User manual THOMSON LCD-IFC130

[. . . ] This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from your household waste. Please, dispose of this equipment at your local community waste collection/recycling centre. In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic product. Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in! This publication is printed on recycled paper. 1 IFC130-L_EN 4/08/05 17:22 Page 2 Getting started Important information Safety Ensure that your domestic mains supply voltage matches the voltage indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your set. This LCD TV set is a class 1 appliance. [. . . ] Press this button again or the + button to restore it. Accessing channels Using the numeric buttons: for channels 1 to 9, press the corresponding numeric button; for channels 10 to 99, - press the tens digit for a few seconds to display it on the screen, then press the units digit. For instance, for programme 24, press and hold 2 to display 2-, then press 4; or - press the 0/-- button to display "--", then enter the two digits. AV programmes are not included in the cycle unless you use the buttons on the side of the TV set. To access the channel or AV programme previously being watched, press the RETURN button. +/- buttons on the Headphone volume control: press the remote control to display the volume control bar. Then use the buttons to switch to the headphone volume control bar. Use the +/- buttons to adjust the volume. Displaying status information In TV mode you can press the INFO (yellow) button on the remote control to display the number and name of the relevant channel, the time and date, the type of sound and format or zoom. If the turn-off timer is set the relevant symbol is displayed, along with the time remaining until the TV set is switched off. Press the GUIDE (blue) button on the remote control to display the name and the start time for the current programme and the following programme. If this information is not available you will receive a message to this effect. In PC mode you can press the INFO (yellow) button on the remote control to display the time and date, the type of sound and format, as well as the source of the signal being received and the resolution. When you switch the TV set on and change channels or exit Teletext, the channel's number and name are displayed. Note: If you activate the Channel number function in the Preferences menu, the channel number will be displayed permanently (see page 16). Accessing your favourite channels You can define the channels you watch most often as your favourite channels. This will allow you to create your own list of channels which you can access more quickly using the PR+/PRbuttons on the remote control. 1. Follow the procedure described in point 5 on page 6 for defining a channel as your favourite channel. 2. Select Return and press OK to return to the OVERVIEW menu. Tone control Tone control Return Sound preset Frequency range Select the Tone control option from the Sound menu and press OK to display the menu. The content of this menu depends on the options you have selected under Sound mode and Sound effect in the Sound menu. Film. . . 12 kHz. . . If you have not selected BBE ViVA under Sound mode and you have not selected any effect under Sound effect, the menu which is displayed allows you to select a predefined setting and choose your own settings using the graphic equaliser. It offers the following options: Sound preset: use the buttons to select the appropriate setting for the programme you are watching. The Personal setting stores your graphic equaliser settings. Note: The Sound preset option is not available if you have selected a sound effect under the Sound effect option. You can access the list of preset sound settings directly by pressing the PRESETS button (red) on the remote control, selecting the Sound preset option and choosing one of the preset settings from the list. Your selection is applied to all channels and AV programmes. Frequency range: the graphic equaliser has seven frequency bands. Select each band in turn using the buttons and make the necessary adjustments using the Press OK to confirm. buttons. Note: When you are setting the graphical equaliser, Personal appears under the Sound preset option and your settings are stored as your new personal settings. 10 IFC130-L_EN 4/08/05 17:23 Page 11 Advanced functions Tone control Return Bass Treble In every other instance, the menu displayed offers the following options: Bass, Treble: you can adjust these settings to the level you want using the buttons. Press EXIT to close the menu. To return to the Sound menu, select Return and press OK to confirm. Headphone settings Headphone settings Return Headphone volume Headphone bass Headphone treble Headphone sound Select the Headphone option from the Sound menu and press OK to display the menu. The following options are available: EN Headphone volume, Headphone bass, and Headphone treble: you can adjust these settings to the level you want using the Stereo. . . buttons. Headphone sound: select a sound type from the list using the buttons. The default sound type is Automatic for mono sources, Stereo for stereo sources and Stereo for AV sources. Press EXIT to close the menu. To return to the Sound menu, select Return and press OK to confirm. BBE ViVA is a trademark of BBE Sound Inc. Adjusting the picture Picture Return Picture preset Brightness Colour Contrast Black expand Tone Sharpness Noise reduction Other settings Personal. . . The menus for adjusting the picture are used to obtain the best picture setting according to your preference, the type of programme you are watching and the ambient lighting. When you make an adjustment only the selected option remains displayed, allowing you to see the changes taking place on screen. The entire menu is displayed again when you select another option or the time for making an adjustment has elapsed. Select the Picture option and press OK to confirm. The Picture menu appears with the following options: Medium. . . . . . Picture preset: use the programme you are watching. buttons to select the appropriate setting for the Personal contains the values you have defined for the settings Brightness, Colour, Contrast, Black expand, Tone, Sharpness and Noise reduction. TV mode You can access the list of preset picture settings directly by pressing the PRESETS button (red) on the remote control, selecting the Picture preset option and choosing one of the preset settings from the list. Your selection is applied to all channels. You must, however, select a preset setting for each AV programme. Note: This function is only available in TV mode. Brightness, Colour, Contrast, Tone, Sharpness: adjust these settings as required using the buttons. [. . . ] If the particular programme does not provide a Teletext service, a message will appear to this effect. To display a page, enter its 3-digit number or use the PR+/PRbuttons. The page appears after a few moments. The entered number appears: - red if the page does not exist, - white if the page has been found, - green when a sub-page has also been found for this page, - yellow when the page exists but has not been found yet. If the current page includes subpages, the page number is displayed in green. In this mode, pressing the buttons will allow you to step through all the available subpages. [. . . ]