Flat-Cinema-TV 40“ 40 TK 81 Operating Instructions
Thank you Dear customer, thank you for choosing a Metz product. Before using the TV set for the first time, you should read these operating instructions carefully. Your METZ-WERKE Contents 1. Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2. Safety Notes 3. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 3.1 Scope of Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Standards This monitor is an information-technology device and complies with the following directives and standards of the European Union: • 89/336/CEE dated 3 May 1989 with subsequent modifications (Directive 92/31/CEE dated April 1992 and Directive 93/68/CEE dated 22 July 1993) • 73/23/CEE dated 19 February 1973 with subsequent modifications (Directive 93/68/CEE dated 22 July 1993) • EN55022, EN55024, EN61000-3-2/-3 (Electromagnetic Compatibility) • EN60065 (Safety Requirements).
Mains connection and operation In order to safely disconnect the monitor from the mains supply, turn off the main power switch and remove the mains cable from the outlet socket. Connect the monitor only to a correctly installed and earthed mains outlet sokket. Make sure that the mains voltage matches the value specified in the technical data of the monitor. Ensure that the mains plug and the outlet socket can be reached easily at any time.
Batteries If swallowed, batteries can cause serious injuries. For this reason, keep batteries out of reach of children. If someone swallows a battery, consult a doctor immediately. Remove exhausted batteries immediately from the remote control, since they may leak and damage the remote control. The batteries enclosed with the monitor may not be recharged, reactivated by any means, taken apart, thrown into a fire or short-circuited.
3. Overview The TFT monitor offers a multitude of connections for external devices such as personal computers, DVD players, video recorders, video cameras, etc. Regardless of whether the pictures come from the TV receiver, a video recorder or a PC, they are displayed with high resolution and free of distortion on the absolutely flat screen. The screen display is extremely bright and unusually brilliant.
3.1 Scope of Delivery Immediately after receipt, inspect your new TFT monitor for possible transport damage and check that all parts have been delivered. The supplier can accept your claims for transport damage only if you inform him of this before putting the monitor into service for the first time. If anything is missing, please call our service hotline. Keep the packing materials for re-use if you have to transport the monitor again.
3.2 Connections Mains switch SCART 2 – e.g. for connection of a video recorder S-VIDEO (Y/C) – e.g. for connection of a camcorder with S-Video connector SERIAL - RS232 interface for service purposes PC DVI-I - PC input connector (RGB for analogue signals, DVI for digital signals). If your PC has an analogue VGA output, use the enclosed video cable DVI-I to 15-pin HD-Sub for connecting it to the monitor. AUDIO IN PC – e.g.
3.3 Keys and Functions of the Remote Control Before you can control your TFT monitor with the remote control, you must plug it into a mains socket and switch it on with the mains switch. The infrared remote control will operate correctly only if there are no physical obstacles between it and the infrared sensor located at the bottom of the front side of the monitor. The maximum range of the remote control is about 7 metres.
3.3 Keys and Functions of the Remote Control Programming the remote control for the individual devices Before you can control your AV devices with the remote control, you must enter a three-digit code number in each of the various operating levels of the remote control. • TV (TV set) The TV control level is already programmed for this Metz TV set. No other code can be entered. • VCR1 (video recorder 1) VCR 2 (video recorder 2) DVD player HiFi (amplifier, tuner, tape deck, etc.
Determining which codes are already programmed (read-out mode) ☞ After execution of the steps a). . . c), you have about 15 seconds to enter the code. After this, the TV automatically returns to the TV level. a) To determine which code is programmed for an operating level, first execute steps 1.1 a) to b). b) Then enter the code 002 with the numeric keys. The LED blinks twice to acknowledge the input. c) Press numeric key 1 to display the first digit of the code.
4. Putting into Service Switch off all devices, including the TFT monitor, before making any connections between them. 4.1 Unpacking and Positioning Selecting the installation position Viewing direction • Although the TFT monitor has a very wide viewing angle, the picture will be best if you view it directly from the front. You should therefore adjust the position of the monitor to match the most frequently used viewing direction.
☞ Remove the adhesive tape from the top of the box and fold the top flaps of the box outwards. ☞ Remove the two polystyrene corner blocks and remove the accessory box. The accessory box is located at one end, on the rear side of the monitor. Before removing the monitor from its box, assemble the table-foot1), the wall bracket1) or the glass console1) and place it in the intended installation position. Never attempt to lift the monitor on your own, since this can cause injuries.
4.3 Connecting and Switching On Connecting (see the picture on page 8 for an overview of the connections) ☞ Insert the mains cable into the input socket on the monitor and plug the other end into an outlet socket. • Cable outlet or terrestrial antenna If you have a cable outlet or a terrestrial antenna, connect it to the socket ANTENNA. • Satellite receiver If you have a satellite receiver, use a SCART cable to connect it to the socket SCART 1 or SCART 2.
• Satellite receiver ☞ Switch on your satellite receiver and press the AV key on the remote control to switch on the monitor. Note that you may have to press the AV key several times, depending on the SCART socket to which your receiver is connected. RK 14 Ǽ TV –/–– AV F PC M/S • PC ☞ Switch on the monitor by pressing the PC key on the remote control RK 14 and then select the appropriate signal input ( PC(RGB) or PC(DVI)).
4.5 Basic TV-Menu Settings Menu language Your monitor can display the TV menu in any of six languages (German, English, French, Italian, Dutch or Spanish). To change the preset language, open the main menu and select the menu item SETUP. In the sub-menu, activate the menu item LANGUAGE and select the desired language: Changing the menu properties To change the display of the TV menu or the time it remains displayed if you make no further entries, open the main menu and select the menu item SETUP.
4.6 First-Time Settings Automatic station search • Press the TV key to switch on the monitor. • Press the MENU key (8) to open the TV menu. • Use the cursor key to move to the sub-menu "Inputs". • Use the cursor key to select "Setup". • Use the cursor key to move to the sub-menu "Settings". • Use the cursor key to move to the sub-menu "Auto. Search". • Use the cursor key to move to the settings for the "Auto. Search".
4.6 First-Time Settings Sorting the TV stations Note: before sorting the station table, you should delete any stations you do not need! 1. Press the TV key to switch on the monitor. 2. Press the MENU key to open the TV menu. 3. Use the cursor key to open the sub-menu "Inputs". 4. Use the cursor key to select "Settings". 5. Use the cursor key to open the sub-menu "Settings". 6. Use the cursor key to select "Sort". 7. Use the cursor key to open the sub-menu "Sort".
4.6 First-Time Settings 9. Deleting a single station: select the station to be deleted with the cursor key and press the red key to delete it. 10. Deleting several contiguous stations: select the first station you want to delete and press the green key. Then select the last station you want to delete and press the yellow key. Press the blue key to delete the entire block of stations. 11. When you are finished, press the MENU key to exit from the "Delete stations" window.
4.6 First-Time Settings Auto-adjust function The first time an analogue video format (RGB) is used, the TFT monitor automatically executes the auto-adjust function. While this is running, the display on the screen moves back and forth slightly in order to determine the optimum position and display format. For some PC formats, the H/V (horizontal/vertical) position and the picture size have to be adjusted manually. The auto-adjust function depends to a great degree on the picture being displayed.
5. Day-to-Day Operation 5.1 Switching On and Off Switching on • Turn on the power for the TFT monitor by setting the mains switch to the position "I". OFF • The standby LED on the infrared sensor lights (red). • Press any of the numeric keys or the "TV" key on the remote control to switch the monitor to TV mode. RK 14 Ǽ • The ready LED on the infrared sensor lights (blue). TV Switching off • Press the OFF key on the remote control to switch the monitor back to standby mode.
To make your own individual settings, select the option "USER". Mute function • Press the key on the remote control. The sound is muted and the following info window is displayed on the screen for about three seconds: TUNER: 2 ZDF MUTE • To switch the sound on again, press the key again or press the – (Vol -) or + (Vol +) key control. The following info window is displayed on the screen for about three seconds: on the remote TUNER: 2 ZDF STEREO 5.
Aspect ratio You can use the menu item DISPLAY > FORMAT > ZOOM to select one of several pre-defined aspect ratios. The menu item USER ZOOM permits you to define your own user aspect ratio. To activate this setting, select the menu item ZOOM and then USER ZOOM. • Fullscreen If this setting is selected, the width and height of the picture are adjusted so that the picture always fills the entire screen. • Video 4:3 This setting displays a PAL 4:3 picture with the correct aspect ratio.
Teletext There are three types of Teletext information which can be received with the TFT monitor: FLOF (Fasttext), TOP-Text and Level 1.5. • Select a station which transmits Teletext. • Press the TEXT key on the remote control to display the Teletext information. • Use the numeric keys for direct selection of the desired Teletext pages. • Depending on the type of Teletext being received, the red, green, yellow and blue keys have different functions.
5.6 Operation with External Devices Video recorder • Ensure that the TFT monitor and the video recorder are both switched off. There are three ways of connecting a video recorder to the TFT monitor: - via the antenna input (see the operating instructions for your video recorder); - with a SCART cable connected to input SCART1 or SCART2; - via the Y/C input if your video recorder has an S-Video output. • Switch on the TFT monitor and the video recorder.
5.7 Special Functions Manual station search 1. Press the TV key to switch on the monitor and press the MENU key. 2. Use the cursor key to open the sub-menu "Inputs". 3. Use the cursor key to select the sub-menu "Settings" and press the key to open it. 4. Use the cursor key to select the sub-menu "Manual search" and press the key to open it. 5. Use the cursor key to open the settings for the "Manual search". 6.
Picture-in-picture The picture-in-picture (PIP) function permits you to display a video picture in a small window while displaying signals from a PC. • The menu item "Picture-in-picture" can be found in the menu INPUTS > SOURCE > PC(DVI) / PC(RGB) and is used to select the source of the picture in the small window. The PIP key is used to activate the function.
6. Troubleshooting If a problem occurs while you are using the TFT monitor, please read the following fault symptoms and try out the suggested remedies before sending the monitor in for repair. In some cases, you can rectify the fault easily. If, for example, the mains cable of the monitor is not plugged into an outlet socket, or if there is some problem with the antenna, you might assume (incorrectly) that the monitor itself is faulty.
7. Technical Data SCREEN Size (diagonal): Displayable picture size: Resolution: Colour display: Viewing angle: Contrast ratio: Noise output: 39.6" (100 cm), aspect ratio 15:9 At least 862 mm (horizontal) x 517 mm (vertical) 1280 x 768 pixels 16.
Code list Codes Video Metz VG61 Codes Video 532 VF21, VF44, VF46 VF61, VE21, VE43 VE44, VE45, VD21 VD43, VD44, VD45 VC21, VC43, VC44 VC62, 21VB11 42VB12, 21VA12 21VA13, 42VA11 64VA14, 9836,9837 9847, 9874, 9875 9876, 9877 Metz VF22, VF47 568 VF48, 9843, 9844 9849 Metz VH22, VH47 573 VH48 ACTION ADMIRAL ADVANTZ ADVENTURA ADYSON AGHA AIWA AKAI AKIBA AKURA ALBA ALLORGAN ALLSTAR AMWAY ANITECH ART TECH ASA ASBERG ASTRA ASUKA ASUKA ASWO AUDIO DYNAMICS AUDIOSONIC AUDIOTON AUDIOVOX AVIS 468 481 481 468 4
Code list Codes Video HEADQUARTER HINARI HINARIHITACHI HITACHI HYPSON IMPERIAL INGERSOL INNO HIT INNO HIT INTERBUY INTERDISCOUNT INTERFUNK INTERVIDEO INTERVISION IRRADIO ITT ITV JENSEN JETPOINT JVC JVC_LCD KAISER KAISUI KAPSCH KARCHER KENDO KENWOOD KLH KLIT KODAK KORPEL KUBA LEYCO LG LIESENKOTTER LLOYD LLOYD’S LOEWE LOEWE OPTA LOGIK LUXOR LXI MAGNADYNE M ELECTRONICS MAGNASONIC MAGNAVOX MAGNIN MAGNUM MANESTH MARANTZ MARQUANT MARTA MATRIX MATSUI MATSUSHITA MEDIATOR MEMOREX MEMPHIS MGA MGN MINERVA MINO
Code list Codes Video SABA SABA SABA SAISHO SALORA SALORA SAMBERS SAMEX SAMSUNG SANKY SANSUI SANWA SANYO SBR SCHAUB LORENZ SCHNEIDER SCOTT SEARS SEG SEI-SINUDYNE SELECO SENTRA SETRON SHARP SHINTOM SHIVAKI SHOGUN SHORAI SICE SIEMENS SIEMENS SILMA SILVA SINGER SINUDYNE SOLAVOX SONOKO SONOLOR SONTEC SONY SR1000 STS SUNWOOD SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TAISHO TALENT TANDBERG TANDY TASHIKO TATUNG TEAC TEC TECHLINE TECHNICS TECHNILAND TECHNISAT TEKNANT TEKNIKA TELEAVIA TELEAVIA TELEFUNKEN TELEORDER TELERENT TELESERVICE
Code list Codes DVD-Player MUSTEK MYRYAD 256 269 NAD NONAME 207 228 ONKYO 209 266 225 226 PANASONIC 216 219 235 203 228 267 220 236 204 273 274 227 237 249 268 SCHAUB LORENZ SCHNEIDER SEG SHERWOOD SILVA SCHNEIDER SONY SUNKAI 210 255 244 201 224 243 211 242 TECHNICS TEVION THOMSON TOSHIBA 216 228 213 202 217 259 277 245 246 UNITED YAMAHA 252 255 216 278 ORION PHILIPS PIONEER PROLINE SAMSUNG 257 248 Codes HIFI - CD 258 275 233 278 250 276 234 251 AKAI AKKAI AMSTARD AMSTRAD ARC
Code list Codes HIFI - Tape Codes HIFI - Tuner BUSH 835 DAEWOO DENON 840 970 900 850 841 971 879 972 891 DIORA DUAL 907 834 892 899 837 851 935 936 FISCHER 893 894 985 998 GOLDSTAR 964 833 867 976 979 926 915 984 931 GOODMANNS GOODMANS GRUNDIG HARMAN KARDON HITACHI 980 ITT 918 919 JVC KENWOOD 862 994 848 957 863 995 917 958 974 996 935 990 975 997 936 993 LINN LUXMAN 888 876 889 877 884 989 METZ HE11 961 887 MARANTZ 922 999 NAD NAKAMICHI NOKIA 903 927 920 904
Code list Codes HIFI - Amp. AIWA AKAI AMSTRAD ASH ASWO 777 753 785 776 793 BANG & OLUFSEN BRAUN BUSH 996 960 748 DAEWOO DENON DIORA DUAL 770 751 988 835 952 FISCHER 985 754 813 986 766 829 Codes HIFI - Amp.
Local Controls Red LED: Blue LED: lights in standby mode lights in TV mode 36 Previous programme position In menu: cursor down Next programme position In menu: cursor up Volume – In menu: back to previous menu Volume + In menu: next menu Switch on from standby mode Open menu
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