MODEL 15V31B 3N70401A/COVER 1 7/4/03, 5:14 PM
SETTING UP For your safety This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. So, please read the points below for your own safety. They are of a general nature, intended to help you with all your electronic consumer products and some points may not apply to the goods you have just purchased.
Features • Your television has an Automatic Tuning System which makes tuning in your television easy. This Automatic Tuning System scans the entire reception range in your area and automatically stores all available channels of suitable signal strength. This will allow you to obtain the best possible sound and picture. Your television store BBC1 in channel position 1 and BBC 2 in channel position 2 etc. Channel 6 is reserved for the channel from satellite system, cable or digital terrestrial STB.
Television and remote control The majority of buttons listed in this section have the same function as the corresponding buttons on the remote control.
How to insert batteries in the remote control Push and lift the battery cover on the back of the remote control. Use two UM4 / AAA / IEC R03 1.5V batteries for the remote control. Insert the batteries according to the polarity illustration inside the battery compartment. Make sure + matches + and – matches –. Remote control operation may become erratic if direct sunlight, fluorescent lamp, standard household lamp (incandescent) or any other strong light source shines on the remote sensor on your TV.
Connecting an aerial or a VCR Your television can be tuned to receive up to 100 television broadcast stations (1-100). Before you can tune in these stations your television must be connected to an aerial. Using an external aerial instead of the loop aerial may improve the TV's reception. Loop aerial(supplied) Aerial(not supplied) Back view of your TV If you wish to record and playback through a VCR please follow the guidance given on this and the opposite page.
Connecting a VCR/Satellite/Cable/Digibox using a SCART lead By using a SCART lead you can improve the quality of playback. Remember you must still have the "normal" aerial connector connected as shown on the opposite page. If you are using a SCART lead you should not have (INPUT to tune your TV to your VCR; instead select the appropriate EXT input by repeatedly pressing the SELECT) button on the remote control until you see the signal from the VCR.
How to tune in television stations Your television has an Automatic Tuning System which makes tuning in your television easy. This Automatic Tuning System scans the entire reception range in your area and automatically stores all available channels of suitable signal strength in the correct order e.g. BBC1 will tune into channel 1, BBC2 will tune into channel 2, etc. Before you can view a television station it must be stored in your television memory, this section will show you how to achieve this.
How to tune in television stations Press MENU on your remote control. The on screen display 1 will appear. Press P ▲ or P ▼ on your remote control to select SETUP menu. • When you plug the AC mains lead in for the first time, the Language menu will appear instead of the main control menu. Select the language required. OK to confirm. 2 Press The SETUP on screen display will appear. Press P ▲ or P ▼ to select AUTOMATIC TUNING.
Channel Mapping Broadcast names can be changed or added by using the Channel Mapping menu below. TO CHANGE A BROADCAST NAME MENU on your remote 1 Press control. The on screen display will appear. Then press P▲ or P▼ to select SETUP menu. Press OK to confirm. ON/OFF TIMER SETUP PICTURE EXT COLOUR AUTO LANGUAGE PANEL LOCK ON OFF PRESS : Press P▲ or P▼ to select 2 CHANNEL MAPPING menu. MANUAL TUNING AUTOMATIC TUNING CHANNEL MAPPING PRESS : Press P▲ or P▼ to select the 3 TV section to be named.
In some cases, your channels will not tune in the correct order. In this case you may wish to move the position of one of the stations. TO MOVE THE TV STATION TO ANOTHER CHANNEL POSITION Example: Move the TV station from position 8 to position 9. Press MENU on your remote 1 control. The on screen display will appear. Then press P▲ or P▼ to select SETUP menu. Press OK to confirm. ON/OFF TIMER SETUP PICTURE EXT COLOUR AUTO LANGUAGE PANEL LOCK ON OFF PRESS : Press P▲ or P▼ to select 2 CHANNEL MAPPING menu.
Manual Tuning In certain areas of the countries which have poor reception the Automatic Tuning System may not tune your television to the strongest broadcast signal. If you are not satisfied with the automatic tuning you may manually tune your television to obtain the best possible picture and sound. your TV channel to 1 Select select your required channel CH 2 number for tuning by pressing P▲ or P▼. Press MENU on your remote control. Press P▲ or P▼ to select 2 SETUP menu. Press OK to confirm.
Manual Tuning 5 Press OK to store the station you selected. Press P▲ or P▼ to select your required channel position number (1~100). Press OK to store the channel number. • Use the channel guide on page 7 for guidance. CH 2 PRESS : +/-/ / /OK / MENU/EXIT stages 4 - 5 for 6 Repeat tuning other channels. Press EXIT to remove the tuning menu from the screen.
Operating your television The next two pages detail how to use your TV's basic features; standby, changing channel, and adjusting the volume. 1 Press (main power) switch on the front panel, the red indicator will light. Switch on your television by pressing remote control. (standby) on the 2 To set your TV into standby mode, press (standby) on the remote control. The (standby) button on the remote control doesn't switch the set off completely it only switches it to standby mode.
Operating your television If you have a VCR, Satellite Receiver, DVD player or Games 1 Console you may connect them to your TV with a SCART lead. To view equipment connected to your TV with a SCART lead press EXT1 (INPUT SELECT) until EXT1 or EXT2 appears on your screen. To view TV channels again press (INPUT SELECT) until a numbered TV channel appears. Press +/– to adjust the 2 sound level. VOLUME 3 Press (Mute) to switch off the sound.
Adjusting the picture The picture settings have been adjusted by the factory under optimum signal reception conditions, however conditions may not be the same in your area. After turning on your television, allow it to warm up for a few minutes before making any adjustments. If the picture is not to your liking, make the following adjustments using the remote control. MENU on your remote 1 Press control. The on screen display will appear.
On screen information The screen call function lets you see at a glance which channel is currently selected. Press CALL on the remote control; the TV screen will 1 display the current channel. 2 Press CALL a second time to disappear the channel. • The channel number using the call display will not disappear unless you press CALL again. CH 2 Channel number Previous programme function: button allows you to go back to the previous channel selected by just pressing this button.
Setting the Panel Lock protection If you set the Panel Lock to ON in the menu, nobody will be able to operate the Volume and Channel changes on the front button of your TV. (The word “PANEL LOCK” will flash on the screen when pressing P▲/P▼ or +/– button.) MENU on your remote 1 Press control. The on screen display will appear. ON/OFF TIMER SETUP PICTURE EXT COLOUR AUTO LANGUAGE PANEL LOCK ON OFF PRESS : Press P▲ or P▼ to select 2 PANEL LOCK ON/OFF menu.
EXT COLOUR Adjusting When connecting external equipment to the TV, the picture may become black and white. This can be corrected by selecting Extension Colour as follows. 1 Press MENU on your remote control. The on screen display will appear. Press P▲ or P▼ to select the EXT COLOUR menu. ON/OFF TIMER SETUP PICTURE EXT COLOUR AUTO LANGUAGE PANEL LOCK ON OFF PRESS : / / OK / MENU / EXIT 2 Press OK to select one of the colour options, AUTO/PAL/ NTSC 4.43/NTSC 3.58. • Usually select the AUTO option.
Timer functions The on timer feature allows you to automatically turn on your TV after a preset amount of time (up to 12 hours and 59 minutes) at the selected channel. The off timer also allows you to turn off your TV after a preset amount of time. You can set the off timer in conjunction with the on timer. MENU on your remote 1 Press control. The on screen display will appear. Press P▲ or P▼ to select ON/OFF TIMER menu. Press OK.
Language selection This feature allows you to select the language you wish your TV on screen display to appear in. 1 Make sure that your TV is properly installed. (main power) switch on Switch on your TV using the the front panel, then press control. (standby) on the remote Press MENU. The main control menu will appear on your TV 2 screen. Press P▲ or P▼ to select LANGUAGE menu. Press OK to select LANGUAGE screen.
Teletext feature Teletext is the name given to the magazine services operated by television companies. A variety of information is available including News, Weather, Financial and Travel information. Teletext is normally transmitted whenever a station is on air. In addition to Teletext your television also incorporates Fastext. Using the four coloured Fastext keys you may move around Teletext services with greater ease and speed. Teletext press 1 To view(text/mix/tv).
Teletext feature In order to use Teletext the control codes must be transmitted by the broadcasting authorities - its operation is, therefore dependent on these codes being transmitted. Teletext press 1 To view(text/mix/tv). 1st press .....Text only. 2nd press ....Text and TV picture. 3rd press ....TV picture only. To return to normal TV press (text/mix/tv). P100 TELETEXT 100 JAN 1 12:00:00 TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TV GUIDE SPORT NEWS WEATHER All Teletext pages are three digit numbers e.g.
Teletext feature Some Teletext pages contain too much information to be displayed on a single page, when this occurs sub-pages are transmitted. Sub-pages are identified by an additional numbering sequence, e.g. 1/3, where the first number indicates the sub-page number and the second indicates the number of available sub-pages. (Hold) to freeze a page. 1 •Press The hold symbol will appear in the top left corner of the screen. (Hold) a second Press TELETEXT 100 JAN 1 12:00:00 time to release page.
Teletext feature In order to use Teletext the control codes must be transmitted by the broadcasting authorities - it's operation is, therefore dependent on these codes being transmitted. Press (F/T/B) to increase 1 the size of the characters on P100 TELETEXT 100 JAN 1 12:00:00 screen. TEXT TEXT TEXT 1st press .... View the top of the page. 2nd press .... View the bottom of the page. 3rd press .... Return to full view of full page (text normal size). Press 2 number.
Before requesting service please check the following points Cause Symptom No standby light. No picture, no sound. Unable to select channel numbers 8 through to 100. Solution Is your TV plugged in? Plug your TV into mains socket (AC outlet). Is the main power switch on the front of your TV off? Press Has the fuse in the mains plug blown? Replace fuse in mains plug. Is your TV plugged in? Plug your TV into mains socket (AC outlet).
Symptom Poor or no colour. No teletext or strange character letters on screen. Remote control does not work or operates erratically. Unable to playback video tapes. Cause Solution Aerial or connection cable may not be connected or cable is damaged or broken? Check all aerial connections for broken or damaged wires. If necessary replace with new leads. Colour control is not adjusted? Adjust colour.
Specifications Television Picture tube 15" (35.7 cm visible screen) measured diagonally 90 degrees deflection PAL RCA RCA Earphone 75 Ohm DIN type 21 PIN 1.5"x2.7" Permanent magnet dynamic speaker 8 ohms 5.0 W Colour system Front Video Input Front Audio Input Other Terminal External antenna SCART socket Speaker Normal Impedance Sound output General Mains supply Power consumption Operating temperature Dimensions Weight Accessories AC 230-240 V 50 Hz 46 W (3 W in standby) 5˚C ~ 40˚C 366(W) x 396.
QUICK SET-UP GUIDE MODEL - 15V31B 1. CONNECTIONS Loop aerial(supplied) Aerial(not supplied) Aerial socket 2. INSTALLING BATTERIES 1. Open the cover and remove. 2. Insert two batteries as shown below. Use two “UM-4/AAA/IEC R03 1.5V” size batteries. ONLY WHEN YOU TURN ON THIS SET FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE AUTOMATIC TUNING PROCESS WILL START AUTOMATICALLY. 1. Press (main power) switch on the front panel, then press (standby) on the remote control. 2. Press OK on your remote control.
3. AUTO TUNING 1. Press P ▲ or P ▼ on your remote control to select SETUP menu. / Press P ▲ or P ▼ to select AUTOMATIC TUNING. MANUAL TUNING AUTOMATIC TUNING CHANNEL MAPPING PRESS : / OK / MENU / EXIT Press OK to confirm. This will start the automatic tuning process. • This process will take a few minutes to complete . . . please be patient. Press OK to confirm. The SETUP on screen display will appear. SETUP ON/OFF TIMER SETUP PICTURE EXT COLOUR AUTO LANGUAGE PANEL LOCK ON OFF PRESS : 3. 2.
