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Goodmans GTV17WLCD Operation Manual

Goodmans GTV17WLCD Operation Manual

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  • Page 2 Important Safeguards PRE FITTED MAINS PLUGS For your convenience a m ains plug has been fitted to this appliance. For your safety please observe the following information. 1. Should the fuse in the plug remove the plug from the wall socket and replace the fuse with a 3 Am p ASTA approved to BS 1362 fuse.
  • Page 3 Accessories Please make sure the following items are included with your LCD TV. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Remote Control & Batteries (AAA X 2) Cable Clamp 15 Pin D-Sub (One big, two small) Signal Cable AC Cord AC Adapter...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 1. Safety Precautions ..........1 2. Features ..............4 3. Controls and Location ........... 5 4. Remote Control ............. 6 5. A.P.S. First Time Installation........9 6. General Controls & Adjustment ......10 Turning the LCD TV On and Off ..........Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays ......
  • Page 5 11.AV mode Adjustment ..........32 12.Other Functions ............ 33 13.Connecting External Devices ........ 35 14.Troubleshooting............ 37 15.Dimensions ............39 16.PC Input Preset Timing Table ........ 40 17.Specifications ............41...

  • Page 6: Safety Precautions

    1. Safety Precautions CAUTION CLEANING: Always disconnect unit from mains supply before attempting to clean it. Use soft cloth moistened with soapy water, wipe gently. Do not use solvents of abrasive materials. SOME DO’ S AND DONT’ S ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet European safety standards but like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if...
  • Page 7 Don’t obstruct the ventilation of the equiment, for example with curtains or soft furnishings. Overheating will cause damage and shorten the life of the equipment. Don’t allow electrical equipment to be exposed to rain or moisture. Above all ---- Never let anyone, especially children, push anything into holes, slots or any other opening as this could result in a fatal electric shock.
  • Page 8 Important Notes Hearing is very important to you and to us so please take care when operating this equipment. It is strongly recommended that you follow the listed guidelines in order to prevent possible damage or loss of hearing: ESTABLISH A SAFE SOUND LEVEL Over time your hearing will adapt to continuous loud sounds and will ●...

  • Page 9: Features

    General Information 2. Features Your new LCD TV was designed with the latest technology and is a high- performance unit that includes the following special features: 1. The terminals include Tuner receiving terminal, PC Input, SCART (Video & RGB), Video, S-Video and Component (YCbCr / YPbPr) Input.

  • Page 10: Controls And Location

    3. Controls and Location These buttons control your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu.To use the more advanced features, you must use the remote control. POWER : turn on or turn off the LCD TV. SOURCE : select input source (PC, TV, SCART Video/ SCART RGB, Video, S-Video, Component).

  • Page 11: Remote Control

    4. Remote Control The remote control works almost same as ordinary TV remote control that includes the basic function needed while viewing a live video. DISPLAY : Display the current source or programm e digits. MUTE POWER Main Display Sources: •...
  • Page 12 Summary of Remote Control Buttons Selecti ng the Signal Source (Page 11) TV button Switch to the TV mode. PC button Switch to the PC mode. SCART button Switch to the Video mode or RGB mode from SCART. VIDEO/S-V button Switch to the Video mode from RCA socket or S-Video mode.
  • Page 13 ？ REVEAL button Press “REVEAL” button to display concealed information, such as solutions of riddles or a quiz. EXPAND button Press “EXPAND” button to enlarge the top half or botton half of the Teletext page. SUB-PAGE/TIME Press “SUB-PAGE/TIME ” button to access to the sub-page you button required.

  • Page 14: First Time Installation

    5. A.P.S. First Time Installation 1. After removing the LCD TV packaging, ensure the product is installed in a safe and well ventilated position. 2. Insert two AAA type batteries into battery Power compartment on the rear of the remote control.

  • Page 15: General Controls & Adjustment

    6. General Controls & Adjustment Turning the LCD TV On and Off Press the POWER button on the Remote Control. You can also use the POWER button on the top of the panel. Notice: To turn the unit on, the power button must be held down at least 0.5 seconds before it is released.

  • Page 16: Switching Between Tv/Pc/Av

    Switching between TV/PC/AV 1. Turn on the power of the connected video equipment. 2. Press the applicable button. Main Display Sources Press PC button to switch to PC mode. ● Press SCART button once to switch to SCART Video mode ●...

  • Page 17: Volume Control

    Volume Control Using Volume Control Press VOL+ or VOL- button to turn up or turn down the sound volume. MUTE Using Mute At any time, you can temporarily turn off the sound using the MUTE button. VOL- VOL+ 1. Press the MUTE button and the sound cuts off.

  • Page 18: Menu Items

    Menu Items 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu screen. 2. Press UP/DOWN button to select the desired menu item. Exit 3. Press VOL+ / VOL- to make adjustments. 4. Press the EXIT button to exit or press the MENU button to return to the previous Menu screen.

  • Page 19: Contrast And Brightness Settings

    Contrast and Brightness Settings You may need to perform separate adjustments for brightness and contrast for the different video modes. Typically, PC mode will be best viewed with lower brightness and contrast settings than are appropriate for the other modes. 1.

  • Page 20: Setup Menu Settings

    Setup Menu Settings 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu screen. 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cusor to Menu Setup. 3. Press the MENU button to enter Setup Menu. Menu/ Enter 4. This adjusts the blue background of the Down menu screens.

  • Page 21: Audio Menu Settings

    Audio Menu Settings 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu screen. 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cusor to Audio Menu. 3. Press the MENU button to enter Audio Menu. 4. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired item (Bass, Treble or Sound Source) 5.

  • Page 22: Tv Mode Adjustment

    7. TV mode Adjustment Altering the TV Settings TV button to set Us e t he r emot e cont r ol the input source to "TV" mode. 2. Press the MENU button to display the main menu screen. 3. Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cusor to programmes.

  • Page 23: Settings

    A.P.S. Settings 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu screen. 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cusor to Programmes and press MENU button. Number 3. Selecting A.P.S. and then pressing MENU buttons button, APS starts to scan UHF BAND from P+ /UP CH.21 to CH.69 to find available stations.

  • Page 24: Changing The Programmes

    Changinging the Programmes Your TV can memorize and store all of the available programmes after running A.P.S. After the available programmes are memorized, use the UP or Down button to scan through the programmes. You can also directly access the standard broadcasts by pressing the NUMBER buttons.

  • Page 25: Erasing The Programmes

    Erasing the Programmes 1. Use the NUMBER buttons to directly select the programme that will be erased. 2. Press MENU button select “Programmes” select “ Erase programme” to erase the programme you selected. Note: If you want to recover all available programmes, run A.P.S. function again.

  • Page 26: Setting The Child Lock

    Setting the CHILD LOCK The CHILD LOCK feature automatically locks out the programme that you selected. Setting Up Your Personal ID Number (PIN) 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu . 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cursor to Child Lock, and then press the ENTER button.

  • Page 27: Nicam Broadcast Selection

    NICAM Broadcast Selection Choosing a NICAM broadcast Depending on the particular program being broadcast, you can press the SOUND button to listen to stereo, bilingual or monaural. 1. Press the SOUND button directly to display the three states on the top right of the SOUND screen.

  • Page 28: Colour/Sharpness Settings

    Colour/Sharpness Settings 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu screen. 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cusor to Colour/Sharpness. 3. Press the MENU button to enter. Menu/ Enter 4. Press the UP or DOWN button to the Down desired item (Colour Saturation or Sharpness).

  • Page 29: Teletext

    8. TELETEXT Teletext is a free service broadcast by most TV stations which gives up-to- the-minute information news, weather, television programmes, share prices, subtitles, and many other topics . Note : No OSD adjustment apart from volume control will be available in teletext mode .
  • Page 30 Useful features for Teletext INDEX * Press this button to select the index page that displays the list of teletext contents . HOLD The teletext page you have selected may contain more information than what is on the screen ; the rest of the information will be displayed after a period of time on a sub-page.
  • Page 31 SUB-PAGE / TIME In Teletext mode , sub pages are subsections of long Teletext pages that can only be displayed on the screen one section at a time . * Select the required teletext page. (e.g. 524) Pr e s s SUB-PAGE button.

  • Page 32: Pc Mode Adjustment

    9. PC mode Adjustment Press the PC button to directly switch to PC mode. If PC input timing isn’ t the LCD TV’s preset timing (refer to page 40), press Auto Image Adjust to optimize the image. If it still has Horizontal interference on screen, adjust Fine Tune to correct the phase.
  • Page 33 Image H. /V. Position H. Phase Fine Tune Exit H. /V. Position H. Position V. Position Exit H. Position MA X V. Position MA X Image H. /V. Position H. Phase Fine Tune Exit H. Phase MA X Image H. /V. Position H.

  • Page 34: Colour Settings

    Colour Settings 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu screen. 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cusor to Colour Adjust. 3. Press the MENU button to enter Colour Adjust. 4. Press the UP or DOWN button to the desired item (Cool, Neutral, Warm,or Menu/ Enter User Colour).

  • Page 35: Viewing Picture-In -Picture (Pip)

    10. Viewing Picture-in -Picture (PIP) PIP: When you select PC source as main display, you can also select another source TV, SCART, Video, S-Video, or Component (YPbPr/ YCbCr) as sub-display. You can use the PIP feature to watch two video sources simultaneously . (This function works in PC mode only.) Activating Picture-in-Picture Quick way to access the PIP Setup menu :...
  • Page 36 Main Menu Screen PIP Setup Main Display PIP Position Sub Display PIP Border Width PIP Border Colour Contrast/Brightness Auto Image Adjust PIP H/V Ratio Image Exit Colour Menu Setup Audio PIP Borde r Colour PIP Setup Reset White Exit Blue Yellow Green PIP Setup...

  • Page 37: Av Mode Adjustment

    11. AV mode Adjustment The Video sources include SCART Video/SCART RGB, Video, S-Video, YCbCr/YPbPr. You can select by pressing SCART, Video/S-V, or COM- PONENT button. Altering the VIDEO Adjust Settings : 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu screen. VIDEO 1/ 2.

  • Page 38: Other Functions

    12. Other Functions 1. To use “Channel up/down” on the unit control panel as function buttons - When you press “MENU” to go into OSD, “CH up/down” will become the up/down function control buttons. 2. TO use “- VOL +” as level control buttons - When you press “MENU”...
  • Page 39 5. “APC” control button (Automatic Picture Control) - Press “APC” button on the remote control repeatedly to cycle through the APC settings. These settings are “Normal”, “Clear” or “Dark”. For example, when the screen is showing night scene or darker screen, you can use APC to change the screen to “ Clear” and get a brighter picture.

  • Page 40: Connecting External Devices

    13. Connecting External Devices SCART VIDEO device AC adapter AC cord...
  • Page 41 (For TV only) (PC Input) VIDEO Output device Head Phone Note: Audio out: The level of audio output cannot be changed us ing t he volume, treble, and bass controls on your TV. This c onnector should be used with an external audio amplifier that c an be used t o cont rol the volume.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    14. Troubleshooting The re is no picture or sound. l Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. l Make sure the input mode is set to TV. l Make sure the main power switch of the main unit is on. The re is no picture .There is no picture from AV.
  • Page 43 The picture is too dark. l Check if the APC button is set to “Dark”. l Check Contrast/Brightness adjustment. Remote control does not work. l Check the batteries in the remote control are not flat. l Make sure the remote sensor window is not under strong lighting.

  • Page 44: Dimensions

    15. Dimensions Unit : inch (mm) Note: A: Attach small cable clamp here B: Attach large cable clamp here C: Kensingtone slot...

  • Page 45: Pc Input Preset Timing Table

    16. PC Input Preset Timing Table Analog Input Mode Mode Name H.Freq.(KHZ) H. Polarity Pixel Resolution V.Freq.(HZ) V. Polarity (MHZ) VGA 70HZ 31.469 25.175 640*350 70.087 VGA 60HZ 31.469 25.175 640*480 59.941 VGA 72HZ 37.861 31.5 640*480 72.81 VGA 75HZ 37.5 31.5 640*480...

  • Page 46: Specifications

    17. Specifications ITEMS SPECIFICATION Screen Size 17¨ Wide TFT-LCD Panel ( Fujitsu ) Aspect Ratio 16 : 9 Resolution 1280 x 768 (Wide-XGA) Display Contrast Ratio 400 : 1 (typical) Brightness 430 cd / m2 (typical) 160 ° (Hor.) / 160 ° ( Ver.) Viewing Angle OSD language English...

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