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TFT-LCD TELEVISION OWNER`S MANUAL MODEL: L42A9-AK Please READ this manual carefully before operating your TV, and retain it for future reference.
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Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the family ! Dear Haier product owner: Thank you for your confidence in Haier. You`ve selected one of the best-built, best-backed products available today. We`ll do everything in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to come.
Warning WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. *To avoid electric hazards, it is strongly suggested that the back cover not be opened, as there is no any accessory inside the casing.
Important The product should be tightly fixed to avoid drop damages and even fire. Do not locate the product close to water or oil, which may cause fire hazards. Do not use damaged or worn electric plugs and keep electric cord away from heat sources to avoid electric shocks or fire hazards.
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Important Don't use or store inflammable materials near the product to avoid explosion or fire hazards. The antenna of the product should be away from electric cable to avoid electric shocks. Always make sure that the televisionis well plugged as poor electric connection might cause fire.
Buttons and interface location - This is a simplified representation of front panel. - Here shown may be somewhat different from your TV. Buttons and functions 1 Channel number increase and decrease. 2 Volume decrease:for lowering the volume or adjusting the menu.
Switch power on/off Power Cord Socket This TV operates on AC power. The voltage is indicated on the specifications page. Never attempt to operate the TV on DC power External Speaker...
Remote controller Battery loading 1.Slide open the cover of the battery compartment on the back of the remote controller. 2.Load two 5# alkaline batteries in the compartment. (plus and minus poles to respective mark) 3.Replace the cover of the battery compartment. Precautions As strong light may interfere the signals, change your position to...
EXIT DOWN Pause Enter ZOOM HELP Calendar available POWER Turns your TV or any other programmed equipment on or off, depending on mode. PC/DVI mode Select PC/DVI mode. DVD mode Select DVD mode Q.VIEW Return to the last channel viewed.
Effective range of remote controller Effective range left Ensure the remote controller is pointed toward the remote controller windows on the display. No obstacles should be placed between the remote controller and the remote controller window. The effective receiving scope for the signal is 8 meters to the front of the remote controller windows, and 45 to the left or right side and 20 above or below the control windows.
To improve picture quality in a poor signal area, purchase and install a signal amplifier. If the antenna needs to be split for two Tv`s, install a WaySignal Splitter in the connections. If the antenna is not installed properly, contact your dealer...
How to connect . Connect the DVD video outputs (Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr) to the COMPONENT (Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr) INPUT jacks on the TV and connect the DVD audio outputs to the AUDIO INPUT jacks on the TV, as shown in the figure.
VGA INPUT or DVI INPUT to display the PC on the TV . If the graphic card on the PC does output analog and digital RGB simultaneously, set the TV to either VGA or DVI; (the other mode is set to Plug and Play automatically by the TV.) 3.
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Fix 8 ST4X8 screws to the speaker and hind rind. 3. Connect the speaker cable to the speaker terminal of LCD TV and the speaker terminal, and insert the connecting cable into the terminal slot, Release the speaker terminal, and ensure...
External Equipment Connections Connecting Headphones You can connect a set of headphones to your set if you wish to watch a TV programme without disturbing the other people in the room. ANT IN Power source AC Outlet Wider Hole and Blade Polarized AC Cord Plug Plug a set of headphones into the 3.5mm...
Switching ON/OFF the TV set In the manual, the OSD (on screen display) may be different from your TV`s because it is just an example to help you with the TV operation. Power ON/OFF - CH + - VOL +...
Then press CH+/- to select the TV item, and press VOL+/- to ensure it. TV: the input source from ANT IN terminal output. AV1 : the input source from AV1 terminal output. AV2 : the input source from AV2 terminal output.
Searching Channel This TV set has three methods to set channels, which are respectively full automatic, manual search fine tune. In this section, how to use the remote control to set channel is explained. You can also use buttons on the TV set to set channel.
Searching Channel Manual search Manual search Press the CH+/- buttons or the PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose desired channels regard channel 1 as example Press the MENU button and VOL+/- button, till the TUN. menu shown on the right display on the screen.
How to select the desired sound Press the VOL-/+ buttons on the remote or the front of the TV set to adjust the volume level. The range is 0~100. When the volume buttons are pressed the volume level is displayed automatically on the TV screen.
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Watching TV Program continued Watching TV program If the color of some channel is abnormal auto position. However if the color displayed on the screen are incorrect, you can manually select the correct color system. Press the menu and VOL+/- button, till the picture menu shown on the right will display on the screen.
Watching TV Program continued Watching TV program Prog. Switch Press MENU CH+/-and VOL+/- button, till the TUN. menu shown on the right will display on the screen. . Press CH-/+ button to select Prog.Switch. Press VOL+ to enter the submenu, and press the digital...
Picture Control Functions Multiple picture modes How to select picture modes You can quickly select the desired picture mode from three preset modes and one customized mode. Press the PSM button to select the desired picture quality. Four kinds of picture modes (i.e., "Normal", "Soft", "Personal", "Bright"...
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Press VOL+ to enter the list. Select Auto, Weak , Medium or Strong according to the image noise. Press MENU return to the picture menu. In other modes TV/AV1/AV2/USB Mode Personal Contrast Brightness Chroma Sharpness BackLight Auto Only N system.
Sound Control Functions Multiple sound modes NOTE these items are adjustable only under the How to choose sound mode Press the SSM button to select the desired sound quality. Four kinds of sound modes (i.e., Standard , Theater , Personal ,and Music ) can be selected in turn.
The surround sound feature expands the audio listening field wider and deeper to create exceptional sound quality from the TV`s speakers. Press CH+/- button to Select Surround, press VOL+/- button to set Surround as Off or On AVC( Auto volume contol)
Press the MUTE button on the remote control and "MUTE" type face will display on the lower part of the screen. At this time, the sound of the TV set is turned off. If you want to recover the sound, press the MUTE button again or directly press the VOL-/+ buttons.
Clock setting The clock will only work if the TV set is turned on or in standby. When the set is disconnect from the power supply or is turned off by the main power on the rear panel, the clock loses power and will need to be reset when the power is reconnected.
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Time Functions Remind Time and Remind Program setting How to use the remind time and program Program remind timer, that displays an on-screen reminder prompt, when a program on a different channel is due to start. Press MENU and VOL+/- button to call up the TIME menu on the screen.
Function menu It is possible to select language, OSD transparency, menu timeout, calendar, 3A optimize, time skip. Function menu operation Press MENU and VOL+/- button to enter the FUN. Menu. Press CH+/- to select desired item. Press VOL+/- button to adjust the values level.
Adjust menu . Press menu to exit. Display Mode Repeat step 2 and 3 to set the Display Mode. Choose 4:3 aspect ratio, with black bars appearing at both the left and right sides. Choose Wide Screen when you want to adjust the picture horizontally, in a linear proportion to fill the entire screen.
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2. H-position,V-position,Auto Adjust are not available in TV mode. 3. Auto Adjust is not available in AV and S-VIDEO mode. PC setting Press PV/DVI button to select PC or DVI mode.
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Adjust menu In VGA and DVI input mode, H-Position and V-Position can be adjusted to eliminate transverse line interference. Multiple picture position setting NOTE As the frequency of display differ in PC device you may select the appropriate frequency to obtain desired effect. If the signal of receive is excess, the picture can be not displayed or wrong on the screen.
Scan If you want to select a desirable program, you may scan all the TV programs in memory. You can simply press SCAN button to do this. Press scan button once, there are nice pictures on the screen, press Scan button again, there are sixteen pictures on the screen to scan.
Stream media broadcast system Stream media play prepare 1. Supporting equipment 1.Equipment supporting Mass and Storage agreements include USB, mobile hard disk, card reader, some MP3 and digital camera. 2 . E q u i p m e n t s u p p o r t i n g P T P agreement includes some digital camera.
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Note: Memory cards or USB devices are not supplied with this TV. USB setup 1 Insert USB in the card slots at the right side the TV. 2 Insert it to be clicked in. 3 Press USB button on the remote controller to enter the stream media system.
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- Do not subject the card to excessive pressure or strong impacts. - Malfunctions of the unit or card may result in data loss or damage to the card. - Haier shall not accept any liability for damage or loss of stored data. Warning: Memory cards can be swallowed by young children.
If to exit USB system, you need to return to the main menu to protection card data.. Note: If there are no operation two minute later, the TV will enter the saver automatically, at the time, press any button of USB system to exit the saver menu. To operate the menu Up or DOWN 1.
Stream media broadcast system Color.SYS Sound.SYS Edit Scan Shuttle Time.Skip Swap Zoom/Move Sleep Left/Prev Right/Next EXIT DOWN Pause Enter ZOOM HELP Note: the play file menu are different with your USB devices. To select stream media broadcast system Press Up or DOWN button to select "card"or "USB".
Stream media broadcast system Color.SYS Sound.SYS Edit Scan Shuttle Time.Skip Swap Zoom/Move Sleep Left/Prev Right/Next EXIT DOWN Pause Enter ZOOM HELP To enjoy music Press UP/DOWN button to select "Music" option. Press ENTER button to enter play menu. Press UP/DOWN button to select desired music, and then press ENTER button to play music.
Stream media broadcast system To play Movie Press UP/DOWN button to select "Movie" option. Press ENTER to enter play menu. Press again UP/DOWN button to select desired music, and press again ENTER button to play it. On screen display, press turn: File-Play Back Control-Auto channel-Play Mode...
Stream media broadcast system Color.SYS Sound.SYS Edit Scan Shuttle Time.Skip Swap Zoom/Move Sleep Left/Prev Right/Next EXIT DOWN Pause Enter ZOOM HELP To select the Music and PIC item Press UP/DOWN button to select "Music and PIC" option, and press ENTER button to enter menu.
Stream media broadcast system Copy file function "File Copy" item. the copy menu. enter the file menu, and press UP/DOWN button to select "Card" or "USB" card or USB, and select the files to copy, then press HELP button to call up COPY Color.SYS Sound.SYS and PASTE, and then press...
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Stream media broadcast system Color.SYS Sound.SYS Edit Scan Shuttle Time.Skip Swap Zoom/Move Sleep Left/Prev Right/Next EXIT DOWN Pause Enter ZOOM HELP To select language . Press UP/DOWN to select "SETUP " item. . Press ENTER button to enter the SETUP menu, .and press again ENTER button to enter language option.
Extended Absence If you expect to leave your TV dormant for a long time (such as a vacation), it`s a good idea to unplug the power cord to protect against possible damage from lightning or...
(red, blue or green) spots, or some anomalistic stripes or spots. This is not defect. If the TV set is used in an area 2,400 meters above the sea level where the air pressure is below 750hpa, the picture on the screen may be affected and a muffled sound might be produced.
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