Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 42F503 Finlux
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colour tele vision Owner’ s manual 42F503.
- 1 - Contents Package Contents .................................................. 2 Features ................................................................. 2 Introduction ............................................................. 2 Preparation .
- 2 - Package Contents REPEAT ZOOM TITLE ROOT TEXT SWAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCREEN 0 LANG SUBTITLE OK MENU SOURCE RETURN INFO FAV SLEEP EPG SEARCH DISPLAY MODE P+ PRESETS P- V+ V- Remote Control LCD TV Batteries: 2 X AAA Instruction Book Note: Y ou should check the contents after opening your product.
- 3 - ambient conditions may cause the damage of the device. Preparation For ventilation, leave a free space of at least 10 cm all around the set. T o prevent any fault and unsafe situation, please do not place any objects on top of the set. Use this device in moderate climates.
- 4 - Information for users in EU Countries This symbol on the product or on its packaging means that your electrical device should be disposed at the end of its service life separately from your household wastes. There are separate collection systems for recycling in the EU.
- 5 - Environmental Information This television is designed to consume less energy to help save the environment. Y ou not only help to save • the environment but also you can save money by reducing electricity bills thanks to the energy ef fi ciency feauture of this TV .
- 6 - Remote Control Buttons No function 1. Play (in Media Browser mode) 2. Programme recording 3. Rapid reverse (in Media Browser mode) 4. No function 5. Mono/Stereo - Dual I-II / Current Language (*) / 6. Play preview (in Media Browser mode) Image size / Zooms Photos (in Media Browser 7.
- 7 - TV and Operating Buttons FRONT and REAR VIEW Control buttons VIEW Control Buttons 1. Standby/On button 2. TV/A V button 3. Programme Up/Down buttons 4. V olume Up/Down buttons Note: Press “ ” and buttons at the same time to view main menu. Viewing the Connections – Back Connectors 3 SCART 2 1.
- 8 - S/PDIF Coaxial Out 6. outputs digital audio signals of the currently watched source. Use an SPDIF coaxial cable to transfer audio signals to a device that has S/PDIF input RF Input 7.
- 9 - Switching On/Off T o Switch the TV On Connect the power cord to the 220-240V AC, 50 • Hz. Press ST ANDBY touch button. Then the standby • LED lights up. T o switch the TV on from standby mode either: • Press the “ • ” button, P+ / P- or a numeric button on the remote control.
- 10 - Connecting to a DVD Player If you want to connect a DVD player to your TV , you can use the connectors of the TV set. DVD players may have different connectors. Please refer to your DVD player ’s instruction book for additional information. Power off both the TV and the device before making any connections.
- 1 1 - Using USB Inputs USB Connection Y ou can connect a USB hard disk drive or USB • memory stick to your TV by using the USB inputs of the TV . This feature allows you to play fi les stored in a USB drive or record programmes. 2.5” and 3.5” inch (hdd with external power supply) • external hard disk drives are supported.
- 12 - Multipartition HDDs are supported until two • partitions. Some stream packets may not be recorded because • of signal problems, so sometimes video may freezes during playback. Record, Play , Pause, Display (for PlayListDialog) • keys could not be used when teletext is ON.
- 13 - Programme Selection Press “ • P/CH + ” button to select the next programme or “ P/CH - ” button to select the previous programme. Viewing Main Menu Press the “ • V+ ”/” V- ” button at the same time to view main menu.
- 14 - Select Channel When in the EPG menu, using this option, you can switch to the selected channel. Record / Delete Record Timer IMPORT ANT : T o record a programme, you should fi rst connect a USB disk to your TV while the TV is switched off. Y ou should then switch on the TV to enable recording feature.
- 15 - Installation HINT : Auto tuning feature will help you to retune the TV set in order to store new services or stations. Press “MENU” button on the remote control and select Installation by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button and the following menu screen will be displayed.
- 16 - Analogue Fine T une Select • Analogue Fine T une from the Installation menu by using “ ” or “ ” and OK buttons. The analogue fi ne tune screen will be displayed. The analogue Fine T une feature will not be available if there are no analogue channels, digital channels and external sources stored.
- 17 - Managing Stations: Favourites Y ou can create a list of favourite programmes. Press • “MENU” button to view main menu. Select Channel List item by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK to view menu contents. Select • Favourites to manage favourite list.
- 18 - Select a device by using “ ” or “ ” button and press OK. Viewing V ideos via USB When you select Videos from the main options, available video fi les will be fi ltered and listed on this screen. Y ou can use “ ” or “ ” button to select a video fi le and press OK button to play a video.
- 19 - Loop/Shuf fl e (BLUE button) : Press once to disable Loop. Press again to disable both Loop and Shuf fl e. Press once more to enable only Shuf fl e. Press again to enable all. Y ou can follow the disabled functions with the change of the icons.
- 20 - Media Browser Settings Y ou can set your Media Browser preferences by using the Settings dialog. Press “ ” or “ ” button to highlight an item and use “ ” or “ ” button to set. View Style : Sets default browsing mode. Music FF/FR Speed : Sets forwarding/advancing speed.
- 21 - W atching Recorded Programmes In the main menu, use “ ” or “ ” buttons to select Media Browser . Highlight Recordings Library item by using “ ” or “ ” button and press OK button to enter . Recordings Library will then be displayed.
- 22 - 14:9 Zoom This option zooms to the 14:9 picture. 4:3 Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) as this is its original size. Panoramic This stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fi ll the screen, without making the picture appear unnatural.
- 23 - reduce the noise amount. Noise Reduction can be set to one of these options: Low , Medium , High or Off . Advanced Settings Colour T emp • : Sets the desired colour tone. Setting Cool option gives white colours a slight blue stress. For normal colours, select Normal option.
- 24 - In the equalizer menu, the preset can be changed to Music , Movie , Speech , Flat , Classic and User . Press the “MENU” button to return to the previous menu. Note: Equalizer menu settings can be changed manually only when the Equalizer Mode is in User .
- 25 - Using a Conditional Access Module (not included) IMPORT ANT : Insert or remove the CI module only when the TV is SWITCHED OFF . In order to watch certain digital channels, a • conditional access module (CAM) may be necessary . This module must be inserted in the CI slot of your TV .
- 26 - Language Settings In the con fi guration menu, highlight the Language Settings item by pressing “ ” or “ ” buttons. Press OK and Language Settings submenu will be displayed on the screen: Use “ ” or “ ” buttons to highlight the menu item that will be adjusted and then press “ ” or “ ” button to set.
- 27 - Timers T o view Timers menu, press “MENU” button and select Settings icon by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button to view Settings menu. Use “ ” or “ ” button to highlight Timers and press OK to continue: Setting Sleep Timer This setting is used for setting the TV to turn off after a certain time.
- 28 - Hard Disk Info T o view the details about the USB disk, highlight Hard Disk Info by using “ ” or “ ” key and press OK . USB disk information will be displayed: Con fi guring Date/T ime Settings Select Date/Time in the Settings menu to con fi gure Date/T ime settings.
- 29 - Scan Encrypted Channels : When this setting is set as YES , search process will locate the encrypted channels as well. If it is set as NO , encrypted channels will not be located in automatic search or manual search. Blue Background : Activates or deactivates blue background system when the signal is weak or absent.
- 30 - Coloured Buttons (RED/GREEN/YELLOW/ BLUE) Y our TV supports both F ASTEXT and TOP text systems. When these systems are available, the pages are divided into groups or topics. When F ASTEXT system is available, sections in a teletext page will become colour-coded and can be selected by pressing the coloured buttons.
- 31 - Appendix A: PC Input T ypical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Y our TV may not support different resolutions. Supported resolution modes are listed below .
- 32 - Appendix C: Supported DVI Resolutions When connecting devices to your TV’ s connectors by using DVI converter cables (not supplied), you can refer to the following resolution information.
- 33 - Appendix D: Supported File Formats for USB Mode Supported Players Player Stream Video Decoder (MSVD) Audio Decoder (MSAD) Audio MP3 None MP3 Audio W A V/AIFF None-- LPCM Windows Media (optional.
- 34 - Appendix E: Software Upgrade • Y our TV is capable of fi nding and updating new software upgrades over broadcast channels. • For broadcast channels search, the TV looks at the available channels stored in your settings. So before software upgrade search, it is advised to auto search and update all available channels.
- 35 - Speci fi cations TV BROADCASTING P AL/SECAM B/G D/K K’ I/I’ L/L ’ RECEIVING CHANNELS VHF (BAND I/III) UHF (BAND U) HYPERBAND NUMBER OF PRESET CHANNELS 1000 CHANNEL INDICA TOR On Screen Display RF AERIAL INPUT 75 Ohm (unbalanced) OPERA TING VOL T AGE 220-240V AC, 50 Hz.
- 36 - Important Instruction For your own safety read following instruction carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains supply . MAINS (AC) OPERA TION The wires in the mains lead are.
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