3 .... No
4 .... Yes
5 ....
J2 ... Yes
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7Installation
The Setup menu allows you to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not
related to the installation of the TV channels.
The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions,
features, services and peripherals you may have connected.
&Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select the menu item.
éUse the OK key to activate.
“Use the MENU key to return or switch menu off.
Digital sources
See Connect Peripheral Equipment, p. 16 to connect your digital equipment,
like a DVD, a digital satellite tuner or a similar digital device.
Define Decoder/Descrambler programme numbers
If a decoder or a descrambler is connected, see p. 15 you can define one or
more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.
Press the cursor left/right to select the input used to connect to your
decoder Off,EXT1 or EXT2.
Select Off if you do not want the selected programme number being
activated as a decoder programme number.
Information line
Select On and 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, the programme name or another
message.This is displayed on screen next to information about sound and
picture format.
When selected Off, only sound and picture format information is displayed
after the selection of a TV channel or after pressing the ikey.
Factory settings
Select Factory settings and press the OK key to restore picture and sound
settings, predefined in the factory.
Installation
Select Installation and press the OK key to return immediately to the
INSTALLATION menu.
‘To exit from the menu press the MENU key repeatedly.
Install TV Setup
INSTALLATION
Menu language
Country
Automatic installation
Manual installation
Give name
Reshuffle
Favourite programmes
SETUP
JSETUP
Decoder/Descrambler
Programme
Decoder status
JProgramme
SETUP
Digital Sources
Decoder/Descrambler
Information line
Factory settings
INSTALLATION
JDigital sources
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8Use of the remote control
Operation
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The set is switched off and the red indicator
lights up.
To switch the TV on again, press - P + or the
digit keys.
Your TV consumes energy in the standby mode.
Energy consumption contributes to air and water
pollution.We advise to switch off your TV
overnight instead of leaving it on standby.You
save energy.
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MENU Main menu on/off see p. 10
QIncredible 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
iScreen information
Press for 5 seconds to activate/de-activate
the 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, picture settings and the
remaining time set with the sleeptimer.
0/9 Digit keys
To select a TV channel.
For a two digit programme number, enter the second digit within 2
seconds.
To switch immediately to a selected one digit TV channel, keep the digit
key pressed a bit longer.
0Previous programme
The previously selected TV channel is displayed.
The ◊indication is only video recorder/DVD.
Use of the remote control
bTeletext on/off see p. 12
fh Teletext functions see p. 13
UTime display
The time, downloaded from the TV channel
(with teletext) stored on programme number
1 or the lowest favourite programme
number, is displayed on the screen.
This function is not available when continuous
subtitles have been switched on.
VVolume
Press + or - to adjust the volume.
¬ Mute
Temporarily interrupt the sound or restore
it.
PProgramme selection
To browse through the TV channels
activated in the Favourite Programme menu.
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9Use of the remote control
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Active control is a pro-active and automatic system.The TV continuously
measures and corrects all incoming signals in order to provide the best
picture possible.
Press the hkey to select the Active Control values Off or On.
Off Sharpness and Dynamic Contrast are controlled automatically
On Sharpness, Dynamic Contrast and Noise Reduction are controlled
automatically.
Press the cursor in the up/down directions while the selected Active
Control setting information is on top of the screen.
The Active Control menu appears.
The picture settings are being adapted continuously and automatically.
The menu items cannot be selected.
Press the cursor in the up/down directions again to switch off the menu.
wSelect peripherals
Press this key repeatedly to select EXT1,
EXT2 or FRONT, according to where you
connected the peripherals (p. 18).
Smart Keys
To select predefined picture and sound
settings.
M Smart Sound
Each time it is pressed, a different sound
setting is selected, corresponding with
specific factory setting of treble and bass.
aSmart Picture
Each time it is pressed, a different picture
setting is selected, corresponding with
specific factory settings of Contrast, Colour,
Sharpness and Dynamic Contrast.
Personal refers to the personal preference
settings of picture and sound selected in the
picture and sound menu.
Remark: the moment you are in a predefined
smart sound or picture setting and you modify a
setting in the picture or sound menu, all values of
the menu will overwrite the previously made
settings.
XBilingual choice and
sound mode selection
Press this key
• to switch from Stereo to Mono sound, in
case of stereo transmission, or from
Nicam Stereo to Nicam 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 separately
stored for each TV channel.
SFreeze
To activate/de-activate the frozen picture or
to hold a teletext page.
b for future use
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.
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10 Use of the menus
&Press the MENU key to display/cancel the MAIN MENU.
éUse the cursor in the up/down directions to select the PICTURE,SOUND or
FEATURES menu or to select the PROGRAMMES.
“Press the cursor right to activate the selected menu.
‘Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select the menu item.
(Use the OK key to activate.
Press the MENU key repeatedly to return or to switch the menu off.
Picture menu
If an NTSC peripheral is connected to one of the euroconnectors, the option Hue
also appears.
Tint
Select the colour temperature: Normal,Warm or Cool.
Dynamic Contrast
To make the contrast in the darker and the brighter picture areas more
noticeable, select the Med setting.
In certain circumstances it may be preferred to select Min, Max or Off.
The modified adjustments for Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Sharpness,Tint
and Dynamic Contrast are automatically stored for all TV channels.
Select Factory settings in the Setup menu to restore the predefined factory
settings, see p. 7.
Sound menu
The modified adjustments for Volume, Balance,Treble and Bass are
automatically stored for all TV channels.
Select Factory settings in the Setup menu to restore the predefined factory
settings, see p. 7.
Headphone volume
See Connect Peripheral Equipment, p. 17 for the connection of the
headphone.
Use of the menus
PICTURE
Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Sharpness
Tint
Dynamic Contrast
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Contrast
SOUND
FEATURES
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11Use of the menus
Features menu
&Press the MENU key to display/cancel the MAIN MENU.
éUse the cursor in the up/down directions to select the FEATURES menu.
“Press the cursor right to activate the selected menu.
‘Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select a menu item.
(Use the cursor in the left/right directions to select the desired setting.
Sleeptimer
With the sleeptimer you can set a time period after which the TV should
switch itself to standby.
The counter runs from Off up to 180 min.
One minute before the TV is set to go to standby, the remaining seconds
appear 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 P- 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 P- and + keys on top of the TV to select a TV
channel.
Subtitle
TV channels with teletext often transmit certain programmes with subtitling.
See Teletext, Continuous Subtitles, p. 14 how to select the proper subtitle
page from the teletext index.
Select Subtitle On or Off.
Press the MENU key to switch off the Features menu.
Programme list
&Press the MENU key to display/cancel the MAIN MENU.
éSelect PROGRAMMES with the cursor up/down.
“Press the cursor right to display an overview of all the TV channels installed.
‘Press the cursor up/down to run through the list and press OK to select the
desired TV channel.
(Press the MENU key to switch off the Programme list.
Sleeptimer Off
Child lock Off
Subtitle Off
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12 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.
About Easy Text
Easy Text considerably reduces the waiting time (on condition that the
teletext broadcast of the particular TV channel is received for at least half a
minute) by :
•a direct 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 automatically in a list of
preferred pages, so that they are immediately available
•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 the teletext on or off.
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.
Remark: if the displayed teletext characters on screen do not correspond with the
characters used in your language, press the Xkey repeatedly to select Language
group 1 or 2.
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 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 the cursor up/down or the - P + key to run through the previous or
the following pages.
Select the previously selected txt page
Press the 0key.
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13Teletext
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 is displayed.
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 cursor up/down, left/right 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 :
With the cursor left/right
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 cursor left/right the previous or the following subpage.
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 key for the subpage.
Now the subpages rotate automatically.
Press Uagain to select the subpages with the cursor left/right again.
Special teletext functions
Hold
Press Sto stop the automatically rotating of the subpages or to stop the
page counter from seeking when you have entered a wrong page number or
when the page is not available.
Enter another page number.
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 by line using the cursor up/down.
Reveal
Press fto reveal/conceal the hidden information, such as solutions to
riddles and puzzles.
cursor to select
subpages
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14 Teletext
Select Continuous Subtitles
TV channels with teletext often transmit programmes with subtitling. For
each TV channel you can store a subtitle page which will be displayed
continuously if the programme being broadcast is transmitted with subtitles.
Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle page from the index.
Switch off teletext.
Now the subtitle page is stored for the selected TV channel.
Once subtitles have been stored and Subtitle On has been selected they will
automatically be displayed on the selected TV channel if subtitles are in the
transmission.
Select Subtitle On or Off in the Features menu, see p. 11.
The subtitle symbol jappears when Subtitle On is selected.
Remark: you are in teletext mode, so only teletext functions are available.
Should your remote control be lost or broken you can still change some of
the basic picture settings with the keys on top of the TV.
Press the Mkey repeatedly to select Volume,Brightness,Colour,Contrast,
Treble, Bass.
Press the P- or + keys to carry out the selected adjustment.
When the menu adjustment is not displayed, the P- or +keys enable you
to select the TV channels, the V- or + keys to adjust the volume.
The selected adjustment automatically switches off when no action has been
executed for 10 seconds.
Keys on top of the TV
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15Connect Peripheral Equipment
Connect Peripheral Equipment
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
them.
Connect the aerial cables 1,2and, to obtain the optimum picture quality,
eurocable 3as shown opposite.
If the eurocable 3is not used the following steps are required:
Search for and store the test signal of the video recorder
&Unplug the aerial cable 1from the aerial socket xof your video recorder.
éSwitch 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 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 Digital Sources)
&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.
éLook 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. 20.
Note: EXTERNAL 1 can handle CVBS and RGB, EXTERNAL 2 CVBS, Y/C and RGB.
Video recorder
VCR 1
CABLE
1
4
2
EXTERNAL
2
3
VCR 1
CABLE
121
EXTERNAL
2
4 5
3
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16 Connect Peripheral Equipment
&Connect your camera or camcorder to sockets at the right side of your TV.
éConnect the equipment to VIDEO 2and AUDIO L 3for mono
equipment.
Press the Xkey repeatedly to select the sound coming from one or
both loudspeakers of your TV.
“For stereo equipment also connect AUDIO R 3.
S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-VHS
cables with the S-VIDEO input 1 and AUDIO inputs 3.
Camera & camcorder
AUDIO
VIDEO
S•VIDEO
3
2
1
Connect your digital equipment with a eurocable 1to one of the
euroconnectors (EXT1 or EXT2), or with a cinch cable to the VIDEO input
at the right side of the TV (see illustration above).
&Press Uand hat the same time.
éSelect Digital sources in the Setup menu of the INSTALLATION menu and
select:
•None if you have no digital source connected,
•EXT1 or EXT2 if you have connected your equipment to a euroconnector,
•FRONT in case you connected to the right side of the TV,
“Press the MENU key to switch off all menus.
Note: the low quality of some digital picture material may be the cause of digital
image distortion. In this case select Eco under the SMART PICTURE akey on the
remote control as this setting is intended to improve distorted picture quality.
Digital equipment (DVD, digital satellite tuner,...)
INSTALLATION
Menu language
Country
Automatic installation
Manual installation
Give name
Reshuffle
Favourite programmes
SETUP
JSETUP
1/2
EXTERNAL
DVD
1
SETUP
Digital Sources
Decoder/Descrambler
Information line
Factory settings
INSTALLATION
JDigital sources
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17Connect Peripheral Equipment
&Insert the plug into the headphone socket Lat the right side of the TV.
éPress ¬on the remote control to switch off the internal loudspeakers
of the TV.
The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm.
The headphone socket has a 3.5 mm jack.
In the SOUND menu select Headphone volume to adjust the headphone
volume. See p. 10.
L
Headphone
Connect the audio cables to the audio input of your audio equipment and to
AUDIO L and Rat the back of your TV.
You can listen to your TV sound via your audio equipment.
If you want to connect more equipment to your TV, consult your dealer.
Audio equipment / Amplifier
AUDIO
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18 Connect Peripheral Equipment
Equipment connected with an aerial cable only :
Select the programme number under which you have stored the test signal
with the digit keys.
Equipment connected to a euroconnector or to the right side of
the TV
Press the wkey repeatedly to select EXT1,EXT2 or FRONT, according to
where you connected your equipment at the back or the right side of your
TV.
Remark : Most equipment (decoder, video recorder, satellite receiver) carries out the
switching itself.
If you want to change to TV channels?
Enter the programme number of the TV channel which you want to watch
with the digit keys or press the wkey repeatedly to select TV.
To select connected equipment
Most of the audio and video equipment from our range of products can be
operated with the remote control of your TV.
Video recorder
Keep the VCR key on the left side of the remote control pressed and
simultaneously press:
®for record,
Òfor rewind,
‡for stop,
πfor play,
†for fast forward,
◊for selecting 1- or 2-digit programme numbers from the video
recorder,
- P + for sequential programme selection from the video recorder tuner,
0 to 9 to select a programme number from your video recorder tuner,
Bto switch the video recorder to standby
These keys function with equipment which use the RC5 signalling standard.
Audio and video equipment keys
w
SMART
ACTIVE CONTROL
Maw
h
q
bSX
213
546
879
0
i0
◊
VP
SMART
DNR
ACTIVE CONTROL
Maw
h
q
bSX
213
546
879
0
B
®Ò‡π
†
¬
i0
fhU
æ
MENU
b
OK
◊
INSTANT Q
B
®
Ò
‡
π
†
yÚ
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19Connect Peripheral Equipment
Satellite receiver
Press the OK key simultaneously with the digit key 1.
Now you can operate your satellite receiver with the remote control of your
TV.
Keep the MODE key on the left side of the remote control pressed and
simultaneously press:
æto switch the SAT menu on or off
◊to select a one or two digit programme number from the satellite
receiver.
These keys function with equipment which use the RC5 signalling standard.
DVD player
Press the OK simultaneously with the digit key 2.
Now you can operate your DVD player with the remote control of your TV.
Keep the MODE key on the left side of the remote control pressed and
simultaneously press:
æto switch the DVD menu on or off
bto select a DVD title
0to select a DVD chapter
Xto select your choice of audio language
Òto search down
‡stop
πplay
†to search forward
0-9 to select a programme number from your DVD
®,C,f,h,w have no function
Note: after replacing the batteries the default operational equipment is the
satellite receiver.
These keys function with equipment which use the RC6 signalling standard.
VP
SMART
DNR
ACTIVE CONTROL
Maw
h
q
bSX
213
546
879
0
B
®Ò‡π
†
¬
i0
fhU
æ
MENU
b
OK
◊
INSTANT Q
Ò
‡
π
†
X0
◊
b
MENU
yÚ
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20 Record
To record S-VHS quality, connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the video
recorder.
Record a TV programme
&Select the programme number on your video recorder.
éSet your video recorder to record.
See the handbook for your video recorder.
Switching programme numbers on your TV does not disturb recording !
Record a programme on your video recorder connected to
EXTERNAL 2 from Audio/Video equipment connected to
EXTERNAL 1 or to sockets on the right side of the TV
&Switch on the equipment.
éSelect the right external on your video recorder.
“Set your video recorder to record.
You record what you are watching on the screen.
Do not switch programme numbers or do not switch off your TV when you are
recording !
Record with your video recorder
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