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Watching TV
Set
a programme
to be displayed
auto
m
atically on the
screen
when it starts
– Remin
d
er
1
Press
m
/
M
/
<
/
,
to select th
e future
pro
gramme you want to
display.
2
Press OK.
3
Press
m
/
M
to select “Reminder”.
4
Press
OK to
au
to
ma
ti
cally disp
lay th
e se
lected prog
ramme
whe
n th
e
p
rogramme sta
rts.
A
c
sym
b
ol appe
ars by that programme’s
information.
Note
If you switc
h
the TV to sta
ndby mode,
it will
au
tomatic
ally turn itself
on
when the programm
e is
abo
ut to
start.
Set the
time an
d d
ate
of
a prog
ramme
you
wan
t to
record – Manual Tim
er REC
1
Press OK.
2
Press
m
/
M
to sele
ct “Manua
l Timer REC”.
3
Press
m
/
M
to sele
ct the date, th
en press
,
.
4
Set
the
start
and stop time
in
the
same way as in step 3.
5
Press
m
/
M
to sele
ct the chan
nel, th
en press OK to
se
t th
e TV
an
d yo
ur VC
R timers.
A
symbol
app
ears by that
programme’s
information.
Notes
•
Y
ou ca
n
se
t VCR timer rec
ording on
the
TV
only for
Smartlink
compatible
V
C
R
s. If your
VCR is
not Smartlink
compatible, a
message
will
be
displayed to
remin
d
you
to
s
e
t yo
ur VCR
timer.
•
O
nce
a
reco
rd
in
g
has
be
gu
n,
y
o
u
c
an
switch
th
e T
V
to
sta
n
d
b
y
m
o
de
, b
u
t d
o
no
t
sw
itch off
the TV completely
or the recording may
be canc
elled.
C
ancel
a recor
di
ng/
reminder – Ti
mer
li
st
1
Press OK.
2
Press
m
/
M
to select “Tim
er
list”.
3
Press
m
/
M
to sele
ct the prog
ra
mme
you
wa
nt
to cance
l, then
press OK.
A
d
isplay appears to confirm
that
yo
u
want to cancel the
prog
ramme.
4
Press
<
to
select
“Yes”,
then press OK to
confir
m.
To
Do this
19
Using the Menu
Viewing pictures from
connected equipment
Switch on the
connected
equi
pment, then
perform one of
the
following operation.
For equ
ipme
nt connected
to the scart sockets using a
fully-wired
21-pin
scart lead
Start
playback on the
connected
equipment.
The
picture from
the connected equipment appear
s on
the screen.
For a
n auto-tun
ed VCR
page
11
Press PROG +/-, or the
number
buttons,
to
select the
video channel. Yo
u can al
so press
/
repeat
edl
y
until the
correct
input symbol (see below)
appears on
the screen.
For o
ther
conn
ected equ
ipme
nt
Press
/
repeated
ly until
the co
rrect input
symbol (see below)
appears on the
screen or
press
OK
to
access the Inpu
t
signa
l
ind
ex table.
Press
,
to select
an inpu
t
source, press
m
/M
, th
en
p
re
ss OK.
Additional operati
ons
Navigating through
menus
1
Press MENU to display the menu.
2
Press
M
/
m
to select
a me
nu icon,
press
,
.
3
Press
M
/
m
/
<
/
,
to sele
c
t a
n option.
4
Press
M
/
m
/
<
/
,
to change/set the
setting, then press OK.
To
exit
th
e menu, press MENU.
T
o
return
to
th
e
last
di
spl
ay, p
ress
<
.
1/
1, 2/
2:
Aud
io/video
or RGB
in
put
signal through
the
scart
so
cket
/
1
or 2.
appears
only if an
RGB
so
urce h
as bee
n co
nnected.
3:
Compon
ent input
signal throug
h
the Y, P
B
/C
B
, P
R
/C
R
so
ckets
/
3,
an
d
au
dio
input signa
l th
ro
ugh the
L/G
/S/I, R
/D/D/D
sockets
/
3
.
4/
4:
Video input
signal
throug
h the video socket
4
, and
audio
inpu
t sign
al thro
ugh th
e
au
dio socke
t L/G/S/I
(M
ONO)
, R/D/D/D sockets
4.
appea
rs
only if
the equ
ipmen
t is
con
nected to the S video socket
4
instead of
the video socket
4, and S vid
eo inpu
t
signa
l is in
put
through the S
v
ideo
sock
et
4.
5:
RGB input signal throu
gh the PC connec
tors
5, an
d
audio
inpu
t sign
al thro
ugh th
e
sock
et
5.
6:
Digital au
dio
/video
sign
al
is inpu
t
throug
h the HDMI IN
6
sock
et. Aud
io input
signa
l
is analogue only if the
equipment has been conn
ecte
d
using th
e
DVI
and
au
dio
out socke
t.
To
Do
this
R
eturn to the
norm
al
TV op
eration
Press DIGITAL or
.
A
cce
ss
the
Inp
ut
signa
l in
dex table
Press O
K
.
Pr
ess
,
to
select an
input source, p
ress
m
/M
, then
press
OK.
Using the Menu
1
4
2,3,4
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Overview of the menus
The
following options are avai
lable in
each menu. For
details on navigating thro
ugh
menu
s,
see (page
1
9).
Also
, see page in
parentheses for
deta
ils of each menu.
1
Picture Adjustment
Pic
tu
re Mo
de
(
2
1
)
C
ontrast/Brigh
tn
ess/C
olou
r/Hu
e/
Sh
arpne
ss (21
)
Co
lo
ur To
n
e
(2
1)
Reset (22))
N
o
ise Red
uction (22)
Iris (22)
2
Soun
d Adjustment
So
und Effe
ct (23)
Trebl
e/Bass/Bal
ance (23
)
Reset (23)
D
ual Sou
nd (24)
Au
to
Vol
ume
(24)
3
Screen
Au
to
Format (25
)
Screen Format (25)
R
G
B Center (25)
4
Feature
s
AV2
Output
(2
6)
TV Sp
eakers (26)
PC Adjust
ment
(27)
Select:
Set:
End:
OK
MENU
Picture Mode
Contr
ast
Br
ightness
Colour
Hue
Shar
pness
Colour T
o
n
e
Reset
Noise Reduction
Ir
is
Custom
Max
50
50
0
15
Wa
rm
Au
to
High
Picture Adjustment
1
2
3
4
5
6
5
Timer
Sleep
Timer
(28)
Clock Set
(28)
Timer (28)
6
Se
t U
p
Auto Start Up (29)
Auto
T
uni
ng
(29)
Pro
gramme Sorti
ng (29)
Pro
gramme Lab
els (3
0)
AV Preset (30)
–L
ab
el
/S
k
ip
M
a
nual Programme Pres
et
(30)
–
P
rogramme/Ch
anne
l/Label/
AFT/Audio
Filter/Skip/ATT/C
onfirm
Digi
tal
Se
t Up (32)
–
D
igi
tal
Tuning
/Digi
tal
Set-up
21
Using the Menu
Picture Adjustment menu
Selects the
picture mode.
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect “Pic
ture Mode”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
select one of th
e
following picture mo
des, then
press OK.
•
Vivid: For
big lighted
spaces.
•
Stand
ard: Optimal picture fo
r ho
me
u
se.
•
C
u
stom: Allows yo
u to store
y
our own prefered settin
gs.
Tip
You can change
the picture mo
d
e
b
y
pres
sing
repeatedly.
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect the
option.
2
Press
<
/
,
to set
the level,
then press
OK.
Tip
“Hue”
can only be a
d
justed
for
an
NTSC
colour signal (e.
g.,
U.S.A. video tapes).
“Bri
ghtne
ss
”,
“Colour”
, “H
ue”
and “
Sha
rpness” only
appear
and
can be adjuste
d if
“Pic
tur
e M
o
de”
is
set to “Custom”.
1
Pres
s O
K
to s
e
le
ct
“C
olour Tone”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
select one of th
e following, then press OK.
•
C
ool: G
ives
the
white colours a blue tint.
•
Neutral:
Gives the white
colours a
ne
utral tint.
•
W
arm: Gives the
whit
e colours
a r
ed
tint.
Tip
“War
m”
only appe
ars and can be a
d
justed if
“Picture
Mode
” is set
to
“Custom”.
You can select
the options listed
be
low on the
Picture
Adjustment menu.
To
select options, see
“Navigating
through menus” (page 19).
Tip
When you set
the
“Picture
Mode” option to “V
ivid”
or
“Standa
rd,” you
can adjust
on
ly
“Contr
ast,”
and “
R
eset.”
Picture Mode
Contrast/Brightness/Colour/Hue/Sharpness
Colour Tone
Select:
Set:
Bac
k:
OK
End:
MENU
Picture Mode
Contr
ast
Br
ightness
Colour
Hue
Shar
pness
Colour T
o
n
e
Reset
Noise Reduction
Ir
is
Custom
Max
50
50
0
15
Wa
rm
A
uto
High
Picture Adjustment
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Re
se
t al
l the
pi
ctu
re se
tt
ings
to
t
h
e fa
cto
ry
se
tti
ngs.
1
Pres
s O
K
to s
e
lect
“R
eset”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
se
lect “
O
K,” th
en
p
re
s
s OK.
Reduces
the picture
noise (sn
owy
pict
u
re) in a weak
br
oadcast signal.
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect “N
oise R
e
duction”.
2
Press
m
/
M
t
o
select
“A
uto”
, then
pr
es
s O
K
.
Tip
This optio
n can
no
t b
e
us
ed
f
o
r an inpu
t
sig
nal fr
om
th
e Y,
P
B
/C
B
, P
R
/C
R
sockets of
/
3
.
Enhances the
contrast
for
dark scen
es.
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect “Iris”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
se
lect “
H
ig
h”
, “
M
id”
, “L
ow” or
“Off” th
en
p
re
s
s OK.
Res
e
t
Noise Reduction
Iris
23
Using the Menu
Sound Adjustment menu
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect “Sound Effect”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
select one of th
e
following sound ef
fects, then press OK.
•
Natural: Enhance
s clarity,
detail, and
sound
presence by
usin
g
“BBE
High de
finition
Sound
Sys
te
m
*1
.”
•
D
ynamic: Inte
nsifies clarit
y and sound presence for be
tter intelligibility
and musical realism by
u
sing the “BBE
High
d
efin
itio
n Soun
d System.”
•
D
olb
y Virtual
*2
:
Uses the T
V
speakers to simulate th
e
su
rround
effect produced by a multi
channel s
y
stem.
•
O
ff: Flat
response.
Tips
•
Y
ou
can chan
ge
soun
d eff
ect by
press
ing
9
repeate
dly.
•
If
you set “
Aut
o V
o
lume” to “O
n”
, “Soud
Eff
ect”
cha
nges to “N
atur
al”.
*1
Licen
sed by
BBE Soun
d,
Inc. und
er USP4
63
825
8, 4
4
8
286
6. “BBE”
an
d
BBE sy
mbo
l are
trademarks of
BBE
Sound, Inc.
*2
Manufacture
d unde
r
lic
ense from
Dolby Labor
ato
ries. “Dolby” and
the double-
D
symbol
are
trademarks of
Dolby La
boratories.
Adju
sts hig
her-pitched sounds
(Treble)
, adjusts
lo
wer-p
itch
ed so
unds
(Bass),
and
emphasizes
left or right
speaker
b
alance (Balance).
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect the
option.
2
Press
<
/
,
to set
the level,
then press
OK.
Res
ets the
“Treble,
”
“Ba
ss”
a
nd “Ba
lance
”
se
ttings
to the
fac
tory s
ettings.
1
Pres
s O
K
to s
e
lect
“R
eset”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
se
lect “
O
K,” th
en
p
re
s
s OK.
You can select
th
e optio
ns listed below
on
th
e Sou
nd
Adjustment menu.
To
select options, see
“Navigating
through menus” (page 19).
Sound Effect
Treble/Bass/Balance
Res
et
Select:
Set:
Bac
k:
OK
End:
MENU
Sound Eff
ect:
T
reb
le:
Bass:
Balance:
Reset
Dual Sound:
A
uto V
olume:
Dynamic
0
0
0
A
Off
Sound Adjustment
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Selects the
sound
from
the speaker f
o
r a stereo or
bilingual
broadcast.
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect “D
ual Sound”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
select one of th
e following, then press OK.
•
Stere
o/M
ono: For a
stere
o
broadcast.
•
A
/B/Mono: For a bilingual broadcast,
sele
ct “A” fo
r sound channe
l
1, “B”
for
sound
c
h
annel 2,
or
“M
ono” f
o
r a mono channe
l, if
available.
Tip
If
you sele
ct othe
r equipment connec
ted
to
the
TV
, set
“Dual Sound” to “S
tereo,”
“A”
or
“B.”
Keeps a constant volume level even when volume level gaps occu
r (e.g., adverts tend to be
louder than programmes).
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect “Auto Volume”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
select “On,”
then press OK.
Tip
If you set
“Sound Effect”
to “Dolby
Virtual”, “Au
to Volume”
will a
u
tomatically be swit
ched to
“Of
f”.
Dual Sound
Auto Volume
26
Features menu
Sets a
signal to be outp
ut through
th
e socket
labelled
/
2 on the rear of the
TV.
If
you
connect
a
VCR to the
/
2
socket, you
can
then reco
rd fr
om
the equipment
connected to o
ther sockets
of
the
TV.
1
Pres
s O
K
to s
e
lect
“AV
2 O
u
tput
”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
select one of th
e following, then press OK.
• D-TV: Outputs a d
igital broadcast.
• A-TV: Outputs an
analogue br
oadcast.
•
AV1: Outputs signals
fr
om equipm
en
t conn
ec
ted
to
th
e
/
1
soc
ke
t.
• AV4:
Outputs
signals fr
om
equipm
ent
conn
ected
to
th
e
4/
4
sock
et.
• Auto: Outputs
whatever
is
being v
iewed on
th
e
screen.
Turns
off
the TV speakers
e.g. to listen to the sound throug
h
external
audio eq
uipment
connected to the
TV.
1
Pres
s OK to s
e
lect “TV S
p
eak
ers”.
2
Press
m
/
M
to
select one of th
e following, then press OK.
•
O
n:
th
e sou
nd
is outp
ut from the
TV
speakers.
•
O
ne Time Off:
the TV speakers ar
e temporar
ily
turned off
allowing
you to listen
to the
sound
from external audio
eq
uipment.
Tip
Th
e “T
V spea
ker
s”
op
tion a
u
tom
ati
ca
lly
re
turns
to “On”
whe
n
th
e TV set is swi
tch
ed off.
•
P
er
man
ent Off
: the TV speakers are perman
ently turned off allowing you to listen to
the so
und
from external audio equipment.
Tip
To
tu
rn on
th
e
TV speake
rs again,
change to on.
You can select
th
e optio
ns li
st
ed below
on
th
e
Featu
res menu
.
To
select
options, see “Navigating
through menus” (page
19).
AV2 Output
TV Speakers
Select:
Set:
Bac
k:
OK
End:
MENU
A
V2 Output
TV Speak
ers
PC Adjustment
TV
On
F
eatures
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