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    colour tele vision Owner’ s manual 42F701[...]

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    English - 1 - Contents Features ................................................................. 2 Introduction ............................................................. 2 Preparation ............................................................. 2 Safety Precautions ................................................. 2 Package Contents .........[...]

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    English - 2 - Features 3D Viewing: This product supports the 3D viewing • function via an available broadcast or via HDMI, PC,YPBPR source. Remote controlled colour LCD TV . • Fully integrated digital-cable TV (DVB-TC - MPEG2) • (DVB-TC - MPEG4). HDMI connectors for digital video and audio. This • connection is also designed to accept high [...]

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    English - 3 - Cleaning Before cleaning, unplug the TV set from the wall outlet. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a soft and dry cloth. V entilation The slots and openings on the TV set are intended for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation. T o prevent overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered in anyway . Heat and [...]

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    English - 4 - • Do not drop objects onto the product or import force to the product. This may result in electric shock or fi re. • Do not use your product near a humidi fi er or kitchen counter . This may result in electric shock or fi re. • Do not disassemble, repair or modify the product or its parts. Failing to do so may result in damag[...]

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    English - 5 - a coaxial cable, may in some circumstances create a fi re hazard. Connection to a cable distribution system has therefore to be provided through a device providing electrical isolation below a certain frequency range (galvanic isolator , see EN 60728-1 1). Package Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SCREEN LANG SUBTITLE REPEAT TITLE ZOOM RO[...]

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    English - 6 - Environmental Information • This television is designed to consume less energy to save the environment. Y ou not only help to save the environment but you can also save money by reducing electricity bills thanks to the energy ef fi ciency features of this TV . T o reduce energy consumption, you should take the following steps: • [...]

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    English - 7 - Remote Control Buttons Standby 1. Pause / T imeshift recording 2. Stop (in Media Browser mode) 3. No function 4. Rapid advance (in Media Browser mode) 5. No function 6. Subtitle on-off / TXT subtitle (analogue TV 7. mode) / Subtitle (in Media Browser mode) Blue button 8. Y ellow buton 9. Numeric buttons (**) 10. Previous programme 1 1[...]

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    English - 8 - TV and Operating Buttons FRONT and REAR VIEW Control buttons VIEW Control Buttons 1. Standby/On button 2. TV/A V button 3. Programme Up/Down buttons 4. V olume Up/Down buttons Note: Press “ ” and buttons at the same time to view main menu. Viewing the Connections - Back Connectors HDMI 3 SCART 2 1. inputs or outputs for external d[...]

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    English - 9 - to the television with an appropriate antenna cable, as shown in the illustration in the following pages. PC Input 7. is for connecting a personal computer to the TV set. Connect the PC cable between the PC INPUT on the TV and the PC output on your PC HDMI Inputs 8. are for connecting a device that has an HDMI socket. Y our LCD TV is [...]

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    English - 10 - Using USB Inputs USB Connection Y ou can connect a USB hard disk drive or USB • memory stick to your TV by using the USB inputs of the TV . This feature allows you to play fi les stored in a USB drive or record programmes. 2.5” and 3.5” inch (hdd with external power supply) • external hard disk drives are supported. T o reco[...]

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    English - 1 1 - Connecting to a DVD Player If you want to connect a DVD player to your TV , you can use the connectors of the TV set. DVD players may have different connectors. Please refer to your DVD player ’s instruction book for additional information. Power off both the TV and the device before making any connections. Note: Cables shown in t[...]

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    English - 12 - Using Side A V Connectors Y ou can connect a range of optional equipment to your LCD TV . For connecting a camcorder , connect to the VIDEO • IN socket and the AUDIO SOCKETS. Do not connect the camcoder to VIDEO IN socket at the same time since it can cause noise in the picture. For selecting the related source, see the section “[...]

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    English - 13 - Input Selection Once you have connected external systems to your TV , you can switch to different input sources. Press “SOURCE” button on your remote control consecutively for directly changing sources. Y ou can operate your TV using both the remote control and onset buttons. Operation with the Buttons on the TV V olume Setting P[...]

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    English - 14 - Red button (Prev Time Slice): Displays the programmes of previous time slice. Green button (Next Time Slice): Displays the programmes of the next time slice. Y ellow button (Prev Day): Displays the programmes of previous day . Blue button (Next day): Displays the programmes of the next day . Numeric buttons (Jump) : Jumps to the pref[...]

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    English - 15 - Note: It is not possible to record or set timer for two or more individual events at the same time interval. First Time Installation IMPORT ANT : Ensure that the aerial or cable is connected and a Common Interface module is not inserted before switching on the TV for the fi rst time installation. When the TV is operated for the fi [...]

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    English - 16 - Note: Y ou can press “MENU” button to cancel. End of the search process, Choose Region menu screen will be displayed (if any multiple region variants are detected). Please select country and region choice then press OK to continue. After all the available stations are stored, the • Channel List will be displayed on the screen. [...]

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    English - 17 - Digital Cable Manual Search In cable manual scan, you can enter frequency , modulation, symbol rate and network channel scan options. After selecting search type as Digital Cable, you can set the desired options and press OK button to search. Analogue Manual Search After selecting search type as analogue, you can use “ ”/“ ” [...]

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    English - 18 - Press OK to cancel. Select Y es by pressing “ ” or “ ” button and press OK to delete all of the channels. Managing Stations: Channel List The TV sorts all stored stations in the Channel List. Y ou can edit this channel list, set favourites or set active stations to be listed by using the Channel List options. Press • “MEN[...]

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    English - 19 - Managing Stations: Favourites Y ou can create a list of favourite programmes. Press • “MENU” button to view main menu. Select Channel List item by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK to view menu contents. Select • Favourites to manage favourite list. Use “ ”/“ ” and OK buttons to select Favourites . Y ou can se[...]

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    English - 20 - Select a device by using “ ” or “ ” button and press OK. Viewing V ideos via USB When you select Videos from the main options, available video fi les will be fi ltered and listed on this screen. Y ou can use “ ” or “ ” button to select a video fi le and press OK button to play a video. If you select a subtitle fi [...]

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    English - 21 - Playing Music via USB When you select Music from the main options, available audio fi les will be fi ltered and listed on this screen. Play ( button) : Plays all media fi les starting with the selected one. Stop ( button) : Stops playback. Pause ( button) : Pauses the selected playback. RED : Sorts fi les by T itle,Artist or Albu[...]

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    English - 22 - Slide Show Interval: Sets slide show interval time. Show Subtitle: Sets subtitle enabling preference. Subtitle Position: Sets subtitle position as up or down. Subtitle Font Size: Sets subtitle font size (max. 54pt). Timeshift Recording IMPORT ANT : T o record a programme, you should fi rst connect a USB disk to your TV while the TV [...]

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    English - 23 - Available playback options: Play from start: Plays the recording from the • beginning. Resume: Recommences the recordings. • Play from offset: Speci fi es a playing point. • Note: Viewing main menu and menu items will not be available during the playback. Press (STOP) button to stop a playback and return to return to Recording[...]

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    English - 24 - Virtual 3D Conversion from 2D to 3D. There are 3 dif ferent levels of depth: Low – Medium – High Note: This item is available when TV is not in 3D mode. Note: If you select 3D modes, wear the supplied 3D glasses when this message is displayed on the screen: Supported 3D Content Resolutions See Appendix F for supported 3D Content [...]

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    English - 25 - The top and bottom of the picture are slightly cut off. Cinema This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio) to the full screen. Con fi guring Picture Settings Y ou can use different picture settings in detail. Press “MENU” button and select the Picture icon by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button to view Pictur[...]

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    English - 26 - PC Picture Settings Operation For adjusting PC picture items, do the following: Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Picture icon. Picture menu appears on the screen. Contrast, Brightness, Colour , Colour T emp and Picture Zoom, Reset settings in this menu are identical to settings de fi ned in TV picture settings menu. Sound ,[...]

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    English - 27 - AV L : Automatic V olume Limiting (A VL) function sets the sound to obtain fi xed output level between programmes (For instance, volume level of advertisements tend to be louder than programmes). Dynamic Bass : Dynamic Bass is used to increase bass effect of the TV set. Surround Sound : Surround mode can be change as On or Off. Digi[...]

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    English - 28 - Con fi guring Language Preferences Y ou can operate the TV’s language settings using this menu. Press “MENU” button and select the fi fth icon by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button to view Settings menu. Use “ ” or “ ” button to highlight Language and press OK to continue: Use “ ” or “ ” button t[...]

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    English - 29 - Parental Settings Menu Operation (*) Select an item by using “ • ” or “ ” button. Use “ • ” or “ ” button to set an item. Press • OK button to view more options. (*) If you set Country option as UK in the fi rst time installation, Maturity Lock option will not be visible. This setting is available only for EU c[...]

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    English - 30 - Recording Con fi guration Select Recording Con fi guration item in the Settings menu to con fi gure recording settings. The following menu is displayed for recording con fi guration. The following options are available for adjustments: Start Early (*) Y ou set recording timer ’s starting time to start earlier by using this sett[...]

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    English - 31 - Select • Sources in the Settings menu and press OK button. Press“ • ” or “ ” buttons to select a source. Use “ • ” or “ ” button to enable or disable the selected source. Changes are automatically stored. Con fi guring Other Settings T o view general con fi guration preferences, select Other Settings in the Se[...]

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    English - 32 - Other Features Displaying TV Information : Programme Number , Programme Name, Sound Indicator , time, teletext, channel type and resolution information is displayed on the screen when a new programme is entered or “INFO” button is pressed. Mute Function : Press “ ” button to disable sound. Mute indicator will be displayed in [...]

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    English - 33 - Tips Screen Care : Clean the screen with a slightly damp, soft cloth. Do not use abrasive solvents as they may damage the coating layer of the TV screen. For your safety , unplug the mains plug when cleaning the set. When moving the TV , hold it properly from the bottom of the unit. Image Persistence : Please note that ghosting may o[...]

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    English - 34 - Appendix A: PC Input T ypical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Y our TV may not support different resolutions. Supported resolution modes are listed below . If you switch your PC to an unsupported mode, a warning OSD w[...]

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    English - 35 - Appendix C: Supported DVI Resolutions When connecting devices to your TV’ s connectors by using DVI converter cables (not supplied), you can refer to the following resolution information. Index Resolution Frequency 1 640x400 70Hz 2 640x480 60Hz 3 640x480 72Hz 4 640x480 75Hz 5 800x600 56Hz 6 800x600 60Hz 7 800x600 70Hz 8 800x600 72H[...]

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    English - 36 - Appendix D: Supported File Formats for USB Mode Media File Extension Format Remarks Video Audio ( Maximum resolution/Bit rate etc. ) Movie .mpg, .mpeg MPEG1, 2 MPEG Layer 1/2/3 MAX 1920x1080 @ 30P 20Mbit/sec .dat MPEG1, 2 MPEG2 .vob MPEG2 .mkv H.264, MPEG1,2,4 EAC3 / AC3 .mp4 MPEG4, Xvid 1.00, Xvid 1.01, Xvid 1.02, Xvid 1.03, Xvid 1.[...]

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    English - 37 - Appendix F: Supported 3D Content Resolutions HDMI MBV MBP DTV A TV OTHER 1080p@24 FP Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported 720p@50 FP Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported 720p@60 FP Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported No[...]

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    English - 38 - Speci fi cations TV BROADCASTING P AL/SECAM B/G D/K K’ I/I’ L/L’ RECEIVING CHANNELS VHF (BAND I/III) UHF (BAND U) HYPERBAND NUMBER OF PRESET CHANNELS 1000 CHANNEL INDICA TOR On Screen Display RF AERIAL INPUT 75 Ohm (unbalanced) OPERA TING VOL T AGE 220-240V AC, 50 Hz. AUDIO German + Nicam Stereo AUDIO OUTPUT POWER (W RMS. ) (1[...]

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    English - 39 - Important Instruction For your own safety read following instruction carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains supply . MAINS (AC) OPERA TION The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code : IMPORT ANT As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspon[...]

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