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To mute or unmute sound
Press  • 
 to mute the sound.
Press  • 
 again to restore the sound.
Use teletext
 
1 Press MHEG/TELETEXT.
The main index page appears.   »
2  Select a page as follows:
Press the  • Numeric buttons to enter 
a page number
Press  • P +/- or 
 to view the nex t 
or previous page
Press the  • Colour buttons to select a 
colour coded item
Press  • 
 BACK to return to a 
previously viewed page
3 Press MHEG/TELETEXT to exit teletext.
Watch connected devices
Note
Switch on the device before selecting it as a   •source on the T V.
Use the source button
  
1 Press  SOURCE.
The source list appears.   »
2 Press the Navigation buttons to select a 
device.
3 Press OK to confirm your choice.
The TV switches to the selected    »
device.
Adjust TV  volume
 
 
To increase or decrease volume
Press  • 
 +/-.
Press  • VOLUME +/- on the side of the T V.
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Change picture and sound 
settings
Change picture and sound settings to suit your 
preferences. You can apply pre-defined settings 
or change settings manually.
Use smart picture
Use smar t picture to apply pre-defined 
picture settings.
1 Press  PICTURE.
The    »[Smart picture] menu appears.
2 Press  to select one of the following 
smar t picture settings.
• [Personal]Lists customised personal 
picture settings.
• [Vivid]Maximises picture settings.
• [Standard]Adjusts picture settings 
to suit most environments and types 
of video.
• [Movie]Applies picture settings 
ideally suited for movie viewing.
• [Game]Applies picture settings 
maximised for fast-moving games.
• [Energy saving]Applies low-energy 
picture settings.
3 Press OK to confirm your choice.
The selected smar t picture setting is    »
applied.
Manually adjust picture settings
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press OK to select [Picture].
The    »[Picture] menu appears.
3 Press  to select one of the 
following picture settings.
• [Smart picture]Accesses pre-defined 
smar t picture settings.
• [Contrast]Adjusts the intensity of bright 
areas, keeping dark areas unchanged.
• [Brightness]Adjusts the intensity and 
details of dark areas.
5  Use more of 
your product
Access TV  menus
Menus help you to install channels, change 
picture and sound settings and access other 
features.
1 Press  MENU.
The menu screen appears.   »
  
2 Press the  to select and navigate 
through one of the following menus.
• [Picture]Adjusts the picture setting 
for optimal viewing.
• [Sound]Adjusts the sound setting.
• [Features]Accesses different features 
like timer, T V lock and demo. 
• [Installation]Selects channel 
installation menu, adjusts preferences 
and resets the T V to factor y settings.
3 Press OK to confirm your choice.
Tip
Press   • MENU at any time to exit the menu.
Press   • BACK to move back one screen.
Smart picture
Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Hue
Sharpness
Noise reduction
TintPicture
Sound
Features
Installation
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Summary of picture formats
The following picture settings can be 
configured.
Note
Depending on the format of the picture   •source, some picture set tings are not available.
• [Colour]Adjusts colour saturation.
• [Hue]Compensates colour variations in 
NTSC encoded transmissions.
• [Sharpness]Adjusts the level of sharpness 
in image details.
• [Noise reduction]Filters and reduces 
noise in an image.
• [Tint]Adjusts the colour balance in an 
image. 
• [Custom tint]Make a customised tint 
setting.
• [Dig.CrystalClear]Digitally adjusts picture 
quality to optimal contrast, colour and 
sharpness.
• [Dynamic contrast]Automatically 
enhances contrast in an image. A 
[Medium] set ting is recommended.
• [Dynamic backlight]Adjusts the 
brightness of the T V backlight to 
match lighting conditions.
• [MPEG artifact re.]Smoothes out 
transitions on digital pictures. You 
can switch this feature on or off.
• [Colour enhancement]Makes 
colours more vivid and improves the 
resolution of details in bright colours. 
You can switch this feature on or off.
• [PC mode]Adjusts the picture when a PC 
is connected to the T V via HDMI/DVI.
• [Picture format]Changes the picture 
format.
• [Horizontal shift]Adjusts the picture 
horizontally for PC-VGA or YPbPr ( 
EXT2 or EXT3).
• [Vertical shift]Adjusts the picture 
ver tically for PC-VGA or YPbPr ( EX T2 
or EXT3).
Change picture format
1 Press  FORMAT.
A picture format bar appears.   »
2 Press  to select a picture format.
The selected picture format is    »
activated.
3 Press OK to confirm your choice.
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1 Press  SOUND.
The    »[Smart sound] menu appears.
2 Press  to select one of the following 
smar t sound settings.
• [Standard]Adjusts sound settings to 
suit most environments and types of 
audio.
• [News]Applies sound settings ideally 
suited for spoken audio, such as the 
news.
• [Movie]Applies sound settings ideally 
suited for movies.
• [Personal]Applies the settings that 
were customised in the sound menu.
3 Press OK to confirm your choice.
The selected smar t sound setting is    »
applied.
Adjust sound settings
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Sound].
The    »[Sound] menu appears.
3 Press  to select one of the 
following sound settings.
• [Smart sound]Accesses pre-defined 
smar t sound settings.
• [Bass]Adjusts the bass level.
• [Treble]Adjusts the treble level.
• [Volume]Adjusts the volume.
• [Balance]Adjusts the balance of the 
right and lef t speakers to best suit 
your listening position.
• [Dual I-II]Selects between audio 
languages if dual sound is broadcast.
• [Mono/Stereo]Selects between 
mono or stereo if stereo is 
broadcast.
• [Surround]Enables spatial sound.
• [Auto volume]Automatically 
reduces sudden volume changes, for 
example, when switching channels. 
When enabled, this produces a more 
consistent audio volume.
 
[Auto format](Not for 
PC mode.) Enlarges the 
picture automatically to 
best fit the screen. The 
subtitles remain visible.
 
[Super zoom](Not for HD 
and PC mode.) Removes 
the black bars on the side 
of 4:3 broadcasts. There is 
minimal distor tion.
 
[4:3]Shows the classic 4:3 
format.
 
[Subtitle zoom]Displays 
4:3 pictures over the full 
area of the screen, with 
sub-titles visible. Par t of 
the top of the picture is 
clipped off.
 
[Movie exp.14:9](Not for 
HD and PC mode.) Scales 
4:3 format to 14:9.
 
[Movie exp.16:9](Not for 
HD and PC mode.) Scales 
4:3 format to 16:9.
 
[Wide screen]Stretches 
the classic 4:3 format to 
16 : 9.
 
[Unscaled]For HD and PC 
mode only, and in selected 
models only. Allows 
maximum sharpness. 
Some distor tion may 
be present due to the 
broadcaster’s systems. 
Set your PC resolution to 
wide screen mode for best 
results.
Use smart sound
Use smar t sound to apply pre-defined sound 
settings.
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4 Press  to switch between subpages.
Select T.O.P. teletext broadcasts
Table Of Pages ( T.O.P.) teletex t broadcasts 
allow you to jump from one subject to 
another without using page numbers. T.O.P. 
teletex t is not broadcast on all T V channels.
1 Press MHEG/TELETEXT.
The teletext screen appears.   »
2 Press  INFO.
The T.O.P. over view appears.   »
3 Press  to select a subject.
4 Press OK to view the page.
Create and use lists of 
favourite channels
You can create lists of your preferred TV 
channels and radio stations so that you can find 
those channels easily.
Tip
You can create and store up to four favourite   •lists on your T V.
Select a favourite list
1  When watching T V, press OK to display 
the channel grid.
2 Press  OPTIONS.
The channel options menu appears.   »
3 Press OK to select [Show favourite ch.].
The favourite lists appear.   »
4 Press  to select a favourite list.
5 Press OK. 
Only channels in the favourite list    »
appear in the channel grid.
• [Delta volume]Levels out volume 
differences between channels or 
connected devices. Switch to the 
connected device before you change 
the delta volume.
Use advanced teletext 
features
Access the teletext options menu
Most of the advanced teletex t features are 
accessed via the teletex t options menu.
1 Press MHEG/TELETEXT.
The teletext screen appears.   »
2 Press OPTIONS.
The teletext options menu appears.   »
3 Press  to select one of the following 
options.
• [Reveal]Hides or reveals hidden 
information on a page, such as 
solutions to riddles or puzzles.
• [Cycle subpage]Cycles through 
subpages automatically if subpages 
are available.
• [Language]Switches to a different 
language group to display a language 
correctly when that language uses a 
different character set.
• [Freeze page]Freezes the current 
page.
4 Press OK to confirm your choice and exit 
the teletex t options menu.
Select teletext subpages
A teletex t page can hold several subpages. 
Subpages are displayed on a bar nex t to the 
main page number.
1 Press MHEG/TELETEXT .
The teletext screen appears.   »
2  Select a teletex t page with subpages.
3 Press  to enter a subpage.
The subpage appears.   »
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Remove a channel from a favourite 
list
Note
Select the favourite list to edit, before   •removing a channel.
1  When watching T V, press OK to display 
the channel grid.
2 Press  OPTIONS.
The channel options menu appears.   »
3 Press OK to enter [Show favourite ch.].
4 Press  to select a favourite list and 
press OK to confirm the choice.
5 Press  to choose the channel that 
you wish to remove from the list.
6 Press  OPTIONS.
7 Press  to select [Unmark as fav.].
8 Press OK.
The channel is removed from the    »
favourite list.
Use timers
You can set timers to switch the TV on or 
switch to standby at a specified time.
Automatically switch the TV to 
standby (sleeptimer)
Sleeptimer switches the T V to standby af ter a 
pre-defined period of time.
Tip
You can always switch off your T V earlier or   •reset the sleeptimer during the countdown.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Features] > [Sleeptimer] .
The    »[Sleeptimer] menu appears.
View all channels
You can exit a favourite list, and view all 
installed channels.
1  When watching T V, press OK to display 
the channel grid.
2 Press  OPTIONS.
The channel options menu appears.   »
3 Select [Show favourite ch.] > [All] .
4 Press OK. 
All channels display in the channel grid.   »
Note
All favourite channels are marked by an   •asterisk in the channel grid.
Add a channel to a favourite list
Tip
View all channels before adding a channel to a   •favourite list.
1  When watching T V, switch to the channel 
you want to add to a favourite list (see 
‘Switch channels’ on page 8).
2 Press  OPTIONS.
The channel options menu appears.   »
3 Press  to select [Mark as favourite].
4 Press OK.
The favourite lists appear.   »
5 Press  to select a favourite list to add 
the channel to.
6 Press OK.
The channel is added to the favourite    »
list.
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Use TV  lock
You can prevent your children from watching 
cer tain programs or cer tain channels by locking 
the TV  controls. 
Set or change the TV lock code
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Features] > [Set 
code].
3 Press  to enter the code setup.
4  Enter your code using the Numeric 
buttons.
5  Re-enter the same code in the new 
dialogue box for confirmation.
If the code is set successfully, the    »
dialogue box will disappear. However, if 
the code cannot be set, a new dialogue 
box will prompt you to re-enter the 
code.
6  If you want to change the code, select 
[Features] > [Change code].
7  Enter your current code using the 
Numeric buttons. 
If the code is validated, a new dialogue    »
box will prompt you to enter your 
new code.
8  Enter the new code using the Numeric 
buttons.
A message appears prompting you    »
to enter the new code again for 
confirmation.
Tip
If you forget your code, enter ‘8888’ to   •override any existing codes.
3 Press  to set the sleep time. 
The sleeptimer can be up to 180    »
minutes in steps of five minutes. If 
set to zero minutes, the sleeptimer is 
switched off.
4 Press OK to activate the sleeptimer.
The TV switches to standby after the    »
pre-defined period of time.
Automatically switch the TV on (on 
timer)
You can switch the T V to a specified channel 
at a specified time, from standby.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Features] > [On timer] .
3 Press  to enter the [On timer] menu.
4 Press  to select [Activate] and set a 
frequency - [Daily], [Once] or [Of f ].
5 Press OK to confirm.
6 Press  to select [Time] and set the 
star ting time.
7 Press [Done] to confirm.
8 Press  to select [Programme no.] 
and set the channel.
9 Press OK to confirm.
10 Press  MENU to exit.
Tip
Select   •[On timer] > [Activate] > [Of f ] to 
disable [On timer]. 
When 
  •[On timer] is [Of f ], only [Activate] can 
be selected. 
Set the T V clock before activating 
  •[On 
timer]feature (see ‘Set the T V clock ’ on page 
16).
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Use the TV clock
You can display a clock on the TV screen.
Set the TV clock
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Features] > [Clock]
The    »[Clock] menu appears.
3 Press  or Numeric buttons to 
enter time.
4 Press [Done] to confirm.
5 Press  MENU to exit.
Change TV  preferences
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Installation] > [Preferences] .
3 Press  to enter [Preferences].
• [Location]Optimises TV settings for 
your location - home or shop.
• [Volume bar]Displays the volume 
bar when adjusting the volume.
• [EasyLink]Enables one-touch play 
and one-touch standby between 
EasyLink-compliant devices. 
• [Colour] Sets the colour television 
standard used in your area.
• [E-sticker]For shop mode only. Sets 
the location of the e-sticker.
4 Press  to select your preference.
5 Press OK.
6 Press  MENU to exit.
Lock or unlock the TV
Locking the T V prevents your child from 
accessing all channels and connected devices.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Features] > [TV 
lock].
3 Press  to enter the [TV lock].
A screen appears prompting you to    »
enter a code.
4  Enter your code using Numeric buttons.
5 Press  to select [Lock] or [Unlock].
6 Press OK.
All channels and connected devices are    »
locked or unlocked.
7 Press  MENU to exit.
Note
If you select   •[Lock], you have to enter your 
code ever y time you turn on your T V.
Lock or unlock one or more channels
1  When watching T V, press OK to display 
the channel grid.
2 Press  to select a channel to lock or 
unlock.
3 Press  OPTIONS.
4 Press  to select [Lock channel] or 
[Unlock channel].
5  For each selection, press OK to lock or 
unlock the channel.
Note
Restar t the T V for the change to take effect.  •
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Start a TV demo
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Features] > [Demo] .
The    »[Demo] menu appears.
3 Press  to select a demo.
• [Dig.CrystalClear]Digitally adjusts 
picture quality to optimal contrast, 
colour and sharpness.
• [Active Control]Automatically 
adjusts the picture setting for optimal 
picture quality continuously under 
any signal conditions.
4 Press OK to star t the demo.
5 Press  MENU to exit.
Reset the TV to factory 
settings
You can restore the default picture and sound 
settings of your TV. Channel installation settings 
remain the same.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Installation] > [Factory settings] .
3 Press  to enter the [Factory settings] 
menu.
  »[Reset] is highlighted.
4 Press OK to reset to factor y settings.
5 Press  MENU to exit.
Access decoder channel
You can map channels provided through a 
decoder or descrambler to your TV channel 
selection. In this way, you can select these 
channels by using the RC of your TV. The 
decoder or a descrambler must be connected 
to EXT1 or EXT2. 
Set decoder channel
Map channels from a decoder or descrambler
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Installation] > [Decoder] .
3 Press  to enter [Decoder].
4 Press  to enter [Channel].
5 Press  to select channel number to 
map to the decoder/descrambler channel.
6 Press OK.
7 Press  to select and enter [Status].
8 Press  to select the connector used by 
the decoder/descrambler ([None], [EXT 
1] or [EXT 2] .
9 Press OK.
10 Press  MENU to exit.
Note
Select   •[None] if you do not want to map to 
the decoder/descrambler channel.
  •[EXT 2] is available only in T Vs of 26 inches 
and larger.
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2 Select [Installation] > [Channel install.] 
> [Channel assistant].
  
3 Press  to select your countr y.
  
4 Press  to nex t step.
5 Select [Start] and press OK to re-install 
channels. 
  
As the system searches for channels,    »
you have the option to [Stop] the 
process.
6  If you want to stop searching, select 
[Stop] and press OK.
A dialogue box appears asking    »
you if you really want to [Stop] or 
[Continue] with the process.
7 Press  to select [Stop] or [Continue].
8 Press OK to confirm your choice.
9  When done, press  MENU to exit.
Menu language
Channel install.
Preferences
Decoder
Factory settings
Current softwareChannel assistant
Analogue: ManualPicture
Sound
Features
Installation
Select your countryAustria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Start automatic installation. This takes a few minutes.
Start?
6 Install channels
The first time you set up your TV, you are 
prompted to select a menu language and to 
install TV and digital radio channels (if available). 
This chapter provides instructions on how to 
re-install and fine tune channels.
Automatically install channels
This section describes how to search and store 
channels automatically.
Step 1 Select your menu language
Note
Skip this step if your language set tings are   •correct.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Installation] > [Menu language] .
3 Press  to enter [Menu language].
4 Press  to select a language setting.
  
5 Press OK to confirm.
6 Press  MENU to exit.
Step 2 Install Channels
Select your countr y for proper channel 
installation. 
1 Press  MENU.
Menu language
Channel install.
Preferences
Decoder
Factory settings
Current software
	
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