Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ITC250S THOMSON
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EN 1 Contents Chapter1: Getting started Important information ....................................................................2 Safety ....................................................................................................2 Care .....
EN 2 Chapter 1 Getting star ted Impor tant inf ormation Safety Ensure that your domestic mains supply v oltage matches the v oltage indicated on the identification stick er located at the back of your set. The TV set's components are sensitiv e to heat.
Getting star ted EN 3 What is DLP™ technology? Y ou ha ve just bought a TV set equipped with DLP™ (Digital Light Processing) technology . This new technology uses a special lamp, a colour wheel an.
Getting star ted EN 4 Remote contr ol Most of your tele vision’ s functions ar e a vailable via the menus that appear on the scr een. The remote contr ol supplied with your set can be used to na vigate through the menus and to configur e all the general settings.
Getting star ted EN 5 Manual pr ogramming This method inv olves carrying out a manual search f or the codes to be used for controlling y our other appliances.
Getting star ted EN 6 The Learning featur e The Learning feature completes the pr ogramming pr ocedure described on page 4, as it enables you to r ecord the functionality of a specific button fr om the original remote control to one of the TV’ s remote control buttons.
Getting star ted EN 7 Switching on F ollow the instructions on this page on ho w to switch on your TV set and the remote control bef ore going on to the follo wing pages that describe how to use the remote control and the channel set-up pr ocedure. 1.
EN 8 Initial set-up Initial set-up inv olves sear ching for and storing all the channels you can r eceive. Mak e sure that the television is switched on and f ollow the six steps in turn specified on this page. The first time you switch the tele vision on, the language selection menu a ppears.
Channel set-up EN 9 Manual channel set-up F ollow the pr ocedure giv en on this page if you find that some channels ha v e not been stored during the initial set-up . This can happen if you ar e setting up cable network channels. Setting up channels manuall y requires e very setting for a particular channel to be entered, one at a time .
EN 10 Switching the TV set on and off To s witch the TV set on, press the button located under the fr ont panel of the set. The TV set takes up to 40 seconds to come on.
Gener al oper ation EN 11 Demo mode This mode is used to highlight the benefits of the Hi Pix setting. Press the DEMO button on the r emote control to switch to Demo mode. The TV set alternates between on and off with the Hi Pix setting. Press the DEMO button as many times as you need to exit Demo mode.
EN 12 Adjusting the sound Displa y the OV ER VIEW menu by pr essing the MENU button. Select the Sound option and press OK to confirm. The SOUND menu appears with the follo wing options: Sound settings : see further below . Sound type : select a sound type from the list using the buttons.
Ad v anced functions EN 13 Graphic equaliser Select Graphic equaliser fr om the Sound menu and press OK to displa y the menu. This menu is used to select a preset parameter and define y our own settings using the graphic equaliser .
Ad v anced functions EN 14 Advanced use Select the Advanced use option from the Pictur e menu and pr ess OK to display the menu. The options are the following: Automatic format : automatically a pplies the appropriate format to the pictur e. Check this box by pr essing OK to enable this function.
Ad v anced functions EN 15 Setting the time The TIME menu can be used to set the time on the TV set and pr ogram the automatic sleep timer or wak e-up timer functions. Displa y the OV ER VIEW menu by pr essing the MENU button. Select the Time option and press OK to confirm.
Ad v anced functions EN 16 Pa r ental contr ol The parental contr ol functions allow you to limit y our children’ s access to the television. Y ou can do this by locking the buttons on the fr ont of your TV set, thereby bar ring access to certain channels and/or A V pr ogrammes.
Ad v anced functions EN 17 Whenev er you enable the parental contr ol function by defining a personal code y ou hav e to enter your code to access the Par ental control and Installation menus, even if there is no lock on. In the Pa r ental control menu the option is replaced by Deactivate parental contr ol .
Ad v anced functions EN 18 Customising y our tele vision Pref erences Y ou can set prefer ences for some featur es. These preferences r emain in for ce as long as you do not change them. Press the MENU button to displa y the OV ER VIEW men u. Select the Installation option and confirm by pressing OK .
Ad v anced functions EN 19 Configuring A V sock ets Y ou can configure y our TV set according to the equipment you connect to it. Displa y the OV ER VIEW menu using the MENU button. Select the Installation option and press OK to confirm. The Install menu appears.
Ad v anced functions EN 20 T eletext The T eletext ser vice is a vailable in many countries under a variety of names (T OP T ext, Fastext, FLOF text, Videotext). It is provided as a free service by television br oadcasters. This ser vice pr ovides a r eal wealth of information, available at an y time, on weather , sports r esults, news, games, etc.
Ad v anced functions EN 21 Other T eletext functions Newsflash When a newsflash is detected, the icon is r eplaced with a N in the navigator . Select it and press OK to displa y the newsflash. In the case of an update, the T eletext function is enabled and displa ys the new information.
Ad v anced functions EN 22 Pr ogram Inf o (pro gramme guide) The programme guide is onl y available f or channels which hav e been stored. The information it contains has been compiled by y our television based on T eletext information transmitted by the various channels, according to the ser vices they off er .
Ad v anced functions EN 23 Important : - Y ou can select up to 9 pr ogrammes to be stored/r ecorded. - A message is displa yed when the memory is full. Y ou then hav e to delete a programme to be able to store or r ecord another . - A message also appears when the times of some of the pr ogrammes you plan to r ecord or ha ve stored o verlap .
EN 24 Chapter 5 Other informa tion Remo ving the fr ont panel piece The front panel piece is r emovable to allow access to the sock et panel and lamp door (for the lamp replacement, please refer to the separate leaflet). To r emov e the front panel piece, grasp one end of the panel and pull out until the tab pops out of the hole.
Other informa tion EN 25 Audio CINCH sock ets (output) inside the front panel These can be used to connect a stereo amplifier , a hi-fi system or amplified speakers (see below). A V3 audio and video CINCH sock ets (input) at the fr ont or side These can be mainly used to connect camcorders (VHS or 8 mm f ormat).
Other informa tion EN 26 Cop ying cassettes Connect the VCR recording unit to the A V2 socket. Connect the playing unit: - to the A V1 socket if a video recor der is being used, - or to the A V3 SC AR T or front panel CINCH sock ets if a camcorder is being used.
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