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2.1

Overview

Use your TV

Remote control

5 Browse e

To open or close the Browse menu.

6 Next W

To switch to the next channel, page or chapter.

7 Previous X

To switch to the previous channel, page or chapter.

8 Options o

To open or close the Options menu.

1 Standby O

To switch the TV on or back to standby.

2 Home h

To open or close the Home menu.

3 Navigation key

To navigate up, down, left or right.

4 OK key

To activate a selection.

9 Back b

To go back to the previous channel. To exit a menu without changing a setting. To go back to the previous Text or Net TV page.

10 Adjust s

To open or close the most used settings like picture or sound.

11 Volume V

To adjust the volume level.

12 Mute m

To mute the sound or to restore it.

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13 Red colour key

To open interactive TV or to select a Text page.

14 Green colour key

To open the Eco settings or to select a Text page.

15 Yellow colour key

To open and close Help or to select a Text page.

16 Blue colour key

To select a Text page.

In general, these keys open the following device menus:

1 Home menu

2 Setup menu

3 Disc menu (disc content)

4 Pop-up menu

5 Options menu

6 Programme guide

7 Media selection

Read more about EasyLink in Help > Setup > Devices >

EasyLink HDMI-CEC .

IR sensor

Always make sure you point the remote control at the remote control infrared sensor on the front of the TV.

17 Number keys and text keypad

To select a TV channel directly or to enter text.

18 Subtitle

To switch Subtitles on or off.

19 Teletext

To open text.

To learn how to use the remote control, read Help > To begin

> TV tour > Remote control .

EasyLink Remote Control

The remote control of the TV can also operate a connected device.

The device must have EasyLink (HDMI-CEC) and have it switched on. The device must also be connected with an HDMI cable.

Operate an EasyLink device

To operate such a device with the TV remote control, select the device -or its activity- in the h Home menu and press OK .

The commands of all keys, except the h key, is forwarded to the device.

If the key you need is not on the TV remote control, you can show extra keys on screen with Show remote control.

Show remote control keys

To show the device keys on screen, press o (Options) and select Show remote control . Select the key you need and press

OK .

To hide the remote control keys of the device, press b (Back).

Solar charger

The battery of the remote control is rechargeable. You can charge the battery with the solar cells located on the back of the remote control housing.

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Charge the remote control battery

To charge the battery, lay the remote control on a table with the solar cells facing up. Put away the remote control on a location with a reasonable amount of daylight. If you do this every day, the battery will hardly need additional charging.

Direct sunlight

You can leave the remote control in direct sunlight to charge the battery but avoid extreme temperatures. As long as you can hold the remote control in your bare hands, charging is safe.

Charger cable

If solar charging is unsufficient, the TV warns you when the remote control is running low on power. Charge the battery with the charger cable and connect it to a USB connection on a device - a PC - that is switched on. The green light next to the connection on the remote control indicates that the battery is fully charged.

Cleaning

Your remote control is treated with a scratch-resistant coating.

To clean the remote control, use a soft damp cloth. Never use substances such as alcohol, chemicals or household cleaners on the TV or remote control.

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2.2 Menus

h

Home

With the Home menu, you can start watching TV or a movie disc or start any other activity. You can add an activity when you connect a device to the TV.

Press h to open the Home menu.

To start an activity, select it with the navigation keys and press

OK .

To close the Home menu, press h again.

Operate a selected device

The TV remote control can operate a device if the device is connected with HDMI and has EasyLink (HDMI-CEC).

Read more about EasyLink Remote control in Help > Use your

TV > Remote control > EasyLink Remote control .

If your connected device does not have EasyLink (HDMI-CEC) or is not connected with an HDMI cable, you need to manually add your device with Add your devices in the Home menu.

Add your devices

In the Home menu, select Add your devices and press OK .

Follow the instructions on screen.

The TV asks you to select the device and the connection to which the device is connected.

The device or its activities are now added to the Home menu.

Rename a device

To rename an added device or activity, press o (Options) and select Rename . Use the keypad on the remote control as you do for SMS/text messaging to enter the new name.

Delete a device

To delete a device or activity from the Home menu, select the item and press o (Options) and then select Remove this device .

If a device or activity keeps appearing in the Home menu after you deleted it, switch off the EasyLink setting on the device to prevent this automatic pop-up appearing again.

Read more about EasyLink in Help > Setup > EasyLink HDMI-

CEC .

Options for a device

To view the available options for a device or activity in the

Home menu, select it and press o (Options). You can Rename or Remove devices and activities, Reorder the sequence of them or Restore activities if you deleted one of several activities of a device.

Reorder

To reorder a device or an activity in the Home menu, select it and press o (Options).

1 Select Reorder .

2 With the navigation keys, reposition the device or activity where you want it. You can only reorder the sequence of the added devices and activities.

3 Press OK to confirm the position. All devices and activities shift to the right.

You can highlight another device or activity and reposition it.

To stop Reorder, press o (Options) and select Exit reorder .

Restore activities

To recall a deleted activity from a device with several activities, select the device or one of its activities and press o (Options).

Select Restore activities and press OK . All deleted activities of this device appear again.

e

Browse

With the Browse menu, you find the channel you want to watch from the Channel list, a future programme from the onscreen

Programme guide or a Text page.

Press e to open the Browse menu.

Select your choice with the navigation keys and press OK .

To close the Browse menu, press e again.

Add a device

Devices connected with EasyLink (HDMI-CEC) automatically show their activity in the Home menu. A single device can add several activities. The device must be connected with an HDMI cable.

If your connected device does not show itself in the Home menu, EasyLink on the device may be switched off.

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Find your content

While watching TV, open the Browse menu to open the

Channel list, the Programme guide or Text.

When other activities are selected in the Home menu, like

Browse PC or Browse USB, use the Browse menu to find a picture, music or video stored on your computer or USB.

Channel list options

With the Channel list on screen, you can press o (Options) to select the following options :

• Select list

• Mark as favourite

• Reorder

• Rename

• Hide channel

• Show hidden channels

Select list

Use this option to select which channels are shown in the

Channel list. The list you select here determines which channels you look through with W and X while watching TV.

Mark as favourite

When a channel is highlighted in the Channel list, you can set it as a favourite channel.

Read Use your TV > Watch TV > Favourite channels .

Reorder

You can reposition channels within the list.

1 Press o (Options) and select Reorder to start reordering channels.

2 Highlight a channel and press OK .

3 Reposition the channel where you want it with the navigation keys. Alternatively, enter the new position directly with the number keys.

4 Press OK to confirm the position. You can insert the channel or swap it.

You can highlight another channel and do the same.

To stop Reorder, press o (Options) and select Exit reorder .

Rename

You can rename a channel in the Channel list.

1 In the channel list, highlight the channel you want to rename.

2 Press o (Options) and select Rename to start renaming. You can enter text directly with the remote control keypad or open a full keyboard on top of the text entry menu.

Channel list

The Channel list shows the TV channels and radio stations installed on your TV.

While watching TV, press e to open the Browse menu and select Channel list . Navigate to a channel or station and press

OK to watch or listen to the selected channel or station.

Press b (Back) to leave the channel list without changing the channel.

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Enter text with the remote control keypad

Use the navigation keys to position the cursor in the text. Press b (Back) to delete a character.

Use the remote control keypad as you do for SMS/text messaging to enter a character. Use the 1 key to select a special character. Select Clear to delete a character.

Select Done to end Rename.

Enter text with the on-screen keyboard

To open the on-screen keyboard on top of the text entry menu, press OK when the cursor in the text blinks.

On the keyboard, use the navigation keys to position the highlight on a character and press OK to enter it. To delete a character, press b (Back) or highlight !

and press OK .

To switch from uppercase to lowercase or to a set of special characters, press W (Next) or X (Previous).

To edit a character within a line of text, position the cursor on this character and use the z and Z keys at both ends of the on-screen spacebar.

To close the on-screen keyboard, highlight Done and press OK .

Hide channel

You can hide a channel in the Channel list. When looking through channels, a hidden channel will be skipped.

1 In the Channel list, highlight the channel you want to hide.

2 Press o (Options) and select Hide channel . The channel is hidden as soon as you close the Channel list.

Show hidden channels

You can recall all hidden channels and unhide them again.

1 In the Channel list, press o (Options) and select Show hidden channels . The Channel list now shows all channels again.

2 Press o (Options) and select Unhide all to unhide the previously hidden channels.

Or, if you want to leave the previously hidden channels hidden, press o (Options) and select Exit .

o

Options

The Options menu gives settings related to what is shown on screen.

Depending on what is shown, the Options menu holds different settings.

Press o (Options) at any time to see which options are available.

To close the Options menu, press o again.

s

Adjust

With the Adjust menu, you can adjust picture and sound settings quickly.

Press s to open the Adjust menu.

Select your choice with the navigation keys and press OK .

To close the Adjust menu, press s again.

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Benefits

In the Adjust menu you can quickly adjust the Picture format or shift the picture up a little to view the subtitles. You can also select a preset setting for picture or for sound according to what you are watching. If a Home Theatre System, connected with

EasyLink, is forwarding its sound presets, you can select these too.

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In the Adjust menu you can adjust the following:

• Picture format

• Smart picture (presets)

• Smart sound (presets)

• Speakers

• Surround

• Picture shift

Picture format

Read more about the Picture format settings in Help > Use your

TV > Watch TV > Picture format .

Smart picture, Smart sound

You can set the TV to the pre-defined setting that best suits what you're watching.

Read more about Smart settings in Help > Use your TV >

Watch TV > Smart settings

Speakers

To hear the sound through the TV speakers, close Help, press s (Adjust), select Speakers and select TV .

Select Amplifier if you want to hear the sound through a connected Home Theatre System or Amplifier.

These settings temporarily override any EasyLink settings.

Surround

To switch the TV automatically to the best surround sound mode

(depending on the programme being broadcast), close Help, press s (Adjust), select Surround and select On .

Picture shift

You can shift the picture on screen in a vertical or a horizontal direction depending on the TV input. For instance, you can shift the picture up vertically to view subtitles fully.

While watching TV, press s (Adjust), select Picture shift and press OK . Shift the picture with the navigation keys. Press OK to stop Picture shift.

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2.3 Watch TV

Switch channels

To watch TV and switch TV channels, make sure the Watch TV activity is selected in the Home menu.

To watch TV, press h , select Watch TV and press OK .

To switch TV channels, press W or X on the remote control.

You can use the number keys if you know the channel number or you can use the Channel list to select a channel.

To switch back to the previous channel, press b (Back).

Channel list

To open the Channel list, while watching TV, press e to open the Browse menu. Select Channel list and press OK . Select a channel with the navigation keys and press OK to switch to the channel.

To leave the Channel list without changing the channel, press b

(Back).

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Channel list pages

The channel list can have several pages. To view the next or previous Channel list page, press W or X .

You can Reorder and Rename channels or make a channel a favourite. Read more about Channel list in Help > Use your TV

> Menus > Browse e .

Radio channels

If digital broadcasting is available, digital radio stations are installed during installation. Switch to a radio channel just like you switch to a TV channel. A DVB-C channel installation usually places radio stations from channel number 1001 onwards.

Options for watching TV channels

With digital TV broadcast, you can see what programme is on now or coming up next, switch Subtitles on or off or even view the channel diagnostics.

While watching TV channels, press o (Options) to select an available option.

What's on

This option shows information on the current and next programme on this channel. Use the navigation keys to scroll through text or to go to the next column.

Status

Depending on the broadcast, the Status page will show relevant information. You can use this information to improve the channel signal or to check if certain services are available.

Video selection

Digital TV channels can offer multi video signals (multifeed broadcasts), different camera viewpoints or angles of the same event or different programmes on one TV channel. The TV shows a message to advise if any such TV channels are available.

When available, press o (Options) and select Video selection to select your choice.

Favourite channels

In the Channel list you can mark a channel as a favourite. You can set the Channel list to only show your favourite channels.

To open the Channel list , while watching TV, press e

(Browse) on your remote control.

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Set up a favourite channel

While watching TV, press e to open the Browse menu. Select

Channel list and press OK . Navigate to a channel you want to mark as favourite and press o (Options). Select Mark as favourite . In the Channel list, the favourite channel is marked with a F .

You can unmark a favourite channel with Unmark favourite .

Only watch your favourite channels

You can set the Channel list to show only your favourite channels.

With the list on screen, press o (Options) and select Select list .

Select Favourites from the list and press OK .

With the Favourites list selected, you will only see your favourite channels when you look through the channels.

Programme guide

The Programme guide is an on-screen guide for scheduled TV programmes. You can set a reminder to tell you when a programme is due to start or select programmes by genre.

The Programme guide is provided by the broadcaster.

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To open the Programme guide, while watching TV, press e to open the Browse menu. Select Programme guide and press OK .

To leave the Programme guide without changing a setting, press b (Back).

First use

The first time you open the Programme guide, the TV scans all

TV channels for programme guide information. This can take several minutes. This data is stored in the TV. Read also Update

Programme guide in the Programme guide options.

Programme guide options

Select a programme with the navigation keys and press o

(Options) to select the following :

• Set reminder

To set an on-screen reminder for when a programme is due to start, select Set reminder and press OK . The programme is marked with © . To cancel this reminder, select Clear reminder and press OK .

• Change day

View the previous or next day's programmes.

• More info

Shows the programme details and summary.

• Search by genre

View all programmes selected by genre.

• Scheduled reminders

If a reminder is set, you can view a list of all scheduled reminders.

• Update Programme guide

After the first scan, the TV stores the programme guide data. If you update or reinstall channels or reorder the Channel list, you will need to update this data.

To update this data, select Update Programme guide . Reminders are cleared and the new data is stored.

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Specifics

Dependant of the amount of channels carrying programme guide data, the TV stores guide information for up to eight days.

Smart picture and sound settings

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For easy picture or sound adjustment, you can select a preset setting for each.

While watching TV, press s to open the Adjust menu and select Smart picture or Smart sound . Make a selection from the list and press OK .

Smart sound list

• Personal - Your personal choices made in Personalise picture and sound

• Standard - Factory standard

• News - Ideal for speech

• Movie - Ideal for watching movies

• Game - Ideal for gaming

• Drama - Ideal for TV soaps

• Sports - Ideal for sports programmes

Picture format

If black bars appear on the screen, you can adjust the picture format to a format that fills the screen.

While watching TV, press s to open the Adjust menu and select Picture format . Select a format from the list and press OK .

Smart picture and Smart sound

Smart settings are a combination of preset settings suited to a specific use like gaming or daylight viewing.

You can adjust a specific setting like Brightness or Contrast, Bass or Treble, of a chosen smart setting. The smart setting will remember the adjustments you made.

Adjust smart settings

To adjust a specific setting of a smart setting, select the smart setting and press OK . Then press h and select Setup . Select

TV settings , navigate to the individual setting and adjust it.

To return to the original smart setting values, undoing the adjustments you made, first set the TV in the smart setting you want to reset. Then press h > Setup > TV settings , select

Reset , press OK and confirm.

Read more about adjusting separate settings in Help > Setup >

Picture and Sound .

Smart picture list

• Personal - Your choices made in Personalise picture and sound

• Vivid - Ideal for daylight viewing

• Natural - Natural picture settings

• Cinema - Ideal for watching movies

• Game - Ideal for gaming

• Energy saving - Energy-conscious settings

• Standard - Factory standard settings

• Photo - Ideal for viewing photos

• Custom - A smart picture setting free for any setting you wish

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Picture formats

The following formats are available according to the picture on screen:

• Auto fill

Automatically enlarges the picture to fill the screen. Minimal picture distortion, subtitles remain visible. Not fit for PC input.

• Auto zoom

Automatically zooms the picture in to fill the screen as much as possible without distortion. Black bars may be visible. Not fit for

PC input.

• Super zoom

Removes the black bars on the side of 4:3 broadcasts. The picture is adjusted to fit the screen.

• Movie expand

Scales the picture to a 16:9 format.

• Wide screen

Stretches the picture to a 16:9 format.

• Unscaled

Expert mode for HD or PC input. Pixel for pixel display. Black bars may appear with pictures from a PC.

Switch to standby

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If the TV is on, press O on the remote control to switch to standby.

The red standby key indicator is on.

Although the TV consumes very little power when on standby, energy does continue to be consumed.

When the TV is not in use for an extended period of time, we recommend you switch the TV off completely with the power switch.

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2.4 Watch a connected device

Select a device

When a connected devices is added to the Home menu, you can easily select it.

To select and watch a connected device or activity, press h to open the Home menu and select the device or its activity and press OK . Make sure the device is switched on.

Read more about Add your devices in Help > Use your TV >

Menus > Home menu .

Use the TV remote control

The TV remote control can operate a device if the device is connected with HDMI and has EasyLink (HDMI-CEC).

Read more about EasyLink Remote control in Help > Use your

TV > Remote control > EasyLink Remote control .

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