Loewe Connect 26 Operating Instructions

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Daily operation
Explanations of the sound settings:
Selection possibility Mono/Stereo or Sound 1 or Sound 
2 for two-sound broadcasts separately for speakers and 
headphones. Only available with analogue stations.
Reduces volume differences, e.g. for advertisements that 
are too loud.
Sound selection for two sound broadcasts.
Determining the maximum volume that can be set.
Specify the volume that is set when switching on the TV 
set with the mains switch. 
If the volume when switching off the TV set into standby 
mode is higher than specified here, it is automatically 
reduced to the fixed switch-on volume when switching 
back on.
The volume can differ according to the individual stations. 
If the sound is too loud or too quiet in relation to other 
stations, adapt the volume. When the menu is open, you 
can select the stations one after another with P+/P– and 
adjust every single station conveniently.
Set stereo balance so that the volume impression is identical 
on the left and right.
If the automatic speech detection is activated, the sound 
of the current program is automatically output with 
optimum comprehensibility when speech is detected.
more ...
Loudspeaker/ 
Headphone
sound
Auto volume
AV output 
signal
Maximum 
volume
Switch on
volume
Volume 
adjustment for 
current station
Balance
Auto speech 
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Adjusting the picture
Call TV menu.
 Select Picture,
 go to the menu line below.
 Select the desired picture function,
  go to the menu line below.
  Make  changes.
Explanations of the picture settings:
  Switches the picture parameters between personal set-
tings and energy efficiency presettings.
Adjust contrast.
The power consumption of the TV set is directly depend-
ent on the value set here (see also page 13).
Adjust the colour.
Set warmer or colder tone for picture.
Adjust the brightness of the picture.
Adjust the contour sharpness of the picture.
Removes or reduces the signal noise in the picture.
Call with OK.
Picture improvement on/off and demo mode for Image+
 
Active.
Set picture format (see right hand column).
Move picture vertically (see page 23).
Automatic detection and setting of the picture format for 
Cinemascope or widescreen movies.
Reduce jolting.
The TV picture adapts to the ambient brightness.
The energy consumption of the set is reduced by contrast 
reduction in a lower ambient brightness. The contrast 
and energy consumption increase with a high ambient 
brightness.
Daily operation
Presettings / Personal settings for picture adjustment
Call TV menu.
  Select Picture,
 go to the menu line below.
 Select Picture adjustment,
   go to the menu line below.
 Select Presettings or Personal settings.
  For presettings, go to the menu line below.
 Select the desired presetting for the picture.
 OK Confirm selection.
Explanations for Picture adjustment:
Custom adjustments of contrast, colour intensity, colour temperature, 
brightness, sharpness and digital noise control are saved in the Personal 
settings. Every signal source has its own personal settings.
By selecting Presettings the picture settings for the respective currently 
active signal source are set to predefined values.
For an explanation of the signal sources see glossary: Signal input groups.
In the index of the TV set, all the picture and sound adjustments can be 
reset to the factory values for all signal sources in one step under Reset 
picture/sound
 or Factory settings picture/sound.
Selecting the picture format
Press the Picture format button until the desired picture 
format is set or press
  to select the desired picture format.
The Panorama picture format can be set between 
proportionally correct and format filling display. Black 
bars are visible on the left and right of the picture in 
the proportionally correct display. 
Switch: Keep the M button on the TV pressed, at the 
same time, press the Picture format button on the remote 
control briefly. 
Reset: Press the same button combination again. Picture 
adjustment
Contrast
Colour intensity
Colour 
temperature
Brightness
Sharpness
DNC
more ...
Image+
 Active
Picture format
Move picture  
up/down
Auto format
DMM
Automatic 
dimmer
continued on next page 
ENDINFOContrastColour tempColour intensity Picture adjustmentPicture TV menu
Presettings (TV digital)      ...
ENDINFOPicture adjustment
Eco standard ...PictureTV menu
Presettings (TV digital)Personal settings (TV digital)
16:9Picture format
4:3 CinemaZoom
Panorama
 
						

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Daily operation
Explanations of the picture formats:
➠  The setting options depend on the transmitted picture 
content.
 16:9 Proportionally correct display of 16:9 broadcasts.
  4:3  Proportionally correct display of 4:3 broadcasts.
 Panorama Proportionally correct or format filling display (as-delivered 
state) of 4:3 broadcasts on the 16:9 screen. Station logo 
and subtitles remain visible. 
    See above for switching the Panorama mode.
  Cinema  Proportionally correct, format filling display of 4:3 broad-
casts on 16:9 screens. Station logo and subtitles usually 
not visible.
  Zoom  Proportionally correct display. Maximum picture magni-
fication. 
  PALplus  Is a 4:3-compatible 16:9 picture broadcast supplied by 
the station which is detected automatically.
If a high resolution video signal is displayed on the TV set 
or fed in via the interfaces PC IN, HDMI1/DVI, HDMI2/
DVI or COMP. IN, the picture formats 16:9 PC, 16:9 TV, 
16:9 Zoom, 4:3 PC, 4:3 TV and 4:3 Zoom can be set.
In the PC formats, the complete picture content will be 
shown. In the TV formats a small part of the picture is 
cropped. This may be necessary to hide possible interfer-
ence at the edge of the picture, which arises from the 
signal supplied.
Move picture vertically
➠ In normal TV mode without other displays.
Move picture up/down.
To show subtitles or news tickers which have been cut 
off, the picture can be moved up or down in the picture 
formats Panorama, Cinema and Zoom (not with high 
resolution signal) with the arrow buttons .
➠  For TV sets with MHEG-5 software you can switch 
back and forth quickly between two stations using 
these buttons (see also on page 18).Operation without remote control
Changing the station on the TV set
+ / – Station up/down.
Switching radio on or off or switching to radio
 R Radio on or switch between TV and Radio.
Calling the TV menu on the set
 M Call Direct control on TV set menu,
– / + select function.
➠ Service is intended for the customer service.
M or R Go to the menu line below,
– / + make changes.
 M  Move up one menu line,
– / + select other function.
Brightness Volume Direct control on TV set
19Contrast Picture format Stat election
+2Move picture up/down
 
						

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Daily operation
Button functions
Every operating mode of the TV set (TV, Radio, Teletext, EPG, PIP, PhotoViewer, 
MusicBox and DR archive, if equipped with Digital Recorder) has its own menu 
and own functions for the coloured buttons. The function of the coloured 
buttons is shown at the bottom of the menus and wizards. Below, some of 
the function are listed which you need in TV mode for the daily handling of 
your TV set.
Functions of the coloured buttons in TV mode
➠  The coloured buttons do not work as described below 
for TV sets with MHEG-5 software, but they operate 
as described on page 36 (Digital Teletext).
Red button: Freeze on/off.
In sets with Digital Recorder: DR archive on/off.
For TV sets with MHEG-5 software you can open the DR 
archive via the menu Assist+
 (see page 16).
Green button: Open the Teletext functions menu.
You can select 
Subtitles and your Personal text pages via 
the Teletext functions menu. The operation of subtitles 
depends on the station selected.
Subtitles analogue stations:
 Select Subtitles,
 go to the menu line below.
 Select the size of the teletext subtitles,
 OK show teletext subtitles.
    (display only if subtitles are available)
END: Teletext subtitles off or select off in menu.
Subtitles DVB stations:
➠  If the DVB station does not provide any subtitles, the 
menu item Subtitles is greyed out and cannot be 
accessed with OK.
➠  The DVB subtitles can also be selected via the status 
display (see page 25).
 Select Subtitles,
 OK call.
 Select subtitle mode,
 OK show/hide subtitles.Functions of the coloured buttons in TV mode (continuation)
Green button: Open the Teletext functions menu.
 Select Personal text pages,
 OK call.
 Select text page,
 OK view.
➠  If only one text page is defined, no list will be shown 
and the Teletext page will be opened immediately. To 
define your personal text pages, see page 35.
Yellow button: Go to the last viewed station.
Use this button to quickly switch back and forth between 
two stations. For MHEG-5 see page 18 or on this page 
at the right lower column.
Blue button: Show programme info.
The programme info of the following programme is 
displayed additionally for DVB stations. For MHEG-5, no 
programme info is available.
Explanation of the symbols in the programme information:
 
						

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Status display
➠ In normal TV mode, without other displays.
END: Show/hide status display.
For MHEG-5, INFO button.
You will see the number and name of the station and the 
title of the current broadcast (if available) and the sound 
identification in the top two lines.
The bar (if available) indicates the progress of the current 
programme.
If information about the current programme is available, 
this can be called with the INFO button, the button is 
displayed on the right in this case.
For MHEG-5, no programme info is available.
A selection (see right hand column), the time and, if acti-
vated, the alarm time and switch-off time appear at the 
bottom depending on the DVB station.
Explanations of the sound identification:
Transmitted audio signal:
 
						

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Managing stations
TV stations
Various options for managing stations are available via the TV menu. For 
example the description for TV stations. For radio stations the same applies, 
except that the Radio menu is called in Radio mode (see also page 36).
➠  Station management is not possible if a programmed timer recording 
is still pending.
➠  If at least one station is locked the access code must be entered before 
Search/Update (see Parental lock on page 41).
Search/update stations – Search wizard
In the search/update with the search wizard, new stations are searched 
for which have not yet been stored. 
➠  You have to repeat the initial installation (see page 12) 
and automatically search for new ones if you want to 
delete all the existing stations and automatically search 
for new ones. Do also use the first installation if you 
want to change to receiving MHEG-5 stations (attend 
restrictions for DVB software update, see page 38).
Call TV menu.
  Select Settings,
 go to the menu line below.
  Select Stations,
 go to the menu line below.
  Select Search wizard,
 go to the menu line below.
In the upper info text the current search settings will now 
be displayed:
If you want to change these search settings:
  Select Change search settings,
 OKwizard prompts search settings.
If you agree with these settings:
  Select Start search/update,
 OKstart search.
Red button: Abort current search/update.Explanations of some search settings, including the upgradeable satellite 
reception:
Select the country for country-specific defaults and sta-
tion sorting.
Here select antenna, cable, or satellite, depending on 
where you want to search for new stations.
Here you can also call a configuration of the DVB-T and 
DVB-S antennae with the green button (see page 13).
With selection of set location the conventional TV 
standard/colour standard is the default. This should only 
be changed if stations with other standards are to be 
searched.
You can state whether coded stations are to be searched 
for in the search/update. 
Select yes then coded stations 
are also searched for. However, these stations can only 
be received in connection with a CA module and the ap-
propriate Smart Card.
 Ask your dealer which Smart Card 
you need to receive certain stations. Handling of the CA 
module is described on page 40.
If you want to run the station search independently of 
the channel grid, select frequency search for the search 
method.
With the selection of set location the conventional set-
tings will be preset. Only change this if you know other 
symbol rates and modulation types or if you have to 
specify the network ID for your cable network (informa-
tion available from your cable network provider).
If you want to run the station search independently of 
the channel grid, select frequency search for the search 
method.
If you want to run the station search independently of 
the channel grid, select frequency search for the search 
method.
The symbol rate is specified by the satellite provider and  
normally does not need to be adjusted.
Start search/update Change search settings Search wizard TV menu
Settings
Stations Search wizard
Your TV carries out the update of the station range (search for new stations;
delete stations no longer broadcast) with the following settings:
Location of TV set         United Kingdom
Signal source           DVB-T
END
OK
Set location
Signal source
Antenna/cable:
TV/colour 
standard
Encrypted 
stations
DVB-T
Search method
DVB-C
Settings
DVB-S
Settings
 
						

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Search for/update stations – handling of new and no longer found stations
After the automatic search/update has been completed, the number of 
new found stations is displayed.
 OK  List of newly found stations.
Select station.
Yellow button:  Mark / unmark station
Blue button:  Mark / unmark all
 OK  saves the marked station.
Afterwards, if available, a list of the stations which are 
stored but temporarily not broadcasting or which no 
longer exist is displayed. 
The number of the used memory location is in front of 
the station. Please select the stations you want to delete 
permanently. 
Select station,
Yellow button:  Mark / unmark station
Blue button:  Mark / unmark all
 OK  deletes the selected stations.
END: Exit search wizard.Search/update station – manual search
Call TV menu.
  Select Settings,
 go to the menu line below.
  Select Stations,
 go to the menu line below.
  Select Manual adjustment,
 OKcall input box.
You can enter or edit the station data in the following 
lines:
Or:
Blue button: Starts Search and searches for next station.
Red button: Stores station.
➠  Only the stations for the selected signal source are 
stored which are not available in the station list.
➠  Stations which are already available for the selected 
signal source in the station list are displayed with grey 
shaded station number and name. These stations can 
only be overwritten with the red button. 
Explanations of some search settings:
Various settings are possible depending on the selected signal source. 
Some settings have already been explained in the initial installation (see 
page 12 onwards). 
Selection of the range in which you want to search for 
the station.
Direct input of the channel.
Direct input of the station frequency.
Input of the TV standard of the station,
(B/G, I, L, D/K, M, N). 
Ask your dealer in this regard.
Input of the colour standard of the station,
(PAL, SECAM, NTSC-V, PAL60, Autom.).
Ask your dealer in this regard.
Managing stations
ENDINFO
Manual adjustment
Signal source     Antenna/cable (analogue)       DVB-T    DVB-C     D
Channel       S21
Frequency      303.25 MHz
Name        KIKA
TV stand.       B/G
Col. standard     Autom.
Store
Search
Signal source
Channel
Frequency
TV stand.
Col. standard
Proceed
Page 
 Search wizard

						

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Change, delete, move, rename, restore station
➠  Change station can also be called via the station list 
(page 18).
➠  If at least one station is locked the access code must 
be entered before changing stations start-up (see 
Parental lock on page 41).
Call TV menu.
  Select Settings,
 go to the menu line below.
  Select Stations,
 go to the menu line below.
  Select Change stations,
 OKcall list of stations.
In this menu you can delete, move, rename or restore 
stations.
or numeric buttons:
Select the appropriate station.
Scroll with P+/P– if necessary.
Delete station
 
Red button: Starts Delete station.
Select several stations to be deleted if necessary,
 OK  to execute the delete.
Move station / Change order
➠  Not possible for MHEG-5 stations.
➠  Stations can only be resorted within the signal source 
block.
Yellow button: Starts Move station.
  mark several stations if needed,
 OK selection ended,
 Select insertion position from which the selected 
stations are to be inserted,
 OK  to execute the move.
Managing stations
Rename station
➠  Not possible for MHEG-5 stations.
➠  DVB stations which also transmit the station name 
cannot be renamed. In this case, the Rename function 
is hidden.
Blue button: Starts Rename station.
Under the 1st letter of the name you will see a line 
indicating the current input position.
Input position one character to the right (also for 
blanks).
Input position one character to the left (deletes the 
character).
Enter the letters one after another with the numeric 
buttons on the remote control. Like using a mobile phone 
keypad, press a numeric button until the desired charac-
ter appears. The available letters are printed respectively 
on the buttons. Different special characters can be 
selected with button 1.
Green button: Switch upper/lower case letters.
 OK to save new name.
Restore stations
Stations which have been deleted from the station list can be restored.
Green button: Starts Restore stations.
Select station,
 OK
station is restored.
The restored station is sorted in at the end of the respec-
tive signal block according to its signal source
.
END
INFO
P+
P–OK
OK
Change stations
Restore deleted stations
3sat     
KIKA         
ZDF          

						

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Managing stations
Put together / change favourites list
Each favourites list can contain up to 99 stations. You can put together 
the favourites lists to suit your requirements (e.g. topic lists). Other persons 
using this TV set can create their own favourites lists. 
The favourites lists also have the advantage that the stations of different 
signal sources can be stored in the order you wish.
➠  Change favourites can also be called via the favourites 
list (page 19).
Call TV menu.
  Select Settings,
 go to the menu line below.
  Select Stations,
 go to the menu line below.
 Select Select/change favourites,
 OKcalls list of all stations and last active favourites list.
Green button: Select the next favourites list.
Rename favourites list
➠  Favourites list (right column) must be selected. 
If not, change the list with .
Blue button: Starts Rename favourites list.
Numeric buttons: Enter new name (same procedure as 
under Rename station, see page 28).
 OK to save new name.Add station to favourites list
➠  All stations (left column) must be selected. 
If not, change the list with .
P+/P– Scroll in the pages of the station list if necessary.
  Mark station or select station with the numeric 
buttons (for alphabetical station sorting enter the 
initial letter
) which is to be transferred as a favourite 
to the favourites list. 
 OK  transfers the station to the favourites list.
   The new station is inserted at the end of the favourites 
list. Proceed in the same manner with additional 
stations.
Delete station from favourites list 
➠  Favourites list (right column) must be selected. 
If not, change the list with .
Mark station to be deleted.
 OK  
Removes the marked station from the favourites list.
or:
Red button: Starts Clear favourites list.
 OK  confirms clear favourites list. 
Move / change order of stations in the favourites list
➠  Favourites list (right column) must be selected.
If not, change the list with .
 
Mark station to be moved. 
Yellow button: Starts Move station.
 Select insertion position at which the selected 
station is to be inserted. 
   The insertion position can also be selected with 
the numeric buttons.
 OK  to execute the move.
END
INFO
OK
P+
P–09-
All stations Select/change favourites
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Picture in Picture (PIP)
The concurrent display of two different images is referred to as Picture 
in Picture.
➠  The coloured buttons do not work as described below for TV sets with 
MHEG-5 software, but they operate as described on page 36 (Digital 
Teletext).
➠ 
A concurrent display of two HDTV signals is not possible.
➠ A concurrent display of two coded stations is not possible.
➠ Picture change and station selection is restricted during recording.
➠ In sets without Digital Recorder, the PIP mode is restricted to AV-PIP (one 
TV station and one AV source). If a satellite tuner is upgraded in these 
sets, PIP mode from digital satellite picture and analogue picture via cable 
TV or house antenna is possible additionally.
Your TV set distinguishes between two PIP displays:
 Split Screen In this case screen is divided in the middle and the additonal 
PIP image is shown on the right side of the screen. Both 
images are compressed horizontally and each gets half of 
the screen.
  Small PIP  In this case a small PIP image is inserted in the TV picture.
The PIP operation distinguishes between two functionalities:
  Standard PIP  Stations freely selectable and changeable for PIP and TV 
picture (coloured buttons have PIP-specific meaning, see 
below).
  iPIP  Only in sets with Digital Recorder: The TV picture is moved 
to the PIP picture when you press the PIP button. The sta-
tion of the TV picture is now freely selectable. When you 
press the PIP button again, the PIP picture returns to the TV 
picture and the PIP window closes.
Start and end picture in picture mode
Show/hide PIP.
In the Standard PIP function a green frame indicates that the 
station selection acts on the PIP picture. A white frame means 
that the operation refers to the main picture. If the frame is 
blue, the station scan is active in the PIP picture. If the iPIP 
function is activated, this is indicated by an orange frame.
➠  For TV sets with MHEG-5 Software, you switch from 
the green bar/frame to the white by using the PIP key. 
The next time you press the PIP key, PIP is switched off.
Standard PIP operation:
PIP as freeze picture
➠  The frame is green, if not, press the green button.
Red button: Freeze picture in PIP on / off.Swap contents of PIP and main picture
➠  The frame is green,
if not, press the green button.
Yellow button: Swaps contents of TV picture and PIP picture.
Select the PIP picture
➠  The frame is green,
if not, press the green button.
Select the station as usual.
Select the station for the main picture
➠  The frame is white,
if not, press the green button.
Select the station as usual.
Scan station in the PIP
➠  The frame is green,
if not, press the green button.
Blue button: Start Scan stations.
The frame turns blue, 
the stations now change automatically.
Blue button: Stop Scan stations.
The frame is green again.
Picture in Picture
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