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LCD TV with LED backlight User Manual LE43U7970 LE50U7970 LE55U7970 HIGH-DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE www.aoc.com 2017 AOC. All Rights Reserved.
Contents 9.6 Closed captioning (CC) and language 1 Using help 4 10 TV guide 29 2 Troubleshooting 5 10.1 What you need 2.1 Channels 10.2 TV guide data 2.2 General 10.3 Using the TV guide 2.3 Picture 11 Recording and Pause TV 31 2.4 Sound 2.5 HDMI and USB 11.1 Recording...
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21.5 Display input resolution 21.6 Dimensions and Weights 21.7 Connectivity 21.8 Sound 21.9 Multimedia 22 Safety and care 57 22.1 Safety 22.2 Screen care 23 Copyrights 59 23.1 MHL 23.2 HDMI 23.3 Dolby 23.4 ANATEL 23.5 Microsoft 23.6 Wi-Fi Alliance 23.7 Kensington 23.8 Other trademarks Index 61...
Using help Open Help Press the key (blue) to open Help immediately. Help will open to the chapter that is most relevant to what you are doing or what is selected on TV. To look up topics alphabetically, press the color key ...
If the blinking reoccurs, contact AOC TV Consumer Care. Troubleshooting Picture Channels No picture / distorted picture No digital channels found during the installation • Make sure that the antenna is properly connected to the TV.
• Make sure that the sound settings are correctly set. Internet does not work • Make sure that all cables are properly connected. • If the connection to the router is OK, check the router • Make sure that the volume is not muted or set to zero. connection to the Internet.
Setting up Read safety Read the safety instructions first before you use the TV. To read the instructions, in Help, press the color Keywords and look up Safety instructions. TV stand and wall mounting You can find the instructions for mounting the TV stand in the Quick Start Guide that came with the TV.
Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption, unplug the power cable to save energy if you do not use the TV • For 43-inch TV: VESA MIS-F 200x200, M6 for a long period of time. • For 50-inch TV: VESA MIS-F 400x200, M6 For more information, in Help, press the color •...
connection, and press OK. Connect devices E-Link settings To switch off E-Link completely… About connections 1 - Press the Settings key, select General settings and press (right) to enter the menu. Antenna port 2 - Select E-Link, press (right) and select E-Link one step further.
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In case you prefer to disable ARC on the HDMI connections, Y Pb Pr - Component press Settings key. Select Sound and press (right) to enter the menu. Select Y Pb Pr - Component Video is a high quality connection. Advanced >...
If the sound does not match the video on screen, you can adjust information. the audio to video synchronization. For more information, in Help, press the color Keywords and look up Audio to video sync. Home Theater System - HTS Connect with HDMI ARC Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theater System (HTS) to the TV.
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To synchronize the sound on the TV… 1 - Press the Settings key, select Sound and press (right) to enter the menu. 2 - Select Advanced > Audio out offset and press OK. 3 - Use the slider bar to set the sound offset and press OK. 4 - Press ...
Press the Settings key. Select Sound > Advanced > Audio out format. Headphones No sound You can connect a set of headphones to the connection on If you cannot hear the sound from the TV on your Home the back of the TV. The connection is a mini-jack 3.5mm. You Theater System, check if you connected the HDMI cable to can adjust the volume of the headphones separately.
Drive. For more information on how to install a USB Hard Drive, in Help, press the color key Keywords and look up USB hard drive, installation. Installation Before you can pause or record a broadcast, you must connect and format a USB Hard Drive. Formatting removes all files from the USB Hard Drive.
screen instructions. 4.11 4 - The TV will ask if you want to use the USB Hard Drive to USB mouse store apps. Select Agree if you do. 5 - When the USB Hard Drive is formatted, leave it connected Connect USB mouse permanently.
To stop watching the USB flash drive content, press EXIT or select another activity. To disconnect the USB flash drive, you can pull out the flash drive anytime. Ultra HD on USB You can view photos in Ultra HD resolution from a connected USB device or flash drive.
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a movie). 4 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Remember to set Game or computer setting to Off when you stop playing the game.
Home menu About the Home menu Channels This row contains all channels. Sources This row contains available sources on this TV. Utilities This row contains TV functions available to the user. Quick settings This row contains settings available to the user. Open the Home menu To open the Home menu and open an item…...
router). The TV might find several wireless networks in your proximity. Network • WPS If your router has WPS, you can directly connect to the router without scanning. Go to the router, press the WPS button and return to the TV within 2 minutes. Then press Connect to make Network and Internet the connection.
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• If the connection fails, you can check the DHCP (Dynamic 3 - Select Static IP and press OK to enable Static IP Host Configuration Protocol) setting of the router. DHCP configuration. should be switched on. 4 - Select Static IP configuration and configure the connection. 5 - You can set the number for IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS 1, or DNS 2.
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4 - Select Done to confirm the change. 5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Netflix settings With Netflix settings, you can view the ESN number or deactivate a Netflix device. To enter Netflix settings… 1 - Press the Settings key, select Network and press ...
Sleep timer Switching On and Off With the Sleep Timer, you can set the TV to switch to Standby automatically after a preset time. On or standby To set the Sleep Timer… 1 - Press the Settings key, select General settings > Sleep Before you switch on the TV, make sure you plugged the wall timer and press OK.
2 - Arrow / navigation / OK keys To navigate up, down, left or right. To confirm a selection or Remote control setting. 3 - BACK To switch back to the previous channel you selected. Key overview To close a menu without changing a setting. To go back to the previous Smart TV page.
To open the Popular searches page. 6 - Picture format To open or close the Picture format menu. IR sensor The TV can receive commands from a remote control that uses infrared (IR) to send commands. If you use this kind of remote control, always point it at the infrared sensor on the front of the ...
tune to the selected channel. 4 - Press (left) to go back one step or press BACK to Channels close the menu. Filter a channel list Install Channels To set a filter on a list with all channels... For more information, in Help, press the color 1 - Press ...
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with a higher rating. The parental age rating is set for all channels. Lock a channel Lock and unlock a channel Channels may be locked to prevent children from watching a Channel options specific channel. To watch a locked channel, you must enter the 4-digit Child lock PIN code first.
Mono / Stereo Remove a Favorites List You can switch the sound of an analog channel to Mono or You can only remove a Favorites List. Stereo. To remove a Favorites List… To switch to Mono or Stereo… 1 - Press LIST to open the current channel list and 1 - Tune to an analog channel.
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Menu language To change the language of the TV menus and messages… 1 - Press the Settings key, select General settings > Language > Menu language and press OK. 2 - Select your desired language and press OK. 3 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
1 - Press INFO. 2 - Press BACK to close. TV guide Change day 10.1 What you need The TV guide can show scheduled programs for the upcoming days (maximum up to 8 days). With the TV Guide you can view a list of the current and If the TV guide information comes from the broadcaster, you scheduled TV programs of your channels.
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Set a recording You can set a recording in the TV Guide*. Recordings, a program set to To see the recording list, press be recorded is marked with a (black dot) before the program's name. To record a program… 1 - Press TV GUIDE and select a future or ongoing program.
To change the date of the list, press OPTIONS and select Change day. In the list, select the desired day and Recording and Pause press OK. If the TV guide comes from the Internet, you can select the date at the top of the page and press OK. 2 - With the program highlighted, press ...
Failed recording When a scheduled recording was prevented by the broadcaster or when the broadcast was interrupted, a recording is marked as Failed. Delete a recording To delete an existing recording, select the recording in the list, press Remove and press OK. For more information, press ...
Utilities Smart TV Open Smart TV page. TV guide For more information, in Help, press the color Keywords and look up TV guide. Recordings For more information, in Help, press the color Keywords and look up Recording. Channels View channel list.
Netflix 13.1 Netflix If you have a Netflix subscription, you can enjoy Netflix on this TV. Your TV must be connected to the Internet. To open Netflix, press to open the Netflix App. You can open Netflix immediately from a TV in standby. www.netflix.com...
14.3 Scan connections Sources To rescan connections and update the Sources menu, 14.1 press Scan connections. (if key is available on the bottom Switch to a device of the screen.) From the list of Sources, you can switch to any of the connected 14.4 devices.
Internet 15.1 Start Internet You can browse the Internet on your TV. You can view any Internet website but most of them are not prepared for a TV screen. • Some plug-ins (e.g., to view pages or videos) are not available on your TV.
16.3 Play your music Your music, movies and photos Play music • To play music, select Music in the menu bar, select a song and 16.1 press OK. • If there are more songs in the same folder, press Play all to From a USB connection play all songs in this folder.
Movie options During the video playback, press OPTIONS to… • Subtitles • Subtitle language • Audio language • Character set • Status • Repeat • Subtitle settings 16.5 View your photos View photos To view photos, select Photos in the menu bar, select a photo thumbnail and press OK.
convenient services. Smartphones and What you need tablets To enjoy Smart TV Apps, you must connect the TV to a router with a high-speed (broadband) internet connection. You can use 17.1 a home network connected to the Internet. You do not need a computer.
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The TV connects to the Internet and opens the Smart TV start pages long. Use the arrow keys to go to the next or previous page. This may take a few seconds. page. Close Smart TV Open an App To close the Smart TV start page, press Home and select To open an App .
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online video store and Apps for watching programs you missed. MULTI-Sight If the App gallery does not have what you are looking for, try the World Wide Web and surf the Internet on your TV. You can watch the current TV channel while in a Smart TV App or on the Internet.
Sleep timer Settings For more information, in Help, press the color Keywords and look up Sleep timer. 18.1 Quick settings 18.2 Picture Eco settings For more information, in Help, press the color Picture style Keywords and look up Eco settings. Select a style For easy picture adjustment, you can select a preset Picture style.
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Home or Store Advanced picture settings If the Picture style is switched back to Vivid every time you Game or computer switch on the TV, the TV location is set to Shop, a setting meant for in-store promotion. When you connect a device, the TV recognizes its type and gives each device a correct type name.
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enter the menu. Custom color temperature 2 - Select Advanced > Contrast > Brightness, and press OK. 3 - Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust the value. With Custom color temperature, you can set the color 4 - Press ...
2 - Select Advanced > Sharpness > Noise reduction, and • Fit to screen – automatically zooms in the picture to fill the press OK. screen without distortion. Black bars may be visible. Not suitable 3 - Select Maximum, Medium, Minimum or Off. for PC input.
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• Movie - Ideal for watching movies enter the menu. • Music - Ideal for listening to music 2 - Select Surround mode and press (right) to enter the • Game - Ideal for gaming menu. • News - Ideal for speech 3 - Select Stereo or Incredible surround.
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With E-Link or E-Link Autostart selected, you can still switch to off Audio Out Delay on the TV. TV speakers if necessary. To switch off Audio Out Delay… To set the TV speakers… 1 - Press the Settings key, select Sound and press (right) to 1 - Press the Settings key, select Sound and press ...
settings. 18.4 Eco settings 18.5 Energy saving General settings Eco settings adjusts the settings to help the environment. Languages Energy Saving For more information, in Help, press Keywords and look If you select Energy Saving, the TV switches to Picture Style - up Language settings.
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USB keyboard settings Channel logos To install the USB keyboard, switch on the TV and connect the In some countries, the TV can show the channel logos. USB keyboard to one of the USB connections on the TV. When If you do not want these logos to appear, you can switch them the TV detects the keyboard for the first time, you can select off.
Child lock Time zone To set the time zone… Age ratings lock 1 - Press the Settings key, select General To set a minimum age to watch rated programs... settings > Clock > Time zone, and press OK. 1 - Press the Settings key, select Child lock and press (right) 2 - Select one of the time zones.
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1 - While watching a TV channel, press OPTIONS, 2 - Select Audio description > Speech and press OK. select Universal access and press OK. 3 - Select Descriptive or Subtitles and press OK. 2 - Select Audio description, and select On. 4 - Press ...
With Channel List Copy, you can copy the channels installed on 8 - Press BACK to close the menu. one TV onto another AOC TV of the same range, thereby avoiding time-consuming channel searches by uploading a predefined channel list to a TV. Use a USB flash drive with a storage capacity of at least 1 GB.
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4 - Select Channel List Copy > Copy to TV and press OK. Enter your PIN code if necessary. Now you can upload the copied channel list onto another AOC 5 - The TV notifies you if the channel list is copied to the TV successfully.
20.4 Open source license Software About open source license 20.1 Update software Acknowledgements and License Texts for any open source software used in this TV. Update from Internet This is a document describing the distribution of the source code used on the TV, which fall either under the GNU General If the TV is connected to the Internet, you may receive a Public License (the GPL), or the GNU Lesser General Public message from TP Vision to update the TV software.
Dimensions and Weights Connections • USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 • Ethernet LAN RJ-45 LE43U7970 • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (built-in) • without TV stand: Width 38.1 in (968.2 mm) - Height 22.7 in (575.8 mm) - Depth Supported USB file systems 3.3 in (84.3 mm) - Weight ±...
improper wall mounting that results in accident, injury or damage. Safety and care • Parts of this product are made of glass. Handle with care to avoid injury or damage. Risk of damage to the TV! 22.1 Safety Before you connect the TV to the power outlet, ensure that the power voltage matches the value printed on the back of the TV.
Low temperatures If the TV is transported in temperatures below 5°C or 41°F, unpack the TV and wait until the TV temperature reaches room temperature before connecting the TV to the power outlet. Humidity In rare occasions, depending on temperature and humidity, minor condensation can occur on the inside of the TV glass front (on some models).
23.5 Microsoft Copyrights Windows Media 23.1 Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. MHL, Mobile High-Definition Link and the MHL Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of the MHL, LLC. Microsoft PlayReady Content owners use Microsoft PlayReady™...
Index DMR, Digital Media Renderer 20 Age Ratings 26 Antenna connection 8 E-Link 9 App gallery 40 E-Link, On or Off 9 Audio commentary 50 E-Link, Remote control 9 Audio Description 50 E-Link, settings 9 Audio Out Delay 12 Eco settings 48 Audio Out Format 12 End of use 55 Audio Out Leveling 12...
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On a TV stand, TV Placement 47 TV Guide, data and information 29 On the Wall, TV Placement 47 TV Guide, Reminder 29 Options on a Channel 26 TV Installation 52 Parental Rating 26 Ultra HD, connection 48 Pause TV 32 Universal access 50 Photo camera, connect 16 Universal Access, Speakers/Headphones 51...
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CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY SHEET SCHEMATIC NAME Date Author Reviser reason 01. COVER 2015/12/02 CH.Chiu Circuit update 02.Power Tree 2015/12/25 CH.Chiu 03. BLOCK DIAGRAM 04. GPIO list 05.System power 06. Peripheral 07. Audio IO/SPDIF/Video 08. Speaker/Headphone 09. SCART Input 10. LVDS 11.
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POWER TREE FB703 FB601 AUDIO AMP PVDD AU_18V +18V_AUDIO AD87588 POWER SWITCH AON4421 Q705 OPWRSB_PWR LDO CONVERTER STB_PWR U712 3V3SB G9091 R707 R713 BUCK CONVERTER SY8366QNC AVDD1V0_STB AVDD1V0_1 U707 If +5V_STB=STB_PWR, Than R710 add 0R R8077 2016-09-22 VCC1.8V_FRC LDO CONVERTER G9661 R726 U704...
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If PSU has 3V3SB, all 3V3SB by +5V_STB or conponents are STB_PWR existing. 3V3SB STB_PWR +18V to +5V_SB by PGOOD(U708) MAX=0.12A U712 VOUT Main_18V If PSU has 3V3SB, all Main_18V Big plane C720 conponents are existing. 2.2UF 10V C729 8/20 Add for PHP 10UF 10V G9091-330T11U R798...
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GPIO LIST PCBA version ID PCBA version ID PIN NAME Function Definition GPIO Function PIN NAME Function define GPIO Function CI_A0 CI Interface CI_A0 (GPIO_0) ADIN0_SRV Function Select SCART_FS CI_A1 CI Interface CI_A1 (GPIO_1) ADIN1_SRV KEY_PAD KEY_PAD0 ADIN2_SRV CI_A2 CI Interface CI_A2 (GPIO_2) KEY_PAD...
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Block Diagram EMMC 4GB DDR3 HD& FHD LCD PANEL TDSY H480F MST7484 DVB-T2 DEMOD Si2168 YPbPr+L/R MT5596L RJ45 3W/5W/10W SPK HDMI1 AUDIO AMP HDMI2 AD87588 HDMI3 HDMI4 Headphone USB 3.0 USB 2.0 WiFi SPDIF UART SPI for Scanning backlight T P V ( Top T P V ( Top T P V ( Top Victory...
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GPIO LIST PCBA version ID PCBA version ID PIN NAME Function Definition GPIO Function PIN NAME Function define GPIO Function CI_A0 CI Interface CI_A0 (GPIO_0) ADIN0_SRV Function Select SCART_FS CI_A1 CI Interface CI_A1 (GPIO_1) ADIN1_SRV KEY_PAD KEY_PAD0 (GPIO_2) ADIN2_SRV CI_A2 CI Interface CI_A2 KEY_PAD...
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2K15 MT5596L platform 3V3SB OPWRSB: P12V P12V 11,27 +5V_STB Normal: Low +5V_STB 12,16 3V3SB +18V Stand_by: Hi +18V R709 DVDD3V3 BL_ON/OFF: +18V_AUDIO +18V_AUDIO MAIN POWER 1K 1/16W 5% Inverter on: Low VCCK VCCK 6,7,19 DVDD3V3 DVDD3V3 AVDD1V2_DTMB Inverter off: High AVDD1V2_DTMB 9 BL_ON/POK R768...
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U801A MST7484GC AVDD_DDR 20,21 AVDD_DDR AVDD_DDR 1Kohm 1/16W +/-1% R847 A-MVREFDQ R848 C809 C808 C810 C811 100NF 16V 22UF 20% 6.3V 100NF 16V 1nF 50V R825 240R 1% A-ZQ-A A_DDR_ZQ_A A-MVREFDQ A_DDR_VREF_A R826 240R 1% A-ZQ-B A_DDR_ZQ_B T P V ( Top T P V ( Top T P V ( Top Victory...
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CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY SCHEMATIC NAME SHEET Date Author Reviser reason 01.COVER 2014/5/13 William Ou Drawing released. 02.KEY 2014/5/28 William Ou PCB Demension change to 22mmX29.5mm to meet D2P5 panel. T P V ( Top Victory Electronics Co . , Ltd. ) OEM MODEL 2K15 PHILIPS6000 KEY CONTROL BOARD Size...
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Direction switch Key functionResistance Voltage JOYSTICK Center 2-5 short Menu Right 1-5 short 0.5V CN01 KEY1 Left 4-5 short 0.81V Down 3-5 short VOL- 1.65V CONN 0.1uF 50V 6-5 short VOL+ 2.27V No function 3.3V TACT SW 6P SW01 Joystick circuit diagram Right Center Down...
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CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY Reviser reason SCHEMATIC NAME Date Author SHEET 01.COVER Gene First release 2014/04/23 02.LED&IR Gene ME DXF update 2014/06/26 Chiu 2014/10/21 ME DXF update, LED position modify ( ESD reason) T P V ( Top T P V ( Top T P V ( Top Victory Victory...
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CONN CONN CN201 CN201 LED_R 3V3SB ZD202 ZD202 3V3SB 3V3SB 3V3SB stanby ZD203 ZD203 R201 R201 R202 R202 LED301 LED301 10K 1/16W 5% 10K 1/16W 5% 100R 1/10W 5% 100R 1/10W 5% CHIP LED RED 19-21B/R6C-BL1M2VY/3T CHIP LED RED 19-21B/R6C-BL1M2VY/3T U201 U201 Close to U201...
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Software Upgrade 1.Putting the upgrade_loader.pkg and mergeFRC.bin in the root of USB; 2. AC OFF/ON, the TV will show the upgrading message; 3. After finish upgrade process, TV will reboot by itself; 4. Remove USB disk from TV; 5. Check if the software version is correct; 6.
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1. Remove the screws to remove BASE. 2. Remove the screws to remove REAR COVER.
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3. Remove the screws to remove MAIN BOARD, POWER BOARD. 4. Panel...
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LE43U7970 LE50U7970 Start Guide / Guía de Inicio LE55U7970 LE65U7970 Step 1 Getting to know your 43”/50”/55”/65” AOC LED TV Package Contents Contenidos del Embalaje Check out the front, side, and back panels to familiarize yourself Cable de alimentación AOC TV unit...
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Presione el botón del controlador en la parte inferior de la pantalla del televisor o el botón ENCENDIDO en su control X41G78SV67341B remoto para encender el televisor. Su televisor escaneará los canales y memorizará automáticamente los que están disponibles. www.AOC.com...
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