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    Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV Owner ’ s Manual Model No. TL27WRA-W TL27WRA-B TL32WRA-W TL32WRA-B TL37WRA-W TL37WRA-B TL42WRA-W TL42WRA-B INTRODUCTION SET UP W A TCHING TV TV SETTINGS REFERENCE * Composite image used to simulate TV reception. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Denition Multimedia Interface are the trademark or registered trademark of HD[...]

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    Contents Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Safety Precautions ....................................... 4 Notes on Use Recommendations .................................. 8 Chapter 2 SET UP Accessories ................................................ 12 Controls and Connections (remote control) .......................................... 13 Controls and Connectio[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION[...]

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    Be sure to thoroughly read the following items before you start using this product to ensure safe and correct use. The following symbols indicate warnings in this Owner ’s Manual and on this product. Be sure to properly under- stand the meanings of these symbols before reading this Owner ’s Manual . Safety Precautions W ARNING W ARNING This sym[...]

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    Safety Precautions (continued) • Doing so may cause electric shock. Do not insert or allow metal or ammable objects to fall inside this product. • Failure to do so may cause re or electric sh oc k. I n th e ev en t th at w at er o r f o re ig n objects fall inside this product, immediately turn it off and unplug the power plug. Do not rem[...]

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    W ARNING Do not install this product in locations subject to moisture, steam, oil mist, dust or dirt. • Doing so may cause re or electric shock. Do not place heavy objects on this product. • Doing so may cause it to fall or tip over . Pay partic ular attention when this prod uct is used in homes where children are present. Do not install thi[...]

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    Safety Precautions (continued) CAUTION Before moving this product, disconnect all leads. • Failure to do so might damage the power cord, resulting in re or electric shock. Before performing daily maintenance on this product or when it is not to be used for a long time, unplug the power cord. • Failure to do so may cause re or electric sho[...]

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    Notes on Use Recommendations Power Supply/V oltage • Use only t he spe ci ed powe r supp ly (23 0-2 40 V AC, 50 Hz). Use of other power supplies may cause a malfunction. • Be sure to use the power cord provided. Antennas • T o preve nt the in uence of rad io interfer ence, set up the antenna away from busy roads, overhead railway lines,[...]

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    Notes on Use (continued) Recommendations (continued) A void direct sunlight or steam. • Do not install this product in direct sunlight or near heating equipment. Doing so may adversely inuence the chassis or compo - nents. • Leaving this product in locations such as vehicles with closed windows that become excessively hot may deform the chas[...]

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    Notes on Use (continued) Do not stick stickers or adhesive tape on this product. • Doing so may discolor or damage the chassis. Daily maintenance of the chassis • Before you perform daily maintenance on the chassis, unplug the power cord from the power outlet. • Wipe away dirt lightly with a soft, dry cloth such as annel. • T o remove st[...]

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    SET UP Chapter 2 SET UP[...]

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    Make sure your LCD TV comes packaged with the following items. If any items are missing contact your place of purchase. Accessories subject to change without notice and may vary from image shown. Accessories Power cord (1 pc) Remote control (1 pc) BACK ENTER MUTE POWER SLEEP TV/VIDEO DISPLAY WIDE MODE HDMI AUDIO VOL CH MENU OK RESET FREEZE 0 This O[...]

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    Controls and Connections (remote control) BACK ENTER MUTE POWER SLEEP TV/VIDEO DISPLA Y WIDE MODE HDMI AUDIO VOL CH MENU OK RESET FREEZE MUTE button page 24 Press this button to mute the sound. Press again to cancel the mute. SLEEP button page 29. This button activates the off timer feature. WIDE MODE button page 28 This button switches the TV scre[...]

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    Controls and Connections (LCD TV) MENU POWER TV/VIDEO Remote control IR receiver Standby indicator button button Headphone jack (bottom of TV) button Channel button TV/Remote control button table This table shows which buttons on the TV have the same functions as the buttons on the remote control. TV Remote control VIDEO 1, 2 input S VIDEO input Vi[...]

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    Preparing and Using the Remote Control How to insert the batteries • When operating the remote control, point its top edge at the remote control IR receiver on the TV . Operate the remote control within seven meters, 30° on the left and right and 15° above and below the receiver . • If the TV cannot be operated by remote control operation (bu[...]

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    & Connecting the Antenna VHF/UHF antenna An antenna cable for VHF/UHF is provided with this TV as an accessory . Connect the antenna cable (provided) or commercially available antenna cable or cable adaptor accord- ing to the antenna jack you are using, and connect the other end to the antenna input jack on the TV . W all antenna jack Antenna c[...]

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    Insert the power cord (provided) into the power jack on the TV , and connect the power plug to the do- mestic power outlet. The standby indicator on the front lights red. Connecting the Power Cord When the TV is not in use for extended periods of time , be sur e to unp lug the power plug from the p ower outlet. Note (Be sure to connect in order [...]

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    Initial Settings When the TV is turned on for the rst time the country of use, AUSTRALIA or NEW ZEALAND must be selected and then the channels to be received are set. This TV automatically detects and memorizes receivable VHF and UHF broadcast waves. Press the button on the TV or POWER on the remote control. The TV turns on and the country selec[...]

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    Initial Settings (continued) When the automatic setup ends, the Program Edit menu appears with the rst assigned chan - nel on screen. Use the / buttons to check the channel numbers and the stations they are tuned to. T o edit the scanned channels (to delete CHs which have poor reception), see page 40. Press the MENU button to exit from program e[...]

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    Y ellow White Red Green Blue Red White Red White Red S Video cable Video & Audio Cable Component Video Cable Audio Cable Audio cable HDMI cable HDMI cable DVI to HDMI cable Audio cable Example of connections HDMI jacks are connected If DVI jack is installed; HDMI (with DVI to HDMI cable) and Audio jacks are connected Audio input jacks are conne[...]

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    Y ellow White Red Green Blue Red White Red White Red S Video cable Video & Audio Cable Component Video Cable Audio Cable Audio cable HDMI cable HDMI cable DVI to HDMI cable Audio cable Example of connections HDMI jacks are connected If DVI jack is installed; HDMI (with DVI to HDMI cable) and Audio jacks are connected Audio input jacks are conne[...]

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    About connector covers • Removal 27 and 32 inch models: Press down on the lip at the top and pull towards you to remove it. • Installation 27 and 32 inch models: Insert the two protrusions at the bottom into the holes on the body , and press in the top until it is locked in place. Next, press in the center section to lock the protrusions on the[...]

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    W A T CHING T V Chapter 3 W A TCHING TV[...]

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    Standby Indicator Remote control IR sensor Power Button W atching TV Perform regular TV operations using the remote control. The TV is provided with buttons having the same functions as those on the remote control. These can be used to operate the TV . BACK ENTER MUTE POWER SLEEP TV/VIDEO DISPLA Y WIDE MODE HDMI AUDIO VOL CH MENU OK RESET FREEZE 5 [...]

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    Saving Still Images (FREEZE) Save the image currently being shown as a still image and display it on screen. This feature is useful for saving information such as telephone numbers, maps and recipes. Press the FREEZE button. The image that was displayed appears at the bottom right of the screen. T o delete a screen freeze, press the FREEZE button a[...]

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    Displaying Channel Numbers (DISPLA Y) Press the DISPLA Y button. The number , label and mode* of the channel that is currently being received are displayed at the top right of the screen. * The audio mode is not displayed when an external input is selected. page 31) T o turn the display off, press the DISPLA Y button again. If you press the DISPLA [...]

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    27 W A TCHING TV Press the AUDIO button. The channel number and audio (main, sub or main+sub) is displayed at the top right of the screen. Each press of the AUDIO button switches the display between “main”, “sub” and “main+sub”. * Y ou can also make this setting in the menu screen.( page 37) Selecting Dual Language Audio (AUDIO) Y ou ca[...]

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    Setting Panorama or Zoom Display (WIDE MODE) Press the WIDE MODE button. This sets the screen to the Normal screen mode. Each press of this button switches the input as follows: Full screen Normal screen Zoom screen Panorama screen The display screen can be switched to the Full, Normal, Panorama, and Zoom screen modes. • When you select another c[...]

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    29 W A TCHING TV Using the SLEEP T imer (SLEEP) Press the SLEEP button. The screen changes to the off timer setup screen. Each press of the SLEEP button changes the time as follows: “30min.” --> “60min.” --> “90min.” --> “120min.”--> “Off” --> “30min.” and so forth. The time preset to the timer is displayed at[...]

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    30 W A TCHING TV Using Optional Equipment (HDMI) If you have an external device such as DVD player or Digital T uner connected by HDMI you can select as follows. Press the HDMI button. Each press on this button switches between “HDMI1” and “HDMI2”. Press the TV/VIDEO button to change from HDMI input. 1 2 MUTE POWER SLEEP TV/VIDEO DISPLA Y W[...]

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    Using Optional Equipment (TV/VIDEO) Select the input when a VCR or DVD player , for example, connected to the external input jack on the rear of the TV is used. Press the TV/VIDEO button. Each press of this button switches the input. The channel number or selected video/au- dio input is displayed at the top right of the screen. Carry out the requir[...]

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    Enjoying TV with Headphones T o use commercially available headphones, connect the headphones’ plug to the headphone jack at the bottom of the TV . • Insert the headphones’ plug as far as it can go. (An incomplete connection may cause audio to be output from the speakers.) Note 32 W A TCHING TV[...]

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    T V SET TINGS Chapter 4 TV SETTINGS[...]

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    The currently selected item is displayed in green. * In the above screen example, the "Video setup" menu is selected. Operation buttons used for setup are displayed here. "Video setup" menu "Audio setup" menu "Screen setup" menu "Channel setup" menu "Other setup" menu Button options Adjust[...]

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    Menu Flow Chart Channel setup menu Current Mode F ull, Normal, Panorama, Zoom Auto Detection "On", "Off " Default F ull, Normal, P anorama, Zoom, O ff V ertical Center “Panorama ”: -7 to +7, “Zoom ”: -15 to +15 T op Lev el 2nd Lev el 3rd Le vel Main menu Video setup (page 36) Mode Vivid Standard Movie Personal Video (pag[...]

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    If you press the RESET button with the Video setup icon selected, items other than the video mode in the sub-menu return to their factory settings. Note V ideo Setup Select the video setup icon in the Menu screen using the / buttons and press the button. The sub-menu is displayed on the right side of the screen. During the setup, the menu display d[...]

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    Audio Setup Select the audio setup icon in the Menu screen using the / buttons and press the button. The sub-menu is displayed on the right side of the screen. Select the desired setup item using the / button in the sub-menu. Each of the settings can be changed by the / buttons (or the / buttons for items marked by *). Note If you press the RESET b[...]

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    Select the screen setup icon in the Menu screen using the / buttons and press the button. The sub-menu is displayed on the right side of the screen. Screen Setup Screen setup menu screen Select the desired setup item using the / button in the sub-menu. Each of the settings can be changed by the / buttons. Note • If you press the RESET button with[...]

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    Channel setup Select the Channel setup icon in the Menu screen using the / buttons and press the button. The sub-menu is displayed on the right side of the screen. Channel setup menu screen 39 TV SETTINGS “Channel setup” menu Sub-menu Auto Program If you select “Auto Program” in the sub-menu, the following message is displayed, and you can [...]

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    Channel setup (Cont’d) 40 TV SETTINGS Program Edit If you select “Program Edit” in the sub-menu, you can edit each line as follows: 1st column - Line Edit:Insert, Delete, and Cancel 2nd column - CH select:Change CH 3rd column - Label Edit:Customize label name Use the cursor buttons to highlight desired item then press the button to begin edit[...]

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    41 TV SETTINGS Other Settings Select the Set up icon in the Menu screen using the / buttons and press the button. The sub-menu is displayed on the right side of the screen. A V Preset If you select “A V Preset” in the sub-menu, you can change the name of optional video and audio input jacks. When the TV/VIDEO button or the HDMI button is presse[...]

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    42 Other Settings (Cont’d) Note Setting the display language If you select “Language” in the sub-menu, you can select from English or Japanese as the screen display language. Pressing the / buttons toggles the setting between “English” and “Japanese”. * If you change the language setting, the language setting is immediately applied to[...]

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    REFERENCE Chapter 5 REFERENCE[...]

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    Main Specications Name LCD color TV Model TL27WRA-B TL32WRA-B TL37WRA-B TL42WRA-B TL27WRA-W TL32WRA-W TL37WRA-W TL42WRA-W Screen size 27inch ( 68cm ) 32inch ( 81cm ) 37inch ( 94cm ) 42inch ( 106cm ) Drive system TFT active matrix Resolution 1366 (H) X 768 (V) pixels TV System P AL B/G Channel Coverage “Australia : VHF 0 - 12 / UHF 27 - 69 or N[...]

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    T roubleshooting Be sure to thoroughly read this section before asking your dealer for repair . For details on customer support, see page 50. If the problem still persists after you have checked the following items, contact your Uniden Customer Support Centre by phone or email. ( page 51) * T ake care not to call or fax the wrong number when contac[...]

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    • This TV uses a microcomputer , and so normal operation may be prevented by external noise or inter- ference. If this happens, unplug the power plug from the power outlet, and wait several minutes before re-inserting the power plug into the power outlet and turning the power on. T roubleshooting (continued) 36 36 47 15 15 15 - - 16 - - 8 10 - Pr[...]

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    Caring for Y our TV Caring for your LCD display panel • Before you perform daily maintenance, turn the power off and unplug the power cord from the power outlet. • T ocleanthedisplaypanelontheTV ,wipelightlywithasoft,dryclothmadeofcottonorannel. Wiping with a hard cloth or rubbing h[...]

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    48 REFERENCE Index A, B Accessories ................................................... 12 Antenna cable ................................................ 12 Antenna connection ....................................... 16 AUDIO ........................................................... 27 Automatic channel setup program ........... 19, 39 Balance....[...]

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    49 REFERENCE Memo[...]

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    50 Our customer care specialists are here to help you! Visit our website at; For Australia: www .uniden.com.au or call our Customer Service Hotline at 1300 366 895, Monday through Friday , 8.30am to 5.00pm. The Customer Service Line is closed Saturday/Sundays and public holidays. For New Zealand: www .uniden.co.nz or call our Customer Service Hotli[...]

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    51 REFERENCE W arranty Warranty UNIDEN LCD TV One Year Limited Warranty Note: Please keep your sales docket as it provides evidence of warranty. Warrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited ABN 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zealand Limited Warranty only available in original country of purchase Elements of Warranty: Uniden warrants to the original retail ow[...]

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    The content of this Owner ’s Manual is subject to change without notice. Unauthorized duplication or copying of the content of this Owner ’s Manual is forbidden.  2006 Uniden Australia Pty Ltd. Uniden NZ Ltd. Printed in China. UGZZ01524BZ(0)[...]