User manual HAIER 21F3A

[. . . ] Removing the back cover may result in electric shock, fire or damage to the TV set. 3. Don't place the TV set in direct sunlight or near a heat source. 6. If the TV set is not going to be used for a long time, or there is a severe thunder & Lighting storm, it is recommended that the TV set be disconnected from the AC power outlet and the aerial plug removed. Explanation on the display tube Should the picture tube require cleaning, disconnect the power and use a dry soft cotton cloth. Do not use any cleaner or abrasive cloths. Installation Aerial connection For an optimum high quality picture, it is strongly advised that the TV set connect to an external aerial(s) using high quality coax cable. [. . . ] All channels now playing program will be automatically preset in order . After the search has finished, the first program number will display on the screen. CALL Display function Press the CALL button, then the channel number and the systems will be displayed on the screen. 4 AUTO BG Searching channel Continued Semi-automatic search Semi-automatic search 1 Press the CH+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 buttons to choose desired channels I. E. channel 1 1 AUTO BG TUNE 2 Press the TUNE menu button , till the TUNING menu shown on the right display on the screen. 3 Press the CH+/- buttons to CH+ select " SEARCH". VOL+ VOL- MENU CH- TUNE COLOUR BAND SKIP PROGRAM SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH AUTO VHFL OFF 0 4 Press the VOL-/+ buttons to start searching. The VOL- down button is used for lower side program search. The VOL+ up button is used for higher side program search. Repeat this step, till find the desired channel. 1 To turn off the on-screen menu EXIT In general, after you press the MENU button, the menu item display (PICTURE, TIME, FUNCTION, TUNE, EXCHANGE, ETC. ) will automatically disappear within 15 seconds. 3 Press the VOL-/+ buttons to turn the SKIP function "OFF". Convenient picture and sound control functions Multiple picture modes How to select picture modes P. STD You can quickly select the desired picture mode from four preset modes and one customized mode. STANDARD Press the P. STD button to select the desired picture quality. Five kinds of picture modes (i. e. , "STANDARD", "RICH", "USER", "LISTEN", RICH USER LISTEN "SOFT" ) can be selected in turn. SOFT The 5 modes are Listen-This is a new feature that blacks out the TV screen when listening to music only channels; Soft-Designed for night time low light viewing; Standard -Designed for rooms that have good all round lighting; Rich-Designed for rooms with high ambient lighting such as daytime sport; User-A spare setting that can be adjusted to personal tastes. How to customize your own picture status PICTURE 1 Press the PICTURE menu button , till the PICTURE menu shown on the right display on the screen. CH+ 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to select the item to adjusted, then press the VOL-/+ buttons to obtain the desired effect. VOL+ VOL- MENU PICTURE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS *HUE BLACK STRETCH 48 32 48 40 60 OFF CH- ITEM CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLUOR SHARPNESS *Hue Press VOLWeak Dark Shallow Soft lean to purple Press VOL+ Strong Bright Deep Sharp lean to green Note: The "Hue" item only appears when the colour system is NTSC. Convenient picture and sound control functions Continued Black Stretch-(Automatically Increases the Contrast Rage) Noise Reduce - (Picture Noise & Grain Reduction Circuit. Only use on poor reception. ) Black stretch and noise reduce PICTURE How to select BLACK STRETCH 1 Press the PICTURE menu button , till the PICTURE menu shown on the right display on the screen. CH+ VOL- MENU VOL+ 2 Press the CH+/- button to select "BLACK STRETCH". PICTURE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS *HUE BLACK STRETCH 48 32 48 40 60 OFF CH- 3 Press the VOL-/+ buttons to turn the BLACK STRETCH function "ON" or "OFF". PICTURE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS *HUE BLACK STRETCH 48 32 48 40 60 ON How to select NOISE REDUCE FUNCTION 1 Press the FUNCTION menu button, till the FUNCTION menu shown on the right display on the screen. FUNCTION BACKGROUND NOISE REDUCE FADE CHILD LOCK AVL CALENDAR ON ON ON OFF ON CH+ 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to select "NOISE REDUCE". VOL+ VOL- MENU CH- 3 Press the VOL-/+ buttons to turn the NOISE REDUCE function "ON" or "OFF". FUNCTION BACKGROUND NOISE REDUCE FADE CHILD LOCK AVL CALENDAR ON OFF ON OFF ON Convenient picture and sound control functions Continued Mute function Sound mute 1 Press the MUTE button on the remote control and "MUTE" type face will display on the lower part of the screen. At this time, the sound of the TV set is turned off. 2 If you want to recover the sound, press the MUTE button again or directly press the VOL-/+ buttons. MUTE MUTE Time functions Clock setting and timer on/off functions Clock setting TIME The clock will only work if the TV set if left turned on or in standby. When the set is disconnect from the power supply or is turned off by the main power on the front panel, the clock loses power and will need to be reset when the power is reconnected. 1 Press the TIME menu button, and the TIME menu display on the screen. VOL+ CH+ VOL- MENU CH- 2Press the CH+/- buttons select "CLOCK", then press the VOL /+ buttons to adjust the time in hour position; press again the CH+/- buttons to select the time in minute position, then press the VOL -/ +buttons to adjust the value of minutes . TIME CLOCK ON TIME ON PROG OFF TIME SLEEP TIMER REMIND TIME REMIND PROG 17:18 18:00 1 --:-0 --:-1 On/off timer Using on/off timer function, the TV set can automatically turn on to a preset program or shut down in a preset time. TIME 1 Press the TIME menu button to call up the TIME menu on the screen. 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to select "ON TIME", then press the VOL -/+ buttons to set the value in hour position; press again the CH+/- buttons to select the minute position and set the value of the minute. (take 18:00 as an example) 3 Press the CH+/- buttons to select "ON PROG", then press the VOL-/+ or program direct number buttons to select your desired channel (take 8 as an example). 4 Repeat step 1-2 to set OFF TIME. (take 23:00 as an example) TIME CLOCK ON TIME ON PROG OFF TIME SLEEP TIMER REMIND TIME REMIND PROG 17:18 18:00 1 --:-0 --:-1 CH+ VOL- MENU VOL+ CH- TIME CLOCK ON TIME ON PROG OFF TIME SLEEP TIMER REMIND TIME REMIND PROG 17:18 18:00 8 23:00 0 --:-1 Time functions Continued Sleep timer and program preset Sleep timer The TV set have 18 sections option for sleep timer function (each section has a time interval of 10 minutes) (See right chart): 1 Press the TIME menu button, and the TIME menu display on the screen. CH+ 0 10 20 TIME 170 180 2 Press the CH +/- buttons to select "SLEEP TIMER". VOL+ VOL- MENU 3 Press the VOL -/+ buttons to adjust the SLEEP TIMER level. CH- TIME CLOCK ON TIME ON PROG OFF TIME SLEEP TIMER REMIND TIME REMIND PROG 17:18 18:00 8 23:00 120 --:-1 REMIND PROG function Program remind timer, that displays an on-screen reminder prompt, when a program on a different channel is due to start. TIME 1 Press the TIME menu button to call up the TIME menu on the screen. 2 Press the CH +/- buttons to select "REMIND TIME", then press the VOL -/+ buttons to set the value in hour position; press again the CH+/- buttons to select the minute position, and then set the value of the minute. (take 19:00 as an example) TIME CLOCK ON TIME ON PROG OFF TIME SLEEP TIMER REMIND TIME REMIND PROG 17:18 18:00 8 23:00 120 19:00 1 CH+ VOL- MENU VOL+ CH- 3. Press the CH+/- buttons to select "REMIND PROG", then press the VOL -/+ buttons or the program direct number buttons to set the desired channel (take 18 as an example). NOTE: For REMIND PROG to operate CHILD LOCK must be turned off. TIME CLOCK ON TIME ON PROG OFF TIME SLEEP TIMER REMIND TIME REMIND PROG 17:18 18:00 8 23:00 120 19:00 18 Set up function Screen saver and childlock functions How to start screen saver function When the BACKGROUD function is ON, the screen will turn automatically as shown "NO SIGNAL" of moving ( black background). NO SIGNAL FUNCTION 1 Press the FUNCTION menu button, till the FUNCTION menu shown on the right display on the screen. 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to select "BACKGROUND" and press the VOL-/+ buttons to turn the CH+ VOL- MENU VOL+ FUNCTION BACKGROUND NOISE REDUCE FADE CHILD LOCK AVL CALENDAR ON ON ON OFF ON BACKGROUND function "ON" . CH- Child lock function Enables the TV front control buttons to be locked. FUNCTION 1 Press the FUNCTION menu button, till the FUNCTION menu shown on the right display on the screen. 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to select "CHILD LOCK" and press the VOL-/+ buttons to turn CH+ VOL- MENU VOL+ CHILD LOCK function "ON" . CH- FUNCTION BACKGROUND NOISE REDUCE FADE CHILD LOCK AVL CALENDAR ON ON ON OFF ON NOTE: All the control panel buttons on the top of the TV are disabled when CHILD LOCK is turned on. The power switch will still turn the TV set off. Set up function Continued AVL and calendar functions AVL function Automatic Volume Limit control reduces effect of large volume changes such as when the ads come on. FUNCTION 1 Press the FUNCTION menu button, till the FUNCTION menu shown on the right display on the screen. CH+ FUNCTION BACKGROUND NOISE REDUCE FADE CHILD LOCK AVL CALENDAR ON ON ON OFF ON VOL- MENU VOL+ 2 Press the CH+/- button to select "AVL" . FUNCTION BACKGROUND NOISE REDUCE FADE CHILD LOCK AVL CALENDAR CH- 3 Press VOL-/+ button to turn the AVL function "ON" or "OFF" . ON ON ON OFF ON FUNCTION Calendar function Enables the TV sets internal calendar to be set. 1 Press the FUNCTION menu button, till the FUNCTION menu shown on the right display on the screen. [. . . ] Disturb Noise Double or Triple Image Normal Volume Sound mute. Normal No sound No Picture No sound Ensure that the power supply is connected to the TV set and turned on. Also ensure that the TV set is not in "Listen Mode" or that the brightness and contrast are not turned down. Adjust colour control No colour Normal volume Adjust channel again Scramble Normal or Weak Volume Colour Spot Normal volume Colour Purity fault which can be caused by moving the TV set, placing magnets near the TV screen or turning on/off house hold appliances such as vacuum cleaners near the TV set. Turn the TV off with the mains power switch for 15 minutes. [. . . ]