User manual THOMSON 42HT93PU

[. . . ] IFC230_EN 3/01/06 11:19 Page 1 Contents Getting started Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 LCD TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Plasma TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hanging the TV set on the wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Remote control TV functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Playing files from memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using the remote control for other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Programming the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Programming the volume control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Advanced functions Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tone control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Headphone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Adjusting the picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PIP - PAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Setting the time and date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Using the calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Programming the sleep timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Programming the wake-up timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Definign a PIN code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Locking a channel or AV programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Locking the buttons on the TV set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Locking the Time menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Locking the Installation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Operation (TV mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Customising your television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Configuring AV sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playing files from memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Other functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Accessing Teletext. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Other Teletext functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Program Info (programme guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Accessing the programme guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Storing programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Checking your selections on the Events screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Operation (TV mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 EN Channel set-up Initial set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Manual channel set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 General operation Switching the TV set on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Accessing channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Accessing your favourite channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Accessing AV programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Displaying status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 List of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Freezing a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Flat batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Other information Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Connecting active speakers or an amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Connecting headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Connecting a video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 HELPLINE You can contact THOMSON by dialling: 0871 712 1312 (for United Kingdom, £0. 10/mn inc VAT) www. thomson-europe. com This manual applies to several TV set models. Some features may not be available on the model you purchased. Refer to the feature table provided with this manual to find out the main features of the relevant model. Optional functions are indicated by the following symbol: The model number of your TV set is on a label at the back of the set and on the cover of this manual. [. . . ] SRS TruBass: this function is used to strengthen the bass. Select an option from the list using the buttons. Auto Volume Level: check the box by pressing the OK button, if you want to keep the same sound level for all channels. Sound effect: this function allows you to create sound effects. Select an option from the list using the buttons. Internal speakers: uncheck this box by pressing OK if you want to stop the sound coming from the internal speakers and connect external speakers to the TV set. If you unplug these external speakers, remember to check the box to reactivate the TV set's internal speakers (otherwise you will not get any sound). Headphone: this option allows access to the headphone setting menu (see further below). Select Return and press OK to return to the OVERVIEW menu. Tone control Tone control Return Sound preset Frequency range Select the Tone control option from the Sound menu and press OK to display the menu. The content of this menu depends on the options you have selected under Sound mode and Sound effect in the Sound menu. Film. . . 12 kHz. . . If you have not selected any effect under Sound effect, the menu which is displayed allows you to select a predefined setting and choose your own settings using the graphic equaliser. It offers the following options: Sound preset: use the buttons to select the appropriate setting for the programme you are watching. The Personal setting stores your graphic equaliser settings. Note: The Sound preset option is not available if you have selected a sound effect under the Sound effect option. You can access the list of preset sound settings directly by pressing the PRESETS button (red) on the remote control, selecting the Sound preset option and choosing one of the preset settings from the list. Your selection is applied to all channels and AV programmes. Press EXIT or PRESETS to close the menu. 10 IFC230_EN 3/01/06 11:19 Page 11 Advanced functions Frequency range: the graphic equaliser has seven frequency bands. Select each band in turn using the buttons and make the necessary adjustments using the Press OK to confirm. buttons. Note: When you are setting the graphical equaliser, Personal appears under the Sound preset option and your settings are stored as your new personal settings. Tone control Return Bass Treble In every other instance, the menu displayed offers the following options: Bass, Treble: you can adjust these settings to the level you want using the buttons. Press EXIT to close the menu. To return to the Sound menu, select Return and press OK to confirm. EN Headphone settings Headphone settings Return Headphone volume Headphone bass Headphone treble Headphone sound Select the Headphone option from the Sound menu and press OK to display the menu. The following options are available: Headphone volume, Headphone bass, and Headphone treble: you can adjust these settings to the level you want using the Stereo. . . buttons. Headphone sound: select a sound type from the list using the buttons. The default sound type is Automatic for mono sources, Stereo for stereo sources and Stereo for AV sources. Press EXIT to close the menu. To return to the Sound menu, select Return and press OK to confirm. TruSurroundXT, SRS and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. TruSurroundXT technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc. Adjusting the picture Picture Return Picture preset Brightness Colour Contrast Black expand Tone Sharpness Noise reduction Other settings Personal. . . The menus for adjusting the picture are used to obtain the best picture setting according to your preference, the type of programme you are watching and the ambient lighting. When you make an adjustment only the selected option remains displayed, allowing you to see the changes taking place on screen. The entire menu is displayed again when you select another option or the time for making an adjustment has elapsed. Display the OVERVIEW menu using the MENU button. Select the Picture option and press OK to confirm. The Picture menu appears with the following options: Medium. . . . . . Picture preset: use the programme you are watching. buttons to select the appropriate setting for the Personal contains the values you have defined for the settings Brightness, Colour, Contrast, Black expand, Tone, Sharpness and Noise reduction. TV mode You can access the list of preset picture settings directly by pressing the PRESETS button (red) on the remote control, selecting the Picture preset option and choosing one of the preset settings from the list. Your selection is applied to all channels. You must, however, select a preset setting for each AV programme. Press EXIT or PRESETS to close the menu. Note: This function is only available in TV mode. Brightness, Colour, Contrast, Tone, Sharpness: adjust these settings as required using the buttons. buttons. Black expand: can be used to adjust the picture according to the ambient brightness. Select an option from the list using the Select an option from the list using the below). Press EXIT to close the menu. To return to the OVERVIEW menu, select Return and press OK to confirm. Noise reduction: improves the quality of the picture in the case of poor reception. Other settings: this option provides access to the Other settings menu (see further 11 IFC230_EN 3/01/06 11:19 Page 12 Advanced functions Picture Return Brightness Colour Contrast Tone Auto-adjustment Phase Clock Vertical position Horizontal position In PC mode you can access a number of specific functions: Neutral . . . Auto-adjustment: this option allows you to automatically adjust the following functions: Phase, Clock, Vertical position and Horizontal position. [. . . ] sign appears in front of the programme option you want to store. You then need to delete a programme to be able to store or record another one. Refer to the section "Checking your selections on the Events screen". 21 IFC230_EN 3/01/06 11:19 Page 22 Advanced functions Checking your selections on the Events screen Events Return 06:00 - 09:15 Breakfast 01BBC1 City Hospital 01BBC1 Bargain Hunt 01BBC1 Doctors 01BBC1 This screen displays the list of programmes stored. To display it, select the Events option from the Program Info menu and press OK to confirm. The four programmes that are stored are indicated by the same symbols as feature in the Program Info screen. - If you want to delete a programme, select it from the list using the press OK. buttons, then 10:00 - 11:00 - As soon as a programme has been broadcast, it is automatically removed from this list. [. . . ]