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Please read this manual carefully before using this TV set and keep it for future reference. AODV151R-S COMBINED 14" CTV AND DVD PLAYER OWNER'S MANUAL If you experience any difficulty in setting up or operating this product. Please contact our Helpline on 01422 203676 (normal rates apply).
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Warning do not leave your TV in standby when leaving the house Correct disposal of this Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) The crossed out “Wheelie bin” is intended to show that this appliance must not be placed with ordinary household waste at the end of its useful life.
CONTENTS Before Operation Warning and cautions.................2 Installation....................3 Aerial connection..................3 Preparation of the remote control...............3 Function buttons and external sockets.............4 Front panel of the TV set................4 Rear panel of the TV set................4 Using the remote control................5 Basic operation Switching the TV set on/off................6 Watching TV ....................7 Watching TV program................7 Program swap and auto scan functions.............8...
Warning and cautions 1. When you clean the TV set, please 4. Do not allow the Tv to become wet pull out the power plug from AC outlet. or be used in a humid atmosphere. Don't clean the cabinet and the The set must only be used in dry screen with benzene, petrol and other locations.
Installation Aerial Connection If the picture is not clear or is snowy, it is recommended that an External Aerial is used, this is usually mounted outside. twin-lead cable Antenna adapter (Not supplied) Aerial input 75 coaxial cable 75 standard coaxial type Plug (Not supplied) AC power socket...
Function Buttons and External Sockets Front panel of the TV set Power Indicator Power Switch Signal Receiver The DVD Player Play Menu Channel Position Video the DVD up/down TV/DVD Audio Stop Switching Open/close the DVD Volume up/ down the DVD Rear panel of the TV set Digital audio coaxial output terminal (See Page 33).
Using the Remote Control Buttons on the remote control Stand By POWER OPEN/CLOSE DVD Open/close Scan SCAN SWAP CALL MUTE Former Program Mute Call Screen Display Program Number TV/AV Exchange TV/AV Digital Selector -/-- H.LOCK TV/DVD H.LOCK TV/DVD Volume/Channel Selection MENU Exit Screen Display MENU...
Switching on/ off the TV set This section explains the use of the power button and remote handset to turn your unit on and off. Switching the TV set on/ off Switching on/ off the TV set 1 Press the Power switch on. The power indicator will light.
Watching TV Watching TV programs How to select a TV programme Select the desired program 1 Using number buttons Directly enter the channel number with the numeric keypad on the remote control. To select channel numbers between 10 ~ 99 press [-/--] button and enter the two digit channel number To select channel numbers between 100 ~ 218 press [-/--] button twice and enter the 3 digit channel number...
Watching TV continued Press the SWAP button to select the channel you were watching previously. Auto scan function scans through all programs in memory including those with "skip" set to "off" (see "Program skip" on page 12). Program swap and auto scan functions Program swap Press the SWAP button to select the channel you were...
Searching channels This TV set has three methods to set the channels, which are respectively full automatic, semi automatic and manual fine tune. In this section, how to use the remote control to set the channel is explained. You can also use the buttons on the TV to set the channel. Full automatic mode Automatic search 1 Press the MENU button.
Searching channels Continued Semi-automatic search Semi-automatic search 1 Press the P+/- buttons or the PROGRAMME NUMBER (0-9) to AUTO choose the desired channel (e.g. Channel 1). 2 Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button MENU a further 3 times until the TUN (tuning) icon is flashing.
Searching channels Continued Manual fine tune Manual fine tune If the picture and/or sound are poor, try using the FINE Do not use this feature unless TUNE feature. reception is poor. 1 Press the P+/- buttons or AUTO PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose the desired channel (e.g.
Searching channels Continued Program skip Program skip Channels can be set so that they are skipped during program selection. 1 Press the P+/- buttons or AUTO PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose the desired MENU channel (e.g. channel 1). Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing.
Convenient picture and sound control functions Multiple picture modes How to select picture modes You can quickly select the desired picture mode from four preset modes and one customized mode. STANDARD Press the P.STD button to select the desired RICH picture quality.
Convenient picture and sound control functions Continued Black Stretch Automatically increases the contrast range Noise Reduce Picture Noise & Grain Reduction Circuit. (Use only on poor reception) Black stretch and noise reduce How to select BLACK STRETCH Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing.Press the MENU button a further 2...
Convenient picture and sound control functions Continued Mute and Fade Sound mute 1 Press the MUTE button on the MUTE MUTE remote control to turn off the sound. MUTE will appear on the top left of the display. 2 Press MUTE again to turn the sound back on.
Time functions Clock setting and timer on/off functions Clock setting The clock will only work if the TV set if left turned on or in standby. When the set is disconnected from the power supply or is turned off by the main power on the front panel, the clock loses power and will need to be reset when the power is reconnected.
Time functions Continued Sleep timer and program preset Sleep timer The sleep timer switches the set to stand-by after the sleep time has elapsed. Sleep time can be set in 10 minute intervals up to TIME 180 minutes, as shown in the illustration.
Set up function Screen saver and Calendar How to start screen saver function When the background NO SIGNAL function is ON a bouncing 'NO SIGNAL' will be displayed on a blue back ground. Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing.
Set up function Continued AVL function Automatic Volume Level control reduces the effect of large volume changes. For instance, when advertisements come on. Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will MENU appear with the PIC BACKGROUND (picture) icon flashing. BLACK STRETCH Press the MENU button NOISE REDUCE...
Organise functions ORGANISE ORGANISE This feature enables TV programmes that may be on a wrong program number to be moved to another number. This feature is very useful when Automatic Search Tuning has been used because programmes are stored in the order they are found, which is usually not the desired order.
Setting the Lock This TV set provides the option of locking various parts of the TV to guard against unauthorised viewing. Changing your password Changing your password This TV set can set a four digit password, the original one is 0000, if you want to reset it, please follow the instructions below.
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Setting the Lock(continued) Setting the Lock Setting the Lock There is Tuning Lock, AV Lock and Child Lock. And you can set each to your needs. H.LOCK INPUT PASSWORD ---- 1 Press the H.LOCK button, the screen will show as the form on the right.
Basic Playback Basic Playback Preparations Stop playback 1. Press STOP button to stop the disc Press the DVD/TV button on the remote control playing. With some discs the player will or the TV to turn on the DVD player. memorize the stop position, such as DVD's and audio CD's.
Advanced Playback Advanced Playback IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL DESCRIBED FUNCTIONS ARE FOR DVD DISCS. IF YOU PLAY OTHER FORMATS, THE OPERATION AND DISPLAY ON SCREEN MAY VARY. PROGRAM CAPTION Press " CAPTION ", the screen will display "SUBTI- When playing discs,press "PROGRAM" to TLE 01/XX XXXXX", "01"...
Special Function Playback JPEG DISC PLAYBACK Users can record pictures from digital camera or scanner onto a CD-R or CD-RW disc using a personal computer, CD recording drive and suitable software. Be sure to use good quality recordable discs and trustworthy software with good instructions. Take care with recording settings: the disc must be recorded as data disc ISO9660 format, short file names (8 characters) are best, no multi-session and must be "finalised".
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DVD System Setup DVD System Setup General Setup Process 1.Press the SETUP button, the SETUP General Setup Page,Preference ..General Setup Page.. Page will be displayed in turn. TV Display 4 3:Ps Angle Mark 4 3:Lb 2.Press CH+/- b to select, the OSD Lang 16 9 item, then press...
DVD System Setup(Continued) DVD System Setup General Setup Page ..General Setup Page.. ANGLE MARK: Users can select a particular TV Display camera angle when playing a DVD which offers Angle Mark OSD Lang multiple angles. Spdif Output This item allows you to set Angle Mark ON or OFF. Captions Screen Saver Off ..General Setup Page..
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DVD System Setup(Continued) DVD System Setup Preference Page The Preference Page is only available when there is no disc in the player. These settings are applied consistently to all discs which are inserted and played. SETUP ..Preference Page.. TV TYPE: This player TV Type Auto supports different TV output, AUTO...
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DVD System Setup(Continued) DVD System Setup SETUP DEFAULT: Resets all settings ..Preference Page.. (except password and parental lock status) for this DVD player TV Type Auto Parental back to the manufacturers Password original settings. Press ENTER Reset Default to perform the reset. PLAY/ENTER Note: Some functions may not be available depending on the type of disc.
Playable Discs The following discs can be played: You cannot play discs other than those listed above. You cannot play non-standard discs, even if they may be labelled as above. The performance of CD-R or CD-RW discs depends on the way the disc is prepared - see under "Special function playback - JPEG disc playback".
Disc Protection and DVD Characteristics Compare DVD disc with other discs: SVCD Encode Digital/ Digital/MPEG Digital Digital Analog MPEG method Single- Double Single- Double- side -side side side 650MB 650MB 650MB Capacity single- single double- double- -layer layer layer layer 4.7G 8.5G 9.4G...
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Connecting the TV set to the other video and audio equipment Connecting to the other video and audio equipment You can attach optional equipment such as another TV or other audio amplification equipment to the scart/digital coaxial sockets at the rear of the set to enjoy higher quality sound and picture.
Trouble shooting guide Please read the guide below before calling the help line number shown below Symptom Possible Cause Remedy Check power connections and ensure power is switched on Dead. No led lit No power to Tv at socket. Press mains switch “in” on Tv Press “Power”...
Specifications Specifications AODV151R-S M o d e l Colour system PAL, AV NTSC Sound system Picture tube 14"colour picture tube (33.5cm viewable) Sound output power 2X2W 10% THD Power requirements AC 240V 50Hz Power consumption Dimension 368 Width x378 Depth x371 Height...
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