COLOUR TELEVISIONS C7 SERIES NICAM STEREO 24", 25", 26", 28", 29", 32" Operating Instructions List of contents Special features Safety instructions Electrical connections Getting started Aerial connection Switching on Battery fitting Control unit Front and rear panel External connections table Remote control Using the TV Manual tuning Automatic tuning Child lock Program table TV controls TV setup Sound menu Picture menu Features menu Picture format Using teletext Connecting external equipment Help and service tips Technical specifications table Transmitter stations Guarantee Service 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12-14 14 15 16 17-18 19-23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Television Thank you for buying this television which is designed to give you many years of satisfactory service. Y may already be familiar with using a television but do please take time to read these ou instructions. They are designed to familiarise you with the unit's many new features and to ensure you get the very best out of your purchase. Special features · Your TV can receive stereo channels directly (NICAM optional). · Automatic tuning system with country selection. · 100 Programme Memory · Available for Cable Channels (A decoder maybe required) · Manual Fine Tuning · Child Lock · Return to the last channel viewed (SWAP) · Spatial Sound effect · 16:9 picture format · S-Video connection (Model Dependant) · Audio/Video PHONO sockets (Model Dependant). · Back Audio Out (Model Dependant) · Normalisation system to recall the setting in memory after the colour,contrast, brightness setting have been changed. · Picture adjustment using one button (Smart control). · Sound adjustment using one button (Smart control). · Equalizer Sound Setup · Automatic Volume Limiting · Your TV set is equipped with an On-Screen Display system. This system enables the user to see the function on-screen and to control them efficiently. · Infrared Remote Control · Virtual Dolby Surround (Dependant on Model) · Multi language menu system (ONLY FOR O.S.D.) · On Timer · Off Timer · Stereo headphone socket (Dependant on Model) · Second Scart Sockets (Dependant on Model) · One scart socket · Zoom, Letterbox, Subtitle picture formats ( for Widescreen TV sets) · Naming the channels · Teletext reception · Auto recognition of the broadcasting format (4:3, 16-9 or Letterbox) via WSS feature. 2 Safety is Important Y safety and the safety of others is important. Please, therefore, ensure you read our the Safety instructions before you operate this television. Safety instructions ! Read all the safety instructions before first use of your TV. · Position the television so that direct light does not fall on the screen. Excessive light will cause a washed out effect. · Position the power supply lead and other leads so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by things placed on or against them. · Do not use the appliance in humid or damp conditions. Do not allow the appliance to get wet, i.e. dripping or splashing, as this may be dangerous. Do not place water filled objects, such as vases and flower top on top of the appliance. · Make sure that no naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, are placed on top of the appliance. · Do not place the television near heat sources such as radiators, ovens, stoves, etc. · Do not use the television near any apparatus that produces a magnetic field such as HI-FI speakers or electric motors otherwise colour purity may be affected. · The heat built up in the set escapes through ventilation holes, so do not cover the set by drapes, clothes etc. that may block air circulation. Do not place the television on carpet or soft furnishings. · NEVER let children push anything into the holes or slots on the case. · Clean the TV Screen using a slightly damp cloth or chamois leather. Never use abrasive cleaning agents like liquid or aerosol cleaners. · Remove the mains plug from the socket outlet while cleaning. · If you wish to place the television on a shelf or in a wall unit always ensure there is a minimum air gap of 8 cm around the top, sides and rear of the television, to assist ventilation. · Your TV set is designed to operate with mains voltages 230V AC; 50Hz. Do not connect your TV set to power sources other than the mains supply. 3 Electrical connections 1.SECTION: INSTALLATION AND PRECAUTIONS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS For your own safety read the following instructions carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains supply. For your convenience a mains plug with a fuse has been fitted to this appliance. For your safety please observe the following information. The moulded plug on this appliance incorporates a 5A fuse. Should the fuse need to be replaced an ASTA approved BS 1362 fuse of the same rating must be used. Do not forget to refit the fuse cover. In the event of losing the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement fuse cover which must be the same colour as that visible on the pin face of the plug has been fitted. Fuse covers are available from any good electrical store. If the fitted moulded plug is not suitable for your socket, then the plug should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted. IMPORTANT! FITTING A DIFFERENT PLUG. If the mains plug is cut off from the mains cable rewire the replacement plug in accordance with these instructions. 5 A fuse 4 IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue - Neutral Brown - Live As the colours in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or coloured RED. Do not make any connection to the OR COLOURED terminal marked E or GREEN, GREEN /YELLOW. The television receiver must be protected by a 5A fuse if a fused plug is fitted. For any other plug fit a 5A fuse at the distribution board. Caution: - Under no circumstances should the discarded plug be inserted into a mains socket. To prevent shock hazard carefully dispose of the discarded plug into your dustbin, do not leave the plug lying around where children might see it. Getting started Remove your Television carefully from the box. You may wish to store the packaging for future use. In the box Inside this package you should have: · Television · Remote control · User guide · AAA batteries x 2 Read these instructions before use. Please Note When not in use disconnect the plug from the mains power supply. Press the Power button on the front of the TV The . standby indicator will illuminate. Press a Numeric button or the Program up or Program down button on the remote handset or Program up or Program down button on the front panel to switch the TV on. 5 Aerial connection To connect an aerial, plug the aerial lead into the aerial socket on the rear of the TV . The standby indicator will dim. The TV will come on after a few seconds. Press the Standby button on the remote control to switch the TV to standby. The standby indicator will brighten. Please Note Do not leave the television on standby unattended or overnight. Switching the TV on for the first time To install your TV, please read the sections "TV controls" and " Tuning the television". Y can use an outdoor or indoor aerial. ou However, if you use an indoor aerial the quality of the reception may be reduced and adjustment of the aerial may be required when changing programs. · Do not plug in any scart leads until you have tuned the TV in. Please note If you live in a poor reception area or use an indoor aerial you may experience loss or corruption of teletext transmissions. Battery fitting Insert the 2 AAA Batteries supplied into the compartment on the rear of the remote control, ensure you follow the polarity diagram inside the compartment. Switching on Mains power Connect the TV mains plug into your domestic mains socket outlet (230 V 50 Hz AC). And switch on. Control Unit Front Panel Program Down/Up button P- P+ Volume Down/Up button. 6 V- V+ General ON/OFF switch Stand by indicator Stand by (Dependant on model) External Connections: (Front or side) (External connections: (Rear) Dependant on model AV1 scart Right audio PHONO (Red) Left audio PHONO/Mono PHONO (White) Video PHONO (Yellow) S-Video connection Headphone socket AV2 scart (Dependant on model) Aerial socket Please note · See the external connections table on next page for available connections depending the size and model of your TV set. · Do not use Video PHONO and S-Video connections at the same time, otherwise they will interfer with each other. External connections table Picture tube size/typee AV1 Scart AV2 Scart AV3 Scart Headphone socket Audio/Video PHONO S-Video socket Back Audio Out 24" 16:9 STD. X X X X X X 25" 4:3 STD. X X X X X X 26" 16:9 STD. X X X X X X 28" 4:3 STD. X X X X X X 28" 16:9 STD. STD. X X X X X 29" 4:3 STD. STD. X X X X X 32" 16:9 STD. STD. X X X X X 7 STD : STANDARD X : DEPENDANT ON MODEL Remote control Mute Standby Numeric OK Two digit Menu Program up Volume down Program down TV/Teletext Personal preference Reveal Info/Index page (text) Page hold TV/Text mix Sub page/Clock AV Swap Volume up Picture format PAT Menu/Fast text Double height text Update Sound smart control Picture smart control Using the TV Press the power button on the front of the TV. The Stand-by indicator will illuminate. Press a numeric button or Program up or Program down on the remote control or TV to switch the TV on from Stand-by? The Stand-by indicator will dim and the TV will come on after a few seconds. Note: 1. The TV is controlled by a menu system. 2. EACH menu has a use full prompt chart diagram attached. 3. Use the Program up/down buttons to scroll throuh the menu headings. 4. Use the Volume +/- buttons to make any changes you want when the menu heading is highlighted in white. 5. A fuller explanation of each menu is given in this instruction book. In the Setup menu select PROG NO and change to P1 using the Program down button to select it and the Volume up button to change it. Starting with Program 1, tune in the first channel as follows: Use the Program down button to select SEARCH. Press the Volume up or Volume down button to start the tuning search. When the search finds a strong channel signal it will stop searching. The picture will appear. Identify which channel you are watching (BBC 1, ITV 1 etc.) and decide which program number you want it to be. (e.g. BBCI = PI BBC2 = P2 etc). Use the Program down button to select PROGRAM NO. Use the Volume up/down buttons to select the program number. Use the Program down button to select Store. Press theOKbutton and STORED will appear on the STORE line. You have now stored the first channel. Use the Program up button to select again SEARCH and continue the tuning procedure until you have tuned in all the programmes you want or the television can receive. Tuning the television 8 There are two ways of tuning your television: Manual, where you control the tuning process or Autoprogram where the television does it all automatically. Please Note If the TV is set to a channel with no signal the TV will return to standby after 5 minutes. The time remaining is displayed on the screen the last 60 second will be displayed. Manual tuning Tuning the TV is accessed through the SETUP menu. There are two ways to access the SETUP menu: Press the blue FASTEXT button. or Press the Menu button and use the Program down button to select SETUP Press the OK button to . enter the SETUP menu. SETUP CHANNEL SYSTEM FINE TUNE SEARCH AUTOPROGRAM CHILD LOCK PROGRAM NO STORE C/S BACK S 07 I 0 <> OFF P1 Please note The system I will be displayed automatically on SYSTEM row. Please note If you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds the TV will exit the menu system. Tuning with channel numbers Enter the SETUP menu by pressing the blue button. Press the OK button to enter the CHANNEL row. Use the OK button to select "S" for cable channels and "C" for terrestrial broadcast. Use Volume up button to select the channel number buttons. (See page 26). Enter the channel number using the Numeric buttons. Press the Program down/up buttons to exit the channel row. Use the Program down button to select PROGRAM NO. Use the Volume up/down buttons to select the program number. (i.e. BBCI = PI etc). Use the Program down button to select STORE. Press theOKbutton and STORED will appear on the STORE line. You have now stored the first channel. Use the Program up button to select again SEARCH and continue the tuning procedure until you have tuned in all the programmes you want or the television can receive. To exit the SETUP menu press the TV/TX button. Automatic tuning (Autoprogram) Enter the SETUP menu as before. SETUP CHANNEL SYSTEM FINE TUNE SEAR ...