29F9K COLOUR TV RECEIVER OWNER'S MANUAL MAIN FUNCTIONS Multiple picture & audio modes Child lock Sleep timer Surround stereo, treble and bass boost Program scan & program swap Noise reduce Black stretch Please read this manual carefully before using this TV set and keep it for future reference. MADE IN CHINA * For your enjoyment of this TV set, please read this manual carefully and keep it good for future reference. CONTENTS Before Operation Warning and cautions..........................................................................2 Installation.............................................................................................3 Antenna connection.............................................................................3 Preparation of the remote control unit.................................................3 Function buttons and external sockets..............................................4 Front panel of the TV set....................................................................4 Rear panel of the TV set......................................................................4 Buttons on the remote control............................................................5 Basic operation Switching on/off the TV set..................................................................6 Watching TV program...........................................................................7 Watching TV program.........................................................................7 Program swap and auto scan functions..............................................8 Searching channel................................................................................9 Full automatic search mode................................................................9 Semi-automatic search.....................................................................10 Manual fine tune................................................................................11 Program skip ....................................................................................12 Convenient picture and sound control functions............................13 Multiple picture modes ....................................................................13 Black stretch and noise reduce.........................................................14 Multiple audio modes......................................................................15 Surround and mute functions............................................................16 Time functions....................................................................................17 Clock setting and on/off timer functions.........................................17 Sleep timer and program preset ....................................................18 Setup function ..................................................................................19 Screen saver and child lock functions..............................................19 AVL and calendar functions..............................................................20 Switch on/off modes and select language........................................21 Position exchange function...............................................................22 Others Connection to the external audio and video equipments...............23 Troubleshooting..................................................................................24 Specifications......................................................................................25 Warning and cautions 1. When you clean the TV set, please pull out the power plug from AC outlet. Don't clean the cabinet and the screen with benzene, petrol and other chemicals. 4. To prevent the TV set from firing and electric shock, don't Make the TV set rain or moisture. 2. In order to prolong the using life of the TV set, please place it on a ventilated place. 5. Don't open the back cover, otherwise it is possible to damage the components in the TV set and harm you. 3. Don't place the TV set in the sunshine or near heat source. 6. When the TV set isn't going to be used for long time or it is in thunder and lightening, please pull out the plug from AC outlet and the antenna plug from the cover of the TV set. Explanation on the display tube In general, it is not needed to clean the tube surface. However, necessary, it's surface can be cleaned with a dry cotton cloth after cutting off the power. Don't use any cleanser. If using hard cloth, the tube surface will be damaged. 2 Installation Antenna connection Generally speaking, to enjoy a clearer picture, we recommend that you use a CATV system or an outdoor antenna .In different places, the suitable antenna type and position are different. 300 twin-lead cable Antenna adapter (additional purchase) 75 coaxial cable Note * It is recommended that you'd better use 75 coaxial cable to remove the disturbance caused by airwave. * Don't bind antenna cable and power wire together. Preparation of the remote control unit Battery installation Take off the battery compartment cover. Place two AA batteries, make sure that battery polarity matches with the +/- mark inside the battery compartment. Operation notes for the remote control unit Under normal conditions, the life time of batteries is one year. If you don't intend to use the unit for a long period or the electricity of the batteries is used up, remove the batteries to prevent batteries acid from leaking into the battery compartment. Don't throw your batteries into a fire. Dispose of your batteries with a specified method. Avoid the falling and the wetting of the remote control unit. Function buttons and external sockets Front panel of the TV set Volume up/ down TV/Video Channel selector MENU (input selector S terminal Video1 input terminal Left sound track Right sound track Infrared sensor window Power switch Power indicator Rear panel of the TV set Antenna input Video output terminals: VIDEO AUDIO L, R Video 2 input terminals: VIDEO AUDIO DVD input terminals: Y, Cb, Cr L, R AUDIO L, R If you want to connect the TV set to the other audio/video equipments, please refer to P23. Buttons on the remote control Buttons on the remote control MUTE SCAN LOCK ZOOM CALL TV/AV SWAP P.STD S.STD CH+ VOL- MENU VOL+ CHPICTURE SOUND LIGHT ON LIGHT OFF TIME TUNE FUNCTION EXIT Program scan Mute Zoom function Mono/stereo Program number Digital selector Picture mode Volume selection Picture menu (No including) Time menu Function menu Exit screen display Tune menu (No including) Sound menu Menu selection / adjustment Channel selection Sound mode selection Former program Call screen display TV/AV exchange Stand by Lock/unlock selectable Switching on/ off the TV set In the following, the methods of using power switch and remote control to switch on/off power supply for the TV set will be explained. Switching on/ off the TV set Switching on/ off the TV set 1 Please press the power switch to switch on AC Volume up/ down TV/Video Channel selector MENU (input selector power supply and the power indicator will be light . 2 If the indicator is lighting in red, press the button on the remote control again. Note Infrared sensor window Power switch 1 When you don't operate the TV set with a remote control, you can turn on it directly by pressing the P-/+ buttons on the front panel of the TV set, when child lock is off. 4 AUTO BG Power indicator 2 If you want to exchange to standby status, please press the button control. 3 If you want to fully switch off the power supply for the TV set, please press the power switch button on the front panel of the TV set. on the remote Auto switch-off function When the "Back ground" function is ON, if an empty channel is selected or the TV programs are ended for the day, the power will be switched off 5 minutes later automatically. If the "OFF TIME" is ON, it will be switched off according to the preset time. The auto power off function does not work or when the background is off. (Note: If the "OFF TIMER" is less than 5 minutes, it will be switched off automatically to the preset time. ) Watching TV You can watch TV program in a preset channel. Watching TV program How to select TV program Select the desired program 1 Using "Program number" buttons When to select a channel number with one digit, please press some a number among 0-9 to select desired channel. When to select a channel number with two digits, please press the [-/-- ]button to show "--" on the top left of the screenand then press two numbers among 0-9 to select desired channel. When to select a channel number with three digits, please press the [-/--] button to show "---" on the top of the screen and then press three numbers among 0-9 to select desired channel. 2 Using the CH+/- buttons CH+ Press the CH+ button to select a channel number in number increasing direction. Press the CH- button to select a channel number in number VOL+ VOL- MENU decreasing direction. CH- Select the desired sound Press the VOL+/- buttons to adjust volume. TUNE If the colour or sound of some channel is abnormal The settings of the colour system or the sound system may be wrong. Press the TUNE button and setting menu shown on the right will display on the screen. TUNE COLOUR SOUND BAND SKIP PROGRAM SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH AUTO BG VHFL OFF 0 If the picture colour is not normal CH+ VOL- MENU VOL+ CH- Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to "COLOUR", then press the VOL-/+ buttons to select the correct colour system. In general, you can set it as "AUTO". AUTO,PAL,NTSC , NTSC443 and SECAM will display in turn. If the picture sound is abnormal Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to "sound",then press the VOL-/+ buttons to select the correct sound system. In general, DK, BG will display in turn. Watching TV Continued Swap function enables quick swap to the last watched program. Auto scan function enables automatic successive scanning of all the programs in memory with "OFF" skip status (each channel will last about 2 seconds), so that you are free from the trouble of pressing keys. Program swap and auto scan functions Program swap 1 Suppose the channel number you used just now is 8 and the channel number you are using is 18 (as shown in the figure). 18 AUTO BG 8 AUTO BG SWAP 2 If you want to return to the last watched program channel 8, you can simply press the SWAP button. 3 If you want to return to channel 18, press the button again. Through this function, you can easily change between the channel you are using and the channel you used last time. 18 AUTO BG SCAN Auto program scan 1 If you want to select a desirable program, you may scan all the TV programs in memory. You can simply press the SCAN button to do this. The programs will appear one after another from beginning to end (each channel number will last about 2 seconds). 1 AUTO BG SCAN 2 AUTO BG SCAN 3 AUTO BG SCAN 1 AUTO BG 2 If you want to stop the function during auto scanning, simply press the SCAN button again. Searching channel This TV set has three methods to set channel, which are respectively full automatic, semi- automatic and manual fine tune. In this section, how to use remote control to set channel is explained. You can also use buttons on the TV set to set channel. Full automatic mode TUNE 1 Press the TUNE menu button , till the TUNING menu shown on the right display on the screen. TUNE COLOUR SOUND BAND SKIP PROGRAM SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH AUTO BG VHFL OFF 0 CH+ 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to "AUTO SEARCH". TUNE COLOUR SOUND BAND SKIP PROGRAM SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH AUTO BG VHFL OFF 0 VOL- MENU VOL+ CH- 3 Press the VOL+ buttons to make automatic search function work. All channels now playing program will be automatically preset in order . After preset finished, the first program number will display on the screen. Display function Press the CALL button, then the channel number and system will be displayed on the screen. 3 AUTO BG Searching channel Continued Semi-automatic search Semi-automatic search 1 Press the CH+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose desired channels regard channel 1 as example 1 AUTO BG TUNE 2 Press the TUNE menu button , till the TUNING menu shown on the right display on the screen. 3 Press the CH+/- buttons to CH+ move cursor to " SEARCH". VOL+ VOL- MENU CH- TUNE COLOUR SOUND BAND SKIP PROGRAM SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH AUTO BG VHFL OFF 0 4 Press the VOL-/+ buttons to start searching. VOL- down button is used for lower side program search. VOL+ up button is used for higher side program search. Repeat this step, till find the desired channels. 6 SEARCH VHFL If you want to eliminate MENU display immediately In general, after you press the MENU button, menu item display (PICTURE, SOUND, TIME, FUNCTION, TUNE, EXCHANGE, ETC.) will automatically disappear within 15 seconds. If you want to eliminate these contents immediately, please pre ...