Contents Remote control - TV functions Control units Spheros R 26 and R 32 Control unit Spheros R 37 Connections to rear panel - Spheros R 26 Connections to rear panel - Spheros R 32 and R 37 Welcome Integrated features...
Remote control - TV functions Control LED for programming Change-over switch for operating of TV, VCR, DVD recorder/player or Set Top Box Menu "Additional functions" on/off Set picture format Electronic Programme Guide Show/hide menu Analogue Teletext on/off V–/V+ Volume down/up for PIP: Position of the PIP picture / in the menu: select/set freeze picture on/off...
Control units Spheros R 26 and R 32 green = operation orange = operation without screen display (radio mode, EPG data capture or timer recording) Station down, in the menu: left Radio on/off (back to TV mode), switching on the radio in the menu: down Radio only for DVB reception, provided the station broadcasts this.
Control unit Spheros R 37 Display: red: standby Common Interface green: operation green and red: Headphones connection timer recording, S-VHS connection (AVS) EPG data capture (i.e. for camcorders) or radio mode Video input (AVS) Audio input right Audio input left Call the menu, in the menu: up/down –...
Connections to rear panel - Spheros R 26 Common interface Headphone connection S-VHS connection (AVS) (i.e. for camcorders) Video input (AVS) Audio input right Audio input left Digital satellite tuner can be retrofi tted (not in UK version). Center audio input (analogue)
Connections to rear panel - Spheros R 32 and R 37 Common Interface Headphones connection S-VHS connection (AVS) (i.e. for camcorders) Video input (AVS) Audio input right Audio input left Call the menu, in the menu: – up/down Station down, in the menu: left Station up, in the menu: right...
Spheros Rack Cube 1, Loewe order no. 61493A00/M00 + A30/M30. • Spheros Rack Cube 1 TV, Loewe order no. 62497A00/M00 + A30/M30. • Spheros Rack Cube 2, Loewe order no. 61494A30/M30. You also require an adapter kit for the Cube Racks, Loewe order no. 89117A00.
Welcome Note on the LCD screen The TV set with an LCD screen you have purchased meets the highest quality requirements and has been tested for pixel errors. Despite the utmost caution in production of the displays, it cannot be totally ruled out that some of the pixels might be defective for technological reasons.
• Place the TV set on a level, fi rm base. The set should not protrude at the front when installing in cabinets or shelves. Only use original accessories if possible, e.g. Loewe wall holders and stands. Never let children handle the TV unattended.
Plug the antenna plug of your antenna/cable system or the room antenna for DVB-T into the ANT-TV socket (Tuner 1 for Spheros R 32/37). 220-240V~ ANT-TV ANT-SAT 50/60Hz? Spheros R 26 220-240V~ 50/60Hz? ANT-TV ANT-SAT Spheros R 32/37 11 -...
Press the mains switch (for Spheros R 37, the set switches on immediately, the green indicator lamp lights up). For Spheros R 26/32: The red indicator on the set now lights up (standby mode). Switch on the set using the switch integrated in the indicator (for further operating options see page 14).
First installation Automatic programming Automatic programming of the TV set is started the fi rst time you switch it on. Follow the menus. By pressing in one of the arrow directions, you can choose the settings ..and confi rm your settings by pressing OK. You then go to the next menu.
If you switch off the TV set using the mains switch on the set, the indicator no longer lights up. For Spheros R 26/32: If the TV set is switched off via the mains switch, you have to switch it into the standby mode fi rst via the mains switch and then switch it on using one of the above mentioned methods.
Daily operation Changing stations ... with the P+/P- buttons on the remote control Stations up/down P– When changing, the station display is visible for a few seconds. 41 ZDF Eifellandschaft Language/sound selection If additional languages are broadcast with DVB stations, then the set displays the language/sound selection under the station display.
Daily operation Basics about the menu operation Menus are called via the MENU button or via the button for special menus and can be hidden by using these buttons or by using the END button. The menu is displayed in the bottom section of the screen. At the top, you can see additional information for the menu point selected.
Daily operation For the info system ... For each menu point, an info text is displayed at the top of the picture to help you with the setting. This saves you from having to refer back to the operating instructions. We shall demonstrate this using the station search option as an example: Call the TV menu.
Daily operation For the index ... Using the index, you can access many operational functions directly. You can also fi nd a great deal of information on technical terms about television. Before the alphabetical sorting, you can fi nd the menu language option, the list of features integrated into the TV set and the repeat initial installation option.
Daily operation Setting the sound Volume and other frequently used sound settings Setting the volume V– Volume by using or OK, you can call other sound settings ... Volume Sound adjustment and select using Sound adjustment Volume Sound effects normal for the related selection/setting...
Operating modes – TV In initial installation and daily operation, the TV set is in TV mode. This is also the case when none of the other modes of operation, such as EPG, Teletext, PIP or Radio, have been selected. Each of these operating modes has a separate menu with separate functions for the coloured keys.
Operating modes – TV Call additional functions Select additional functions such as Image+ subtitles, Personal teletext pages, Headphone volume and Scan stations. Additional functions Image+ Call timer overview If timer recordings have been programmed, you will see when which station is recorded here. Timer list 12.09.
• Western European • Polish • Standard. Rotate TV For Spheros R 32/37, it is possible to rotate the TV set on a Loewe rotating stand. You can fi nd out more on page 41. only for sets with DVB-S - 22...
Operating modes – TV Removing the CI module 1. Switch the TV set off by pulling the mains plug from the power outlet. 2. Remove the cover from the back of the set on the upper left. 3. Press the eject button at the module slot; the module is unlocked.
Operating modes – TV Image+ Image+ is a picture improvement specially developed by LOEWE, which delivers a sharper, lifelike and colour-fast picture richer in detail and contrast. Image+ is only integrated in Spheros R 32 and Spheros R 37. Image+ menu Call the menu "Additional functions".
TV cable tuner. You can have a PIP tuner (not for Spheros R 26) or a digital satellite tuner (not for UK sets) retrofi tted. If there is no other tuner installed, you can use PIP (AV-PIP) when playing a video recorder or DVD player.
Operating modes – PIP Functions in the PIP menu In the PIP menu, you can set the PIP type (small picture or split screen) and the position of the small picture. Call the PIP menu (PIP must be active, green bar/frame) MENU TV menu Settings...
Operating modes – EPG EPG - Programme guide Note: The EPG does not work with DVB-T stations in UK. The "Now & Next" feature for programme info of the current and next broadcast is displayed instead. EPG is an electronic programme guide. With this system, you can easily fi nd the programmes that interest you (sorted according to day, time, channel and topic).
Operating modes – EPG In front of the programme’s title, the system places an switched later to this programme when the set is switched on. If the TV is off, it switches on again automatically at the beginning of the marked programme if this has been set in the EPG menu.
Operating modes – Teletext Analogue Teletext Teletext transmits information such as news, weather, sports, programme previews and subtitles. Teletext on/off TEXT 100 100 ARD-Text ARD TEXT Teletext im Ersten Bulmahn: Bildung statt Eigenheim ..Wird auch der Nahverkehr teurer? .
Operating modes – Teletext Programme timer recordings A video and/or DVD recorder must be connected and logged in in the connection wizard. Call the programme pages of the current station in teletext mode using the Direct recording button page in which the programme to be recorded is listed if necessary. Select the programme you want to record by with and confi...
Operating modes – Radio Radio You can only receive radio stations via DVB. If you do not have any DVB radio reception, you can play a sound signal from an external device using the TV set via the sound/AV inputs. Use the RADIO button on the remote control or the R on the RADIO control ring of the TV set to switch the radio on or off.
Operating additional equipment Login and connect equipment You have logged in and connected all connected equipment in the initial start- up. If you want to connect other equipment or disconnect equipment, call the connection wizard. Call up the TV menu MENU Select "Connections"...
(e.g. in a rack). You can control the recorder with the TV set. If you have a Loewe recorder with both systems, you can use all the advantages. The advantages of Digital Link Plus are used for the timer recording; the advantages of Digital Link for concealed installation of the recorder.
Audio output "AUDIO DIGITAL OUT" The digital audio signal is applied at the "AUDIO DIGITAL OUT" socket of the TV. For example, you can connect an external digital audio amplifi er or the Loewe Auro system here. An analogue audio signal from the TV set or another sound source which is received at one of the Euro-AV sockets of the TV set is converted into a digital signal (PCM) and output at the "AUDIO DIGITAL OUT"...
If you want to listen to the sound via the TV speakers temporarily, call the Sound menu, select "Sound via" and then "TV". If you want to listen to the sound via the Loewe Auro system, select "AURO" under "Sound via". Digital audio...
Operating additional equipment Connecting other audio amplifi ers or active speakers In the connection wizard, select "HiFi/AV amplifi er" under "Equipment selection: audio component". The connection wizard allows confi guration of different audio amplifi ers (stereo amplifi ers, surround amplifi ers, analogue or digital) with different sound formats (Dolby Digital, dts, MPEG and Stereo/PCM).
The HDMI connection (High Defi nition Multimedia Interface) allows digital picture and sound transmission via a connecting cable, e.g. from Loewe DVD Recorder Centros 2102/2172 HD. The digital picture and sound data are transmitted without data compression and therefore lose none of their quality. In the equipment connected, no analogue/digital conversion is necessary, which might also have lead to losses in quality.
Operating additional equipment Sound from PC or Set Top Box Feed the analogue audio signal from the PC or the STB to the sockets AUDIO IN L/R on the TV via a cinch cable. The sound is reproduced via the TV speakers. If you have connected a digital external audio amplifi...
Operating additional equipment Operating other Loewe devices with the RC3 remote control Using this remote control, you can operate additional devices from Loewe. Use the rotary switch to select VCR, TV or a Set Top Box. The following are preset at the factory: Loewe VCRs, Loewe TV sets and for STBs (Set Top Box) in Germany, the common d-box.
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The infrared code and the functions are preset at the factory for the Loewe DVD recorder Centros 21x2 HD. In the DVD mode, it is possible to operate the Loewe DVD recorders Centros 1102, 1172, 2102HD, 2172HD, and the DVD players Xemix 6122DO, 8122DA and 6222PS.
Operating additional equipment Rotating the TV set for Spheros R 32/37 Spheros R 32/37 have a connection for a rotating stand control. If the TV set is mounted on a motor unit, you can use the remote control to adjust it to your seating location accordingly. You can fi...
The "Recording" menu point is not displayed in the TV menu. "Connections" cannot be called in the TV menu (deactivated) The control of the Loewe video recorder and the timer do not work or do not work properly. General problems with connecting external equipment via an AV input.
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What to do, if ... Problem Digital Link Plus does not function. Various characters are displayed incorrectly in the teletext. No sound via external digital audio amplifi er. Device on mounted motor unit does not rotate (only Spheros R 32/37). Possible cause a) Euro-AV cable is not fully wired (pin 10 not wired).
Contrast ratio Angle of viewing horizontally/vertically Power consumption (IEC 62087) in operation (watt) in standby (watt) Ambient temperature (Celsius) Relative humidity (not condensing) Barometric pressure - 44 Spheros R 26 Spheros R 32 65435x27 65436x27 65436x84 65435x87 65436x47 68,4x50,7x10,8 84,5x58,5x9,0...
Loewe audio system Auro and the active speaker system Tremo The interplay of a Loewe TV with a Loewe audio system and a Loewe speaker system creates an excellently coordinated home cinema system. Advantages are high operating comfort, attractive design and adapted technology.