Summary of Contents for Metz HOME ENTERTAINMENT LCD-TV series
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H O M E E N T E R TA I N M E N T O p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r a l l L C D - T V s e t s LCD-TV M e t z - a l w a y s f i r s t c l a s s .
1. Installation • Take care that no bright artificial light or sunshi- ne falls directly on the screen. This could cause reflections which have a negative effect on the brilliance of the picture. • The optimum viewing distance is about five times the screen diagonal dimension.
2. Safety notes • Always place the monitor on a solid, nect the power cable and aerial cable stable surface. from their outlets or from the TV set in the case of a thunderstorm. • If a cold TV set is moved to a warm room, always allow any condensation •...
3. The Remote Control The remote control sends commands to the TV set by means of an infrared sig- nal. You must point it towards the TV set when using it. Note that the remote con- trol may interfere with the operation of other devices which use infrared signals (such as infrared headphones).
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3. The Remote Control Overview of the functions of the keys Switch to DVB radio mode. Switch on from the standby state into radio mode Function keys: F1/F2/F3: press briefly to call the functions set in the factory. F1/F2/F3: press and hold to display a selection of special functions. AV: press to select one of the previously configured AV devices.
4. Daily Operation Switching on Switching off Switch on the TV set with the main Press the key to switch the TV set to switch. standby mode. If you do not intend to use the TV set for a longer period, switch The TV set is now in standby mode and it off with the main power switch.
6. Station Selection Opening the menu Station selection and management of programme positions The TV set can store the settings for up to 2000 TV stations and 2000 radio stations in so-called pro- gramme positions. You can select any of these programme positions with the numeric keys, with the oval rocker key "P+/P-"...
Opening the Info 7. User Help (Information) During the design of this TV set, we have made every effort to make it as easy a possible for you to use it and we hope that you will enjoy familiari- sing yourself with your new TV set. With the "Information"...
8. Menu Control Opening the menu With the "TV menu", we provide you with an MENU assistant to help you find your way through the many possible settings of the TV set. Don't be afraid to change any settings in the various menus.
Opening the menu 9. Teletext Teletext is an additional service provided free of charge by many TV stations. It is an "electronic magazine" through which you can browse in TEXT various ways. Opening Teletext: • Press the "TEXT" key. If the selected Gehörlose station offers "TOP-Text", a "card Börse...
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9. Teletext Double font size Setting marks in Teletext You can double the size of the font used As a user of Teletext, you will probably for Teletext pages with the F1 key. Pres- want to visit certain pages (such as sing this key once displays an enlarged stock-market news, news pages or the picture of the upper third of the page.
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9. Teletext Displaying all Teletext marks If you have set marks for a programme position, you can display an overview of these marks by pressing the F3 key. The displayed list shows whe- re the marks are set. Press F3 again to hide the list.
10. AV Playback Opening the menu AV playback (devices with switching voltage) MENU Before they can be used, AV devices must be registered and assigned to the appropri- ate input sockets in the menu "AV devices". Playing back a recording from a video cassette, DVD, etc.
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Opening the menu 10. AV Playback If you now start to play back a recording on the connected AV device, the TV set changes automa- tically from any other programme position to the playback mode. AV playback (devices without switching voltage) Before they can be used, AV devi- ces must be registered and assig- ned to the appropriate input sok-...
10.1 AV Playback Opening the menu VCR function The menu item "VCR" is not available in a 2 ** menu. MENU Picture quality when playing back from tape devices The VCR function ensures an optimum picture quality when playing back recordings from tape devices such as video cassette recorders or cam- corders.
Opening the menu 11. General Picture Settings Some of the menu items are not available in a 2 ** menu. MENU The picture settings brightness, contrast, colour intensity, sharpness and noise reduction can be set generally for all programme positions and saved as standard values which can be recalled at any time by pressing the "OK"...
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11. General Picture Settings Opening the menu Some of the menu items are not available in a 2 ** menu. MENU The picture settings zoom, vertical position, auto- matic zoom and panorama can be set and saved as general settings for all programme positions. Setting the zoom/panorama mode: •...
11.1 Picture Settings for Opening the menu Programmes via TV Menu Picture settings for individual programme positions are not available in a 2 ** menu. If the standard values do not provide a satisfacto- MENU ry picture in some programme positions, you can make different settings for these positions which override almost all of the general picture settings.
11.2 Picture Settings for Opening the menu Programme via Station Table Individual picture settings for programme position xy: MENU • Select the programme position whose picture settings you wish to change. • Press the "MENU" key. The TV menu appears on the screen. •...
Opening the menu 12. General Sound Settings Some of the menu items are not available in a 2 ** menu. The sound settings volume, treble, bass, stereo wide and spatial sound can be set generally for MENU all programme positions and saved as standard values which can be recalled at any time by pres- sing the "OK"...
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12. General Sound Settings Opening the menu Some of the menu items are not available in a 2 ** menu. Setting SRS-WOW • Press the "MENU" key. MENU The TV menu appears on the screen. • Press the blue key .
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Opening the menu 12. General Sound Settings Automatic volume correction Some TV stations transmit their commercials at a higher sound volume than that for the normal pro- MENU gramme. In order to save you from adjusting the volume each time with the remote control, you can activate automatic volume correction.
12.1 Sound Settings for Opening the menu Programmes via TV Menu Some of the menu items are not available MENU in a 2 ** menu. Volume correction Various TV stations broadcast their programmes with different sound volumes. This volume diffe- rence can be minimised by correcting the volume.
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12.1 Sound Settings for Opening the menu Programmes via TV Menu Some of the menu items are not available MENU in a 2 ** menu. Tone setting The tone setting can be set to "Normal" or "Speech". The setting "Speech" should be used primarily for stations which broadcast mainly pro- grammes with a lot of speech, such as news sta- tions.
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12.1 Sound Settings for Opening the menu Programmes via TV Menu Some of the menu items are not available MENU in a 2 ** menu. Forced mono It may happen that your TV set switches from mono to stereo in the middle of a programme, alt- hough no stereo sound is being transmitted.
12.1 Sound Settings for Prog. Opening the menu via the Station Table Some of the menu items are not available MENU in a 2 ** menu. Making sound corrections: • Select the programme position whose sound set- tings you wish to change. •...
13. Colour Standard Opening the menu Some of the menu items are not available in a 2 ** menu. MENU Normally, your TV set will automatically detect the colour standard (PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC44, PAL60, PALM or Pal N) transmitted by each sta- tion.
Opening the menu 14. Automatic Zoom The menu item "Automatic zoom" is not available in a 2 ** menu. MENU When the automatic zoom function is active, pro- grammes in a "widescreen" format (such as pro- grammes in 16:9) are expanded to fill as much of the screen as possible.
15. Childlock Opening the menu With the aid of the childlock function, you can determine whether or not the TV set can be swit- ched on and which stations may be selected at MENU which times. The childlock can be set such that: a) it is always active, b) one to six TV, radio or AV programmes (Prog A ...
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Opening the menu 15. Childlock b) Permitted programmes: Activate the childlock as described in step a). Use the corresponding numeric key to select the menu item "Permitted xx progs." (xx = TV, radio or AV). Press the "OK" key and, in the setting window, enter the programme positions with the numeric keys or use the - + key to select the desired pro-...
16. Reminder Opening the menu The menu item "Reminder" is not available in a 2 ** menu. MENU If you wish to be reminded of something while watching TV, you can set a reminder for any des- ired time. At this time, a window with the remin- der appears on the screen.
Opening the menu 17. Timer Control The menu items "On time" and "Off time" are not available in a 2 ** menu. MENU In the menu item "Timer control", you can pro- gramme a switch-on time, a switch-off time and a sleep timer (switch off after ...).
17.1 Setting the Time and Date Opening the menu Normally, the TV set will determine the current date and time from the Teletext signals of the cur- MENU rently selected station (providing this station sends Teletext). If this is not the case, or if an incorrect date or time is displayed, you can set the date and time manually.
Opening the menu 17.2 Recording Control This menu item is not available in a 2 ** menu. In the menu item "Recording control", you can set a MENU lead time and an overrun time for timer recordings. The TV set is automatically switched to the pro- gramme position from which the recording is to be made at a time which is the number of minutes programmed as the lead time before the pro-...
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17.2 Recording control Application example: You wish to record a programme received via DVB-T. The programme starts at 22:45 hours, ends at 23:40 hours and is broadcast on ITV. Set up a "manual timer" as described in Section 18, "Special Functions 2, Timer Overview" or set a timer with the aid of the EPG as described in Section 22.3 “Using EPG, Recording a Program- me".
18. Special Functions Opening the menu Picture-in-Picture On TV sets equipped with only one tuner, the pic- ture-in-picture (PIP) function can only be used to display the picture from an AV device. On TV sets with two tuners, the picture from anot- her station or from an AV device can be displayed.
18. Special Functions Opening the menu Normal/Speech Selection of "Normal" or "Speech" is des- Special functions 2 cribed in Section 12.1, "Tone Settings". Normal/Speech In this menu, you can temporarily select "Normal" or "Speech". The selection remains active until you switch to another programme position, switch to standby mode or switch the TV set off completely.
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18. Special Functions Opening the menu Recording a programme with a timer depends on the selected scope of operation. Depending on the configuration of the TV set, the various menu items may be displayed in a diffe- rent order and numbered differently. Use the - + key to set this menu item to "Yes".
18. Special Functions Opening the menu Direct recording of a programme If you wish to record the programme you are cur- rently watching, you can start a direct (one-touch) recording to make the current programme availa- ble to a recording device connected to the EURO sockets.
18. Special Functions Opening the menu Picture format Adjusting the picture format: • Briefly press the F3 key to open the window with special picture functions. • Press numeric key to select the function "Picture format menu". • Use the "P+/P-" rocker key to select 16:9 full picture the desired function.
18. Special Functions Opening the menu Picture Position If desired, the picture can be shifted up or down in order, for example, to make subtitles visible or to hide "ticker" displays. Adjusting the picture position: Special functions 3 • Press the F3 key until the window Picture format "Special functions 3"...
Opening the menu 18.1 Programming the Function Keys The remote control has four function keys: F1, F2, F3 and AV. You can programme these function keys with any of the available functions. Special functions 2 If you press and hold any function key, a Normal/Speech window with the available functions is displayed.
19. Sound Settings Opening the menu Mute Function In the menu "Sound settings", you can activate a MENU two-stage mute function. When this function is active, the volume in TV mode can be reduced in two stages with the mute Activating the mute function •...
20. EPG EPG is an Electronic Program Guide containing programme information for all important stations. It is broadcast by various stations (in Germany by Kabel1 and RTL 2) and also includes the data for the other TV stations in the country. The TV set needs about 30 minutes to initially download the large amount of data.
20.1 Activating the EPG Opening the menu The EPG function can be activated by briefly pres- sing the "EPG" key if an EPG programme position has been defined in the menu (see below). If no EPG programme position has been defined in the menu, the following applies.
20.2 Collecting EPG Data The Electronic Programme Guides are • Press numeric key to delete the broadcast by several different stations, mark (x) at the beginning of the line and the information is therefore presented "Include station in EPG". in various layouts. You can thus choose •...
20.3 Using the EPG Opening the menu Once all of the EPG data have been collected, briefly pressing the "EPG" key displays the EPG with the current programme on the selected pro- gramme position highlighted. The following keys have special functions in EPG mode: Select a programme.
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Opening the menu 20.3 Using the EPG Selecting a programme and viewing or setting a reminder In the EPG, you can select a programme with the cursor control key. • Press the "OK" key in order to - view the programme if it is already running, or - set a reminder for it if it has not yet started.
20.3 Using the EPG Opening the menu Recording a Programme Selecting a programme for recording: If you have a video recorder with the dialogue system, the EPG permits you to start a recording by pressing a single key. • Press the "EPG" key to open the EPG. •...
Opening the menu 21. Setting the Country and Language MENU The menu items "Language" and "Country" are not available in a 2 ** menu. Selecting the language in the TV menu You can select any of the available languages for the TV menu.
22. Setting Stations Opening the menu Setting the reception mode This TV set is capable of operating in three diffe- rent reception modes: Analogue TV: The broadcasting technology which has been used for many years. The signals can be received via a rooftop antenna or a cable.
22.1 Setting Stations Opening the menu TV-Standard for analogue stations MENU Various TV standards for picture and sound are used in different countries. If the wrong TV stan- dard is selected, you will not be able to hear the sound, or it will be distorted. The TV standard "L" also uses a different standard for transmission of the picture.
22.1 Setting Stations Opening the menu Analogue TV Terrestrial station search MENU The terrestrial station search automatically sear- ches the entire range of available reception fre- quencies for stations. All stations which are found are placed in the station table which is displayed at the end of the search operation.
22.1 Setting Stations Opening the menu Colour standard for analogue stations The TV set will normally detect the colour standard MENU (PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC44, PAL60, PAL M) automatically. If this automatic selection does not provide satis- factory results (which should happen only rarely), you can select the colour standard manually for each programme position.
22.2 Setting Stations Opening the menu Automatic DVB-T station search DVB-T station search MENU The DVB-T station search operation searches the entire frequency band for TV and radio stations. All stations which are found are placed in separa- te TV and radio station tables. See Section 29. for details of DVB radio mode.
22.2 Setting Stations Opening the menu Manual DVB-T station search For a manual station search, you must know the MENU channel number or the frequency of the station you wish to find. Executing the manual search • Press the "MENU" key to open the TV menu. •...
22.3 Setting Stations Opening the menu Automatic DVB-C station search DVB-C station search MENU The DVB-C station search operation searches the entire frequency band for TV and radio stations. All stations which are found are placed in separa- te TV and radio station tables. See Section 29 for details of DVB radio mode.
22.3 Setting Stations Opening the menu Manual DVB-C station search For a manual station search, you must know the MENU channel number or the frequency of the station you wish to find. Executing the manual search • Press the "MENU" key to open the TV menu. •...
23. Station Logo Opening the menu With the aid of the VPS signal, a station logo with a maximum length of 15 characters is automati- cally assigned to each station. MENU If this automatic assignment does not work, or if you want to use a different logo, you can change the setting manually.
Opening the menu 24. Sorting Stations You can move, copy and delete individual stations or groups of stations within the station table. Moving, copying and deleting stations MENU • Press the "MENU" key to open the TV menu. • Press the white key to open the station table.
25. Registering AV Devices Opening the menu AV (audio/video) devices are external devices MENU which deliver video and/or audio signals (such as video recorders, DVD players, DVD recorders, etc.) and which can be connected to TV sets. All commonly available AV devices are listed in the menu "AV devices".
25. Registering AV Devices Opening the menu Data Logic Data Logic video recorder This menu item is not avai- lable in a 2 ** menu. "Data Logic" is a system which provides a dialo- gue between a TV set and a video recorder. This "intelligent"...
25. Registering AV Devices Opening the menu Data Logic • Press numeric key , use the - + key to select the correct signal types (OUT/IN) and press the "OK" key. (See also the operating instructions of the AV device.) EXIT •...
25. Registering AV Devices Opening the menu Setting signal types RGB The signal type always refers to the input and output of the AV device. MENU Some AV devices may use a composite video sig- nal (FBAS) for recording and playback operations and an RGB signal for displaying their menus.
25. Registering AV Devices Setting signal types DVI/HDMI The signal type always refers to the input and output of the AV device. AV devices equipped with a DVI or HDMI socket can be connected to the LCD TV with the aid of a DVI or HDMI cable, respectively.
Opening the menu 25.1 Removing AV Devices This menu item is not available in a 2 ** MENU menu. If desired, you can change the factory settings for AV devices (a video recorder on the EURO1 socket and a DVD player on the EURO2 socket). Removing an AV device from the TV set •...
26. Initial Programme Position Opening the menu You can define an initial programme position in MENU this TV set. This initial programme position is used primarily to select the AV programme position if you use an external receiver. Setting the initial programme position This menu item is not available in a 2 ** menu.
If you want adjust the sound settings exclusively on the HiFi system, you must set the HiFi output to constant. You can then no longer adjust the volume and tone with the Metz remote control. The Function for F3 mute function remains active.
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27. Sound via HiFi Amplifier Opening the menu HiFi output On the rear of the TV set, you will find audio MENU sockets and a digital audio-out socket (see page 79) which can be used to connect the TV set to a HiFi system (HiFi amplifier).
Opening the menu 28. Display Configuration This menu item is not available in a 2 ** menu. MENU The green digital display on the front of the TV set can be programmed, as desired, to show the time or the current programme position. Setting the display configuration •...
29. DVB Radio Mode Opening the menu To switch from TV mode to DVB radio mode, press the "R" key. The screen is automatically blanked after about 30 seconds. To switch from DVB radio mode to TV mode, press the "TV" key. Setting DVB radio stations The available DVB radio stations are automatical- ly detected during a station search (see Section...
30. Scope of Operation The adjustable scope of operation for the TV set can be a great help in finding your way around the complex operating functions of the TV set. The scope of operation can be set to various levels, which are identified by asterisks.
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30. Scope of Operation Opening the menu • Use the - + key to select the desired scope of MENU operation and press the "OK" key to save the new setting. This menu permits you to configure the use of the TV set to a certain degree. All of the functions listed for the 1 menu are available and are supple- mented by the following functions:...
31. Operation without the Remote Control Operation without the remote control is provided as an emergency measure in case the batteries of your remote control are exhausted or the remote control is not readily available. The local controls are located on the bottom edge of the TV set, on the right.
33. Sound 1, Sound 2 When receiving a dual-language pro- gramme, you can switch between the two sound channels. In TV mode, press and hold the yellow until the sound function "Sound mode" is selected. Headph. Vol. Sound mode Cannel 2 Then use the - + key to select Sound 1 Spatial or Sound 2.
35. Connections on the Left Side of the Set Headphone socket, diameter 3.5 mm FBAS/Video in (e.g. digital camera or camcorder) Audio in R/L (e.g. camcorder) S-VHS or. Y/C in (e.g. camcorder) Service socket for use by your dealer Antenna socket...
35.1 Connections on the Rear of the Set (covered by a flap) Viewed from below Video IN Audio IN DVI-D connector DVI-D connector Signal type DVI-YUV Video IN DVI-D connector Signal type DVI-D HDMI connector Video IN Signal type HDMI YCbCr in YUV in IN OUT...
36. Copying between AV Devices Opening the menu Direct recording If you wish to copy a recording from one of the AV devices connected to your TV set (such as a DVD player) to another connected AV device (such as a video recorder), you must do this by means of a direct recording operation.
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36. Copying between AV Devices Direct recording • Use the cursor control key to select the line "Recording device". If only one such device exists, it is then display- ed. If further recording devices exist, you can select the desired device with the aid of the - + key.
Opening the menu 37. Setting the Picture Format Some of the following menu items are not MENU available on a 2 ** menu. Setting the picture format: • Select the AV programme position which deli- vers the picture by pressing the "AV" key and then pressing the numeric key corresponding to the device you want to use.
38. Glossary Automatic zoom When the automatic zoom function is active, pro- grammes broadcast in "widescreen format" (such as those in the 16:9 format) are expanded to fill as much of the screen as possible. If this function is inactive, the format of such pro- grammes is not adjusted automatically.
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38. Glossary Panorama The panorama function can be used to expand "normal" TV programmes broadcast in the 4:3 format to fill the full width of a 16:9 screen. This is done by expanding the picture width accordingly. Picture position, vertical With widescreen films, subtitles are sometimes transmitted in the black area at the bottom of the screen.
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38. Glossary The SRS WOW technology is used by Metz under a licence from SRS Labs, Inc. Tone settings The tone can be set to either "Normal" or "Speech". In the setting "Speech", the bass and treble components of the sound signal are set to make speech as easy to understand as possible.
TV set, which means that no external remote control is needed. • MD module 060 NM 1043 MPEG-Decoder Ask your local dealer about any further upgrade kits. You can also find further information on our homepage: www.metz.de.
41. Basic differences between analog terrestrial reception and DVB-T Information for our dealers and interested If two of the numbers in a block are chan- customers. ged, the receiver can detect that an error has occurred, but any attempt to correct In order to understand how the behaviour this would have the wrong result.
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41. Basic differences between analog terrestrial reception and DVB-T The signals may also have come from a Addition different transmitter. In such cases, the reception quality depends not only on the actual signal strength, but also on how many carrier frequencies are cancelled out.
Problem Possible cause Remedy TV set does not react • No line of sight between the • Remove any obstacles between the units. to commands from remote control and the TV set. the remote control • Prevent sunlight from • Sunlight is shining directly on shining on the set.
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Problem Possible cause Remedy General problems • The AV device has not been • Open the menu "AV with an external AV registered in the TV set. devices", select the devi- device connected to ce with the cursor, set the TV set. the signal types (OUT/IN) correctly and press the "OK"...
A1. Set-up of satellite system Calling the menu LNB supply voltage The settings of the satellite antenna system must be entered in the menu "Configuration" so that the TV set knows them. MENU These settings should always be made in the order in which they are shown in the right-hand column of the menu, starting at the bottom, i.e.
A1.1 Set-up of satellite system Calling the menu DiSEqC system "DiSEqC" makes it possible to control the satel- lite antenna digitally via the existing antenna cable and is a prerequisite for the reception of signals from more than two satellites (e.g. Astra, Eutelsat, Hotbird).
A1.2 Set-up of satellite system Calling the menu Selecting satellites You can set up to four satellites in the menu "Con- MENU figuration". No satellite is set in the factory. The LNB frequency is used to switch between the high and low frequency bands. The default fre- quencies Low band 9.75 GHz and High band 10.60 GHz are set in the factory.
A2. Setting the stations Calling the menu Search settings Before executing a DVB station search, you must make the appropriate search settings. MENU Depending on the features installed in the TV set and your personal requirements, you can make the following settings: All = search for all stations on the selected satelli- FTA only = search only for unencrypted (free-to- air) stations on the selected satellite.
A2. Setting the stations Calling the menu Automatic search DVB-S station search The DVB-S station search scans the entire reception band MENU for TV and radio stations and stores them in separate TV and radio station tables. For details of the DVB radio mode, see Section 29 in the operating instructions for the TV set.
A2. Setting the stations Calling the menu Manual search For the manual search, you must know the fre- quency, the symbol rate and the polarisation of MENU the station for which you want to search. Executing the manual search • Press the MENU key to open the TV menu. •...
A2. Setting the stations Calling the menu Updating the data With the menu item, "General settings", you can specify whether or not the data are to be saved in MENU the non-volatile memory of the TV set when trans- mission parameters are changed. This update function applies to stations which use different transmission parameters at different times of the day, such as when they transmit regional...
Index Automatic station search ... . . 55-59 Automatic zoom ..... . 30 AV devices, connecting/registering .
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Index Info (Information) ..... 10 Initial programme position....69 Interests (see EPG).
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Index Standard picture settings ....18 Standard sound settings ....24 Station logo .
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