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Contents Package Contents................................................... 2 Features.................................................................. 2 Introduction.............................................................. 2 Preparation.............................................................. 3 Safety Precautions.................................................. 3 Power Source...................................................... 3 Power Cord.....................................................
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to you. Notice especially the chapter SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. Carefully keep the handbook as future reference. When selling the device or giving it away, absolutely give these direction for use. Preparation For ventilation, leave a free space of at least 10 cm all around the set. To prevent any fault and unsafe situations, please do not place any objects on top of the set. Use this device in moderate climates. Cleaning Before cleaning, unplug the TV set from the wall outlet.
Information for Users in European Union Countries The Standby / On button doesn´t separate this This symbol on the product or on its packaging means that your electrical and electronic device should be disposed at the end of its service life separately from your household wastes. There are separate collection systems for recycling in EU. consumes power in the standby operation. In order to separate the device completely from mains, the mains plug has to be pulled from the mains socket.
Overview of the Remote Control 1. Standby 1 2. Current language (in DTV mode) (*)// Feature menu 2 3. Favourite mode (in DTV mode) (*) / Install menu 17 4. Previous programme 18 5. Cursor up 6. Cursor right 19 7. Cursor down 3 4 M P
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 Using Side USB Input 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. ” button on your remote control for directly • Press “ changing sources.
Operation with the Remote Control • The remote control of your TV is designed to control all the functions of the model you selected. The 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 IDTV will automatically tune to the UHF or VHF(*) (* for EU countries) transmission channels, searching for digital terrestrial TV broadcasts and displaying the names of channels found.
If the selected channel is locked, you must enter the correct four numeric code to view the channel. “Enter PIN” will be displayed on the screen in such a case: Highlight the “Subtitle” item in “Language settings” menu and use ” or “ button to set Subtitle to the desired language. Note: You can enable subtitles by pressing the GREEN button of the remote control. Press GREEN button again to disable subtitle function.
Notice ! Dolby D audio type is not supported. In this case, Tv sound will be muted. If the broadcast includes AC3 stream, the following warning message will be displayed on the screen: If there is no audio available, 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.
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 “M” button to cancel the editing or OK button to save the new name.
Mode: Selects channel list mode. 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. TV Setup You can use this item to display the TV functions. The digital TV Setup menu screen is accessed from the main menu.
you navigate through only TV channels. If you select “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 rst time installation. When this setting is on, search process will locate the encrypted channels as well.
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. 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 (Yellow button) : Pause the slideshow. Continue (Green button) : Continue with the slideshow. Mode Previous/Next (Left/Right buttons) : Jump to previous or next file of slideshow. For your viewing requirements, you can set the related mode option. Rotate (Up/Down buttons) : Rotate the picture using up/down buttons. Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Mode.
Use “ ” or “ ” buttons, to change picture zoom to Auto, 16:9 or 4:3. Reset Headphone Mute Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Headphone Mute. Press “ ” or “ ” button to set Headphone Mute as On or Off. Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Reset. Press “ ” button to reset the picture modes to factory default settings.“RESETTING” will be displayed on the screen. If you want to mute Headphone sound, please change to Headphone Mute function to On.
Hence, if one of those buttons is pressed, Child Lock Is On will be displayed on the screen when the menu screen is not visible. Source Menu Select the sixth icon by pressing “ ” or “ ” button. Source menu appears on the screen: Language Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Language. Use “ ” or “ ” button to select the Language. Default Zoom While zoom mode is set as AUTO, the TV will set the zoom mode in accordance with the signal of the broadcast.
Channel Move Channel can be changed by “ ” or “ ” button or numeric buttons. Select the programme which you want to move by navigation buttons. Press the GREEN button. By navigation buttons move the selected programme to the decided programme space and press the GREEN button again. 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.
PC-VGA Mode Menu System See “Connecting the LCD TV to a PC” section for connecting a PC to the TV set. ” button For switching to PC-VGA source, press “ on your remote control and select PC-VGA input. You can also use “Source” menu to switch to PCVGA 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.
“ Zoom Modes ” Mix You can change the aspect ratio (image size) of the TV for viewing the picture in different zoom modes. Places the teletext screen over the programme. Press “ mode. ” button to directly change the zoom “ ” Expand Available zoom modes are listed below. Press once to enlarge top half of the page, press again to enlarge the bottom half of the page. Press again to revert back to normal size.
Tips Image Persistence Please note that ghosting may occur while displaying a persistent image. LCD TVs’ image persistence may disappear after a short time. Try turning off the TV for a while. To avoid this, do not leave the screen in still picture for extended periods. No Power If your TV system has no power, please check the main power cable and connection to the mains socket outlet.
Appendix A: PC Input Typical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 X 1200. 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 .avi Music Format Remarks Video Audio MPEG1 MPEG Layer 1/2/3 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 - (Maximum resolution/Bit rate etc.) MPEG 1/2 .mp3 - Sample Rate: 8K ~ 48KHz, Bit Rate: 32K~320Kbps Layer 1/ 2/ 3 (MP3) .
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.
Important Instruction For your own safety read following instruction carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains supply.
ARGOS Product Guarantee This product is guaranteed against manufacturing defects for a period of 1 Year This does not cover the product where the fault is due to misuse, abuse, use in contravention of the instructions, or where the product has been the subject of unauthorised modifications or alterations, or has been the subject of commercial use In the event of a problem with the product within the guarantee period please return it to your nearest Argos store If the item is shown to have had an inherent d
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