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User manual User manual User manual User manual User manual 72MK89DU COUVERTURE 3/06/96 17:02 Page 1[...]
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LOUDSPEAKERS HEADPHONES AV Sound Auto/Stéréo Mono Effect Normal Wide Balance TV Treble TV Bass LOUDSPEAKERS HEADPHONES AV Headphone PREFERENCES SET-UP Volume Brightness Colour Contrast Resets to these preferences ☞ 10 Format 4/3 16/9 Subtitles Zoom Off On Subtitles position Down(-) Up (+) PR O2 FR 2 PR O6 M [...]
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The remote control requires two batteries size AAA as supplied with the unit. Unclip the cover at the rear and insert the batteries the correct way round as shown. The ends are usually marked + and –. Replace the batteries when the unit no longer operates at normal viewing distances. For a cleaner environment, please dispose of used batteries in [...]
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PROGRAMME Set-up - Preferences - Browse - Clock - Lock - T uning - A V1 - A V2 - A V3. SOUND Speaker configuration - Balance - Loudspeakers - Headphone - A V (Audiovisual). PICTURE Picture - PIP - Format. TELETEXT / TOPTEXT / F ASTEXT PERSONAL ADJUSTMENTS and scrolling back through the menus. TO REMOVE THE MENU DISPLA Y or to display programme info[...]
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television set connections and commands 5 S-VIDEO and AUDIO Sockets VIDEO and AUDIO Sockets Headphone socket Ø 6,35 mm PR- PR+ INSTAL On/Standby light : Green = On Red = Standby Volume adjustments Programme selection Installation-menu access button On/Off switch PR- PR+ INSTAL VIDEO AUDIO L R S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L R S-VIDEO [...]
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AV 2 AV 1 Ψ 75 S-Video Video Audio Video recorder Video recorder Décoder Satellite receiver Camcorder Camescope R R C L L S Inoperative in Pro Logic mode Front speaker Surround speaker Front speaker Surround speaker Unit 1 Unit 2 (IN) (OUT) or VHS Camcorder S-VHS Aerial* Video games console CDV player AV2 AV2 AV1 television set connections and[...]
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NETHERLANDS : [ 1 ] BELGIUM : [ 2 ] LUXEMBOURG : [ 3 ] SWEDEN : [ 4 ] DANMARK : [ 5 ] FINLAND : [ 6 ] NORWAY : [ 7 ] OTHERS : [ 8 ] Previous page : [ 9 ] CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY : UK : [ 1 ] FRANCE : [ 2 ] GERMANY : [ 3 ] ITALY : [ 4 ] SPAIN : [ 5 ] PORTUGAL : [ 6 ] SWISS : [ 7 ] AUTRIA : [ 8 ] Next page : [ 9 ] T urn on the television[...]
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PR+, PR- Select a station +, -, 0..9 Move this programme Blue Change the name Yellow Erase this station To exit, press the (TV) key +, - Next/Previous position PR+, PR- Select a character Green Confirm new name Red Cancel new name +, - Next/Previous name page PR+, PR- Select a new name Green Create station name Red Ca[...]
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television set auto-pr ogramming 9 P. Select the programme to be deleted. Press the yellow button. Confirm your choice (green button). The programme is deleted the following programme is selected. Y ou may cancel any unconfirmed command (change of programme number or channel name, programme erasure) by pressing the red button . T o search only for [...]
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television set installation 10 Select the Language line (yellow key). Select All the menus will be displayed in the language selected. Select the Programme Display line (yellow key). Select : • Off no permanent display . • On the programme number is permanently displayed Select the Time refer ence (yellow key). The television’ s internal cloc[...]
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Press the green key . The PICTURE menu is displayed : PICTURE is selected. If this is not the case, select the Contents line using the green key and Picture with the key . Select the Brightness line (green key). Adjust the brightness. Repeat the same procedure to select and adjust the Colour , and Contrast . The TINT line only appears if the source[...]
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Press the button, to swap the image being viewed and the PIP image. Select an A V image on the screen. Repeatedly press the PR +/- button on the remote control to scroll through PIP displays of all stored programmes and the other A V programmes. Press and hold to remove the PIP . Picture swap Scanning all inlaid image programmes 0/AV PR.- PR.+ Use [...]
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Press the green button once or several times to select the Contents line. Select P I P . Press the green button repeatedly to select Channel Guide . Press the key . The screen goes grey and the channels become inlaid With the corresponding programmes numbers superimposed. The Channel Guide programmes change every 3 seconds. When the Channel Guide a[...]
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Select the Subtitles Zoom line (green key). Y ou may select Off : programme without subtitles On : subtitled programmes. In this case, an additional line ( Subtitles position ) appears Y ou may choose between a higher or lower framing, for example, for sub-titled programmes. Select Subtitles position (green key), then set your picture lift. Remove [...]
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T o benefit from the Dolby Surround Pro Logic system, you must connect to your television set 4 loudspeakers : - 2 front speakers } Speakers, ref. DPL 4 K delivered - 2 surround speakers T o select the speakers you have connected, you must configure your television set : television set sound adjustments 15 CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS Front speaker Surr[...]
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Press the red button The following menu is displayed: LOUDSPEAKERS is selected. If this is not the case, select the Contents line with the red key and LOUDSPEAKERS with . Select the SOUND line. This varies depending on the sound type received: SOUND MONO SOUND STEREO or NICAM Stereo SOUND DUAL (2 languages) SOUND NICAM 3 SOUND A V Select the requir[...]
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television set sound adjustments 17 Press SOUND button then the (–) button. The following menu is displayed : The menu varies depending on which configuration is selected. • Configuration 1 Select the Left/Right line. Balance the sound between the two audio channels. • Configuration 2 Adjust the balance on the front speakers, and the sound le[...]
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Test Signal Off On Left/Right Surround Centre Volume Test Signal Off On Left/Right Surround Centre Volume Test Signal Off On Left/Right Surround Centre Volume When you have selected the configuration you require, you can then balance the acoustic environment[...]
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television set sound adjustments Press briefly The following menu is displayed : HEADPHONES is selected. If this is not the case, select the Contents line with the red button and HEADPHONES with . Select the Headphones line (red key). Y ou can then adjust the volume for the headphone. Note : When the transmission is multilingual (DUAL) or an A V pr[...]
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Switch on the television set with the mains switch if the standby light is off. If the standby light is on, select the programme required by the remote control or the PR-/+ buttons on the front of the set. For the programmes 1 to 9 : Press the corresponding number briefly . For programmes 10 to 99 : Hold on to display the tens. Press briefly to dis[...]
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Press briefly to return to personal adjustments ( PREFERENCES menu) Displays details of the station being watched (programme name and number , time). Press repeatedly to scroll through the programmes. Press key , The picture fr eezes instantly The transmission continues The still picture cannot be recorded. Press briefly to return to the programme [...]
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Select CLOCK The Sleep-timer line is displayed. Select the Sleep-timer line (yellow key). Set the time in steps of 15 minutes (up to 4 hours). Remove the menu from the screen. The set will switched to standby at the end of the timer interval. Y ou can display the time left befor e the stop time. Press the TV key briefly One minute before sleep time[...]
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T o set the clock to the right time. Enter the W ake-up time using 24 hour format. Select the Mode line (yellow key). Select Off = the alarm is off Once = the alarm will only go off once Daily = the alarm will go off everyday If a new alarm is programmed, Once is selected automatically . Select the Programme, line (yellow key). Select the programme[...]
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Press the yellow key to select the menu Contents line, then the volume (+) key to select LOCK . The following menu is displayed. Press the yellow key briefly to select the line Enter your PIN number . Then enter your PIN number figures (example : 1111). The menu displays : Press the yellow button briefly to select the line Store your PIN number . P[...]
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television set other functions - extra 25 PR 06 MOVIES BROWSE CLOCK LOCK 00 01 BBC 1 02 BBC 2 03 I T V 04 CHAN 4 Select a programme with PR+, PR - Lock / (Unlock) with ZOOM + / (ZOOM -) 05 S-NEWS 06 MOVIES 07 M-GOLD 08 M-CHAN 09 CHILD To access this programme Enter your PIN number - - - - Incorrect PIN [...]
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T o tune your TV into your VCR you should refer to Manual Programming (page 34). The channel number (usually 36 or 60) is given in the manual of your VCR. The programme selected for your VCR must be 9, 19 or 29. Whenever you wish to use your VCR, you must select the programme assigned to it. This is used to connect : • Satellite receiver or decod[...]
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Y ou may give each piece of equipment connected a name. Call up the A V 1, AV 2 or AV 3 menu. Select the Signal line (yellow key). Check the type of signal or select as necessary . Select the Name line. The first dash flashes. Y ou may enter the name of the channel using 6 characters. Continue to press, the signs, figures and letters are displayed [...]
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television set connections 28 PLA Y CALL UP RECORD EQUIPMENT SOCKET PROGRAMME EQUIPMENT SOCKET VHS Video recorder Euro-A V 1 A V 1 Video recorder Euro-A V 2 or Camcorder Audio/S-Video A V 2 S-VHS Video recorder Euro-A V 2 Camcorder Audio/Video/S-V ideo A V 3 Camcorder Audio/S-Video A V 2 COPYING VIDEO T APES It is necessary to have 2 VCRs with the [...]
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television set connections 29 • Dolby Surround Pr o Logic After making the connection, choose configuration 4 from the SPEAKER CONFIGURA TION menu, and Dolby from the LOUDSPEAKERS menu. Then proceed to the adjustment of the audio environment. T o do so, call up the BALANCE menu (page 17) and proceed as shown. Y ou should also adjust the volume of[...]
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television set connections 30 • WIDE STEREO/Dolby 3 Stereo After making the connection, choose : - configuration 2 from the SPEAKER CONFIGURA TION menu - and wide from the LOUDSPEAKERS menu to obtain wide stereo - or Dolby to obtain Dolby 3 Stereo sound. Then proceed to the adjustment of the audio environment. T o do so, call up the BALANCE menu [...]
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Y our television set is equipped to r eceive teletext. There are 3 types of teletext : • T eletexte (France-Europe), • Fastext (UK, Spain), • T optext (Germany) If you notice writing errors (missing letters) on the teletext pages of French networks (L Standar ds), check : - That you have good reception - That On is selected in the T eletext F[...]
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television set teletext 32 P. VT << 200 110 MENU SUBPAGES DISPLAY SUBCODE TOP-Overview DIRECT << >> SUBPAGES DISPLAY SUBCODE Direct page : ÜBERSICHT 2 TV PROG << >> SUBPAGES DISPLAY SUBCODE TV PROG : TV HEUTE GUIDE << >> TV-TIPS TV-MORGEN SUBPAGE DISPLAY SUBCODE INDEX SUBPAGES DISPLAY SUBCODE INDEX PA 100 [...]
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Some programmes are transmitted with subtitles for the hard of hearing. These subtitles are received via T eletext on a special page number . They can be superimposed on the screen by selecting that page in T eletext mode. Find the appropriate page number from the T eletext Index page. Enter the number and once the page has been found, you will see[...]
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television set manual pr ogramming 34 The following menu is displayed : TUNING is selected If this is not the case, select the contents line using the yellow key and TUNING with the key . If the menu is not in English, refer to the INST ALLA TION chapter , page 10. Select the Norm (-/+) line (yellow key). Select the broadcasting standard : P AL/SEC[...]
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Select the Programme line (yellow key). Enter the station number . Programme 1 to 9 : Press the corresponding digit briefly (eg: 03, press 3). Programme 10 to 99 (eg : 52) : Briefly press 5 to display the tens : 5 - Briefly press 2 to display the units : 5 2 Select Fine T uning line (yellow key). + : sharper picture contours or search higher in the[...]
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We recommend you cut out this sticker to keep it hidden from the children. Press the yellow button to select the menu Contents line, then the (+) button to select LOCK . Press the yellow button to select the line Enter your PIN number . Press simultaneously the and buttons on the TV . The old code is then erased and you may enter a new one. After c[...]