Loewe Spheros R 26 manual

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    233–32478.021 TV Spheros R 37 Spheros R 32 Spheros R 26 Operating Instructions Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]

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    - 2 Operating modes – PIP 25 PIP picture as freeze pictur e 25 Selecting the station of the PIP picture 25 Select the station of the TV picture (main picture) 25 PIP scan in the PIP picture 25 Interchanging PIP picture/TV pictur e 25 Functions in the PIP menu 26 Setting the PIP type 26 Position of the PIP pictur e 26 Operating modes – EPG 27 Us[...]

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    3 - Remote contr ol - TV functions abc def RADIO -Set TV D VD STB VCR REC-MENU ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz EPG AV DISC-M DV D- AV CARD SV TITLE C-SET PIP P+ OK P– V– V+ -List Switch on/off - on standby Y ellow button: (3 previous station Open index /in the menu: info texts on/off Status display on/off (3 /in the menu: hide menu Call A V selection[...]

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    - 4 Contr ol units Spher os R 26 and R 32 S P H E R O S DR+ Call the menu, in the menu: up  Station up, in the menu: right  Switch TV set on/off to standby Station down, in the menu: left  Display: red = standby green = operation orange = operation without scr een display (radio mode, EPG data capture or timer recording) Radio on/off (1 (b[...]

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    5 - Contr ol unit Spher os R 37 + – S P H E R O S Display: red: standby green: operation green and red: timer recording, EPG data capture or radio mode Headphones connection Common Interface (CI-Slot) S-VHS connection (A VS) (i.e. for camcorders) Video input (A VS) Audio input right Audio input left Call the menu, in the menu: up/down  Stat[...]

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    - 6 Connections to r ear panel - Spher os R 26 Antenna/cable analogue/digital Audio output left/right (analogue) Audio input left/right (analogue) Center audio input (analogue) Headphone connection S-VHS connection (A VS) (i.e. for camcorders) Common interface (CI-Slot) Video input (A VS) Audio input right Audio input left Mains switch Euro-A V- so[...]

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    7 - 89374.003 SERVICE VGA/XG A HDTV/P C IN AUDIOOUT AUDI O DIGIT AL IN LR OUT AUDI O IN L SD/HD-COMPONENT IN C/ P rr Y C/ P bb R C AV 1 RGB / YUV () AV 2 ANT -TV ANT -SAT 13/18V /350 mA 5 V /80mA HDMI DVI () 220-240V~ 50/60Hz + – Mains switch Audio output left/right (analogue) Audio input left/right (analogue) Center Audio input (analogue) Satell[...]

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    - 8 Welcome T r ansporting Only transport the unit in an upright position. Hold the set by the top and bot- tom edges of the housing. The LCD scr een is made of glass and/or plastic and may break if not handled carefully . Should the LCD scr een become damaged or should the liquid crystal begin to leak, then it is imperative you wear rubber gloves [...]

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    9 - Welcome Note on the L CD scr een The TV set with an LCD scr een you have purchased meets the highest quality requirements and has been tested for pixel err ors. Despite the utmost caution in production of the displays, it cannot be totally ruled out that some of the pixels might be defective for technological reasons. Please understand that suc[...]

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    - 10 For your safety For your safety and to avoid unnecessary damage to your TV set, please read and observe the following safety instructions: • This TV set is designed exclusively for reception and repr oduction of video and audio signals. • This equipment is designed for domestic and of fi ce environments and must not be used in rooms with [...]

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    11 - Connection Power mains Remove the cover for the connections. Connect the TV set to a 220-240V/50- 60 hertz power outlet. Plug the small plug of the mains cable into the mains socket on the rear of the TV set; plug the large mains plug into a mains socket. Antennas Plug the antenna plug of your antenna/cable system or the room antenna for DVB- [...]

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    - 12 First installation If the reception conditions are good, then a r oom antenna may be used for DVB- T . P assive and active room antennas are available on the market. The pow- er is supplied for an active antenna via the antenna connection. For automatic programming or in "TV Menu – Connections – Antenna DVB – Antenna DVB- T ," [...]

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    13 - First installation Automatic pr ogr amming Automatic programming of the TV set is started the fi rst time you switch it on. Follow the menus. By pressing in one of the arrow dir ections, you can choose the settings ... ... and con fi rm your settings by pressing OK. Y ou then go to the next menu. Back to the previous menu. 1. First you have [...]

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    - 14 Switching on/off Y our TV is equipped with an eco-standby power supply unit. On standby , the power consumption drops to low power . If you want to save even more electric- ity , switch the set off with the mains switch. However , please bear in mind that EPG data (electronic progr amme guide) will be lost and programmed timer recordings will [...]

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    15 - Changing stations ... with the P+/P- buttons on the remote contr ol Stations up/down When changing, the station display is visible for a few seconds. If additional languages are broadcast with DVB stations, then the set displays the language/sound selection under the station display . Call the language/sound selection by using the green colour[...]

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    - 16 Basics about the menu oper ation Menus are called via the MENU button or via the button for special menus and can be hidden by using these buttons or by using the END button. The menu is displayed in the bottom section of the screen. At the top, you can see additional information for the menu point selected. In the menus, navigate by using the[...]

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    17 - Daily oper ation For the info system ... For each menu point, an info text is displayed at the top of the picture to help you with the setting. This saves you from having to refer back to the oper ating instructions. We shall demonstrate this using the station sear ch option as an example: Call the TV menu. Select "Settings". In this[...]

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    - 18 Daily oper ation For the index ... Using the index, you can access many operational functions directly . Y ou can also fi nd a great deal of information on technical terms about television. Befor e the alphabetical sorting, you can fi nd the menu language option, the list of features integrated into the TV set and the r epeat initial install[...]

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    19 - Setting the sound Volume and other fr equently used sound settings Setting the volume by using  or OK , you can call other sound settings ... and select using  ... use  for the related selection/setting... ... and use  to make the selection/setting there. Sound adjustment allows you to adjust the sound characteristics to the [...]

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    - 20 Oper ating modes – TV TV In initial installation and daily operation, the TV set is in TV mode. This is also the case when none of the other modes of operation, such as EPG, T eletext, PIP or Radio, have been selected. Each of these operating modes has a separate menu with separ ate functions for the coloured keys. Call the menu via the MENU[...]

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    21 - Oper ating modes – TV Call additional functions Select additional functions such as Image+ ✳ , T eletext subtitles, Personal teletext pages, Headphone volume, Scan stations and to move the picture up and down. Call timer overview If timer recordings have been pr ogrammed, you will see when which station is recorded her e. Select picture fo[...]

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    - 22 DVB character set • Western European • P olish • Standar d. Rotate TV For Spheros R 32/37, it is possible to r otate the TV set on a Loewe rotating stand. Y ou can fi nd out mor e on page 41. DVB subtitles If the station provides DVB subtitles, then you can have the TV display them permanently or suppress their display . Y ou can also s[...]

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    23 - Oper ating modes – TV Removing the CA module 1. Switch the TV set off with the mains switch. 2. Remove the cover from the back of the set on the upper left. 3. Press the eject button at the module slot; the module is unlocked. 4. Remove the module from the set. Inserting a new CA module After you insert a new CA module (CI module (1 is displ[...]

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    - 24 Oper ating modes – TV Image+ demo mode In order to show the way Image+ works, a "Demo mode" is integrated. In "Demo mode", the current picture is divided into two parts. The left half of the picture is shown in "normal" mode, the right half in the Image+ optimised mode. The demo mode can be closed by pressing on[...]

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    25 - Pictur e in pictur e (PIP) Note: The coloured keys do not work as described below with DVB- T stations in GB, but they operate as described on page 30 (Digital T eletext). Picture in picture displays ar e possible if the set has an analogue PIP tuner or a digital satellite tuner in addition to the analogue TV cable tuner . You can have a PIP t[...]

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    - 26 Oper ating modes – PIP Functions in the PIP menu In the PIP menu, you can set the PIP type (small picture or split screen) and the position of the small picture. Call the PIP menu (PIP must be active, green bar/frame) Setting the PIP type Y ou can have the PIP picture displayed as a small PIP or split scr een. Switch to small PIP: Select &qu[...]

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    27 - Oper ating modes – EPG When receiving digital terrestrial and digital satellite stations, you may fi nd that two identical EPG data are displayed in the "EPG (DVB)" menu for one station. If you call the EPG menu in the EPG mode by using the MENU button, then select "Station selection," you can select the duplicate statio[...]

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    - 28 Oper ating modes – EPG In front of the progr amme’s title, the system places an ✓ . This station is switched later to this programme when the set is switched on. If the TV is off , it switches on again automatically at the beginning of the marked programme if this has been set in the EPG menu. If you are out, a security prompt pr events [...]

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    29 - In Multiple pages scroll using  . Y ou can see which multiples pages can be called in the bottom menu line. Call contents page 100 Call the TOP table The TOP table is a gener al list of teletext. Y ou can only call the table for stations that use the TOP oper ating system. Use  to select the topic group. Select the topic column usi[...]

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    - 30 Oper ating modes – T eletext Progr amme timer r ecor dings A video and/or DVD recorder must be connected and logged in in the connec- tion wizard. Call the progr amme pages of the current station in teletext mode using the Direct recor ding button . Scroll to the teletext page in which the programme to be r ecorded is listed if necessary . S[...]

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    31 - Radio menu Call radio menu In the radio menu, as in TV mode, you can set the sound, search for r adio stations and store them (automatically or manually – not with DVB- T mode in GB), delete stations from the list, rearr ange them or change names and set the switching off and alarm functions. EPG - Progr amme guide For the DVB radio stations[...]

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    - 32 Oper ating additional equipment Search for and store the station of the video r ecorder (if no Euro- A V cable is available) Switch on the test station on the VCR or insert a recor ded tape and start play- back. In some video recorders the station must be switched on by activating the modulator . Then call the A V selection on the TV set with [...]

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    33 - Oper ating additional equipment Timer r ecor ding with video or DVD r ecor der Y ou can progr amme timer recordings on the TV set. Pr ogramming can be done with the EPG programme guide (not with DVB- T in GB), teletext or manually . Call the "Timer list" menu with the button and press the red coloured key for the "Recording wiza[...]

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    - 34 Oper ating additional equipment Audio output "AUDIO DIGIT AL OUT" The digital audio signal is applied at the "AUDIO DIGIT AL OUT" socket of the TV . For example, you can connect an external digital audio ampli fi er or the L oewe Auro system here. An analogue audio signal from the TV set or another sound source which is re[...]

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    35 - PREOUT LC R LL SL LFE SR R R TO T V AUX1 IN DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT TV L-LINK 12V / 15mA EXT AUX OUT AUX 2 ON Line IN P ower OUT OFF Bass Intensity Center to System connector 230V~50/60Hz Surr. Front Right Surr. Fro n t Subw. Left Right Center Left Slave Master R R L C L Phase Min. Max. TV Sat 01 8 0 Loewe Individual Sound Loewe Flat-TV Loewe A[...]

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    - 36 Oper ating additional equipment Connecting other audio ampli fi ers or active speakers In the connection wizard, select " HiFi/A V ampli fi er " under "Equipment selec- tion: audio component". The connection wizard allows con fi gur ation of different audio ampli fi ers (stereo ampli fi ers, surr ound ampli fi ers, an[...]

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    37 - Oper ating additional equipment HDMI (DVI) connection The HDMI connection (High De fi nition Multimedia Interface) allows digital picture and sound transmission via a connecting cable, e.g. from Loewe DVD Recor der Centros 2102/2172 HD. The digital picture and sound data are tr ansmitted without data compression and therefor e lose none of th[...]

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    - 38 Oper ating additional equipment Sound from PC or Set T op Box Feed the analogue audio signal from the PC or the S TB to the sockets AUDIO IN L/R on the TV via a cinch cable. The sound is reproduced via the TV speakers. If you have connected a digital external audio ampli fi er , you can select the digital audio signal in the connection wizard[...]

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    39 - Use the rotary switch if you want to switch over a VCR, DVD device or a Set T op Box. Press the END and  EPG buttons simultaneously for at least 5 seconds. The upper left indicator on the remote control will blink twice. Enter the four numbers in sequence that you found in the code list (e.g. 0539 for Loewe DVD player). After each number yo[...]

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    - 40 Oper ating additional equipment Using the RC3 remote contr ol to oper ate a VCR Set the rotary switch to "VCR". The infrared code and the functions for a L oewe VCR are preset at the factory . In VCR mode, the following VCRs can be operated: ViewVision 8106H, 8136H, 8176H, 6306H, 6336H, 6376H, 6396H, 4306H, 4376H, 2102M, 2302M, 4206,[...]

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    41 - Oper ating additional equipment Rotating the TV set for Spher os R 32/37 Spheros R 32/37 have a connection for a rotating stand contr ol. If the TV set is mounted on a motor unit, you can use the remote control to adjust it to your seating location accordingly . Rotate the TV set when no menu or PIP is being displayed. Note: Make sure there ar[...]

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    - 42 What to do, if ... Problem Possible cause Remedy The "Recording" menu point is not displayed in the TV menu. No video or DVD recorder logged in. Log in the video or DVD recor der in the connection wizard and connect the device. "Connections" cannot be called in the TV menu (deactivated). A time recording is in pr ogress. Wa[...]

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    43 - Problem Possible cause Remedy Digital Link Plus does not function. a) Euro-A V cable is not fully wir ed (pin 10 not wired). b) Some recorders can only adopt stations during the initial installation of the TV set. c) All or some of the terrestrial and cable stations are stored on station stor age locations ≥ 99. a) Replace the Euro-A V cable[...]

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    - 44 Gener al data T ype Spheros R 26 Spheros R 32 Spheros R 37 Item no. 65435xxx 65436xxx 65437xxx Versions DVB- T CI (MHEG-5) Versions DVB- T/C CI Versions DR+ DVB- T CI (MHEG-5) Versions DR+ DVB- T/C CI • • – – • • • • • • • • Set dimensions without stand (ca. cm WxHxD) Dimensions with stand (ca. cm WxHxD) 68,4x50,7x10,8 [...]

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    45 - T echnical data Electrical data Chassis name L 2650 Power supply 220 V -240V/50- 60 Hz T uner VHF/UHF/ cable Hyperband 8 MHz 41 MHz to 860 MHz Station storage locations 1680 TV standards B/G, I, L, D/K, M, N DVB- T , DVB-C ✳ , DVB-S ✳ Colour standard SECAM, P AL, NTSC, NTSC-V , P AL - V (60Hz) Sound standard Mono/Stereo/Dual-channel Nicam [...]

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    - 46 Accessories Wall holders and stands Refer to the notes on the installations options on page 8. PIP tuner The PIP tuner enables picture in picture displays (PIP) for analogue terr estrial and cable reception. Y ou can retr o fi t either this PIP tuner or a digital satellite tuner . The PIP function is possible with both retro fi t versions. Y[...]

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    47 - Retr o fi tting options The following table shows the equipment and retro fi tting options for the individual device versions. Device version / Equipment Item no. PIP tuner (1 Digital Single SA T - T uner (2 Digital T win SA T - T uner (3 Spheros R 26 DVB- T/C CI 65435xxx – ○ – Spheros R 26 DVB- T CI 65435xxx (MHEG-5) – – – Spher[...]

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    48 Loewe Austria GmbH Parkring 10 1010 Wien, Österreich T el.: +43 - 810/0810-24 (zum Ortstarif) E-Mail loewe@loewe.co.at International Dynamics Australasia Pty Ltd. 129 Palmer S treet Richmond 3121, Victoria, Australia T el. +61 - 3 - 94 29 08 22 Fax +61 - 3 - 94 29 08 33 Email mail@internationaldynamics.com.au Loewe Opta Benelux NV/SA Uilenbaan [...]

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    49 - DVD-Player 0539 DVD-Recorder Centros 11x2 0741 DVD-Recorder Centros 21x2 1463 STB 1127 VCR 0866 3DLAB 0539 A- T rend 0714 Acoustic Solutions 0730 AEG 0788 0770 Aiwa 0641 0695 Akai 0790 0788 0690 0716 0713 0705 AKI 0718 Akira 0699 Alba 0717 0699 0713 0723 0695 All- T el 0790 Amitech 0770 Amstrad 0713 Apex Digital 0672 Audiosonic 0690 AW A 0730 [...]

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    - 50 Supervision 0730 0768 SV A 0672 Synn 0768 T andber g 0713 T atung 0770 T eac 0717 0741 0571 0768 0591 0790 T echnics 0490 1908 T echnika 0770 T echwood 0713 T ensai 0690 0651 T evion 0651 0768 Theta Digital 0571 Thomson 0551 0522 T okai 0665 0788 T okiwa 0705 0716 T oshiba 0503 Umax 0690 United 0788 0730 0790 Universum 0741 0713 0591 Ventur er[...]

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    51 - Codelist RC3 / Lista de códigos RC3 Micormay 0348 Micromaxx 0209 Migros 0000 Mitsubishi 0043 0067 0081 Multitec 0037 Multitech 0000 0072 0104 Murphy 0000 Myryad 0081 NAD 0104 National 1562 0226 NEC 0041 0038 0067 0104 0037 Neckermann 0041 0081 Nesco 0072 0000 0352 Neufunk 0209 Nikkai 0072 0278 Nokia 0104 0106 0315 0041 0278 0240 0048 0042 008[...]

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    - 52 Codelist RC3 / Lista de códigos RC3 Diskoverer 0605 0157 Diskovery 0668 0710 Diseqc 0710 Distratel 0084 0885 1205 Distrisat 0200 DMT 1075 DNT 0200 0396 DREAM multimedia. TV 1237 DStv 0642 0879 Echostar 0610 1169 0871 0167 0853 1086 1200 0454 0396 0713 0668 0511 0453 Einhell 0132 0713 0501 Elap 0713 1129 0668 0710 Elsat 0713 Elta 0200 Emme Ess[...]

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    53 - Codelist RC3 / Lista de códigos RC3 1075 1085 Smart 0132 0299 1101 0882 0396 1113 0115 0713 Sony 0282 0847 0853 0455 SR 0132 Starland 0713 Strong 0879 0853 1105 1159 1300 Sunsat 0713 Sunstar 0132 T antec 0455 T atung 0455 T eac 1322 T ecatel 1200 T echniSat 0200 1099 1100 1195 0501 1322 T echnosat 1206 T echnowelt 0607 0885 T echsan 1017 T ec[...]

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