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CABLE EXTERNAL 1 AUDIO IN / OUT ANTENNA MAINS INLET AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VGA IN VGA OUT EXTERNAL 2 EXTERNAL 3 NO FUNCTION IN / OUT VGA MONITOR MAINS INLET AUDIO MONITOR SURROUND SOUND CENTER IN AUDIO MONITOR VGA MONITOR...
Contents Installation Your remote control 2 Preparation 3 Installation 5 Store TV channels 5 Select the menu language and country 5 Automatic installation 6 Manual installation 6 Give name 7 Reshuffle the programme list 7 Select favourite TV channels 7 Define decoder/descrambler programme numbers 8 Install TV setup 9 Operation...
selection of TV channels p. 10 peripheral selection with remote control TV selection b dual screen on/off p. 17 volume up/down p. 10 sound mute p. 10 picture format p. 10 bilingual choice/sound mode selection p. 10 continuous subtitles p. 11 subtitle language selection p.
Preparation VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE ZOOM RO3 / AAA Place the receiver box wherever you want, but leave at least 5 cm space free all around the box for ventilation and do not cover the ventilation openings, (e.g. on the ground, in a cupboard, behind a wall, in another room...). To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the monitor or the receiver.
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FRONT MENU PICTURE SOUND SMART CONTROLS CH/P Preparation With the simplified remote control supplied with the monitor you can: • switch menu on or off with the MENU • select a menu or menu item with the cursor keys • activate the selection you made with the OK key •...
PICTURE SMART SOUND VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE activate select adjustments programme list æ features menu sound menu picture menu Menu Language INSTALLATION Country Automatic Installation Manual Installation English MENU ••• ••• ••• LANGUAGE ••• ••• ••• ••• COUNTRY •••...
AUTOMATIC Automatic Installation INSTALLATION Searching O%...100% BBC1 BBC2 AUTOMATIC Automatic Installation INSTALLATION (Selection Mode) MANUAL System INSTALLATION Search Programme No Store After the new or extra TV channel has been stored, the TV automatically transfers the TV channel(s) to the video recorder provided with the EasyLink function.
Programme DECODER/ Decoder Status DESCRAMBLER Installation Define Decoder/Descrambler programme numbers If a decoder or a descrambler is connected, see p. 20, you can define one or more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers. Select in the Decoder/Descrambler OK key. Select the programme number with the cursor up/down. Select the programme number under which you have stored the programme coming from your decoder with the digit keys Select...
Menu Language INSTALLATION Country Automatic Installation Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Programmes Decoder/Descrambler Setup Ext2 Output SETUP Information Line Picture Mute Auto Format Centre Mode Install TV Setup The Setup menu allows you to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not related to the installation of the TV channels.
Select your computer or other peripherals Press this key repeatedly to select TV channels EXT2, EXT3 FRONT, VGA according to where you connected your peripherals (see p. 24). Remark: in mode only some keys are valid. menu, p. 24. Menus and on screen information will disappear if you select Mode selection Press this key repeatedly to indicate the...
Continuous subtitles TV channels with teletext often transmit certain programmes with subtitling. Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle page from the index. Press to store the subtitle page. Switch off teletext. Every time a programme of the selected TV channel is subtitled, the subtitling will be available for that channel.
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Video recorder keys see p. 25 Digital Video Disc keys see p. 25 When pressed, the displayed picture is Press again to de-activate the frozen picture. In Dual Screen both pictures are frozen. Digital Noise Reduction To reduce the image noise and improve picture quality when receiving weak signals.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE activate select adjustments programme list æ features menu sound menu picture menu Sleeptimer FEATURES Child Lock Sound PP store Message Timers Contrast PICTURE Brightness Colour Sharpness (Tint) Colour Temperature Normal/Cool/Warm Dynamic Contrast Natural Motion Volume SOUND Balance...
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Volume HEADPHONE Balance Source Use of the menus Incredible Surround Incredible Surround can only be selected when the sound of the TV channel is stereo. When is selected, it seems as though the Incredible Surround On loudspeakers are spread further apart from one another. Note: in case you have connected a Dolby audio receiver, select .
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE activate select adjustments æ features menu Sleeptimer FEATURES Child Lock Sound PP store Message Timers Message Change MESSAGE Clear Type Features menu Press the yellow key to display/cancel the Press the cursor up/down to select a menu item. Press the OK key to activate.
Actual Time TIMERS Programme Start Time Cancel Timer LOCAL PROGRAM MENU VOLUME Use of the menus Display message Switch the TV to standby. The message appears on the screen when the TV is switched on again. If you selected , the message will disappear from the screen after Once about 45 seconds.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE SELECT AUDIO BBC1 BBC 2 BBC1 EXT2 EXT 2 BBC 1 EXT2 EXT1 Dual screen Press the b key to switch on Dual Screen. The TV screen will be divided in 2 different pictures. The picture on the left side is the selected TV channel or external.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE æ News Sports Weather TV-Guide Teletext Teletext Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Each channel which broadcasts teletext transmits a page with information on how to use its teletext system. Look for the teletext page with the main index (usually p.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE SELECT AUDIO Select the index teletext page Press the key to display the main index (usually p.100). Only for T.O.P teletext broadcasts : T.O.P orders the pages in categories and adds other possibilities of enhancing ease of use.
CABLE EXTERNAL VCR 1 DECODER EXTERNAL CABLE VCR 1 Connect Peripheral equipment Connect Peripheral Equipment There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your receiver.The following connection diagrams show you how to connect them to the back or the front side of the receiver. Note: in case of the monitor in a stand alone situation without the receiver box connected, see the instructions with the monitor.
AUDIO OUT SURROUND SOUND CENTRE IN Camera & camcorder Connect your camera or camcorder at the front side of your receiver. Connect the equipment to VIDEO equipment. For stereo equipment also connect S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-VHS cables with the input S-VHS...
MAINS INLET AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VGA OUT VGA IN Connect your computer Connect your computer Connect one end of a VGA cable supplied to the video card of the computer and the other end to the VGA MONITOR IN the receiver box or at the VGA IN in case you have no receiver box connected to the monitor.
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Daisy chaining The Active Loop Through facility makes it possible to make a daisy chain. Connect the monitors (max. 2) before inserting the mains plug in the wall socket. Connect another VGA cable to the VGA OUT the monitor and to the connector of a second VGA monitor.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE ZOOM Connect peripheral equipment To select connected equipment If the monitor is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, in some cases the monitor will be switched on, even when it was in standby. (E.g. playback tape,...) This is not possible when Child lock On is selected.
These keys function with Philips video recorders. If your video recorder has the EasyLink function, the keys stop under the door of the TV remote control, can be operated in the TV mode.
Record Record with your video recorder without EasyLink Ext2 Output To record S-VHS quality, connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the video recorder. In this case go on as follows: Select in the Setup INSTALLATION Select with the cursor up/down. Ext 2 Output Select with the cursor left/right.
Record with your video recorder with EasyLink If you have connected an S-VHS video recorder provided with the EasyLink function, you can record S-VHS-quality from an S-VHS peripheral connected to the front side of the receiver. (E.g. from an S-VHS camcorder.) SOUND In TV mode, it is possible to start a direct recording of the programme which is being displayed on the TV screen.
Tips Poor Picture • Have you selected the correct TV system? • Is your monitor or house aerial located too close to loudspeakers, non-earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc. ? • Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images. Sometimes you can improve the picture quality by changing the direction of the outside aerial.
Glossary 100 Hz 100 Hertz provides a superior solution to the problem of picture flicker which is particularly noticeable with larger screen sizes. In a conventional TV, the picture area is scanned 50 times a second (50 Hertz) – a frequency which is still detectable by the human eye in the form of a flickering picture.
Contents Your remote control Preparation Installation Select the INSTALLATION menu To use the menus Store TV channels Select the menu language and country Automatic installation Manual installation Give name Reshuffle the programme list Select Favourite TV channels Define Decoder/Descrambler programme numbers Install TV Setup Operation Use of the remote control...