ALD1914HT 42
Contents Package Contents ................................................ 43 Features ............................................................... 43 Introduction ........................................................... 43 Preparation ........................................................... 43 Safety Precautions ............................................... 44 Power Source ................................................... 44 Power Cord .......................................................
• When no valid signal is detected, after 5 minutes the TV switches automatically to standby mode. • PLL (Frequency Search). • PC input. • Plug&Play for Windows 98, Windows 7, ME, 2000, XP, Vista. • Game Mode Package Contents INFO SLEEP SCREEN SOURCE PRESETS Introduction LCD TV Thank you for choosing this product. This manual will guide you for the proper operation of your TV. Before operating the TV, please read this manual thoroughly.
Safety Precautions Lightning Read the following recommended safety precautions carefully for your safety. Power Source The TV set should be operated only from a 220-240 V AC, 50 Hz outlet. Ensure that you select the correct voltage setting for your convenience. Power Cord Do not place the set, a piece of furniture, etc. on the power cord (mains lead) or pinch the cord. Handle the power cord by the plug.
Installation The Standby / On button doesn´t separate this To prevent injury, this device must be securely attached to the wall in accordance with the installation instructions when mounted to the wall (if the option is available). device completely from mains. Moreover the device LCD Screen The LCD panel is a very high technology product with about a million thin film transistors, giving you fine picture details.
Overview of the Remote Control 1. Standby / On 2. Image size / Expand (in TXT mode) INFO 3. Sleep timer 4. Numeric buttons SLEEP 5. Return / Exit (in DTV mode) / Index page (in TXT mode) SCREEN SOURCE PRESETS 6. Cursor up / TXT up page 7. Cursor left 8. Programme up / Page down (in DTV mode) 9. Programme down / Page up (in DTV mode) 10. Mono-Stereo / Dual I-II / Current Language(in DTV mode) 11. Swap RETURN MENU 12. Electronic programme guide (in DTV mode) 13. Info / TXT reveal (in TXT mode) 14.
LCD TV and Operating Buttons FRONT and REAR VIEW SIDE VIEW Control Buttons 1. Up button 2. Down button 3. Programme/Volume / AV selection button 4. Standby / On button Note:You can use “+/-” buttons to change volume. If you want to change channels, press P/V/AV button once and then use “+/-” buttons. If you hold the P/V/AV button about a few seconds, source OSD will be displayed. Main menu OSD cannot be displayed via control buttons. HDMI 1 Viewing the Connections- Back Connectors 1.
Viewing the Connections - Side Connectors 1. CI Slot is used for inserting a CI card. A CI card allows you to view all the channels that you subscribe to. For more information, see “Conditional Access” section 2. USB Input (functional in DTV mode only 3. Video Input is used for connecting video signals of external devices.Connect the video cable between the VIDEO IN socket on the TV and the VIDEO OUT jack on your device. 4. Audio Inputs are used for connecting audio signals of external devices.
Connecting the LCD TV to a PC HDMI 1 For displaying your computer’s screen image on your LCD TV, you can connect your computer to the TV set. • Power off both computer and display before making any connections. • Use 15-pin D-sub display cable to connect a PC to the LCD TV. Use an audio cable between audio inputs of the TV (side) and audio output of your PC to enable sound connection. • When the connection is made, switch to PC-VGA source. See “Input selection” section.
Connecting to a DVD Player If you want to connect a DVD player to your LCD TV, you can use connectors of the TV set. DVD players may have different connectors. Please refer to your DVD player’s instruction book for additional information. Power off both the TV and the device before making any connections. Note: Cables shown in the illustration are not supplied. • If your DVD player has an HDMI socket, you can connect via HDMI. When you connect to DVD player as illustrated below, switch to HDMI source.
Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Input Selection • Remove the battery cover located on the back of the remote control by gently pulling backwards from the indicated part. • Insert two AAA/R3 or equivalent type batteries inside.Observe the correct polarity (+/-) when inserting batteries and replace the battery cover. Once you have connected external systems to your TV, you can switch to different input sources. • Press “SOURCE” button on your remote control for directly changing sources.
functions will be described in accordance with the menu system of your TV. • Functions of the menu system are described in the following sections. the names of channels found. This process will take about a few minutes. Volume Setting • Press “V+” button to increase the volume. Press “V-” button to decrease the volume. A volume level scale (slider) will be displayed on the screen. Programme Selection (Previous or Next Programme) • Press “ P- ” button to select the previous programme.
Note: You can enable subtitles by pressing the SUBTITLE button of the remote control. Press SUBTITLE button again to disable subtitle function. Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) • Some, but not all, channels send information about the current and next events. Press EPG button to view the EPG menu. EPG appears on the screen. It is able to get Information of the channel - programs weekly by means of 7-DAY-EPG. All programs of channels are displayed.
AC3 stream, the following warning message will be displayed on the screen: Then the name and number of the selected channel will be displayed in the top-left and top-right of the channel display at the top-right of the screen, respectively. Moving the channels in the channel list If there is no audio available, the following warning message will be displayed on the screen:. IDTV Menu System Press the “MENU” button. Main menu will be displayed.
Now pressing “ ” or “ ” button moves to the previous/ next character. Pressing “ ” or “ ” button toggles the current character, i.e., ‘b’ character becomes ‘a’ by “ ” and ‘c’ by “ ”. Pressing the numeric buttons ‘0...9’ replaces the highlighted character with the characters printed above the button one by one as the button is pressed. Press the “MENU” button to cancel the editing or OK button to save the new name.
Channel: “ ” or “ ” keys will navigate the user through the TV or Radio list. Date: Starting date is entered via the Left/Right and the numeric buttons. Start: Starting time is entered via the Left/Right andcthe numeric buttons. End: Ending time is entered via the Left/Right and the numeric buttons. Duration: Duration between Start and End time. Repeat: You can set a timer to be repeated as Once, Daily or Weekly. The digital TV Setup menu screen is accessed from the main menu.
“Radio Only”, with the “ ” or “ ” buttons, you navigate through only radio channels. If you select “Text Only”, with the “ ” or “ ” buttons, you navigate through only text channels. Scan Encrypted Scan Encrypted Channel feature will always be ON after performing first time installation. When this setting is on, search process will locate the encrypted channels as well. If it is set as OFF manually, encrypted channels will not be located while in automatic search or manual search.
description narrator talks through the presentation, describing what is happening on the screen during the natural pauses in the audio (and sometimes during dialogue, if deemed necessary). You can use this feature, only if the broadcaster supports that additional narration track. Use “ ” or “ ” buttons to select an item. Then use “ ” or “ ” buttons to set. • Subtitle: alter the subtitle language with “ ” or “ ” keys. The chosen language will be seen in subtitles.
(*) For Denmark, Sweden, Norway or Finland. After APS is finalized, the programme table will appear on the screen. In the programme table you will see the programme numbers and names assigned to the programmes. Channel Search Auto Channel Scan (Retune) Auto Channel Scan (Retune) is started by pressing “OK” button while Auto Channel Scan (Retune) item is highlighted.
buttons, select the desired language option, and press OK button to activate. Playing MP3 Files Afterwards, “First time installation” OSD will appear on the screen. By pressing “ ” or “ ” buttons, select the Country you want to set and press “OK” button (* only for EU countries). Press the “OK” button to start installation. After search is completed for digital channels, a message asking whether to search for analogue channels appears on the screen.
Slideshow Options Analogue TV Menu System Picture Menu Pause ( button) : Pause the slideshow. Continue ( button) : Continue with the slideshow. Mode buttons) : Jump to previous or Previous/Next ( next file of slideshow. For your viewing requirements, you can set the related mode option. buttons) : Rotate the picture using up/ Rotate ( down buttons. Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Mode. Press “ ” or “ ” button to choose from one of these options: Natural,Cinema,User and Dynamic .
Reset Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Reset. Press “ ” button to reset the picture modes to factory default settings.“RESETTING” will be displayed on the screen. Sound Menu If you want to mute Headphone sound, please change to Headphone Mute function to On. Also, when the TV is in mute, you can use this feature to activate or deactivate headphone sound. Sound Mode Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Sound Mode.
Language Source Menu Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Language. Use “ ” or “ ” button to select the Language. Select the sixth icon by pressing “ ” or “ ” button. Source menu appears on the screen: Default Zoom While zoom mode is set as AUTO, the TV will set the zoom mode in accordance with the signal of the broadcast. If there is no WSS or aspect ratio information, the TV will then use this setting to adopt. Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Default Zoom.
Colour System Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Colour System. Use “ ” or “ ” button to change the colour system to AUTO, PAL or SECAM. Sound System Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Sound System. Press “ ” or “ ” button to change the sound system to BG,DK, I, L or L’. Fine Tune Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Fine Tune. Press “ ” or “ ” button to adjust the tuning. the decided programme space and press the GREEN button again. Delete To delete a programme, press the YELLOW button.
PC-VGA Mode Menu System See “Connecting the LCD TV to a PC” section for connecting a PC to the TV set. For switching to PC-VGA source, press “SOURCE” button on your remote control and select PC-VGA input. You can also use “Source” menu to switch to PC-VGA mode. Note: That PC-VGA mode menu settings are available only while the TV is in PC-VGA source. PC-VGA Position Menu Select the first icon by pressing “ ” or “ ” button.
Displaying TV Information Zoom Modes Programme Number, Programme Name, Sound Indicator and Zoom Mode information is displayed on the screen when a new programme is entered or “INFO” button is pressed. When you are in DTV Mode and press “ ” or “ ” button, the Information of the previous or next programme is displayed. To switch to the displayed, programme just press OK button. You can change the aspect ratio (image size) of the TV for viewing the picture in different zoom modes.
Teletext Tips Teletext system is available if your broadcaster supports. Teletext system transmits information such as news, sports and weather on your TV. Note that if the signal degrades, for example in poor/adverse weather conditions, some text errors may occur or the teletext mode may be aborted. Teletext function buttons are listed below: “ Image Persistence Please note that ghosting may occur while displaying a persistent image. LCD TVs’ image persistence may disappear after a short time.
Appendix A: PC Input Typical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 X 1080. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Your TV may not support different resolutions. Supported resolution modes are listed below. If you switch your PC to an unsupported mode, a warning OSD will appear on the screen. Resolution Index Frequency Hor Ver Ver (Hz) Hor (KHz) Standard 1 640 480 60 31.5 VESA 2 640 480 72 37.9 VESA 3 640 480 75 37.
Appendix B: AV and HDMI Signal Compatibility (Input Signal Types) Source EXT-1 (SCART) FAV YPbPr HDMI Supported Signals Available PAL 50/60 O NTSC 60 O RGB 50 O RGB 60 O PAL 50/60 O NTSC 60 O 480I 60Hz O 480P 60Hz O 576I 50Hz O 576P 50Hz O 720P 50Hz O 720P 60Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 60Hz O 1080P 50Hz O 1080P 60Hz O 480I 60Hz O 480P 60Hz O 576I 50Hz O 576P 50Hz O 720P 50Hz O 720P 60Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 60Hz O 1080P 24Hz X 1080P 25
Appendix C: Supported File Formats for USB Mode Media File Extension .mpg/ .dat/ .vob .mpe Movie (optional) .avi Music Format Remarks Video Audio MPEG1 MPEG Layer 1/2/3 (Maximum resolution/Bit rate etc.) MPEG2 MPEG2 XviD/ 3ivx PCM/MP3/ WMA XviD Verson up to: 1.1.2 MPEG4 PCM/MP3/ WMA Support ASP(GMC warping points only support 1) MS ISO MPEG4 PCM/MP3/ WMA Support SP and ASP PCM Sample Rate: 8K ~ 48KHz - MPEG 1/2 .
Specifications TV BROADCASTING PAL/SECAM B/G D/K K’ I/I’ L/L’ RECEIVING CHANNELS VHF (BAND I/III) UHF (BAND U) HYPERBAND MHEG-5 ENGINE compliant with ISO/IEC 13522-5 UK engine Profile 1 Object carousel support compliant with ISO/IEC 135818-6 and UK DTT profile Frequency range: 474-850 MHz for UK models Digital Reception 170-862 MHz for EU models Transmission standard: DVB-T. MPEG-2 Demodulation: COFDM with 2K/8K FFT mode FEC: all DVB modes Video: MP@ML, PAL, 4:3/16:9 Audio: MPEG Layer I&II 32/44.
Features Contents Features ............................................................... 72 General Properties............................................ 72 Safety Information ................................................ 73 Notes on Discs ..................................................... 73 On handling discs ............................................. 73 On cleaning....................................................... 73 Licence Notification ..............................................
On cleaning Safety Information • Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. CAUTION DVD Player is a class 1 laser product. However this product uses a visible laser beam which could cause hazardous radiation exposure. Be sure to operate the player correctly as instructed. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT • Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
DVD Control Panel Buttons A. Disc loader B. Play / Pause Plays/pauses the disc. When DVD menu (root menu) is active, this button functions as “button select” (selects the highlighted item in menu) if this is not prohibited by the disc. C. Stop / Eject Stop playing disc / Eject or Load the disc Note: • You cannot eject the disc via the remote control. • While playing a file, you should press STOP button three times to eject. Overview of the Remote Control 1. Standby 2. Numeric buttons INFO 3.
General Operation You can operate DVD, movie CD, music or picture CD’s content by using the proper buttons on your remote control. Below are main functions of commonly used remote control buttons. Buttons on the Remote Control DVD Playback Movie Playback Picture Playback Music Playback Play Play Play Play Pause Pause Pause Pause Stop Stop Stop Stop / e/f / / ANGLE C DISPLAY INFO LANG.
11. Reverse stepping is not available. General Playback 12. For your convenience: Basic Play 1. Press on the power button 2. Please insert a disc to the loader. The disc will be automatically loaded and play commences if the disc does not have any menus recorded on it. A menu may appear on the TV screen after a few moments or the film may start immediately after the introduction of the Film Company. This behaviour depends on the disc content and may change.
Preferences Troubleshooting The picture quality is poor (DVD) • Make sure the DVD disc surface is not damaged. (Scratch, fingerprint etc.) • Clean the DVD disc and try again. See instructions described in “Notes on Discs” to clean your disc properly. DEFAULT • Ensure that the DVD disc is in the drawer with the label uppermost. If you choose RESET and press SELECT, the factorypresets are loaded. Parental level and parental password does not change.
No response from remote control Title Number • Make sure the remote control is in the correct mode. • Check batteries are fitted correctly. These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. When a disc contains two or more movies, these movies are numbered as title 1, title 2, etc. • Change the batteries. Track Number If nothing works These numbers are assigned to the tracks, which are recorded on AudioCDs. They enable specific tracks to be located quickly.
Disc Types Compatible with This Unit D is c Ty p e s (L o g o s ) R e c o r d in g Ty p e s D is c S iz e DVD 12 cm A u d io + V id e o A U D IO -C D 8 cm 12 cm M ax. P la y in g T im e S i n g le s id e d ; 2 4 0 m in . C h a r a c t e r is tic s • D V D c o n ta in s e x c e lle n t s o u n d a n d v id e o • V a r io u s s c r e e n a n d a u d io fu n c t io n s c a n b e D o u b le s id e d ; 4 8 0 m in . S i n g le s id e d ; 8 0 m in . D o u b le s id e d ; 1 6 0 m in . 7 4 m in .
Supported File Formats Media File Extension .mpg/ .dat/ .vob Movie (optional) .avi - Music Format Remarks Video Audio (Maximum resolution/Bit rate etc.) MPEG1 MPEG Layer 1/2/3 MPEG2 MPEG2 XviD/ 3ivx PCM/MP3 MPEG4 PCM/MP3 MS ISO MPEG4 PCM/MP3 Support SP and ASP PCM Sample Rate: 8K ~ 48KHz - XviD Verson up to: 1.1.2 / DivX 3.1.x, 4.x, 5.x MPEG 1/2 .
