METZ Plasma-TV-Set - Manuals

7 3. The Remote Control Over view of the functions of the keys Switch to DVB radio mode.Switch on from the standby state into radio mode 1) . Function keys:F1/F2/F3: press briefly to call the functions set in the factory. F1/F2/F3: press and hold to display a selection of special functions. AV: pres...

8 4. Daily Operation Switching on Switch on the TV set with the mainswitch. The TV set is now in standby mode andthe red standby indicator lights. After about five seconds, the TV set swit-ches to programme position 1 or to theprogrammed initial programme position. If you press no further keys on th...

9 Selecting stations from the station table In normal TV or radio 1) mode, you can display the station table by pressing the white key. Press the white key repeatedly to display a vir- tual keyboard. Use the respective key to sort thestation list alphanumerically. In the table which is then displaye...

10 During the design of this TV set, we have madeevery effort to make it as easy a possible for youto use it and we hope that you will enjoy familiari-sing yourself with your new TV set. With the "Information" menu, the TV set is able toanswer the many questions which may come upduring insta...

11 With the "TV menu", we provide you with anassistant to help you find your way through themany possible settings of the TV set. Don't be afraid to change any settings in thevarious menus. No changes will besaved unless you press the " OK " key to confirm them. If you are not sure w...

12 Teletext is an additional service provided free ofcharge by many TV stations. It is an "electronicmagazine" through which you can browse invarious ways. Opening Teletext: • Press the " TEXT " key. If the selected station offers "TOP-Text", a "cardfile" is displayed...

13 Double font size You can double the size of the font usedfor Teletext pages with the F1 key. Pres- sing this key once displays an enlargedpicture of the upper third of the page.Pressing it a second and third time dis-plays the centre and lower thirds of thepage. Pressing a fourth time displays th...

14 Displaying all Teletext marks 6) If you have set marks for a programme position,you can display an overview of these marks bypressing the F3 key. The displayed list shows whe- re the marks are set. Press F3 again to hide the list. You can select the individual marks in the list withthe numeric ke...

15 Opening the menu AV playback (devices with switching voltage) Before they can be used, AV devices mustbe registered and assigned to the appropri-ate input sockets in the menu "AV devices". Playing back a recording from a video cassette,DVD, etc. on a connected AV device is called AVplayba...

16 AV playback (devices without switching voltage) Before they can be used, AV devices mustbe registered and assigned to the appropri- ate input sockets in the menu "AV devi-ces". In order to see the played back picture,you must switch the TV set to playbackmode. • Select any programme posit...

17 10.1 AV Playback VCR function The menu item "VCR" is not available in a2 ** menu. Picture quality when playing back from tape devices The VCR function ensures an optimum picturequality when playing back recordings from tapedevices such as video cassette recorders or cam-corders. Setting t...

18 11. General Picture Settings Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. The picture settings brightness, contrast, colourintensity, sharpness and noise reduction can be setgenerally for all programme positions and savedas standard values which can be recalled at any time by pressing ...

19 Opening the menu MENU 11. General Picture Settings Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. The picture settings zoom, vertical position, auto-matic zoom and panorama can be set and savedas general settings for all programme positions. Setting the zoom/panorama mode: • Press the &#...

20 11.1 Picture Settings for Programmes via TV Menu Opening the menu Picture settings for individual programmepositions are not available in a 2 ** menu. If the standard values do not provide a satisfacto-ry picture in some programme positions, you canmake different settings for these positions whic...

22 Opening the menu 12. General Sound Settings Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. The sound settings volume, treble, bass, stereowide and spatial sound can be set generally forall programme positions and saved as standardvalues which can be recalled at any time by pres-sing the ...

23 12. General Sound Settings Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. Setting SRS-WOW 2) • Press the "MENU" key. The TV menu appears on the screen. • Press the blue key . The menu "Picture and sound" and the menu item "General picture set-tings" are pre-select...

25 12.1 Sound Settings for Programmes via TV Menu Opening the menu Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. Volume correction Various TV stations broadcast their programmeswith different sound volumes. This volume diffe-rence can be minimised by correcting the volume.This adjustment r...

26 12.1 Sound Settings for Programmes via TV Menu Opening the menu Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. Tone setting The tone setting can be set to "Normal" or"Speech". The setting "Speech" should be usedprimarily for stations which broadcast mainly pro-gra...

27 12.1 Sound Settings for Programmes via TV Menu Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. Forced mono It may happen that your TV set switches frommono to stereo in the middle of a programme, alt-hough no stereo sound is being transmitted. This isgenerally caused by the local receptio...

28 12.2 Sound Settings for Prog. via the Station Table Opening the menu Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. Making sound corrections: • Select the programme position whose sound set- tings you wish to change. • Press the " MENU " key. The TV menu appears on the screen. • ...

29 Opening the menu 13. Colour Standard Some of the menu items are not availablein a 2 ** menu. Normally, your TV set will automatically detect thecolour standard (PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC44,PAL60, PALM or Pal N) transmitted by each sta-tion. If this does not function correctly for someprogramme posit...

30 Opening the menu 14. Automatic Zoom The menu item "Automatic zoom" is notavailable in a 2 ** menu. When the automatic zoom function is active, pro-grammes in a "widescreen" format (such as pro-grammes in 16:9) are expanded to fill as much ofthe screen as possible. If the function ...

31 Opening the menu 15. Childlock With the aid of the childlock function, you candetermine whether or not the TV set can be swit-ched on and which stations may be selected atwhich times. The childlock can be set such that: a) it is always active, b) one to six TV, radio or AV programmes (Prog A ... ...

32 Opening the menu 15. Childlock b) Permitted programmes: Activate the childlock as described in step a).Use the corresponding numeric key to select themenu item "Permitted xx progs." (xx = TV, radio or AV). Press the " OK " key and, in the setting window, enter the programmepositio...

34 17. Timer Control The menu items "On time" and "Off time"are not available in a 2 ** menu. In the menu item "Timer control", you can pro-gramme a switch-on time, a switch-off time and asleep timer (switch off after ...). The switch-on time is the time at which the TV set i...

35 17.1 Setting the Time and Date Opening the menu Normally, the TV set will determine the currentdate and time from the Teletext signals of the cur-rently selected station (providing this station sendsTeletext).If this is not the case, or if an incorrect date ortime is displayed, you can set the da...

36 17.2 Recording Control Opening the menu The number of subjects and sections depends on the selected scope of operation. Depending on the configuration of the TV set, the various menu items may be displayed in a different order and numbered differently. This menu item is not available in a 2 **men...

37 17.2 Recording control Application example: You wish to record a programme received viaDVB-T. The programme starts at 22:45 hours,ends at 23:40 hours and is broadcast on ITV. Set up a "manual timer" as described in Section18, "Special Functions 2, Timer Overview" or seta timer wit...

38 18. Special Functions Picture-in-Picture Opening the menu On TV sets equipped with only one tuner, the pic-ture-in-picture (PIP) function can only be used todisplay the picture from an AV device.On TV sets with two tuners, the picture from anot- her station or from an AV device canbe displayed. A...

39 18. Special Functions Normal/Speech Opening the menu Opening the menu Selection of "Normal" or "Speech" is des-cribed in Section 12.1, "Tone Settings". In this menu, you can temporarily select" Normal " or " Speech ". The selection remains active until you ...

41 18. Special Functions Direct recording of a programme Opening the menu If you wish to record the programme you are cur-rently watching, you can start a direct (one-touch)recording to make the current programme availa-ble to a recording device connected to the EUROsockets. Starting a direct record...

43 If desired, the picture can be shifted up or down inorder, for example, to make subtitles visible or tohide "ticker" displays. Adjusting the picture position: • Press the F3 key. If you press F3 briefly, the function pro- grammed for F3 (see Section 18.1,"Programming the Function keys...

44 The remote control has four function keys: F1, F2,F3 and AV. You can programme these function keys with any of the available functions. If you press and hold any function key, awindow with the available functions isdisplayed. The picture on the left showsthe functions available for the F2 key. Pr...

45 In the menu "Sound settings", you can activate atwo-stage mute function. When this function is active, the volume in TVmode can be reduced in two stages with the mutekey . Activating the mute function • Press the " MENU " key to open the TV menu. • Press the red key to open the &#...

46 20. EPG EPG is an E lectronic P rogram G uide containing programme information for all important stations.It is broadcast by various stations (in Germany byKabel1 and RTL 2) and also includes the data forthe other TV stations in the country. The TV set needs about 30 minutes to initiallydownload ...

47 20.1 Activating the EPG The EPG function can be activated by briefly pres-sing the "EPG" key if an EPG programme positionhas been defined in the menu (see below). If noEPG programme position has been defined in themenu, the following applies. When any programme position on which EPG canbe...

48 The Electronic Programme Guides arebroadcast by several different stations,and the information is therefore presentedin various layouts. You can thus choosebetween different EPGs with differentappearances. • TV set with a single tuner: select the EPG programme position and leave it selec-ted for ...

50 20.3 Using the EPG Selecting a programme and viewing or setting a reminder In the EPG, you can select a programme with thecursor control key. • Press the " OK " key in order to - view the programme if it is already running, or- set a reminder for it if it has not yet started. A green chec...

52 20.3 Using the EPG Recording a Programme Selecting a programme for recording: If you have a video recorder with the dialoguesystem, the EPG permits you to start a recordingby pressing a single key. • Press the " EPG " key to open the EPG. • Use the cursor control key to select the program...

53 21. Setting the Countr y and Language The menu items "Language" and "Countr y"are not available in a 2 ** menu. Selecting the language in the TV menu You can select any of the available languages forthe TV menu. All texts in the menu and in the helpscreen (Information) are then di...

54 22. Setting Stations Setting the reception mode This TV set is capable of operating in three diffe-rent reception modes: Analogue TV: The broadcasting technology which has been usedfor many years. The signals can be received via arooftop antenna or a cable. DVB-T: The new digital broadcasting tec...

55 Various TV standards for picture and sound areused in different countries. If the wrong TV stan-dard is selected, you will not be able to hear thesound, or it will be distorted. The TV standard "L"also uses a different standard for transmission ofthe picture. The TV standard must therefor...

56 Opening the menu 22.1 Setting Stations Analogue TV Terrestrial station search The terrestrial station search automatically sear-ches the entire range of available reception fre-quencies for stations. All stations which are foundare placed in the station table which is displayedat the end of the s...

57 The TV set will normally detect the colour standard(PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC44, PAL60, PAL M)automatically. If this automatic selection does not provide satis-factory results (which should happen only rarely),you can select the colour standard manually foreach programme position. The colour standar...

58 DVB-T station search The DVB-T station search operation searches the entire frequency band for TV and radio stations . All stations which are found are placed in separa- te TV and radio station tables. See Section 29. for details of DVB radio mode. If you are not satisfied with the order in which...

59 For a manual station search, you must know thechannel number or the frequency of the stationyou wish to find. Executing the manual search • Press the " MENU " key to open the TV menu. • Press the red key to open the menu "Confi- guration". • Use the corresponding numeric key (in t...

60 DVB-C station search The DVB-C station search operation searches the entire frequency band for TV and radio stations . All stations which are found are placed in separa- te TV and radio station tables. See Section 29 for details of DVB radio mode. If you are not satisfied with the order in which ...

61 For a manual station search, you must know thechannel number or the frequency of the station youwish to find. Executing the manual search • Press the " MENU " key to open the TV menu. • Press the red key to open the menu "Configuration". • Use the corresponding numeric key (in the...

62 23. Station Logo With the aid of the VPS signal, a station logo witha maximum length of 15 characters is automati-cally assigned to each station. If this automatic assignment does not work, or ifyou want to use a different logo, you can changethe setting manually. Setting the station logo • Press...

63 24. Sorting Stations You can move, copy and delete individual stationsor groups of stations within the station table. Moving, copying and deleting stations • Press the " MENU " key to open the TV menu. • Press the white key to open the station table. • Use the cursor control key to select...

64 25. Registering AV Devices Opening the menu MENU AV (audio/video) devices are external devices which deliver video and/or audio signals (suchas video recorders, DVD players, DVD recorders,etc.) and which can be connected to TV sets. All commonly available AV devices are listed inthe menu "AV ...

65 Data Logic video recorder " Data Logic " is a system which provides a dialo- gue between a TV set and a video recorder. This"intelligent" system offers the features such as: - Automatic transfer of the settings for terrestrial or cable TV stations (not DVB) to the video recorder. ...

66 25. Registering AV Devices Data Logic Opening the menu • Press numeric key " , use the - + key to select the correct signal types (OUT/IN) and press the" OK " key. (See also the operating instructions of the AV device.) • If desired, press numeric key , enter a new name for the AV dev...

67 The signal type always refers to the inputand output of the AV device. Some AV devices may use a composite video sig-nal (FBAS) for recording and playback operationsand an RGB signal for displaying their menus. It is not possible to make a general statement inthis respect. The operating instructi...

68 The number of subjects and sections depends on the selected scope of operation. Depending on the configuration of the TV set, the various menu items may be displayed in a different order and numbered differently. 25. Registering AV Devices Setting signal types DVI/HDMI The signal type always refe...

70 25.1 Removing AV Devices Opening the menu MENU OK EXIT The number of subjects and sections depends on the selected scope of operation. Depending on the configuration of the TV set, the various menu items may be displayed in a different order and numbered differently. OK This menu item is not avai...

71 You can define an initial programme position inthis TV set. This initial programme position is usedprimarily to select the AV programme position ifyou use an external receiver. Setting the initial programme position This menu item is not available in a 2 **menu. Select a receiver (satellite or se...

72 MENU The number of subjects and sections depends on the selected scope of operation. Depending on the configuration of the TV set, the various menu items may be displayed in a different order and numbered differently. 27. Sound via HiFi Amplifier HiFi output On the rear of the TV set, you will fi...

73 On the rear of the TV set, you will find audiosockets and a digital audio-out socket (see page81) which can be used to connect the TV set to aHiFi system (HiFi amplifier). If you wish to play back the sound only via a HiFisystem (HiFi amplifier) which is connected with theaid of a Cinch cable, yo...

74 MENU Opening the menu 28. Display Configuration This menu item is not available in a 2 **menu. The green digital display on the front of the TV setcan be programmed, as desired, to show the timeor the current programme position. Setting the display configuration 2) • Press the " MENU " ke...

75 29. DVB Radio Mode To switch from TV mode to DVB radio mode, pressthe " R " key. The screen is automatically blanked after about30 seconds. To switch from DVB radio mode to TV mode, pressthe " TV " key. Setting DVB radio stations The available DVB radio stations are automatical-ly...

76 The adjustable scope of operation for the TV setcan be a great help in finding your way aroundthe complex operating functions of the TV set. The scope of operation can be set to variouslevels, which are identified by asterisks. 1 ' ' ' "Just watching TV"- in other words, it isnot possible...

77 • Use the - + key to select the desired scope of operation and press the " OK " key to save the new setting. 2 ' ' ' This menu permits you to configure theuse of the TV set to a certain degree.All of the functions listed for the 1 ' menu are available and are supple-mented by the followin...

78 32. Connecting Headphones 31. Operation without the Remote Control Operation without the remote control is provided as an emergency measure in case the batteries of your remote control are exhausted or the remote control is not readily available. The local controls are located on the bottom edge ...

79 When receiving a dual-language pro-gramme, you can switch between thetwo sound channels. In TV mode, press and hold the yellowkey until the sound function "Sound mode" is selected. Then use the - + key to select Sound 1 or Sound 2. 34. Cleaning the TV Set 33. Sound 1, Sound 2 Headph. Vol....

80 Service socket for use by your dealer 35. Connections on the Left/Front Side of the Set ( Headphone socket, diameter 3.5 mm FBAS/Video in (e.g. digital camera or camcorder) Audio in R/L (e.g. camcorder) ) S-VHS or. Y/C in (e.g. camcorder) Antenna socket ) ( ) ( Milos Talio 605 47 2029.A2 LCD-GB 1...

81 35.1 Connections on the Rear of the Set (covered by a flap)Viewed from below EURO sockets for connection of external AV devices Video and audio IN/OUT With the aid of an optical audio cable ("Toslink" cable, available from yourdealer), the digital audio signal (AC3) provided by the TV set...

82 35.1 Connecting a Hifi Amplifier/AV Receiver Metz LCD-TV HiFi-amplifier AV-Receiver 605 47 2029.A2 LCD-GB 10.03.2006 8:53 Uhr Seite 82

83 35.1 Connecting a Hifi Amplifier/AV Receiver Registering the AV Device with the TV • Enter the TV menu by pressing "MENU". • Press the yellow key to open the "AV Devices" menu. • Use the cursor control key to select "Hifi Amplifier" in the device selection. • Press "OK...

84 36. Copying between AV Devices Direct recording Opening the menu If you wish to copy a recording from one of theAV devices connected to your TV set (such as aDVD player) to another connected AV device (suchas a video recorder), you must do this by meansof a direct recording operation. In this cas...

85 • Use the cursor control key to select the line "Recording device".If only one such device exists, it is then display-ed. If further recording devices exist, you canselect the desired device with the aid of the - + key. • Press the " OK " key to save the settings. • On the playbac...

86 Opening the menu MENU 37. Setting the Picture Format Some of the following menu items are notavailable on a 2 ** menu. Setting the picture format: • Select the AV programme position which deli- vers the picture by pressing the " AV " key and then pressing the numeric key corresponding tot...

93 40. Inserting/Removing CA Modules The LCD TV has two slots (CI1 / CI2) for CAmodules at the top (card reader forsmartcards or decoder cards). To insert the CA module, open the lidon the top of the LCD TV and insert theCA module in one of the slots as shownin the pictures. Press the CA moduledown ...

94 41. Basic differences between analog terrestrial reception and DVB-T Information for our dealers and interestedcustomers. In order to understand how the behaviourof DVB-T receivers differs from that of theanalog terrestrial receivers used untilnow, two things are important: digitaltransmission an...

95 41. Basic differences between analog terrestrial reception and DVB-T Addition Cancellation In most cases, only a few of the 8,192carrier frequencies will be fully cancelledout and the information which is lost canbe reconstructed by the error-correctionfunction of the receiver. Reception beco-mes...

96 Calling the menu MENU The settings of the satellite antenna system mustbe entered in the menu "Configuration" so thatthe TV set knows them. These settings should always be made in the orderin which they are shown in the right-hand columnof the menu, starting at the bottom, i.e. LNB sup-pl...

97 "DiSEqC" makes it possible to control the satel-lite antenna digitally via the existing antennacable and is a prerequisite for the reception ofsignals from more than two satellites (e.g.Astra, Eutelsat, Hotbird).If you wish to receive signals from at least threesatellites (e.g. ASTRA 19.2...

99 Before executing a DVB station search, you mustmake the appropriate search settings.Depending on the features installed in the TV setand your personal requirements, you can makethe following settings:All = search for all stations on the selected satelli- te. FTA only = search only for unencrypted...

102 With the menu item, "General settings", you canspecify whether or not the data are to be saved inthe non-volatile memory of the TV set when trans-mission parameters are changed.This update function applies to stations which usedifferent transmission parameters at different timesof the da...

105 A utomatic station search . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-60 Automatic zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30AV devices, connecting/registering . . . . . . . . 64AV devices, removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70AV programme position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16AV playba...

108 Connect a PC To connect a PC to the LCD TV, you must first regi-ster the PC with the LCD TV; see Chapter 25 "Regi-stering AV Devices". Set the signal type for the PC to DVI-A (analoguewith VGA cable) or DVI-D (digital with DVI cable),depending on the connection type. Use a suitableconnec...

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