Videocon VU324LDF manual

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    W elc ome Congra tulations on purchasing this LCD T elevision with iDTV tuner . Please tak e time to care fully read this user opera ting manual paying special attention to the section detailing “W arnings and Safe ty Precautions” . Being familiar with all of the opera tiona l function s of your new TV will greatly impr ove your viewing enj oym[...]

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    2. Initial Set up Befor e St arting Please r ead the warnings and safety precaut ions Section starting o n page 27 before using your TV. Please note the following impo rtant points! 1. Two people should lift or carry the TV! 2. Ensure you have plenty of space to work in safely! 3. A screw driver is required to fit th e stand!* 4. When fitting the s[...]

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    Initial Setup Notes on wall mounting the TV – (VESA Compliant- See Specifica t ion Chart for siz e per model) Wall mount items (sold separately) allow you to wall mount this TV onto a wall. For detailed information on installing the wall mount, p lease see the instruction s provided with the specific bracket. THE BLOCKING PLATE SUPPLIED, MUST BE [...]

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    3. Basic Con nection and S witch ing the TV On Basic TV Connectio n and Switching On / Off 1. Connect y our a erial lead into the ANT IN socket o n th e rear of the TV – see fig 2. 2. Connect th e mains lead (supplied) into the TV an d plug into an appropriate household socket. Use AC 100 ~ 240V power outlet for the TV power supply. The apparatus[...]

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    4. Chann el T uning: Firs t Inst allation fig 1 KEY CONTROLS A – POWER KEY B – ARROW KEYS C – OK/ ENTER KE Y D – MENU KEY E – SOURCE KEY A B D E o C 1. Press the OK/ ENTER key (C) on remote to begin Welcome to use the Wizard for Initial Setup! Please press [Enter] to start t he wizard Initial Setup Welcome Please select your Language : En[...]

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    Channel T uning: Fur ther Infor mation fig 1 KEY CONTROLS A – POWER KEY B – ARROW KEYS C – OK/ ENTER KE Y D – MENU KEY E – SOURCE KEY A B D E o C 1. Ensure the TV is in TV mod e – press the SOURCE key (E) and use the UP or DOW N key (B) to sel ect TV from the sour ce main menu - press the O K key (C) to confirm. 2. Press the MENU key (D[...]

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    5. Gener al T r oubleshoo ting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES/ RESOLVE No pi cture, no sound. Mains adapt er not plugged in to mains socket or back of TV ? Is the standby light on? Is the aerial connect ed ? Is the TV swit ched on ? Is it i n standby (red light) ? Is the TV inp ut source on an AV input ? - Select TV option from the input source menu If on[...]

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    6. Operating Con trols and Conne ctions A. POWE R : To switch the TV int o standby mode and to power o n. B. ARROW KEYS : Used to na vigate on screen menu’s C. OK / ENTER Key : Used to confirm menu selection D . MENU : To display the TV main menu for access to main picture, sound and tuning o ptions. E. SOURCE : To d isplay TV input source menu. [...]

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    Operating Contro ls and Conne ctions Opera ting Controls/ Names and Fu nctions Front (Right Sid e) Controls 1 2 1 . REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR 2 . LED INDICATOR 9 1 . REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR aim the remote co ntrol at this spot on the TV to operate from remote. 3. VOLUME UP increase the volume 5. CHANNEL UP (CH+) access next TV channel 7. MENU press to di[...]

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    Operating Contro ls and Conne ctions Opera ting Controls/ Names and Fu nctions Rear Con nections 10 10. AC INPUT TERMINAL 12 . SIDE CONNECTION PANEL - see fig 2 - expanded 11. SCART 1/ SCART 2 13 . AUDIO IN L 2 (For Component) - LEFT 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 21 23 24 25 27 fig 2 26 28 10 12 . SIDE CONNECTION PANEL - see fig 2 - expanded 14.[...]

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    7. Using you r T elevision Controls Applicable for Digital and Analogue TV Vi ewing This section details how to operate your TV set now it is insta lled a nd tuned in. The first section highlight s the key controls applicable to both Digital TV and Analogue TV viewing. ON/ OFF STANDBY Turn on the TV as previously explained using the POWER k ey on t[...]

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    Using yo ur T ele vision PICTURE/ SOUND RECALL Press the “Picture” key P to cycle th rough p icture mode p resets - USER/ CINEMA/ SPORT/ VIVID/ HI BRIGHT mod es available. Press the “Sound” key S to cycle thro ugh sound mode presets – NORMAL/ MUSIC/ USER/ SPEE CH modes available DISPLAY Calls up “on screen” information o f TV status -[...]

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    Using yo ur T ele vision EPG (ELECTRONIC PROGRAMM E GUIDE) Press th is button to a ccess t he Electronic Program me Guide. An “On Screen Display” appears with TV schedule information. Use th e left/ right ARROW ke ys t o search forward and backwards through the days schedule. Highlight a TV pro gramme and press DISPLAY to see more information a[...]

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    8. Menu Operation ADJUSTING TV SETT INGS This sec tion will help you in navigating the menu systems used for adju sting all TV parameters. The On Scr een Menu’s are very easy to operate, simply use the ARROW keys (B) and OK key (C) on t he remote control to access and adjust all options. MENU OPERATION/ NAVIGATION The Menu allows you to alter y o[...]

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    MENU LIS T - For Main Menu – (Press the MENU K ey) Menu Operation VIDEO MENU Picture Mode U ser ◄► Brightness 50 Contrast 45 Saturation 40 Sharpness 50 Gamma Middle ◄► Colour Temperature Standard ◄► Advanced Video ║ ► VGA (only w hen PC connecte d) ║► Enter Select Exi t ENTER EXIT ◄►▼▲ Video Picture Mo de Cinema Sport [...]

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    Menu Operation AUDIO MENU Audio Mode User ║ ► Balance 0 Sound Surround O n ◄► Speaker O n ◄► SPDIF Type PCM ◄► Auto Volume Control Off ◄ ► Type Normal ◄ ► Visually Im paired ║► Enter Select Exit ENTER E XIT ◄►▼▲ Audio Enter Select Exit ENTER EXIT ◄►▼▲ Audio Audio Mode User ◄► 100 Hz 10 300 Hz 10 1k Hz[...]

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    Menu Operation TV MENU (TUNING MENU)....Continued Channel Move ║► Channel Sort ║► Channel Edit ║► Enter Select ENTER EXIT ◄►▼▲ Channels CHANNELS MENU Channel Move Press ( ▲ / ▼ ) keys on rem ote or P+/P- keys on the TV set to select channel number t o be moved and press the OK key on remote to confirm (if you want to deselec[...]

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    Menu Operation SETUP MENU OSD Setup ║ ► DPMS On ◄► Source Labels ║► Wizard Off ║► Time Se tup ║► Subtitle ║► Teletext ║ ► Reset Default ║► Enter Select Exit ENTER EXIT ◄►▼▲ Setup OSD Language English ║ ► H-Position 0 V-Position 0 Alpha 5 Timer Off ◄► Enter Select Exit ENTER EXIT ◄►▼▲ Setup OSD[...]

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    Menu Operation Auto synchronization Off ◄► Date 2000/01/0 1 Time 20:10:47 Timer On ◄► Power On T imer 00:00:00 Power Off T i mer 00: 00:00 Remind Timer Off ◄► Remind T imer 00:00:00 Remind Prog Off Enter Select Exit ENTER EXIT ◄►▼▲ Time TIME MENU Auto Synchronization On/Off Select On to set tim e automaticall y by broadcast. Set[...]

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    Menu Operation PARENTA L MENU (HOTEL M ODE/ CHILD LOCK) Password Hotel Mode EXIT ◄►▼▲ Enter Select Exit ENTER Parental Channel Block ║► Program Block ║ ► Input Block ║ ► Change Password ║► Clean All ║► EXIT ◄►▼▲ Enter Select Exit ENTER Parental CHILD LOCK MENU PARENTA L MAIN M ENU Password default password (0000)[...]

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    Menu Operation OTHER MENU’S (QUICK STA RT/ CHANNEL LIST/ CEC MENU) Picture Mode Vivid Back Light 7 Audio Mo de Normal Audio C hannel Mono Audio Language English Sleep Timer Off Quick Menu ▼▲ Sele ct ◄ ► Adjust Press [ Q.MENU ] key of remote to select the “ QUICK MENU ” Picture Mode Vivid, Hi-Brig ht, User, Cinema, Sport This m en u is[...]

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    9. C onnec ting Extern al Equipmen t t o the TV SOURCE INPUT/ CONNECTION PANEL The sockets o n the back/ side of th e panel are used when connecting external pro ducts to y our TV, for example a DVD Player, VCR, Blu Ray Player, PVR, Games Console, Camcorder, Digital Camera a nd even a PC or Lap top Computer! Please note, whenever you connec t an ex[...]

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    Connecti ng Exter nal Equipmen t t o the TV TV Con nection P anel Orientation may differ depending on m odel. Composite A /V Video Camera Digital C amera Games Co nsole SCA RT - Video Camera, Digital Camera, Games Con sole, VCR, DVD Player, Optical Out – Ho me Theatre System / Stereo System Component A/V DVD Play er Games Co nsole Blu Ray Player [...]

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    Connecti ng Exter nal Equipmen t t o the TV S-VIDEO or VIDE O / R-AUDIO-L Connect RCA or S-VIDEO cable (no t supplied) to an appropriate external A/V device such as VCR, DVD or Camcorder. Connect RCA audio cables (not supplied) to "R- AUDIO-L" on your set and the other ends to corresponding aud io out connectors on the A/V device. HDMI CO[...]

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    Connecti ng Exter nal Equipmen t t o the TV PC IN [PC] / [AUDIO]: Connect to the video and audio output jack on y our PC or Laptop. 1. Press the SOURCE key on the remote contr ol 2. Use the up/ down ARROW keys to select VGA 3. Press OK to display PC See – PICTURE MENU section (page 17) for more informatio n on VGA mode and fine tuning your displa[...]

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    10. Disposal Ins tructio ns USB FILE FORMA T sup ported FILE EXTENTION CONTA INER VIDEO DECODER RESOLUTION FRAME/SEC *.avi *.divx AVI Xv iD 576/480p 30 MPEG1 768x 576p 30 MPEG2 MP@HL 576/480p 30 *.mpg *.mpeg *.vro *.vob PS (Progr am Stream) MPEG1 768x 576 30 MPEG2 MP@HL 576/480p 30 Audio Codec MPEG1/MPEG2/MP3 Audio AAC AC3 *.JPG *.JPEG N/A Baseline[...]

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    11. W arnings and Saf ety Pr ecauti ons Do not remo ve the rear cover – do not att empt t o service the product yourself. Removing covers can exp ose you to high voltage and other dangerous con ditions leading to serious injury or death. Request a qua lified agent to perform servicing. Do not exp ose TV to direct sunligh t or oth er heat sources [...]

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    Do not allow anyth ing to rest up on or r oll o ver the power cord – and do not place the TV where the power cord is subject to d amage or left trailing in a position tha t cou ld cause someone to trip leading t o injury and/ or damage to t he product. Remove the AC plug from the wall outlet – when th e TV i s not in use for a prolonged period [...]

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    12. W arranty Certifi cat e and Service Con tact GU AR ANTEE CERTIFICA TE Guarantee Term s and conditions for TV Importan t: keep the original p ackaging for at least 28 days together with the do cument indicating proof of purch ase. (For UK r eturns policy) Thank you for purchasing this product. We are confident you will enjoy using it for many ye[...]

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