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When connecting an RGB source such as a Sony playstation you may need to
readjust the picture geometry.

Select the connected RGB source 

  by pressing 

… repeatedly.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using 

$. Push to ”.

Select Installation using 

$. Push to ” to enter. Select RGB Set Up using $.

Push to 

” to enter.

Select H Centre by pushing to 

”. Adjust the centre of the picture

(range from -5 to +5) using 

4 or $. Store by pressing OK.

Select H Size using 

$. Push to ” to enter. Adjust the horizontal coordinates

(range from -5 to +5) using 

4 or $. Store by pressing OK.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Advanced Operation

Because of the earth magnetism the picture might slant. In this case you can
readjust the picture.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using 

$. Push to ”.

Select Installation using 

$. Push to ” to enter. Select Picture Rotation using $.

Push to 

” to enter.

Adjust the Picture Rotation (adjusting range -4 to +4) by pushing to 

4 or $.

Store by pressing OK.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV picture.

RGB Set Up

Adjust Position:

Confirm: OK

H Centre

O

H Size

O

RGB Set Up

Adjust Position:

Confirm: OK

H Centre

O

H Size

O

Installation

Select:

Confirm: OK

Language/Country
Manual Programme Preset
Further Programme Preset
RGB Set Up

Picture Rotation

Personal ID
Demo

O

Using AV Preset you can select the automatic format function and label an input
source.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using 

$. Push to ”.

Select AV Preset using 

$. Push to ” to enter.

Select the desired AV input (AV 1, 2 or 3) using 

4 or $. Push to ” enter.

After each step you have the choice between memorizing (press OK) or going to
the next item (push to 

”).

Push to 

” to select Auto Format.

Select On or Off using 

4 or $.

Push to 

” to select Label.

Select the first character using 

4 or $. Push to ” to confirm.

Repeat step b to select the other 4 characters.

Store by pressing OK.

Repeat steps 3 to 5 for the other AV inputs.

In case of AV3 you have the choice between the front AV3 sockets 

BCor the

rear Scart 3 

L connector.

Push to 

$ to select AV3 Input. Push to ” to enter.

Select Front or Rear using 

4 or $.

Store by pressing OK.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

You can programme your TV with a safety code, so that you can be traced if
your TV is stolen and recovered. This code can only be input once!
Make sure to write it down in this Instruction Manual.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using 

$. Push to ”.

Select Installation using 

$. Push to ” to enter. Select Personal ID using $.

Push to 

” to enter.

Select the first of a total of 11 characters (letter, number, + or a blank) by
using 

4 or $.

Push to 

” to go to the next character.

Repeat a and b for all characters.

Store by pressing OK.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Advanced Operation

Installation

Select:

Confirm: OK

Language/Country
Manual Programme Preset
Further Programme Preset
RGB Set Up
Picture Rotation

Personal ID

Demo

-   -   -   -   -   -

AV Preset

Select Mode:

Enter:

AV 3 Input

Rear

INPUT

LABEL

AUTO FORMAT

VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO

On
On
On

AV 1

AV 2
AV 3

AV Preset

Select Mode:

Confirm: OK

AV 3 Input

INPUT

LABEL

AUTO FORMAT

VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO

On
On
On

AV 1
AV 2
AV 3

Front

Rear

Picture and sound are adjusted at the factory. You can, however, adjust
them individually.

Press MENU.
Select the symbol 

 for Picture or 

 for Sound using 

4 or $.

Push to 

” to enter.

The menu Picture or Sound Control is displayed.

Select the desired item using 

4 or $. Push to ” to enter.

Adjust the selected item using 

4, $, ” and “. Press OK to store.

Refer to the tables on this and the following page for more information.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other items.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Picture Mode

$

Personal (for individual settings)
Movie     (for movie broadcasts)

4

Live        (for live broadcasts)

Contrast

Less

“

”  More

Brightness*

Darker

“

”  Brighter

Colour*

Less

“

”  More

Hue**

Greenish

“

”  Reddish

Sharpness*

Softer

“

”  Sharper

Reset

Resets picture to the factory preset levels

AI

$

Off: normal

(Artificial Intelligence)

4

On: Automatic optimization of contrast level
according to the TV signal

Noise Reduction

$

Off: Normal

4

On: Reduces picture noise in case of a weak
broadcasting signal

*   Only if Personal is selected in Picture Mode
** Only available for NTSC colour signal (e.g. US video tapes)

Advanced Operation

Picture Adjustment

Select Mode:

Enter:

Picture Mode

  Contrast
  Brightness
  Colour
  Sharpness
     Reset
AI
Noise Reduction

Personal

On

On

Picture Mode

Personal

Movie

Live

Contrast

AI

On

Off

Noise Reduction

On

Off

Equaliser Mode

Select between the following sound settings
4

Personal
Vocal
Jazz
Rock
Pop

$

Flat (fixed setting, cannot be adjusted)

Equaliser adjustment

You can adjust the mode selected in Equaliser
mode by cutting and boosting of  5 selected
frequency bands.
Only the changes made in Personal can be stored,
the others return to factory setting.
Select the desired bar using 

” or “, adjust using 4

and 

$.

Press OK to store.

Balance

4

More left

$

More right

Loudness

4

Off: Normal

$

On: For music broadcasts

Space

4

Off: Normal

$

On: Special accoustic effect

Auto Volume Control

$

On: volume level of the channels will stay the same
independent of the broadcast signal
(e.g. in case of advertisements)

4

Off: volume level changes according to the
broadcast signal

Dual Sound

•

For a bilingual broadcast:
A for channel 1

“  ”B for channel 2

•

For a stereo broadcast:
Stereo

“  ”Mono

For a Nicam broadcast: When receiving a Nicam
broadcast »NICAM« appears briefly on the screen.

Headphones
2 Volume

Less 

“    ”More

2 Dual Sound

•

For a bilingual broadcast:
A for channel 1

“

”B for channel 2

•

For a stereo broadcast:
Stereo

“ ”Mono

•

PIP
When PIP is switched on, you can additionally
select the PIP sound for the headphones

Advanced Operation

Equaliser Adjustment

Sel:

Adjust:

Confirm:OK

Personal

+

0

–

120

150

1,5K

5 K

10 K

Audio Adjustment

Equaliser Mode

  
Equaliser
      Adjustment
Balance
Loudness
Space
Auto Vol. Control
Dual Sound
     Volume
     Dual Sound

Personal

Mono

Off

On

Mono

Personal

Vocal

Jazz

Rock

Pop

Flat

Select Mode:

Confirm: OK

Off

Balance

Loudness

On

Off

Space

On

Off

Auto Vol. Control

On

Off

Dual Sound

Stereo

Mono

Volume

Dual Sound

Stereo

Mono

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

 using 

$. Push to z.

Select the desired menu item using 

$. Push to z to enter.

Select the desired setting using  

4 or $.

Store by pressing OK.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

Advanced Operation

Auto Format

$

On:  Automatic selection of the screen format

4

Off:  Normal mode

PIP Position

See next page for details

Sleep Timer

You can select a time period after which the TV
switches itself into standby mode

$

Off
10 min.
20 min.

 . .

 .

4

90 min.

Parental Lock

$

Off:  Normal mode

4

On:  TV can only be switched on out of
standby-mode using the Remote Commander,
the buttons on the TV do not work.

AV2 Source

You can select the source to be output from the
Scart connector 

Y

2/

j

2. In this way you can

record from this socket while watching another
source.

$

TV audio/video signal from the aerial 

˘

AV1 audio/video signal from Scart 1
AV2 audio/video signal from Scart 2

4

AV3 audio/video signal from front or rear connectors

Features

Auto Format

PIP Position

Sleep Timer
Parental Lock
AV 2 Source

On

Off

Off

TV

Select:

Enter:

Auto Format

Off

On

Parental Look

Off

On

10 min

Sleep Timer

AV 2 Source

AV 3
AV 2
AV 1

TV

Advanced Operation

Picture-in-Picture (PIP) lets you display a second, small screen within the main
TV picture. In this way you can watch the video output from any connected
equipment, e.g., from  a VCR, while watching TV.

•

Press 

´/´

6 .

The small screen is displayed.

The source of the small screen is the one last used when the TV was on.

•

Press 

´/´

6 again to switch PIP off.

Press 

> 5.

The symbol 

> is displayed in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.

Press 

…3 repeatedly until the desired source appears.

You can select between
TV, AV1, AV2, YC2, AV3 and YC3.

  

ϖ

If no video source (e.g. VCR or Camera) is connected, the PIP will be noisy.

  

ϖ

You cannot display an RGB source in the PIP.

•

Press 

Å/a

4.

The two screens are swapped.

•

First press  

>, then the respective number buttons.

There are four different positions of the small screen within the main screen.
Select the PIP position in the Features menu.

Press MENU. Select the symbol 

  using 

$. Push to ” to enter.

Select PIP position by pushing to 

$. Push to ” to enter.

Select the desired position using 

$ or 4. Press OK to select.

Press MENU to return to the normal TV screen.

B

A

A

B

I

Å/a

PIP

>

Main screen

>

>

>

>

Features

Auto Format

PIP Position

Sleep Timer
Parental Lock
AV 2 Source

On

Off

Off

TV

Select:

Enter:

Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. The index page of the teletext
service (usually page 100) gives you information on how to use their service.

Make sure to use a TV channel with a strong signal, otherwise there may be
Teletext errors.

Select the TV channel which carries the teletext service you want to view.

Press 

f @º once to switch teletext on.

The teletext menu is displayed.

Press 

f twice for Mix mode.

The TV broadcast and the Teletext display are overlapped.

Press 

;

 

@¡ or press f a third time to switch teletext off.

•

Input the three digits of the page number using the number buttons 

7.

If you have made a mistake:
Type in any three digits, then reenter the correct page number.

Select a teletext page which has several page numbers on it (e.g., the index
page).

Press OK 

!¡.

Page Catching is displayed at the top of the page

Select the desired page number using 

4 or $ !¡ and press OK.

The requested page is displayed after some seconds.

•

Press 

 

!£ (Page +) or 

 (Page -).

•

Press 

+

;

 

2.

A teletext page may consist out of several subpages. In this case an information
line is displayed, showing the number of the subpages.

•

Select the mode by pushing to 

4. Select the subpage by using 4 or $.

Press 

 

3 or R

The symbol 

R 3 is displayed and the subpage is not updated.

Press 

f @º to resume normal teletext reception.

*depending on availability of service

Fastext lets you access pages with one button stroke. When Fastext is broadcast,
a colour-coded menu appears at the bottom of the screen. The colours of this
menu correspond to the red, green, yellow and blue buttons on the Remote
Control 

9, !º, !¢, !∞.

•

Press the coloured button which corresponds to the colour in the
colour-coded menu.

Advanced Operation

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01

03

04

05

06

07

08

02

This TV set has a menu-guided teletext system. When teletext is switched on
you can use the joystick buttons to operate the teletext menu.

Select the menu functions as follows:

Press MENU 

!™.

The Teletext menu is superimposed on the teletext display.

Select the teletext function using 

4 or $ !¡. Push to ” to enter.

For convenient reading of a Teletext page you can enlarge it.
After having selected the function, a sub menu Top 

4 Bottom $ Full OK

is displayed.

•

Push to 

4 to enlarge the upper half of the screen, push to $ to enlarge the lower

half. Press OK to resume the normal size.

After having selected the function, you can watch a TV channel while waiting
for a requested Teletext page. As soon as the page is available, the symbol 

f

changes colour.

•

Press 

f to view the page.

Some teletext pages contain hidden information (e.g., for a quiz), which you can
reveal.
After having selected the function, the hidden information appears.

•

Press 

f to resume the normal Teletext operation.

*depending on availability of service

You can call up a time-coded page - such as an alarm page - at a time specified
by you.

After having selected the function a sub menu is displayed.

Select On using 

4 or $. Push to ” to enter.

Enter the three digits of the desired page using the number buttons 

7.

Push to 

” after each digit.

Enter the four digits of the desired time using the number buttons 

7.

Push to 

” after each digit.

Press OK to store.
The time is displayed in the top left-handed corner of the screen.
At the requested time the page is displayed.

Advanced Operation

Teletext

Top / Bottom / Full

Text Clear

Reveal

Time  Page

Select:

Enter:

Top:

Bottom:

Full: OK

Time  Page

PAGE

TIME

Select:

Enter:

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