29F8A-T COLOUR TV RECEIVER OWNER'S MANUAL MAIN FUNCTIONS Multiple picture & audio modes Child lock Sleep timer Surround stereo, treble and bass boost Program scan & program swap Noise reduce Black stretch Please read this manual carefully before using this TV set and keep it for future reference.
* For your enjoyment of this TV set, please read this manual carefully and keep it good for future reference. CONTENTS Before Operation Warning and cautions..........................................................................2 Installation.............................................................................................3 Antenna connection.............................................................................3 Preparation of the remote control unit.....................................
Warning and cautions 1. When you clean the TV set, please pull out the power plug from AC outlet. Don't clean the cabinet and the screen with benzene, petrol and other chemicals. 4. To prevent the TV set from firing and electric shock, don't Make the TV set rain or moisture. 2. In order to prolong the using life of the TV set, please place it on a ventilated place. 5. Don't open the back cover, otherwise it is possible to damage the components in the TV set and harm you. 3.
Installation Antenna connection Generally speaking, to enjoy a clearer picture, we recommend that you use a CATV system or an outdoor antenna .In different places, the suitable antenna type and position are different. 300 twin-lead cable Antenna adapter (additional purchase) 75 coaxial cable Note * It is recommended that you'd better use 75 coaxial cable to remove the disturbance caused by airwave. * Don't bind antenna cable and power wire together.
Function buttons and external sockets Front panel of the TV set Right sound track TV/AV MENU (input select Volume down/up Program down/up Left sound track Video1 terminal S terminal Power switch Remote sensor Power indicator Rear panel of the TV set Antenna input Video output terminals: VIDEO AUDIO L, R Video 2 input terminals: VIDEO AUDIO DVD input terminals: Y, Cb, Cr L, R AUDIO L, R If you want to connect the TV set to the other audio/video equipments, please refer to P23.
Buttons on the remote control Program scan Mute Program number Lock/unlock selectable Stand by Zoom function Call screen display Exit screen display Digital selector Picture mode selection Volume selection TV/AV exchange Mono/stereo Sound mode selection Channel selection Menu selection / adjustment Picture menu Former program Sound menu Tune menu Function menu Time menu
Switching on/ off the TV set In the following, the methods of using power switch and remote control to switch on/off power supply for the TV set will be explained. Switching on/ off the TV set Switching on/ off the TV set 1 Please press the power switch to switch on AC power supply and the power indicator will be light . TV/AV MENU (input select Volume down/up Program down/up 2 If the indicator is lighting in red, press the button on the remote control again.
Watching TV You can watch TV program in a preset channel. Watching TV program How to select TV program Select the desired program 1 Using "Program number" buttons When to select a channel number with one digit, please press some a number among 0-9 to select desired channel. When to select a channel number with two digits, please press the [-/-- ]button to show "--" on the top left of the screenand then press two numbers among 0-9 to select desired channel.
Watching TV Continued Swap function enables quick swap to the last watched program. Auto scan function enables automatic successive scanning of all the programs in memory with "OFF" skip status (each channel will last about 2 seconds), so that you are free from the trouble of pressing keys. Program swap and auto scan functions Program swap 1 Suppose the channel number you used just now is 8 and the channel number you are using is 18 (as shown in the figure).
Searching channel This TV set has three methods to set channel, which are respectively full automatic, semi- automatic and manual fine tune. In this section, how to use remote control to set channel is explained. You can also use buttons on the TV set to set channel. Full automatic mode 1 Press the TUNE menu button , till the TUNING menu shown on the right display on the screen.
Searching channel Continued Semi-automatic search Semi-automatic search 1 Press the CH+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose desired channels regard channel 1 as example 1 AUTO BG 2 Press the TUNE menu button , till the TUNING menu shown on the right display on the screen. 3 Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to " SEARCH". 4 Press the VOL-/+ buttons to start searching. VOL- down button is used for lower side program search. VOL+ up button is used for higher side program search.
Searching channel Continued Manual fine tune Manual fine tune Under normal conditions, it is not needed to carry out the following adjustments. However, if it is needed to carry out adjustments under un-ideal receiving status, please use the fine tune function to make adjustment for receiving the optimal pictures.
Searching channel Continued Program skip Program skip After presetting, you can skip needless channels so that you could choose the desired channels. 1 Press the CH+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose desired channels regard channel 1 as example 1 AUTO BG 2 Press the TUNE menu button, till the TUNING menu shown on the right display on the screen. 3 Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to "SKIP".
Convenient picture and sound control functions Multiple picture modes How to select picture mode You can quickly select the desired picture mode from four preset modes and one customized mode. Press the P.STD button to select the STANDARD desired picture quality. Five kinds RICH of picture modes (i.e., "STANDARD", "RICH", "USER","LISTEN", USER "SOFT" ) can be selected in turn.
Convenient picture and sound control functions Continued Black stretch and noise reduce How to select BLACK STRETCH 1 Press the PICTURE menu button , till the PICTURE menu shown on the right display on the screen. 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to PICTURE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS *HUE BLACK STRETCH 48 32 48 40 60 OFF PICTURE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS *HUE BLACK STRETCH 48 32 48 40 60 ON move cursor to "BLACK STRETCH".
Convenient picture and sound control functions Continued Multiple audio modes How to choose sound mode Press the S.STD button to select the THEATER desired sound quality. Four kinds MUSIC of sound models (i.e., "THEATER", "MUSIC","USER" and "SPEECH") USER can be selected in turn.
Convenient picture and sound control functions Continued Surround and mute function How to use surround 1 Press the SOUND menu button , till the SOUND menu shown on the right display on the screen. 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to "SURROUND", then press the VOL-/+ buttons to turn the SURROUND "ON".
Time functions Clock setting and timer on/off functions Clock setting Check if the CLOCK time is identical to the standard time of local time zone before setting the time. If not, adjusting as follows: 1 Press the TIME menu button, and the TIME menu display on the screen.
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): 0 10 20 170 1 Press the TIME menu button, and the TIME menu display on the screen. 2 Press the CH +/- buttons to move cursor to "SLEEP TIMER". 3 press the VOL -/+ buttons to set the value of the SLEEP TIMER.
Set up function Screen saver and child lock 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). 1 Press the FUNCTION menu button, till the FUNCTION menu shown on the right display on the screen. 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to "BACKGROUND" and press the VOL-/+ buttons to turn the BACKGROUND function "ON" .
Set up function Continued AVL and calendar functions AVL function 1 Press the FUNCTION menu button, till the FUNCTION menu shown on the right display on the screen. FUNCTION ENGLISH BACKGROUND NOISE REDUCE FADE CHILD LOCK AVL CALENDAR ON ON ON OFF ON 2 Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to "AVL" . 3 Press the VOL-/+ buttons to turn the AVL function "ON" or "OFF".
Set up function Continued Switch on/off modes and select a language Switch on/off modes 1 Press the FUNCTION menu button, till the FUNCTION menu shown on the right display on the screen. FUNCTION ENGLISH BACKGROUND NOISE REDUCE FADE CHILD LOCK AVL CALENDAR ON ON ON OFF ON 2 Press the CH +/- buttons to move cursor to "FADE”. 3 Press the VOL-/+ buttons to turnAVL the FADE function "ON" or "OFF".
Position exchange function Exchange Exchange Through this function, you can easily change any of the channel numbers. If you want to change the channel number of 6 to 9, you can simply do the following: 1 Press the MENU button 6 times (again), till the EXCHANGE menu display on the screen. 2 Press the VOL+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 buttons to set PROGRAM 1 TO 6. EXCHANGE PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 EXCHANGE 6 2 3 Press the CH+/- buttons to move cursor to " PROGRAM 2".
Connecting the TV set to the other video and audio equipments Connecting to the other video and audio equipments You can connect a stereo to the AUDIO output terminals on the TV set to enjoy sounds of higher quality. VIDEO and AUDIO output terminals output the video and audio signals being monitored by the TV set. The electric levels of video and audio output signals are fixed.
Troubleshooting If the TV set has breakdown, please check according to the following list. Checking Item No power supply No sound Bad colour/ hue Colour spot Scramble If power line is connected? Whether sound mute is used? Whether the adjustments of contrast, colour and hue are suitable? If the position of the TV set is changed during its work, the colour shadow may appear.
Specifications Model 29F8A-T Colour system PAL, SECAM, AV NTSC Sound system DK, BG Display tube 29" CRT Sound output power 5W+5W Power supply AC 90-250V 50/60 Hz Power consumption 150W Size 840 Supplied accessories Remote control Owner's manual Battery(AA) length x563 width x630 height X1 X2 X2 The design and specifications may be changed without notice.
