Contents Installation Your remote control 2 Preparation 3 Installation 4 Store TV channels 4 Select the menu language and country 4 Automatic installation 5 Manual installation 5 Give name 6 Reshuffle the programme list 6 Select favourite TV channels 6 Install TV setup 7 Operation Use of the remote control 8-10...
Preparation Your remote control EasyLink p. 25 ® recording INSTANT Installation p. 4 yÚ switch to standby p. 8 incredible surround on/off p. 8 MODE INSTANT DVD/Satellite selection p. 24 Colour keys ® Ò ‡ π † selection p. 13 yÚ...
Preparation & Place the TV on a solid surface. For ventilation, leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV. Do not place the TV on a carpet. To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV. Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water.
Installation Select the menu INSTALLATION INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ Press U and h at the same time. æ MENU To use the menus & Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select a menu item. é...
Automatic installation In the Automatic installation menu select and press the OK key to Start activate the searching. All TV channels are searched for and stored Automatic installation automatically. Start Stop Stop If a cable system which broadcasts ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) or a TV is searching TV channel transmitting a teletext page with the frequencies and programme One moment please ...
Give name It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name to a TV channel which has not yet been entered. A name with up to 5 letters INSTALLATION or numbers can be given to the programme numbers 0 to 99. For example Menu language SUPER, BBC1,...
INSTALLATION Install TV Setup Menu language Country The Setup menu allows you to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not Automatic installation related to the installation of the TV channels. Manual installation The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, Give name Reshuffle features, services and peripherals you may have connected.
Operation Use of the remote control Use of the remote control Standby The set is switched off and the red indicator (orange in the case of info acquisition) lights up. ® Instant record To switch the TV on again, press - P + or the If your video recorder has the EasyLink digit keys.
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Bilingual choice and Dual screen sound mode selection Press this key & Press the b key to switch on Dual • to switch from sound, in Stereo Mono screen. INSTANT case of stereo transmission, or from ® Ò ‡ π †...
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INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † Picture format yÚ Press this key repeatedly to select another æ picture format: 4:3, Movie Expand 14:9, Select peripherals Movie Expand 16:9 with or without subtitling, MENU Press this key repeatedly to select EXT1, Wide Screen, Super Zoom or Automatic , according to where you EXT2...
Use of the menus return or switch & Press the key to display/cancel the MENU MAIN MENU INSTANT main menu on/off ® Ò ‡ π † é Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select the yÚ PICTURE SOUND menu or to select the FEATURES PROGRAMMES...
Features menu & Press the key to display/cancel the MENU MAIN MENU return or switch é Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select the menu. FEATURES INSTANT main menu on/off ® Ò ‡ π † “ Press the cursor right to activate the selected menu. yÚ...
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/ Teletext Guide Today, most broadcasters in Europe, are offering teletext pages containing their programme schedule of today.These pages can be requested by switching the TV to Teletext Guide. An increasing number of broadcasters are offering an extended programme guide service called is a new way of presenting programme schedules and offers more features than common teletext.
Teletext guide TV channels which broadcast teletext also transmit a page with the programme guide of the day. For each selected TV channel the programme Channel Theme Overview guide page can be selected with the æ key: BBC 1 BBC 2 - automatically if the selected TV channel supports services like PDC p 01 02 ...
Basic functions The functions Record, Remind and Info can be activated with the corresponding colour keys on the remote control. If the function is not available, then the text is shown at reduced brightness. Date time Select a programme with the cursor up/down. CHANNEL THEME OVERVIEW...
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Select Picture/ -Teletext Guide Press the æ key. INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † æ Press the b key. yÚ The screen is divided into two parts: the left side for the normal main picture, æ the right side for /Teletext Guide.
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Teletext colour keys Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. to select Each channel which broadcasts teletext transmits a page with information on INSTANT how to use its teletext system. Look for the teletext page with the main index (usually p. 100). yÚ...
Select the index teletext page Press the white colour key to display the main index (usually p.100). INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † Only for T.O.P teletext broadcasts : yÚ T.O.P orders the pages in categories and adds other possibilities of enhancing æ...
Select Continuous Subtitles TV channels with teletext often transmit programmes with subtitling. For each TV channel you can store a subtitle page which will be displayed continuously if the programme being broadcast is transmitted with subtitles. Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle page from the index. Switch off teletext.
Connect Peripheral Equipment There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your TV.The following connection diagrams show you how to connect them. Video recorder Connect the aerial cables 1, 2 and, to obtain the optimum picture quality, eurocable 3 as shown opposite.
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Camera & camcorder & Connect your camera or camcorder to sockets at the right side of your TV. é 2 and 3 for mono Connect the equipment to VIDEO AUDIO L equipment. Press the X key repeatedly to select the sound coming from one or both loudspeakers of your TV.
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Headphone & Insert the plug into the headphone socket L at the right side of the TV. é Press ¬ on the remote control to switch off the internal loudspeakers of the TV. The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm. The headphone socket has a 3.5 mm jack.
To select connected equipment If the TV is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, in some cases the TV will be switched on, even when it was in standby. (E.g. playback tape,...) This is not possible when Child lock On is selected. Equipment connected with an aerial cable only : Select the programme number under which you have stored the test signal ◊...
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Satellite receiver Press the OK key simultaneously with the digit key 1. Now you can operate your satellite receiver with the remote control of your Ò ‡ INSTANT Keep the key on the left side of the remote control pressed and MODE ®...
Record with your video recorder To record S-VHS quality, connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the video recorder. Record a TV programme & Select the programme number on your video recorder. é Set your video recorder to record. See the handbook for your video recorder. Switching programme numbers on your TV does not disturb recording ! Record a programme on your video recorder connected to from Audio/Video equipment connected to...
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Glossary 100 Hz Easy Link Smart Picture and Sound controls 100 Hertz provides a superior solution to Digital ‘intelligent’ ESI bus-system between Keys on the remote control to select the problem of picture flicker which is TV and VCR (Scart connection required). predefined picture and sound settings.