Technicolor - Thomson TU-SZT105A manual

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    Instruction Manual Standard Definition Digital Terrestrial Receiver Model Number TU-SZT105A Trade Mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (19 91 to 1996) ® Declaration of Conformity No.3539, 22 April 200 5[...]

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    Safety Alway s Comes First This Digital Receiver is manufactured accordi ng to Australian safety standards. In order to obtain the best operation result s, please read the entire manual, as you will be instructed on how to handle the equipment carefully and safely . Import ant Safety T ip s: CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shock, DO NOT RE[...]

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    Contents 1 Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 IMPORTANT: First ti me Insta llers ......................................................................... 4 2 The Digital Receiv er ....................................................................[...]

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    1 Introduction Thankyou for purchasing you new Panasonic Digital TV receiver. This User’s Manual is the GUIDE to be used to help you instal l and operate your new digital TV receiver. In it you shall find comprehensive descripti ons to familiarise yourself with all the functionalities with which your receiver is eq uipped. We strongly advise you [...]

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    2.2 Rear Panel • DC Power Mains : (100 - 250VAC~; 50/60 Hz), Power 15W Max. • RF IN : Used for connection of the cable from your outdoor terres trial TV antenna. • RF OUT : Used for connection to your TV RF antenna Input or your VCR RF Input. • AUDIO : (connectors L and R) is used for analogue stereo audio output connection to analogue TV o[...]

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    3.2 Remote Control z : To turn your STB on/off (standby mode) z TV/RADIO : To toggle between TV and Radio service z AUDIO : To select the desired audio sound track z : Aspect ratio, to change to 16:9, 4:3 letterbox or 4:3 centre- cut mode z : Mute function, to turn on/off sound (only used for analogue Audio Output) z For Volume adjustment (only use[...]

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    AV I n p u t R (Red) AUDIO IN Y I N (G reen) CVBS OUT (Y ellow) Not use d AUDIO OUT R ( Red) AUDIO OUT L (White ) P O U T Y (Green ) PO U T B (Blue) P O U T R (Red) P IN ( B lu e) B P IN (Re d ) R L ( Wh it e ) Te l e v i s i o n audio lead to the white audio co nnector on the television. Remember that you must connect the video to the same AV Inpu[...]

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    4.1 Installing Your Digital Receiver – Quick Set Up Guide the digital rece iver is installed, or after restor ed (section 6.4), you will be asked to select the video c onnection format. Select the ion S The first time the digital receiver is installed, or after Default stored (section 6. 4), you will be asked to select the region you live in so t[...]

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    the . button on the remote control or the button on the front panel . When the digital receiver is in normal viewing ON mode, the LED turns green. When the receiver is not bei ng used, place the receiver in Ensure the power lead of the power ad 5 Operating Instructions: Knowing your basic controls ou should learn how to use the control buttons on t[...]

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    5.2 ge or sele ct a channel. You can ei ther use the front panel on the receiver or the remote control buttons. e from: ccording to favourite channel settings). z up/down to change channel. Unlike control channel movement is not Changing or Selecting Channels There are several methods to chan The following methods are availa ble for you to choos z [...]

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    (4) Restore Default Settings (5) Region Select STB Information: (1) To display the Software Version number and Serial ID 6.1 Program Guide gram Gu ide banner on the Main OSD, the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) appears. The EPG is, ou can . arrow buttons. Once you have selection of your choice (t he highlighted block will appear in a different colou[...]

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    Hot Keys ” On the Program Guide window, y ou will notice two coloured hot keys. They provide inst ant Category Selection This special feature enables y ou to identify your preferred w). Coloured “ access to various services. programs by program Category or type. You can gain access to this feature by pressing the . button (yello Use the arrow b[...]

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    6.2 TV/Radio Channels You may highlight any channel in the list by pressing up/down keys, then press OK to view that channel directly. This feature allows you to personalise your list of favourite channels, TV or Radio. Highlight a channel by using the S / T buttons, then press the . “hot key” (red) to select or unselect. When a channel is se l[...]

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    Screen Format Letterb ox Letterb ox Center Cut Center Cut 16:9 W id e 16:9 W id e This setting affects the video fo rmat at the TV output. (4:3 relates to normal screen forma t, 16:9 relates to widescreen format) If your display is 4:3 forma t and the transmission of a program happens to be 16:9, the Normal/Letterbox mode will give you a complete p[...]

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    If the default Audio Mode is Dolby D, and the input signal contains only MPEG 1, the default Mode will change to MPEG1 automatic ally. If the Audio Mode is set to Dolby D, the digital receiver will automatically select a Dolby D soundtrack when it is available. When using the SPDIF digital output, we recommend this selection if you are connecting y[...]

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    Off: There will be only stereo audio informati on (L / R) to be included in Audio L&R output. Audio Balance You can adjust the value from L+7 to R+7. The selection “0” means balanced (equal level) output on the two front speakers. Audio Delay Different displays may have different delay in displaying pictures, which may cause a s light probl[...]

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    TOP (Table Of Pages) MODE In TOPTEXT mode, the red button moves to the previous page number and the green button moves to the next page number. The yello w and blue buttons correspond to different subjects. Pushing the coloured button can access these subjects. This is the current preferred method of oper ation in Australia. Red /Green / Yellow / B[...]

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    Sub Coded Page Access When Teletext informati on exceeds more than one page, it may take some time for the automatic changing of the sub pages to reach the sub page you require. As each sub page is found its number is displayed at the bottom of the page so that you may select it by pressing le ft or right cursor key. As more sub pages are picked up[...]

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    However, not all transmissions carry ratings information to activate this function. Change password From here you can c hange the password. Once the new password is set DO NO T FORGET IT! If you change the password, we strongly suggest t hat you write down the new password in the □□□□ area. Without the password, you cannot access any functi[...]

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    Select Region Using W / X you may select your local region: NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territo ry, and Australian Capital Territory. This setting will allow the digital receiver to display the current time in t he I-Plate or when th e receiver is in Stand-By mode. 6.5 STB Information From here,[...]

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    7 Glossary  Information Plate: A small window with simple navigation tools to display information about individual channels.  Menu: An on screen display offering a list of commands to select from.  Normal viewing: The state of your receiver when no menus or windows are displayed on the screen, and a valid channel is tuned.  Parental Gui[...]

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    8 T roubleshooting Problem Possible causes What to do The display on the panel does not light up / is not lit Power adaptor is not connected Check that the external power adapto r is plugged into the power source a nd the back of the Receiver. No sound or picture The SCART to RCA connector Cable is not properly conne cted Wrong selection of output [...]

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    9 T echnical S pecifications of Model TU-SZT105A Input frequency VHF, UHF Band Standard DVB-T (ETS 300 744) Channel Bandwidth 7/7 MHz, Australian Channel COFDM System 2K, 8K carrier Hierarchical supported Demodulation type QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM Guard Interval 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 active symbol duration Terrestrial Tuner/Demodulator FEC 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, [...]

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    External Adaptor Main AC input 100 - 250 VAC~, 50/60 Hz Power Supply DC output to STB 12VDC, 1A Accessory Remote Control Batteries User’s Ma nual SCART to RCA (6) RF Cable Panasonic RO3 AAA One (CVBS/Y/Pb/Pr/AL/AR) 3C-2V IEC male to female EMC / Safety Compliant to AS/NZS 1053 / AS/NZS 60065 Dimensions 268x185x45 mm (L x W x H) General Informatio[...]