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The operating instructions mentioned here are partial abstracts from the Operating
Instruction Manual. The page numbers of the Operating Instruction Manual remain

as in the manua

l.

This section briefly describes the buttons and controls on the TV set and the Remote Control.
Open the flaps at the front and back of his Instruction Manual for detailed illustrations.
For more information refer to the page numbers given in the overview.

1

TV

 I/

u

TV: standby mode on/off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

2

+

;

TV: on-screen display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Teletext: index page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42

3

Selecting of input source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44

Teletext: Freezing a subpage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42

4

Å/a

PIP: Swapping the screens  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41

5

>

PIP: Selecting the source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41

6

´/´

PIP: Switching on and off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41

7

1, 2, … 9, 0

Number buttons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

8

 

Back to the channel last selected  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

9

Selecting of screen format  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

0

 

No function on this set

!¡

Joystick for menu selection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31

Press OK to confirm

!™

MENU

Switching on and off of Menu system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31

!£

PROGR +/–

TV: Channel selection up- and downwards  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Teletext: Page selection up-and downwards  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42

!¢

¸

 +/–

Volume control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

!∞

Picture mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

!§

Equaliser mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

!¶

-/--

Selection of double digit channel numbers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

!•

Freezing of TV picture  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

!ª

No function on this set

@º

f

Teletext: Switching on  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42

@¡

;

TV: Selecting of TV mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Teletext: Switching off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42

@™

¤

Muting of sound on/off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

@£

VIDEO 

I/

u

VCR: Standby mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45

@¢

˚

Displaying of the time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

@∞

CH +/–

VCR operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45

VTR 1 2 3 4 MDP

Video equipment selector

0

 z ) p P r

Buttons for VCR operation

@§

?

Resetting of picture setting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

A

2

Headphone jack  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54

B

q

 3

S-video input jack  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

C

…

 3, 

≤

 

3

Phono video/audio inputs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

D

u

Indicator for Standby mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37

E

U

Power switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37

F

…

Selecting input source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

G

¸

 +/–

Volume control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37

H

PROGR +/–

Channel selection up- and downwards  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37

I

CONTROL

Control panel: Switching on/off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37

J

Y

1/

1

21-pin Euro connector (Scart)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

K

Y

2/

j

2

21-pin Euro connector (Scart)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

L

Y

3/

j

3

21-pin Euro connector (Scart)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

M

˘

Aerial socket  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35

N

R/D/D/D, L/G/S/I,

External speaker terminals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34

|

, 

|

 S, 

|

 C

(Centre, Surround)

O

L/G/S/I     

™

Left and right speaker terminals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

          

R/D/D/D

P

|

 L/G/S/I

Audio phono jacks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

                R/D/D/D

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

S

3

3

3

E

D

O

P

M

N

L

K

J

A

B

C

+

–

+

–

PROGR

CONTROL

F

G

H

I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

2

S

2

1

3

S

3

1/

S

G

S

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First Time Operation

Your TV uses an on-screen menu system to guide you through the operations.
Use the following buttons on the Remote Control to operate the menu system:

•

Press MENU !™ to switch the menu on and off.

•

Use “, ”, 4, $ of the joystick !¡ to select within the menu system.

•

Press OK to store.

•

When menu is switched off:
Press “ to return to the last menu screen.

•

Push the joystick !¡ to ” for more than 2 sec..
After all available channels are stored, the TV goes back to the programme
position with which you started the automatic tuning. Your TV is now ready
for use.

v

To stop the automatic tuning: Press OK !¡.

v

If you wish to change the sequence of the stored channels,  go to
Sorting Programme Positions in Advanced Presetting.

v

If you need to change or repeat the tuning afterwards (e.g. when you move
house) : select the menu Auto Tuning in the Set Up 

  menu.

Press the MENU !™ button.
The menu Language/Country appears on the screen.

Push the joystick !¡ to ”. Push the joystick !¡ to $ to select the language.
Press OK !¡.
The menus appear in the selected language.

Push the joystick !¡ to $ to select Country. Push the joystick !¡ to ”.

Select the country in which you will operate the TV set using $ or 4.
Select Off if you wish an automatic tuning without ACI (fast presetting with a
given channel sequence).

 

•

Confirm by pressing OK !¡.
The menu Auto Tuning appears.

Language/Country

Language

Country

Select:

Enter:

English

Off

Language/Country

Language

Country

Select:

Enter:

Language/Country

Language

Country

Select Country:

Confirm: OK

English

Off

Austria

Belgium
Bulgaria

Czech Rep.

Denmark

Finland

English

Off

Set Up

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting
AV Preset
Installation

Select:

Start Auto Tuning:

Start

1
2
3
4
5

CO2
CO3
CO4
CO7
CO8

Searching

Connect the TV set to the mains socket (220-240 V. AC, 50 Hz).

Connect a conventional aerial cable to the socket marked ˘ M on the rear of the TV set
or

Connect your Satellite Receiver to one of the Scart connectors J K L of the TV set.

When connecting a VCR to your TV set:
We recommend that you use the preset function Manual Programme Preset (page 38) to tune
in the VCR signal to programme position 0.

First Time Operation

Make sure to insert the batteries using the correct polarities.
Dispose of exhausted batteries according to your local regulations.

•

Press the switch U E at the front of the TV set.

If the standby mode indicator u D on the TV is lit, press TV I/u 1 on the
Remote Control to switch on the TV set.

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

OUT IN

VIDEO

SAT

E

D

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This section explains the most important functions for the daily use of your TV
set. When using the control panel on the top of the TV set, first press CONTROL
I, then F, G or H.

Switching on/off

•

Press U E on the TV set.
To save energy, we recommend to switch off the
TV completely when set is not in use.

Switching off temporarily

•

Press TV I/

u

 1.

(Standby mode)

TV is now in standby mode. Indicator u D lights
up.
After 15 min. without any TV signal and no
pressing of a button, the TV automatically goes into
standby mode.

Switch on from standby

•

Press  TV I/

u

 1

, PROGR +/– !£ H or any number

mode

button 7.

Selecting channels

•

Press PROGR +/- !£ H or the number buttons 7.
For a double digit number first press -/-- !¶, then
the two number buttons.

Using the Channel

•

Press OK !¡.

overview

Push to $ or 4 to select a channel, push to z to
confirm.

Going to the channel

•

Press 

 8.

last selected

Adjusting the volume

•

Press ¸ + or – !¢ G.

Muting the sound

•

Press 

¤

 @™ to switch sound off or on.

Selecting Equaliser mode

•

Press 

 repeatedly !§ to select one of the

(See also page 39)

following modes: Personal, Vocal, Jazz,
Rock, Pop or Flat

Selecting Picture mode

•

Press 

 repeatedly !∞ to select one

(see also page 38)

of the following modes: Personal, Movie or Live.

Freezing the picture

•

Press 

 !• if you wish to make a note of an

information, e.g., a telephone number.
Press again to return to the normal TV screen.

Changing the

•

Press 

 9 repeatedly to select 4:3 or 16:9

screen format

(imitation of wide screen format).

Resetting picture/sound

•

Open the cover of the Remote Control.

settings to factory levels

Press 

?

 @§.

Displaying on-screen

•

Press 

+

;

 2 to switch indications on or off.

indications

Displaying the time

•

Open the cover of the Remote Control.

(only when teletext is

Press ˚ @¢ to switch time on or off.

broadcast)

Using Teletext

•

Press f @º to switch on. Press ; @¡ to switch off.

(see also page 42)

Select a page using the number buttons 7.
E.g. for page 125 press 1,2 and 5.
Select the index page by pressing 

+

;

 2.

Viewing the input signal

•

Press … 3 repeatedly to select the desired input

of a connected device

source.

(see also page 44)

Press ; @¡ to return to the TV picture.

First Time Operation

J

K

+

–

+

–

Soul Music
News
Game Show
Animal Report
Stones in Interviev
Pink Panther
Afternoon Report

VIVA
RTL
SAT   1
S3
VIVA  2
PRO  7
ARD

8
9

10

11

12
13
14

First Time Operation

After having used Automatic Tuning of channels you may wish to rearrange
the order of the channels.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using $. Push to ”.

Select Programme Sorting using $. Push to ” to enter.

Select the programme position of the channel you wish to sort using 4 or $.
Push to ” to enter.

Move the channel to the new programme position using 4 or $. Store by
pressing OK.
The channel is now at the new position. The other programme positions
move accordingly.

To sort other programme positions repeat steps 3 to 4.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Use this function to preset channels or a video input source one by one to
programme positions of your choice.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using $. Push to ”.

Select Installation using $. Push to ” to enter.
Select Manual Programme Preset using $. Push to ” to enter.

Select the programme position by pushing to 4 or $. Push twice to ”.
The column SYS is highlighted.

Select the TV system using 4 or $. Push to ” to enter.
Available TV systems are B/G for western European countries,
D/K for eastern European countries, EXT for a video input source
(please go to step 5c after selecting EXT)
The column CH is highlighted.

Select your method for the channel tuning using 4 or $. Push to ” to enter.
You have the choice between C for a terrestrial channel, S for a cable channel,
F

 for direct frequency input.

Direct Channel Input - S, C or F
For channel numbers input a two digit number, for the channel frequency a
three digit number.

•

Select the two or three digits by using the number buttons 0 to 9.

•

To start the search and to store the channel, press OK.

•

To preset other channels repeat steps 3 to 5a.

Channel search (SEARCH)
Use Search if you do not know the channel number or frequency

•

Start the search for the next available channel by pushing to $.

•

Store the channel by pressing OK or continue the search by pushing again to $.

•

To search for other channels repeat steps 3 to 5b.

•

Select the Video Input source using 4 or $.

•

Store your selection by pressing OK.

•

To allocate other sources repeat steps 3 to 5c.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Programme Sorting

Select Prog.:

Confirm:

Set Up

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

AV Preset
Installation

Select:

Enter:

PROG CH

LABEL

Programme Sorting

Select Position:

Move: OK

C03

TV 5

PROG CH

LABEL

 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
11

C03

C05
C07
C08
C09
C11
C12
C13
C14
C15
C16

TV 5

PRO 7
EU-SP
SWF
RTL
SAT
MDR
DDI
DSF
RTL 2
KAB 1

C03

C05
C07
C08
C09
C11
C12
C13
C14
C15
C16

TV 5

PRO 7
EU-SP
SWF
RTL
SAT
MDR
DDI
DSF
RTL 2
KAB 1

 

1

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
11

PROG

SYS

Off

SKIP

LABEL

 

1

B/G

Installation

Select:

Enter:

Language/Country

Manual Programme Preset

Further Programme Preset
RGB Set Up
Picture Rotation
Personal ID

O

- - - - - - -

Manual Programme Preset

Select:

Enter:

PROG

CH

SYS

SKIP

LABEL

C09
C10

ARD
BBC

B/G
B/G

Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off

 

1

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
11

PROG

Off

SKIP

 

1

B/G

D/K

EXT

CH

C

S

F

CH

SYS

LABEL

PROG

CH

SYS

Off

SKIP

LABEL

 

0

EXT

AV1

AV2

AV3

AV1

PROG

SYS

Off

SKIP

LABEL

 

1

B/G

CH

03

SEARCH

12

During presetting the channels are usually labelled automatically.
You can, however, individually name a channel or a video input source.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using $. Push to ”.

Select Installation using $. Push to ” to enter.
Select Manual Programme Preset using $. Push to ” to enter.

Select the programme position of the channel or the video source you wish to
label  by pushing to $ or 4. Push repeatedly to ” until the first element of the
position LABEL is highlighted.

Select a number, a letter, + or a blank using 4 or $. Push to ” to confirm.
Select the other four characters in the same way.

Store your selection by pressing OK.

To label other channels or video sources repeat steps 3 to 5.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

In case of 100 programme positions there may be unused positions, which
you can skip in the menu Manual Programme Preset. When changing
channels with the PROGR +/– buttons they do then not appear.
You can, however, still select them using the number buttons.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using $. Push to ”.

Select Installation using $. Push to ” to enter.
Select Manual Programme Preset  using $. Push to ” to enter.

Select the programme position you wish to skip by pushing to 4 or $.
Push to ” to enter.
The column SKIP is highlighted.

Select ON using $.

Store by pressing OK.

To skip other programme positions repeat steps 3 to 5.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Advanced Operation

Manual Programme Preset

Select:

Enter:

PROG

CH

SYS

SKIP

LABEL

C09
C10

ARD
BBC

B/G
B/G

Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off

 

1

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
11

PROG

CH

SYS

Off

SKIP

LABEL

 6

B/G C07

T E

Manual Programme Preset

Select:

Enter:

PROG

CH

SYS

SKIP

LABEL

PROG

CH

SYS

SKIP

LABEL

 53

B/G

F189

- - - 

Off

On

C09
C10

ARD
BBC

B/G
B/G

Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off

51
52

53

54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61

NexTView is an on-screen electronic programme guide, providing you with
programme information on many broadcasters. Your TV set automatically
selects a NexTView provider. This provider will be available about 30 minutes
after the channel tuning. You can however, also select a provider of your choice.
See Using NexTView on page 48 for information on the operation of NexTView.

When using a satellite receiver make sure to connect the receiver to the aerial
socket of your TV set.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using $. Push z to enter.

Select Select NexTView using $. Push z to enter.
A list is displayed containing all available NexTView providers and the
supported broadcasters.

Select the desired NexTView provider by using 4 or $. Store by pressing OK.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Using the menu Further Programme Preset you can

a) individually attenuate the strength of a channel signal in case of a strong

local aerial signal (striped picture).

b) individually adjust the volume level of each channel.

c) improve the quality of a weak channel  (picture or sound distortions) with

manual fine tuning.

d) preset the AV output for programme positions of those channels with

scrambled signals (e.g. from a Pay TV decoder). In this way a connected
Smartlink VCR records the unscrambled signal.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using $. Push ” to enter.

Select Installation using $. Push ” to enter. Select Further Programme Preset
using $. Push ” to enter.

Select the programme position of the desired channel by pushing 4 or $.
Push ” repeatedly to select:
ATT (RF attenuator), VOL (Volume Offset), AFT (Automatic Fine Tuning) or
DECODER.
The selected item changes colour.

ATT
Push $ to select ON. Store by pressing OK.
Repeat steps 3 and 4a if you wish to attenuate other channels.

VOL
Push 4 or $ to adjust the volume level (range -7 to +7) of the channel.
Store by pressing OK.
Repeat steps 3 and 4b if you wish to adjust the volume level of other channels.

AFT
Push 4 or $ to fine tune the channel (range -15 to +15). Store by pressing OK.
Repeat steps 3 and 4c if you wish to fine tune other channels.

DECODER
Push to 4 or $ to select AV1 (Euro AV socket 1) or AV2 (Euro AV socket 2) as
output for the video source on this programme position. Store by pressing OK.
Repeat steps 3 and 4d if you wish to preset the AV output of other video sources.

Should you use Auto Tuning afterwards, this setting will
be cancelled.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Advanced Operation

Select Next View

EURON

VOX

DRS

3SAT

ARTE

Channels:

Swiss Text

Euro News

Installation

Select:

Enter:

Language/Country
Manual Programme Preset

Further Programme Preset

RGB Set Up
Picture Rotation
Personal ID
Demo

O

- - - - - - -

Further Programme Preset

Select:

Enter:

PROG

AFT

VOL

ATT

DECODER

On
On
On

Off
Off
Off

0
0
0

Off
Off
Off

 

1

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
11

PROG

AFT

VOL

ATT

DECODER

 

1

Off

On

PROG

AFT

VOL

ATT

DECODER

 

1

On

0

PROG

AFT

VOL

ATT

DECODER

 

1

 

On

 

-5

On

PROG

AFT

VOL

ATT

DECODER

 

1

 

On

 

-5

 

On

Off

AV1

AV2