Information for users in the UK (Not applicable outside the UK) Positioning the TV For the best results, choose a position where light does not fall directly on the screen, and at some distance away from radiators or other sources of heat. Leave a space of at least 5 cm all around the TV for ventilation, making sure that curtains, cupboards etc. cannot obstruct the air flow through the ventilation apertures. The TV is intended for use in a domestic environment only and should never be operated or stored in excessively hot or humid atmospheres. General Points Please take note of the section 'Tips' at the end of the English section in this booklet. Interference The Department of Trade and Industry operates a Radio Interference Investigation Service to help TV license holders improve reception of BBC and IBA programmes where they are being spoilt by interference. If your dealer cannot help, ask at a main Post Office for the booklet "How to improve Television and Radio Reception". Mains connection Before connecting the TV to the mains, check that the mains supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the type plate on the rear panel of the TV. If the mains voltage is different, consult your dealer. Important This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows : 1. Remove fuse cover and fuse. 2. Fit new fuse which should be a BS1362 5A, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. In order to maintain conformity to the EMC directive, the mains plug on this product must not be removed. Connecting the aerial The aerial should be connected to the socket marked x at the back of the set. An inferior aerial is likely to result in a poor, perhaps unstable picture with ghost images and lack of contrast. Make-shift loft or set-top aerials are often inadequate. Your dealer will know from experience the most suitable type for your locality. Should you wish to use the set in conjunction with other equipment, which connects to the aerial socket such as TV games, or a video camera, it is recommended that these be connected via a combiner unit to avoid repeated connection and disconnection of the aerial plug. Loop aerial (if provided) The loop aerial packed with the set will give satisfactory reception under good signal conditions. Fit the aerial bracket and lead by pushing the peg into the square hole in the backcover until it latches in place. Then insert the plug on the lead into the aerial socket. Contents Installation 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 7-8 Operation Use of the remote control 9-11 Use of the menus Picture menu 12 Sound menu 12 Features menu 13 NEXTVIEW 14-18 Teletext 19-21 The keys in front of the TV 21 Connect peripheral equipment Connecting and selecting equipment 22-25 Remote control functions for peripherals 25-26 Recording 27 Tips 28 Index 28 Glossary 29 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 with your video recorder. 1 English Preparation Peripherals p. 25 w selection of EXT1, EXT2, EXT3 or FRONT TV, video recorder (VCR), DVD, Satellite (SAT), TUNER, CD, TAPE or cd-recordable (CDR) selection. Your remote control w B switch to standby p. 9 B TV VCR DVD SAT TUNER CD TAPE CDR O S Q æ OK no function freeze the picture p. 9 hold teletext page p. 20 incredible surround p. 9 NEXTVIEW on/off p. 9 activate your choice S MOVIE SPORT CHILD Q NEWS OTHER ® Ò Colour keys b Ï teletext on/off p. 19 main menu on/off p. 9 select TV channels by theme p. 11 direct teletext page or subject selection p. 20 æ b OK MENU Audio- and Video equipment p. 25-26 Ï V ¬ P volume up/down p. 9 sound mute p. 9 programme selection p. 9 V ¬ P o p oe 1 4 7 i 0 on screen info p. 9 previous programme p. 9 video recorder/DVD function p. 9 i 2 5 8 0 SMART yÚ SMART ZOOM 3 6 9 cursor to select your choice p. 12 0 U M X ® f q h a PICTURE yÚ U f INSTANT SOUND q P Installation p. 4 X bilingual choice/sound info p.11 TXT language group selection p. 19 Teletext p. 20 U time display/subpage selection f solution to puzzles display PDC/VPS code h enlarge P no function EasyLink p. 11 ® INSTANT recording q picture format p. 11 ACTIVE SMART CONTROL SMART M b h c a fi Smart Controls M h a smart sound p. 11 active control p. 10 smart picture p. 11 d Dual screen p. 10 b dual screen on c no function d still teletext picture fi strobe 2 Preparation Preparation & 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. Remove, if present, the blue protection foil at both front sides of the TV. Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket x at the back of the TV. For best picture quality use the suppressor-aerial cable supplied. é CABLE " 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). Press the TV key to be sure your remote control is in the TV mode. 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. ` R6 / AA w TV B TV VCR DVD SAT TUNER CD TAPE CDR S MOVIE SPORT CHILD Q NEWS OTHER ( Switch the TV on : Press the power switch A on 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. æ b Preparation 3 V ¬ P 1 4 7 i 2 5 8 0 yÚ ZOOM 3 6 9 Installation Select the INSTALLATION menu & é Open the door of the remote control. Press U and f at the same time. 0 U X ® f h P INSTANT q To use the menus & w Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select a menu item. Press the OK key to activate. Use the Ï key to return or to switch the menu off. MENU TITLE Subject Subject Subject J Subject Subject Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 é B VCR DVD SAT TV " TUNER CD TAPE CDR S MOVIE SPORT CHILD Q NEWS OTHER o p L M o p oe æ b OK MENU Ï return or switch main menu off select menu item activate oe V ¬ P 1 2 3 Store TV channels After the new or extra TV channels have been stored, the TV automatically transfers those TV channels to the video recorder if it is equipped with the EasyLink function. The message EasyLink : downloading ...... appears on the screen. The programme list of the video recorder is now the same as the one of the TV. If the TV is connected to a video recorder which supports the NEXTVIEWLink function, the TV also automatically transfers the language and country selections to the video recorder. Select the menu language and country J MENU TITLE INSTALLATION Menu language Country Automatic Installation First, select your language and country. & é Select Menu language and press the OK key. Select 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. J MENU TITLE Menu language English .... .... " ` J MENU TITLE Country United Kingdom .... .... 4 Installation Automatic installation Automatic installation Start J Stop 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 Ï key on the remote control. Go on to page 6. K TV is searching One moment please ... Automatic installation J Start Stop 1 BBC1 2 BBC2 3 CNN .... .... K 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 selected also offers the channel option (C-channels for aerial channels, S-channels for cable channels). You can choose either channel or frequency mode. Manual installation (Selection mode) J System System K Programme no. Search Fine tune Store & 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. Press 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 a TV 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. é " ` 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 Ï key on the remote control. Installation 5 Give name INSTALLATION Menu language Country Automatic installation Manual installation J Give name Reshuffle Favourite programmes SETUP 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. Give name EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 FRONT J0 1 BBC1 2 BBC2 3 .... 4 .... 5 .... & é " ` ( § è ! Select Give name in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key. Select 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. Press the OK key when finished. Press the Ï key to return to the INSTALLATION menu. Space, numbers and other special characters are located between Z and A. Reshuffle the programme list According to your preference you can change the order of the stored TV channels. Reshuffle EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 FRONT 0 J 1 CNN 2 BBC2 3 .... 4 .... 5 .... & é " ` ( § Select Reshuffle in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key. Select 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 Ï key to return to the INSTALLATION menu. Select Favourite TV channels After leaving the installation you can browse through the TV channels by pressing the - P + key. O ...