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Fine tune the broadcast reception. Normally the automatic fine tuning (AFT) will give the best possible picture, 
however you can manually fine tune the TV to obtain a better picture reception in case the picture is distorted.

To do this: 
While watching the channel (TV Broadcast) you wish to fine tune, and once you have entered the “Set Up” menu 
as it is explained on page 30 and after selecting the "Manual Programme" option, press OK. Then press 

v

 or 

V

 

to select the AFT option and press 

b

. Next press 

v

 

or 

V

 to adjust the fine tuning between -15 and +15. Finally 

press OK twice to store.

  Improve the sound for individual channels in the case of distortion in mono broadcasts. (Not available when 

“System” is set to “L”.)
Sometimes a non standard broadcast signal can cause sound distortion or intermittent sound muting when 
watching mono programmes. The Audio Filter option allows you to reduce this effect.

If you do not experience any sound distortion, we recommend that you leave the Audio Filter option set

 

to the default setting of “Off”.

To do this:

Once you have entered the “Set Up” menu as it is explained on page 30 and after selecting the “Manual 
Programme Preset” option, press OK. Next, press 

v

 

or 

V

 to select the Audio Filter option and press 

b

. Next 

press 

v

 

or 

V

 to select Off, Low or High. 

You can not receive stereo or dual sound when “Low” or “High” is selected.

Skip any unwanted programme numbers when they are selected with the PROG +/- buttons.

To do this: 
Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained on page 30 and after selecting the "Manual 
Programme Preset" option, press OK. Next with the Programme option highlighted, press the PROG +/- button 
to select the programme number you want to skip. When the programme you want to skip appears on the screen, 
press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the Skip option and press 

b

. Next press 

v

 

or 

V

 to select On. Finally press OK twice to 

confirm and store.

To cancel this function afterwards, select “Off” instead of “On” in the step above.

 

View and record scrambled channels (e.g. from a pay TV decoder) when using a decoder connected to Scart

 

1/

1 directly or through a VCR.

  

This option is only available depending on the country you have selected in the “Country” menu. 

To do this:
Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained on page 30 and after selecting the "Manual 
Programme Preset" option, press OK. Next press 

v

 

or 

V

 to select the Decoder option and press 

b

. Next press 

v

 

or 

V

 to select On. Finally press OK twice to confirm and store.

To cancel this function afterwards, select "Off" instead of "On" in the step above.

This function allows you to set the TV to switch itself automatically to standby mode after a 
specified time period. The following time periods can be selected: 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes.

To do this:

Press the 

 

button on the remote control repeatedly until the desired time period appears on the 

screen.

When the Sleep Timer feature is on, the 

 

(Standby/Sleep) indicator on the TV lights up in red.

Press the 

 

button on the remote control repeatedly until “Off” appears on the screen.

 If you switch off the TV and switch it on again,  the Sleep Timer feature is reset to “Off”.
 Press the 

 

button on the remote control to display the time remaining before the TV 

switches to standby mode.

 The message “Sleep Timer will end soon. Power will be turned off.” Appears on the screen 

1 minute before the TV switches to the standby mode.

This function allows you to freeze the TV picture (e.g. to make a note of a telephone number or 
recipe).

To do this:
Press the 

 button on the remote control to freeze the picture. A window is displayed in the 

bottom left of the screen showing the currently selected channel. Press the 

 button again to 

remove the window. Press the 

 button again to cancel the Picture Freeze and return to normal 

TV mode.

Adjusting the position of the Picture Freeze window
The position of the window displaying the currently selected channel can be adjusted.

To do this
With the TV in Picture Freeze mode, press the 

B

, 

b

, 

v

 

or 

V

 buttons to adjust the position of the 

window on the TV screen. 

n

n

n

n

Teletext is an information service transmitted by most TV stations. The index page of the 
Teletext service (usually page 100) gives you information on how to use the service. To operate 
Teletext, use the remote control buttons as indicated below.

Make sure you use a channel (TV Broadcast) with a strong signal, otherwise Teletext errors may 
occur.

To switch on Teletext
After selecting the TV channel which carries the Teletext service you want to view, press 

.

Each time you press 

, the screen changes cyclically as follows:

Teletext mode 

 Teletext Superimpose mode 

t

 TV mode 

t

 Teletext mode 

t

 (repeat).

To select a Teletext page
Input three digits for the page number, using the number buttons.

If you make a mistake, retype the correct page number.
If the counter on the screen continues searching, it is because this page is not available. In this 

case, input another page number.

To access the next or preceding page
Press PROG + (

) or PROG -  (

).

To freeze a Teletext page
Some Teletext pages have sub-pages which follow on automatically. To stop them, press         

/

. Press it again to cancel the freeze.

To reveal concealed information (e.g. answers to a quiz)
Press 

/

. Press it again to conceal the information.

Whilst you are viewing Teletext, press 

 repeatedly to choose between four different options of 

brightness. 

To switch off Teletext
Press .

If wrong Teletext characters appear for Cyrillic languages, we recommend you set the 
"Language" option in the "Set Up" menu to "Russia" if your country does not appear in the 
list. For details, refer to page 30.
 

The Fastext service lets you access pages with one push of a button.

Whilst you are in the Teletext mode and Fastext is broadcast, a colour coded menu appears 
at the bottom of the Teletext page. Press the colour button (red, green, yellow or blue) to 
access the corresponding page.

Using the following instructions you can connect a wide range of optional equipment to  your TV set. 
Connecting cables are not supplied.

PlaySta

tion

2

2

2

2

8mm/Hi8/
DVC
camcorder

VCR

Hi-fi

DVD

Decoder

A

S VHS/Hi8/
DVC
camcorder

“PlayStation”*

*

 “PlayStation” is a product of Sony 

Computer Entertainment, Inc.

*

 “PlayStation” is a trademark of 

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.

To avoid snowy 
picture, do not connect 
external equipment to 
connectors 

A and B 

at the same time.

B

D

C

F

E

DVD recorder

Decoder

To connect a VCR, please refer to the section “Connecting the aerial and VCR” of this instruction manual on page 20. 

SmartLink is a direct link between the TV set and a SmartLink compatible VCR/DVD recorder. For more 

information on SmartLink, please refer to the instruction manual of your SmartLink VCR/DVD recorder.

         

Signal coming from 

2 

A or 

2 

B can not be recorded.

 

F

Select the “Manual Programme Preset” option in the “Set Up” menu and after entering in the “Decoder**” option, 
select “On” (refer to page 33). Repeat this option for each scrambled signal.

**This option is only available depending on the country you have selected in the “Country” menu.

To listen to the sound from TV on Hi-fi equipment.
Connect your audio equipment to the audio output sockets 

E if you wish to amplify the audio output from the TV. 

Next, using the menu system, select the “Features” menu and set the “TV Speakers” to "Permanent Off" (see page 
29).

The volume of the external speakers can be altered by pressing the volume buttons on the TV remote control.
The treble and bass setting can also be altered through the “Sound Adjustment” menu (see page 27).

S

Connect your equipment to the designated TV socket, as indicated on page 36.

Switch on the connected equipment.

To watch the picture from the connected equipment, press the 

/ 

 button repeatedly until 

the correct input symbol appears on the screen.

 

1

Audio / video input signal  through the Scart connector 

F

 

1

RGB input signal through the Scart connector 

F. This symbol appears only if 

an RGB source has been connected. 

2

Video input signal through the phono socket 

B and Audio input signal through 

C.

2

S Video Input signal through the side S Video input jack 

A and Audio signal 

through 

C. This symbol appears only if an S Video source has been connected. 

  Press the 

 button on the remote control to return to the normal TV picture. 

For Mono Equipment
Connect the phono plug to the L/G/S/I  socket on the side of the TV and select 

2 or 

2 

input signal using the instructions above. Next, refer to the “Sound Adjustment” section of this 
manual and set “Dual Sound” option to “A” on the sound menu screen (see page 27).

S

S

Panel System:
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Panel

TV System:
(Depending on the Country/region selection)
B/G/H, D/K, L, I

Colour System:
PAL, SECAM 
NTSC 3.58, 4.43 (Only Video In)

Aerial:
75 ohm external terminal for VHF/UHF

Channel Coverage:
(Depending on the Country/region selection)
VHF:

E2-E12

UHF:

E21-E69

CATV:

S1-S20

HYPER:

S21-S41

D/K:

R1-R12, R21-R69

L:

F2-F10, B-Q, F21-F69

I:

UHF B21-B69

Screen Size:
17 Inches (approx. 43 cm. measured diagonally)

Display Resolution:
1280 dots (horizontal) x 768 lines (vertical)

Power Requirement:
220-240V AC; 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption:
55 W

Standby Power Consumption:
1.3 W or less

Sound Output:
3 W  

Dimensions (w x h x d):
With stand, approx.461 x 397 x 15 mm.
Without stand, approx. 461 x  363 x 91 mm.

Weight:
With stand, approx. 5,7 Kg.
Without stand, approx. 5,1 Kg.

Rear Terminals:

  AV1: 

1/

 (SMARTLINK)

21-pin Scart connector  (CENELEC standard) 
including audio/video input, RGB input, TV audio/
video output.

 

 

Audio Outputs (left/right) – phono jacks.

 

 

Aerial connector (RF In)

Side Terminals:

AV2:

2 S video input (4-pin mini DIN)

2 

Video input (phono jack)

2 

Audio input (phono jacks)

  headphones jack

Accessories supplied:
One Remote Control (RM-Y1108),
Two Size AA batteries (R6 type),
One Mains lead (Type C-6)
One Mains lead (Type BF)
One Adaptor 

Optional Accessory:
Wall-Mount Bracket SU-W100.

Other Features:

Teletext, Fastext, TOPtext (depending on 
availability)
Sleep Timer
Picture Freeze
Smartlink (Direct link between your TV and a 
compatible VCR or DVD recorder. For more 
information on Smartlink, please refer to the 
instruction manual of your VCR or DVD recorder.)
TV system autodetection

This TV is compatible with the VESA universal wall 
stand system.

S

 

Here are some simple solutions to problems which may affect the picture and sound.

Problem

Possible solution

No picture

No picture (screen is dark) and no sound.

Check the aerial connection.
Connect the TV to the mains, and press the   power switch on the 

right side of the TV set.

If the   (standby) indicator is on, press  TV 

 on the remote 

control. 

The TV turns off automatically. (The TV 
enters the standby mode.)

Check if the Sleep Timer is activated (page 34).

No picture or no menu information from 
equipment connected to the Scart 
connector.

Check that the optional equipment is on and press the 

/ 

 

button repeatedly on the remote control until the correct input 
symbol is displayed on the screen (page 38). 

Check the connection between the optional equipment and the TV.

Poor picture/Unstable picture

Double images or ghosting.

Check aerial/cable connections.
Check the aerial location and direction.

Only snow and noise appears on 
the screen.

Check if the aerial is broken or bent.
Check if the aerial has reached the end of its serviceable life (3-5 

years in normal use, 1-2 years at the seaside)

Dotted lines or stripes.

Keep the TV away  from electrical noise sources such as cars, 

motorcycles, or hair-dryers.

No colour on colour programmes.

Using the menu system, select the “Picture Adjustment” menu and 

select “Reset” to return to the factory settings (page 26).

If you set the “Power Saving” function to “Reduce,” picture colours 

may become dimmer (page 28).

Some tiny black points and/or bright
points on the screen.

The picture of the display is composed of pixels. Tiny black points 

and/or bright points (pixels) on the screen, do not indicate a 
malfunction.

The picture is too bright.

Picture (stripe) noise.

Using the menu system, select the  “Picture Adjustment” menu and 

select “Picture Mode” Then select the desired picture mode (page 
25).

Make sure that the aerial is connected.
Keep the aerial cable away from other connecting cords.
Do not use 300-ohm twin lead cables as interference may occur.